Eatwell Philly - African Restaurant and Lounge — Restaurant in Philadelphia

The food were clearly carefully prepared, well spiced (meaning not watered down or made sweet to increase appeal to American taste like so many Chinese and Indian restaurants) and substantial. We love the efo elegusi (melon soup) with the traditional swallow (accompanying starch) of iyan/pounded yam. Non-Nigerians may find the iyan a little heavy. We did, so took home one of the two portions with a little efo elegusi leftover. We steamed the leftovers to reheat, which worked well. All main courses came with mixed meats which included goat and cow skin (I forget what the 3rd meat is). The goat was a little tough but I don't know if that's how it is usually served in Nigeria. The cow skin was delicious. If you like chicken feet at dim-sum, you'll like cow skin. If you don't want the mixed meat, you can get all chicken or all beef for an additional charge. We're adventuresome eaters, so we opted for the traditional mix meat. We also got a dish (the name escapes me) that had creamed black eye peas and creamed jute (sp?) leaves served separately. The flavor combination is strange to my non-African palate but they were well prepared. Both were creamy and definitely not watered down for the non-Africans. We also got gari-gari and groundnuts as starters but maybe the next time, we'll get them as snacks like the menu says. They're delightful but didn't seem to fit a meal. Definitely will be a next time. There's too many never seen before...

Came Sunday night for a birthday dinner for my boyfriend with friends. I picked here based off of the google reviews and Eatwell did not disappoint! We’ve had our fair share of African food and this is by far the best we’ve had yet in Philly.

Im not a big fan of goat normally for its taste but the starter was prepared so well that I didn’t mind that it was goat, I kept going back for more. The snails were huge and yummy, that plate was gone immediately. For entrees I had the okra soup with mixed meat and eba swallow (fufu). My boyfriend had the efo riro with mixed meat and I forget the name but the yam swallow. Our friends had the designer soup(ayamase), Nigerian triple fusion, and efo elegusi. Would recommend everything! I can’t speak on authenticity personally but our Nigerian friends said the food was authentic and that they would come back with their parents so that’s saying something.

Portion sizes were great, I believe you’re getting a good deal for the price. Everything was fresh, flavorful, had varying levels of spiciness(not for the faint of heart) and was for sure hitting. Finger licking good. It made me dance in my seat to accompany the nice beats that were playing. We had a great time and will be back to try other things on the menu! It was hard deciding what to eat since everything sounded so good. Give...

I stumbled across this place from a Google search. The cuisine & ambiance are high quality & a nice experience. I am a critic of food (IG chefmwa_foodfight) and I refuse to pay for poor quality nasty food. With that being said....

Eatwell is not that Woodland Ave / Upper Darby "greasy spoon / hole in the wall" African restaurant. The food was fresh, flavorful & spiced just right. The critic on the food here is that the less palm oil, the more enhanced the flavor will be. The food is superb. Im just not a fanatic for excess oil in food. My taste pallet is very critical & Eatwell passed my taste test.

The Spanish server spoke very little English so you have to use Google translate or talk directly with the owner. Due to this barrier I rated the service 3/5. However, the price is low end expensive for imported fresh ingredients and the servings are plentiful & over filling. This isn't processed food so you get what you pay for.

The decor & cleanliness of the restaurant is high end & the restrooms are clean & glamorous. So I hope that they endure the test of time.

I enjoyed the experience and I will come across the bridge solely to dine here. Good food & Good vibes! Congrats Eatwell & welcome to the city of...