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Starters መቆያ 1.

ETHIOPIAN STYLE SALAD (YEABESHA SELATA) - የሃበሻ ሰላጣ

£3.95

LENTIL (AZIFA) - አዚፋ

£3.95

MUSHROOM FRIED (INGUDAI TIBS) - እንጉዳይ ጥብስ

£4.45

HUMUS - ሁሙስ

£3.95

FISH SALAD (YEASA SELATA) - የዓሳ ሰላጣ

£5.95

ROAST VEGETABLE SALAD - የሮስት አትክልት ሰላጣ

£4.45

Made with lettuce, tomatoes, green chillies, onion, fresh lemon juice and our own herbs and spices 2.

Whole lentils cooked, mashed and blended with onions, jalapeno, & vegetable oil, fresh lemon juice with a hint of garlic (served cold) 3.

Portobello mushrooms marinated & sautéed with onions, pepper (can be prepared spicy, medium or mild) 4.

Mashed chick peas made with tahini, olive oil, garlic and lemon juice and spiced up with our secret recipe 5.

Fried spiced sea bream served with tomatoes, cucumber, red onions and coriander leaves 6.

Roast vegetables served with humus & olives

Side Dishes የጎን ምግቦች 1.

YE MISSER WOT (hot) - ምስር ወጥ

£4.95

YE ATER KIK ALICHA - አተር ክክ አልጫ

£4.45

TEKIL GOMEN - ጥቅልጎመን

£4.45

GOMEN - ጎመን

£4.55

FOSOLIA - ፍሶሊያ

£4.45

Split lentils in hot sauce 2.

Slightly puréed yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce of onion, herbs and spices 3.

Cabbage, potatoes and carrots cooked to perfection in a mild sauce 4.

Thinly cut collard greens steamed to perfection in a mild sauce 5.

Whole beans with strips of carrots cooked with Mesi’s own spice

Beef Dishes በሬ 1.

SPECIAL KITFO - ስፒሻል ክትፍ

£12.45

REGULAR KITFO - ክትፍ

£10.45

GORED GORED RAW - ጎረድ ጎረድ

£11.45

YE CHAKA TIBIS - የጫካ ጥብሰ

£11.45

ZILZIL TIBS - ዝልዝል ጥብሰ

£10.95

YE TIBS WOT (hot) - ጥብስ ወጥ

£10.95

KEY WOT FIRFIR (hot) - ቀይ ወጥ ፍርፍር

£11.95

QUWAONTA FIRFIR (hot) - ቋንጣ ፍርፍር

£11.95

BOZENA SHIRO - ቦዘና ሺሮ

£10.95

The ultimate Ethiopian steak tartar. Finely chopped lean beef swimming in our special melted butter and garnished with mitmita & served with home-made cheese & spinach (served raw, medium or well-done) 2.

Finely chopped lean beef in our renowned spice melted butter garnished with mitmita and served raw, medium or well-done.

3.

Chunks of lean raw beef swimming in spiced melted butter 4.

Thinly cut and dry fried lean beef seasoned with onion and Mesi’s spices served sizzling on the dish 5.

Strips of choice lean beef sautéed in butter, onion with an assortment of herbs & spices served with salad 6.

Very lean chopped beef, simmered in a hot and thick flavoursome berbere sauce 7.

Spicy beef stew mixed with injera pieces 8.

An Ethiopian beef jerk cooked in a hot butter sauce and tossed with shreds of injera 9.

Mesi’s highly seasoned milled chick peas (shiro) simmered with berbera sauce & cubes of lean beef.

Lamb Dishes በግ 1.

LEGA TIBS - ለጋ ጥብስ

£10.45

AWAZE TIBS (hot) - እዋዜ ጥብስ

£10.95

YE TIBIS FIRFIR - ጥብስ ፍርፍር

£11.45

YE GODEN TIBS - ጎድን ጥብስ

£12.95

DULLET - ዱለት

£10.45

BERET METAD TIBIS - ብረት ምጣድ ጥብስ

£12.95

BE DORO FANTA - በዶሮ ፍንታ

£12.95

YEBEG WOT (hot) - የበግ ወጥ

£11.45

YEBEG ALICHA - የበግ አልጫ

£10.45

ZILBO - ጎመን በሰጋ

£10.45

Cubed tender lamb sautéed to perfection with onion, rosemary, and tomato served with salad 2.

Cubed tender lamb marinated in a sea of awaze sautéed to perfection with onion tomato and seasoned butter and herbs served with salad 3.

Pieces of injera dipped in lega or awaze tibs 4.

