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Mama Essi African Restaurant is rated 9.1/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 9.3/10 Service: 9/10 Atmosphere: 9/10

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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: 9.1

For You

Restaurant menu

Food photo21 photos

Type of cuisineAfrican

Average price€35

Curried chicken

€20.5

Gele curry op basis van kokosnoot met sappige kippendijfilet, komijn,koriander en kurkuma, geserveerd met witte rijst en salade. Yellow coconut based curry with juicy boneless chicken and cumin,coriander and tumeric, served with white rice and salad.

Jollof

€20.5

Dit gerecht komt van orgine uit West-Afrika en wordt overal geconsumeerd in de regio, het wordt bereid met gekookte rijst met tomaten groente,vlees en Mama Essi's speciale kruidenmix. A dish that originates from West-Africa and the most common dish consumed throughout the region. Rice boiled with tomatoes vegetables and meat Msms Essi's special spices.

Veggessi

€20.5

Daily Special vanety of vegetables and green herbs served with rice, yam or plantain.

Reviews

9.1
of 10

Excellent

505 reviews

Ambience

9.0

Food

9.3

Service

9.0

Real experiences from real diners
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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. • 48 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. • 24 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.

Roxanne P. • 4 reviews
April 17, 2022
10/10
The great ambiance, tasty food and the service was very accommodating. With some nice African rhythms playing while you eat, can’t wait to come back here

David G. • 1 review
September 14, 2021
10/10
Mama Essi serve you authentic African cuisine in a charming atmosphere. Besides the amazing food Mama Essi and her crew are very real people, very welcoming and friendly and always with a big smile ????.

Aquillah M. • 12 reviews
September 14, 2021
10/10
I ate too much ????

Robin R. • 1 review
September 10, 2021
9.5/10
The food is delicious and the people are great. Price is very reasonable too. A nice mixture of African dishes and great if you are looking for food that brightens your day

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

Luca S. • 1 review
September 11, 2021
10/10
Everything was great. Best service and food was so delicious. The pricing is appropiate for the giant portions. We're definitely coming back.

Aquillah M. • 12 reviews
September 4, 2021
10/10
Complements to the chef and her staff. She paid special attention to dietary needs without batting a eye. Thank you.

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

Sophia V. • 2 reviews
September 19, 2020
10/10
Excellent food! Authentic African dishes! Loved it...

Yeshika K. • 1 review
January 31, 2020
8.5/10
We had a great dinner experience and received great service. Slightly overpriced. Fork deal makes it definitely worth it. The staff is very helpful and welcoming.

Tripadvisor reviews

Tripadvisor

76 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 9.1/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 9.3/10
- Service: 9/10
- Atmosphere: 9/10