went today for lunch first tray chicken, rice and veg. Chicken was very pink when I cut it, rice cold and veg hard. My partner took it back asked for a refund was refused so exchanged the meal for goat. She just took the uncooked chicken off the rice and put the goat on top then handed both boxes to him. She said she couldn 't keep the chicken box as had no way of disposing of it. The goat was full of bones and yes I 'm aware goat should have some bones but it was more bones than meat. I took both boxes back and told them how disgusting the food was and they both just stared at me. At first I thought they didn 't speak English but then the woman simply said I 've heard enough from you now I...
I have always wanted to try goat curry with rice and peas, but living in a rural area, it's rare to find an authentic Caribbean restaurant. Recently, I found goat curry on the menu at Onje in the Arndale Market food hall. It was a bit pricey for takeaway food, but I decided to give it a try. The goat curry, rice, peas, and coleslaw were served in a polystyrene tray with flimsy utensils. The goat seemed to have more bone than meat, which was disappointing as I prefer not to crunch down on bones. After removing the bone fragments and mixing the sauce with the rice and peas, it was enjoyable, although not as spicy as I had hoped. I cannot say if it was authentic Caribbean food since I've never...
I just thought I have to put this up for the safety of others. I have always got a good customer service from this place and always enjoy the food. But today at around 2pm 17th of May 2019. Me and two of my friends bought food from onje to celebrate finishing our exam and found a massive hair inside the food and really dirty as well which I will tag the pictures. This pull us off from eating the food and rather than the in experience manager in charge to calm the situation he start threatening us which was the worse customer service have ever received in my entire life, not even Nigeria immigration customer service is as worse as this. But just thought I let people to be aware of the food th...
Me and my sister-in-law were queuing for ages, only for one of the women working there to finally acknowledge our existence and snap 'do you want something? ' What a great way to speak to a customer waiting to give you money. I then asked if the jollof and chicken was gf and just got a completely disinterested 'no '. Depending on seasoning used, jollof is usually naturally gluten free. Couldn 't shake the feeling she just didn 't want to serve a white person. It was more embarrassing than anything. Whilst waiting a silly amount of time to be served, I thought several times of just walking off and not bothering...wish I had in the end. #lessthanonestar
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Having relocated from south east London to Greater Manchester I was worried about where I’d get my fix of Nigerian staples. A colleague mentioned seeing a Nigerian stall in the Arndale and recommended taking a trip to the food market to scout it out. I can confirm that Onje does indeed exist and is 100% the real deal. The food is only bettered by the warm hospitality (and banter) of the hosts. It’s basically of a home away from home. From favourites like jollof and stew, curry goat and patties specialities like pounded yam and egusi, moin moin and pottage Onje have it all. Just make sure you get in early or book in advance to avoid disappointment!
I was in town today and decided to stop at this restaurant to grab a bite to eat. The staff, two lovely and friendly ladies, greeted me warmly. I ordered the Jolof rice with beef and was impressed with the generous portion for only £7. The rice was flavorful and not too spicy, and the beef was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be coming back to this place again in the future.
I went yesterday to Onje while visiting Manchester. I had jollof Rice with beef stew plantain as recommended by the lovely lady serving. The portion size was generous at a good price of £10.50 for the meal plus a bottle of water the food was delicious 10/10 would highly recommend ill be sure to visit again if I'm ever back in Manchester.
I’ve eaten curry goat previously and enjoyed it but the stuff here was full of bones. My server tried to pick out the meat amongst the bones but there were still quite a few left. The jollof rice was nice but the curry goat was tasteless. It was food court fayre but cost me £7.50. Half that price would have been enough.
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The server was friendly and the Eco pack was a bit expensive at £10, but well worth it. The meal was delicious and spicy. The rice was excellent and the jerk chicken was great, despite being slightly undercooked in one spot.
Very good and tasty Nigerian jollof rice ! Also all sorts of stew with white long or short grain rice to choose from. Other African foods also available
