AMAZEBALLS, first time having African food in such a luxurious atmosphere ?
Frank Shields
Lovely dining experience. Well attended to and food was delicious. Apparently the menu changes a lot due to seasonality and availability.Would happily go for a return visit.
Aaron Godbey
Excellent!
Cemil Urganci
Wonderful ??
Samuel Scheuer
Ikoyi had excellent food and a great ambience but at a decidedly steep price point.The tasting menu had some excellent dishes, especially when it came to the sauces and wringing flavour from vegetables in creative ways. Both the rib and the octopus were incredible. Unfortunately, especially the West African elements that Ikoyi likes to advertise, like the Jollof rice, underdeliver relative to everything else and relative to the fine dining expectations.I was pleasantly surprised by some of the innovative dessert dishes which often fall flat in fine dining.All that being said, I would not call the experience twice as good as the average 150£ 1-star restaurant. To make matters worse, when we went we ended up being overcharged by about 210£ due to waitstaff errors. The mistake ended up being resolved but left a bitter after-taste given that we were paying a premium for excellent and attentive service.
Michael Kim
Best restaurant in the world.
Stuart Willison
Outstanding, fabulous and wonderful. I went for lunch with an old friend and colleague as a real treat for ourselves. A perfect greeting on arrival. It’s gorgeous on the way in and as you turn the corner into the main room you see the open kitchen, with the charismatic chef on the pass.So many dishes were fantastic, service also stood out. I had mentioned to my friend during one of the courses that I had seen a video where one of the chefs, from Jersey, was taking great care with the fish each day but he was very talented as he had grown up working at the fish monger. I didn’t notice anyone close enough to hear. However he then appeared to present the next course which was a really nice touch and the kind of thing you see on tv (reminds me of The Bear).I felt special, it’s the kind of memory that I will remember forever.
Nuhu Gobir
Absolutely brilliant! We went for the tasting menu at lunch time. We were very impressed by this place. The food was outstanding and service friendly and very professional. The attention to detail was exemplary - no doubt due to the fact we could see the owner checking every dish before it went out. The Michelin stars are well-deserved.
Konstantin Zabrodskiy
All was perfect about this dinner. Most expensive ever but worth every penny.
Jonathan Tanner
Ikoyi is almost certainly unlike any restaurant you’ve been to before. The food is creative, original and makes exceptional use of warming spice. One or two dishes will live long in the memory and the aroma from the jollof rice was out of this world. The sommelier did a great job being patient with us making our choice and pouring in perfect time with the meal.But…We found it really hard to hear the dish descriptions which when a menu is blind and using novel ingredients is especially important. This was a consistent issue and it felt rude to pick it up every time. When we were given the menu we were disappointed we didn’t know more about the dishes we ate. The price is also too high. It just wasn’t clear why it justified being so much more expensive than its peer restaurants. So the missing star relates to the value for money and lost aspects of enjoyment from the service/acoustics.I’d still recommend a trip but brace yourself for the bill or make sure someone else is paying.
I did not think it was possible to love a meal this much. Gorgeous setting, incredible staff, inventive food pairings with every mouthful somehow better than the last.A special thank you to our Sommelier who suggested beautiful wines, including my first taste of orange wine! I cannot wait to return to such a special place.
MIZUKI
A modern restaurant with a new feel that combines West African spices and ingredients with Japanese elements.Each course was a small portion, but there were 14 dishes, and after three hours of savoring them, I was full.All of them were a series of surprises, and the stimulation and flavor of the spices went well with both the wine and the sake.The sake pairing was also wonderful.This is a restaurant you want to visit on a special day.
Toby Labdon
A special experience.Jeremy & Team have built something very special and it's something that has to be sampled.Flavours on Flavours with flawless service & hospitality!Just go
Ornella Gunesekere
Had an unbelievably memorable experience at Ikoyi. Everything was orchestrated beautifully. Special commendation to TOBY for the final touch at the end! Magical evening with otherworldly
AMAZEBALLS, first time having African food in such a luxurious atmosphere ?
Lovely dining experience. Well attended to and food was delicious. Apparently the menu changes a lot due to seasonality and availability.Would happily go for a return visit.
Excellent!
Wonderful ??
Ikoyi had excellent food and a great ambience but at a decidedly steep price point.The tasting menu had some excellent dishes, especially when it came to the sauces and wringing flavour from vegetables in creative ways. Both the rib and the octopus were incredible. Unfortunately, especially the West African elements that Ikoyi likes to advertise, like the Jollof rice, underdeliver relative to everything else and relative to the fine dining expectations.I was pleasantly surprised by some of the innovative dessert dishes which often fall flat in fine dining.All that being said, I would not call the experience twice as good as the average 150£ 1-star restaurant. To make matters worse, when we went we ended up being overcharged by about 210£ due to waitstaff errors. The mistake ended up being resolved but left a bitter after-taste given that we were paying a premium for excellent and attentive service.
Best restaurant in the world.
Outstanding, fabulous and wonderful. I went for lunch with an old friend and colleague as a real treat for ourselves. A perfect greeting on arrival. It’s gorgeous on the way in and as you turn the corner into the main room you see the open kitchen, with the charismatic chef on the pass.So many dishes were fantastic, service also stood out. I had mentioned to my friend during one of the courses that I had seen a video where one of the chefs, from Jersey, was taking great care with the fish each day but he was very talented as he had grown up working at the fish monger. I didn’t notice anyone close enough to hear. However he then appeared to present the next course which was a really nice touch and the kind of thing you see on tv (reminds me of The Bear).I felt special, it’s the kind of memory that I will remember forever.
Absolutely brilliant! We went for the tasting menu at lunch time. We were very impressed by this place. The food was outstanding and service friendly and very professional. The attention to detail was exemplary - no doubt due to the fact we could see the owner checking every dish before it went out. The Michelin stars are well-deserved.
All was perfect about this dinner. Most expensive ever but worth every penny.
Ikoyi is almost certainly unlike any restaurant you’ve been to before. The food is creative, original and makes exceptional use of warming spice. One or two dishes will live long in the memory and the aroma from the jollof rice was out of this world. The sommelier did a great job being patient with us making our choice and pouring in perfect time with the meal.But…We found it really hard to hear the dish descriptions which when a menu is blind and using novel ingredients is especially important. This was a consistent issue and it felt rude to pick it up every time. When we were given the menu we were disappointed we didn’t know more about the dishes we ate. The price is also too high. It just wasn’t clear why it justified being so much more expensive than its peer restaurants. So the missing star relates to the value for money and lost aspects of enjoyment from the service/acoustics.I’d still recommend a trip but brace yourself for the bill or make sure someone else is paying.
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I did not think it was possible to love a meal this much. Gorgeous setting, incredible staff, inventive food pairings with every mouthful somehow better than the last.A special thank you to our Sommelier who suggested beautiful wines, including my first taste of orange wine! I cannot wait to return to such a special place.
A modern restaurant with a new feel that combines West African spices and ingredients with Japanese elements.Each course was a small portion, but there were 14 dishes, and after three hours of savoring them, I was full.All of them were a series of surprises, and the stimulation and flavor of the spices went well with both the wine and the sake.The sake pairing was also wonderful.This is a restaurant you want to visit on a special day.
A special experience.Jeremy & Team have built something very special and it's something that has to be sampled.Flavours on Flavours with flawless service & hospitality!Just go
Had an unbelievably memorable experience at Ikoyi. Everything was orchestrated beautifully. Special commendation to TOBY for the final touch at the end! Magical evening with otherworldly
Thoroughly enjoyed the use of ingredients!