Without admitting to actual alcoholism, this is usually a very brief state of affairs and proves challenging. One of the main reasons for this difficulty is if we are not drinking, we are scared to go out to eat for fear of being tempted by the wine menu.
On the last attempt at stealing clear of alcohol I came up with the bright idea of going to one of the curry restaurants in Rusholme that is not only unlicensed, but also forbids you bringing your own lovely liquor onto their premises. Unfortunately when we arrived at Kebbabish, the place we had settled on, it was shut, and we were starving.
After a brief walk up WIlmslow Road we came across Jaffa, although it was nothing to look at from the outside it was very busy, plus our stomachs were rumbling, so we decided to give it a go.
Jaffa looks like a normal high street take away, the food is displayed up on a board like in your local kebbab place, and is a mix pizza and kebabs, plus a more specialist range which includes mezze, and stuffed chicken and specials. There are a number of tables at the front of the till area and a huge dining space upstairs. the customers are an eclectic mix of young people, families, and business men in suits.
We placed our orders at the and as we were hungry and everything was very cheap decided to try a few different and new things. We also, feeling very virtuous ordered two mint teas.
After a couple of minutes our food and drinks were brought over to us on plates and with proper cutlery. there was tons of food, two Lamb Shawarma - plates of spicy sliced lamb, like the best outside bits on a lamb roast served with Harissa sauce, a large plate of mixed mezze which amongst other delights included hummus, chickpeas and salad, and a lamb and cheese fatayer, which is like a sort of pizza but more of a cross between dough and pastry. Their was also a large pot of mint tea drunk out of small glasses.
The food was absolutely gorgeous, the lamb crispy and not fatty at all, the mezze interesting and fresh, and the fatayer light and mildly spiced.
In total the food and tea cost £16.75, which was amazing value given the quality, we will
definitely be going again and might not even wait until sobriety forces the journey.
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