Rainbow African Restaurant -West African Cuisine

312 E Diamond Ave, Gaithersburg
(301) 947-0099

Recent Reviews

Vic

Very simple and very nice place. Has a good music and good service. I told the sir in the front it was my first time trying the food and he help me to figure out what to order. I tried a ginger juice, tasty but too strong -im not used to it haha. The food was excellent i asked for fufu with peanut butter chicken. If you want to try something different its a nice option :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

HighlySpiritual

Everything was mid. I've had Ghanaian food at different restaurants, and this was ok. The jollof Needs more flavor. The waakye was the best one. ??Parking: Parking is across the street. There is a parking lot and we parked there.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Jollof Rice and Chicken Stew, Beef

Nicole Raymond

Not really a place to sit and eat but the people are always welcoming and friendly. +++++ for the ochre stew, I love it. The jollof rice is also very good and as an Islander, I am so impressed with their oxtail.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jessica C.

This is my second time trying their food and I must say it’s not for me. A friend recommended this place for waakye so my first visit, I ordered waakye, jollof, and fish pie. The fish pie is the star of the restaurant, that’s it-everything else was barely seasoned and the stew for the waakye was bitter. My second order (figured it was just a bad cooking day for them my last visit) was for beans and fish, chicken pie, meat pie and bofrot. I tried the chicken pie (not pictured) in the car and it was terrible, I had to throw it out. It’s being seasoned with something that doesn’t belong in a pie-looked like coarse black pepper but it didn’t taste like it. Also, the bofrot tasted like the oil has not been changed in a long time. The fish for the beans also is being seasoned with something that completely threw my taste buds off, had to trash it. The beans were edible but just okay and the plantain was cooked to perfection. I’m afraid to taste the meat pie (pictured). I’m quite disappointed because I really wanted to love this place but not for me. I do have to congratulate them on keeping the restaurant clean.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Plaintain

Christine

Love the meat pies am hooked they are tasty and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maya

The food was very tasty, I wanted to eat it so much and it met my expectations.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shakiya k.

The food is great and the customer service is great .. me and my best friend love the peanut butter soup

Sajel Masih

The suya is really dry. The oxtail is not all that either. The rice is pretty dry as well and hard. And the prices are outrageous. The prices on the Google menu for there website aren't even true. You will be paying more than 20$ for per menu item.

Food: 2

Joyce Nsiah

Food was horrible. Ordered waakye. Tasted burnt. The stew was so tasteless. Bad aftertaste. I'm sorry. I tried keep thinking it'll be better if I give another chance, but whoever does the cooking doesn't put any love into it. I've had better Ghanaian food elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

Blasé

The food was mid and the service was even worse. We tried their puff puff, beef patty, beef kabob, jallof rice, Ghanaian style oxtail, & palm nut soup. The only food that was good was their jallof rice. Everything else was a waste of money.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Beef Patties, Soup, Jollof Rice and Beef Stew, Salad, Ox Tail

Celestina Agyekum

I absolutely love this place. The food never disappoints. The food reminds me of back home- authentic, quality and enough for one person if not two.The goat meat soup, jollof, banku with okro soup and goat meat are my go to choices. They really do a super job here.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rena E.

This was my first visit. The service was good. The ordering process was easy. The food arrived to the table within about 15 to 20 minutes. I ordered the red snapper and jollof rice. It also came with a side salad, a few plantains and some extra vegetables atop the fish. The sauce on the side was spicy, but very good. The red snapper was served whole and was flaky and was minimally seasoned, but perfect with the accompanying red sauce. The jollof rice was good. The plantains were tasty and the side salad was fresh. The amount of food was plentiful, so much so that I had to take some home. The ambiance had an atmosphere that was welcoming and comfortable. I would like to try the fufu next time because it looked like a perfect comfort food choice.

Feliecia Hamilton

The food here is absolutely AMAZING! And so is their customer service. Everything is great. The jollof, pounded yams, egusi, fufu, all the soups, the goat, everything seriously! I’ve been there a couple times and I’ll always return. The restaurant is small but it gets the job done if you want to sit and have them serve you and enjoy your meal. Plus they do make you feel very welcomed! 10/10 for food and service. It’s a little hole in the wall! But boy is the food mighty!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Banku with Okra Stew Fish, Fufu with Goat or Beef Soup, Fufu and Light Soup, Jollof Rice and Chicken Stew, Fufu and Peanut Soup, Cassava Leaf, Soup, Jollof Rice and Beef Stew

Yella Jackson

Very nice place workers are very friendly and seem to always have a smile on there faces and on top of that the food here is delicious I was come here to get food 10/10.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Patties

TRACEE JOHNSON

OMG FOOD IS BOMB,MY FAV LADY IS Z AN HER MUM IS THE BEST,I LUV THIS PLACE JUST WISH THEY DID UBER EATS OR DOOR DASHParking: GREAT PARKING IN PARKING LOT AN ACROSS THE STREET BECAUSE OF THE BUS

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fufu with Goat or Beef Soup, Soup

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Rainbow African Restaurant -West African Cuisine

312 E Diamond Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 947-0099