Pitanga - West Kensington delivery from West Kensington

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About Pitanga - West Kensington
'Nigerian Food With A Twist' - we offer traditional as well as some not so traditional food. We pride ourselves on using the best ingredients, locally sourced, where possible and supporting small businesses. Famous for not using commercial stock cubes, we rely heavily on natural herbs and spices and long slow cooking. Please note that we use peanuts, gluten, soya and diary in our kitchen.
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Popular with other people

Fiesta Jollof
£19.50
Asun (Grilled Goat Meat)
£19.50
Jollof For Two (Starter & Main)
£29.75£35.00
Edikang Ikong
£25.00
Okra Soup
£25.00
Ogbono
£25.00
Rice & Beans
£19.50
Groundnut Soup
£25.00
Native Rice
£19.50
Grilled Fish & Plantain
£26.35£31.00

Weekly Prep & Family Size Deals (6-8 portions)

Whether you’re looking to fill up your fridge for the week or celebrate with family and friends, we’ve got you covered. Each tray feeds 6-8.

Rice Tray (6 - 8 Portions)
A tray of your choice of - Jollof (Vegan), - Coconut Rice (Goat & Tiger Prawns), - Native Jollof (Goat & Tiger Prawns), - Surf ‘n’ Turf Fried Rice (Chicken & Tiger Prawns). **** See Mains for further descriptions and allergens ****
£0.00
Halal
Suya Tray (6 - 8 Portions)
Many of our FitFam customers portion this to help ensure they hit their protein goals. Also perfect for evenings in with friends. Contains peanuts.
£0.00
Protein Tray (6 - 8 Portions)
Your choice of protein sautéed in a mixed bell pepper sauce; or plain if you like.
£0.00
Gluten free
Plantain Tray (6 - 8 Portions)
£25.00

✨Meal Deal✨

Jollof & Wings
Your choice of Wings served with our Signature Jollof Rice
£15.00
Jollof For Two (Starter & Main)
~ Starter of Akara ~ Jollof Rice with either beef, chicken; or vegan “chicken”. ~ Plantain
£29.75£35.00
Rice Tray (6 - 8 Portions)
A tray of your choice of - Jollof (Vegan), - Coconut Rice (Goat & Tiger Prawns), - Native Jollof (Goat & Tiger Prawns), - Surf ‘n’ Turf Fried Rice (Chicken & Tiger Prawns). **** See Mains for further descriptions and allergens ****
£0.00
Halal
Suya Tray (6 - 8 Portions)
Many of our FitFam customers portion this to help ensure they hit their protein goals. Also perfect for evenings in with friends. Contains peanuts.
£0.00
Protein Tray (6 - 8 Portions)
Your choice of protein sautéed in a mixed bell pepper sauce; or plain if you like.
£0.00
Gluten free

Starters

Pepper Soup
Your choice of protein in very spicy tomato, ground crayfish, onion and scotch bonnet broth, flavored with west African herbs and spices.
£16.50
Asun (Grilled Goat Meat)
Grilled Goat tossed in a spicy bell pepper sauce.
£19.50
Popular
Akara (Kosai/Acaraje) (VG)
Crispy fritters made from black-eyed peas, onions, and chillies.
£12.00
Nkwobi
Slow cooked cowfoot (cow trotters) braised in a VERY SPICY sauce made with ugba (fermented oil bean), West African palm oil, chillies, crayfish, Nigerian herbs and spices.
£17.00
Prawn Akara (Kosai/Acaraje) & Agege Bread
Crispy fritters made from black-eyed peas, onions, and chillies and stuffed with chopped tiger prawns.
£14.50
Yam Pepper Soup
Yam and your choice of protein simmered in a very spicy tomato and onion broth flavoured with Nigerian herbs and spices.
£17.50
NoodlePep Soup
We love Pepper Soup; We love Noodles ... We thought why not? Your choice of protein including Vegan "Chicken". Only order if you like it HOT!!
£17.50
Jollof Balls (Vegetarian)
Crispy jollof & fried onion balls. Served with salad & chilli mayo
£11.00

