Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant in Camden

Came here with a friend and we both got the Doro wot with Injera. Some of the nicest food I’ve eaten in Brighton, the flavours are incredible and the chicken was cooked perfectly. Have come twice in 3 days because I liked it so much. The inside of the restaurant has nice decor and the staff are friendly and efficient. Will definitely be returning for more.

Best Ethiopian cuisine outside of Ethiopia. Wonderful service with a smile in a casual atmosphere. We are sure to become regulars.

Great to see this long-standing restaurant (which I first visited in the mid 1990s) in Cricklewood open to dine-in guests again. My friend and I had the Abyssinian grill for two - a large variety of meats and vegetables served on injera flatbread, very filling. £15 each. The owner also provided an appropriate bottle of red wine to match it. Delicious!

Amazing food, definitely a hidden gem! We had a great time celebrating a friend's birthday here, highly recommended! We will be back, thank you 😊

We love Ethiopian food and have struggled to find a winner after moving. We stumbled upon Abyssinia while scrolling Uber Eats and were so impressed with the reviews we gave it a try. The 3 person combo was delicious and the portions were incredible. We have lunch sorted for the next few days at least!

This ethiopian restaurant is now our regular even if it is an hour and 20 mins away, friendly staff- the food is delicious and its definitely value for money!

We went as a four - two vegans, a vegetarian, and a meat eater who’s previous Ethiopian meal was in Heile Gebrselassie’s house. He said it was the best meal he’s had in years. The vegan platter was exceptional. Very very tasty samosas. We are on our way for round two right now!

There is so much to enjoy in Abyssinia restaurant and after trying it you will probably see yourself becoming a regular. The traditional Ethiopian cuisine is one that until a few months ago I had never experienced and after a visit to Abyssinia I became hooked. This is the kind of food that you’ll find yourself wanting again and again. The combination of spices along with the wonderful textures and fun way of eating- with the injura bread, is something that everyone should come and try at least once. This is happy food that warms the soul and satisfies the tastebuds. North London has some incredible restaurants and Abyssinia is on top of that pile because the food is lovely and the service is excellent.

We stopped to eat here as soon as we arrived in London. We love Ethiopian cuisine and this definitely hit the sweet spot. Not a fancy place, but super yummy. Loved it!

Not a posh place by any means, but we chose it because we'd been given and very much enjoyed an Ethiopian cookery course - loved the food we cooked on the day, so decided to see what a restaurant had to offer. When we explained to the waiter that we didn't know what to choose, he kindly made us up a smaller version of their platter for 3, with lots of different dishes to try, all served on a large tray of injera bread. All the dishes were mega-tasty, but we decided that all in all we prefer the vegetarian dishes to the meat ones. When I told our waiter I was planning on cooking an Ethiopian meal for my daughter's birthday, he was massively helpful, giving me loads of cooking tips and even supplied two of the herbs that I hadn't been able to buy anywhere. We couldn't eat everything so he insisted on packing up our leftovers - far from the grudging way it might be done in a different establishment where they would resent you asking them to bag up anything you didn't eat, he was actually quite upset that we initially said we didn't want it! Service way over and above anything anyone could reasonably expect! It's an hour away from where we live, but we'll go back for sure next time we fancy a veggie Ethiopian meal. If you haven't tried this food by the way, make sure you do - it's a completely different flavour profile to anything else I've tried and I'm normally a big meat-lover, but these dishes are absolutely packed with flavour and you don't miss the meat at all.

Pleasently surprised to find this little Ethiopian gem so near my home! The food is reasonably priced and delicious (spent a few years in the African horn so I like to consider myself an expert), the restaurant is simple and the staff is very attentive. Loved the ethio jazz vibes so much too!

We’ve been to Abyssinia 3 times now and will keep coming back! The food is incredible, we’ve had both the vegetarian and the mixed platter which is served on injera, with plenty of injera to spare. The curries (both veg and meat) are delicious, and there is so much food you could never go hungry. One of my favourite restaurants, really great value and lovely service 😊 thanks so much!

Amazing food, and super service. Generous foodportions as well. We shared a mixed plate for 3. Much recommended If one is looking for high quality Ethiopian food.

Been coming here for well over a decade. It has had ups & downs as the management changes. Think it’s on a good phase now. Once you get used to the style of eating (using hands with thin, flatbread-like injera), there’s good food with lots of new flavours to be enjoyed. Plenty of vegetarian choices. Wines mediocre and beers functional – you go there for the food.

