The Gold Coast Bar & Restaurant is a Ghanaian and West African venue at 224 Portland Road in South Norwood. The large restaurant and bar combines food, music and social gatherings, offering a lively setting that reflects the importance of communal eating and celebration in Ghanaian hospitality.
Traditional dishes bring together jollof rice, waakye, banku, fufu and richly flavoured soups or stews. Tomato, chilli, ginger, palm oil, groundnuts and leafy vegetables build layers of flavour, with fish, chicken, goat and beef providing different ways to explore the menu.
The charcoal grill adds chicken, mutton chichinga, turkey tails, pork, lamb and whole tilapia seasoned with Ghanaian or wider West African spices. Plantain, rice, salad and fresh pepper sauces complete the plates, while vegetarian dishes allow groups to share a broader selection.
Beer, wine, spirits and cocktails accompany the food, and live music or DJs give later visits a more energetic character. The restaurant can host dinners, family occasions and large events, while takeaway offers another way to enjoy its cooking beyond the busy South Norwood dining room.
Address: 224 Portland Road, South Norwood, London SE25 4QB, United Kingdom
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- Grills Nyama Choma £18
- Grills Chef's Special £10
- Non-Grills Beef Stew £22
- Grills Domedo £17
- Non-Grills Aponkye Nkrakra £22
Gold Coast Bar & Restaurant Menu
Appetizers
Lamb Samosa
Fried crispy lamb samosa served with garlic mayo and shito mayo
Spring Rolls
Deep fried vegetable spring rolls served with shito or sweet chilli sauce
Kelewele
Deep fried ripe plantain dices tossed in traditional Ghanaian spices…
Yam Balls
Fluffy mashed yam coated with panko breadcrumbs and served with our house sweet chilli
Gizzards
Chicken gizzards spiced with West African aromatics and served with sweet pepper and onion garnish
Gizzdodo
Combination of chicken gizzards and fried plantain served in a spicy pepper sauce
Hot Pepper Soup
Goat meat tenderly cooked in a spicy tomato light soup
Grills
Chef's Special Loved
Grilled marinated chicken pieces on the bone tossed in our spicy chef’s special sauce
Chichinga
One skewer of char-grilled mutton dusted in our Ghanaian spicy kebab powder
Chofi
Char-grilled turkey tails tossed in an aromatic Ghanaian spicy seasoning…
Domedo Loved
Char-grilled pork marinated in Ghanaian aromatic spices and garnished with Kachumbari salsa
Buffalo Wings
Char-grilled wings served in Ghanaian hot and spicy seasoning or BBQ sauce
Nyama Choma Loved
Char-grilled lamb pieces seasoned with mild East African spices served with Kachumbari salsa…
Tilapia d'Abidjan (Medium)
Char-grilled tilapia marinated with Ivorian spices and garnishes with vegetables
Tilapia d'Abidjan (Large)
Char-grilled tilapia marinated with Ivorian spices and garnishes with vegetables
Akonfem (Medium)
Char-grilled guinea fowl tossed in an aromatic Ghanaian spicy seasoning and garnished with fresh onions
Akonfem (Large)
Char-grilled guinea fowl tossed in an aromatic Ghanaian spicy seasoning and garnished with fresh onions
Non-Grills
Served with a choice of side
Aponkye Nkrakra Loved
Goat meat with shaki, tenderly cooked in a spicy tomato light soup
Red Red
Black-eyed beans cooked in a delicious palm nut oil sauce
Fried Snapper
Deep fried snapper garnished with sauteed sweet peppers
Snapper Stew
Deep fried snapper stewed in a delicious tomato sauce
Beef Stew Loved
Tender pieces of diced beef stewed in a mild spicy tomato sauce
Waakye Special
Rice cooked with black-eyed beans served with beef and wele stew, boiled egg, talia, gari, and coconut oil shito on a fresh waakye leaf (miracle berry leaf)
Salads
Garden Salad
Lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, pickled red onions, chin chin croutons served with a lemon herb dressing
Smoked Chicken Salad
Chicken, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, pickled red onion and coconut shavings served with an orange herb dressing
Sides
Plain Rice
Jollof Rice
Waakye
Plantain
Fried Yam
Potato Chips
Ga Kenkey
Banku
Fufu
Sauces and Dips
Chef's Special Sauce
Shito
Coconut Shito Oil
Shito Mayo
Garlic Mayo
Red Pepper
Ketchup
BBQ
House Sweet Chilli
Gravy Stew
Desserts
Golden Brownies
Chocolate brownies served with vanilla ice cream
Ice Cream
Three scoops of vanilla, strawberry or chocolate ice cream
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