Butchers Restaurant - great place to dine!

One of my friends has dubbed me a bit of a foodie - not sure the tag totally suits me, but I do love finding nice restaurants where the food not only tantalises the taste buds, but is also served with a smile and doesn't pull on the purse strings too much.

The Gambia's tourist industry is gradually progressing, providing some excellent restaurants and wonderful experiences. During my time there one restaurant in particular became my favourite - The Butchers Shop Restaurant.

This restaurant actually started life as a butchers shop and although it still operates a wonderful delicatessen, the restaurant is now the main focus of the business. The service is impeccable – perhaps less Gambian and more European – but the waiters take pride in their service and ensure your needs are well provided for.

The Butchers Shop Restaurant has a wonderful menu and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For breakfast, the farmhouse omelette with beef is delicious and became our family favourite. Both breakfast and lunch are available at very reasonable prices – the evening menu is more pricey but well worth it! The most memorable evening meal I had was the lamb shank – the meat was so tender it literally fell off the bone and the complimentary tastes of herbs and fresh vegetables made my mouth water. I have never tasted anything so divine!

They also have a great selection of wine and local drinks such as Bissap (Jus de Bissap is a traditional non-alcoholic Senegalese drink that's been called 'Senegal's National tea' and is made from an infusion of the flowers of the hibiscus plant. Served with ice it is absolutely delicious and quickly became my favourite beverage!) and baobab juice (another traditional Senegalese fruit juice drink made of rehydrated baobab fruit pulp).

If you visit The Gambia, you simply MUST visit The Butchers Shop Restaurant – impeccable service, one of the most stylish restaurants in The Gambia, world class food and music, fresh produce and excellent service.

The Butchers Shop Restaurant
130 Kairaba Avenue

Fajara

P.O Box 216

Banjul

The Gambia

Tel: (220) 4495069

Website: www.thebutchersshopgambia.com