Isibani is a small quaint resturant on Knightsbridge  Green, serving a small menu of cuisine from Nigerria and Ivory Coast.  it has a nice  clean interior ableit small, with dining over 2 levels. I've been to a number of African resturants around london . Given the postcode, I expected Isabani to be more on the pricey side,  so took the opportunity to dine here during  their recent soft launch. My table purchased the beef suya which my friend said  was underwhelming - just ok. For main we purchased  2 x  Egusi Soup and the Attike dish. My guests  found the egushi soup with assorted meat (though one contained quite a bit of Shaki) to be authentic and flavoursome.  Portion sizes aren't huge for the £25 price tag and it does not come with any accompanying sides which is an extra £9. However my guests found their meals to be quite filling. In contrast, the Attike cous cous dish came with an assortment of sides incl in the £34 price. A nicely presented dish with a half serving of well cooked talapia, a portion of attike and plantain. My only qualm was the pepper sauce , while  delicious was rationed, served in a very small  ramekin sized dish and was not substantial for the meal. One thing to note, having ordered a starter and drinks while we waited for one guest to arrive,  the waitress came and put  2 fresh puff puff donuts with a serving of caremel sauce on our table, mentioning something about cover charge which we couldn't quite understand.  We therefore took it to be a complimentary amouche bouche.  They presented this again when my friend arrived, this time saying nothing so again we thought this was a nice touch. However when our bill came, I noticed £6 'cover charge' was added. We queried this and was told it was for the puff puff? As I write this review, I have rechecked the menu and noticed in small text that there is a £2 cover charge per head...so essentially we paid  £6 to walk through the door,  not really for the 4 x puff puff. I eat out frequently and have yet to encounter CC even at some high end resturants. Given the prices, and size of the establishment,  i'm not sure a cover charge is warranted. Overall service was good, staff were quite attentive. Our drinks did take a while to arrive, especially as the resturant got very busy as the evening wore on. The cocktail menu is limited, drinks could do with a bit more alcohol and less ice (we had to request less ice in our second round) but they were decent and priced average for london. Our bill  for 3 people incl 6 cocktails, 1 starter and 3 mains, 2 x sides came to £211. This was £188 plus 12.5% service and the additional cover charge. With 50% of food we got a discount of £57, so in the end it was somewhat worth it. However, the venue lacked ambiance for me. They packed too many tables into such a small space that it felt less relaxing as the evening proceeded.  I would suggestand one less table as it felt quite claustrophobic. I would also suggest playing African chilled lofi/afrobeat etc music  in the background rather than rnb, and some mood lighting as its an intimate space.  A few tweaks to this place could make a difference.

Nice little restaurant, decent food overall. I liked the suya skewers, not too spicy. On the other hand, the fisherman's soup is like a large bowl of bisque, VERY spicy, fish tasted good. Currently running a 50% off food promotion until the end of Feb, only if you make a reservation on OpenTable