Absolutely unacceptable TERRIBLE experience. And this was not my first time at this establishment. We came in as a party to celebrate a birthday expecting good food and decent service, but instead waited OVER TWO HOURS just to get our meals. No communication, no apologies, no updates -- just ignored while staff acted like nothing was wrong. By the time the food finally arrived, the table was frustrated. Then came the bill, and somehow it was even worse. We were overcharged, hit with taxes that didn't seem right, AND they added a "voluntary $50 gratuity" automatically . If it's automatically added, it's not voluntary. Charging customers extra after making them wait two hours is insulting!!!!!!!!! The service was nowhere near good enough to justify the chaos, terrible management, and shady billing practices. This place seriously needs to learn how to manage customers and be transparent with charges. I definitely wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone unless you enjoy wasting your time and money. They deserve NO STARS but I have to give one to make sure you see the review. read more

Lovely place for a girls night out. I celebrated my friend's birthday here and the food was pretty good. My first time trying fufu and was happy it was amazing as my friend said it would be. The service was quick and attentive to us when we had questions and overall great experience. read more

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I had high hopes for this restaurant, but unfortunately, I left wanting more. Maybe because I'm African, I felt the food lacked the love and depth of flavor I was expecting. My cousins and I decided to make a night of it and ordered a variety of menu items along with drinks. The drinks were on the pricey side and, in my opinion, not worth the cost. The appetizers were actually very good, but the disappointment started once the entrees arrived. The jollof tasted more like underwhelming Spanish rice, the oxtail was just okay, and the lamb chops were overcooked. Service was also inconsistent. Our food came out at different times--some of us were nearly finished eating by the time the rest of the entrees arrived, which took away from the experience. Overall, it didn't live up to my expectations, and I'm not sure I'd venture back again. read more

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One of my favorite African restaurants. Love the food/drinks, energy and vibe. Pleasant staff and always enjoy myself. I have yet to go when there are performances, but I look forward to that one day. read more

The food was 10/10 very delicious and filled with lots of flavor ,the ambiance is out of this world very romantic setting and the vibe from the DJ very nice touch,my husband and I celebrated our wedding Anniversary here and the Manager Kay was truly helpful and amazing she ensured that all the surprises were set up and the staff was super nice and helpful. The speed of service was also great there was no prolonged wait time for anything we truly will continue to come here for years to come. Looking for a nice elegant, romantic or just a chill spot this is the place to be amazing food,drinks and memories. read more

EKO Restaurant - Eko lounge, where you'll have the best memories that will last you a lifetime‍ - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I celebrated my birthday with dinner at Eko and let me tell you - it did not disappoint! Everything was amazing. Located in Carnesie, Brooklyn you'll find the Afro-Caribbbean restaurant and lounge bringing you good drinks, delicious food and all the vibes. I had reservations for 7pm and arrived a bit early but the place was pretty empty except for a few people at the bar. So needless to say we were seated immediately. Our waiter Tammy greeted us and provided menus. We ordered drinks - I highly recommend the coconut rum punch and some apps for the table - Jerk Spring Rolls, Oxtail Dumplings, and Wings. All very good and made to perfection. Shortly after, our entrees were served - a few dishes we ordered were Jollof Rice with Jerk Chicken and Oxtail, which came with sautéed spinach, Jerk Salmon with garlic mashed potatoes, Eko Pasta (rasta pasta) with Oxtail, and plantains. The food was so good we asked the waiter if the chef can come out so we can pay our compliments and put a face to the food. Chef Pamela did her thing! The food was packed with bold flavors and spice with the perfect amount of heat. To top it off they sang Happy Birthday with a personalized sign and carrot cake (my choice). Another plus here is the location - situated in a shopping center so there is plenty of parking. Overall, the experience here at Eko was great! I will definitely be back for more! read more

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Food and drinks are good....if you can get them. Services sucks big time. Waited 20 mins just to flag a server to acknowledge me and my guess. Then waited an additional 25 for food. Only to come back to me and say they dont have the snapper I ordered. My guest waited 10 mins after I got my food. Smh. I dont think I will return. read more

If I could give a ZERO I would!! This place ruined my Mothers Day. Came here for dinner with an 8pm reservation and waited TWO WHOLE HOURS for the waitress to tell us they were out of the appetizer and dinners we ordered!!! How can you possibly wait two hours for five people and say you have NO FOOD!!! I'm extremely disappointed and will NEVER COME BACK!!! read more