Mains

Jollof & Wings
Your choice of Wings served with our Signature Jollof Rice
£15.00
Jollof Plus
Jollof Rice with your choice of sides
£10.00
Fiesta Jollof
Like a party in your mouth: mixed vegetables, tiger prawns and your choice of meat. Contains ground crayfish.
£19.50
Grilled Fish & Plantain
Grilled whole sea bream, spicy tomato salsa. Served with your choice of side and plantain.
£26.35£31.00
Superghetti!
Our name for Jollof Spaghetti as it's absolutely Super! Made with Uncle Benson's Warri Stew, Prawns and Ground Crayfish. Please note that we cook the spaghetti al dente so please indicate if you want it soft.
£19.50
Native Rice
Also known as Palm Oil Jollof, my friend Osita, describes it as “Nigerian Biriyani”. We make ours with Basmati rice, West African Palm Oil, goat, prawns, stockfish, crayfish, Ugu or spinach (depending on availability), Nigerian herbs and spices.
£19.50
Rice & Beans
Steamed Basmati Rice, Stewed Honey Beans, Uncle Benson's Warri Stew with your choice of protein. Vegan Option also Available
£19.50
Coconut Rice
If you like coconuts, you would love this. Ours is the Efik version (Edesi Isip): goat meat, prawns, crayfish and of course, coconut.
£19.50
Grilled Snails
Whole African land snails (200g uncooked weight) sautéed in a very spicy tomato & bell pepper sauce. Served on tostone (twice-fried plantain)
£26.35£31.00
Asun Dodo
Grilled Goat Meat & Fried Yellow Plantain (Dodo) simmered in Uncle Benson's Warri Stew. Add a side for a more substantial meal.
£22.50
Goat Curry
Grandma Doreen's slow cooked goat curry, served with steamed basmati rice
£19.50
Vegan Nigerian Fried Rice
Paella-style vegan “chicken” and mixed vegetable spicy rice
£19.50
Vegan Yam Pottage
Chunks of yam, slowly braised in a broth of tomatoes, onions, red bell peppers, Niger-Delta Palm Oil, Spinach, Scent Leaf & Ehuru (Calabash Nutmeg)
£18.50
Vegan
Beef in Dodo Sauce
Shredded Onglet steak, dodo sauce (fried plantain in a bell pepper sauce)
£19.50
Red Red (Vegan)
Jollof rice, Nigerian honey beans & Uncle Benson’s Warri stew with spinach & grilled aubergine.
£21.00
Vegan Fiesta Jollof
Like a party in your mouth: mixed vegetables and Vegan "Chicken". Contains soya.
£19.50
Vegan
Surf 'n' Turf Nigerian Fried Rice
Paella-style chicken, tiger prawn and mixed vegetable spicy rice
£19.50
Vegan Superghetti
Also known as Jollof Spaghetti. Made with Uncle Benson's Warri Stew, Garlic and your choice of either Aubergines, Courgettes; or Vegan "Chicken" & Mixed Veg. Please note that we cook the spaghetti al dente so please indicate if you want it soft.
£17.50
Village Combo
Rice & Beans Pottage flavoured with scent leaf, iru (fermented locust beans), crayfish and shredded stockfish. Add your choice of protein, if you like.
£19.50
The Jubilee
In honour of the Queen's Birthday and inspired by our friend, OJ's favourite combo: Native Rice served with Asun.
£25.00
The Forager (Snails & Ugba)
Grilled whole African Land Snails (200g uncooked weight). Tossed in sautéed Ugba (fermented oil bean), Spinach and West African Palm Oil sauce. Ugba & snails are rich in protein. Customise by selecting one or more sides as shown. Contains crayfish and ogili (ogiri).
£30.60£36.00
The Mariner (Whole Grilled Fish, Prawns & Ugba)
Grilled Sea Bream & Tiger Prawns braised in a palm oil sauce made with ugba (fermented oil bean) and West African Spices.
£29.75£35.00
Chikwobi
Fried broiler chicken (on-the-bone) braised in a palm oil sauce made with ugba (fermented oil bean), ground crayfish and West African Spices
£19.50

Nigerian Stew (Red Bell Pepper & Tomato Sauce)

Ours is a rich and thick slurry of red bell peppers, onions, tomatoes cooked in vegetable oil. You can have it plain or with a choice of protein. Add some mixed bell peppers or not. Choose from a variety of sides

