Amarachi
“The Lagos rum punch is strong and refreshing.”
“Love the great ambience, the dj was on point playing a nice mix of hip hop and r&b, and last but but not least the drinks were great.”
“From the making of the reservations, to the welcome and great smile from Tashi (hostess), to the nice table by the window.”
Amarachi
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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So this restaurant/lounge is kind of weird. I wasn't exactly sure what their theme was and I'm pretty sure they don't either.
I came here on a Sunday afternoon to catch up with friends and scope out an event that was supposed to take place. When we entered, there were about two people to our left and two to our right. The individuals on the right asked us if we were there for a comedy event (not even close). We told her no and she nudged us in the direction of the hostess who seated us right away.
Once we were seated and given our menus, we checked-in via Yelp and had our free house punches honored. We also placed our orders.
As we sat and waited, my friends noticed that their cups of water were dirty. Mine was clean. Weird. The waitress gave them new cups of water and let us know that she had placed our orders. We chatted, waited, joked around, waited, observed the venue, waited. We waited about thirty minutes for our food to come. A long time in the food service industry according to my friends who have both worked in the industry in the past.
My salmon was good though they used sesame seed buns (brioche would have been better since the bun is thicker and doesn't fall apart) and the fries that came with it were alright; just regular crinkly fries. My friends enjoyed their pancakes also. They ordered a pitcher of Sangria, which at the request of my friend was strong but had lemons and cherries in it. Those two things just don't belong in a Sangria. Maybe it was a special or something.
Our waitress seemed relatively new and tried her best to make sure we had a pleasant experience. While she was good, the establishment wasn't. There seemed like there was a lot going on in the back of the house. So much so that it pushed its way up to the front.
We never got to attend the event we were there for because apparently it wasn't even taking place but the comedian that begin to perform as we left was okay.
Random note: there is a legal smoking room in the back.
Ok…. Hmmmm…… I don't know man…. I am still shaking my head a couple of times….
So let me start with the positives… this is an extremely beautiful and flavorful venue… the interior is real cool… the sound system… the lounge setting to the multi demensional and functional capacity of the venue are EXCELLENT… PRIME LOCATION…
So you are wondering why the low rating…. still shaking my head…. a beautiful family friend had her wedding shower at the Resto… she rented out the entire place which was real cool…. SO……..
The Service:1 Star….
Restauraunt Coordination: 1 star… Pre-set menu was chosen and placed on every table… To get the appetizer took 2 hours 1/2…. they had 1 waiter for like 11 different tables… With such a big party where are your waiters and waitresses.. and I mean experienced staff
Staff at the Bar: 1 Star… With literally 4 people at the bar.. the young lady was texting while we were waiting… literally…. who does that…
The Food: 1 Star… not only did people leave with out eating due to the extremely under staffed service…. To make matters worse… the resto ran OUT OF FOOD… so the remaing guests had to settle for what was left..
The best thing on my plate was the mixed salad and dressing… The food left no pleasure nor desire to return.
After the ambiance… the best part of my night was the two cakes that were served…. and guess what.. it was not from the restaurant… it was from an outside bakery…
Black Owned Businesses… let's do better and be better…. Experienced Staff is necessary… Trained Staff is necessary… Preparation is Key… Delivering on Service and customer service must be exceptional… The key to REVENUE is to ENSURE the CUSTOMER IS HAPPY!
Another great night at Amarachi!! Great food. Great service, strong drinks and great tunes. I highly recommended the sweet chili wings and shrimp linguini which is more than enough to make another meal out of, and still have some left over for breakfast. This was definitely one of the best alfredo sauces I've ever tasted. The salmon also was delicious, not overcooked and dry like some places. Portion sizes are huge. Again, this place is great for a date night or a group. I am definitely becoming a regular.
Came here with a friend who had a Groupon. I got the chicken fingers & fries. Fair warning if you aren't into spicy foods: it's a little hot. There was a blend on the fries that reminded me of something people I knew in NC had on their fries. I think they'd totally go crazy for this "small" plate at lunchtime (b/c this was definitely not a small plate & this is not just skinny me saying that).
This venue looks like it would be very nice in the evenings for happy hour or the events they have here since decor is awesome. Our server was also extremely nice & her recommendation of the barbecue sauce was spot on with my meal since it had a sweet blend that complimented the chicken fingers (which I also loved since it had some quality chicken, nothing overcooked or icky tasting). The drink selections looked good, though I'm not a drinker & couldn't tell you much about that nor how any drinks tasted since I didn't have any. It's closer to DUMBO or Downtown Brooklyn than Bed-Stuy (where Groupon said they were); we'd return.
