Baobab Cafe
Reviews · · · ·Rating: 3
We ate dinner here in May 2026.
BEEF LASAGNE
PORRIDGE WITH COCONUT YOGHURT AND SEASONAL FRUIT
ORANGE AND ALMOND CAKE
BAOBAB CAFE IS A POPULAR PLACE FOR SUNDAY LUNCH, WITH A GOOD LOOKING CABINET, COOKED OPTIONS THAT STRETCH A BIT BEYOND THE MUNDANE, AND AN OUTDOOR GARDEN TO BOOT. WE ALSO SPOTTED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A COCKTAIL CAPABLE BAR, THEY CERTAINLY HAD THE GLASSWARE, BUT WE DIDN’T SPY AN ALCOHOLIC DRINKS MENU ANYWHERE OR SEE ANYBODY SERVED FROM THE BAR SO NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THAT ONE.
WHAT’S UP WITH THE ALL CAPS? IT’S A REFLECTION OF HOW LOUD YOU NEED TO TALK IN BAOBAB CAFE. TURN THE DAMN MUSIC DOWN! THEIR JAZZY INSTRUMENTAL JAMS WERE CRANKED TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE DISTRACTING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ADDED TO THE NOISE OF THE OTHER DINERS. A BIT OF A SHAME, BECAUSE THE FOOD WAS REALLY GOOD ACROSS THE BOARD.
IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE REALLY STRUGGLE TO REHEAT A BIG SLAB OF LASAGNA, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. TO BE FAIR, THIS WAS ONE OF THE BETTER REHEATS THAT WE’VE HAD, BUT IT WAS STILL UNEVEN. WE SURMISE THAT CAFES ARE REALLY STUCK BETWEEN WANTING TO BE FAST AND WANTING TO BE GOOD ON THIS FRONT, WE DON’T KNOW THE SOLUTION, MAYBE CUTTING IT UP BEFORE HEATING IT WOULD BE BETTER? IT WAS LOVELY OTHERWISE. BUT YOU CAN LEAVE THAT SLICE OF TOMATO OFF THE TOP, NOBODY IS EATING THAT AFTER IT’S BEEN BAKED THEN MICROWAVED. WE GET THAT IT ADDS SOME AESTHETIC APPEAL, BUT DON’T SERVE US FOOD YOU DON’T EXPECT US TO EAT. ALSO, STRANGELY THIS LASAGNE CAME WITH A SIDE OF TOMATO SAUCE. WE TRIED IT OUT, IT DIDN’T REALLY ADD OR DETRACT FROM THE EXPERIENCE, PROBABLY ISN’T WORTH DOING THEN.
THE PORRIDGE WAS DELIGHTFULLY CREAMY, CAME WITH APPLE AND RHUBARB MAKING IT MORE LIKE DESSERT THAN LUNCH, AND HAD JUST ABOUT THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF YOGURT. TO REALLY KICK IT INTO THE STRATOSPHERE IT NEEDED SOMETHING LIKE SOME TOASTED NUTS TO COME WITH IT BUT OTHERWISE, NO NOTES.
AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ORANGE CAKE WAS LOVELY TOO, A LITTLE YOGHURT ON THE SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE THOUGH. THAT THE LASAGNE CAME WITH SAUCE MADE THE ABSENCE OF YOGHURT WITH THE ORANGE CAKE ALL THE MORE PERPLEXING.