I want to start off this post with a heartfelt apology to Todun. I have disappointed her two times now and I feel very sad about the entire situation. I pray she gets to read this so that she can further understand what went on.

So Todun had gone through lots of trouble to get Motun (M) and myself tickets to go see the basketball game that went down live between the Senegal national basketball team and the Nigerian national basketball team on the 5th of March, 2016 by 6:30pm at Landmark event center in Victoria Island.

Motun and I were super exited to be at our first basketball game so we had planned to converge at Motun's bus stop so we could go to the event together. We were prepared. Thing is, my make up took forever. Plus Lagos traffic dealt me a hard blow. I left my house by 5pm and got to Maryland by some minutes past 7. I was so pissed. I had to wait some additional 23 minutes for M to show up. lol

When she finally did, I was so pissed with myself and tried to pass the anger off on Motun. I blew up in her face but because we have been friends for 10 years and all she perfectly understood me so yeah, my plan did not work. I finally got her to understand how sad i felt for disappointing Todun. We contemplated going to the event still but we reached a unanimous decision that at that time it was only a foolish notion. So we killed off that idea.

Lol. M being who she is had a plan B all along so she called boo and we headed off  to Leisure mall in Surulere. After getting into a huge quarrel with our cab man, we were determined to not let the whole situation get to us and so we decided to wait for her boo. There we were facing this 5D Cinema booth within the mall premises then M decided we should totally give it a try. So in we went. Each movie cost about 500 naira per person. It was such an amazing experience with real effects and all.

The place, Ikeja

I had told you that one other reason for this blog is to get around Lagos with a purpose. Well, yesterday I took my day one bitch(pardon my language) for lunch. This time because I had heard so much about the place, I decided that we converge there.

Look and feel: the restaurant has its own compound which serves as packing space. There are security guards manning the compound. From outside, you will notice the see through glass work that makes the restaurant look so cool.
Upon entering the restaurant itself, first thing that struck me was the red. Everywhere was red. Catchy colour if you ask me. Not that I mind. The place restaurant looks like a cafeteria. If you attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka then you must be familiar with  C H I T I S. well, this place gives off that feel too.

Food Ratings: I ordered their chinese fried rice with curry chicken sauce, salad and plantain. My girlfriend, M, ordered spaghetti with plantain and peppered snails.

M's order

My order

My accompanied salad

Turned out that M was a regular at the place so she shed more light on their menu. I liked my meal. If I could change one thing, it would be the curry chicken sauce. The sauce was almost devoid of flavour. Other than that, I enjoyed the meal. The salad was my saving grace. It was everything.
I got to taste M's food and it was yummy. The snails we're everything.

Pricing: I can't complain. They have really affordable meals. Everything we ate plus a small carton of yoghurt and table water came down to #3300.

Conclusion: I had a pretty awesome day. I got to gossip with M about everything. I also discovered Isaac John Street, GRA, ikeja ( in case you are wondering, the restaurant is on number 45.) I would be visiting the area again because of all the cool spots there. They have yellow chilli, KFC, cold stone, oh la la and zen garden just to name a few places.
I apologise for the image quality of the pictures, I forgot the memory card of my camera at home so I couldn't shoot. I ended up using my phone.

Have you been to the place? What did you think about it? Feel free to drop a comment.

Xoxo,
The Lagos Rebel 😍

Dubliner Irish pub, Ikeja.

I happened to stumble upon this place on dealdey. Upon going through their proposed menu, I decided to indulge. I had called earlier and placed a reservation so that by the time I arrived, my food was ready.

And so I left my house that fateful Tuesday for the restaurant. It was easy to locate at 114 Allen avenue street, ikeja (popular eh?) On entering the establishment, I noticed it has a small space that doubled as a bar and a restaurant so whatever you are looking for, they got you. Lol.

The vip room

Appetiser : I had their chicken soup with toast bread. Let me just say it was a complete disaster. The soup was tasteless and to make things worse, the bread tasted like it was placed in a grill for like 2 minutes. What? Who does that? Well, I complained to little Mary, the manager and she went in and got me a pepper sauce made in the house to spice the soup up. I still couldn't eat it.

Main Course: I had ordered fried rice with salad and chicken and honestly, after that dreadful appetiser, I was glad I hadn't ordered something foreign. Lol. The rice wasn't the best I had eaten but it was edible. The chicken which I loved was soft and succulent and very easy to cut through with my cutlery. The salad was er coleslaw. Overall, this meal was okay. It way better than the first.

Dessert: I had ordered icecream before coming in but to my surprise, I got cake. Hmm. Chocolate cake. It was a super tiny slice but considering the quantity of food I had downed, it was heaven sent. The cake was excellent but I couldn't get over the  whip cream the chef had put on it. It was a huge turn off. What?

In conclusion, dubliner irish pub is not a bad choice to dine in but if you are a bit particular about what you eat, it shouldn't be on your top 10 dine in destinations list.

Xx,
The Lagos Rebel. 😍