Casa D'Lydia, Lagos

It's frustrating for me not having all my kitchen utensils and tool around. this means that I have to eat out a lot. The day I had dinner at Casa D'Lydia was one of those days I didn't mind so much I wasn't able to cook.

Lo' suggested we go to Casa D'Lydia for dinner a few days, I wasn't really keen because I had a bad experience last year when I went there for lunch. The waiter was very impatient and tried to get us to order an easy dish. The food arrived late and tasted so bad that a couple sitting next to me asked for what I ordered so they could avoid it after seeing the expression on my face! 

As a believer in second chances I agreed to go (I was hungry and tried - it wasn't to far from mine). As soon as we entered the restaurant there was someone to greet us and ask us where we would like to sit. I noticed they had done up the place quite nicely, there was a comfortable feeling about it which I didn't notice before. Even it was quite busy it still felt relaxed and quiet. About five minutes after we had browsed the drinks menu, our waiter Michael come to get our order. I ordered a "Virgin Mary" and Lo' ordered "Safe Sex on the Beach" - we are good girls! When Michael brought our drinks he also took our main dish which was  the Spicy Seafood Platter. This platter consist of two snails, fish, jumbo Mozambican prawns and calamari all grilled and skewered. Served with rice or fries. As we were going to share this platter we ordered both the rice and fries because we thought the platter would not be enough.

 After the drinks had arrived Michael came to ask if we were happy with them, Lo' gave him a thumbs up (razz girl!) and I complained that drink was too peppery. He said he would change my drink. When he brought the second drink, he waited until I had tasted it and asked how it was. I didn't want to make a fuss but he realised I wasn't impressed and asked what was wrong with it. He insisted on giving it a third try! I was really impressed. I had planned to lie to him anyway to say it was good even if it wasn't, he was going through a lot to make me happy. The third try was just perfect.

My past experience with sea food is that it is never enough but when our main dish arrived, it was overwhelming. A third person would have had enough to eat. The platter was well presented and made you want to dive in immediately. The rice was very well cooked and the fries were crispy on the outside and nice and mushy on the inside. Did I mention it also came with some Greek salad that wasn't mentioned on the menu? It felt like the vegetables were washed in spring water, the tasted crispy clean! 

The Cajun sauce complimented the snails well. They were very succulent. The prawns were real "Jumbo", I could hardly finish a whole one. The fish tasted very fresh. At a point Lo' goes "They lied to us! This platter is meant for five people not two!". I laughed out loud. I asked them to pack the rest of the food for us to take home. Even after two days it still tasted lovely.

I really enjoyed my dinner and I was very impressed with the customer service in particular Michael our waiter. This new management definitely works! I would recommend Casa D'Lydia any day now and if you go make sure you ask for Michael!

Location: No. 19 Glover Road, Ikoyi

Phone: +234(0)1-820-9239
Email: info@casalydia.com