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Kitfo House
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By Guy Dimond
This little licensed caff in Vauxhall serves fry-ups for breakfast, then switches to a Thai menu for lunch, prepared by a Thai chef. But it’s in the evening that it really comes into its own as an Eritrean restaurant.
The owners used to run the Abrehet Café in Kilburn and are now creating a similar menu of more than 30 Eritrean dishes in their new venue. Unless you really know your dorho (spicy chicken stew) from your kitfo (finely chopped rare beef seasoned in ghee with herbs and paprika), we recommend sharing any of the ‘special platters’, which feature a dazzling variety of dishes selected from the à la carte. We discovered that just one special platter feeds two people easily.
These dishes are served on a huge crumpet-textured pancake of injera, a slightly sour bread which you
tear off with your right hand to mop up the juices as you eat the moist stews. Carefully melded spices are the norm in Eritrean food, yet dishes aren’t too chilli-hot. If you have some change spare, try the Eritrean coffee ceremony at £7 for two people. Be warned though – it’s rocket fuel.Time Out London Issue 2024: June 4-10 2009
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gatsbysgirl
Erm, and then I joined the fray. I'll come back to this at a later point as every time I start to write it I get the urge to go and do something else.
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really amazing food and the staff are so nice.
five stars
I went to this place with a group of friends a few days ago. We had a great time. The waiters were really welcoming and helpful, we'd never eaten Eritrean food before, and the waiter explained what to do, and talked us through some of the dishes. We had 2 sharing platters which meant we could try lots of different dishes. The food was really tasty, it was nicely spiced without being to hot. The bill came to just over £10 each, and that included a couple of bottles of wine, very good value for money. I would definately go back here, it was a brilliant find!