The Quarter Cafe Abuja - i desperately wanted to love it
My 3 day experience trying so hard...
Beginning
So on instagram I was suggested by @Jonkis_ to check out The Quarter Cafe since i was looking for fab restaurants in abuja.
I went on their insta page & fell in love! they had waffles & icecream!!!! shepherds pie! pasta! and so much more. My greedy ass decided to try it all, and the best way to do this would be to invite friends, so i could be that annoying friend who tries everyone's food or shares.
The interior is so pretty!!!!! LOVED IT! heard the owner designed it herself! i can't imagine what her home or bedroom looks like!
LOCATION
Address: 6 TAPETA ST. British Village. WUSE 2. ABUJA (Off Thaba Tseka St. Off IBB Way)
number: 08184144444
BBPin: 7F47A5F3
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm & Sun 12-6pm
Instagram: @QCafeAbuja
Website: currently not up
1ST TRY: SATURDAY NOV 29TH 2014
hearing the bad news
we went there, there was no light! (aka no Nataional electricty/ power, which is pretty normal in Nigeria, so every business has a stand by generator)
ok put on the gen. it wasn't working... but we were told that we could pick from the menu & order anything that didn't require electricity. I tried waffles? nope needs electricty... pie? nope... needed light. So we gave up & went to the Charcoal Grill (this post).
(as you can see my friends have on same outfit in both posts)
I DIDNT GIVE UP!!!
i called later in the evening. they told me the gen was working & sure i could come tomorrow.
2ND TRY: NEXT DAY/ SUNDAY
so excitedly i went back with my cousin!!
so happy... didn't know what was coming lol
When we got there The gen was working, there were lots of people, all was well with the world.
but no.... there was a private birthday party, so we couldn't dine in. We could take it away, but i wanted to eat in & take pics for the blog (insert sad face). I met a super nice & lovely lady that was related to the owner & she apologized & wanted to make it up to us. She explained they announced they would be closed on BBM etc. the guy on the phone didnt tell me or guy at gate.
I really wanted to start an intense diet the next day, Monday Dec 1: such a perfect date for anyone OCD! & I wanted to get a 1 month head start before all the new years resolution folks. But the nice lady promised us everything would be fine the next day... so my cousin & i decided to come back after work the next day.
At the end of the day 2 We went to Yogoberry to get stuff... then my friends BBQ!! so i finally got some amazing food ( thanks man!!! since MD you're BBQ's have been epic)
3RD ATTEMPT: MONDAY evening
We came back again.... yes... we did. we didn't give up, we had faith. Our friends raved about the restaurant! Its almost like a relationship, where for some reason, you keep going back & hoping for the best because you're so optimistic!! & you know what it could become.
we got there. there was light ( amen for the country) we ordered:
No icecream!!! what??? He said they couldn't find the particular Vanilla icecream that they use & he had been looking for a few days. ok fine... so no waffles & icecream, we we're sad but ok.
My cousin got a milkshake & a crepe.
I ordered shepherds pie!!!
--- no picture---- because it never came :(
20 minutes after i ordered, the electricity went off... and the gen wouldn't come on. so they gave me the bad news: sorry.
It was almost funny & very sad! can't believe it!!
BUT im not going back... this year. How many times can I try?... need to diet. Next year i'll try again... and hopefully.... There'll be light, or a working gen... or even a mini gen for the stove & if it happens I'll come back and update this post with pictures of my food.
till then....
you can plan you're meal & if you've been before or if you go after reading this, let me know your experience :)
The Menu ( get an idea of the price)
not the cheapest place... but according to pictures on instagram & people, i hear it's good. It's unfortunate I went there 3 times and was never able to successfully get food.
OK soooo.... Im soo excited to watch this can't wait!!
Did yall forget Im obsessed with romance, books, movies & ratchet tv? i hope not.
Comet!! (dvd quality illegally online *hides face*)
edit: i just watched it, it's different, a little odd, about moments & time but i enjoyed it.
Beyond the lights (will wait for it to come to Nigeria/ better quality online)
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