Le Mandela Restaurant menu with up-to-date-prices

Le Mandela Restaurant Menu

September 7, 2026
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Le Mandela Restaurant is an African restaurant at 156 Penarth Road in Cardiff. Its relaxed dining room specialises in Nigerian and wider West African flavours, serving generous meals for guests dining in as well as food to take away.

Soups and stews are central to the menu, with choices such as egusi and okra designed to be eaten with pounded yam or another traditional accompaniment. Slow cooking, peppers and deeply seasoned sauces give these dishes their distinctive richness.

Grilled fish provides a popular alternative, while rice dishes and meat based plates round out the savoury selection. The range suits both diners who already know Nigerian cooking and newcomers who want to explore several staple combinations.

Friendly guidance from the team helps guests choose according to appetite and preference, particularly when navigating unfamiliar dishes. Later opening at the weekend gives the restaurant a livelier social character, while earlier Sunday service suits a relaxed group meal.

Address: 156 Penarth Road, Cardiff CF11 6NJ, Wales

Le Mandela Menu

Small Plates

Boneless Chicken
£8

Fried chicken topped with house soya mayo

Ntaba
£10

Smokey grilled mutton

Jollof Rice
£6

Rice dish infused with tomatoes, onions and spices

Assorted meat pepper soup
£10
Fried rice
£5.50
Chicken wings
£6

Big Plates

Sauce aux arachides
£13.50

Umami peanut sauce served with chicken & rice

L'haricot frit
£12.50

Fried black beans with plantain

Sauce tomate
£12

Tomato based curry with the choice of chicken, beef or fish

Le Grill

Poisson braise
Regular £18 / Large £20 / X Large £25

Grilled tilapia- please note there will be a minimum of 30 minutes prep time

Lamb chops
£10.50

Grilled and seasoned with traditional suya spice

1/4 Chicken
£7.50
1/2 Chicken
£9.50

Notre Roots

Choice of protein – Assorted meat, Beef & Fish. Choice of Pounded Yam, Semolina, Sadza. Vegan alternatives available. Please ask a member of staff. If you have a food allergy or special dietary requirement please inform a member of staff.

Equsi
£13.50

Soup thickened with slow cooked melon seeds

Edikang Jkong
£13.50

Vegetable soup

Okra
£13.50

Okra soup

Legumes
£13.50

Fried spinach

White Wine

House White
175ml £5.75 / 250ml £7.50 / Bottle £20
Oyster bay Sauvignon blanc
Bottle £30

Red Wine

House Red
175ml £5.75 / 250ml £7.50 / Bottle £20
Mouton Cadet Bordeaux
Bottle £30

Sparking Wine

Prosecco
Bottle £30

Spirits

All Mixers plus £2 * Ask Staff for flavours

Jack Daniels
£2.50 / £4.50 / £65
Cardhu
£3.50 / £5.50 / £80
Courvoisier
£3.50 / £5.50 / £80
Hennessy
£3.50 / £5.50 / £80
Remi Martin
£3.75 / £5.75 / £85
Ciroc
£3.50 / £5.50 / £90
Au
£3.50 / £5.50 / £90

Gin 'n' Tonic

Pink Gin
£4.50 / £7.50
Dry Gin
£4.50 / £7.50

Beer

Star
£6
Gulder
£6
Trophy
£6
Origin 300ml
£3.50
Guiness 600ml
£7

Other

Alomo Bitter
£7
Origin Bitter
£8
Odogwu Bitter
£10
Magnum
£6
Palm Wine
£6

Soft Drinks

Fanta
£4.50
Coke
£3.50
Diet Coke
£2.50
Sprite
£2.50
Malt
£3
Bitter Lemon Schweppes
£3