Heavenly Manna
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Owner Agnes Offiong
Despite being welcome at some of the best restaurants in town, haute cuisine still can't match good old home cooking.
Soul Food
Until recently, Toon players of Afro-Caribbean origin such as Dyer, Cort, Lua Lua and Bramble, missed their homely meals.
Carl Cort loved his traditional home cooking whilst staying on Tyneside. The lads craved real 'Soul Food' such as Jollof Rice, Egusi Soup or a Jamaican platter of Rice and Peas, fried chicken and plantain.
Luckily for our hungry heroes, United reserve player Richard Offiong is a local lad, and his Nigerian born mum, Agnes, is a great cook.
Richard, an under 20 international, often invited his team mates home to enjoy traditional Afro-Caribbean food. So popular were Agnes' dinners, her guests suggested she opened a restaurant.
Richard put his cash behind his mum's new venture and Heavenly Manna - thought to be one of the first Afro-Caribbean eateries on Tyne and Wear - opened on 109 Shields Road, Byker in October 2003.
It's all about oil
Agnes buys most of her ingredients locally, but the big difference with African and Caribbean cooking is palm oil. Palm oil is to African cooking what olive oil is to Mediterranean cooking and gives a most unique and authentic flavour.
Rice and Peas is an Afro-Caribbean favourite.
Agnes and her cooks Anthonia and Affi aim to bring a taste of Africa to the Geordie palate with dishes such as Cow Leg, Stew Peas with Oxtail and Edihganikon Soup.
Global cafe
Agnes: To the Manna born
Heavenly Manna reflects the growing multicultural community of the East End of Newcastle.
There's even an African Community Centre in the Byker Wall, which is open to all and aims to help the integration of people of Africa origin.
Cow Leg & 2 Veg
Heavenly Manna was formerly a successful English Cafe serving fry ups, bacon butties and a daily meat and two veg special.
Agnes retains the core customers, by offering a wide range of traditional English dishes, though Heavenly Manna's exotic menu is now attracting Asian and Chinese diners, as well as the more adventurous East Ender's.
Jamaican Special: Stew Peas with Oxtail
With Wor Agnes providing the ammo, the Toon Army will be a force to be reckoned with.
Highlights
- caribbean salt fish-breakfast special offer
- Enjoy Caribbean/African food From Heavenly Manna At Salsa Club-Bar Every Sunday [89 Westgate Road Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (Near Tyne Theatre)]
For more information, please see contact details section below.
Starter
1. Goat pepper soup & Fried Plantain - eat in: £3.50, take out: £2.50
2. Caribbean onions spinach dumplings - eat in: £1.99, take out: £1.89
Main Course
3. Caribbean Jerk Chicken - eat in: £4.50, take out: £3.50
Served With white Rice and fried Plantain or Chips Plus Salad
4. Caribbean Jerk Chicken with Rice And Peas - eat in: £6.99, take out: £5.99
Served With Fried Plantain and Salad
5. Caribbean Jerk Chicken with Coconut Curry Rice - eat in: £6.99, take out: £5.99
Served with Fried Plantain and salad
6. Caribbean rice and Peas with Lamb or chicken - eat in: £5.95, take out: £4.95
Severed With fried plantain Plus Salad
7. Caribbean oxtail Stew Peas Cooked - eat in: £6.50, take out: £5.50
Served With white Rice And fried Plantain Plus Salad
8. Caribbean Curry Goat - eat in: £7.95, take out: £6.95
Served With white Rice, fried Plantain And Salad
9. Caribbean Coconut curry rice with Chicken or Lamb £5.80, take out: £4.80
Cooked With Mixed Vegetables fried Plantain And Salad
10. Nigerian Egusi Stew - eat in: £7.95, take out: £6.95
Cooked in Palm Oil With Vegetable, Melon Seeds With A Choice Of Two Meats: Oxtail, kpomo, Cow Leg, Shaki, Chicken, Lamb Beef, fresh or fried fish( Plus Pounded Yam, Boiled Rice,Gari or Semolina as accompaniments)