Good food but service was slow. Good music and they have a private space in the back for group dining. read more

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This is a hip establishment. The music is hip and the ambience is chic and contemporary. Many of the patrons were dressed up celebrating birthday parties and other festivities. This food is African with a Caribbean twist. I recommend the oxtail dumplings. Can't go wrong with this choice. Another must try is the Salmon sliders. The service can be improved. At times , I felt we were waiting in vain for our waitress to return to our table. read more

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The restaurant is beautifully decorated and the staff were friendly but very ill prepared. Waited 45 minutes for water after asking twice. They did not have half of the appetizers and also had no goat, so we settled on the codfish fritters which were very oily. I gave an extra star because I had the jerk salmon with jollof rice which was delicious! However my husband did not enjoy the oxtail and my father did not enjoy the brown stew snapper. As it was Mother's Day, and right at the start of dinner time (5:30-6pm) I'm unsure how they sold out of half the menu so early. We also witnessed a mother and her daughter who waited by the entrance to be seated for about 20 minutes. The host apologized and said she thought she had already seated them. Again everyone was kind, but it does not seem like customers are a priority here. read more

Very chic spot. Decided to give it a try. The food was just ok. My main issue was the extensive wait for the food especially as it wasn't particular crowded. Food is on the pricier side. Drinks were ok. As they are relatively knew and finding their ground I won't count them out. Will try again in a few months. read more

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Terrible service, like I'm not even joking. Drinks and food took forever to come out. I remember I was there one night and everyone was moving furniture around due to a birthday party. I feel that should've been done prior to. Other than that, the food is pretty good based on what I had. read more

Food and the environment for sure. The drinks are amazing and delicious. This is a great place!

This was not the experience I had hoped for. It was my sister in law's birthday party. The reservation had been placed a month in advance and there was no reservation to be found when we got there. We requested the lounge and we were told it was being used as an office. The manager cleared it out and we sat in the back. The lounge was cold and not well kept. The drinks came out 45 minutes after we ordered the drink, when I went to the bar, a young lady was complaining about her foot and how she didn't want to be here because her foot hurt. The drinks came out and we ordered appetizer. The appetizers were very underwhelming. We received only 3 saltfish fritters for 15 dollars, a joke, the fritters had no taste. When the main course came out, my husband ordered goat and there were four pieces of goat in the bowl, with hardly any meat on the bones. Everybody's else food was pretty unpleasant as well, there was no salt on the food and menu items that were listed were sold out. I spoke to the manager and asked if there was some way that he can make this experience better, he said, the only thing he could do was a champagne toast. It's a shame because you want to support black businesses but because of experiences such as this, you can't. read more

The good the music was real good and it's a pretty nice place. The bad the wait was way too long we had reservations at 9 we didn't get to our section into 10. It took so long for them to just bring drinks and appetizers. I didn't get to my main course into 11. read more

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Service, manager and pricing for the community! You sure not have to wait more than 15 minutes for a fresh cooked meal. You could wait 30 to 75 minutes for just 2 people. After more than 2 years, get the owner out of theb kitchen! read more

I was searching for an African Caribbean restaurant that had lamb chops, Egusi, and rasta pasta. Got it all in this fusion restaurant in brooklyn. The ambiance is amazing, the employees and manager was great and knowledgeable about the culture. Im definitely coming back and bringing my family. read more

EKO Restaurant - EKO Pasta aka rasta pasta - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Service is really slow and we're here on a Wednesday night. The waitresses were nice however it take a long time to be asked what we wanted and getting our food. They ran out of a lot of things which was surprising for a Wednesday night because they aren't entirely busy. The cornbread we got was 10/10. The drinks are strong. Music is really good, enjoyed that a lot. I had the oxtail with jollof rice and it was maybe 6.5/10. Lots of fatty pieces and the jollof rice I expected to be spicy and it wasn't at all. read more

Amazing food, great ambiance for date night, great music, great vibes and service. Food came right on time and was well cooked.