We had a great vegan Ethiopian food in your restaurant last Sunday. Thank you for the kind service and a generous portion. We will be back

I have given the restaurant many chances and they have been consistently disappointing. Today, Ethiopian New Year, as I walked by I thought it would be nice to get a Kitfo. Tricky food this one but I was desperate for a little bit of home. Ordered over the phone with clear instructions that I wanted ‘leb leb’ and ‘special’. Walked over after 20 min as suggested. For a New Year’s Day at 7pm there was one man with a young girl who shouted into the kitchen to get the waiter/chef’s attention for me. Out came a lady who had my order sitting to the side. I wished her a happy new year, asked for the bill and confirmed it was the ‘special’ (cottage cheese and spinach mix with chilli powder). She seemed surprised that was my order and headed back to the kitchen to correct the order only to promptly return to say they had run out of the cottage cheese mix. In an empty restaurant on New Year’s Day evening. After a long day at work I was not giving up so I took it home, it was ok, not as salty as as the last time but the injera was with burnt bits. Very dissatisfing dinner and this is my last time ever. If you’ve never had Ethiopian or Eritrean food this is not honest food nor is it even close to ok. Sorry to have to written this review but I hope they will improve.

We had no expectation about the food because it was our first time with this kind of restaurant. The owner was very kind and explained us how the dishes were composed. We tried the meat and vegetables combo and a less spicy dish. All was good and savoury. Maybe not the best place if you don't like hot/spicy food (we loved it, as well as the experience of eating with our hands)

No habíamos experimentado antes y Comida etiope era más que gratamente sorprendidos por el excelente servicio, conversación y comida en Abyssiania. Era tarde, muy pocos comensales en el restaurante. Propietario el tiempo en explicar el menú y ofreció unas sugerencias para nuestra primera experiencia. Nos lo recomendaría a otros. Es moderado, excelente servicio y comida.

Entró con miedo pero, chico, qué experiencia. Le pidió una recomendación y conseguimos una combinación de carne, que nos aseguraron que era una buena representación de la cocina de Etiopía.

Myself and 2 friends just had the most delicious vegan platter for 3! Honestly one of the best meals I've had in ages and the service was great. Highly recommend this place!

Rien à redire sur ce restaurant qui de l'extérieur ne paie pas de mine. L' accueil est excellent. Nous avons très bien mangé. Le rapport qualité prix est au top puisqu'à deux, entrée +plat+boissons nous en avons eu pour 16£. A noter qu'un plat ( galette typique du pays) pour 2 personnes suffit amplement. Nous somme sortis rassasié.

Excellent food. Will come again. Injera and curries were yummy. One star off of five because the place could do with minor repair work.

Es un restaurante pequeño y acogedor que se parece a una cafetería. Hemos estado allí varias veces y la acogida es siempre amable, como saludo de un viejo amigo. Comimos el menú combinado con injera y una selección de platos de carne y verduras y todo era excelente y muy sabroso. Si puedes tomar un café por la noche, prueba de ellos es una ceremonia de tostar los granos que mostrará y luego llevar a la rutina y hacer el café. Yo clasificaría este hotel como el mejor de los restaurantes etíopes que he probado hasta ahora en Londres.

Yo creo que el problema con algunos de estos comentarios negativos es que es su primera vez en un restaurante etíope. No saben qué esperar en términos de la comida o el típico estilo hogareño del servicio.

We really enjoyed the vegetable combo. Large portions and extremely good value for money! The atmosphere of the restaurant is very simple - definitely not a fancy location.

Mi novio nunca había probado la comida etíope antes y fue gratamente sorprendido por cómo la comida de especialidades dulces se Abisinia en Cricklewood era. La carne era picante y tierna, la lentejas y legumbres al chiflado y cremosa - fue una comida realmente deliciosa, el personal era muy amable y servicial, y el precio era muy razonable- si vivimos en la zona sería un regular!

Cené con un muy buen amigo mío en un buen Junio noche. Ella nunca había probado la comida etíope antes y ella fue estremecido por el sabor de la comida. Hemos pedido el especialidades vegetariana y mi amigo intentó así un poco de carne. Hemos estado entretenidos por el dueño, fue muy amable y hemos tenido bastante una agradable conversación con él mientras espera por la comida. Él tiene el restaurante abierto durante muchos años y le deseamos a mantenerlo abierto durante muchos años más. Sin duda nos volveríamos a estar de vuelta en este restaurante cuando vamos a volver a Londres.

Lovely friendly waiter who went out of his way to describe the dishes, great bottle of wine, lovely food.

Fuimos en una noche de martes a alrededor de las 20:00. El restaurante estaba vacío, y nos sirvió dos personal. El personal era amable, atento y servicial en explicar el menú. Tuvimos la mezcla de verduras y carne para dos. combo injera La comida era...

Mi esposa y yo fuimos a cenar y nos sentimos como en casa desde el principio. El propietario y el personal era muy amable y nos guió a través de todo el menú, aunque no vais a la cocina etíope. La comida era excelente y...

