African Palace Restaurant & Bar

I got this random craving for African food, not having ever tried African food before. No, I'm not pregnant.I did some research and found pretty good reviews about this place. I had a stressful workday so I decided to reward myself with some delivery for a late lunch. I ordered via Postmates and it arrived 5 minutes sooner than originally estimated. The food was still hot when it arrived. Jollof Rice with Fish: The rice with the tomato stew was just the flavor profile I was craving. The inside of the meaty fish was cooked perfectly. However, the outside had lost its crispiness by the time I started eating probably because of the steam generated in the container. I do wish I had more of that stewed tomato sauce as well. It was just a lot of rice and meat with not enough stew. They serve a portion that is big enough for two to share. I ate half and saved the other half for later.Pepper Soup with Goat: The pepper soup is spicy! Not just "pepper spicy," but also "spices spicy." There was plenty of goat and a lot of tendon-y, tender pieces which I love! There was nothing else in the soup but goat, a pepper, and spices. It is definitely more liquid like a soup, not a stew like I was expecting. Still delicious. I also ate the rest of this as another meal. I just threw some kale and corn in it to make it more of a meal.I would definitely get this again. Hopefully the next time I am craving this, it will be safe to dine in again.

*this review is based on my takeout orders.The food is flavored well but they always skimp on the meat. It's not the cheapest and they only give you one side with the entrees. They could add more meat and not the fatty parts they normally add.My last order sucked again. I ordered goat and chicken peanut butter soup. There were literally two pieces of goat meat and one was super fatty. & the chicken was superrrrrr dry. I'm not sure if they cooked it too long or they just had been reheating the same stale food over and over again.I'll try my luck someplace else next time.

I would give it zero stars if I could. One of my friends from work said to try this place out if I wanted to try some authentic African cuisine. I figured sure why not. Well when we came in there were only two other people eating and that should have been our clue. Here's what we got Ken key: This is an African root vegetable as was described to me by the waitress. More on her later. In a word this was quite terrible. It had a sour taste and an odd texture. It almost looked like uncooked bread. It came with a spinach dip which the waitress kept referring to a steel. Which had beef in it. The service brought two portions even though we only asked for one appetizer. So we really didn't touch it at all I had not even one full piece. I hate wasting food but it was that unbearable to eat this Jollof rice with goat : This was very bland. They did bring a habanero sauce that you could put in it which was making it more palatable but the rice itself was very bland It didn't have much flavor not like the traditional Nigerian or ghanian jolloff rice that I'm used to which I eat at parties but whatever. It came with a salad which was fine. The amount of goat meat was very little and most of it was skin and there wasn't too much bone. I was really hoping for some nice bone marrow but none of that here. Ambience: this is reported to be a club at least on the Yelp page. That being said they had loud music blasting we went at around 4:00 in the afternoon and it was impossible to have a conversation because of the music blasting They did turn it down a little bit but it would be nice if they had some clue as to when to start blasting loud music in the background perhaps because they don't have that many customers they have no choice but to play background music at all hours. Bathroom was clean. Service: This is where they really messed up. Both of us ordered together one entree and one appetizer because we weren't really feeling the menu that much. By deception the waitress brought us two separate entrees and two separate appetizers claiming that we asked for that. She also attempted to bring us bottled water because when we asked for water she didn't want to give us tap we had to point that out to her and then she brought the bottled water back and gave us tap water. But still she attempted to charge us for the bottled water until we pointed that out to her. Not really happy that we had to spend this much money at a junk establishment but I imagine they have to resort to these deceptive tactics because they don't get enough foot traffic in order to stay open. Honestly with business practices like this they won't stay open because I can't see how a lot of Africans come to this establishment for food They might survive alone with being a dance club at late hours which is also kind of surprising given the location and it seems that most of the African population live closer to DC but whatever. The waitress also had a hard time figuring out how to split the bill with two credit cards and also couldn't do that correctly. Not wanting to get into all the weeds with her we just paid and left but I do think that they really need to up their game when it comes to service if they want to stay in business in the area. Parking is free in the parking lot. Overall if you're looking for some affrican cuisine I would recommend trying Swahili village down on m Street. And I'm going to tell my friend she led me wrong. This one is not a winner.

Since this was my first time trying African food I stopped by today & got some takeout from African Palace due to good reviews. The peanut butter soup with tilapia was over the top delicious! The spices and the thickness of the soup soaked up the fufu & it was the perfect pairing. Definitely coming back.

It was decent, not the greatest of places but it's okay and a little pricey. But all in all a good experience, will be back to feed my family here

I swear I try to continue to support them but this is the last time. it took 15 minutes for someone to come and take our order. That was after we had to ask for assistance. they took another tables order and they arrived 10 minutes after us. that table is currently eating and we are still waiting on our suya appetizer. I live in Germantown and service like this is why I travel to PG County for good African food.

Third time and no I don't recommend. Most likely they are aware that most people that will eat here are Africans and therefore familiar with the cuisine. Why is your fish and food in general never freshly made? Everything I ordered was bad/ or going bad. I can't lie though the service is stellar, the food quality is tasteless and had a funky smell. Be honest with the customer that the food won't be freshly made. I've made fried fish for my entire life so I know when its a few days old and stale. Please just go here for drinks and music not the food.

I called and told them that I want two wraps of fufu when I got there, I asked for the two wraps but got a wrap and it was sold for $9 some change and not the usual $3.75 like their menu says. I asked the lady at the register and she said that's how much it's sold for. They are not true to their pricing and I felt the lady scammed me because she had a funny look on her face.

I am highly upset by the horrible service I received today. I have come to this place for years with no issues. It's new staff here and now it's horrible. The waitress kept forgetting things and she brought out my food and didn't put the order in for the 2 people I was with. We all ordered together and ordered the same dish. It took another hour for them to get food.. we already waited an hour for me to get mine. There was no apology from the waitress or the manager. Never again! Then the chicken was pink inside smh.

Food great Service amazing really nice and helpful didn't make me feel dumb because I couldn't pronounce the words correct. Nice clean place