The Butcher's Shop — Restaurant in Kanifing Municipal Council

Absolutely love love love this place!!! By far the best place we went to whilst we were in The Gambia.

The food was lovely, reasonably priced, speedy (especially considering we were a large group of 15) but the absolutely highlight was the staff! They were so attentive and went above and beyond for us, our waiter and the owner were stellar. I’m vegan and they were really helpful in figuring out what I could eat, and suggesting off menu dishes for me to have. The first time we went I had a lentil tagine that was delicious. The second time I had the buffet (which I believe is something they only do on a Sunday) and there were a surprising amount of options for me given how few vegan options most of the other places we went to had.

Just great, would...

A worthy holder of the tripadvisor title for the best restaurant in the Gambia. I went for the Sunday brunch (11.30 till 1500) which was a very reasonably priced 403 Dalasi (£8.00ish). The food was excellent with a good range of savoury options as well as an array of puddings to satiate any sweet tooth.

The decor is well thought out and the open veranda design gives an excellent feeling of openness and relaxation that makes for a superb atmosphere in which to wine (there is wine too!) and dine with your friends. On the Sunday I went there was also an excellent live band playing Malian style music which only added to the atmosphere.

All in all I would highly recommend...

Tried the Sunday brunch which is great. Recommend it. Lots of tasty savourey plates and desserts. Juices and lemonade yummi. Really cosy restaurant with great atmosfere.

Would have given 4 stars if it hadn't been for another night I tried the spinach cannelloni for dinner, that was disappointing. Not carefully prepared and there was way to much béchamel, too oily, and the little spinach tasted like the frozen chopped kind, not fresh produce, pasta was hard to find, to little of it, and unevenly cooked. Bread for the dish was dry, as if it had been cut hours earlier.

Will go back for brunch and try other dishes to see if it was one off...