Mosob Restaurant - Review - Maida Hill - London - The Infatuation
"Off a busy main road in Maida Hill, Mosob is a low-key Eritrean and Ethiopian restaurant that’s good for hunkering down over a comforting, saucy plate of ye’doro wot if you’re in the area. Outside is a blare of sirens and shouts, inside is a wood-clad space with the cocooning effects of a sauna. Between folding napkins, friendly servers check in on your samosas (hotter than lava, with tasty, minced lamb and a ferociously hot dipping sauce) but otherwise leave you to it. There are lots of endearing touches—dangling lanterns, woven fans, the odd sprinkling of foliage—that make this a warm, snug place to spend a couple of hours. The other diners are likely to be a mix of locals and some small groups as it creeps towards 8pm. Stick to the sharing platters for a hearty mix of misir wot, boiled eggs, ayb y'tsom b'yaynetu, shirob'gomen, and alicha kik wot. photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch Pause Unmute Food Rundown Meat Samosa Pleasantly crisp pastry and the creeping heat of warming spiced lamb is always a good thing. This is the ideal dish for the table to pick at while waiting for the main event—the sharing platters. photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch Asmara Platter A generous mix of some of the best things on the menu. The beef in the keiy wot is a little tough, but the ye’doro wot is tender, with a thick, rich sauce that’s nicely bitter. The alicha kik wot is a creamy, comforting hug of lentils, and the injera is pleasingly tangy too. photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch" - Sinéad Cranna
