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MenuOur menu is a selection of some of the best cuisine across Africa.


Starters
Starters
Welcome! Get your taste buds off to a good start!


1.Dodo Gizzard
Fried plantain and chicken gizzard sautéed in a spicy tomato sauce
£5.50
Hot


2. Assorted Meat Pepper Soup
This is a broth-like savoury and spicy soup with assorted meat an item on your menu.
£12.00
Extra hot
(2a) Yam
+ yam£10.99


3. Fish Pepper Soup
A broth-like savoury and spicy soup with fish
£15.60
Extra hot
(3a) Yam
+ Yam£11.99


4. Puff Puff x4 (V)
Fluffy and spongy snack similar to doughnut
£1.50
Vegetarian
Vegan


5. Pies / Patties
Pastry filled with tasty minced beef, chicken or fish with potato and carrots
(5a) Beef / Meat
£1.50

(5b) Chicken
£1.50

(5c) Fish
£1.50


6. Fried small sprats with chilli dip
£4.50
Hot


7. Fried prawns with chilli dip
£5.99
Hot


8. Peppered Turkey Pieces
Turkey dipped in mild chilli sauce
£3.00
Hot


9. Peppered Turkey Tail
£2
Hot


10. Peppered Chicken Full Leg
Chicken dipped in chilli sauce
£2
Hot


11. Jerk Chicken Full Leg
£2
Hot


12. Spicy Chicken Wings x4
£2.50
Hot


13. Stick Beef / Meat
Beef on a skewer sautéed in chilli sauce
£5
Hot


14. African Sweet Bread (V)
(14a) Chilli Stew Dip
£3.50

(14b) Moin moin (Steamed bean cake)
£3.99
Vegetarian
Vegan


15. Moin moin (Steamed bean cake)
A steamed bean pudding seasoned with Nigerian herbs. Choose to have it with egg, fish or plain as a perfect meat alternative for vegetarians and vegans.
(15a) Plain
£3.00

(15b) Egg
£3.00

(15c) Fish
£3.00
Hot
Vegetarian
Vegan


16. Fried Plantain (Dodo) with a chilli dip
Sweet similar to deep fried banana, suitable for savoury meals
£3
Vegetarian
Vegan


17. Fried Yam with a chilli dip
Starchy plant tuber similar to potato but contains more fibre
£4.99
Vegetarian
Vegan


18. Plantain Chips
Fried crunchy thin slice usually yellow or green plantain
(18a) Unsalted unripe
£1.50

(18b) Green / Unripe
£1.50

(18c) Ripe
£1.50

(18d) Ripe Chilli
£1.50
Vegetarian
Organic
Vegan


19. Chin Chin
Crunch sweet flour based snack
£5
Vegetarian
Vegan
Flavour
Plain
Coconut



Mains
Mains



20. Jollof Rice with Plantain
Slowly cooked rice in a fusion of tomato, peppers & specially selected African herbs.
Assorted Meat
£10.50

Fish
£10.99

Medium with beef/chicken
£8.50
Hot


21. Fried / Seasoned Rice with Fried Plantain
Popular Nigerian party rice sautéed in a sizzling mix of veg and spices
Beef
£9.49

Chicken
£9.49

Assorted Meat
£9.49

Fish
£10.99

Medium with beef/chicken
£6.99
Vegetarian
Mild


22. Nigerian Red Stew / Sauce with White Rice and Plantain
A mildly spicy tomato and pepper based stew with specially selected African herbs
Assorted Meat
£14.99

Fish
£14.99

Beans
£14.99
Hot
Vegetarian


23. Ayamase / Ofada Stew (Designer Stew) with White Rice
A tasty traditional stew made with green peppers, scotch bonnet, assorted meat & the star of the dish locust beans
£10.50
Extra hot



Soup Mains
Soup Mains
Don’t feel shy to use your fingers!


