5/5 Fisayo A. 7 months ago on Google
Amazing
review
for
Mimba's
African
Cuisine
Where
do
I
begin....
we
travelled
to
Lisbon
to
celebrate
my
mum's
70th
birthday
and
my
mum
wanted
to
eat
Nigerian
food
on
her
birthday.
As
this
was
our
first
time
travelling
to
Portugal
we
did
a
google
search
of
African
restaurants
in
Lisbon.
Many
of
the
restaurants
served
Angolan/Portuguese
cuisine.
We
stumbled
upon
Mimba's
African
cuisine
and
saw
that
although
they
were
not
a
Nigerian
restaurant,
they
served
many
of
our
local
delicacies
including
Egusi
soup,
Pounded
yam
and
Jollof
rice!!!
We
contacted
Mimba
(the
owner)
to
book
a
reservation
for
my
mum's
birthday
and
realised
that
the
owner
is
Cameroonian
(neighbours
to
Nigeria)!
On
the
night
of
my
mums
birthday
they
had
a
special
event
'This
is
Africa'
happening,
where
they
had
a
buffet,
African
fashion
show
and
music
playing!!!
We
booked
for
this
event
as
we
knew
my
mum
would
love
it
and
we
were
even
offered
a
discounted
rate!!!
Mimba
was
very
helpful
and
let
us
know
how
to
make
the
payment
and
asked
what
he
could
do
to
make
mum's
birthday
special.
When
we
arrived
at
the
restaurant
Mimba
was
exceptionally
friendly
and
was
a
great
host.
He
introduced
us
to
the
guests,
provided
us
with
a
variety
of
drinks-
including
juice/water
and
'Top'
(Cameroonian
drink)
and
he
even
played
'Sweet
mama'
while
all
the
guests
sang
for
my
mum.
My
mum
felt
like
a
queen
on
her
birthday
and
it
really
made
her
day!
And
not
forgetting
that
the
food
was
extremely
tasty
especially
the
grilled
fish,
jollof
rice
and
the
Egusi
soup.
Hats
off
to
the
chef
for
cooking
up
such
a
storm.
We
had
an
early
morning
flight
to
catch
so
we
had
to
leave
before
the
event
ended,
however
we
were
pleased
to
find
out
later
that
my
mum
was
awarded
'best
dressed'
on
the
night!
Thank
you
Mimba
and
the
team
for
making
us
feel
so
welcome
on
the
night
and
accommodating
us.
You
contribute
to
making
my
mum's
70th
birthday
a
huge
success!
We
will
certainly
come
back
to
visit
when
we
are
next
in
Lisbon
and
would
recommend
your
restaurant
to
others
who
want
a
'taste
of
Africa'!
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