Oxtail Stew
£17.00
Popular
Goat Stew
£17.00
Beef Stew
£17.00
Popular
Fried Chicken Stew
Fried Broiler Chicken a.k.a. Hard Chicken (served on the bone and skin on)
£17.00
Plain Stew
£13.00
Fried Fish Stew
Freshly fried Hake simmered in Uncle Benson's Warri Stew.
£19.00
Prawn Stew
Juicy Tiger Prawns sautéed in Uncle Benson's Warri Stew
£20.00
Prawn, Courgette & Aubergine Stew
Keto-friendly and a meal in itslef: roast courgettes and aubergine sauteed in Uncle Benson's Warri Stew with Tiger Prawns. Add a sprinkling of feta to add a tangy zing!
£17.50
Gluten free
Chicken Stew (Grilled Chicken Thighs)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
£17.00
Shredded Stockfish Stew
£19.50
Vegan "Chicken" Stew
£17.00

Nigerian Soups

Served with ‘Pounded’ Yam or Eba (fermented cassava pudding) or Steamed White Rice. Non-vegetarian options contain stockfish and ground crayfish). Please note that each soup comes as specified. We can add proteins but CANNOT remove.

Egusi Soup
Lightly toasted ground melon seed, spinach, West African palm oil, tomatoes, onions and red bell peppers.
£25.00
Efo Riro
Made with spinach, red bell peppers, palm oil, iru (fermented locust beans). Contains crayfish.
£25.00
Edikang Ikong
Meat or fish, scotch bonnet chillies,waterleaf, crayfish, ugu and stockfish.
£25.00
Okra Soup
Okra, tomatoes, scotch bonnet chillies.
£25.00
Ogbono
Made with Ground Ogbono (African Bush Mango) Seeds, Ground Crayfish, West African Palm Oil, Ugu and leafy aromatics (Uziza & Scent Leaf).
£25.00
Groundnut Soup
Ground peanuts, shiitake mushrooms, grilled aubergine, tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, African spices.
£25.00
Onugbu (Bitterleaf Soup)
Bitterleaf, palm oil, ogili, scotch bonnet chillies and crayfish.
£25.00
Oha (Ora)
We make ours with aromatic Oha and Uziza leaves, West African palm oil, smoked fish, Ogili, stockfish, crayfish and Scotch Bonnet Chilli.
£25.00
Ofe Akwu (Banga Soup)
Made with West African Palm Pulp, stockfish, crayfish, Nigerian spices, Ugo and Scent Leaf. A Nigerian favourite - CNN agrees with us, naming it as one of the best 20 soups in the world (3/3/21). Best with "Pounded" Yam or Steamed Rice.
£25.00
Vegan Efo
Made with spinach, red bell peppers, palm oil, iru (fermented locust beans).
£23.50
Vegan Egusi
Lightly toasted ground melon seed, spinach, West African palm oil, tomatoes, onions and red bell peppers, shiitake mushrooms and grilled aubergine.
£23.50
Mix Conbue (Mixed Soups)
“Premium or Nothing”, Flavour sings: the perfect description for these soups. Create your own combo or choose from classic pairings including DJ Blox Beats’ favourite: Okro/Onugbu. Fondly known as “Chem 121” at his Nigerian Uni: UNN.
£34.00£40.00
Halal
Vegan Groundnut Soup
Ground peanuts, grilled aubergine, shiitake mushrooms. tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, African spices.
£23.50

Suya

West Africa’s Most Popular Street Food: Grilled meat, soya protein or halloumi marinated in in Yaji (a spicy dry rub of peanuts, garlic, ginger, cloves and other spices). Topped off with an onion, cucumber & tomato salsa and drizzled with Balsamic Vine

