Suya Spiced Beef Skewers
£6Flame-grilled beef coated in West African peanut spice blend with onion relish.
The Gilded Lounge
Afro-Continental · By Afranco
Afro-Continental Fine Dining · By Afranco
Flame-grilled suya, smoky jollof, chargrilled tilapia and the great soups of Ghana — West African tradition plated with continental polish, in a lounge dressed in black & gold.
Welcome
The Gilded Lounge by Afranco brings the boldest flavours of the African continent to the table with fine-dining polish. From the smoke of the suya grill to the slow-simmered soups of Ghana, every dish is rooted in tradition and finished in gold.
Our kitchen moves from West African classics — jollof rice, red red, nkatenkwan — to continental favourites like our Portuguese-style bitoque, all built on flame, spice and the freshest ingredients available.
The lounge itself is made for lingering: warm lamplight, deep seats and signature mocktails poured tall. Come for dinner, stay for the evening.
Tables fill quickly on weekends — reserve in advance and let us gild the occasion.
Sharing, the African way
Gather your people. The Gilded Family Feast (serves 2–4, £40) brings our whole chicken with two sides, plantain and Afro garden salad. Feeding more? The Gilded Big Sharer (serves 4, £60) piles on suya beef skewers, wings, lamb chops, pork belly, rice, salad and plantain.
House Signatures
01Flame, smoke and peanut spice — the street-food king, gilded.
£6
02Smoky tomato rice with flame-grilled chicken or fish.
£16
03Chargrilled whole, with fried yam, plantain or veg couscous.
£18
04Ghana's beloved peanut butter soup, rich and slow-simmered.
£12
05Black-eyed bean stew with crispy fried plantain.
£12
06Skewers, wings, lamb chops and pork belly — for the whole table.
£60Guest Reviews
“The suya skewers took me straight back home — smoky, spicy, perfect. The jollof is the real deal.”
“Grilled tilapia with fried yam was outstanding, and the Hibiscus Cooler is dangerously good.”
“Beautiful lounge, warm welcome, generous portions. The family feast fed all four of us with leftovers.”
Reservations
Evenings and weekends fill fast. Book ahead and we'll have the table candlelit and the plantain frying.