October 25, 2008: Cafe Lalibela

Jo-Lyn had mustered upwardly a gang of us to banking concern check out The Go Show inward Footscray - a foreign combination of autobus tour in addition to community arts extravaganza that was on every bit purpose of the Melbourne Arts Festival. We've non spent plenty fourth dimension exploring the astonishing array of nutrient options inward Footscray, in addition to then this was a practiced chance to sample something new. Between the Melbourne Veg Food Guide in addition to the Cheap Eats Guide, it became clear that Cafe Lalibela was the house to be, in addition to then Cindy booked us a tabular array for an early on dinner.

There aren't likewise many surprises at Ethiopian restaurants, especially for vegos - it's lentil stews, split upwardly pea curries, perhaps a few vegies in addition to a few lilliputian piles of salad. Cafe Lalibela offering upwardly yetsom beyaynetu - a mix of all their vego dishes plonked on a glorious platter of injeera. We were early on plenty (or the others were belatedly enough) to hold upwardly granted sum ordering responsibility, in addition to then it was vego mix all round. This equated to 2 gigantic platters, amongst plenty nutrient to feed 8 people comfortably.

The sour, fermented injeera is e'er delicious in addition to the whole procedure of ripping, dipping in addition to mopping upwardly is bully fun, guaranteeing a practiced fourth dimension regardless. Luckily, the nutrient hither matches the fun, amongst each of the stews providing a slightly dissimilar season - from the spicy lentils to the milder in addition to slightly tangy vegie curry, it all striking the spot. Everything is soft in addition to paste-like - perfect for scooping upwardly inward lilliputian parcels of staff of life - remarkably I solely ended upwardly amongst 1 stew-coloured stain downwardly my front! Note of caution: don't plow to the salad every bit something to cool your oral cavity downwardly - it's basically equal parts lettuce in addition to dark-green chilli. Throw inward roughly crisp Ethiopian beer in addition to lively conversation in addition to you've got an splendid Sabbatum eventide inward the west.

Address: 91 Irving Street, Footscray
Ph: 9687 0300
Price: Vego meals - $12
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