Tasty African Restaurant

Restaurant · AfricanIlford

No dishes marked gluten free

66 dishesmenu read 9 Novtastyafricanfood.com

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Same menu as Tasty African Food - Dagenham, read once for every branch.

Badges show only what the menu states. Dashed “Likely …”: our guess from the ingredients. Anything else: not listed, so ask staff.

Starters

  • Suya

    Deliciously grilled bite sized beef, topped with sprinkles of spicy pepper and seasoned onions

    Contains dairy, nuts, soy

  • Gizzard Stick

    Well seasoned chicken gizzard skewers garnished with sweet peppers and onions

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy

  • Stick Meat

    Tender beef & shaki skewers garnished with onions and spicy peppers

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish

Beans

  • Ewa Riro

    Soft boiled tasty beans adorned with assorted diced fish, mixed to perfection

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Togolese Beans

    Red beans cooked in an authentic African style, dressed and garnished with the signature 'agoyin' pepper sauce

    Contains dairy, soy

Proteins

  • Grilled Turkey

    Well seasoned and freshly grilled turkey garnished with Tasty's delicious tomato sauce

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Mild Stew Assorted

    An assortment of juicy meats, immersed in a mouth-watering mix of tomato & pepper stew

    Contains soy

  • Beef

    Flavourful and tenderly boiled beef, mixed in tasty tomato and pepper sauce

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Hard Chicken

    Spicy boiler/hard chicken garnished with stew

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy

  • Drum Stick

    Mouthwatering oven grilled chicken mixed in Tasty's signature mild spice

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy

  • Fried Fish

    Savory and delicately fried hake fish lightly garnished with tasty tomato and pepper stew

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Fried Mackerel

    Well seasoned fried mackerel fish mixed in tasty's signature sauce

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Ponmo

    Tenderly boiled and seasoned cow skin mixed in tasty tomato and pepper sauce

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Steamed Fish

    Scrumptious steamed hake fish garnished in tasty's signature sauce

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Stewed Chicken

    Fried and seasoned chicken in tomato & pepper stew

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Steamed Mackerel

    Steamed mackerel fish garnished with stew

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Fresh Catfish

    Fried catfish stewed in tomato & pepper sauce

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Chicken Thigh

    Grilled chicken thigh in Tasty's signature jerk inspired spice

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Saki

    Succulent honeycomb tripe, delicately infused in tasty tomato and pepper sauce

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Turkey Bites

    Scrumptious bite-size fried turkey mixed in tasty tomato and pepper sauce

    Contains dairy, soy

Soups

  • Gbegiri

    Soup made from peeled cooked beans

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish

  • Bitterleaf-Assorted

    A hearty soup made with bitter leaf and cocoyam paste, with an assortment of meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Bitterleaf-Plain

    A hearty soup made with bitter leaf and cocoyam paste, without an assortment of meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Edika-Ikong Assorted

    A nutritious soup of pumpkin and water leaves with an assortment of meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Edika-Ikong

    A nutritious soup of pumpkin and water leaves without an assortment of meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Efo Riro Assorted

    Spinach soup: a leafy soup made with palm oil and crayfish, with an assortment of meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Efo Riro

    Spinach soup: a leafy soup made with palm oil and crayfish without assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Egusi Igbo Assorted

    A rich ground melon seeds, waterleaf and Ugu leaves soup with assorted meats

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Egusi Igbo

    A rich ground melon seeds, waterleaf and Ugu leaves soup without assorted meats

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Egusi Assorted

    A protein packed soup of ground melon seeds and leafy vegetables with assorted meats

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Egusi

    A protein packed soup of ground melon seeds and leafy vegetables without assorted meats

    Contains gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Mixed Okro Assorted

    A nutritious blend of chopped okra, fish, spinach leaf and spices with assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Mixed Okro

    A nutritious blend of chopped okra, fish, spinach leaf and spices without assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Ogbono Assorted

