Cafe Abuja

I came into Cafe Abuja because I normally enjoy the food. Well tonight was a disaster. I not only waited over an hour for my order expected, but they tell me no Nkwobi to yes we got enough for 3 orders. I only needed two. I waited for this rationing of what looks like cow ears mixed with gizzards. Bad business why lie to take ppl money for nothing. Before anyone says anything no I didn’t look inside the bag before I left bc the wait was already long enough. I figured good business people would do right. I guess not. They got paid but I didn’t get what I paid for. That $47.64 for the Nkwobi will be the last. Thanks for nothing. The sad part about the entire situation was the owners were there and assisting in this terrible service.

Came to this place at the suggestion of a friend and I was unpleasantly surprised. This was my first experience trying Cafe Abuja and it’ll definitely be my last. I ordered the jollof rice, Banga soup with the pounded yam, and goat. And everything was disgusting. It took most of my table almost 30 minutes to get our drinks, which were bottled water. Then we waited almost an hour for food to be sadly disappointed. The goat was not tender at all, extremely chewy. It honestly felt like I was chewing rubber, the soup was disgusting as well. The only thing that was halfway decent, was the Jollof rice. To add to that, we were charged gratuity that we were never advised that we would be. When we were closing out our checks, it got so bad that the owner had to come and manually fix everything. It was a nightmare and not worth me coming back. Service was not good either.

I had a fish pie and Orijin beer. It was DELICIOUS! I ordered a second pie made with chicken and it was also delicious! Im not sure about the rest of the menu, but the pies and beer are incredible! The menu prices are on the high side. Expect to pay $20 or more for lunch. I did not try any of the other plates, but if they are as good as the pies, then you will not be disappointed. Also, they play cool music !

Today, we decided to throw a party for a colleague of mine and they all requested for Jollof rice. This is my first time buying from this restaurant. The rice was very hard to chew and burnt. I was so disappointed. I am NEVER buying from here again.‍

Small, intimate restaurant. I got the oxtails and joloff rice. Flavorful, but oxtails were tough. The rice was ok, but you could taste the scorching from the pot. Server insisted on a tip, which was a bit rude. Maybe give another try with.different entree.

I bought a few plates of food here a few times. One thing I do not like is the way the workers turn the screen at you when you place an order for a * TAKE OUT* not DINE -IN* and then ask you how much you want to TIP them. It is so so rude. Tips are NOT to be demanded from customers. Customers will give it to you if they want to and if you *deserve* it. It leaves you with an uneasy feeling about how your food is being prepared. Not good. Pls advise your staff on this. It is embarrassing. That said they do have good Meat Pies/ Scotch Eggs/ Puff Puff but I can’t say the same about their meals.

The restaurant was alright with the choice of appetizers that I choice to eat the restaurant this day. The rest of the customer service was not great at all. There were out of inventory and stock for a lot of items like alcohol, non alcoholic, and soft drink items. The majority of my friends foods were burnt and excessively saturated in oil rather than the food items itself. In addition, the staff turned the lights on and off while we were still in the place of business eating our food and in addition added gratuity to a tip when we only a group of 4 where the groups are 6 people or more. I asked if the receipt could be corrected, but the staff didn't want to, so we requested for the manager. The manager did readjust the receipts for all of us and I thank him. I am not returning to the restaurant nor recommend the restaurant to attend unless the manager is there in person. Also, the reason this review is only 2 stars is because I had no issues with the food, but the overall customer service was terrible.

Me and my husband first experience trying this restaurant. He got the oxtails and wasn’t satisfied with them. I tried the fufu, agusi soup, etc. We had great things about this place. The customer service was great! However he spent $69 total for everything and just wasn’t happy with the food. But somethings just doesn’t workout for some. I was very disappointed cause I was excited about trying the fufu and the soup. But just didn’t not like it at all. I thought sure I were going To love it. Another thing we spent $20.99 for the oxtail dinner that my husband had gotten. Sad to say, but it was nowhere near worth the price at all. I just have to be very honest. Well Still wish this establishment the best! Just didn’t work for us. Thanks

White Rice and Beef Stew is my favorite. I live in Rosenberg but drove to Westheiner today to try Cafe Abuja and was not disappointed. The meat was tender and seasoned wish I had 1 or 2 more pieces lol, the right amount of spicy, but even better than that was the young lady who took my order, she had a pleasant spirit. I appreciate that the male owner spoke as he passed by me b/c most African spots don't speak to us Americans not sure why but that's what I have observed. The icing on the cake for me is when I asked if he was the owner he pointed to his wife, who's middle name is Nicole like mine and she was the sweetest, most professional lady with a beautiful smile. I used to go on Dairy Ashford for my food but for some reason its not the same and service is not so friendly. This spot has it all, great food, awesome service, and I felt welcomed. My husband is Nigerian so he was happy to hear that I found a place that I am happy with. I will definitely make the drive often. Parking: There is parking along the front of the strip but also on the side close to restaurant.

My order has been incorrect many times and I have to either return to pick it up or call about the missing item and it’s never replaced or refunded to my card. Also once, my swallow taste like it was mixed with flour. It was gross. I had to trash it.