The food here is pretty good. I really enjoyed my jollof rice and salmon. The service was great and our waitress was very helpful. Only thing is the restaurant is pretty dark, it was dinner so that was probably the ambiance they were going for but I like to be able to see my food when I'm eating it. read more

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The food took too long to come considering it was a Monday and nobody was in there. The food was just ok. The place is pretty but I wouldn't go back. read more

I took my best friend here for her birthday, and the ambiance was classy and inviting. The staff provided excellent service and were very accommodating throughout our visit. I really enjoyed the food -- I had the jollof rice with oxtail -- and everything was flavorful and well-prepared. However, the pricing left much to be desired. The rice and meat were charged separately, which made the total cost feel excessive. Even the basic drinks, while tasty, were noticeably overpriced. Overall, I'd give five stars for the food, ambiance, and service, but zero stars for the pricing structure. read more

The food was great but the service was left to be desired. I went for a birthday brunch and it seems that we were irritating our waitress but we didn't let that ruin our experience. Will try again. read more

EKO Restaurant - Salmon bits with cheese grits - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Food is delectable! So tasty! Alitte pricey but definitely worth it. Nice ambiance as well

What can I say ? I have heard about this place for seasons and because I have been on a MISSION to find some good authentic Nigerian cuisine I decided to swing by last week . The place is so pretty . Vibrant greens and bright, good music ... but we got there and they didn't have a bartender. (Because she was late/ and when she came strolling in she looked like a whole party so we understood why) but regardless to that, our servers didn't even know the menu . When we asked how many oxtail empanadas came in an order she said "huh, we have that" Oh brother... then we ordered our drinks and honestly, for a new establishment, the cheap alcohol was already a red flag . The majority of their cocktail lists were bottom barrel mixes (they even have a drink with henny and hypnotiq smh) To the food, we decided against the oxtail empanadas because if the waitress didn't even know it was on the menu , that means noone orders it , I'm good . The food was ok was TINY ! He ordered oxtails and jollof rice - loved it but finished it in less than 10 bites- I had the okra with shrimp & fufu , I asked for spicy, it came out bland and no pepper at all .... Even when I added more pepper it did nothing ... because the drinks were trash and the food was mid AND the portions were entirely too small- I guess I am still on my mission for some great nigerian good read more

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We recently dined at Eko and the food did not disappoint! We had the Suya wings, the Eko pasta with oxtails, and the jerk lamb chops--all flavorful, well-seasoned, and cooked beautifully. My boyfriend had the Kingston cocktail and really enjoyed it--strong and smooth with a nice kick. That said, the service left a lot to be desired. While our server was kind, knowledgeable about the menu, and gave great recommendations, the follow-through just wasn't there. No one checked on us during the meal, and it took about 20 minutes just to get the check picked up. The restaurant wasn't packed either--just a few small groups--so the delay didn't really make sense. Overall, the food is worth coming for, but I hope they step up the service to match the quality of the kitchen. read more

Unprofessional. If you knew you were planning an engagement party, why open the restaurant to the public instead of shutting it down for that event? If I need to use the restroom, am I not supposed to go inside? Then you tried to seat us outside with no shade--completely unacceptable. read more

The ambiance was nice. Great DJ. The customer service was the bare minimum there are about three waitresses and two of them does not come off as friendly, more like miserable. The service is EXTREMELY slow. There was a dirty table next to my BFF and I since we sat down and we've been waiting now more than a 45 min for our salmon... Dinks are great though. Here now a hour and a half, just had to ask can the table next to us be cleaned so the fly can go away... We Won't be back the food was not worth the wait! read more

EKO Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

So some things were good and some things could be improved on. We were celebrating my mama's birthday for brunch. It was November and I think they're a fairly new restaurant and getting buzz on the interwebs so we decided to surprise her. I had the grits with salmon. So initially when the grits came out I was a lil skeptical. Cause it wasn't the usual runnish, smooth consistency. It was pretty think but...I really enjoyed it. It was on the sweeter side but also complimented the salmons savory sauce. It's hard to describe and I thought I was going to dislike it but I really enjoyed it! We got mimosas and they were good, basic flavors. I do think their staff needed to be a bit more attentive in terms of cleaning up plates and things from the tables. And as much staff as they had it felt like I had to raise my hand for someone to come to our table so they lacked a bit but with some additional experience and refinement they'll be good! This is a Black owned business so if you are supporting BIPOC businesses, here you go! read more

