Adulis (Kennington)

• Its a fair sized place with slightly kitschy but perfectly pleasant homeland inspired decor
• All the gravies are well prepared and the Injiras seem perfect enough to the outsider
• I'd really recommend their wines the Ethiopian honey wine is rather good and makes for a nice departure from the usual
• I went there with one of my friends who recommended me a few fantastic dishes to try
• With help I ordered Bamia Ms Siga which is spicy beef within a okra stew
• I was quite use to okra stew but I had never try it with spicy beef
• The portion was good and was priced at £
• Certainly one of the best things about London is that you can easily find any kind of food
• There is not many proper restaurants is the area compared to Smithfield Clerkenwell
• In Oval it is mainly chicken fast food shops and kebabs
• One of the proper restaurants is Adulis who have served Eritrean cuisine since 1996
• As two of them were vegetarian and Eritrean is veggie friendly
• We arrived to Adulis and we were all very surprised to find the place packed
• We ordered some drinks and we shared a starter while we were waiting for the main to arrive
• It was served with pitta bread
• The food arrived on two massive platters and were served with Injera underneath and on the side too
• Injera (also called Tatia) is leavened pancake made with sourdough of taff flour
• You had to eat with your hand and your piece of pancake
• I only regret the waiter didn't tell us what was each dish on the platter
• Every meat were cooked with the perfect balance of spice in a different way
• Each dish was very good but our favourite was the lamb served in the middle
• All the vegetarian option were also very good and tasty
• The best one was the shimbra assa
• Vegetarian dishes were as good as meat dishes
• I would probably take the vegetarian next time as it is more healthy
• Next time we won't order any starter as the injera with all different meat and vegetables was enough
• The roasted coffee smell was very attractive and tempting
• It is rare to find Eritrean dining so stumbling upon Adulis was both an adventure and a treat
• Cor of the restaurant features many items from Eritrea and plays with natural textures (exposed wood
• I was not familiar with Eritrean cuisine so I was glad that our waitress came over and explained the cuisine a bit and recommended (there goes my dry January) the Mies Wine
• The dish that came out was a huge circular platter with pancake like wraps (it is not doughy
• A bit sour and surprisingly tasty) with 8 different curry/stew things to share
• I have no idea what anything was called but we had 2 different chicken things
• This was surprising to me but there was no individual plates and no utensils
• My recommendation is ONLY GO WITH YOUR MOST HYGIENIC FRIENDS
• When we first arrived we were the only people
• Chickpeas and sesame paste served with pita bread My two vegetarian friends already tried Eritrean food in Africa
• We opted for the 'mini kirchat' and were not disappointed
• We were sad not to have tasted the shiro (dishes in platter are selected by head chef) but loved all the other classics including the phenomenal misir wot and tibs
• We missed out on the tap water we ordered at the start and staff were not always as attentive as we would have liked
• Some platters come with vegetarian portions as well and all platters have rolls of Injera (fermented pancake like rolls)
• The ambience is rustic and cozy
• One thing to keep in mind they are a cash only restaurant
• Make sure you are carrying enough money if you don't want to jog down to the ATM after your meal (the nearest one charges 1.85 pounds for cash withdrawal)
• It's a great experience with this part of the Eritrean culture
• I totally recommend it to all that are willing to try new things
• The ceremony involves the roasting of coffee which is then freshly brewed and comes with popcorn and incense

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