Don't expect a smooth restaurant experience if you visit, more a safari picnic. Service is lacklustre and sparse, with even attempting to pay someone and leave being a challenge. Don't expect a knife and fork either as finger food from a large round tray is the order of the day. It WAS quite tasty I have to say but a bit pricey at £30 for 2.Drinks range is very limited mainly to bottles or cans (no glass unless you ask or have a short).The female staff, when seen, were pleasant and friendly but could have been a little better at explaining food choices in english.I had to close the door a few times to keep warm after the comings and goings of staff friends or relatives leaving it open.Overall, we won't be going back but wish them the best.
dariusz wrobel
Lovely food finger licking good ? at the end the traditional coffee was amazingParking: Right outside the restaurant
Sophie Hiu
Me and my boyfriend had the vegetarian dish 'bebaynetu' with the Ethiopian flatbreads. It was absolutely delicious.We would like to thank the friendly staff there who recommended the meal for us as it was our first visit there. We felt welcomed.And the traditional ceremonial coffee with the ginger was divine. We will definitely go there again.
Martyn Z
A new experience in dining, who doesn't love that? Fermented wraps as cutlery and a myriad of colours. Tasty, not too expensive and will be
Éamonn
Great, tasty food but they MADE UP PRICES which were higher than on the menu and didn't provide a receipt.
paulconnaghab
Had a fantastic meal for two here. Very authentic and encouraged to eat the meal with your fingers and scoop up with the traditional injera bread. We got the sharing platter for two and a couple of beers which was reasonably priced. A great experience, we took a menu home for future visits or collections. Portions were really big, we took two portions worth of leftovers home with us!
Jason T
Probably the worst food and experience we’ve ever had. Like others have said they make up the priced to rip you off. When we paid the bill they basically guessed the price which was at least £10 more than the menu price.
Craig McCreath
Absolutely delicious meal and wonderful staff, will be back very soon! Definitely one of our new favourite restaurants in Teesside.
REDJT
Absolutely rotten. Went here tonight, the food was disgusting. We ordered a bottle of wine and it was warm. When I paid the bill they just guessed the bill which was £10+ more than it should have been. Really not our thing.
322aicwhu322
OK so this is absolutley an Ethiopian restaurant and that is fine. The plate of food I was served was very good , being tasty and more than sufficient. The ambiance inside is quite nice. The fact that none of the serving staff spoke English would have been Ok other than there was a feeling that they did not want to engage at all which was rather off-putting. Finally their idea of how to put a bill together is not mine. A second menu was produced when it came to pay with higher prices but even then the bill which had been presented was too high. A poor show, though an apology was eventually forthcoming.
Highly recommended. Friendly service, wide range on menu, great plant based choices. Clean. Very good value for money. Good portion size. My whole family really enjoyed coming here. Would recommend to anyone. Thank you ???
eddie ykko
First time trying out Ethiopian cuisines … The food is not too bad (I do prefer Indian and Turkish) and reasonably priced and their coffee is super delicious and a must try …I’m sure we will come back here again to try other dishes …
Dan Kirby
Delicious food (we got the mixed sharing plates), great serving size, excellent service, wonderful value
Emerciana DeSouza
Amazing vegetarian food! We ordered the vegetarian platter for 2. It was big enough for 3/4 people or 2 very hungry people. The meal was absolutely delicious, we all enjoyed it. We were very impressed overall and would fully recommend!
Don't expect a smooth restaurant experience if you visit, more a safari picnic. Service is lacklustre and sparse, with even attempting to pay someone and leave being a challenge. Don't expect a knife and fork either as finger food from a large round tray is the order of the day. It WAS quite tasty I have to say but a bit pricey at £30 for 2.Drinks range is very limited mainly to bottles or cans (no glass unless you ask or have a short).The female staff, when seen, were pleasant and friendly but could have been a little better at explaining food choices in english.I had to close the door a few times to keep warm after the comings and goings of staff friends or relatives leaving it open.Overall, we won't be going back but wish them the best.
Lovely food finger licking good ? at the end the traditional coffee was amazingParking: Right outside the restaurant
Me and my boyfriend had the vegetarian dish 'bebaynetu' with the Ethiopian flatbreads. It was absolutely delicious.We would like to thank the friendly staff there who recommended the meal for us as it was our first visit there. We felt welcomed.And the traditional ceremonial coffee with the ginger was divine. We will definitely go there again.
A new experience in dining, who doesn't love that? Fermented wraps as cutlery and a myriad of colours. Tasty, not too expensive and will be
Great, tasty food but they MADE UP PRICES which were higher than on the menu and didn't provide a receipt.
Had a fantastic meal for two here. Very authentic and encouraged to eat the meal with your fingers and scoop up with the traditional injera bread. We got the sharing platter for two and a couple of beers which was reasonably priced. A great experience, we took a menu home for future visits or collections. Portions were really big, we took two portions worth of leftovers home with us!
Probably the worst food and experience we’ve ever had. Like others have said they make up the priced to rip you off. When we paid the bill they basically guessed the price which was at least £10 more than the menu price.
Absolutely delicious meal and wonderful staff, will be back very soon! Definitely one of our new favourite restaurants in Teesside.
Absolutely rotten. Went here tonight, the food was disgusting. We ordered a bottle of wine and it was warm. When I paid the bill they just guessed the bill which was £10+ more than it should have been. Really not our thing.
OK so this is absolutley an Ethiopian restaurant and that is fine. The plate of food I was served was very good , being tasty and more than sufficient. The ambiance inside is quite nice. The fact that none of the serving staff spoke English would have been Ok other than there was a feeling that they did not want to engage at all which was rather off-putting. Finally their idea of how to put a bill together is not mine. A second menu was produced when it came to pay with higher prices but even then the bill which had been presented was too high. A poor show, though an apology was eventually forthcoming.
Restaurantji Recommends
Highly recommended. Friendly service, wide range on menu, great plant based choices. Clean. Very good value for money. Good portion size. My whole family really enjoyed coming here. Would recommend to anyone. Thank you ???
First time trying out Ethiopian cuisines … The food is not too bad (I do prefer Indian and Turkish) and reasonably priced and their coffee is super delicious and a must try …I’m sure we will come back here again to try other dishes …
Delicious food (we got the mixed sharing plates), great serving size, excellent service, wonderful value
Amazing vegetarian food! We ordered the vegetarian platter for 2. It was big enough for 3/4 people or 2 very hungry people. The meal was absolutely delicious, we all enjoyed it. We were very impressed overall and would fully recommend!
Eritrean and Ethiopian tradishnal dish