Casual neighborhood spot with great food, healthy options and a warm, welcoming team. One of our favorite places to eat in Seattle.Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free (GF) injera available
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Combination
daddykoolk
Always good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Meat Veggie Combo, Injera
Andrew Leonard
Nice casual place. Super delicious veggie combo dish. Injera was perfect. Friendly service. Would definitely go back. I'm stuffed!
Excellent vegan combo. Tasty tea. Also really enjoyed the appetizer qateqna, my first time trying that dish. Would definitely visit again. Nice music to set the atmosphere too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Trung Nguyễn
The food is good but the service is really awful. Many times we called to order and they said the option is not available or we were looking at the wrong menu or wrong restaurant. The lady on the phone is rude and dismissive.This happened many times before and I gave up on this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
T Jay
I have been here twice and both times the food has been immaculate! Delicious ? My fav is the red lentils they are spicy! Order anything it's all delicious! Plus the staff is friendly and they play nice music ?
We got the vegetarian combo (with lentils, red lentils, red beans sauce, spinach, cabbage, salad etc) and the Doro Wat (Chicken) for our Thursday evening dinner. The place wasn't really crowded around this time, but the food got to us pretty late and the Injera we got were pretty cold. The portions were small, but the price seemed to be on the higher end. Truth be told, this was our first time trying Ethiopian. We pretty much did like everything. But, the cabbage wasn't really upto my taste as it was too mushy, and it being cold didn't particularly help. The green sauce was super spicy and definitely our favorite. It could be too long before I consider going back to any Ethiopian place.The waiter was polite and helpful. The place was slightly shabby and the restrooms weren't clean enough.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Doro Wat
Mewael Habte
Best foul and key
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cameron Adler
Server was sooo nice! The food was amazing!! Really suggest this place if you are craving a good meal!! 10/10
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Combination
Pragati Reddy
We were here for a casual Sunday brunch and the wait is insane! We waited for 55 mins for our order (just 4 dishes) and we clearly asked for appetizers first and all the food came at once and it felt like we were just sitting and doing nothing. For the hype this place has, it's just not worth it. I have been to other Ethiopian restaurants in the area and they were really better even in terms of food. We waited thinking the food would make up for the long wait.We got the 2 lamb dishes, the Fir Fir and the chicken dish. Only the Fir Fir was good, the other 3 were not thay good at all.We had to ask for forks thrice and still didn't get it on time.If you like Ethiopian food or want to try, not this place please. Hence 1 star.
Delicious! Vegetarian and meat options were both great. I had a hankering for injera, and wasn't disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meat Veggie Combo, Injera
Michael VonKorff
Wonderful Ethiopian cooking in a neighborhood setting. Their Injera is terrific. We had the vegetable combo platter, Doro Wat and Lamb Tibs, with a side of cheese. All delicious. The Ethiopian beer is a good lager. Nice folks. Cafe Selam will be our go-to Ethiopian restaurant for the foreseeable future.
Casual neighborhood spot with great food, healthy options and a warm, welcoming team. One of our favorite places to eat in Seattle.Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free (GF) injera available
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Combination
Always good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Meat Veggie Combo, Injera
Nice casual place. Super delicious veggie combo dish. Injera was perfect. Friendly service. Would definitely go back. I'm stuffed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Combination, Injera
Excellent vegan combo. Tasty tea. Also really enjoyed the appetizer qateqna, my first time trying that dish. Would definitely visit again. Nice music to set the atmosphere too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is good but the service is really awful. Many times we called to order and they said the option is not available or we were looking at the wrong menu or wrong restaurant. The lady on the phone is rude and dismissive.This happened many times before and I gave up on this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
I have been here twice and both times the food has been immaculate! Delicious ? My fav is the red lentils they are spicy! Order anything it's all delicious! Plus the staff is friendly and they play nice music ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meat Veggie Combo, Lamb TIBS, Mesir Wat, Vegetarian Combination, Injera, Beef TIBS
We got the vegetarian combo (with lentils, red lentils, red beans sauce, spinach, cabbage, salad etc) and the Doro Wat (Chicken) for our Thursday evening dinner. The place wasn't really crowded around this time, but the food got to us pretty late and the Injera we got were pretty cold. The portions were small, but the price seemed to be on the higher end. Truth be told, this was our first time trying Ethiopian. We pretty much did like everything. But, the cabbage wasn't really upto my taste as it was too mushy, and it being cold didn't particularly help. The green sauce was super spicy and definitely our favorite. It could be too long before I consider going back to any Ethiopian place.The waiter was polite and helpful. The place was slightly shabby and the restrooms weren't clean enough.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Doro Wat
Best foul and key
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Server was sooo nice! The food was amazing!! Really suggest this place if you are craving a good meal!! 10/10
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Combination
We were here for a casual Sunday brunch and the wait is insane! We waited for 55 mins for our order (just 4 dishes) and we clearly asked for appetizers first and all the food came at once and it felt like we were just sitting and doing nothing. For the hype this place has, it's just not worth it. I have been to other Ethiopian restaurants in the area and they were really better even in terms of food. We waited thinking the food would make up for the long wait.We got the 2 lamb dishes, the Fir Fir and the chicken dish. Only the Fir Fir was good, the other 3 were not thay good at all.We had to ask for forks thrice and still didn't get it on time.If you like Ethiopian food or want to try, not this place please. Hence 1 star.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Never had a bad meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious! Vegetarian and meat options were both great. I had a hankering for injera, and wasn't disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meat Veggie Combo, Injera
Wonderful Ethiopian cooking in a neighborhood setting. Their Injera is terrific. We had the vegetable combo platter, Doro Wat and Lamb Tibs, with a side of cheese. All delicious. The Ethiopian beer is a good lager. Nice folks. Cafe Selam will be our go-to Ethiopian restaurant for the foreseeable future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and excellent service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meat Veggie Combo
It is good Cafe