I came here with a friend for Black Owned Restaurant Month. The first thing that struck me was the ambiance. The lights are so bright. It doesn't feel anything like a restaurant. It may be because they were hosting one of those byob paint nights in one area of the restaurant. The seating set up was also weird. There are three somewhat separate areas, two of which are like raised stages with the third situated at ground level in between. Sometime in the middle of our meal, the lights went down and the Empire watch party began. It really felt like a random collection of people gathered to do random activities, all of which happened to be going on in the same space.
The house cocktail is not bad. Very sweet. It's the type of drink I would have ordered at a club in college… or maybe on a beach somewhere.
Service was pretty disorganized. The waitress first gave us the wrong menu and then didn't seem to know what was actually available to order. My second course came out after my third. I'm pretty sure she forgot about it until I asked for it. She was very nice and talked to someone to figure out the answers to our questions, but it seemed strange that she didn't really know what was going on.
I ordered from the pre-fixe menu. I had the suya (on the menu, it's listed as suya chicken tenders, but apparently suya is a plate full of beef pieces), the caesar salad, the salmon with garlic sauce, and the red velvet cake. The suya was pretty good. The meat is a little tough, but the rub is delicious, especially when coupled with the fresh onion. The salad was very overdressed. I barely noticed that lettuce was involved. The dressing was good, but there was entirely too much of it. I really like the salmon. The creamy sauce on top was perfect. The rice and veggies served on the side were plain, but not bad. The red velvet cake was the star of the night. Three moist layers with perfect cream cheese frosting. Yum.
My friend ordered a la carte. She had the ngobo soup with fufu (I forgot what fufu is called on the menu, but it's like a play-doh ball of pounded yam). I didn't try the soup because of the okra base– it's a texture thing– but my friend said it was really good. I was excited to try fufu, even though it doesn't really have a distinct taste.
I was glad to visit this restaurant in support of BORM, but it's not quite my cup of tea. If someone else wanted to go, I'd be happy to go along, but I don't think I would independently decide to visit again.
The decor and location of this place are awesome. It's very easy to get to if you're taking public transportation, and there is parking nearby if you drive. They also have a parking deal with one of the local parking garages which makes parking a lot easier.
The service here is okay, nothing spectacular. The server didn't seem to happy to be there and had a little bit of an attitude. However, I didn't come there for the service, I came for the food so let's get to that. For the appetizer, I ordered the wings. Those were delicious. They had a dry rub and one that had sauce on it. I don't remember what the saucy wings were called but I would recommend trying those. They were finger licking good! 🙂 I ordered the oxtails, rice and sweet plantains for dinner. The oxtails and rice were okay. Nothing I would crave, but they were decent. They were a little spicy, so if you don't like spicy food, stay away. The plantains came out when I was almost done with my meal, and they were decent also.
Now for the ambiance, I would give this place more stars just for that. They had a featured guest and she was bomb AF. She was playing the guitar and singing, and boyyy was she talented. She had everyone grooving to her music as she performed covers and original pieces. I went on a wednesday night, which I think was poetry night. I would come back again just to hear their featured guest.
The food was excellent! My mother, daughter and I went there yesterday for Mother's Day Brunch. I had the Salmon Burger which was delicious! My mother ordered the Rib Eye Steak and my daughter had the Steak Quesadillas and they both raved about the food! This Caribbean infused eatery has decor that is inviting, cozy and friendly….I would have given this place 5 starts but there were some confusion around our actual order that we placed with the waitress and it took some time for us to receive our food (I did factor in that it was Mother's Day and that it might take longer than usual to be served). All in all, it is a great place and I would recommend it to anyone.
I came here on Memorial Day this year for a birthday brunch. It's a really cute restaurant. When I came they had just opened so it wasn't all the way put together, but I could see the potential and liked the decor. We had half of the restaurant reserved, and I was one of the first to arrive so we put our order in early. We waited about a half an hour for food and then the rest of the party put in their food — they literally waited about an hour and a half for food, I would have been so upset. The mimosas/bellinis were well made, refilled promptly and the music was good. The waitress needed a quick lesson in friendliness & customer service, but she wasn't rude or anything.
The food was good, and OK so I'm being a little easy on them because it was brand new when I went & is black owned. So shoot me!!