Mild Afro Lounge

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   Julie

   Toronto

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Pros: The food, drinks, ambiance and service are exceptional. This is the first African spot where I think they nailed elevating Nigerian food to be universally palatable, while giving reverence its cultural preparation. Food presentation was well executed too. Everything we tried was a 10 out of 10. The servers are sweet and very accommodating. The music was a mosaic of the best the continent had to offer. Cons: The tables are too low for dining. The smoke machine used in the club stage of the evening must be destroyed! We could barely breathe and woke up congested. It added nothing. The food came out of the kitchen a bit disjointed for a table of 7 people, but the quality made up for that. Overall: Highly recommended! We had a fabulous evening of food, drinks, afrobeats and dancing.
   

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   Dale

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The atmosphere was nice, modern and cozy. They were playing a great selection of Afro/Urban music. The food was full of flavour and the servers were great. They were very helpful with selecting things to try and explaining things on the menu and making sure everything was good.
   

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   Success

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was outstanding and the service was amazing. Stephanie was an amazing host, and she was very patient with us! She’s the best!
   

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   Taj

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Love the vibe, love the food. Our server was very nice, however the service in general could have been better. I think they just aren’t well staffed for that, but I recognize that it’s a small spot so prob not possible logistically. The food and ambience made up for this though. The Joloff rice was fantastic! And the suya wings a must have. All in all a great experience, I would recommend it and come back again.
   

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   Shanice

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 24 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We enjoyed our experience here. The server was lovely. The food was great. 10/10
   

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   Ogochukwu

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 23 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent meallll, definitely going to visit again
   

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   Dione

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 28 September 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   OVERALL Another example of how we've had to settle for mediocre at best. Food - ok. Atmosphere - good. Service - meh FOOD The food was mostly good for this restaurant. I ordered the Peppered Beef which was flavourful, but overcooked. My friends ordered chicken and fish, which was nice, but some items smelled awful. The menu was confusing and unnecessarily complex with separating each food group (i.e. rice, sauce, etc) instead of just creating complete meals. DECOR The relaxed lounge feel is great for a club. However, this establishment claims to be a restaurant. The low tables in the booths, made it uncomfortable to eat. There were issues with etiquette on cutlery placement. No accessibility. SERVICE The servers clearly did not understand restaurant and hospitality etiquette. Most were too busy chatting behind the bar, then understanding hospitality protocol. This restaurant failed the sniff test on decent restaurants by: > Had to wait 5 minutes for a hostess to acknowledge and seat me when I entered > Hostess/Server failed to communicate properly at onset like asking "do you have a reservation?", "table for ?"...just basic sentences to acknowledge a human being entering your establishment. > Once full party arrived, took too long to attend to table, take orders, etc > 1 hour to receive appetizer :-( > Too long to take orders (we were seated in front of bar for an hour and had to flag the servers down to notice us) > Failed to bring food genres together (brought 1 person's entree at a time, with nearly 10 minute gaps between each entree, leaving the other members without food. So the party could not eat together.) and more..... I would advise the owner and staff to take a course in hospitality and restaurant management to learn to manage and run a restaurant and provide good customer service. If they just want to cook and sell food, they should transition to take out and/or catering (drop off without service).
   

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   Ash

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I was unexpectedly impressed by the taste of the food. Most Nigerians meal are oily and salty. All the dishes ordered were neither salty nor oily. Right kind of ‘spicy’ too, not too hot 🥵 . Overall nice ambiance and good service. Polite, warm and respectful. Most restaurants in Canada (African or not ) are impersonal, you just wanna eat and get out. Here you just wanna sit some more.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Toronto

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 7 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A time was had I’d definitely recommend this spot
   

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    suzanne

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great place to unwind and have fun, the food was amazing.
    

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