Nigerian kitchen · Southend-on-Sea & Essex

Real Nigerian flavour, made to gather people.

Home-style Nigerian mains — jollof, ewa agoyin, fried yam and dundun, puff-puff and more — cooked fresh for your table at home or your event.

"An abundance of flavour, served with love."

Made fresh to order Collection & local delivery Southend & Essex

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Home-style Nigerian mains — jollof, ewa agoyin, fried yam — ready to collect or deliver.

Local delivery

Across Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding Essex area.

Event catering

Birthdays, thanksgivings and celebrations, buffet-style.

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Add what you fancy and check out securely. Choose collection in Southend or local delivery at checkout.

Most popular Èsonà jollof rice and plantain Add photo:
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Jollof rice & plantain

Smoky, well-seasoned party jollof with sweet fried plantain.

£11.00
Èsonà egusi soup Add photo:
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Egusi & swallow

Rich melon-seed soup with assorted meat, and your choice of swallow.

£13.00
Èsonà asun Add photo:
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Asun

Spicy grilled goat meat, peppered and smoky. A proper treat.

£14.00
Èsonà ewa agoyin Add photo:
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Ewa agoyin & plantain

Soft mashed beans in a rich, smoky agoyin pepper sauce, with plantain.

£10.00
Èsonà fried yam and dundun Add photo:
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Fried yam (dundun) & sauce

Golden fried yam served with pepper or egg sauce.

from £8.00
Èsonà puff-puff Add photo:
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Puff-puff — pack of 12

Soft, sweet and golden. A crowd favourite, freshly fried.

£6.00
Èsonà gizdodo Add photo:
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Gizdodo

Gizzard and sweet fried plantain in a rich pepper sauce.

£9.00
Èsonà small chops platter Add photo:
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Small chops platter

A party mix of savoury bites for sharing. Great for gatherings.

from £45.00

For your event

Event catering & buffets

Tell us about your day and we'll put together a menu and a quote made for it.

From intimate gatherings to big celebrations, we cook generous, flavour-packed food that brings everyone to the table.

  • Birthdays, thanksgivings and christenings
  • Buffet spreads, small chops and grazing tables
  • Delivery and set-up across Southend & Essex

Our story

Where the flavour comes from

Èsonà began at home, around food made to share. Every dish carries a little of where we come from — Nigerian home cooking, made fresh, made with care.

That care is what you taste. We cook the dishes we grew up loving — rich, generous and full of flavour — and bring them to your table, whether it's a quiet dinner at home or a hall full of guests.

An abundance of flavour, served with love.

Èsonà
Served with love
Nigerian kitchen · Southend-on-Sea & Essex