Benin Cafe Resturant in Toronto

359 Albion Rd, Toronto, ON M9W 3P3, Canada

★★★★★
(133 reviews)
Categories: West African restaurant Restaurant

About

A restaurant that applies the old traditional Benin recipes with modern cooking technique for a unique taste and satisfaction. It is nostalgic for many and new delight for those who where not exposed to fine cooking in Benin, Edo State Nigeria

Address
359 Albion Rd, Toronto, ON M9W 3P3, Canada
Plus Code
PCFX+XJ Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
12–8 PM
Tuesday
12–8 PM
Wednesday
12–8 PM
Thursday
12–8 PM
Friday
12–8 PM
Saturday
12–8 PM
Sunday
2–6 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Live music Sport
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Happy-hour food Healthy options Late-night food Small plates Spirits Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.6
★★★★★
133 reviews

Most Mentioned

nigerian food (12) home (10) jollof rice (8) stew (8) egusi (5) price (5) palm nut soup (4) yam (4) assorted pepper soup (2) black soup (2)
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★★★★★
December 6, 2024

The food was really good I was pleasantly surprised as i was looking for somewhere to eat in the area and hoped for the best. Thank you for the black soup and banga were delicious!

★★★★★
November 19, 2024

I flew from London to Toronto and I had to stop by Benin Cafe for the real authentic Nigerian food! Everything on the menu is a hit. 10 outta 10 I would recommend!!

★★★★★
October 26, 2024

This is proper proper Nigerian resturant. I ordered the yam and peppersauce And fried rice and I almost licked off my fingers Best Nigerian restaurant and will be my go to place from now on

★★★★★
June 19, 2024

Came all the way from Newfoundland with my fam for vacation. Coming to this restaurant definitely contributed to the beauty of our stay! I had black soup for the first time, the soup was super tasty and remained hot in the native bowl the entire time!!!My husband had oha and loved it. We took out white rice and stew with beans… top notch. Hope to go there this evening for some yummy assorted peppersoup and banga! Super affordable food too. Weldone guys!!

★★★★★
June 16, 2024

Benin Cafe Restaurant is a dive into western Africa and all the obscure and fantastic flavours they bring to people. Ogbono soup has a unique taste and smell, but it is very enjoyable. I hope to return soon to try their food again.

★★★★★
March 17, 2024

Very friendly people working there. The food was very delicious. My friend paid for dinner.

★★★★★
February 4, 2024

The assorted pepper soup was freshly made and the herbs and spices that makes peppersoup a great taste was present. I enjoyed every bit of it. I will definitely be going back there.

★★★★★
December 2, 2022

First time trying Nigerian cuisine. They did not disappoint. The fish was fryed to perfection. And of course the fufu was delicious. Thank you for the great service and can’t wait to come back in the future.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Delicious food, nice environment

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

EVERYTHING on their menu is AMAZING & AUTHENTIC ! Best Nigerian food I ve had in the city for sure !

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Have good food but very expensive

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Yoha!

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Lovely place

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Nice food and great customer service.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Now, I m a newbie to African cuisine. I ve tried a number of restaurants within greater Toronto and I must say Benin Restaurant is in a class of its own. The red stew .. Is mouthwatering!!! The meat or protein is made to your desired tenderness. Thank you for sharing a taste of Nigeria here in Canada with us!!!!

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Priceless customer service and delicious food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good customer service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

This place reminds me of a place back home, good food, great portions with Mummy vibes service and great atmosphere. This will be my Sunday spot now to reflect of my Benin roots. I will eat Egusi and Banga to the glory of God

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Most delicious Nigerian food ever!! Really enjoyed the veggies rice and the puff puff. Yummy :)

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Shoutout to my homie David for recommending this place!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice place to get the real taste of the Nigerian authentic dishes in Toronto. The lady handling the restaurant is very experienced and dedicated. - Onifre

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Amazing food

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

The food and the service is exceptionally superb! My favorite meal is the jollof rice with fried beef. The portions are very fair. You cant go wrong with great service, great food, and great prices. This is my favorite Nigerian establishment. I give 5 stars, but wish I could give more than that.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Okay so this is the best place to eat in Toronto. The food taste like home (nigeria) The starch and banga can really hit the spot. The stew and rice is a most have lol. The service is great too, very friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Firstly, a very serene and comfortable environment with Naija musics to bless your soul. Then the delicacies, freshly made, on point, tastes like Heaven on Earth. The staffs are so welcoming, polite and ever ready to service your taste buds to the fullest. Please go and give their soup a try and your mouth will continually bless you. .

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

We just had bitter leaf and Oha soup with pounded yam. It tasted like a delicious home-cooked food. A place to visit!

December 22, 2022

Very poor customer service.

