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Reviews - Mama Essi African Restaurant

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8.8/10

Fabulous
495 reviews
Food
8.9
Service
8.8
Ambience
8.5
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  • Ben M.24 days ago

    2.0

    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.
    Shuai W.2 months ago

    9.0

    A little overpriced. Everything else is very good. Food was nice. Staff was very friendly. We had a good night

  • Lorraine S.
    Lorraine S.3 months ago

    9.5

    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.
    Februriyana P.6 months ago

    10

    Food was amazing, authentic west african food. portion was generous!

  • Rosé lisa M.7 months ago

    10

    Best service

  • André v.9 months ago

    9.0

    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.10 months ago

    10

    Loved it!

  • Ralitsa D.1 year ago

    9.0

    Good restaurant. Yummy food!!

  • Moses K.1 year ago

    10

    Nice

  • Raoel K.1 year ago

    8.5

    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 year ago

    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.2 years ago

    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.2 years ago

    7.5

    excellent

  • Marjorie d.2 years ago

    7.5

    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.2 years ago

    10

    Hospitality at its best❤️

  • Saratu L.2 years ago

    8.5

    The service was prompt and food was great.

  • Saratu L.more than 2 years

    7.5

    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.more than 2 years

    9.0

    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.more than 2 years

    9.5

    Nice staff, beautiful decorations, delicious food

  • Angelvi C.more than 2 years

    9.0

    Good service and the food was delicious! a lot was served!

  • Sophia V.more than 2 years

    10

    Excellent food! Authentic African dishes! Loved it...

  • Yeshika K.
    Yeshika K.more than 2 years

    8.5

    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.

  • Stephanie R.more than 2 years

    8.5

    Very cozy place! You can feel the warmth of mama Esi in her food, it was my first time trying middle african food and I really liked it. Platano cake is delicious

  • - -.more than 2 years

    9.5

    The food was very very good, as was the vibe!

  • - -.more than 2 years

    10

    Service was great and the food even better. Will come back again for sure!!

  • - -.more than 2 years

    10

    I love it there ☺️

  • Anand R.more than 2 years

    8.0

    Great food and great people.

  • New P.more than 2 years

    8.0

    Interesting dishes ????

  • - -.more than 2 years

    10

    If you want to taste an authentic African food, you've got to visit Mama Essi! Amazing food, but even more the service is so friendly and helpful. Nothing like a typical Dutch "service". I think I found my favourite restaurant in Rotterdam Zuid.

  • Didier M.more than 2 years

    8.0

    A very tasty homemade food and z very warm welcome. I do recommend

  • - -.more than 2 years

    10

    delicious food! good staf and good atmosphere!

  • - -.more than 2 years

    10

    The best Ghanaian food in town! The best Fufu amd soup???????????????? Love Mama Essi and the great vibe in the restaurant ❤️ Definitely coming back soon!

  • - -.more than 2 years

    10

    Perfect to the taste

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