Review: No5 (Lekki)
No5
5 Ayinde Akinmade Road, Lekki Phase I | Instagram | 0915 324 5827
I visited No5 on a chilled afternoon, where self-care was the only thing on the agenda. My immediate reaction was that it’s a really nice space and the energy was good, although you could tell they were still adding finishing touches to the restaurant. As I got settled into a table, the servers literally swarmed me, and I immediately genuinely felt relaxed and taken kiaruf.
If you know me, you know I lurrrve lasagne, so immediately I spotted plantain lasagne on the menu (don’t knock it till you try it, folks), I went for it. It took roughly about 20 minutes until my food was in front of me, and compared to what I’ve experienced, this timing is super impressive. I give them props.
Plantain Lasagne & Garlic Butter Bread
Digging right into it, ladies and gentlemen, I found generous layers of cheese that melted my heart. I took my first bite and LISTEN 🔥🔥 To put it simply: This plantain lasagne was all kinds of yum. The flavour was on point, the beef and plantain filling was really nice, it had diced carrots in it as well (which gave it a bit of crunch), and it was served with bread toasted in garlic butter — an all-round perfectly balanced meal.
This restaurant also has to be the first place in Lagos where I’ve gotten a whole jar of orange juice for N3,000. You know that annoying thing restaurants do where you order juice off their menu and they show up with just one glass for some ridiculous price? There was none of that here, and I almost started slow clapping. I had to ask the server twice, just to be sure there would be no off-ing of shirt and fighting. Getting value for my money is key.
Orange Juice
Salted Apple Crumble & Ice Cream
For dessert, I ordered the salted apple crumble with ice cream, but TBVH I was quite sceptical after my last bad experience at Plantaine. Nonetheless, I decided to have a little faith, especially as No5 had treated me well so far.
The very first thing that impressed me was that it was a deconstructed crumble, which I thought was nice and imaginative. As for how it tasted — heavenly 🥰 Not too sweet; just the right balance between sweet and savoury, which I love. I could taste the cinnamon, the base was really crunchy and the ice cream with mint gave it cool freshness. This dessert was a total win, in my book.
Postscript
Will I be visiting No5 again?? I’ll be taking a friend or two.
Verdict
Damage
Plantain Lasagne — N7900
Salted Apple Crumble — N5000
Orange Juice — N3000
Parking
Decent, can take about 15 cars-ish.