Disappointments of Addis

After finally trying Ethiopian mead at the Zigni House, and being very impressed I took the opportunity to seek out another Ethopian / East Africa restaurant in the quest for Tej.

As a restaurant Addis was fair enough, the waiting staff were pretty useless but inconceivably there was no mead on offer. Putting aside my British reserve I even asked and the waiter dismissed the ask, as either he didn’t understand me, wasn’t interested or the answer was no. There was nothing resembling Mead on the menu although there was a listing under the red wine section for an ‘Ethiopian wine’

In hindsight I suspect an Ethiopian wine may well be a mead, and the waiter may have just been stupid. A google search suggests there may well be an Ethiopian red wine, so I dunno maybe I should drop them an email.

However also in hindsight the food wasn’t that great, the Injura was ok but the lamb dish was more grey than tasty. There are undoubtedly many more Ethopian / East African restaurants to visit first.

A bit more research suggests:

Axum Restaurant - 266 Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 2JR
Blue Nile - 300 Clapham Road, Stockwell, London, SW9 9AE
Cafe Genet- Unit 7 Village Kitchen, Shepherd Bush Green, London W12 8PP
Damera Ethiopian Restaurant - 129 Askew Road, Shepherd's Bush, London W12
Fassika - 152 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7PL
Kokeb Ethiopian Cuisine - 45 Roman Way, Holloway, London, N7 8XF
Kokeb Ethiopian Restaurant - 45 Roman Way, London N7 8XF
Lalibela - 137 Fortess Road, Tufnell Park, London, NW5 2HR
Marathon Restaurant & Bar - 193a Caledonian Road, N1 0SL
Mekasha Ethiopian Restaurant - 75 Fairfax Road, London NW6 4EE
Menelik Ethiopian Restaurant - 42 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9DT
Merkato Ethiopian Restaurant - 196 Caledonian Road, London N1 0SQ
Mosob - 339 Harrow Road, Maida Vale
Muna's - 599 Green Lanes, Hornsey
Nazereth Cafe Ethiopian Restaurant - 4 Walton Road, London N15 4PS
Nile Ethiopian Restaurant - 266 Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 2JR
Pomi Cafe Ethiopian Restaurant- 157 Kentish Town Road, London NW1
Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant - 12 Fortess Road, London NW5 2EU
Roha Ethiopian Ethiopian Restaurant - 407 Lordship Lane, London N17 6AG
Sinke / Senke Cafe Ethiopian Restaurant- 1b - 1c, Rock Street, London N4 2DN
Sodere Ethiopian Restaurant - 143 Goldhawk Road - London, W12 8EN
St. Gebriel Deli Ethiopian Restaurant, 12 Blackstock Rd, London N4 2DW
The Peacock Ethiopian Restaurant - 107 Uxbridge Rd, London W12 8NL
Tobia Ethiopian Restaurant - 2a Lithos Road, London NW3 6EF
Wabi Shebele Restaurant - 189-191 New Kent Road, London, SE1 4AG
Zeret Kitchen - 216 Camberwell Road, London, SE5 0ED

And a whole host of listings under African restaurants, which offers some promise too. Busy and interesting mead times ahead