Oh dear.
I'm always on the lookout for new Ethiopian restaurants so I was very excited to find out about this place. I noticed Queen Sheba while walking past one day, and immediately made plans to go over the weekend. The restaurant is nice and comfortable, the location is convenient, and the staff are lovely, but unfortunatley that's where the positive review ends.
My friend and I ordered a couple of vegetarian combos that featured typical Ethiopian fare - lentils in berber sauce, split peas, mixed veggies, spinach, etc. The first thing we noticed was that everything was dry. Normally, the sauces from the food soak through the injera, but these dishes were so dry they were honestly difficult to swallow. The fact that the injera was thicker and denser than I'm used to didn't help. The split peas were also undercooked (crunchy), so we ended up leaving most uneaten. Finally, the taste was underwhelming. Good Ethiopian food is incredible for its spice blends and bursting flavours, but this food almost seemed intentionally bland. I'm left wondering if the other reviewers have never had Ethipian food before, because I'm honestly baffled by the positivity of the previous comments.
I hate leaving negative reviews for places that I really want to support. The people here seem wonderful and I would have loved to have found a new regular dinner spot. I only hope that my comments can be helpful in some way, because I would love for this place to succeed. Considering they have good service, a good location, and a nice sized restaurant, they really just need to improve their food in order to have a winning combination.
TL;DR: Food is dry and bland. Restaurant is nice and service is great. Wish I could have loved it. One star for the food, second star for the service and overall restaurant experience.