Best Fun Restaurants in Ilford

The venue, ambience and service was very good during our lunch visit on Friday 25/4/25. I scored lower in some areas as we ordered the Jerk Salmon with rice and peas, which was bland, we could not taste any seasoning. We only had a main course with a still bottle of water and one mocktail that did not taste nice. The bill came to £80 for lunch, which was not value for money. I will visit again for shows and events but will not dine at Soul Mamas again unless the menu is improved

Great food with plenty of choice. Service was excellent. We were a table of 7 including 2 young children. Really enjoyed everything.

Overall experience was amazing, the waiters were attentive and prompt. The food looked great and equally tasted just as good. I ordered the lamb cutlets and my date ordered the Thai curry for the main. Both dishes were prepared promptly and cooked to perfection. The manager also allowed us to spend some time in the lounge after our meals which was a nice addition to an already pleasant evening. The Ambience 💯 The Food 💯 The Customer Service 💯 The Booking System 💯 I would definitely come back again!!

The night started off a little odd, we arrived just after the restaurant opened and were the only people there at first. Decor inside was lovely, albeit the outside of of restaurant is undergoing refurbishment. The first thing I did was order one of their amazing looking cocktails, only to be informed that they did not yet have their drinks license, which was expected next week. It’s a very new restaurant, and they were very accommodating letting us purchase our own drink on the high street and bring it in, but it would have been nice to have known in advance. From that point onwards, we had a great night. The food was amazing, service was attentive without being overwhelming. The kids took advantage of the lack of alcohol to have a mocktail each, served in a glass dome full of smoke, very dramatic! We had 3 courses and everything we ate was brilliant. The bill was £140ish for 4 of us (kids were eating adult portions, not sure if there’s a kids menu). We added service to that and bought our own drinks, so would be more expensive once licensed. There’s a shisha lounge bit, which is completely separate to the main restaurant. Our table was a very comfortable booth, which could have easily sat 6 with plenty of room. A lovely night out.

I had drinks with a group of friends on a Friday night on a DJ night. Was a bit concerned how noisy it would be but was perfect. When advertising you need to advise that it is gentle music as the evening was v quiet which i assume is because people were concerned about noise.