How is Mama Essi African Restaurant rated?

Mama Essi African Restaurant is rated 8.9/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 9.3/10 Service: 8.9/10 Atmosphere: 8.9/10

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What type of cuisine is served at Mama Essi African Restaurant?

Mama Essi African Restaurant is identified as offering african cuisine.

Does Mama Essi African Restaurant have a terrace?

Yes, Mama Essi African Restaurant has been identified as having a terrace. It is perfectly suited for enjoying an outdoor meal confortably.

Is Mama Essi African Restaurant good for families?

Yes, Mama Essi African Restaurant has been identified as perfect for eating out with your family.

Does Mama Essi African Restaurant offer private dining options?

Yes, Mama Essi African Restaurant has been identified as offering private dining options.

Mama Essi African Restaurant

Name: Mama Essi African Restaurant
Address: Hillelaan 19, Rotterdam, 3072 JC, Netherlands
Price range: €35 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.9

Restaurant menu

Menu photo10 photos

Food photo29 photos

Type of cuisineAfrican

Average price€35

Pepersoep van de dag

€10

Peppersoup´ is een nigeriaanse delicatesse op basis van pepers en nootmuskaat. De soep kan worden gemaakt met geitenvlees, en lever in een pittig gekruide soep

Afrikaanse curry soep

€7.5

Soep van de dag

€8.5

Vraag een van onze medewerkers naar onze dagelijks wisselende specialiteiten!

Reviews

8.9
of 10

Fabulous

488 reviews

Ambience

8.7

Food

9.1

Service

8.9

Real experiences from real diners
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Ben M. • 3 reviews
March 28, 2026
2/10
As chaotic as it gets, we had a reservation for dinner on weekend, We arrived on time and had to wait 15 min to be seated. The place was packed and clearly understaffed, only 2 staff were available and couldn't take care of that number of people. After waiting for another half an hour and not even getting a drink or menu on the table, we've decided to leave

Shuai W. • 26 reviews
February 12, 2026
9/10
A little overpriced. Everything else is very good. Food was nice. Staff was very friendly. We had a good night

Lorraine S. • 8 reviews
January 11, 2026
9.5/10
I am always happy to come here. The food is authentic and the staff amazing! portions are good too. I recommend it for sure.

Februriyana P. • 1 review
October 21, 2025
10/10
Food was amazing, authentic west african food. portion was generous!

Rosé lisa M. • 2 reviews
September 28, 2025
10/10
Best service

André v. • 36 reviews
July 23, 2025
9/10
Yummy hearty food. Wide selection of western African dishes with different protein sources. Was also not too spicy for European guests which was appreciated. Would go there again when being in this area.

Ralitsa D. • 4 reviews
June 20, 2025
10/10
Loved it!

Ralitsa D. • 4 reviews
April 27, 2025
9/10
Good restaurant. Yummy food!!

Moses K. • 1 review
October 13, 2024
10/10
Nice

Raoel K. • 3 reviews
September 1, 2024
8.5/10
great food, fun to experiance a unique cuisine. you have to flag down a waiter for a refill on drinks however but otherwise a great experiance!

Robin I. • 1 review
August 24, 2024
10/10
One of the few restaurants where the host actually comes and have a friendly chat with you. The food was really good and reminded me of when I was in Africa on holiday.

Anne C. • 49 reviews
March 20, 2024
10/10
We love coming here. The food was delicious and plentiful as always (we had jollof and red red), and the people are great.

Amin M. • 1 review
January 27, 2024
7.5/10
excellent

Marjorie d. • 40 reviews
December 29, 2023
7.5/10
Food was good with good quantity. I can just gove a bad judgement as a vegan, the food was good but do not deserve the 23euros that i paid only for beans and plantins. Same price than the meat. Otherwise nothing bad to tell.

Stephanie K. • 1 review
October 27, 2023
10/10
Hospitality at its best❤️

Saratu L. • 2 reviews
September 3, 2023
8.5/10
The service was prompt and food was great.

Saratu L. • 2 reviews
February 4, 2023
7.5/10
We had to wait for an hour to be served, but they later apologized for this and explained that they had some logistics issues. In the end, the food was worth the wait.

David M. • 3 reviews
April 17, 2022
9/10
Great to try some delicious African cuisine. Nice ambience and very welcoming team. They were happy to explain the dishes and to give advice on the menu.

Frank v. • 3 reviews
September 10, 2021
9.5/10
Nice staff, beautiful decorations, delicious food

Angelvi C. • 3 reviews
July 18, 2021
9/10
Good service and the food was delicious! a lot was served!

Tripadvisor reviews

Tripadvisor

78 reviews

Location

Hillelaan 19, 3072 JC Rotterdam

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About this restaurant

Africa is a continent of many (eat) cultures. Mama Essi, an African lady, bringt the authentic African flavours to you in Rotterdam. Fufu, for example, is one of the most important ingredients of the African meal made of casave, yam or cocoyam. Also okra soup, goat meat and bakabanana are on the men...

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Mama Essi African Restaurant is rated 8.9/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 9.3/10
- Service: 8.9/10
- Atmosphere: 8.9/10