Questions

Asked and answered

Booking, the food, the room and getting here. If yours is not on the list, somebody is in the building from two who will know.

Booking

Getting a table

How far ahead should I book?

A weeknight, the same day is usually fine. A Friday or Saturday table for six wants about three weeks. Sunday lunch fills up on the Thursday before.

Do you hold the table if I am late?

Fifteen minutes, then it goes to the bar queue. Traffic happens — call the house and we will move you rather than lose you.

Can I book for more than eight?

Yes, by phone rather than online, and large tables eat from a set menu so everything arrives together and hot.

Is there a deposit?

Only for nine and over: ₵ 50 a head, taken off the final bill, refundable up to seventy-two hours before.

Can I just walk in?

Always. There are twelve seats at the bar that are never booked, and they take the full board.

The food

What you will be eating

Is everything very hot?

The pepper base is in most of the red dishes and it is genuinely hot. Say so when you order and the kitchen will hold it back — that is normal, not a nuisance.

Do you cook for vegetarians?

Properly, not as an afterthought. Red red, the charred cabbage, the garden salad and two of the soups are vegetarian as written, and the kitchen will build a full plate if you ask.

What about allergies?

Groundnut, palm and shellfish are somewhere in most of the board. Almost all of it can be cooked without — tell us when you book and it is sorted before you sit down.

Why does the menu change?

Six dishes never move. Everything else is written on Tuesday morning around what came back from Makola, which is the entire reason it is any good.

How long does fufu take?

Eleven minutes, pounded to order, and we will not start it before you sit down. It is worth the wait and the kitchen will not be hurried on it.

The room

What it is like

Is it loud?

Until about nine it is a conversation. After nine the music goes up and the bar fills. Book early if you need to hear each other.

Are children welcome?

Until nine, yes. Three high chairs, and a plate of plantain that has never been on the menu.

Is the building accessible?

Step-free from the road to the front room and the yard, and an accessible bathroom off the corridor. The back room is up two steps — tell us and we will seat you in the yard instead.

Can I bring my own wine?

One bottle a table, ₵ 120 corkage, and not on a Friday or Saturday.

Getting here

Finding the door

Where exactly is it?

14 Sixth Circular Road, Labone, on the left coming from the Danquah Circle end. The building is black with no sign, which is either charming or infuriating depending on the weather.

Is there parking?

Six spaces behind the building and the road either side. It is tight after eight on a Saturday, so a car is easier then.

Do you take cards?

Cards, mobile money and cash. There is no card minimum and there never has been.

Still stuck

Ask a person

Somebody is in the building from two o'clock every day the room is open, and they will know the answer without checking. It is almost always faster than reading further.

Call the house