Saturday night we headed down to Brixton for a friends 30th Birthday party. Before getting there, Michelle and I met up with our friends Jaimee and Damian for dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant.
I’ve never had Ethiopian food before and was really looking forward to the experience. I was pleased to find that you order a range of vegetarian and meat dishes and they come out piled on Injera, a sourdough pancake like bread.
We dived straight in and started devouring the awesome tasting food. We were enjoying the meal and the company, laughing away, when Michelle’s eyes bugged a little and we instantly knew something was wrong. And how wrong it was!
In Michelle’s food, we all saw a little creature. A tiny, dirty, little cockroach.
Instantly, we all dropped our food, and just sat there not knowing what to do. We decided since the restaurant was full, that a quiet word to the waitress was the best course of action.
Our meal was on the house and they prepared our order again for us, however, after the incident we weren’t in the mood to try our luck again.
I really do think it was an unfortunate accident and not a condition of a dirty kitchen. The restaurant was beautiful, the staff friendly, and the food was ever so tasty.
So if you get the chance, give Ethiopian food a go!


