and Asian offerings across south east
London, there has been an absence of
high-end African options before now.
EnishNigerian Restaurant and Grill in
Lewisham High Street has filled that
void with an up-scale, trendy place to
get a different kind of bite. It has
enjoyed rave review in the British press
in its short time in existence.
Joint owners Eniola and Olushola
Medupin have 20 years experience in
restaurants and finance, with Olushola
having run one of Lagos’ top restaurants
for a decade. The appeal of Nigerian
food, the couple say, is its freshness
and variety of ingredients.
The unrefined, natural foods are full of
flavour and rich in fibre and low GI
carbs, with a wide range of ingredients
sourced from Nigeria.
Joint owner Shola Medupin said:
“Patrons are guaranteed a taste of
Nigeria with every bite. Every Nigerian
meal is an event which we are out to
share with the people of London.” She
added: “My experiences coming from a
third world country where stable
electricity is scarce as gold, we weren’t
into making large batches of food, some
to be consumed on the day of
production and the rest frozen until it’s
needed.
“I come from a place where each
individual meal or plate of food is made
freshly from scratch and uniquely to
each customer’s need.”
Shola said: “The recommended meal for
a first timer would be Jollof rice
£8.99(N2, 265), which is slowly cooked
rice in tomatoes, peppers, herbs and
spices with fried plantain and bee.
“If you are not a first timer or would
like to try something more
adventurous, the recommendation is
Pounded Yam with EfoEgusi and Fresh
fish £14.99 (N3,780).”
