Went here on a recommendation from a friend. It was certainly an interesting experience as none of us had ever had Ethiopian food before.
First impressions were that the restaurant itself could use a bit of love, it was a bit old fashioned and left...behind, not the most appealing but then we weren’t there to enjoy the decor.
After being seated for a few minutes beer arrived. We didn’t order it, it just kind of appeared but it was certainly a welcome sight and a little later someone came to take our food order.
When the food arrived some of the meals came on their own plates with knives and forks, and some where served on top of Injera- a slightly vinegary and spongy bread/pancake which proved to be a bit of an acquired taste.
We were served 2 large plates of injera and had multiple dishes we had ordered placed on top of them for sharing. Thankfully the 2 vegetarians sat opposite one another so we had an entire Injera to ourselves with a selection of veggie dishes on top. The other end of the table got a mixture of meat and veggie dishes, which is fine, but given no one asked who was vegetarian within the group has we sat the other end we would have gone hungry.
The veggie dishes were all tasty, well spiced and cooked. The Injera was not personally to our tastes but it was an interesting experience to eat in this way.
When it came to paying it felt like their system was very archaic. The receipt was all handwritten so it was difficult to work out what we all owed. The waiter also asked “how much service to add?” at this point, which was a little bit rich considering that was the first word he had uttered to us all evening; after seating us, bringing us drinks and taking our order in complete silence.
Overall this was an interesting meal out. I’m happy that I’ve tried Ethiopian food even if it wasn’t necessarily my cup of tea, but equally if I try it again it will most assuredly be somewhere else.More
