Address: 280 Kilburn High Rd, London, NW6 2BY, United Kingdom
Phone: +442073288832
Rating: 3.9
based on 148 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was well presented with good portion sizes."
"The food the best I have ever had in Europe, its exactly what you call home made food in a restaurant."
"The meals taste nice all the time and it doesn’t matter what I order I’m all the time delighted with my meal!"
"Coming from a Nigerian the food is really good!!! And service was also amazing."
"I enjoyed the assorted meat pepper soup, which tasted just right for me - not too spicy or hot and quite delicious."
"Food was not too spicy, plentiful plates of great food and the best pounded yam ever!!"
"Best jollof rice I’ve ever had in a restaurant."
Cons:
"The whole lot was unappetizing and lukewarm at best."
"Neither tasted like authentic jollof and were unfortunately both inedible."
"Very poor quality food for a restaurant run or owned by igbo's as I expected nothing short of quality as an igbo man myself."
"The okra soup was probably the worst I’ve ever had which was a shame as it has a lot of seafood and meat but had absolutely no flavour."
"The food was delivered after 2 hours with no apologies and when we got the food, the Okra Soup, Amala, Jollof Rice and Chicken are the worst Naija food I have ever eaten."
"Overpriced, tasteless."
"The soup was like watery consistency, with over cooked okra. The soup and meat lacked any flavour."
Service
Pros:
"Staffs are nice, well mannered and all the time environment friendly."
"Serviced by an ever smiling and helpful waiteress, the food was fantastic."
"The service was amazing; the owner was very friendly and polite."
"Good and fast service. Food tasted great & came out nice and hot."
"Customer service was brilliant."
"Service customer was great, either the girl or the man helped us explaining the dishes and proposing us typical dishes and drinks."
"The service was great, the food was delicious."
Cons:
"Booked a reservation a week in advance, got to the restaurant and was seen after 25 minutes of waiting."
"Non-existent service."
"Don’t ever go to this restaurant. The service was terrible the staff were even worse."
"Unfortunately i’ve had to leave a bad review, after coming to 280 a few times the service is just so slow."
"Take 2hours or more to complete an order, sometimes they don’t even deliver your food and you get charged."
"It takes forever to place an order, server is rude."
"The waitress was annoyed and was not prepared for the group."
Ambiance
Pros:
"The decor was nice and the place looked and smelled clean."
"There seemed to be a lot of Nigerian customers eating in and also coming and going for take outs."
"Nice ambience.Quality food and even enjoyed the presence of other people having a birthday in a socially distanced setting."
"Hygiene was 10/10, very clean."
"Very neat on approach and once me and my friend were ushered to a table, the ambience and freshness of this restaurant hit us."
"The DJ was playing upbeat music and the vibes felt good."
"Its a lovely place, you feel at home and eat authentic African cuisine."
Cons:
"Need an interior that reflects our culture."
"The restaurant was dark had to ask the waiter to turn the lights on, had to use my phone light to see what i was eating."
"Terrible overpriced restaurant which lacks ambience and good food."
"Tables were not cleared, food orders were ALL wrong, some people tried ordering from the menu and was told by staff that they did not know what meal it was."
"Just believe the reviews... Shocking customer service, that's why the place is empty."
"The service was shoddy, it took ages to take orders, the table was dirty and wobbly."
"The waiter/manager said that prices had gone up but menu not updated so we will be charged more and refused to provide tap water.. felt ripped off."
Value
Pros:
"Loved their food! Heard about 280 degrees and how tasty and homemade-ish their food is, so I went on to check them out with my friends..safe to say I had my money’s worth!"
"Had the best African dishes in London!"
"Best African Restaurant in London. Clean, great service, food is absolutely fantastic and not too pricey!"
"Every Dish at 280 degrees African Restaurant & Bar is well prepared and delicious."
"First things first...try the isi-ewu when you get there. Tastes lovely and it is great value for money because four people can't finish one okwa(massive bowl)."