Restaurants In Port-Harcourt: My Thoughts On Wood House Cafe

Are you in search of a chill spot in Port-Harcourt? Then this Restaurant In Port-Harcourt series is just for you, starting with Wood House Cafe.

Holiday anywhere wouldn’t be complete without trying out different foods, menu and finding out cool new spots, and with the short time I had to spend in Port-Harcourt, Wood House Cafe was my first choice for a must visit.

In case you missed it, review on restaurants in Lagos: https://goldgerry.com/2020/10/08/6-reasons-soul-food-is-slowly-becoming-a-hot-spot-in-lagos-review/

My Thoughts On Wood House Cafe

Before we dive into this, I have to say that finding restaurants in Port-Harcourt takes a toll on you as there aren’t a lot of them (as opposed to Lagos) and not all of them have a social media presence.

Which brings me to my first point…

No Online Menu

A brand’s social media doesn’t just tell you a story but it gives you an idea of what to expect when you go into business with them, and this translates even more for restaurants.

I found that aside from the difficulty of finding restaurants in Port-Harcourt online, most of the ones that have social media profiles are not active, with the last posts dating from two months ago.

However, what I think is more annoying is the lack of an online menu on their profiles. I like to compare the prices of meals and view a menu beforehand, which saves me a handful amount of time when ordering.
This means that the absence of an online menu deprives me of that; so if you’re just like me, I think you should keep it in mind.

Interior

With a lot of similarities to Lagos bistros, Wood House Cafe reminds me why more restaurants in Port-Harcourt are needed.

The interior is exactly like half of the restaurants in Lagos, from Danfo Bistro, Ikoyi to Burg.co Ikeja, with a slight difference in the colour palettes and their chairs being too low which doesn’t serve for a good eating posture.

For pictures however, I think it is a great spot.

Make sure you read my other reviews if you haven’t already https://goldgerry.com/2020/09/16/review-the-orchid-bistro-restaurant/

Music

I thought the music was too loud, my goodness! I mean we aren’t in a club right? So I expect a restaurant music to add to the ambience by creating a cool mood, but I didn’t get that at Wood House Cafe.

…For context, I thought the music was too loud, I changed my seat thrice before settling at the back.

Food

To me, the food was my favorite part.

I had a beef burger, potato chips and a pack of Chi Exotic juice. The chips don’t come with the burger, so I ordered that separately.

The burger was juicy and this is honestly the best way to describe it. The menu doesn’t give the option of a single or double-decker but it was so big I could swear it’s a double.

On a scale of 1-10, I believe it is a solid 6.

Pricelist

Again, this is the beauty of having an online menu as it could’ve easily come in handy here. Anyway, the menu is fairly priced I would say, check out my expense below.

Beef Burger- N3,000
Chi Exotic- N1,500
Potato Chips- N500

They have an option of a platter that includes chicken wings and rice with a cost of N12,000 upwards. Cocktails and Mocktails are N2,500 & N3,000 respectively, while beers(can) are a thousand naira.

Customer Service

I hate it when I get to a bar or restaurant and I persistently have to wave down to the servers to come to my table…and this was exactly the case here.

Other than that, I loved the lady that attended to me. She was well mannered and very accommodating, which is one quality most Lagos restaurants lack.

Wood House Cafe is a restaurant I would love to go to with my girls or maybe for a casual date and considering Port-Harcourt is short of options, I definitely will be recommending this spot.

To contact Wood House Cafe:
Instagram- woodhouse_cafe
Phone- 08184479600

More reviews on Wood House if you want https://www.lalesarchives.com/lifestyle/2018/3/29/wood-house-caf-my-first-impression

Have you visited Wood House yet? What was your favourite thing about the restaurant?

Thank you so much for reading and compliments of the season.

Love,

Gold.