Halal Reviews for Afrikana Leicester

I went along with my husband and children. We were greeted very warmly on arrival. We had not booked a table, but in the large, spacious restaurant, we were seated in a large booth immediately. The young lady that was serving us was exceedingly friendly and helpful from start to finish. She solely made our whole evening very pleasant. She deserves a pay rise! I have visited Afrikana twice before, and each time, I can honestly say that the service was amazing from everyone. My son ordered an item which the server quickly pointed out that it was quite spicy so we opted for something different for him. This was honestly a blessing. We have been to restaurants before where food orders are simply taken with no advice or recommendations made. The food was all lovely. The chicken I ate was slightly tough but the flavours were all delicious. The restaurant is fully halal with a dry bar serving delicious mocktails. There is also a small prayer room that accommodates 3-4 people at a time. The toilets are nicely decorated and kept clean. I would definitely recommend Afrikana for a delicious meal, in beautiful surroundings, and with excellent service.

Very sorry but just have to report an extremely poor experience here in the Leicester restaurant. We eat there regularly but on this particular day my experience was poor. Staff were lovely and tried to resolve but even the lady serving agreed it was poor. So my choice was ‘Bunny Chow’ and have had it several times before. But what arrived could only have been described as a loaf of bread and one tablespoon of curry. A piece of bread was removed from the loaf, see attached pic and a spoonful of meat/potato curry put inside. I’ve had this before and usually the loaf is mostly hollowed out, but not this time. When I raised this the lady serving agreed it was pitiful especially for £16. She asked the chef to correct this and all I got back was a small bowl, think sauce dipping bowl size with more of the sauce, no further meat or curried potato. The server took the item off the bill. said that she would raise it as a concern and encouraged me to write this review. Sorry but on this day it was a poor experience. If you order it make sure you don’t get ripped off as I felt I was being. I was hungry and did eat some of the bread so the pic is not really helping with scale. The piece cut out was small so I just tore off some bread as there was hardly any curry. Will go back as the rest of diners with me had nice food but will ensure I avoid this item. Tasted good the bit I had.

Big and clean place to eat in. Big menu but when we started ordering, the waitress asked us several times to change our picks because they did not have the ingredients in the kitchen. The waitress did not quite paid attention to our order and questions about the menu, she looked as if she could be bothered to work. That was off putting. If you don’t tolerate hot food - this place is not for you. Even their BBQ sauce is hot. The food itself was nice.

We had a wonderful lunch at Afrikana, Leicester today(07/09/25), the food was absolutely delicious and full of flavor! Special thanks to Chef Dani for preparing such tasty dishes and to Rumanah for her warm and friendly service. We truly enjoyed the experience and will definitely come back!

Amna was exceptional with the service she rendered. I’m really happy with how she was patient with us when we needed help ordering and also offered good suggestions. At the end, my friends and I not only enjoyed the experience and food but also left with a heart and gallery full of memories. It was definitely worth coming here and wouldn’t mind coming back again