Ever traveled to Lagos? If yes, what was your dining experience?. Indeed, there are thousands of restaurants scattered around Lagos, but very few of them will give you a good dining experience. 

The fact that the environment is beautiful and the structure is well built doesn’t affect their food in any way. As a matter of fact, most of these expensive restaurants have the worst cooks.

In this article, we discussed top restaurants in Lagos where you can get a good dining experience. You can also tell our audience about your experience with any of these places on our list using the comment section. 

Top restaurants in Lagos mainland

If you want to get different views and experiences around the Lagos mainland, you can try any of these restaurants.

• Purple Bistro:

There’s no type of meal that’s not available in this location. They are active from Monday to Sunday, and you can locate Purple Bistro at this address. 

Location: 3 University Rd, opposite First City Monument Bank, Yaba 101245, Lagos

• Kuti’s Bistro:

This one is more than just a restaurant because there are different events happening here. That means while you enjoy the good meal, you still have a lot of fun to catch, especially every first Saturday of the month and every Tuesday, which are some of their notable events days. 

Don’t worry about affordability. Everything is cheap and available in this location: 9 Ogundana St., Allen, Ikeja 101233, Lagos

• The Grid:

Everybody keeps trooping in, and people won’t stop wondering what’s always making this restaurant boom. That has been a regular routine since the open date. 

Aside from the delicious meal and magnificent dining experience you will get here as a customer, their food is also very affordable. 

Location: 5 Thomas Ajufo Street, off Opebi Road, Opebi 100001, Ikeja, Lagos

• Burg lounge:

Are you looking for a chilling space for you and your family? This is a notable and relaxing location. It’s a restaurant with differences, and trust me, you won’t regret taking your family there. 

Aside from the restaurant section, there’s also fun and entertainment every Tuesday, and they are located at: 

Location: 11B Isaac John St, Ikeja, GRA 101233, Ikeja, Lagos

Disadvantages of Eating Outside

While eating outside in restaurants and from roadside food vendors can save time in most cases, you should also expect some bad sides of it, among which we have listed some. 

• Consider your health:

every individual with different health systems. Some individuals choose carefully what they eat because not everything can easily fit in their system, while others can eat or drink anything with zero effect.

It depends on your system. But eating outside means you’re breaking the rule because there’s no way that food can be guaranteed to not go against your system’s regulations. That’s where it gets bad. The type of water they use and their hygiene in general may not be good for you, and it’s very hard to tell if you are dealing with a well-cooked meal or not until you finally consume it. 

• Can be very expensive:

If you’re living alone, it can be more profitable to buy food sometimes, but if you’re not, it’s not advisable to even dare buy food because you will spend so much money without getting full. 

Especially in this current economy, even the so-called roadside sellers are now on the high side. There’s literally nowhere to get cheap food again, unlike before. If you’re working on a low budget, it’s advisable to cook in your home due to the current economy. 

The bottom line here is that “if you stay alone, you can buy food and also cook at home,” but for family, you should only consider buying food occasionally. That’s if you’re considering budget, but if your father is Dangote or Mr. President, you can continue feeding your family with restaurant food day to day without worry. 

• Always out of Control:  

You won’t deny the fact that you have very little control over food cooked from the restaurants. You may end up seeing stuff you don’t like personally inside your food. E.g., many people don’t eat snails, dogs, ice fish, as generally called in Nigeria, etc. Same things are used to cook in many restaurants, and without you knowing, you can easily purchase. 

The real deal here is that most of this stuff is inclined traditionally. People who practice tradition can attest to that. So if you’re one of those types, you should consider cooking at home. 

There’s just one way to bypass this. You will have to go for special orders. This will allow you to order exactly what you want. You can give instructions on how you want your meal to be prepared. This can be more expensive since it’s premium, but that’s the only way to get control. 

• What about your comfort? 

Do you always feel comfortable when eating outside. If yes, that’s not applicable to everyone, including the person writing this article. I easily get shy eating in public; that’s why I regularly use the takeaway. 

If you can be sincere to yourself, you will understand that the way you eat at home is not the same way you eat in the restaurant, and the food you leave as waste in the restaurant, we know how you treat your food at home. 

This is based on individuals. You can make your choice. 

Advantages of eating outside

Certainly, there are many reasons why people choose to eat in restaurants. However, many of these reasons are more likely to be in these categories listed below. Here are some of the advantages of eating outside. 

• elief and flexibility: 

It can be really stressful to cook in most cases, so you can decide to eat outside. Imagine returning from work late at night with no wife or personal assistance. The next place that will come to mind is a fast food joint. 

You don’t need to plan the cooking or do the clean-up afterwards; you just have to give orders and pay. You can get anything without wasting time. 

• Some people can’t cook:  

Yes, they don’t know how to cook. There are very many in the street, including women. So these groups will have no choice but to make restaurants their dwelling place. 

That’s the easiest way to get a good meal while you have all the time to practice at home with different dishes until you get things right. Inability to cook is another reason why people prefer eating in restaurants.