December 22, 2022

The quality of food is 8.5/10..but im annoyed with the pricing of your food..i realized when the men is behind the counter the price for the food is consistent.. but once the lady goes behind the counter, it seems like the price is different. I wont be coming back to this location unfortunately. Ordered from here a few times but i will be going back to the other location off of Sheppard ave west.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The best Indigenous restaurant in town, serving all kinds of exotic African dishes. If you want to feel like home away from home, please visit BENIN CAFE in Toronto. Their banga and starch dish is the best you can ever get. Freshly made, and served in local pot, just like back home. You can also customize your food, yam and egg, jollof, ayamashe, egusi, wheat, pounded yam, you name it. Always remember to order ahead, because everything is Freshly cooked, so you dont have to wait and drool for too long lolzzz. Try them today and thank me later:)

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good food. Atmosphere could be better

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Fantastic food, we got the black soup and pounded yam and Bini pepper stew with native rice, ... delicious !! . The warmth and great customer service we got it felt like we were home. Thank you

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

This is my first time having Edo cuisine and so I asked for recommendations from our server. I ended up ordering goat with jollof rice and plantains. The jollof rice is the best part. Well made and seasoned. Peppery spicy kick. The plantains are decent. The goat with the tomato based sauce is tasty but the goat was the texture of leather. Its a cured goat which I wasnt aware of so its impossible to chew. Its a great jaw workout. The price is on the high side at $19 for this. Although it would feed 2 people. Id come back to try their chicken but I wouldnt recommend the goat.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

One of the best restaurants I ve been to lately. Excellent service and super polite staff. Don t even get me started on the exquisite taste. One of a kind and top notch. A must visit .

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

A friend took me to restaurant to try her African food it was not bad as it was my first time eating their but I wouldnt eat the fish too dry for me.

December 22, 2021

Poor service, unnecessary expensive, not clean.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good food, delicious African dish well prepared. Friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Naija quick fix for lunch

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great place. Authentic Global menu with healthy African natural and organic ingredients highly recommended to everyone seeking deep herbal, African, and super food dealers to take a look

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Beautiful and modest restsurant. The owner is kind and nice lady.she served my sister much food for the price. Thank you ma. God will continue to elevate you

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Nigerian home food at its very best.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great Nigerian food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Yummy Nigerian foods. The best Ive had so far

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Love the food..Great place

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Authentic Africa delicacies. Freshly prepared.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Delicious authentic Nigerian food.

December 22, 2020

Service is too slow and bad

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

All their Nigerian dishes are delicious!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

The food here is fantastic! Its great value for money, and the taste is just like home. I will definitely be returning!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

The woman that owns the and their services are very wonderful

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

My favorite home food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I dont leave at home any more and as some who loved my home cooked nigerian food, and some one who cant cook. this is a great place for me to come and order a meal that can last me for few weeks. the stew taste like the stew youll have at nigerian functions. There are so much options. You can even order how spicy you want your meal. perfect nigerian spot for food and take out.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great african restaurant

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The jolof rice was very good with just the right amount of spice(heat). Stewed beef was a bit dry but still tasty. Price for a few peices of beef and rice, with fried plantains, is $15.. So not the best value. Also, the menu could be more comprehensive. I may go back and try something else on the menu.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great tasting food! I had the jollof rice plate with fried plantain and chicken and really enjoyed it. My husband had the egusi and he really enjoyed it. Great service. Would definitely be going back.

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I ordered the jollof rice and yam porridge. Both of the meals tasted spoiled and lacked flavour. I could only eat a couple bites before I threw both meals in the trash.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Amazing Jollof!!!! Sooo good! Will be back!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

This was some amazing and authentic food that was a big reminder of home. The rice and stew is to die for and don t get me started on the jollof. Why can t I leave more than 5 stars???

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

The jollof rice was very flavourful. I really enjoyed my time at the restourant

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Best food in the greater Toronto area

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

This has the best Nigerian food I have ever tasted.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Truely Naija

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

I invited my friend who was visiting from Nigeria for lunch at Benin Cafe Restaurant. We were both impressed by the services provided. The food was extremely good to the extend that my friend openly remarked that Benin Cafe worth revisiting again before he goes back to Nigeria. Benin Cafe, keep up the good service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Home away from home!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I have eaten the chicken fried rice twice. Its delicious but the second time they forgot the 2 pieces chicken on top which are included and it tasted different from the first time. First time was mixed with all sorts of veggies corn included and rice was fried. The 2nd time was not fried rice more like boiled rice but still delicious and less veggies..no corn I have called several times to order chicken fried rice for a group of friends and I after bragging to them and they never have the ingredients to make it...always out of chicken whether its 12pm 2 PM 5pm or 8pm. So y is it on the menu. My friends have tried the ogbonno and egusi and love it!!! Great customer service but they seem to be overwhelmed with orders and cant keep up. I need the chicken fried rice please!!!!!! 4 stars only because they hardly have chicken fried rice.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

One of the Best restaurants for nigerian food. That is if u like ogbonor soup, egusi soup, stew and banga soup.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

If you are looking for a real Nigerian home food... Benin Cafe Restaurant is the place to go.

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Was not a good experience the food was not just I expected

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good food but costly

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great & delicious food. I enjoyed it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The food is very nice. Reasonably priced too. If you want tasty naija food, this should be your next stop

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Service was