talking drums african cuisine

amazing!. my fiance and i were going through albuquerque from colorado and searched online for a restaurant to eat at that night. this was the first restaurant on our search, so we showed up! alex was very helpful with explaining all the menu selections and helping us choose what we might like (he even stayed open past closingtimefor us). i am vegetarian and at first glance it did not seem like i would have much to choose from, but how wrong i was! there are several vegetarian friendly options, just ask. we had the fried plantains, moi moi, the injera platter, and the fufu platter. i was also able to try a new hot sauce, which was amazing! we are going back in june; we both highly recommend talking drums african cuisine!

flavorful and exciting food!. the atmosphere was inviting and calm. they explained the items on the menu. alex was very friendly and passionate about the food. the fufu platter was a fun and delicious experience. the jerk chicken hit the mark on it's spices. if your looking for a relaxing and invigorating dinning experience this is your place. however, i recommend around lunchtimefor a slower pace and more personaltimeif that is what your looking for.

excellent food, friendly service. i have been looking for ethiopian food in albuquerque for a longtimeand was excited to try talking drums. we ordered the injera with a sample of all 5 of their ethiopian choices and every one of them was excellent. the service was excellent as well

a new taste. i finally had a saturday off to go try this place with my friend. my friend is from zimbabwe. the owner alex was very friendly, a great host and took thetimeto go over the menu with us. the food was excellent and my friend from africa was impressed as well. i tried the jerk chicken and my friend had some goat with greens and fufu. this place is definitely worth visiting - da bomb!

great eat, good service. i have been here multiple times and the owner has given me great suggestions and service each time, making it difficult for me to believe he would be rude. he was very helpful to me when i was here and served me great food. the jerk chicken i ordered was hot off the pan, and cooked to perfection so contrary to other reviewers, i believe there is a lot of care put into this restaurant and their cooking. the owner was also kind enough to open up the store for some customers to purchase items even though it was closed. i hope this place will be there for a longtimeand that one disgruntled customer's "bad" experience will not dissuade others from coming.

nasty food. this is the worst excuse of african food i have ever had the displeasure of eating. the food is overpriced and tasteless. i ordered beans and plantain and the unprofessional rude owner actually had the nerve to set down in front of me burned plantain and cold beans. i will never ever eat here again. i am from houston and have tried many african dishes and never have i experienced such lazy cooking and unprofessional-ism. it is like he is not even trying anymore somebody please open another african restaurant in albuquerque because you guys obviously don't know what good african food tastes like. he has this huge restaurant and its always empty.timefor him to get out of business and keep his disgusting food to himself. i have attached photos of yam i bought from the store that he refused to exchange for ones that were not rotten!! he actually sells rotten food to his customers.

talk about redemption! we went there back in april and had a decent experience: good food but lousy waittimeand atmosphere. looks like they've made huge improvements since then. again, i ordered the jerk chicken with plantains which were just as tasty. this time, though, the service was quick and more professional.. not to mention some apparent changes to the vibe of the place itself. our initial visit had me rating them a c but they've moved to a- in my book. give them a try.

loved it!. my husband and i took our kids last week during their grand opening. this was our firsttimetrying african food and we loved it. we tried many of the appetizers which were all full of flavor. the main dishes were the perfect size and you can add whichever type of meat you want which was a plus. the puff puff for desert and plantain were the best! the staff was very helpful and everybody intruduced themselves even the cooks :) we highly recommend talking drums and will be visiting often.