    Delicious draw soup made with Ogbono seeds, spinach leaves and classic spices with assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Ogbono

    Delicious draw soup made with Ogbono seeds, spinach leaves and classic spices without assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Oha Soup Assorted

    Traditional Oha leaves, cocoyam powder and crayfish with assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Oha Soup

    Traditional Oha leaves, cocoyam powder and crayfish without assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Ewedu

    A savoury soup of Jute leaves

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Plain Okro

    A light draw soup of blended okra

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish

Specials

  • Red Brim Fish

    Grilled fish with pepper garnish sauce

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Grilled Tilapia

    Large grilled Tilapia fish and a spicy garnish sauce

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Goat Meat Assorted P Soup

    Spicy broth of pepper and spices with assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish

  • Goat Meat Stew

    A spicy stew made with fresh tomatoes, herbs, onions, scotch bonnets and goat meat

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Ofada Stew/Ayamase (Green)

    Hot and spicy red pepper stew with locust beans and assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Ofada Stew/Ayamase (Red)

    Hot and spicy green pepper stew with locust beans and assorted meats

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Tilapia Fish Pepper Soup

    Spicy broth of pepper and spices with Tilapia fish

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish, fish

  • Dodo Gizzard

    Chicken gizzard & diced plantain stewed and infused with peppers and spices

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Yam Pottage

    Soft yam cooked in a well-seasoned pepper mix topped with a fried crayfish stew

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish

Rice

  • Rice & Beans

    A medley of long grain rice and honey beans

    Contains dairy, soy

  • Jollof Rice

    Seasoned rice cooked in spicy, smoky tomato stew

    Contains dairy, soy

  • White Rice

    Fluffy long grain rice

  • Fried Rice

    A fried medley of seasoned rice, vegetables, shrimp and liver pieces

    Contains dairy, soy, shellfish

Pastries

  • Chicken Pie

    Delicious soft pastry filled with chicken and vegetables

    Contains gluten, dairy, egg, soy

  • Fish Pie

    Delicious soft pastry filled with mackerel fish

    Contains gluten, dairy, egg, soy, fish

  • Fish Roll

    Delicious soft pastry roll filled with mackerel fish

    Contains gluten, dairy, egg, soy, fish

  • Chin Chin

    A biscuit-like traditional snack of deep-fried pastry bites

    Contains gluten, dairy, egg, soy

  • Puff Puff

    Sweet deep-fried dough balls

    Contains gluten, soy

  • Beef Roll

    Delicious soft pastry roll filled with beef

    Contains gluten, dairy, egg, soy

  • Meat Pie

    Delicious soft pastry with a minced beef and vegetable filling

    Contains gluten, dairy, egg, soy

Swallow

  • Eba (Garri)

    Smooth and tasty semi-solid ball of dried cassava flour

  • Amala (Yam Flour)

    Smooth and tasty semi-solid ball of yam flour

  • Pounded Yam

    Smooth and tasty semi-solid ball of pounded boiled yam

Sides

  • Plantain

    A portion of sliced sweet fried plantain

    Contains gluten, soy

  • Loaf of Bread

    Fluffy, sweet African bread

  • Moin Moin Leaf

    Blended beans mixed with spices, cooked in leaf

    Contains dairy, egg, soy, fish

  • Moin Moin Plastic

    Blended beans mixed with spices and eggs

    Contains dairy, egg, soy, fish

Good to know

Restaurant

Not known yet: dog friendly, outdoor seating, wheelchair access, high chairs, byo, baby change. Ask the venue.

Facts

FactDetail
Address129 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4PU
AreaRedbridge
KindRestaurant · African
Websitetastyafricanfood.com
Menu read9 Nov 2026 from tastyafricanfood.com
MapOpen in Google Maps

What diners say

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Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about Tasty African Restaurant

Does Tasty African Restaurant have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, from the menu read 9 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is Tasty African Restaurant coeliac friendly?

Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

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