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| Horn of Africa was a Somali cafe and restaurant on Lewisham Way, on the borders of [[Locale Brockley|Brockley]] and [[Locale New Cross|New Cross]]. According to Google Street View it closed down by April 2019. |
Somali cafe and restaurant on Lewisham Way, on the borders of [[Locale Brockley|Brockley]] and [[Locale New Cross|New Cross]]. |
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The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> Somali cafe and restaurant on Lewisham Way, on the borders of [[Locale Brockley|Brockley]] and [[Locale New Cross|New Cross]]. |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], August 2018.</div> </div> address='205 Lewisham Way, SE4 1UY' category='Now Closed' |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], August 2018. Opening hours obtained from a member of staff, August 2018.</div> address='205 Lewisham Way' category='African Food,Breakfast,Cafes,Restaurants,Somali Food' |
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opening_hours_text='' phone='' postcode='' summary='Now closed; was a Somali cafe and restaurant on Lewisham Way, on the borders of Brockley and New Cross.' summary='Somali cafe and restaurant on Lewisham Way, on the borders of Brockley and New Cross.' |
opening_hours_text='Mon-Sun: from 8am' os_x='537005' os_y='176456' phone='020 8692 8998' summary='Now closed; was a Somali cafe and restaurant on Lewisham Way, on the borders of Brockley and New Cross.' postcode='SE4 1UY' summary='Somali cafe and restaurant on Lewisham Way, on the borders of Brockley and New Cross.' |
Somali cafe and restaurant on Lewisham Way, on the borders of Brockley and New Cross.
It's small, seating just 40 people on mismatched chairs at wood-effect melamine tables. The decor is casual, and a flatscreen hangs on one wall. The feel is much more of a cafe than of a restaurant.
Kake visited on a Tuesday lunchtime in August 2018. There were four other customers when I arrived a little before 12:30pm, with lots of others in and out while I was there. Everyone except me seemed to be a regular. The flatscreen was showing some sort of TV programme with the sound on, not too loud.
Although the menu outside photo showed a range of dishes, when I asked what was available that day I was only given a choice between meat, fish, and rice.
I went for the fish, which turned out to be grilled salmon served with rice, mixed vegetables, and a small portion of spiced spinach and potato photo. The salmon was quite good; nicely seasoned, and with a crispy skin but not overcooked flesh. The rice was OK if a little dull, though the vegetables on top helped a bit: mixed peas, sweetcorn, green beans, and carrots, enlived by a good amount of lightly-sauteed onion. The spinach and potato was also OK, though the spinach had a texture and flavour that made me wonder if was tinned.
Unlike other Somali cafes/restaurants I've been in, I wasn't brought complimentary soup or fresh chilli sauce to go with my meal. Service was fine, though, and tap water arrived swiftly on request.
I also had a takeaway fish samosa, which was really good. The pastry was well-fried to create a good browned flavour, and substantial without being heavy. The fish filling (possibly well-cooked tinned tuna) was accented with finely-chopped barely-cooked onion and a good hit of fresh chilli.
My meal and takeaway samosa came to a total of £6.50.
Accessibility: A short but very steep ramp to get in, really a smoothed-over step. Toilet not checked.
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