We (Me and my wife) have lived in Cricklewood for over a year now. We had resigned ourselves to the fact that if we wanted a good meal not cooked at home we would have to leave our post code.THEN, whilst scouring the net we came across this place. All the reviews were glowing; the food, the service, the ambience...etc Well, how could we resist?! I booked a table and looked forward to it all week. This was going to be a real family treat.I was incorrect.As we crossed the threshold the young man that was playing with his phone behind the bar disappeared into the back. We stood around for a good 30 seconds before a lady came out to greet us. "Greet" - we weren't greeted like potential regular customers. More like we'd knocked on the door asking to use the facilities. Our "Hostess" stared at my wife, wide eyed, whilst she explained we had a booking. She pointed at all the empty tables and we took our cue to sit down somewhere. We'd been told over the phone a week earlier that the place was fully booked a mere 30 mins later. Hmm.We sat down, ordered drinks (No draught beer despite it being on the drinks list), perused the menu and mused over what we might have.None of our party had tasted Ethiopian food before but we felt, having read previous reviews, that the staff would guide us through the menu.This wasn't the case. Our waitresses simply didn't speak good enough English for us to communicate with them. We had to repeat everything we said and everything we ordered.Food:I had the Chicken Pozole soup for my starter. It is described as a Tortilla corn with red kidney soup. What I got was chunks of pre cooked chicken, sweetcorn and kidney beans in hot water. Utterly flavourless. Chicken chunks, sweetcorn, kidney beans and water. Foul.My sister had the "Sizzling" Chicken. It's just fried chicken and peppers. No seasoning or spices. Literally Chicken and Peppers. Can the management please tell me what is "Sizzling" about this dish?My wife had samosas as her starter. On the menus the samosas are described as being for two. What arrived was "Two" miniature, greasy triangles filled with grey meat. No garnish or sauce.We had the mixed combo for our main. We were all pretty hungry and sad after our starters but we had high hopes for this dish due to all the previous reviews.Our waitress plonked it on our table and started to walk off. I called to her, pointing at the platter, and asked;"We've never eaten Ethiopian food before. Could you please tell us about the various dishes on the platter?""This is the food of my country"(Yeah, I understand this is Ethiopian food)"Uh huh, but what are the different things on the plate? On top of the bread?"She shrugged and said "The meat? It's different stuff"We gave up there and then. We were trying food we'd never eaten before, being polite and respectful, and simply wanted to know what it was called and what it consisted of. Our waitresses could not be bothered. We also had to ask for cutlery and plates numerous times. By the time we had cutlery and plates most of the things on our mixed combo were cold. Do you eat it on plates? Do you use knives and forks? Nobody told us. Nobody advised us. Where is this warm friendly service we had heard so much about?We asked for the bill, waited 10 minutes for somebody to bring it over, paid it and left.Nobody was there to say goodbye as we walked out of the door. All the staff had been in the back most of the night.I'm honestly baffled in regards to the reviews of this place. I'm not sure what disappointed me more, the service or the food.Bland food and indifferent service. We won't be returning.

I visited this restaurant a number of times and find it so unique and welcoming...The taste of the food second to none....not only it is freshly prepared while you are waiting but also the ingredients are 100% authentic from its Ethiopian origin, the land of 13 months of sunshine with no artificially added flavors....Back in Ethiopia these sorts of food and ingredients are not just a day to day meal but the most favored food of the kings and queens of Ethiopia.....So, you should feel high and regard yourself with good spirit as you eat whatever you order. You wont regret it :) My favorites are Gored -Gored, Tibis , Kittfoo....and all vegetarian (social).....I cant wait to visit you again.....I recommend anyone to have the taste of this unique food from Ethiopia :)

My partner and I had fancied the idea of trying Ethiopian food and so decided tonight to try the Abyssinia for takeaway. Upon enquiring, the lady serving stated "yes, but no 'injera'" and was visibly irritated that we didn't seem to understand. I explained that we didn't understand and was told no bread. Fine we would have rice, no problem. A menu was handed over and after a few moments the lady asked if we were ready, as the menu was entirely new to us we were not, apparently further irritation to the hostess. We quickly made our decisions and the lady came to take our order. First issue, no lentil soup. OK, so the other soup. No soup. OK, so do you have avocado salad? Hesitant 'yes', quickly followed by a "Are you new?" Question. Great, I thought, she is going to give us some advice. She did, she said "There's a Chinese next door, wouldn't you like to go there". We got the message loud & clear and left.

The staff here are chatty, friendly and helpful - telling you what's what on the slightly mystifying menu and bringing you a glass of honey wine. Which, by the way, is a good way to defrost if it's cold outside. We followed the owner's advice and ordered a mixed platter for 2, which was colossal and delicious, with a nice, spicy mixture of meat, pulses and vegetarian. The platter is covered by a sourbread pancake and the dishes are atop. More pancake is used in lieu of cutlery to scoop up the dishes. That said, a knife and fork is provided should using fingers be not to your liking. The only improvement would have been if Ethiopian beers had been available instead of ubiquitous Stella and Bud. Overall, a great meal and good value dinner in a friendly atmosphere. Thank you !

