Restaurant La Calebasse

I passed this place several times, but I have never been interested to try their food. Finally, on a cold winter Sunday evening, I landed there to buy rice. The smell of the food attracted me. I decided to get the fish plate. They had several interesting and exotic things on the menu. The dish I ordered cost me around 16$, it was fish (grilled tilapia) served with atiéké, plantain, and salad. Everything was tasty, the way they grilled the fish is just like in my home country. It is also served with sauce and a very tiny portion of hot chilli sauce. I'm a big fan of capsaicin, so I found this chilli is a big bonus. The plantain was cooked very well, it was sweet and crispy at the same time. I can finish a box of plantain only. Unfortunately, I'm not a big an of atiéké, it tastes sour somehow, and it wasn't suitable with my palate. At the end, I cooked the rice that I had bought earlier there. It was rice from Mali, the brand of the rice is Sada. It has special fragrance, the grains were slim and the rice is sticky. I'm overall satisfied with my purchase. In this place you can also find lots of African goods, cosmetics, fish, frozen meat like beef tripe, beef tail, etc.

Place is pretty much neat and very homely. Food is great. Cooked from scratch. No microwave. But it takes up to 35 minutes to get your food. I don't know if their tradition, the guy just left the food on the counter for me to serve my group. The fruit drinks like mango, pineapple, berry and hibiscus taste fresh and delicious. You have to pick up your plates after eating. Overall, nice cosy place to eat a fresh East African cuisine.

Been there a lot. Food is always great. Service used to always be too slow. They’ve made a lot of progress in that regard. Changed my review to 5 stars.