Foodie Experiences
A Saanich Ethiopian spot with a near-flawless 4.8, built for a long, hands-in lunch and a shared combo platter over injera.
McKenzie Avenue, Saanich
More infoMessob runs on a near-flawless 4.8 and the civilised understanding that great dates sometimes happen in daylight. It's open midday into early evening, so a lunch date is genuinely on the table. Order the combination platter of spiced stews, tender meats and lentils spread across one round of injera and eat it entirely by hand, which is charming rather than awkward once you both relax. Share everything.
Order the combination platter, it arrives as one shared round of injera under spiced stews, lentils and tender meats, all eaten by hand, so skip the cutlery and scoop with the bread. Know before you go: it's a daytime room, open noon to six and closed Sundays and Mondays, so build it into a lunch or daytime plan, not a late dinner. First-timers miss that the injera underneath is the utensil and the best bite; tear, scoop, feed each other a piece. It's small and can keep quirky hours, so call ahead, then budget around an hour and a half.
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