We had to search a little for this gem, but it was well worth it. The food is fantastic, the service is very nice and the price are good as well. I highly recommend it!

It was my first time to try Ethiopian food. Owner's recommended dish was best! All kinds of meats (Lamb,chicken,Beef) and delicious vegetables on the big plates Plus 'Teff' bread which is traditional Ethiopian bread ! It was more delicious when I had food with my hand !! Hahaha I had great dinner and it made me so happy for my trip! Sweet owners and amazing food is waiting for you! Why don't you try tonight? 에티오피아 음식은 처음 먹어봤는데 사장님이 추천해준 음식이 어떨까 궁금했습니당! 소고기 닭고기 양고기와 야채랑 에티오피아 전통 빵이 함께 나오는 요리를 맛있게 먹었습니다! 꼭 가보셔요!

Absolutely adored this place! Loved the owner and everyone making us feel welcome. Had a chat about the food and talked about what we would like to try. I was with my girlfriend and this was my second time of eating Ethiopian food...I now think I'm an addict. The food was plentiful and the waiter even offered to run across the road to fetch me some cider...excellent service!More food was forthcoming and it kept on coming, I had to give up eating! That is a first for me...if you want friendly staff, great service and flavoursome food this is the place.

Took my boyfriend for his second taste of Ethiopian food and neither of us was disappointed. We opted for a mixed platter, as this included doro wat, my favourite.Service was swift and friendly. The food was plentiful and delicious, as expected. We probably look like a pair of gluttons, so we not only had extra injera brought to us, but about half way through the owner topped up the doro wat as well. In the end, we were sadly left defeated and had to leave some of the lentil dish - we should have skipped lunch ;-)All in all, I can only recommend the place. Thank you for making us feel so welcome!

Went to Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant to try Ethiopian food. The waited was hlpful with suggestions and the food was good.

Their website says it's open for lunch.Their Facebook says it's open for lunch.Their Tripadvisor profile says it's open for lunch.We're at the frontdoor and they have a flashy light saying OPEN. Lights inside too.It's lunchtime. But the door is closed. We knock, no answer. We call... It rings on and on. We call again, now the line is busy. And so on.We've crossed half London for this. My experience: this restaurant can't fulfil it's most elementary service, which is to be open when they say they are open. Maybe the food is good, we will never know.

I was walking down the road in cricklewood with my young child (being a tourist I have never been there before) and delighted at all the culinary offers and markets and life of this road. Seeing it was lunch time and I needed a rest so I took to this restaurant. I was interested in ethiopian cuisine as I had only seen it on tv before, and was keen to try it. The owner gave me a reccomendation of what to eat, and had a little chat, and even put some music of youtube on the wall(no not nursery rhymes, but 1960s folk music) to please my child who wasnt keen to spend time there. The food was excellent and I really liked that it was served (to full experience) in a traditional way with injera bread and portions of everything. (slowly cooked lentils, chickpeas, cabbage, beef, chicken, spinach )that was to be eaten by hand .

When traveling, I seek out Ethiopian food whenever I can. Solomon and the rest of the staff were extremely warm and welcoming. I had the meat and vegetable combo, as I always want a bit of everything. The portions were generous and the flavors were just right. I'll be back on

It's a small restaurant with authentic atmosphere and food. The food was good but the only problem food wise was the Injera which was too sour. It's meant to be sour but here it was a bit too much. The restaurant owner/staff are very friendly. Negative points which affected my rating:1. Injera was too sour2. Music was too loud and video projector showing video clips was unnecessary 3. We were a group of 4 and the only people eating in the restaurant which was a bit odd.

We had no idea what to expect when we entered this restaurant, but we were warmly welcomed and given a complimentary drink of honey wine (though we did have to ask what it was). We had never had Ethiopian food before, but the owner was very helpful when it came to ordering. The portions are very generous, with rice and injera (an unusual, sourish pancake which everything was served on). The food was good and the service was very friendly. Very cheap too.

Just had a delicious lunch for two!We were served complimentary honey wine followed by the most fantastic array of 12 dishes served on freshly made flatbread. Kind, smiley service from the waitress and personal recommendation from the manager that was spot on, we have never eaten African/Ethiopian food before so followed their recommendations and sampled the beef, chicken, lamb, lentils, cabbage and salad all in one go, not a single bit of food left over. We will definitely come back,Don't be put off by the outside, it's in the middle of the highstreet and under renovation but the food Is tasty and truly fresh and the staff and their locals are very welcoming and smile a lot!!I wish we had one in BathThank you for a memorable mealHans and Jackie

We used to go to this restaurant quite often a long time ago and got out of the habit around when it renamed itself.Had the combo, which we remembered well - as lovely and generous as it always used to be. Also had some delicious tilapia with salad.The people running it are really friendly and we left with the feeling we should really get back into the habit of going.

