Afrolink Restaurant & Bar in Essen

First time trying West African authentic food, and it was a very great experience. We dined in with our Nigerian friend who happened to be their family business ❤️ Such good people. The food, people, service, price, and ambience are amazing and exemplary. We will definitely come back again 😍

I've been wanting to try good African food for a while and I was very happy here :)! I'd love to come back when I'm in Essen!

An absolute gem, if you are fluent in English, and patient. Things are made to order, and some things take time. The food, and the people, are authentic - this is not a place trying to cater to a wider tourist audience, but to deliver home-cooked Nigerian cuisine to those who know what they are after. If you are unaccustomed to Nigerian cuisine, bring an open mind, leave your reservations at the door, and try something new! We felt welcome the moment we walked in, and the cook herself helped us through the menu. In the end, we agreed that waiting 30 minutes for one of the dishes was okay with us, and man, that fried fish blew us away. Delicious, juicy, and fried to perfection. One thing of note: Generally food is eaten with bare hands. You will get soap & water to wash up afterwards. You can also ask for cutlery, though.

This is where to visit when you miss home food. This will be a favorite joint anytime on arrival to Germany. Good services, yummy food and very filling . You can there or they can deliver to you with an additional reasonable fee

The place is nice and good is lovely.

The food was good and the staff was very friendly! The portions were large but we packed up the leftovers for later.

It was delicious, very good atmosphere, service wonderful apart from one cooking person was respectlose

The ambience was very authentic, the food was really beautifully served and the taste was fantastic. We'll be back. The staff was very friendly

It is a satisfying place for us Africans.

The sphere was welcoming, staff were friendly but man, the food was damn too spicy (pepper). Nevertheless, I ate the food because I was too hungry to let go, I had to let my mouth and bowels suffer the punishment. Too bad, my kids were forced to eat the part of their jollof rice because the drive ahead was long. Not what I had expected. Please, don't do this next time 😫 .

Make sure to visit with empty stomach because, the food quantity is large.

Fantastic, authentic and very, very tasty Igbo food. Never had such good Nigerian food in Europe. Price/performance, quality of ingredients and spices is perfect. Thanks so much! We'll be back.

Horrible sight. It smells bad. We entered and left within a minute.

I love the food and it’s 100% real African food I think a trier will

10/10 food and authentic atmosphere ❤️

A top notch restaurant with friendly staffs.

We drive 31 km to go there to enjoy original African cuisine. It was always very tasty. The staff is very nice. It looks like a German restaurant but that doesn't matter, the most important thing is the food and the staff. By the way, the prices are totally acceptable for such good portions. We always enjoy coming back.

Delicious food and the prices are okay too :)

It was the first time we had been to an African restaurant. Unfortunately the food took a long time to prepare, but it was atmospheric and tasty. Especially the aftertaste...

Food was original. Tasted awesome. Portions were huge!! Loved it so much and the price was so worth it. Definitely recommend and I will definitely frequent here.

The food was quite delicious, big portions and great service. We live in Düsseldorf but definitely don't mind travelling to enjoy the meals often. Very much worth it

Ambiente ist eher Kneipenartig, sehr viel Holz, die Musik gut aber laut. Das Personal war freundlich und das Essen hat viel Aroma, sehr vielschichtig. Das Fleisch war sehr gut zubereitet. Ich gebe dennoch nur drei Sterne, weil Folgendes. Derjenige, der unsere Bestellung aufgenommen hat, hat nicht darauf geachtet, dass das Essen nicht scharf ist, obwohl ich gesagt habe, dass ich kein scharfes Essen vertrage. Es wurde uns kostenlos ein alternatives Gericht zur Verfügung gestellt, was etwas weniger scharf war, aber immer noch sehr scharf. Ich musste im Anschluss in die Apotheke fahren, um mir was für den Magen zu holen. Wenn man scharfes Essen verträgt, würde ich das Essen aber empfehlen. Man versprach uns nächstes Mal Essen zu servieren, dass nicht scharf ist. Ich werde es versuchen und würde dann eine neue Rezension schreiben.

I was now for some time looking for a place where I can eat authentic westafrican food had the most amazing meal there! Highly recommended

This is the best african restaurant I have ever been to in Germany. From the food to service everything was just excellent and food very delicious. I felt like I was in a 5 star restaurant. My family and I were very very satisfied with the service. I would recommend and would always go there. Can’t wait to be back there. The price is very affordable too, other restaurants I have been to are expensive and the food still didn’t taste good.

One of the best place In NRV, they are really friendly

Tasty delicious African cousin at its peak. You can get nkwobi, isi ewu to say the least. The down side is that there is always a long wait before orders are delivered, especially if you want to get isi ewu. The place is also usually stuffy, the crowd that visits here is always bigger than the space they have, so if you are allergic to congested atmosphere, avoid visiting on Sunday night.

Best African cafe ever! Come here, you will never regret!!

Here is where you eat delicoous West African Meals. I had hot Egusi soup and pounded yam. Its ambient is much like a Nigerian restaurant. It gives you a feel-at-home mood! I finished my food and forgot to take a photo.

Wir waren heute zum ersten mal vorort und das wird definitiv nicht das letzte mal gewesen sein! Das Essen ist hervorragend,genauso wie der Service.Ich habe selten so eine gute Egusi Soup gegessen-I'm in Love with it! Das Suya ist auch hervorragend! Das Afrolink hat viel mehr Reichweite verdient. Wir kommen auf jeden fall wieder! Thanks for everything❤️

Table felt a bit sticky. I ordered ogbono soup told the waiter clearly no fish. Well didn't had to wait long for the food but what do I see inside the soup: Too many fishbones and some little fishmeats. What if I had a fish allergy? Don't know why we Africans can't take things seriously? Even if the soup was as I ordered it to be , it wasn't nice. One of the worst ogbono soup I have eaten. It's kinda disappointing. Surely my first and last time going there. My reply to your reply: I told the waiter on that day before leaving there that there was fish inside he seemed uninterested just as the female cook so I don't really think you cared. Neither do I think that was an exception.

Staff unfriendly and it seems like they don't like to work. Nobody is asking you if the food was nice or what can they serve you. They need a update in customer service. The soup and swallow was good. I can't complain . The decorations and Ambiente wasn't nice. Very old and used. Too dark.

Hello, do you do the prices as they want?!

Very delicious and sweet taste.

This restaurant is beyond amazing, the meals are wonderful. I visit virtually every week

It was a really good experience…the service was very fast and the staff were really helpful. Highly recommended

Great food with very friendly service . I know little about west-African food but whenever you visit a (insert ethnic group) restaurant and you see lots of guests from that ethnic group or at least from that part world eating there - you know it’s a good sign that they do things right. This was the case with Afro-link. Delicious food and a Relaxed no-frills atmosphere. I’ll be coming back to try the various dishes famous from that part of the world. Food, among other things, should be what unites us across cultures.

Ich habe vor Ort gegessen und durfte auch den Rest mitnehmen. Freundliche Leute, schönes Restaurant. Ich komme sehr gerne zurück.💖💖

Sehr nette Mitarbeiter und leckeres Essen, gehe gerne dort was essen 🙌🏾👍🏿

The food is amazing. The staffs are very polite and fast. I would definitely come again

Best food ever even the team is so friendly from Nadine Nwadike

Really nice and chilled…. also affordable and they have a variety of food

Very tasty Nigerian food , Staff is Kindly , I will come again