Tender lamb ribs marinated with special spices and fried with onion, rosemary and served with salad 5.

Finely chopped lamb tripe with lean beef garnished with spiced butter, red onions and green chillies served medium or well done 6.

Lean lamb cubes fried with onion and garnished with Mesi’s spices served sizzling on a dish with salad 7.

Lamb cooked in a dense spicy stew with hard boiled eggs and tossed with shreds of injera 8.

Succulent lamb cooked in a dense spicy stew of onion, berbere and spiced butter 9.

Succulent lamb cooked in a mild, tasty sauce with a distinctive flavour 10.

Lamb cubes, collard greens slow cooked in a special mild sauce

Poultry (Doro) ዶሮ 1.

DORO WOT (hot) - ዶሮ ወጥ

£10.95

DORO ALICHA - ዶሮ አልጫ

£10.45

DORO FITFIT (hot) - ዶሮ ፍትፍት

£11.95

DORO TIBS - ዶሮ ጥብስ

£11.95

Chicken drum sticks cooked slowly to tenderness in a thick spicy stew with hardboiled eggs 2.

A mild version of Doro Wot with turmeric and cumin 3.

Doro wot mixed with pieces of injera 4.

Chicken cubes marinated & sautéed with red onions, garlic, jalapeno pepper, herbs & spices prepared hot or mild and served on a charcoal heated clay pan

Vegetable Entrees የጾም All vegetable dishes are prepared vegan style 1.

YEMISSER WOT (hot) - ምስር ወጥ

£8.95

YEATER KIK ALICHA - አተርክክ አልጫ

£8.45

SHIRO WOT - ሺሮ ወጥ

£8.95

YESOM KULET FITFIT (hot) - የጾም ቁሊት ፍትፍት

£8.95

TEKIL GOMEN - ጥቅል ጎመን

£7.95

GOMEN - ጎመን

£7.95

Split lentil hot sauce 2.

Slightly puréed yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce of onion, herbs and spices 3.

Seasoned milled chick peas (shiro) simmered in our unique, hot and spicy berbere sauce.

4.

Vegetarian stew tossed on injera 5.

Cabbage, potatoes and carrots cooked to perfection in a mild sauce 6.

Thinly cut collard green steamed to perfection in a mild sauce

7.

FOSOLIA - ጎመን

£7.95

MUSHROOM (INGUDAI) - እንጉዳይ

£8.95

AZIFA - አዚፋ

£7.95

BITICHA - ቡጥጫ

£9.95

KEY SIR - ቀይ ሰር

£7.95

FOUL - ፉል

£7.95

AYIB BE GOMEN - አይብ በ ጎመን

£9.95

STAFFED CHILLE / SENEG KARIA (each) - ስንግ ቃሪያ

£1.20

Whole beans with strips of carrot cooked with Mesi’s own spices 8.

Portobello mushrooms marinated & sautéed with onions and garlic prepared spicy, medium or mild 9.

Whole lentils cooked and mashed blended with onions, jalapeno, and vegetable oil, fresh lemon juice and a hint of garlic 10.

Finely milled chickpeas pan crested in olive oil with diced onions, jalapenos and garlic 11.

Cubed beets and potatoes in a marinade of lemon, olive oil, onion and peppers 12.

Broad beans cooked with onions, tomato, olive oil, served with cottage cheese and pita bread 13.

Cottage cheese mixed with thinly chopped cooked spinach & mixed with our secret spices 14.

Green chillis stuffed with chopped red onions, tomatoes and drizzled with olive oil 15.

VEGETARIAN & VEGAN VARIETY (BEYAYNETU) - የጾም በያይነቱ £10.95

16.

SPECIAL VEGETARIAN & VEGAN VARIETY - የጾም ስፔሻል

A combination of vegetarian/vegan dishes selected by our main chef arranged on our large serving tray.

One person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Two people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Three or more people (per person) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

£12.45 £23.95 £10.95

Fish Dishes ዓሣ 1.

IN SEASON FRESH WATER FISH - የዓሣ ጥብስ

£12.45

YE ASA WOT (hot) - የዓሣ ወጥ

£12.45

Ethiopian style prepared moist flakes of fish in a crispy skin served with salad and vegetables 2.

Dense stew of onion tomato and Berber cooked slowly

Combination Sampler Mesi’s Speciality At Mesi’s Kitchen we serve food in the traditional way with generous portions at affordable prices. In keeping with the tradition, we would like our patrons to order one entrée per person.

1.

MESI COMBO

A dazzling array of non-vegetarian and vegetarian dishes selected by our main chef arranged on our large serving tray.