Laid back atmosphere. Super tasty authentic dishes. Very friendly manager keen to share knowledge of his country!

Best Ethiopian food we have had in London. Fantastic selection and friendly staff. Super tasty. Will definitely return!

Great food all round. Really friendly staff and super tasty. Amazing value too! Will definitely be back.

Bomb.com Their food is super authentic and service is great. (Coming from an actual Ethiopian) Also try they tea (with kemem)

No idea why this restaurant is so highly rated as our experience was awful. Came one day last week for lunch, walked in and the entire place was empty, no staff anywhere to greet us or to seat us.We sat down anyway and waited 5 mins before a little old lady came out and gave us menus. She then spent the next 15 min on the phone while we waited for her to finish her call and take our order. She then took my 2 friends order , bizarrely she asked my friend if she was vegetarian when she had just ordered a beef dish???However when I was about to give her my order she walked off!!! No word, no apology, just walked off to get my friends drinks before even taking down my order! How bloody rude!!She looked very puzzled when we ordered and didn't write anything down. Thought she memorised the order, turns out she didn't even acknowledge anything we said, turns out she was the chef and not the waitress and couldn't speak or understand much English!!!25 mins after we arrived a man in his car came screeching to a halt outside and rushed in and asked us what we wanted to order, this was the waiter, and the little old lady was just pretending to take our order. So we had to go through the whole ordering process again!!!! However only 5 mins later our food arrived, which was suspiciously quick considering they were curries. Waiter then just dumped the lot onto the injera without even telling us which was which, I had to ask him what dish was what.Turns out it was all microwaved. Now I understand that most restaurants will cook in advance and reheat, that's fine but I don't expect cold, reheated 2 day old rice which was dry and hard. It's not that difficult to cook fresh rice each morning, especially as bad reheated rice can be dangerous.I barely touched my meal as it was disgusting and I've eaten ethiopian food before.Also they charge £3 for a can of coke, the same price they charge for a bottle of bud. I have never heard of any restaurant charging same price for soft drinks and alcohol. Especially as this place had plastic table cloths and resembled a greasy spoon not a restaurant. The only saving grace was the fact they discounted the bill by a few quid as the waiter saw just how annoyed/disappointed we were with the entire meal.WILL NEVER GO BACK OR RECOMMEND TO ANYONE, AVOID UNLESS YOU LIKE BAD SERVICE AND BAD FOOD.

Despite the modest exterior, the food served is generous, hearty and traditional.

If you are inte Ethiopian food this is a good place. Location is bit of but there are buses going to London city. Service was good and they played som nice Ethiopian music.

What an amazing restaurant!! Great atmosphere and music, and brilliant staff. The food was excellent and the Ethiopian beer was really nice too! Would really recommend here :)

It may not be the best restaurant in town but the food is really good, great value, can be made to order and is served swiftly. Certainly not a black tie sort of venue, nor necessarily a place to visit for the ambiance - though sometimes they play Ethiopian music videos, which is rather jolly and uplifting. Over all it's cosy and the staff are helpful and the service is prompt and there's something about it that keep making one return. N.B They have an excellent vegetarian and vegan range.

Eating dinner with my fingers was not what I was expecting but it was hugely enjoyable and extremely tasty. With help from the owner I negotiated the meal and was hugely impressed. It is great food and fun too.

A ver, tengo un problema con esta opinion, por eso doy tres estrellas en lugar de una, yo he pedido un pollo con arroz y champiñones y sin especias, entonces he de decir que no estaba bueno, estaba insipido, los champiñones negros y el pollo se notaba que era congelado, pero claro, la comida etiope se basa muchisimo en las especias, asi que supongo que he desarmado al cocinero...aunque no he dicho que no le eche sal....por otro lado, el personal amable. Supongo que si me hubiese gustado el picante, habria estado bastante mejor.

This is the second time we have been her and was as good if not better than we remember, fantastic food as always , can't wait to be back on London to come back

Myself and my family picked this restaurant as it was recommended by Google, we made our way to this restaurant at around 14:12 yesterday afternoon. On arrival their welcoming and leading us to our table was strange as usual, as all Habesha people are kind of shy!! when it comes to customer greeting and welcoming. Anyway one gentleman came from outside and told us to sit any were and sat at the front a table of five. Whiting five minutes of arrival we made our order with one of our choice not been available (Zilzil-tibs). Just to mention their drink menu is nice and simple having said that their main menu looks like an album which contains of five to six pages food and drinks description. And very cold for room for a restaurant as my wife had to keep her coat on. Food came and all was great very tasty food, from Kitfo, Alicha Firfir to Beye-Aynetu which is vegetarian dish awesome. At first we were served by the owner as their main waitress didn't arrive on time, which then took over and showed her experience speed and attention to details. Everything went well above expectation, for a Sunday dinning it's very quite place. The quality and quantity of food is excellent in addition to their pricing which is affordable. In my case it's not affordability but food must taste great.Great place delicious food and good atmosphere .Till next time

Great tasty food, service good even though they were short of staff. Nothing to complain first experience great day. All staffs friendly and welcoming, actually my daughter was invited for their birthday party as well as we were all asked to join.

