West African food can be offputting at first, but there's some really interesting stuff if you're willing to step out of your comfort zone. This place specializes in food from Cameroon (Kamerun) and thereabouts, which I had not run across before.
I go the Ndolé, since apparently that's the national dish. At first I found it a little odd because of the flavors and textures, but once I got comfortable with it, it was really appealing. It has some unusual flavor and texture from ground up nuts and bitter greens, and a kind of fishy taste that I believe comes from ground dried prawns or similar. While that might no *sound* appealing at first, it ends up making a really savory combo. I ended up getting mine with both rice and plantains, which was good because I needed rice to soak up the broth and plantains to balance out how incredibly rich it was. I got the version with beef, and the main complaint I'd have is the meat used was kinda stringy-fatty by American standards, though that might just be the style, but I trimmed the bits I didn't like and ate the tastier brisket-like beef bits.
Also, note they have bottled palm wine as a drink option, so make sure to try that and maybe some of the African beers. All in all, this is maybe a place for more adventurous eaters, but I left feeling quite satisfied (and stuffed) for €20 (ndole, side of plantain, one palm wine and one beer). read more