Discovering Hungry Lion through Swoop

“Will I be ordering from Swoop again? I have not decided. But I have not deleted the app either.”

That was how I ended my first Swoop experience.

As it turns out, I did open the app again.

Not because I was craving another meal, but because I was curious. My first order had answered one question: Can Swoop get good food to me? This time, I wanted to answer another: Can it introduce me to a restaurant I probably would not have discovered on my own?

While scrolling through the app, I came across Hungry Lion, one of the newest restaurants on Swoop. I had seen the announcement on Swoop’s social media page a few days earlier, so when it popped up on the app, I decided to give it a try.

I ordered jollof rice, grilled chicken and plantain.

Once again, the ordering process was straightforward. The rider picked up the food less than 20 minutes after I placed my order. The entire delivery took about 45 minutes, with most of that time spent getting the food to my location.

Then came the important part: the food.

The jollof rice was packed with flavour, nicely spiced and had that rich, smoky taste that makes good jollof stand out. Some people might say it was a little too flavourful, but I like my jollof rice with plenty of flavour. It was not overly oily, and every bite was satisfying.

The grilled chicken was tender, well-seasoned and paired really well with the rice. It had just enough of that grilled taste to make me keep reaching for another bite.

The plantain did exactly what good plantain should do. It was soft, slightly sweet and balanced the savoury flavours of the rice and chicken.

By the time I finished the meal, I realised that the most interesting part of this experience was not the food itself. It was the discovery.

If I had not been browsing through Swoop, I probably would not have come across Hungry Lion when I did. Like many people, I tend to rotate between the same restaurants and the same meals. It is comfortable, but it also means you miss out on places that might become favourites.

Hungry Lion may be new to Swoop, but based on this first experience, it made a strong impression.

My first Swoop order got me to keep the app. My second introduced me to a restaurant I would happily order from again.

Maybe that is the point of food discovery after all.