| Cuisines | Ethiopian |
| Dining style | Casual Dining |
| Phone number | +44 7522 425852 |
| Website | www.mesiskitchen.com |
| Dress code | Casual Dress |
| Payment options | MasterCard, Visa |
| Location | 128 Holloway Road, London, N7 8JE |
Mesi's Kitchen
| Cuisine type | Ethiopian | |
| Price range | £25 and under | |
| Neighborhood | Islington |
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About Mesi's Kitchen
Welcome to Mesi's Kitchen. Although our East African country’s cuisine can be heavy on meat it's also full of delicious and super-satisfying dishes that are perfect for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten and lactose-free eaters.
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- Main Menu
Starters
| Ye-Abesha Salad | £3.50 | Made with salad leave tomatoes green chilies, onion, Fresh lemon juice with our own herbs and spices |
| Azifa | £3.50 | Whole lentils cooked and mashed blended with onions, jalapeno, and vegetable oil, fresh lemon juice and a hint of garlic (served cold) |
| Ingudai Tibs (Fried Mushrooms) | £3.95 | Portobello mushrooms marinated & sautéed with onions, garlic & fresh tomatoes (can be prepared spicy, medium or mild) |
| Tomato Salad | £3.50 | Diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers and black pepper mixed with olive oil, fresh lemon juice and tine bit of garlic |
| Humus | £3.75 | Mashed chickpeas made with tahini, olive oil, and garlic and lemon juice. Spiced up with our secret recipe |
| Mackerel | £3.75 | Made with Diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers mixed with olive oil, fresh lemon juice & our secret herbs |
| Fish Salad | £4.45 | Fried spiced Sea bream served with tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and, coriander leaves |
| Peas Salad | £3.95 | Cucumber, Cherry Tomatoes, Onion, Feta cheese, Olives |
| Roast Vegetable Salad | £3.75 | Served with Humus, Olives |
Side Dishes (Vegetarian)
| Misser Wot | £3.50 | Split hot lentil sauce |
| Ater Kik Alicha | ||
| Iro Wot | £3.50 | Slow cooked creamy split peas sauce blended with herb and various herbs |
| Tekil Gomen | £3.50 | Cabbage cooked with carrots and potatoes |
| Gomen | £3.50 | Steamed thinly cut collard green garnished with spices and a dash of olive oil |
| Fafosolia | £3.50 | Thick whole beans sauce with carrots and garnished with our signature spices |
| Azazifa | £3.50 | Mashed lentils garnished with onions, jalapenos, vegetable oil, fresh lemon juice and a hint of garlic |
| Butecha | £3.50 | A finely blended chickpeas pan crested in olive oil. Garnished with lemon, shallots and jalapenos |
| Key Sir | £3.50 | Cubed beet root and potatoes marinated with olive lemon, oil, onion and jalapeno peppers |
Beef Dishes
| Regular Kitfo | £8.00 | Finely chopped lean beef in our renowned spiced melted butter garnished with mitmita and served raw or cooked medium or welldone |
| Special Kitfo | £9.00 | 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 (sewed raw, medium or well-done) |
| Gored Gored | £8.00 | Chunk of lean raw beef swimming in spiced melted butter |
| Ye Chaka Tibis | £8.00 | Thinly chopped and dry fried lean beef seasoned with onion and Mesi's spices |
| Quanta Firfir | £8.50 | An Ethiopian beef jerky cooked in a hot butter sauce and tossed with shreds of Enjera |
| Ye Tibs Wot | £8.50 | Stew or diced and fried lean beef |
| Key Wot Firfir | £8.50 | Spicy beef stew mixed with injera pieces |
| Gomen Be Siga | £8.00 | mar cf Beef cubes with collard greens slow cooked in a mild onion sauce, chopped garlic and a blend of different |
