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Nigerian food, cooked lightly

Chef Musa and his team cook from our garden and from farms in Nasarawa and Niger State. Less oil, more vegetables, real flavour, and any diet handled without fuss.

A woman holding a bowl of fresh food

How we cook

Four simple rules

From the garden

Ugu, scent leaf, uziza, peppers and herbs picked the same morning.

Less oil and salt

Familiar soups and stews, with a lighter hand and no stock cubes.

Real portions

Enough to feel full, never so much you need a nap.

Any diet

Vegan, gluten-free, low salt, diabetic-friendly. Tell us when you book.

This season

The menu

Example prices for day visitors. Breakfast is included for staying guests, and retreat guests eat everything on the menu.

Breakfast

  1. Akamu with coconut and dates

    Warm millet pap with grated coconut and chopped dates.

    plant-basedgluten-free

    ₦6,500

  2. Garden eggs and greens

    Poached eggs, sauteed ugu, tomatoes, sourdough or boiled yam.

    light

    ₦9,000

  3. Steamed moi moi

    Bean pudding with egg and fish, or plant-based with peppers.

    gluten-free

    ₦7,500

  4. Fruit from the market

    Pawpaw, pineapple, watermelon and garden mint.

    plant-basedgluten-free

    ₦6,000

Lunch and dinner

  1. Catfish pepper soup

    Fresh catfish, uziza and scent leaf, with a small bowl of white rice.

    gluten-free

    ₦14,500

  2. Ofada with garden stew

    Local rice with a lighter stew of peppers, locust bean and chicken or mushrooms.

    gluten-free

    ₦16,000

  3. Grilled fish and fonio

    Lagos croaker grilled with yaji, on lemony fonio and greens.

    gluten-freelight

    ₦18,500

  4. Egusi with ugu, plant-based

    Melon seed soup with spinach and mushrooms, with wheat or plantain swallow.

    plant-based

    ₦13,500

  5. Fonio and garden salad

    Fonio, cucumber, garden egg, groundnuts, lime and ginger.

    plant-basedgluten-freelight

    ₦11,000

Drinks

  1. Zobo, no added sugar

    Hibiscus with ginger, clove and pineapple peel.

    plant-basedgluten-free

    ₦3,500

  2. Tiger nut milk

    Kunu aya pressed fresh with dates.

    plant-basedgluten-free

    ₦4,000

  3. Lemongrass and moringa tea

    From the herb garden, served hot or iced.

    plant-basedgluten-free

    ₦3,000

Herbal teas in glass pots and cups

The tea bar

Open all day, always free

Lemongrass, moringa, hibiscus, ginger and our evening blend of bush mint and dried orange peel. Hot or iced, from 6am until midnight, for staying guests and day visitors.

The evening blend is sold in tins at the spa desk for ₦8,500.

What goes into our bedtime teas

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From the kitchen

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Good to know

Questions people ask

If something is not answered here, ask in the chat or call reception. A person replies within the hour.

Can I eat here without staying?

Yes. The garden kitchen is open to day visitors from 7am to 9pm. Please book for dinner.

Do you serve alcohol?

A short list of wines and palm wine is served to adults over 18 at dinner only. Most guests choose our juices and teas.

Can you cook for a medical diet?

We cook to diets you tell us about, such as low salt or diabetic-friendly. We are not dietitians, so please follow your doctor's advice.

Is there a cooking class?

Yes, every Saturday at 11am, ₦25,000 per person including lunch.

Book a table or a cooking class

Tell us the day, the time and any diets, and the kitchen will be ready for you.

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