Cookmama — Restaurant in Norwich

What a disappointment! Chilli calamari came with a shop bought chilli sauce, gyozas were burnt and the chicken wings with 'Cookmama' sauce tasted of nothing. My main was tasty but the other 3 mains, which were all meant to be different, had the same overcooked and fatty meat. When we asked what the 'all meats' dishes contained the waiter couldn't actually tell us. Rice looked like it came out of a microwaveable packet. We asked for a side dish of yams that never arrived. We ordered a bottle of red wine (from a selection of 3). When the waiter finally brought it across he had brought a bottle that had already been opened and was only half full! He asked if that would be ok - obviously not, so we asked for another bottle of red and he brought one that wasn't even on the wine list. He gave us 4 glasses that did not match even though there were matching ones sitting on the bar. Then he walked away and left us waiting for a corkscrew which we eventually had to ask for. Main dishes were brought out without the starters being cleared so we had to help clear them. When we asked for the bill we were presented with the card machine but no itemised bill. Having looked forward to this experience we were all incredibly disappointed. Came home and had cheese...

We booked a table as a large group, and where to start. Service: our waitress was pleasant and accommodating but most of the beer or wine menu did not exist in reality, and only the more expensive south African brands remained left, so instantly paying more before you've even eaten. Venue: A cosy space, unfortunately it was freezing cold and we were all eating in our outdoor jackets. Food: where to start with the food, all the food tastes the same, everything pretty much deep fried and all meats chewy, tough and grissly. The sharing platters were completely inconsistent with variying amount across different plates, also I'm not sure how 2 people are supposed to share a piece of corn together, lady and the tramp moment with corn? The rice, 100 percent this was microwave rice, having had some very good African cooking before, this was clearly out of a packet. And any chips were luke warm with a pappy / frozen middle. Chicken curry, had flavour but was a generic chip shop curry taste. The best thing of the night was the cake we brought, luckily clearing the pallet. I would not recommend this place as a dining experience within Norwich. Final price was also very shocking for the quality and...

If there was an option to give it less than 1 star I would. Let's start with drink and food first - We ordered a round of drinks of which they didn't have most of the choices on the menu! Over priced wines! Over priced beers (especially the African ones) £6 for 330ml. Not even London has such prices!!! We then ordered the starter platters - you could taste the stale oil in everything! The main sharing platters...where do I even start.. our group ordered 4 platters, all orders inconsistent with things missing. All bits of meat cooked poorly. I'm still chewing!!! Stay away from the jollof rice and pilau rice - you will end up paying for Uncles Ben's microwaved rice!! I've had some lip smacking jollof and pilau rice and theirs wasn't a freshly cooked one! Plates and cutlery were all greasy too. I don't normally write bad reviews but this is the worst food experience we have had a in a very long time. If you're a vegetarian - please avoid this place by all means. They have some options but everything is cooked in the same oil. Everything...