11. Nigerian edikangikong Stew - eat in: £7.95, take out: £6.95
In Palm Oil With Vegetable, Melon Seeds With A Choice Of Two Meats: Oxtail ,kpomo, Cow Leg, Shaki, Chicken, Lamb Beef, fresh or fried fish (Plus Pounded Yam, Boiled Rice,Gari or Semolina as accompaniments)
12.Nigerian Afang or Okazi Stew - eat in: £7.95, take out: £6.95
Cooked In Palm Oil With Vegetable, Melon Seeds With A Choice Of Two Meats: Oxtail, kpomo, Cow Leg, Shaki, Chicken, Lamb Beef, fresh or fried fish (Plus Pounded Yam, Boiled Rice,Gari or Semolina as accompaniments)
13. Afro Caribbean Okro /Ogbono - eat in: £7.65, take out: £6.95
Cooked In Palm Oil With Vegetable, Melon Seeds With A Choice Of Two Meats: Oxtail, kpomo, Cow Leg, Shaki, Chicken, Lamb Beef, fresh or fried fish (Plus Pounded Yam, Boiled Rice,Gari or Semolina as accompaniments)
14.Special Tomato Stew - eat in: £4.50, take out: £3.50
Mild ,medium and strong spiced With boiled white rice (plus fried Plantain or black eye beans )
15.Continental Jellof rice with lamb or chicken £4.95, take out: £3.95
and fried plantain With small side salad
16. Unripe Plantain - eat in: £4.99, take out: £3.99
cooked with pieces of chicken beef or lamb in palm oil and spices Served with a side dish of fried spinach and onions
17. Nigerian Ishi Ewu - eat in: £4.50, take out: £3.50
Cooked with Cow leg,goat, sheep meat,and shaki in palm oil with traditional herbs
18. H .Manna Tilapia Fish Boat - eat in: £8.95, take out: £6.95
A whole fish cooked with onions, spinach with sweet and normal potatoes caution! tilapia contains lots of BONES !!
Vegetarian menu
19.Caribbean rice and peas - eat in: £4.95, take out: £3.95
With fried plantain and salad
20. Caribbean coconut curry rice - eat in: £4.80, take out: £3.80
cooked With mixed vegetables, with fried plantain and salad
21. Nigerian egusi stew-cooked - eat in: £6.95, take out: £5.95
With vegetables, in palm oil melon seeds Plus(pounded yam, boiled rice, Gari or semolina As accompaniments)
22. Nigerian Okro / Ogbono Stew - eat in: £6.95, take out: £5.95
cooked With vegetables, in palm oil melon seeds Plus(pounded yam,boiled rice, Gari or semolina As accompaniments)
23. Continental Jellof rice - eat in: £4.95, take out: £3.95
with fried plantain and small side salad
24. Unripe Plantain - eat in: £3.99, take out: £2.99
Cooked in palm oil and spices served with side of fried spinach and onions
Desserts
25.Rum Banana Fritter with ice-cream & Chocolate sauce £3.50
26. Banana filler with chocolate Sauce £2.50
27. Banana filler with custard and cherry £2.50
28. Ice cream & chocolate sauce £1.59
29. Ice cream & fruit £1.59
30. Jam roly poly & custard £1.99
31. Apple pie-with ice cream or custard £1.99
Outside occasions are welcome
- Opening Times:
- open 7days a week, caribbean and african food serve only on SUNDAYS
FROM 12.30PM - 11PM. LAST ORDER 10.30PM
Many thanks for info about Heavenly Manna. I checked it out this afternoon along with my other colleagues here. It was fab. I had Beans special and Yoruba stew. Loved it. Padma
I am definitely going to check this out. I have had a fair amount of West Indian home-cooking in the past and there are some similarities with cuisine I have had in Venezuela and Colombia (fried plantain, refried beans and the like). I hope the place survives - or even moves in to town (stuff like this is what makes Newcastle worth sticking with!) Nik
- Freshly Cut Sandwiches: Yes
- Hot Food: Yes
- Licensed: Yes
- Internet Access: Yes
- Wi-Fi Hot Spot: Yes
- Fair Trade Products: Yes
- Service: Eat In & Take Away
- Office Delivery: Yes
- Ownership: Independent
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