Blue Nile Cafe

This is a quirky and friendly restaurant specialising in Eritrean cuisine. Portions are generous and the variety is breathtaking. The owner and his partner are attentive, helpful and informative. I now know the word coffee' comes from the Ethiopian region Kaffa. We were a party of six explained how many were vegetarian and the manager just brought us appropriate dishes. We were really stuffed and yet just managed to squeeze in a little Tiramisu! A culinary gem sandwiched between the chicken shacks of Woolwich and a very short walk from Woolwich Arsenal BR or DLR so worth an expedition from other parts of London. And the restaurant is in an old butchers.sausage shop so lots to admire architecturally.

This cafe is located on Woolwich New Road in London, about 5 minutes' drive from London City Airport. It is more like a western restaurant than a cafe. Maybe because the decoration here is simple and the scale is small, it is embarrassing to call it a restaurant, so it is called a cafe. The western food here is not bad, the ingredients are of good quality and feel very fresh. I hope the restaurant service can be more proactive.