Bana

It reminds me of my days in Eritrea when I used to run from the local government as I had not so nice things to say about the police. On the run, no money, no shelter the only thing that kept me going was the chicken zigni. It gave me the true meaning of life and when I went to this place it was like my purpose in life was reignited, truly astonishing.

Delicious food with a great range of very reasonably priced vegetarian, vegan and meat dishes. The helpful owner will explain the different dishes to you, which are cooked fresh from organic ingredients. The decor is tradition as is the music. When we go with our vegetarian daughter we really enjoy the vegetarian platter (which is actually vegan and enough for 2 or 3 people) served on an injera- a traditional fermented (and yummy) pancake, and my husband and I also share the fragrant spiced lamb or beef stir fry. Titi also sells ingredients such as teff and shiro

Thoroughly enjoyed eating at Bana's, the lady who served me my food was humbly accomodating and welcoming and I felt like I experienced authentic Ethiopian/Eritrean cuisine. I've watched people travel to these parts and eat this kind of food so to experience it myself was very rewarding. I had the vegetarian platter, which consisted of a local bread and then 5 sizable meals placed on top of the bread. If you go to many countries is is customary to eat food with your hands, which made this overall experience even more authentic and in my opinion adds to the flavour of the food. Great local eat in/take out business in Newport and very well priced for what I had. Not to mention the authentic chai/tea I was served which was filled with numerous herbs and spices. Very enjoyable meal and will be visiting again soon.