The Council Restaurant

Name: The Council Restaurant
Address: Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Telephone: 0805 555 3268

4.4(302 Google reviews)

Open Sundays

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Google data last checked 31 May 2026. Ranking computed 5 September 2026.

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What our review analysis found

Grilled Chilean fish and Prawn Linguine praised; staff waived broken wine glass charge.

delicious food
polite staff
good ambiance
pricey but worth it
cocktails
fresh fries

NegativeStrongly positive (0.85)Positive

Confidence 90% · analysed from Google reviews via LLM

From the most recent 5 reviews.

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Why this is ranked #145 in Restaurants in Abuja

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About

The Council Restaurant is one of the restaurants in Abuja, located at 35 Ibrahim Babangida Wy, Wuse, Abuja 904101, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. It holds a Google rating of 4.4 stars from 302 reviews.

On Google, The Council Restaurant is listed under Restaurant.

Recent reviews

Tobi S.3 years ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Council Restaurant is a really nice restaurant at the British Council at Maitama. The restaurant is very hard to miss with the no parking no waiting signs but at night once you take the first exit from the Maitama roundabout, you'll see the lights to your right. The…
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Jennifer I.5 years ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
The ambiance is welcoming, the staff very polite and helpful. The meal is delicious and the cocktail wasn’t so strong (I like mine strong though), above all it’s a must visit. It’s also a picture friendly environment because of the lights during day time. I spent about $60 on the…
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Dave I.5 years ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
Food so awesome, we ate there for two consecutive days! The first day, I had the grilled Chilean fish, while my partner had the Prawn Linguine. They tasted amazing! The pasta was made as spicy as my partner requested. Towards the end of our meal, we broke a wine glass mistakenly…
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Tayo M.5 years ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
The food and ambience was awesome however there are few things that could be better. My friend asked for no mushrooms (twice) and her food came with mushrooms. The kitchen rectified this immediately though. Then some houseflies somehow got into the space. Other than this, the…
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VHM5 years ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hi, I hope this review meets you well and I hope that it helps your navigation through the Capital. 💕 X 💡 Today’s review is for The Council, Abuja. The Council is still a pretty new spot, located just by the British council. It seems hidden at first, you would barely know the…
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