| Bozena Shiro | £8.00 | Diced prime beef pieces simmering in a spicy split Yellow peas stew |
Lamb Dishes
| Lega Tibs | £8.45 | Cubed tender lamb fried with onion rosemary, tomato served with salad |
| Awaze Tibs | £8.45 | Cubed tender lamb marinated in a sea of awaze and tomato sauce and fried with oil/spiced melted butter |
| Ye Goden Tibs | £8.95 | Tender lamb ribs marinated with special spices salad and fried with onion rosemary and served with green |
| Beret Metad Tibis | £8.95 | Lean lamb cubes fried with onion and garnished Mesi's spices |
| Yetibis Fir Fir | £8.45 | Pieces of injera dipped in a sauce of fried tender lamb |
| Yebeg Wot | £8.45 | Spicy lamb stew |
| Yebeg Alicha Fitfit | £8.00 | Mild lamb stew |
| Dullet | £8.25 | Raw or medium fried finely chopped lamb tripe with lomb liver and lean beef meat garnished with spiced butter red onions and green chilies |
| Be Doro Fanta | £8.50 | Lamb replaces Chicken meal! Stew of cubes of lamb and boiled egg simmered served Enjera |
Poultry
| Doro Wot (Hot) | £8.50 | Slow cooked spicy chicken stew with hardboiled egg and served with injera |
| Doro Alicha | £8.00 | Turmeric and cumin take the place of Berbera in this miled version of Doro wot |
| Doro Fitfit | £8.50 | Doro wot mixed with pieces of injera |
| Doro Tibs | £8.75 | Scalloped chicken breast marinated and sauteed with red onions, garlic, Jalapeno pepper, fresh tomato, herbs & spices (Can be prepared hot or mild) |
Vegetarian
| Yemisser Wot | £7.00 | Split hot lentil sauce |
| Yeater Kik Alicha | £7.00 | Split peas in a mild sauce |
| Shiro | £7.00 | Slow cooked peas powder stew spiced with mild berbere and served with enjera and green pepper |
| Yesom Kulet Fitfit | £7.00 | Vegetarian stew tossed on Enjera |
| Tekil Gomen | £7.00 | Cabbage cooked with slices of potatoes and carrots |
| Gomen | £8.00 | Steamed thinly cut collard green in olive oil |
| Fosolia | £7.00 | Whole beans with long cut carrot cooked with Mesi's own spices |
| Azifa | £7.00 | Whole lentils cooked and mashed blended with onions, jalapeno, and vegetable oil, fresh lemon juice and a hint of garlic |
| Biticha | £7.00 | Finely milled chickpeas pan crested in olive oil and reduced with lemon shallots and jalapenos |
| Key Sir | £7.00 | Cubed beets and potatoes in a marinade of lemon, olive oil, onion and jalapeno Peppers |
| Combination of Vegetarian Platter | £7.50 |
Vegetable Entrees
Combinations Sampler
| Mesi Combo (1) | £24.00 | A platter of Tibs wot, kitfo, ye Beg alitcha with salad |
| Mesi Combo (2) | £26.00 | A platter of ye Beg wot, Tibs and yetesom Beyayenet |
| Mesi's Feast | £25.00 | A platter of Gored Gored, Kitfo, Dulet |
| Mesi's Festive Treat | £25.00 | Doro wot, Dullet, yebeg alecha fitfit, Kitfo, with salad |
Fish Dishes
| In Season Fresh Water Fish | £8.50 | Prepared Ethiopian style moist flakes inside a crispy skin served with salad and vegetables |
| Ye Asa Wot | £8.50 | Slow cooked in a dense stew of onion, tomato and Berber |
Desserts
| Ice Cream | £2.00 | |
| Tiramisu | £2.50 | |
| Carrot Cake | £2.00 |
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 sauteed meat, usually Lamb or Beef | |
| Atkilt/Vegetables Dishes | cooked together or separately | |
| Ayib | Ethiopian cottage cheese | |
| Aterkik Split Yellow Peas |
Condiments
| Awaze | hot pepper paste with garlic, ginger & spices | |
| Mitmita | very hot pepper garnished with salt and spices | |
| Berbere | pepper |
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