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| - In short, the food was pretty good, but the service wasn't great. It was worth trying, but I don't think I'll be going back any time soon.
MUST TRY WHEN THERE: Ethiopian Tea Ceremony
Warning: it comes with some pretty strong incense. After a while, the whole floor filled with smoke and there didn't seem to be any ventilation.
The tea was different in flavour and was very strong. I enjoyed the coffee quite a bit.
At first it seems kind of weird that there's popcorn served with it, but it actually goes really well with the Ethiopian coffee.
FOOD:
I liked the vegetarian items that they had; they were quite tasty. Even my husband, who is NOT a fan of vegetables, liked the vegetarian parts of the meal. And the presentation is beautiful.
I wasn't sure what to expect from the injero. So here's my take on injero, it is kind of like a mix between a pita and naan but with the consistency and texture of a pancake. It was pretty good, but I can't eat too much of it.
Overall, it was pretty good, but not something I would crave. I found that after a while, it all tasted the same.
SERVICE:
Maybe because it was a Saturday night, the service was pretty bad. I'm not sure if she understood English... we asked for side plates, and they never came. We asked for one plate per person, and she brought one plate... so we gave up on asking for plates. Normally I don't mind having to ask a few times, but I just felt like it was reallllllly hard to communicate with the server other than putting in an order.
The server kept filling up the water glasses of 2 out of 7 people in our party and then took the pitcher away and didn't bring it back. We asked for more water, and we saw the pitcher get filled, but then it just sat on the counter. Eventually one of the people from my table got up and got it themself.
So overall, I was not impressed with the service at all. Nothing was really explained; it was our first time trying Ethiopian food so we wanted to get clarification on what some of the items were, but wasn't really told anything except that one of them was beef and the other chicken.
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