Lagos Island in Waltham Forest

FROM STANDARD NEWSPAPER Thursday 6th January 2022Arestaurant owner who “tried to pass off revolting mouldy chicken as boiled crab meat” has been fined £10,000.Gaby Kolajo, 52, refused to close Lagos Island when ordered by environmental health inspectors who found a mouse and cockroach infestation in Leyton, east London.

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 They had fruits on display as well but they were out of date and obviously not fresh and on the verge of rotting.To the on site facilities, on entrance, the ambience was below average for me and the toilet had no warm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

Lives up to its reputation. Been coming here since 2012 and each time I visit from Glasgow, there's always an improvement. Food is great too though some staff could do with an attitude adjustment, otherwise nice place for a meal or few drink or a night out/party

The only good thing was the music. For £25 per head, was like they were rationing food, you had to ask the staff to refill the food in the buffet tray. Pepper soup was just salty beef stock. You couldn't taste any pepper soup ingredient. I lost my appetite in the end. Lack of enough staff to service the place. They dont clear up after you have eaten. Decor of the place needs an upgrade. It was a bloody waste of money.

This is the worst restaurant I’ve ever been to . Literally the worst . Food was so bad and to top it off the waiter was so rude and unprofessional . There was a black lady there ,middle aged .I think she should be fired because she is literally ruining that restaurant .I am never going back there again . And I won’t advise anyone to visit there if you want to have a good evening . In fact this restaurant should be closed down due to poor management . Staff is so rude especially that black lady .The food was disgusting and will make you sick

Decent food, friendly staff, warm environment. The buffet goes on and on! Recommended!

they sell varieties of Nigerian delicacies, they also offer a buffet service that provides all kinds of Nigerian meals.

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.

This was my first visit to Lagos Island, I think it will replace our previous local Nigerian restaurant. The staff were friendly, the place had a lively atmosphere, it was cosy and was nicely decorated although there were areas of wear and tear. The food was delicious 😋 and the service was good and those are the things I value. I gauge the dress code to be casual or smart casual. Check it out.

Chose to take advantage of the ‘eat out to help out’ scheme as it was on offer at this restaurant. We were welcomed by a very bubbly front of house staff and shown the buffet area which was impressive as it had a variety to choose from and even had fruits (apples, watermelon and oranges) as well as fruit-corner yoghurt. The food was tasty (although quite oily especially the crab but then us Nigerians do love our oil!!). It was a pleasant experience and it was nice to see a mixed crowd (age and race). The service unfortunately was a let down as on arrival we had been told the buffet was £15 pp (before applying EOTHO discount) however when it was time to pay the bill we were told it was in fact £19.95 pp to dine-in. While we were annoyed by this we did pay the higher amount billed to us. As the owner was also present at the time and within ear shot of our conversation with the front of house staff it would have been nice to at least get a friendly word from him acknowledging the fact that the error had been theirs. It’s the little things 🙂