Abyssinan – Ethiopian Restaurant

Posted on 17/08/2008 by John

The other night a friend suggested that we checkout this Ethiopian Restaurant called Abyssinan. I wasn’t sure what to think and we all wondered what weird stuff we would be served.
I went with a group of 17 people, we decided to go with the Banquet so we could try a bit of everything. It cost us $20 per person for the Banquet, the amount of food they brought out was well worth the price.

The food all seemed to be beef, chicken or vegetable based. There didn’t seem to be anything weird that you would need to avoid. One of the beef dishes reminded me of a Indian Vindaloo but not as spicy. A few of the dishes had some spice but there was plenty without if your not into spicy food.

One of the most interesting things is that you don’t get any cutlery to eat with.
There is a spoon to serve each dish onto your plate but from there on its fingers only.
You are given a pice of Injera ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injera ) which is a pancake like bread. Using small pieces of the bread you are able to pick up your food from the your plate.
I wasn’t sure if you’re supposed to eat the bread each time, so I reused it a few times to pick up a new bit of food from my plate. I only ate it once it was too soggy to pick up anymore. This way I could taste the food a bit better also as the Injera sort of neutralises the taste of other things. The bread itself has a slightly sour taste which some people didn’t seem to keen on, but I rather liked it, especially when it was soaked in some of the spicy beef sauce.
They did bring out some more Injera a bit later on in the meal so I probably didn’t need to be as sparing as I was.

The atmosphere is laid back and friendly. There were some kids there so it is family friendly also.

Just as we were about to leave someone said “don’t you want to stay for the drums”. We thought yeah why not. From memory they come in on the 1st Saturday and 3rd Saturday of each month to sing and play the drums. It was interesting and funny. The main person tried to get everyone involved. Some of my friends even started dancing. People from other tables were looking over and laughing. It was fun.

I will definitely be returning to this restaurant at some stage and I recommend it to anyone who is up for a different dining experience.

Abyssinan – Ethiopian Restaurant
Address: 126 Henley Beach Rd, Torrensville
Phone: 08 8443 4300

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