First time eating here. The waiter and waitress attending us were welcoming and helped us navigate through their extensive menu, including plenty of meat based AND vegetarian dishes, all equally delicious.In fact, we ordered a half meaty-half vegetarian Combo for two, consisting in ten different spiced dishes served on a huge injera - a airy, savoury pancake - and complementary smaller injeras with which you can help yourself to the food.We were offered free samples of their traditional honey wine too. Food and 3 beersfor 29£.Will definitely come back to try more of their dishes!

i had the best food and drinks, lovely staff and service it has a downstairs and a back garden. they serve food coffee and drinks. toilets are very clean and the place smell like traditional coffee and home made food. thank you and i will come more often now.

I really enjoyed this restaurant. Firstly, I eat Ethiopian food a lot, so being in London I had to find some. I was very pleasantly surprised by the taste and the portions here. I would definitely recommend it.

Like with all Ethiopian restaurants in London, this place is very humble and unassuming. But it does serve some great food. The hosts are ever smiling and lovely people. We were lucky to get the delicious honey wine. There was a lot of choice on the menu but we went for something that allows us to sample most dishes. the meat dishes were lip smacking and so were the vegetarian ones. The injeras were fluffy and delicious. Despite the simple decor and ambience, the people and the food make this place worthy of a visit.

Despite the "humble" exterior (and, come to think of it, interior) this is a great place in Cricklewood. Food is delicious and plentiful and arrived very quickly. Service was welcoming and personal - will definitely make a return visit!

Abyssinia is one of those unprepossessing restaurants with a narrow, scruffy and peeling façade, located in a Cricklewood stretch of the Edgware Road that has seen better days, between a grotty Chinese takeaway and a workmen's greasy spoon that has been closed down forever. You may pass it daily but would never be tempted to pay it a visit. After all, whoever heard of Abyssinian cuisine?Having somewhat overdosed on my usual Indian haunts, I was tempted to try out Abyssinia by the unusual and totally unfamiliar menu, by the glowing and enthusiastic reviews on this and other websites, but mainly by the unusual and rather charming practice by the owners of thanking each and every reviewer for his/her opinion.I was greeted by the polite and amiable owner and a complementary glass of the local delicacy - honey wine. Incidentally, did you know that Ethiopia is the second largest exporter of honey in the world? Neither did I. The menu is vast, rich in both meat and vegetarian choices but only one single fish dish. Notwithstanding short English description of each dish, it is bewilderingly incomprehensible for the uninitiated. I stated my preference for meat dishes and liking for spice and left my culinary fate in the hands of the owner.I was served with the Meat Combo: a huge injera (gluten-free, yeast-free, sourdough pancake, with a unique, slightly spongy texture, made of Teff flour, traditionally served with Ethiopian stews) with chicken, lamb and beef stews in three piles, each with its unique sauce and a bowl of fluffy rice. Although the traditional way of eating is with fingers (tear a piece of injera to the size of about your palm, roll the torn piece over your choice of dish, wrap and then put the rolled injera with the sauce into your mouth), I did find that recoursing eventually to a fork made it a lot easier... Washed down with a delicious Ethiopian Amber beer with an unusual caramel flavour, the meats were delicious but I could have done with a pickle of sorts, or at least a simple tomato or cucumber salad for variety. Desert consisted of toasted injera (again) with organic honey, not dissimilar to but, regrettably, somewhat inferior to British pancake, Hungarian palacinka or French crepe suzette, which are more familiar to the European palate.As I was nursing the remnants of my beer and "chewing the cud" with the owner (as one does), the owner's charming wife appeared and extracted from me a promise to come again and try out other specialities.The bill came to a very modest £20.00 and worth every penny. I'll be back!

Great service - very attentive with a few surprising Ethiopian drinks thrown in as a gesture. The food was very tasty and well presented. They've live music on a Saturday in the basement so it would be well worth visiting then.

Reservation confirmed via Opentable, when we showed up the restaurant was closed! When we called the number on the website they said they'd had an event the night before and decided to open late that day. Thanks for telling me (and my starving young kids) before we drove across town especially for this meal. Really rude & unprofessional.

