Looking for the best buka restaurants in Calabar? We've ranked the top 20 buka restaurants in Calabar, Cross River State, based on Google ratings, customer reviews, photos, profile completeness, and our proprietary ranking algorithm.
Hellena Fs★★★★★ — Delicious food and delivery was super fast!
Eve O.★★★★★ — The best shawarma I've had so far.
The hotness was the first green flag🥹.It was very creamy and filling and the chicken was nicely done too.
BTX T.★★★★★ — I went there yesterday..the atmosphere is relaxing, the osun rice was delicious but I didn't like the chicken peppers soup wasn't spicy..but I will certainly try the ogbono soup next..
Amobi V.★★★★★ — It's quite a thrilling experience, though I went there on a Monday, there wasn't much of a crowd, so I did enjoy my stay. The suya pizza is dope, a little above N5,000 for the particular size in this picture
Rhoda E.★★★★★ — The smallie smoked bbq added to my original medium sized bbq chicken order was a complete MESS! It was just made of pepper! Please don’t do that, if at all you want to add to a persons order when they’re paying for it please confirm if they even tolerate pepper or whatever rubbish you put in it. That was very awful and unpleasant…. Extremely disappointing.
Emmanuel B.★★★★★ — The food was very okay.
The customer service needs to improve and be better.
THOMAS E.★★★★★ — For your Peace of Mind please avoid this place, their food (coconut rice) is totally tasteless and nonsense, even a toddler cook better than whoever was in the kitchen on Friday 7th November 2025
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Kingsley E.★★★★★ — Tasty snacks and spicy barbecue
chinenye O.★★★★★ — I had a really yummy purchase from here.
Buns,puff puff,samosa, spring roll and liver and they all tasted so good.
All costs about N6,300.
Staff were polite and attention, service was swift and there was a good parking space, also to mention was the fact that this place is accessible to persons on wheel chair, quite commendable.
You should grab a bite from them.
Emmanuel★★★★★ — I'm going to be a little bit graphic so permit me. I visited this restaurant with a senior friend of mine on the 29th of March for lunch. It turned out to be the biggest mistake of the week! The young guy who was taking orders was unnecessarily rude and arrogant. He acted with so much impunity. We both demanded for fisherman soup and white rice. It took almost 1hr for it to get to us. When it finally came, boy! I was super excited when I saw the contents of the soup but I was skeptical about how it looked - it was the strangest I've seen. My very first swallow confirmed my fears. The taste was horrible! The fish was also bad. Who in God's name uses "achi" to prepare fisherman soup?! The okra in it was forgivable. Barely 10mins into the meal, I found myself in the rest room, stooling all the liquid from my stomach. Diarrhea followed for the next 3 days. This is by far my worst experience with any Calabar restaurant. This is supposed to be a zero star rating if that was possible. I really hope this gets to the management.
Uche N.★★★★★ — Very unserious people. The lady who is supposed to be the Manager I guess could not be bothered to engage with customers, appeared rude and condescending, the waiter did not know what was on the menu or if they could make it.....and worst bit, despite the restaurant being empty a few minutes past 11.00am, they insisted they had closed the breakfast menu.
Very unprofessional staff. Owners need to train their people in hospitality.
Isaac J.★★★★★ — I was excited to visit Beuberyy based on a recommendation from a friend, but unfortunately, my experience was disappointing.
After being directed to the wrong location on Google Maps and making several calls to get proper directions, we finally arrived at 11:19am, only to be told that breakfast had ended at 11:00am. While I understand cut-off times, the restaurant was empty at the time, so it was surprising that no flexibility was offered, especially for a group of four ready to order.
What was more concerning was the attitude of the staff member on duty. She seemed completely uninterested, more focused on her lollipop than assisting four paying customers. There was no attempt at accommodation or even basic warmth.
I hope management takes this feedback into consideration, as first impressions are important.
Nsibiet A.★★★★★ — Great restaurant for outing. Houses the prestigious medplus calabar pharmacy
Eranke O.★★★★★ — I bought a plate of beans from their branch at effioette obviously because I was hungry only to get the food and there was dust all over the cover of the plate, you can imagine how cold my throat felt.
Christiana D.★★★★★ — I had the best time at The Slessor Restaurant. The food was everything! Personally, I enjoyed the Afang and Vegetable soup. Will definitely be going back there on my next visit to Calabar.
Chris O.★★★★★ — Delicious meal, love the Fisherman soup most especially and Sunday brunch.
Grace L.★★★★★ — We dropped by here to grab some food and charge my phone.
There are power points (not many... but yes), there is air conditioning.
Large fush roll deep-fried 1000 NGN ($0.60 USDll). I got the meat pie instead, not much meat but very tasty.
Perpetual N.★★★★★ — First when I saw the name Apples🍎, I thought it was a store for phones and accessories. Not until I saw the menu😄
The environment is clean and attractive, their services are okay, quality of food is nice and very affordable. There's a variety of food to choose from. Their staff are nice
Sho★★★★★ — I love the point-and-kill option as it ensures you get freshly grilled fish always.
The grilling is well done and tastes really nice. It's a bit tricky getting drinks especially if you don't drink alcohol, and but it's usually sorted in the end .
Doubles as a viewing centre and bar so it's really rowdy and attracts all sorts. Do not recommend for kids.
Sho★★★★★ — They don't seem to open during the day, and do not have any pointer or service person to actually state it. So you end up wandering aimlessly till you figure it out and leave.
OBETEN G.★★★★★ — Good ambience and cozy environment for dates. Great customer service, but their food is nothing to write home about. I was on a date last week, and we made an order for coconut rice, it took over an hour to get it served. Worst part of it was that the food wasn't nice. Tasted like food that has been cooked for days and rewarmed. Waisted my 13k for nothing. I can't recommend Table and Sauce to anyone. Their food doesn't make any sense.
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What is the highest-rated buka restaurants in Calabar?▾
City Grillz | Best Shawarma Calabar is currently ranked #1 with 5.0 stars from 34 Google reviews.
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We currently track 20 buka restaurants in Calabar, Cross River State.
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