Adunni's Afrofussion Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Harlow

I will preface this by saying that the restaurant has only been open a couple of months (as at Dec 25) and the signage is a little lacking. However, to aid you in locating Adunni's, it is opposite the down escalator on the Food Court level.

We were greeted with a very warm and open smiling and cheerful Peter, the owner/manager. He is an absolute delight and took his time to explain everything on the (currently concise) menu to Nigerian food newbies.

Adunni's had run out of the very popular Puff Puff but the chef made an entirely fresh batch for us to try and they were incredible. Highly recommended.

As this was an exploratory visit, we asked Peter to suggest some dishes and we settles on the Grilled Fish (Red Bream) and Plantain and Yams and I had the Goat Curry. We ordered Jollof Rice and Rice with beans (Rice is a prime constituent of the diet it would seem and the portion was very generous).

Starting with those, they were beautifully cooked with each grain separate and fluffy. Recommended.

The grilled fish was superb and highly recommended. It was cooked to perfection and was moist and fresh and the sauce added a different dimension. A word of warning, as this is an entire grilled fish, there are some bones but being bream you can avoid them if you know where to look. Also, I would phone ahead to confirm availability as it is in great demand and we got the last one for the day.

I am not sure of my favourite between the plantain and the yams. I loved the flavour of the plantain (think of it like a banana shaped sweetish potato with that soft texture) and the crispness of the yam (like a crispy roasted potato with a more subtle flavour). The yams could probably have done with more salt or perhaps some Jerk like seasoning but that is a personal preference.

The Goat curry was extremely tender and retained some slight pinkness despite obviously being slow cooked. Recommended if goat curry is your thing.

An aside but on Peter's recommendation, I ordered a bottle of Orijin which was great. A beer strength beverage, it's flavour is very similar to a Kola tonic and soda (for those in the know) slightly like bitters with a hint of sweetness. Like an African version of alcoholic root beer Try it out.

There is no dessert menu at present (not certain if Nigerians don't do dessert or whether the menu will expand) but would hope that this will change in time.

We ordered a take away for the kids to share and try out (Jerk Chicken with Jollof rice and Plantain). It was a resounding success and Addunni's will see a return visit for us to try out some of the other options and saving the Puff Puff for dessert.

There was some Nigerian music in the background but hoping that the decor gets a Nigerian vibe to it (and better signage) and adds something to the menu for after the main course.

If you are a fan simple food cooked very well such as hearty home cooked stews and grilled fish/chicken I can recommend you try a Nigerian culinary meander at Addunni's and approach Peter for a delightful conversation and explanation of what...

Ate here a few days ago, my very first time eating Afro Caribbean food! So glad I visited as the food was fantastic! I had the Nigerian coconut rice, BBQ chicken and a side of plantain - all on the great lunchtime £10 deal (with a can of Pepsi included). Everything was cooked perfectly, really tender chicken and great flavours. Service was really friendly, not super quick but then I liked I could see the chef hard at work and not just dishing up stuff from under a heat lamp! Business seems to be picking up for them quickly and rightly so. ...

My wife picked up some takeaway from Adunni's. Had jollof and curried goat, egusi stew, pepper soup and moin moin. It was ok, not the best but ok. I won't go into detail of each dish but the major problem was the egusi stew. I found plastic netting in it, I assume the meat was wrapped in it and a piece of a plastic straw. That has put me off ordering from...