Lagos Island Restaurant 417 Lea Bridge Road, London E10 7EA

"This establishment is where you go for a quick bite as a Nigerian. It gives that road side buka vibe and you can catch a drink while you eat or just get a drink if that's what you want. They do not have a wide array of drinks so if you have a peculiar drink you might likely not find it here. The most beautiful part of my experience there was karaoke on Sundays. The host is charming and warm and lit up the atmosphere with beautiful renditions and I couldn't help falling in love with the place despite my ratings."

"It's a beautiful place with excellent service. I love how the black lady attended to us she pays attention to details and she's very friendly. The edikanikan ok but taste more like efo riro and the efo riro has just 3 lives. I love the music and the dj came prepared. Just try to work on your recipe, thought I could eat periwinkle in the edikanikan"

"For the price of £19.99 per person, this is not a bad Nigerian buffet restaurant. My take on the whole experience is this though. They have the main Nigerian dishes on offer from Jollof rice to efo riro but they were missing a few including moinmoin, seafood okro, ogbono etc. But on the whole, I'd say their offer is a considerable selection. Now to the taste, the dishes were not seasoned enough for my taste. They always needed that extra bit of seasoning. The rice(all the 3 types they had) were undercooked leaving them a bit hard. The meats including tripe were undercooked as well making them chewy. They had fruits on display as well but they were out of date and obviously not fresh and on the verge of rotting. To the on site facilities, on entrance, the ambience was below average for me and the toilet had no warm water or toilet roll. I know you may wonder why I said at the beginning that this is not bad restaurant when most of my review borders on the negative. Oh well, I will visit again because I think the price is not bad for eat-all-you-can Nigerian food. Secondly, the waitress was nice and thirdly, if you visited there hungry, you may not notice all of the above. Lol"

"The environment looks tatty and somewhat threadbare - the owners didn't take the trouble to upgrade the gener fabric of the restaurant. The doormat looks grungy and dirty and the carpet is taped over with sticky tape in some areas. Their food is bland and spices are not carefully measured - all of the meals I had tasted awful. And everything is overpriced. Will not recommend."