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Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Ethiopian Ethiopian [Edit]
1405 Danforth Ave EToronto, ON M4J
Neighbourhood: The Danforth
(416) 645-0486
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 2 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
7 reviews for Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
7 reviews in English
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Review from Mike S.
Toronto, ON
5/5/2012 1 Check-in Here
There are apparently a hundred Ethiopian restaurants along this stretch of Danforth, by which I suppose I mean seven. We chose Lalibela for lunch on the basis of the reviews here, and also the fact that it was open.
My wife (not a big eater, but hungry from being dumb and missing breakfast) and I (big eater and pretty hungry myself) split the Lalibela platter, at the recommendation of the pleasant waitress. It was plenty of food for the two of us; there was a bit left over even, which we didn't take with us because we are bad, wasteful people.
I'm not an expert on Ethiopian food, though I quite like it, and couldn't tell you what the various dishes were. They were all pretty tasty, especially..the brown ones and the cabbage? How embarrassing.
One moderate imperfection: while the salads appear to be side dishes of respectable size, mine came as a sprinkling of lettuce and tomato in the middle of the platter. Not what I expected for $5, I must say.
Would recommend and hope we can return before we move away in 2 months. -
Review from Nicole C.
2/21/2012 1 Check-in Here
TASTY! We got a Groupon Now! for this restaurant on Valentines day of all days. We've been there once before but hubs and I have NO idea what to order off an Ethiopian menu - ever - so we went with the recommendation of combo #46 from the waitress.
When it came out you really remember why they're starving in Ethiopia. Seriously I could have eaten 2 of those platters AT LEAST. Why was there only one drum stick on the platter? For me and hubs to fight to the death over it Hunger Games style?
I finally told the waitress that we want an order of the beef tibs. I have heard of these "tibs" things forever, and for some reason we never order them! Turns out "tibs" are cubes of meat. Go figure.
Either way the food is delish! -
Review from Ayesha A.
8/29/2011
The decor is just fabulous.
All the walls are painted, the menu is decorated in coffee beans and straw and just...cuteness.
This isn't the best Ethiopian food I've had, but it was solid.
The restaurant is a lovely ambiance and the menu is vast. I think I prefer the food at the other location, near Ossington, but the actual restaurant at this location.
The prices are pretty average (for my experience, anyway) and the service was fast here-usually I find Ethiopian food takes a long time but this place was super quick.
Definitely worth checking out! -
Review from Ping p.
Markham, ON
11/24/2010
They decorate it very nicely. I got the Lalibela Platter, which comes with a variety of veggie and some chicken and beef. I enjoyed the beef curry and the chicken curry. The veggie is OK. Next time, I will order the meat platter because I love their meat.
My mother got the fish plate. I don't remember the name but it's really amazing.
The only thing that really bother me is that we ordered a house salad. We expect it to come in a separate dish. But they just added a small spoonful of salad to our platter tray and charged us $5 for that salad. And it taste horrible, very sour, like they dropped the whole bottle of vinegar. -
Review from Greg M.
Toronto, ON
11/19/2011
The ambience is unique especially for those who have never had an Ehiopean dining experience. The menu is great for the health conscious and those on regimented diets such as I am. The Lalibella plate is the signature meal. The fish annd chicken are very nicley prepared and portioned. You are not gong to eat greasy cooked fare here. The severs are very accommodating at lunch and dinner. Our party of four enjoyed the food but for the salad.One of party [a vegan] would have liked more traditional fare in that regard. Other than that it was very enoyable experience. Very good pricing. A nice break from the usual Greek food on the Danforth. A couple of us had dined here a few times previously. The concensus was this is a definite return for lunch or dinner. Friendly and healthy.
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Review from Ed H.
Stouffville, ON
7/22/2011
We have eaten here a few times and loved it. Both locations are great except the Bloor location is a bit tight for space but nicer ambiance. We always have the mix meat and vege plate. Service at this Danforth location I would give 3/5 but food 4.5./5.
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Review from NaNtHi H.
Toronto, ON
7/27/2011
it was GREAT! the DULAT is super! great spice level. we ordered the meat and vege platter (seperately because I wanted the DULAT) and the service was great, a young girl was very helpful in deciding and checking up on us during our meal... this last experience was better than the last few, we were at the Danforth location.
