Slow-cooked beef in a rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic and aromatic spices.
Food & drink
The Dahlak table
Ethiopian and Eritrean dishes designed to mix, match and share. Unless stated otherwise, mains are served with injera.



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Beef Tibs
Tender pieces of beef sautéed with onions, tomatoes, peppers and traditional seasoning.
Kitfo
Seasoned minced beef prepared with mitmita and spiced clarified butter. Please ask for your preferred level of doneness.
Alicha Sega
A mild beef stew prepared with turmeric, onions, garlic and gently aromatic spices.
Gored Gored
Cubes of extra-lean raw beef seasoned with traditional spiced butter and berbere, served with traditionally prepared mustard.
Lamb Awaze Tibs
Tender pieces of lamb sautéed with onions and peppers, finished with a lively awaze chilli sauce.
Lega Tibs / Nech (Tseada) Tibs
Lean pieces of lamb cooked with onions, garlic and traditional spices.
Meat Firfir
Pieces of beef cooked in a spicy sauce with garlic and ginger, then mixed with pieces of injera.
Derek Tibs Be Shekla
Grilled beef cubes seasoned with onions, green chillies and tomatoes, served in a traditional clay pot with awaze sauce.
Dulet
Finely chopped lamb tripe, liver and meat cooked with traditional spices.
Doro Wot
Chicken simmered in a rich berbere and onion sauce, traditionally served with a boiled egg.
Beyaynetu
A colourful combination platter of shiro, misir wot, gomen, atkilt alicha, kik wot, fosolia with carrots and Dahlak salad, served with injera.
Shiro
A smooth chickpea stew cooked with onions, garlic and warm spices.
Misir Wot
Red lentils slowly cooked with berbere, onions and garlic.
Gomen
Leafy greens gently cooked with onions, garlic and green chilli.
Atkilt Alicha
Cabbage, potatoes and carrots cooked with turmeric and mild aromatic spices.
Kik Wot
Yellow split peas simmered with turmeric and aromatic spices.
Fosolia with Carrots
Green beans cooked with sliced carrots and the chef's traditional seasoning.
Dahlak Salad
A fresh salad of tomatoes, onions and chilli, dressed with lemon.
Dahlak Vegetarian Selection
A generous selection of shiro, lentils, leafy greens and gently spiced vegetables, served with injera. Serves 3–5 people.
Ultimate Dahlak Mixed Special
A generous introduction to Habesha cuisine featuring a selection of meat dishes, vegetable dishes, salad and injera. Serves 3–5 people.
Spiced Rice with Vegetables
Rice cooked with vegetables and traditional aromatic spices.
Spiced Rice with Meat
Rice cooked with tender meat and traditional aromatic spices.
Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Your choice of pasta served with a rich tomato sauce.
Pasta with Meat Sauce
Your choice of pasta served with a rich meat sauce.
Bottle of Wine
Your choice of red or white wine.
Glass of Wine
Your choice of red or white wine.
Bottled Beer
Choose from Beck's, Stella Artois, Heineken, Budweiser or Peroni.
Ethiopian / Eritrean Beer
Ask your server which imported bottles are available today.
Habesha Coffee
Fresh, aromatic coffee served in the traditional style.
Traditional Coffee Ceremony
A relaxed, shared coffee experience traditionally prepared on request. Additional guests are £2.50 each.
Soft Drinks
A selection of chilled bottles and cans.
Please inform a member of staff about any allergies or dietary requirements before ordering. Ingredients and preparation methods may change, and cross-contamination may be possible.
Gluten-free availability must be confirmed with your server; injera recipes and kitchen handling can vary.