Suja restaurant — Restaurant in Manchester

First time trying Somali food and I can confidently say the food was 10/10. Very flavoursome, huge portions, excellent customer service all at a great price I felt like they had given us a discount but that was the actual price for everything we ordered.

For 2 people we had starters, mains (seen in picture) and dessert (highly recommend it was like a concunut cake in some sort of sweet syrup or custard. very sweet and would deffo get again) with somali tea. All in total came to £32. The food was definitely worth every penny. No complaints there.

The lemonade these guys make is out of this world. Refreshing and has a nice minty taste which is just right not too strong a perfect blend between the lemon and the mint 👌. Great for a hot summers day.

We planned on tasting the lamb with rice as that is the famous dish and has many good reviews. We didnt get chance to taste it since it had run out when we got there (would recommend going early as it is very popular and in demand) instead we had somali rice with spaghetti tender juicy chicken which wasnt spciy but very flavourful mixed in with pepppers and onions as shown in the picture and 2 bananas. I presumed they are eaten with the main course we ended with somali tea which was different and had a nice taste to it. And on the side of that we had the cake which was 10/10.

Overall excellent food, friendly people, and great...

Never had Somalian food before and we really enjoyed this meal! Ordered chicken suqar and beef suqar from the breakfast menu which comes with 3 massive pancakes each. Very tasty and wholesome meal. I preferred the beef suqar as the spices were more to my taste. We also ordered a chicken leg and rice which was tasty and my 1 year old had a lot of the chicken (he also loved the pancakes).

We sat upstairs on the carpeted floor area which was extremely clean and well kept. The friendly and helpful staff also put up a divider when your food arrives so you have some privacy during your meal upstairs.

I would definitely...

I recently tried the chicken steak with rice. I loved the flavor of the chicken, but the rice was a bit hard to chew. I'll have to try it again to see if this is a regular issue.

I also had the lemon juice, which was superb.

There is only one person serving everything, so service might be a bit slow. Additionally, they should improve cleanliness, as there were flies on the tables and floor. This could be a problem for those who prefer a neat and tidy dining...