Dark Room By The Yellow Plate

The dark room is literally a restaurant without lights. There are at least 3 different dinning areas to choose from. If you don’t want to be seen while eating out, this restaurant is for you. You can hardly identify faces due to the poor lighting but their meals are absolutely delicious. I enjoyed their cocktail as well. Ps: There’s delivery service available for those who order online.

Finally, I visited the popular Darkroom by Yellowplate. I mean, I have ordered from Yellowplate a couple of times before but I have never really visited/dined at Darkroom (their physical space). Before I got there, I had seen a couple of comments about the car parking being an issue but I didn’t really have any challenges parking. I would, however, advise that if you can, use a Taxi to the place. The staff were (for the most part) very polite and professional. I loved how everyone (staff) was particular enough to make sure we were having a great dining experience. The waiter (that served us) seemed new as she was a bit unsure about the menu and had to go back to the kitchen a number of times to get answers to our questions. When we were leaving, she asked “Anything for the weekend”; I mean I understand that tipping is very important but I think it’s unprofessional for a waiter to ask (especially in that manner). Moving on, we ordered the Asun Jollof Rice (7000), Shrimps Alfredo Pasta (8500), and the Prawn Mayo (4500). The portions are RIDICULOUS (in a good way)! I NEVER takeaway food (leftovers) at a restaurant cause whatever is left is never enough to takeaway. I went to Darkroom hungry and I still couldn’t finish the food! I remained more than half of that Asun Jollof Rice. Asides from the quantity, the food is AWESOME! For the Asun Jollof, I loved the spice, taste and, yes, it was smoky! My friend didn’t love it though so maybe it’s just me 🤷🏾‍♂️. Personally, I hate creamy pasta and seafood BUT when I tasted that Shrimp Alfredo Pasta, I wanted to finish it! It was veryyy good - I can’t describe it. You need to taste it for yourself please 🤤 The Asun Jollof comes with Plantain, Asun (A LOT) and Coleslaw. The Alfredo Pasta had about four MASSIVE Prawns and was very very creamy 👀.

I recently visited Dark Room by Yellow plate after several months & I’m pleased with the improvements that have been made. I ordered the shredded chicken with cheese & fries. It didn’t take too long to arrive & service was good. One thing I noticed was how busy the pick-up section on the ground floor was. Majority of their customers order online for pick up or delivery. The food is good but the price is alarming, but it’s this way because of the quantity, you won’t be able to finish the food alone except you have a voracious appetite 🤭, so it’s better for groups. And the packaging for the take-away container is unique & also adds to the cost. Overall it was a great experience & I’ll be revisiting again. (Please follow @onyiexplores on IG for more info.)

What I love more than the meals is the packaging n we couldn’t agree more. In as much as I’d like to dine some day I can’t just resist this fine cute containers the drinks and meals come in. Totally reusable, portable, clean and trendy food packs. I love them all. Baileys milkshake is my personal fave as it does contain a large amount of baileys (for a toothsome lover like myself who despises hard, bitter drinks). But on my second order baileys wasn’t included and the shake was too sweet I had to add chocolate vodka on it to tone down the sugar a bit. Plus no syrup was included as well. Red Velvet Milky Puff with Oreo toppings and Chocolate drizzled Puff with Oreo toppings is also a nice one. Suya fries is simply fries with suya pepper (wasn’t hot like I’d prefer) and is a side ie doesn’t come with any protein. It’s always a busy hive for the most part of the day, n their service is fair despite the amount of orders they get but the wait time for meals & drink prep is above 90mins. Even if you order.

good concept but terrible execution. very bad service and problematic employees. Good food and would have rather stayed home and ordered online than to have been mistreated with poor service.