Chicken Suya (Thigh Fillets)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs, dusted with Yaji (Suya Spice) and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. Served with onion, cucumber & tomato salsa. Contains Peanuts
£20.00
Halal
Goat Suya
Goat on the bone, dusted with Yaji (Suya Spice) and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. Served with onion, cucumber & tomato salsa. Contains Peanuts
£22.00
Mixed Suya (Chicken & Steak)
Grilled Onglet & Bonless Skinless Chicken Thighs, dusted with Yaji (Suya Spice) and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. Served with onion, cucumber & tomato salsa and a portion of jollof rice. Contains Peanuts
£25.50£30.00
Belly Pork Ribs
£20.00
Steak Suya
Grilled Onglet Steak, dusted with Yaji (Suya Spice) and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. Served with onion, cucumber & tomato salsa. Contains Peanuts
£20.00
Vegan Suya
Grilled plant-based "Chicken", dusted with Yaji (Suya Spice) and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. Served with onion, cucumber & tomato salsa. Contains Peanuts
£20.00
Halloumi Suya
Grilled Halloumi, dusted with Yaji (Suya Spice) and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. Served with onion, cucumber & tomato salsa; and flat bread. Contains Peanuts
£17.00
Chicken Suya (On The Bone)
Broiler chicken grilled and dusted with Yaji (Suya Spice) and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. Served with onion, cucumber & tomato salsa. Contains Peanuts
£20.00
Deluxe Suya Platter (For 2-4 Sharing)
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs; steak (onglet); goat & halloumi cheese.
£55.25£65.00

Sides/Extras (V)

Fried Plantain
£7.50
Extra “Pounded Yam”
£5.00
Jollof Rice
£10.00
Moi Moi (Vegan)
Steamed black-eye bean savoury 'pudding'. Wrapped in Uma leaves. Contains onions, red bell peppers, coconut and scotch bonnet chillies.
£5.00
Popular
Stockfish In Stew (On The Bone)
£25.00
Nigerian Honey Beans
£10.50
Pitanga Crayfish Chilli Sauce (500ml)
Red bell peppers, tomatoes, naga chilli and crayfish
£17.00
Pitanga Chilli Sauce (500ml, Vegan)
Made with red bell peppers, naga chilli, ginger and garlic.
£15.00
Yam Chips & Uncle Benson’s Warri Stew with Mixed Bell Peppers
Fried yam chips served with mixed peppers sautéd in Uncle Benson's Warri Stew (red bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, vegetable oil)
£15.00
Suya Spice (Contains peanuts).
PEANUTS, garlic, ginger, African nutmeg (ehuru), salt
£3.00
Vegan
Agege Bread (Chunk)
£2.00
Extra Eba
£5.00
Potato Chips
£4.50
Yam Chips
£8.00
Steamed Golden Sella Basmati
£5.00
Agege Bread (Loaf)
£10.00

Snacks

Chin Chin
So good, we named it twice! Chin Chin is a very popular West African snack made with flour, egg, sugar, milk, nutmeg and in our case, coconut. 200g
£4.50
Plantain Crisps (Igbekere)
Freshly made lightly salted deep-fried slivers of green plantain (100g)
£5.00

Soft Drinks

Malta Guinness
£4.50
Nigerian Fanta
£5.00
Sparkling Water
Small bottle
£3.00
Nigerian Coke
£5.00
Nigerian Bitter Lemon
£4.50
Still Water
Small bottle
£3.00
Palm ‘Wine’
600ml
£8.00

Alcohol

Orijin (herbs, fruits, bitters 6% ABV)
600ml
£9.00
Nigerian Guinness
600ml
£9.00
Gulder (Nigerian Lager)
600ml
£9.00
Heineken
330ml
£4.00
Peroni
330ml
£4.00
Nigerian Guinness
330ml
£5.50
Trophy (Nigerian Lager)
600ml
£9.00
Star (Nigerian Lager)
600ml
£9.00
Hero (Nigerian Lager)
600ml
£9.00
Star Radler Citrus (2% ABV)
450ml
£8.00
Kenia Mix
Tropical Fruit Cider
£5.00
Nigeria Mix
Zobo & Lime Cider
£5.00
Zambia Mix
Dana Honey Cider
£5.00

Salads

Lagos Jump
Our take on the Naija “sarlad” which someone once described as a grocery list on a plate and yes, the baked beans is obligatory.
£14.50
Taraba Zing
Spicy Tempura Prawns & Avocado in a zesty chilli & lime dressing.
£14.50

Grocery

Yam
£10.00
Agege Bread Loaf
£10.00
Plantain
£1.00
Scotch Bonnet
£0.50
Poundo Powder (Premium quality) by the kg
£16.00
Yellow Garri ( Delta) by the kg
£10.00