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Jikoni, meaning 'kitchen' in Swahili, is a London restaurant by cook Ravinder Bhogal that draws on a mixed heritage, flavours and culinary traditions from Britain, East Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
"Jikoni is a restaurant located in the beautiful area of London’s Marylebone, our food is inspired by our mixed heritage, with flavours from Africa, Asia, Britain and the Middle East. Offering a comforting interior with a warm, social atmosphere Jikoni is perfect for an evening dinner meal or experience the brunch/lunch menu for a quick tasty midday meal.Jikoni’s food is guided by the Chef Patron and award-wining food writer Ravinder Bhogal, who’s delicate hand with flavours and global mixed-heritage cooking can be seen in the menu.Located just a short walk from Baker Street, Marylebone and Oxford Street underground stations Jikoni is perfectly situated for all your brunch, lunch and dinner requirements."
Address: 19-21 Blandford Street , London W1U 3DG, XGL, GB
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Reviews
Exceptional experience. Amazing restaurant. The staff here were incredible and made the experience one to remember. The food was on another level. Every thing we had was outstanding. I highly recommend the celeriac, the lobster, the fish pie and the rhubarb roulade. Fabulous cocktails and wine selection. The decor is also really beautiful and kitsch.
Went for the brunch menu on a weekend. It was superb! All the dishes were excellent and then topped off with some pinacolada pancakes for dessert. Really recommend this place
Wonderfully cozy and delicious food! Came for the Valentine's day brunch and especially to try Meleks famous baklava. Prepaid and booked online. Service was great and the food was delightful both to look at and eat! The Mac and cauliflower was my favorite asking with the saffron bread. The rhubarb mocktail was refreshing and beautiful to look at. The dessert was everything I had hoped and more!
Spontaneously visited Jikoni for dinner tonight and absolutely loved it. Highly recommend their caramelised aubergines with rice and their spritz with melon liquor. Will definitely come back.
I cannot say enough about how wonderful this restaurant is the service, the food. I saw it on Saturday Kitchen and I thought that recipe looks good. My partner kindly humoured me and we went on Saturday. We were greeted as soon as we walked in shown to our table asked if we had been there before, I explained about see Saturday Kitchen. We chatted and asked for recommendations, he went over the menu and explained everything. The food was fresh and flavourful. Several staff stopped by our table to check on us, everyone was friendly and conscientious of the customers needs. They knew the menu well. I think whatever you select from the menu will be good, but I highly suggest you try the banana cake. That was the best desert that we can ever recall having. We will definitely be back.
Excellent address. We go to Jikoni once a year and it never disappoints. Special mention to the tiger prawn moilee and the piña colada pancakes, they're always on the menu and a must. Also really enjoyed the caramelized moorish aubergine dish and the delicious corn frittata.
What a wonderful place this is! Casual and cozy with a very good menu that makes choosing hard. Service was some of the best that I've had in London and will definitely come back again.
I have to say I was deeply disappointed in this restaurant, especially as I looked it up and recommended it myself as the menu seemed so interesting and reviews were stellar. What we found was, the most splendid thing was the decor, as the food and my honeydew melon cocktail did not get us going, at all. We ordered trout with sourdough and expected a slender full-ish-bodied fish with generous bread offering - instead we got raw fish my dear friend is not a fan of that and tiny bits of toasted sourdough. Not happy! As for the aubergine rice, it was perfectly fine but boring. I get a hundred times better at Chinatown for a fraction of the price. Because it was edible and I didn't have to pick up the tab, also the decor was indeed impressive and my friend and I were well served and comfortable, I have settled for 2* -although I considered giving 1* to offset the unwarranted hype.
Amazing food, service & ambience at Jikoni! The cocktails & food were delish. Scotch eggs with banana chutney, croquetas & caramelised aubergine with rice are a must! It'd just be wrong to miss the banana toffee pudding.Food: 5/5
Such a tantalising and eclectic melange of Asian, Indian and Kenyan flavors combined to form a unique experience. Loved the Kenyan chai with paan madelines baked a la minute, lemon rice with tiger prawns and coconut chutney, and scotch eggs. Definitely be back to try their other items like pancakes and the dinner menu.Recommended dishesPrawn Scotch Egg, Paan Madelines, Lemon Rice
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