Reviews 805 Restaurants

Good authentic food with great customer service. The only issue I had with 805s previously was the customer service but they have improved it greatly recently

I had listened to a friend talk about how amazing and great this restaurant is in comparison to other Nigerian restaurants. Her overwhelming description of 805 Hendon revealed how Nigerian meal is served in sophistication at the restaurant and how Nigerian dignities would pitch their tent for a taste of HOME in the UK. I thought all these were exaggerations until last summer when I had the opportunity of dining at the restaurant. My oh my, I think I dropped my jaw.

It was on a Saturday evening, my friend had thrown her boyfriend a birthday party at the restaurant. As I stepped in, I was thrilled, as I gazed upon the elegance and sophistication of the interior, the nicely furnished medium size room with perfectly built wooden chairs, and a bar on one corner of the room, was a display of class. The lightening had been carefully and beautifully done giving the room a subtle and romantic look. Cool Nigerian music were played in the restaurant and It felt like being in Nigeria once again as I listened to "on top your matter by Wizkid".

I lost track of my location as I made my first order "appetizer", assorted meat pepper soup. The first sip I took reminded me of the pepper soup I use to eat in a popular local shop in Lagos Nigeria and I could almost scream "Iya Bashiru", the waitress at my Nigerian local joint. The pepper soup was that good! Very spicy!

However, as I got to eating the pieces of assorted meats comprising “shaki”,” pomo”, “cowfoot” and “abodi “, reality dawned on me when I discovered a large portion of the assorted meat were bony and I could hardly find a meaty part, I said "It feels like Home, It tastes like Home, but this is not home" because at home, my assorted meat were always fleshy. What a waste of my 10 pounds! I thought! I became less angry after I had a taste of the beef suya a friend ordered, it was very fleshy, well roasted, garnished with suya spices and chopped onions and a lot of pepper, almost reminding me of ‘obalende suya’. Of course, I couldn’t go further with ordering a main course as the appetizer coupled with the pineapple drink I had was really filling.

Overall it was a delightful experience! They could do better with their pricing though and ensure they give their customers excellent value for their money.

Tried 805, warmly welcomed like home. Despite the cosy space, we ordered spicy chicken wings for starters, truly delightful. Mains included Mixed Grill, Pounded Yam Bitterleaf Soup, Jollof rice, dodo, and tiger prawns, along with fried yam. Surprisingly, the dessert was vanilla ice cream with an unexpected leafy twist. The attendant's amusement highlighted the unique "no dessert” flare as he said no one had ordered dessert since he worked there. The food indeed was nice.

The food was very tasty. It was delivered on time and it was still hot. Ordered the chicken suya and mixed grill with jollof rice. Food was authentic...according to my husband who is very familiar with Nigerian food. Was expecting it to be spicier, but it was full of flavour. The mixed grill was supposed to be chicken, lamb and beef, but there was no beef. About 3 pieces of lamb and one piece of chicken. Disappointed there was no beef and should have been informed. Mixed grill should have had more meat for the price in my opinion ... Overall the food was way expensive, even with a discount . Also, I really think it would have been nice that some plantain should accommodate the jollof rice. The rice was really good though.

Very happy with the food and service from the restaurant. I was a bit cautious about the service, as I know some restaurants can be slow, but 805 were very efficient, and have actually improved since the previous time I had visited. Recommended.

Food is always great and fresh . Good friendly service.Only negative is that the lighting in the restaurant needs to be little brighter its quite dark, but overall great restaurant!

Ayemase, eba, fish, dodo, snails etc were all super super great. It has a great ambience too and waitress was very friendly. I like that they were honest about the time and how long the food may take. I'll highly recommend!!!

Food was great and nice and cordial staff. Denying the 5th star simply because the Amala I ordered was not served like an island with the soup in the middle. It was stacked on top of each other making it look like sweet poop 😅. But great place though