ABYSSINIA/I'LL BE SEEIN YA

Entonces, to celebrate selling 31 Gwent Grove yesterday, I googled "best restaurants in Swansea" to find a treat for us. 

The top rated, with 5 out of 5, and 306 reviews was ABYSSINIA, on Oxford Street. Oh, that sounds interesting I thought, plenty of veggie options for Kim, carnie options for me, and a chance to discover a new cuisine! I've never sampled Ethiopian / Eritrean food, so let's go! 

First off, the menu was very different:-

They specialise in breakfasts, 

Unfortunately Foul has a different meaning here to Ethiopia 

It looked nice, tho, & came recommended by a fellow invigilator. Perhaps another day.

We opted for the Veggie Special, with a side of "cubed lamb" called Derek Tibbs (?)

This promised to contain a selection of speciality dishes. Unfortunately, it came served on a huge sourdough pancake made from some fermented dark grain. This actually tasted "foul", was spongy, floppy & cold. The veggie dishes were ok, but nothing special. Basically variations on daal. 

Poor old Derek Tibbs must have been very old indeed, as the chunks were unchewable, and on the bone. I think chopped hoggit breasts. These were barely cooked, so almost inedible. The spicing was very weak, no taste bar old lamb. 

The guy next to us had one of the lentil dishes, on the pancake, and ate it by tearing off bits of the pancake, loading it with lentils all with his right hand. Not the best looking presentation....

So not a hit. I can't say I'll be seeing ya, as we won't.