My first time trying Ethiopian food. Had the spiced minced beef with Injera- the flavours were a surprising treat for my palate. Love the food here, you can tell the owner has passion in his food. Love discovering this kind of place! :-)

Small restaurant in Cricklewood specialising in authentic Ethiopian cuisine ( no, nor did I) which was tasty and plentiful, but you did have to eat it with your fingers with a huge bread ( although probably not compulsory!)

First experience of Ethiopian food and will definitely be going back. This is not a trendy place but has very well made food, friendly service and offers excellent value - everything you could possibly want in a restaurant!Don't miss the Ethiopian coffee but prepare to be awake all night.

My friend and i have literally just got back from spending 4 hours in this wonderful restaurant where the gorgeous staff fed us to the point of explosion, plied us with the fabulous traditional home brewed white wine and honey combo and talked with us like we were old friends. I LOVE ABYSSINIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am vegan, my fiance is a carnivore and we can rarely find a place where we can both dine. I am so excited i have found a place he will love as well.This food is 100% authentic, it tastes the same if not better than what i had in Ethiopia...in fact its better than most food i have had in Africa (i am half Egyptian so i know my African food!) I love the fact you eat with your hands, the vegan combo is insanely good, they also do a chicken one and a lamb one i think (i may be wrong) the combo for 1 person is HUGE (i ate the lot...too good to waste) and is only £8!!!! They also do a sharing one for £25 (for 3 people) the vegan one is a selection of different lentil stews, potatoes, spinach, beetroot etc. It is served with either rice or on the gluten free pancake type bread so you would obviously use the bread as a type of spoon (bit like foul madamas and pitta in Egypt) My friend had the chicken and said it was like nothing she had before 'OMG this is amaaaaazing' to quote her :) My friend and i are learning sign language and have a big exam coming up so we spent an hour or so practicing and the lovely staff Solliman and Yemen (I'm sorry i know i spelled your names wrong) wanted us to teach them and took a genuine interest in us. They are kind, gentle, sensational chefs, 110% accommodating and family orientated. They were never too busy to talk to us.....We had the best service!Abyssinia has a downstairs area which i am planning to book for a party as there is a live Ethiopian band that plays from 11pm to 3am and the wonderful owner said they would continue to serve food until then as well. They also said they will teach us traditional Ethiopian dancing hahaha cant wait!All i can say is do not hesitate to book. This restaurant has all the charm of real Africa. Thank you guys we will see you very soon and will spread the word that Abyssinia is absolutely a diamond in the rough...... oh directions wise, go to kilburn st (jubilee line) turn left when you come out the station and simply walk in a straight line for about 9 mins, restaurant is on the left hand side of the road (the same side of the road you will be on)Kate xxxxxxxx

Staff were so friendly and food was well priced and delicious. Would definitely go back to try more of the menu!

I had a lovely evening in this delightful restaurant. Very charming and relaxed staff and delicious freshly cooked food.One comment...the tea described on the menu sounded exciting, but in reality was just a ginger lemon teabag.Would certainly go there again, and recommend to friends.

..o semplicemente se volete provare qualcosa di buono, non fatevi scappare questo ristorante. Anche se l'aspetto può trarre in inganno, la cucina è davvero buona. Il personale è molto cortese e attento. Se non siete esperti della cucina, fatevi consigliare! Da non perdere il rito del caffè a fine pasto. Possibilità anche di consegne a domicilio.

Quirky little place with some absolutely fantastic food. Quite an experience. From the amazing shared platters full of flavour, to the memorable Ethiopian coffee, everything we tasted was delicious. Lovely staff, too.

I hadn't tried Ethiopian food until this evening... found Abyssinia on TripAdvisor while staying at the Crown Moran in Cricklewood - it's only a 5 minute walk away. Went for dulet and gored gored, served on injera with extra injera rolls on the side. And a berele of tej (honey wine) too! A unique experience - very interesting food, a huge edible sourdough bread "plate" combined with beautifully seasoned beef, and no cutlery required! Service was with a smile, pleasant and friendly. Recommended.

I&#039;d never had Ethiopian food before, but the waitress was so enthusiastic and helpful, suggesting all manner of things to try. A free glass of their homemade honey wine was welcome and delicious, leading me to get a traditional flask of it. The food was absolutely wonderful and extremely filling. The home-roast coffee (served with popcorn!) was the perfect end to the meal.<br /><br />The outside of the restaurant looks off-puttingly like a cheap takeway: ignore that and get inside. You won&#039;t regret it.

Abyssinia is not what you would expect as a top 200 restaurant in a city with 18,500 places to choose from. It looks shabby from the outside, the inside looks marginally better, and the wait staff speaks broken english. But that's where you have to trust TripAdvisor and stick to the ratings. I will not rate it a 5 because I only hand one or two of those out a year, but it is a solid 4. The food was wonderful! Even better, though I have not been to Ethiopia (I have been in Africa, and eaten Egyptian food, and norther Sudanese food very recently). Anyway, the staff was not well versed in direct communication, but they were VERY friendly, understanding and information on the dishes we selected. The price was more than reasonable as well (we left a tip of 100%). Try this place if you are in London.

