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Adulis Oval, London,

Adulis Oval

4.2
4.2
244 Reviews
£25 and under
Eritrean
44 - 46 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6BT

About this restaurant

  • Vegetarian-friendly
  • Good for groups
  • Healthy
A laidback yet elegant haven from the incessant traffic of Brixton Road, Adulis offers traditional Eritrean food. Instruments, artefacts, and images of heroes and heroines from the horn of Africa combine to create an unique environment in which to explore a modest range of aromatic meaty dishes such as kulwa, which is lamb fried in ghee, onion and green chilli. Everything comes with enjera (freshly baked leavened bread) or rice. From a generous list of vegetarian options, how about the misnamed foul - a tasty mix of broad beans, onions and olives, served with cottage cheese, tomatoes and butter?

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Eritrean, Ethiopian, African
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–12:00 am Sat, Sun 1:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Private party facilities
    Our restaurant has a fully air-conditioned private room ideal for private functions which can accommodate up to 150 people for dinner or 180 for cocktails. Functions may include wedding receptions, meetings and office parties. The private space is equipped with a full-service bar serving a variety of drinks.
  • Neighborhood
    Kennington
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    Oval Station
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 244 people are saying

Adulis Oval reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2
4.2 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

244 Reviews
  1. Matthew

    London1 review

    4.0

    Dined on August 18, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Service recommended sharing platter for us, could have done better at explaining their dishes especially as we had never eaten Eritrean before but overall a good experience.

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  2. Elvira

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on August 3, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Tasty food. Plenty of bread. Clean and well managed.

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  3. AlbertM

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on July 23, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food in Adulis is delicious!

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  4. Rosie

    Oxford2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 19, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Tasty food, slow service, very nice staff, decent value.

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  5. MICHELINEO

    London1 review

    4.0

    Dined on March 8, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    The food is excellent . The place is clean and the service is good. May be the women staff can smile a bit and be less stiff. They looked upset. The young man was really very nice and professional .

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  6. ArnaudC

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 29, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We were a group of 4 and had an amazing time! The service, the atmosphere and the food were really good. Special mention to the honey wine.

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  7. Discerning23

    London10 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on November 28, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    A lot of flavour in the Eritrean food. The mixed meats and vegetables dish was good value. Went well with reasonably priced wine. The service was warm and welcoming.

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  8. Miklink

    London12 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on November 16, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Cozy Eritrean restaurant with lovely atmosphere. The food is tasty and abundant. Although it seems expensive at first the portions are very large so no need of ordering too many dishes. If anything smaller and cheaper portions would be better as they would allow the tasting of a larger number of dishes; however there are sample menus which looked delicious. Overall a pleasant experience and I will definitely go back

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  9. Anonymous

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on July 21, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food, great price, and fantastic service!

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  10. cheeseburger711 VIP

    London19 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on April 12, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    generous portion and great atmosphere...

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FAQs

Adulis Oval offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 020 7587 0055.

Adulis Oval is rated 4.2 stars by 244 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Adulis Oval

44 - 46 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6BT

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Kennington
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–12:00 am Sat, Sun 1:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Eritrean, Ethiopian, African
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    Oval Station
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    Our restaurant has a fully air-conditioned private room ideal for private functions which can accommodate up to 150 people for dinner or 180 for cocktails. Functions may include wedding receptions, meetings and office parties. The private space is equipped with a full-service bar serving a variety of drinks.
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