2.

One person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Two people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Three or more people (per person) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

£12.95 £25.95 £12.50

MEAT COMBO (per person)

£13.95

Assorted meat dishes selected by our main chef

Eight or more people includes free coffee ceremony 3.

BE DORO FANTA - በዶሮ ፍንታ

£12.95

BERET METAD TIBIS - ብረት ምጣድ ጥብስ

£12.95

REGULAR KITFO - ክትፍ

£10.45

Lamb cooked in a dense spicy stew with hard boiled egg and tossed with shreds of injera 4.

Lean lamb cubes fried with onion and garnished with Mesi’s spices served on sizzling dish with salad 5.

Finely chopped lean beef in our renowned spiced melted butter garnished with mitmita and served raw, cooked medium or well-done.

6.

SPECIAL KITFO - ስፒሻል ክትፍ

£12.45

GORED GORED RAW - ጎረድ ጎረድ

£11.45

YE CHAKA TIBIS - የጫካ ጥብሰ

£11.45

The ultimate Ethiopian steak tartar! Finely chopped lean beef swimming in our special melted butter & and garnished with mitmita and served with home-made cheese & spinach (served raw, medium or well-done) 7.

Chunks of lean raw beef swimming in spiced melted butter 8.

Thinly cut and dry fried lean beef seasoned with onion and Mesi’s spices served on sizzling dish all dishes are served with injera or rice we charge £1.00 for extra injera and £2.50 for Teff injera

The lexicon of Ethiopian gastronomy WOT hot and spicy sauce ALITCHA mild version of wot FITFIT/FIRFIR Wot or alitcha dishes mixed with pieces of injera TIBS grilled or sautéed meat, usually lamb or beef ATKILT Vegetable dishes, cooked together or separately AVIB Ethiopian cottage cheese INJERA a sourdough-risen flatbread with a unique, slightly spongy texture

Condiments AWAZE hot pepper paste with garlic, ginger & spices MITMITA very hot pepper garnished with salt and spices BERBERE pepper

Mesi’s Kitchen

The hub of authentic Ethiopian cuisine Have you ever tried Ethiopia’s mouth-watering dish which is ideal for both carnivores and herbivores? Then you don’t know what you are missing! If you head to Mesi’s kitchen, you can be confident of getting authentic freshly cooked Ethiopian Food served by friendly staff known for their hospitality.

The cuisine at Mesi’s Kitchen consists of a vast array of traditional dishes served on enormous trays lined with Injera – a large pancake made of a blend of wheat and rice.

You can opt for Teff Injera made from teff. This tiny grain, arguably the oldest grain in the world, (dating back to 4000 BC) is not only packed with minerals, vitamins and amino acids, it is also gluten-free. It comes straight from Ethiopia and is available on request at the time of booking.

Mesi, whose mother tutored her in the art of Ethiopian haute cuisine over decades, offers affordable quality food. But price must never compromise quality. Indeed Mesi keeps a check on the standard of all food; nothing leaves the kitchen without Mesi’s approval.

Freshness of the dishes is imperative. Whether consisting of meat or vegetables, combined with the addition of specially prepared fresh herbs and spices, the dishes are outstandingly tasty. Freshly prepared fish stew and also lamb, beef, chicken stew made with spiced and melted butter are all available, each with its own character and flavour.

They are served before you at your table.

Where hospitality of the culture is expressed in sharing food, guests are invited to share with each other, eating with their hands in the traditional style, dispensing with the need for cutlery.

As most Ethiopian Orthodox Christians forsake meat and dairy products during numerous fasting days, fresh vegetable and lentil dishes too have reached a high level of culinary sophistication and are suitable for vegetarian and vegans. Actually vegetarian and vegan dishes with their colours and subtle flavours have added a new and important dimension to Ethiopian cuisine in Mesi’s Kitchen.

Ethiopians, said not to have a sweet tooth, accounting for the absence of desserts on the menu but at Mesi’s Kitchen is an array of cakes is available.

No Ethiopian meal is complete without traditional coffee. Ethiopian Coffee is prepared in the traditional way so as to preserve the flavour and oils in the bean. Fresh beans are washed, roasted then ground. Finally, the ground beans are added to water in a special pot and cooked. The result, served in small cups, is a coffee with a truly subtle flavour.

Served with popcorn to the lingering fragrance of burning incense, part of the preparation, you have a traditional Ethiopian Coffee ceremony!

Just in case you are not familiar, Coffee originated in Ethiopia.

Mesi’s motto: We are committed to do the impossible the right away . Miracles take a little bit longer!