Harden's survey result
Summary
After three years of planning and during the torrid times of October 2020, Aji Akokomi launched his Fitzrovian homage to West African ‘jollof’ cuisine – mixing Nigerian, Ghanaian and Senegalese influences into an ambitious tasting menu format. Not a man to be easily deflected, he emerged from the pandemic and departure of his initial star-chef (William Chilila) to win post-lockdown raves from The Standard’s Jimi Famurewa in June 2021: “agog at the sumptuousness of it all… Akoko’s triumph is to re-energise tradition with a flash of modernity, to draw out the sophistication, elegance and undulating flavour complexity of food that, when it isn’t ignored, is mostly celebrated for its humble, homespun qualities”. Our early survey feedback was scarcely less upbeat, and it’s on that basis that we’ve rated it.
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £110.00 |  |
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| Lunch | £75.00 | |
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Tapas / Dim Sum
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| £33.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £55.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £6.50 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £6.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
21 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LJ
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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