We made reservations to Asmara for 8 of us. We were looking forward to a quiet dinner with good friends. The strip mall looked sketchy but we decided to try it because of the 88 five star reviews. Big mistake. This place is more like a dive bar. We were told they could make any cocktail for us upon request. We asked for mojitos but they had no mint. We then asked for Moscow mules. After about 10 minutes we were told they didn't have the ingredients for it. We just decided to skip the drinks and order food.
The menu online is completely different from the actual menus we were given. The server had no explanation for that. Finally we ordered 1 vegetarian and 3 meat platters. The food was not bad but nothing close to 5 stars. We were informed that the bread was not made fresh there. They just order it from out. We had just stated eating when we were informed that we need to keep our voices low as they were having a live comedy night on site. Nothing was mentioned when we made reservations and we were not even loud. Just normal dinner time voices. The 'performers' stated making comments like 'someone make those girls f'ing stop talking'. We informed the server that we wanted to pay for what we'd already eaten and leave. We had not come to eat in silence and watch a painful comedy show. That was just not something we signed up for. She was very apologetic and made an announcement that the performers were not allowed to make comments on other paying guests. After all they were not even paying for anything! It was pathetic. We hurriedly finished our meal and left. The two starts are strictly for the food. I am completely convinced that they make the 'performers' write fake 5 star reviews in exchange for letting them perform. Never going back and would NOT recommend it to anyone. Horrible experience!!