24. Egusi Soup
A flavourful combination of assorted meat and seafood is complimented nicely by ground egusi (melon seeds) and finely chopped spinach with a hint of bitter leaf
Pounded yam
£14.99

Garri
£14.99

Kenkey
£14.99

Banku
£14.99

Swallow
£14.99
Hot


25. Okra and Red Stew
Lightly blended okra, steamed and Red Stew with assorted meat.
+ Pounded Yam
£13.99

+ Garri
£13.99

+ Kenkey
£13.99

Banku
£13.99
Hot


26. Ogbono Soup
A tasty draw soup made with ogbono (wild African bush mango seed) and assorted meat
+ Pounded Yam
£14.99

+ Garri
£14.99

+ Kenkey
£14.99

Banku
£14.99
Hot


27. Leafy Soup (Efo Riro)
A leafy soup of spinach & pumpkin leaves in a mix of sizzling of seafood and Nigerian herbs
+ Pounded Yam
£14.99

+ Garri
£14.99

+ Kenkey
£14.99

Banku
£14.99
Hot


★ 28. Banga Soup
Deliciously made palm nut sauce with assorted meat or fish
Swallow
£14.99
Hot


★ 29. Afang Soup
A rich and leafy soup with crayfish and fish or meat
Swallow
£16.49
Hot


★ 30. Edikang Ikong (*** Book in advance)
This is a highly nutritive delicacy made with waterleaf & pumpkin leaves in a mix of sizzling meat or fish
Swallow
£14.99
Hot


★ 31. Oha Soup (*** Book in advance)
A delicate tasting soup made with oha leaves which has a mouth-watering aromatic flavour with assorted meat or fish
Swallow
£14.99
Hot



Specials
Specials
Tuck into some of our favourites


★ 32. Suya (Choose from Beef, Assorted Meat or Chicken)
Spicy grilled meat in a combination of ginger and savoury spices
£10.00
Extra hot
Meats
Beef
Chicken
Assorted Meat


★ 33. Monika - Grilled Fish
Accompanied with Fried Plantain or Fried Yam with pepper sauce
Yam & Plantain
£20.99

Yam
£20.99

Plantain
£20.99
Hot


35. Ewa Agoyin
Beans mash with a traditional pepper sauce
£7.80
Extra hot
Vegetarian
Vegan
Add
Fried Plantain£2
Fried Yam£2.99
Beef£2


★ 36. Asaro /Yam Porridge
A stewed mashed Yam delicacy in a spicy tomato sauce
£10.50
Hot
Vegetarian
Vegan
Add
Beans (V)£2.99
Beef£2.99
Chicken£2.99


★ 37. Waakye
A hearty Ghanaian dish with beans, rice, beef, fish & assorted meat
£8.99
Hot



Sides



38. Fried Plantain (Dodo)
Sweet similar to deep fried banana, suitable for savoury meals
£3
Vegetarian
Organic
Vegan


39. Yam
Starchy plant tuber similar to potato but contains more fibre
Fried
£5

Boiled
£5
Vegetarian
Organic
Vegan


★ 40. Moin Moin (Bean Cake)
A steamed bean pudding seasoned with Nigerian herbs. Choose to have it plain, with egg or fish as a perfect meat alternative for vegetarians and vegans
Steamed Plain
£3.90

Steamed with Egg
£3.90

Steamed with Fish
£3.90
Vegetarian
Vegan


41. Fried Mackerel (one portion)
£2


42. Fried Crocker Tilapia Steak
£3


43. Assorted Meat (one portion)
£6.00


44. Chicken
Chilli fried chicken (cannot deselect ch
£2

Jerk chicken (roasted)
£2


45. Nigerian Red Stew / Sauce
Assorted Meat
£14.99

Fish
£14.99
Hot
Vegan


★ 46. Ayamase / Ofada
Tasty traditional meal, ayamase
£10.50
Extra hot


47. White Rice
£3.50


48. Jollof Rice
£10.50
Hot


49. Fried Rice
Large
£5

Small
£3.99
Vegetarian
Vegan



Soup Accompaniments / Swallow



50. Pounded Yam
Similar to mashed potato
£1.50
Gluten free
Vegetarian
Organic
Vegan


51. Garri
Mash like consistency from dried cassava
£1.50
Gluten free
Vegetarian
Organic
Vegan


52. Kenkey
Fermented corn similar to sourdough dumpling
£1.50
Gluten free
Vegetarian
Organic
Vegan


53. Banku
Corn and cassava mix similar to dumpling
£1.50
Gluten free
Vegetarian
Organic
Vegan



Traditional meals
Our traditional meals are only available at request. Please allow up to 48 hours


★ 54. Nkwobi - £12 -to be pre ordered on 01206 563781
Cow foot in a spicy palm oil paste
Extra hot


★ 55. Isi-Ewu - £12.00 - to be pre ordered on 01206 563781
A deliciously spicy goat head delicacy amongst the Igbo people of Nigeria
Extra hot

36 St Botolph's Street, Colchester

CO2 7EA

01206 563781

Monday - Friday: 12pm to 8pm

Saturday: 12pm to 9pm

Sunday - Closed

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