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I liked their food, the way they serve and their ambience. we went for a team dinner. enjoyed lots and lots of food. also took coffee. everything was …
Sumit Kumar Mandal
Cafe Lalibela
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Lalibela is Stellar. Let me tell you, as much as my wife and I love Ethiopian cuisine, we waited far too long to finally try Lalibelas. In the words o…
Rick Gonzalez
Cafe Lalibela
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Authentic Ethiopian restaurant! Ordered their exclusive platter for 4. It had both veg and non veg dishes with injera. Non veg included chicken, beef,…
Anu K
Cafe Lalibela
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7 Reviews on “Cafe Lalibela”
I liked their food, the way they serve and their ambience. we went for a team dinner. enjoyed lots and lots of food. also took coffee. everything was good.
Lalibela is Stellar. Let me tell you, as much as my wife and I love Ethiopian cuisine, we waited far too long to finally try Lalibelas. In the words of Andrew Zimmern WOW! Terrific meal! My wife started with hot Yekemim Shai Tea and I had a St. George Beer excellent. Being our first time, we decided to go for their Deluxe Meal for 2 where we could have an extensive try of most things on their menu. We indulged in Alicha Sega Wat (super tender beef stew in kibbeh sauce with onion and turmeric), Doro Wat (chicken stew in berbere, kibbeh and spiced butter), Key Sega Wat (tender beef cubes in berbere spice), Yebeg Alicha (incredibly tender and moist lamb in kibbeh, onion and turmeric), Fosolia (luscious green beans and carrots with tomatoes and onions), Gomen (collard greens with garlic ginger and onion), Misir Wat (red lentils with onions, berbere and other spices), Tikil Gomen (nicely and moderately spiced cabbage, potatoes with turmeric) and Yekik Alicha (tasty yellow split peas with onion turmeric and herbs); and finishing with a desert of Tres Leches Cake. Everything served was fabulous. An example I can offer you is that if youve never been a fan of collard greens or lentils youll be a fan when trying them here! Lalibelas experience for us was across the board fantastic. A clean, airy and comfortable seating; incredible service and attention and excellently modest prices and I repeat, the food was excellent! If youre not an Ethiopian food connoisseur, Lalibela is the place to get started. If youre an aficiondo already, this is a must visit. Highly recommended and we will be back Bon apptit from Gstro Eclctico!
Authentic Ethiopian restaurant! Ordered their exclusive platter for 4. It had both veg and non veg dishes with injera. Non veg included chicken, beef, lamb and fish. Veg included potato, spinach, lentils, beans and cheese. Loved every item ; injera was soft and tasty. Overall a great experience.
The first time i had Ethiopian food was in Amsterdam and its fabulous. When i came to know there is this famous Ethiopian restaurant, we with our extended family (7 of us) sauntered in.The decor is good but could be more Ethiopian considering its very rich culture (the civilization is older than Egyptian). The menu was easy to pick. it was a platter and when the food came we all dug in. Its a large plate and has to be shared by everyone.The wats were awesome.. especially the misir wat. The Injeras were light and had just the right sourness. I loved the Ethiopian coffee.. which i drank traditionally with salt.. my wife almost fainted :).Would i come again.. well of course… One thing that would stop me.. the cost 🙂 its a tad expensive but its really good food.They also have a market place where you can buy traditional Ethiopian food as well as other curios.
Great food! Ethiopian food is an interesting experience and always fun. You can eat with your hands or with a fork. But the spongy injera bread they serve us amazing! If I could just have that, I would be a happy camper. Service was great.
Every time I come here I am amazed by how good the food is! I’ve tried other Ethiopian places and nothing comes close to this place! Food is beyond good, and so is their tea/coffee. Very reasonably priced as well. I highly recommend the vegetarian platter as it is absolutely fantastic. Great to share with friends!
The only recommendation i can make is that they get a good cook. I am not ethiopian but i have had great ethiopian food in new york and chicago many times. This was just bad food, made by a bad cook. Sorry, but i couldn’t even finish it. Maybe it was an off day, I dont know, but the soup tasted like canned tomato soup with a sprinkling of lentils. The doro wat was spicy enough to burn my stomach and make my nose run, but it was not flavorful, it had a coagulated consistency, and it had clearly been sitting for a few hours. As it was about room temp, Im actually afraid i will be suffering from food poisoning. Very disappointing, overall. Even the injera was tasteless. None of the tang I was craving. I get it, this is Tempe, not NYC, but I wouldn’t take anyone to this location. Maybe the cooks and owners are ethiopian, but just because you are from somewhere doesn’t make you good at the cuisine. Aaaaaargh. My stomach is in rebellion from just the four bites I took. If you have any concept of good food from any part of the world, and if you know and love ethiopian food, don’t go to Cafe Lalibela. I wish they had at least offered to withhold the check. The waitresses didnt have any reaction to the fact that I was clearly dissatisfied with the quality. What a bummer.