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| - Just to mention first of, this restaurant does not serve appetizers or dessert and after savouring each bite of our main course, I think I understand why - we were stuffed & had no more room!
Since there was a large selection of items on the menu, we asked our server what they recommended and were advised to split the area on the large (single) plate with various vegetables & protein, to which we thought was a great suggestion. As it turned out, the large plate we ordered was the perfect size for the four of us to share.
It was interesting to note that our server seemed to know that deep down, we were all wanting to have an authentic Ethiopian experience, and shared with us that since we wouldn't be using utensils, we had to use the crepe to eat. He then visually simulated how we should tear off a piece of the crêpe so that it was the length & size of two to three of your fingers combined, as this would allow you to grab a little bit of either vegetables or meat.
For the veggies, we had what I believe the restaurant calls the "vegetarian combination", which consists of four groups: boiled spinach; potatoes with carrots & cabbage; split lentils and fourthly ground chick peas with green chilies; while for the protein we selected beef, chicken & fish.
Of all the protein served, the chicken had a pleasant spicy richness to it & was perfect for our taste buds. To my recollection I believe we all found the fish (I think it was Basa) was very well seasoned & super tasty. What my palette & I most appreciated was the variety of seasonings on the items because they truly complimented one another. For example, the delicious saltiness of the fish was offset by the simplicity of the spinach, while the spice of the chicken was offset by the savory blandness of the potato/cabbage.
It very nice to discover that the portion of each item served was a modest size (about the size of a small fist) but it was perfectly paired with a soft, crepe-like, 'bread' the restaurant serves alongside platters like ours.
It was also interesting to see that when the main plate came out, all of the veggies & meat had been placed on a very large flat crepe
In addition to the crepe on the platter, we also received a side of crepes which we all shared & whittled down in size as we enjoyed the meat & veggies
Similar to a chilli in a bread bowl, we ended up finishing virtually all of the platter crepe and the food resting on it as it was so good!
Overall, the food we ordered was delicious & in my opinion very original, refreshing & unique. One thing to note, they do take their time when it comes to getting your the food out to the table. So if you are short on time we wouldn't recommend going there. When going there you should have nothing else planned for the night or at least have a flexible schedule.
We were able to stay under budget - it was about $13.90/per person or about $27.80 per couple (GST included, gratuities nor drinks incl.)
That's pretty good in our books.
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