I wish I could give it 2.5 stars cause it's not entirely only 2. The staff is very friendly. They genuinely seem to care and were trying to make the dining experience enjoyable. They did ask my friend multiple times if she was ok. The food was simply subpar. The EKO pasta was not good, I had to season with black pepper and salt as I was eating it. The Jollof rice was not as spicy or authentic as I expected and hoped. The ambiance was nice. They are definitely trying to achieve an aesthetic and I think they did a good job. Overall you can tell it's a new established. Again everyone was lovely, but the food itself I wouldn't travel back for. The easy parking is plus! read more

EKO Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

To celebrate Black History Month, I ordered 160 Peppered Chicken Sandwiches from EKO Restaurant for the Amazon Drivers at our South San Francisco station (DFA5), and they absolutely loved it! Every bite was a burst of bold, authentic Nigerian flavors--the chicken was perfectly marinated with rich, aromatic spices, then cooked to perfection, bringing out the signature depth of Nigerian cuisine. The sauce complemented the spice blend beautifully, creating an unforgettable taste experience. Seeing the drivers enjoy their meal with big smiles was priceless--especially knowing they were out there delivering smiles to our customers. I'll definitely be ordering again. Thank you, EKO, for sharing the heart and soul of Nigerian cooking with us! Paul read more

EKO Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I visited this restaurant recently with a friend. The food was good but my only complaint was how tuff and dry the beef suya was. It was seasoned perfectly but very difficult to eat. The service was good but towards the end it was very difficult to get our bill. Other than that I enjoyed my visit. read more

EKO Restaurant - Truffle fries and Beef suya - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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- they do not do bottomless mimosa although the website advertises such - expensive brunch - walked in on a 50 degree sunday at 130pm - steak is alright - roast potatoes are good - fries are good - afrobeats music udirng brunch - fry chicen is alright - service is good - not the best at recs - $40 mimosa pitchers make about 6 glasses each subsequent pitcher seemed like it was less and less champagne read more

I'f you're looking for a nice upscale restaurant thats aesthetically pleasing with good food & great customer service, check out eko restaurant. I had oxtai dumplings and jerk crab cakes. the crab cakes had a nice crispy texture on the outside and soft and flavo on the inside, the dipping sauce was so good and creamy. The oxtail dumpling was my favorite the oxtail was nice a tende the sauce that came with it was sweet so a hint of spice. read more

EKO Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I have never had African food but I must say EKO Restaurant has made my first experience great! This restaurant surprisingly surpassed my expectations. Appetizers were delicious and also the entrées were yummy as well! We came here to celebrate my cousin's 50th birthday. No one in the party had ever tried African cuisine but it was delicious. Not only was the food delicious but the customer service was amazing! We had an opportunity to meet the owners as well who accommodated us in our group of eight with the private room last minute and even surprised us with home made drinks! I also must say the DJ / music was on point and definitely a vibe! We were literally dancing out the restaurant when we left! I will definitely recommend this spot and will be coming back again soon! read more

EKO Restaurant - Salmon w/ Jallof rice - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

They just opened when I went.. so service was a little slow. The food was ok. One of the owners definitely was amazing!!! I'll definitely go back after they settle more . Ambiance is amazing, especially for the location . read more

EKO Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Party of 3 on a Wednesday night. I literally rsvp on site on my way to the restaurant. Although our party was initially short one person we were greeted and seated immediately. Few moments later while enjoying the aesthetics our friendly , vibrant and welcoming server Zymone arrives. She introduces her self and ask abt our missing third party and offers to hold off on certain orders in order to give our late friend time to arrive. The food, the music, the staff were all great. But the prize/highlight of the night was Zymone. She is a wonderful asset to this establishment. It was my first time going to Eko and was hesitant based on reviews. But Zymone made sure we laughed wanting to come back sooner then later. @Eko Zymone is that girl she is a top tier server. That young lady has a bright future; beautiful spirt. Thank You Zymone for making our evening special. read more

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The vibe of this place was very nice. The music was jumping. The waitress and host were so attentive, they recommended dishes. The place is very welcoming. The rum punch was so good. I definitely would order it in the future. read more

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I went here for my cousin's bday and it was a great experience. We got a complimentary shot for the birthday girl. I had the oxtail and Jallop rice. Yes it was pricey but oxtail is expensive everywhere now. Love the esthetics, looks better in person actually, music was on point...I will definitely go back when they start doing brunch. read more

EKO Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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