Lagos Bistro — Restaurant in Wuse II

Lagos Bistro is located at no 7 Hombori street wuse 2, opposite best premier hotel. Abuja. It is a restaurant/cafe that serves quite a number of dishes, including some of the most Famous Lagos specials. Lagos bistro is not just known for its aesthetically pleasing space but also great dishes. The recently moved to a new location and I just had to check it out! Here’s some of what I ordered;

Go Slow (salad & platter) with fried yam – NGN6,000

The go slow platter is a platter for 2. It had a combination of chicken wings, peppered gizzard, suya with a choice of either French fries or fried yam(I opted for fried yam).

At first, when the platter was brought to me I was a little bit disappointed because it looked small and my first thought was is this supposed to be for 2 people?? My perspective definitely changed after I dived in. I tried the suya first and I was instantly amazed because it tasted great. The suya wasn’t dry like I expected, it was quite moist and tasty, like it was dipped into a special kind of sauce. The gizzard was equally tasty and I loved the inclusion of bell peppers (because I’m a veggie kinda girl). The wings were honestly quite small even though they tasted nice. Generally, I do not enjoy thick yam slices. I prefer my yam slices thin and crunchy but this yam right here was different. Although it was thick it still had a crunchy texture on the outside. I didn’t know when I went from one bite to eating four yam strips.

House burger – NGN3,600

The house burger was made of a bistro burger bun with a double decked patty chicken, beef, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, fresh lettuce, cucumber, butter, mayonnaise, bistro burger sauce ketchup, honey and mustard. The house burger comes with a side of French fries and ketchup.

The minute this burger arrived, all that was in my head was ‘Siri play juicy by darkoo’ because…….. this burger was JUICYYY! First things first yeah, thank God it had no pickles in it because I’m not a fan. A lot of restaurants tend to add pickles to their burger and I really do not like it. Not only was this baby beautiful to look at, it was also delicious. It had a perfect amount of everything ingredient used and it was so satisfying. I instantly went into a food coma after this burger. I would totally recommend it for anyone searching for a great burger in Abuja.

Drinks; Bistro starter & Bistro booster – NGN5,000

The bistro booster & bistro starter were both natural smoothies. Each smoothie cost NGN2,500. The bistro starter is a combination of apple, banana, sweet pear, pineapple and watermelon. The bistro booster on the other hand is a combination of apple, banana, pineapple & beetroot. The bistro starter was quite delicious. It had the rough and unfiltered texture of the blended ingredients which is expected of every natural smoothie. The most significant taste was the pineapple. The other ingredients weren’t really obvious but they added a sweet and unique taste.

The bistro booster also had the same texture but with a different taste. Beetroot usually has a very pronounced flavour when used in anything really and this case wasn’t different. Beetroot being the queen bee of vegetables overshadowed the other ingredients used in the smoothie and there wasn’t really a taste of other ingredients. It was great regardless and I preferred it over the bistro starter.

Sundae brownies – NGN3,000

You know how they say you’re never fully dressed without a smile. Well a lunch date is never really complete without dessert! (wise words from Rukky Ambursa). After ordering that juicy burger and going into a food coma I honestly thought I was done, but after one more look at the menu I just knew I couldn’t leave without having a taste of these brownies. As a sucker for brownies I’ve tried out several brownie recipes and I’ve always preferred my brownies with a hard/crunchy crust with a little moisture inside and I got just that. The brownie plating was really superb. It was topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup and...

For the first time in about a year of visiting Lagos Bistro, I received the worst service today. I came in from Lagos with so much enthusiasm of eating my favourite ibile but my enthusiasm got ruined.

From delay in food including the complimentary puff puff that was supposed to come before the main meal to the meal itself not being tasty.

Ibile has been my favourite meal here since I started visiting but I got disappointed today when I ordered for same and the stew wasn't only slightly watery and not tasty, the ofada rice was also bland. The puffpuff was hard as buns and it wasn't properly fried too as it had uncooked flour showing in it.

I had to order another meal in place of the ibile because I couldn't deal with it despite it being my favourite of all time. The other meal I ordered, jollof rice and turkey was really tasty. My partner also ordered Caesar salad which was great as well but the Ofada was a big NO!

In situations like this, one would have expected a sort of make up either by giving discount on the other meal I got or something as small as replacing the puffpuff being the smallest of things they could do as a form of service recovery but I never got anything from the attendant other than "I'm sorry"

Well, if only I'm sorry could bring back the money spent on food I didn't get to eat tho🤨

As an Hospitality Manager, I candidly advise that the management take this feedback as a way to improve next time especially when dealing with african dishes. People who order for these meals in place of continental dishes know what their expectations are and it wouldn't be great to cut such short.

Lagos Bistro is a place I love and I've always spoken to my friends about. I'll sure visit again but not sure I'll go for African dishes to avoid...

It’s beautiful yes & all the works. An Abuja must visit place / tour attraction. The drinks & smoothies are delicious too.

But the food .... NOPE!!! NOPE!!! It took over an hour to receive it. I would describe Lagos Bistros’ food as “underwhelming”.

Guys my friend & I went there prepared to eat & we were terribly disappointed. I ordered the Jerk Chicken- my God what a terrible mess is all i can say (see attached picture). The fried plantain wasn’t even ripe :-( My experience eating Jamaican food : the plantain is supposed to be ripe & sweet. My friend ordered the chicken peri peri and it tasted like rice & stew.

Presentation zero. Not up to par for a restaurant of that class. Pls don’t mistake this for a “fine dining restaurant” o! They served us the food like mama put presentation. As a hotel manager I know it takes little effort to present your food right; what is worth doing is worth doing well. Present your craft well.

Although the staff ended up telling the manager & the manager expressed his apologies- even went as far as saying they will take that meal off the menu until their chef gets it right. “All the while I was thinking to myself so you guys are using us to learn work abi? Is this the time to get it right??? The manager also gave us a discount.

Why put something on your menu if your chef cannot make it? It’s not even hard to make jerk chicken. My advice to this restaurant is to focus on their niche meals - like all the ewa goin and local lagos meals they are known for & stop trying to dabble in foreign meals they know nothing about! Period.

The only thing I will be going to do in Lagos Bistro is have drinks &...