Underwhelming Akara — expected more

I was looking forward to Akara here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The deeply umami from fermented ingredients character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with crayfish powder or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

suya spiced meat skewers are eaten across West Africa but claim deep Nigerian roots. The a Nigerian restaurant abroad setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. palm wine was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.