Samantha's Bistro for Visa Restaurant Week

Visa Restaurant Week is on for a couple more days, if you have no idea how it works check out this post for more info.

I had lunch with the giveaway winners yesterday. We were supposed to have lunch at Nok By Alara, however, we found out when we got there that lunch is from 12-3pm and dinner from 6-12pm.

It was a bit annoying because it wasn't stated on their Instagram page but they have updated their bio to include the timing information.

We went through the different menu's on lost in lagos website and decided to head on over to Samantha's Bistro to try out their Visa Restaurant Week Menu.

I had lunch there earlier in the year with my cousin, check out my thoughts on our experience then here.

For the starter, Bisola got the Grilled Chicken and Corn salad while Ilamosi got the Grilled Quesadilla's.

 The salad came in a really tiny bowl, I was quite shocked at the portion, it looked like something off a kid's meal.

Looking back at my Sugar Cane review post, the portion size was quite similar, however, it didn't seem as small because of the way it was plated.

I sorta expected 4 quesadilla's but there were only 2, it tasted okay but Ilamosi didn't particularly like it, she gave it a 5, I will give it a 6.5/10.

I got the Strawberry Daiquiri and it cost N2,500. It was quite tangy though, not really how I like it.

 Bisola got the Zobo Iced Tea which cost N1,500, she thought it was nice but quite watery.

One thing you need to note is that the cost of drinks, tax and service charge isn't included in the set price of N7,000, N9,000 or N12, 000 for 3 course meals.

Ilamosi got the poulet cocotte grand mere as her main, it means Chicken Grandmother in a pot.

She chose Coconut rice & Fries as her side and really loved the fries.

The Chicken was nice and tender, however I wasn't a huge fan of the sauce.

Ilamosi liked her meal, gave the fries a 9/10, rice 8.5/10 and the chicken 8/10/

Bisola got the Seafood pasta as her main.

It came with focaccia bread which is really popular in italy.

The chef came to our table to garnish the dish with parsley and grated cheese.

Do you think it looks better with the garnishing or without?

The sauce was a plain marinara, Bisola gave it a 5/10. I would give it a 6, when you ask for a tomato sauce, many italian restaurants don't add much seasoning/flavour to it, maybe just basil and garlic.

She got the Apple Crumble & Ice Cream for her dessert.

It looked quite different from the apple crumble I'm used to seeing, this one seemed deconstructed.

Ilamosi got the Berry Clafoutis as her main.

It didn't look very pretty and I didn't like the texture or sauce that was put on top either.

Ilamosi & Bisola both scored their desserts 7/10, I thought the ice cream was quite custardy, wasn't a huge fan of either dessert.

I didn't order off the menu, got pancakes, waffles and suya instead.

 The pancakes were delicious, the waffles not so much.

 The chicken suya was nice, it cost N1,500, I'm glad I got it.

We were really full after our meal, the service was pretty good too.

 Have you been to Samantha's before? What was your experience like ? Would you go there again?

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