Our Visit to Dahlak Eritrean Restaurant & Bar

Did you know that the Dahlak Archipelago is an island group located in the Red Sea and Eritrea is a northeast African country? It shares borders with Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti.

We visited the restaurant without any expectation and left satisfied with our adventurous selves.

Meat Lovers Platter $25.95
Served with spicy and non-spicy tibs, served with injera, shareable with two.

We later learned that Injera is a sour fermented pancake-like flatbread with a slightly spongy texture, traditionally made of teff flour. The taste of the Injera was exactly as described. The platter had three other sides:

• a boiled egg and a chicken drumstick
• beef pieces cooked with onions, red and green bell peppers
• a small salad of lettuce, tomatoes and red onion

We were told that Eritreans typically eat with their hands, so that's what we did! 😁

We received complimentary coffee at the end of the meal accompanied by buttered popcorn (a tradition in Eritrea). She did a live serving of pouring the coffee and adding sugar at our table and then served it. Both the coffee and the popcorn was a great way to end our meal.