Zeret Kitchen is a welcoming Ethiopian restaurant on Camberwell Road built around family recipes and the communal traditions of the Ethiopian table. The relaxed dining room suits couples, families, solo diners and groups who want to share several flavours from a large platter rather than order separate formal courses.
Soft injera provides the base for many meals, absorbing the sauces from stews, vegetables and pulses while also serving as the traditional way to pick up each bite. Kategna, fresh salads and lentil dishes introduce the menu with combinations of chilli, lime, garlic, ginger and fragrant spices.
Lamb and beef appear in tibs, slow cooked stews and richly seasoned preparations, joined by chicken dishes and house combinations. Berbere, herb butter, rosemary, green chilli and collard greens create layers of warmth and savoury depth without making every plate taste the same.
A generous vegan selection includes peas, vegetables, lentils and chickpeas prepared with different sauces and spice levels. Sharing platters bring meat and plant based dishes together, while beer, wine and takeaway service complement the friendly atmosphere for both first visits and returning local diners.
Address: 216–218 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, London SE5 0ED, United Kingdom
Zeret Kitchen Menu
Sides
Kategna
Freshly baked spicy bread topped with house made sauce (contains wheatflour)
Ye-timatim salata
Ethiopian style salad made with tomatoes, green chillies, and red onions dressed with fresh lime, lemonjuice and olive oil
Mixed salad
Salad made with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green pepper and olive oil
Azefa
Lentil salad, with mustard and green chilli
Vegan
Ye-ater alecha
Steamed peas with onions, seasoned with garlic and ginger
Ye-atkilt alecha
Steamed vegetables with onions, seasoned with assorted spices
Misir wot
Split lentils in red pepper sauce seasoned with assorted spices
Defin misr wot
Mildly spiced whole green lentils seemed with onions, seasoned with garlic, ginger and green chilli
Shuro wot
Rousied and powdered chickpeas (shuro) simmered in our unique hot and spicy berbere sauce
House favourite vegan selection (for one)
A selection of ye-ater alecha, ye-atkilt alecha, misir wot, azefa, shuro wot and salad
Chicken
Ethiopian style chicken
Boneless chicken marinatedwith a blend ofherbs, cooked with onion and peppers, and seasoned with ethiopian spiced chili(berbere)
Lamb
Awaze tibs
Spiced cubes of selected lean lamb sautéed with onions, garlic, green peppers and awaze
Lega tibs
Tender boneless lamb sautéed with rosemary, onions and green peppers
Ye-beg fitfit
Lamb stew mixed with enjera delicately seasoned with garlic, ginger and turmeric
Gomen besiga
Lamb on bone cooked with collard greens, herb butter, garlic, onions and green peppers
Bozena shuro
Yellow split chickpeas and chopped beef simmered with berbere saucе
Beef
Kitfo
Finely chopped lean beef with spiced butter and mitmita
Special kitfo
Finely chopped lean beef with spiced butter and mitmita served with homemade cheese and finely chopped collard green
Beef wot
Cubes of lean topside beef cooked slowly with onions and berbere (ethiopian red-hot chili) seasoned with garlic and varied herbs and spices
Qwanta firfir
Driedpieces of beefin a spicy sauce with garlic and mixed with injera
Dereq tibs
Cubes of lean beef cooked with onions, green chillies and an assortment of herbs and spices
Dulet
Finely chopped tripe, kidney and beef seasoned with herbs and spices
Zeret favourites
Shuro bequanta
Dried beef cubes (quanta) cooked in a shuro wot seasoned with house prepared special butter
Misr bessega
A spicy red lentil sauce with tender lamb cubes
Zeret surprise (for two)
A combination of beef wot, chicken tibs, atkilt alecha, miser wot, defin miser wot, shuro wot and salad.
Combinations (for one)
Chicken + 2 vegetarian sides and salad
Beef wot + 2 vegetarian selection sides and salad
Beef wot + chicken + 2 vegetarian selection sides and salad
Extras
Teff enjera (each)
Made from teff flour
Dessert menu
Syrup sponge pudding
Syrup sponge pudding served with caramel or chocolate sauce, served with custard
Sticky toffee sponge pudding
Sticky toffee sponge pudding served with caramel or chocolate sauce, served with custard
Chocolate sponge pudding
Chocolate sponge pudding served with caramel or chocolate sauce, served with custard
Ye-jebena buna
A traditional ethiopian coffee ceremony (for two) served with popcorn and frankincense
Hot drinks
Cappuccino
Latte
Americano
Espresso (s)
Espresso (d)
Hot chocolate
Ethiopian spicy tea
Soft drinks
Sprite
Fanta
Coca cola (330ml)
J20
Juice
Apple / mango / orange
Still water (330ml)
Sparkiing water (330ml)
Ye-jebena buna
With popcorn & frankincense. (traditional ethiopian coffee ceremony)
Reds
San andres cabernet sauvignon (chile)
Soft and mellow wine ripe with blackcurrantflavours and a hint of spice.
Malbec (France)
Calvet malbec is an intense deep ruby colour with dark berry andspices aromas. In the mouth it is beautifully balanced and nicely structured.
Côtes du rhône (France)
Medium-bodied red with aromas of peppery spice and soft warm summer berries.
Alamos, malbec (Argentina)
Fruity, soft and harmonious with just a touch of spice on the smooth finish.
Don efisio, monica di sardegna (Italy)
A beautiful glossy dark, ruby, red colour with purple hues. With aroma ofred and black berries and spicy notes with an interesting lingering flavour. Agreeable with spicy food
Beers
St.george beer (eth.330ml, 4.7%)
Habesha beer (Eth.330ml, 5.0%)
Birra moretti, (330ml, 4.6%)
Peroni, (330ml, 5.1%)
Stella artois, (330ml, 4.8%)
Wine
Teje 175ml
Ethiopian honey wine
Sparkling (bottle)
Prosecco
Rosé (bottle)
Haut vol vin de France
A light, dry and fruity rosé, soft acidity and delicate juiciness make for a refreshed palate.
Whites (bottle)
Gran hacienda, sauvignon blanc (Chile)
An aromatic, lively wine fresh flavours of lime and gooseberry with a zesty citrus aroma
Terre di chicti pinot grigio (Italy)
It has delicious floral aroma and a refreshing citrus fruit character, making it a perfect maich for spicy food.
Nettie viognier (USA, california)
Fruity and fresh, with inviting aromas of peach and apricot.
S'éleme, vermentino di gallura (Italy)
A dry white, with slight hints of apple and hitter almonds.
Kuhiman-platz gewurztraminer (France)
A genly sweet palate with firm acidity that dries and lengthens the finish
Villemarin (picpoul de pinet, France)
A crisp and zesty white wine made from the rare picpoul graре.
Terresins valle del tirso
Floral sensutions and delicate white-flesh fruits, enriched by nuances of sweet spice derived from the ripening in oak barriques