I have tried many MANY Ethiopian restaurants and this one is by far the best in London. I took my whole family here, every one enjoyed it even though none had tried Ethiopian before. The service was amazing and the staff were so friendly and welcoming. We had the vegan combo plate and the mixed combo plate, honey wine, Ethiopian coffee (need to order this 20 mins in advance due to the special preparation but well worth it) and honey roasted injera for dessert. The owners showed us around the rest of the restaurant and the garden, which looked like it would be lovely in the summer. Over all this place is amazing and I am so happy we found it. I can't wait to go back :)

I had one of the best delicious kitfo and doro wot at Abyssinia Restaurant Also I enjoyed in the night club downstairs and I am happy to go Abyssinia again with my friends.

Love the food and service most of all the garden area it has so many feature.when ever I come here I dont feel like im in a restaurant I feel like home. Always happy to come here and I stongly sujust for anyone to came and try the most dilcious Ethiopian food at the most beutiful restaurant which is called ABYSSINIA. God bless

The best coffee I've tasted in a lifetime! I'll come back whenever I have an opportunity.Facilities are good too with a stylish restaurant and a garden suitable for large parties.

We had one of the best served spicy dish. Also me and my frined said that the food was apsoultly delicious.Downstairs was fabulous all the lights it was very amzing we are glad we came to abssinia.

last week we went to Abyssinia Restaurant in Cricklewood, with family and friecnd London excellent vegetarian vegan food several variety, generous portion of vegetable we enjoyed the food and the service with front and back garden space, will make this African Restaurant one of spacious and very good place for the family dinning choice, and good Vegan place definitely it will be my first chose of African food when I am London

I discovered this place by pure chance walking past a few days ago.I had no clue to Ethopian or Eritrean food so thought I'd glance at the menu and was surprised to see a separate large section for Vegetarian and Vegan food so thought I'd have to give it a go.We went on a Sunday evening where there was a table of 4 already in. It took a few minutes for the waitress to come out of the kitchen and seat us which did iritate my girlfriend a bit.The waitress however was very friendly. She recommended the salad and somasa for starters and the Chefs veggie special for 2 and the Ethiopian beer.I'm not much of a drinker and not a huge bear fan but it was palatable and the girlfriend liked it.The samosa starter came out, it was nice but sadly not cooked all the way through and still cold inside but thankfully not frozen and seemed fresh inside.The main came out with the salad. The main was impressive to look at...it came out on an edible bed of fermented bread much like a pancake. It had a selection of lentils, greens and vegetable dishes and a bowl of rice and a basket of the fermented bread.I'm a big eater but that was very filling and very well priced and good value.Inside can do with some character but it looked like it had a nice garden area to but we didn't have a look at it properly.It had some kind of Ethopian pop music playing to which I got into.All in all a good experience at a good price.Will be back.

I have been in the restaurant with my family many times. Really, it is an excellent place to relax with loved ones. You will get a variety of spiced Ethiopian food with a good smile and welcome face from the waitress. For enjoyment, outside the room, it has got a beer garden at the back. For music lovers, there is a music hall at the basement. All the family enjoyed it.

I went with a friend for dinner we had great time nice food very good service and slow classic music staff nice and value for money

I have been there a few time with my family and friends. Their service, safety and hospitality was amazing in general their reception was Excellent. We were inspired with the best Ethiopian traditional testy food and Abyssinian coffee and drinks. It's indoor and outdoor wider space gives a beautiful atmosphere for any special events. We suggest it is an ideal place to celebrate such like Birthday party and others. Every one should go and visit this Restaurant.

Such a great decision to go Abyssinia Ethiopian &amp; EritreanRestaurant London!!!Excellent service,delicious food,fairly priced.I really like the feel of the Abyssinia Restaurant very friendly atmosphere. The waiters so polite. I love to go Ethiopian restaurants in London. but I felt Abyssinia had something intangible that I liked better.I highly recommend the Abyssinia Restaurant London to anyone who is looking delicious and healthy food!

It is great food in a friendly environment and amazing service. Will go back soon. Please pay a visit. You won't regret...

Very delicios food...I recommend it to those who know Ethiopian meal (best Ethiopian restaurant in London in my opinion) and to those who want to try something new (first time you try it, you gonna love it). Also suitable for vegiterians and vegans. And Ethiopian beer is really nice...

We have gone to Cricklwood broadway which is one mile from Kilburn to look for completely vegan restaurant as we both vegetarian the only restaurant confident on the phone to serve vegan was on the Ethiopina Abysssinina restaurnat at NW2, 9 Cricklewood broad way we wher very happy at the verities of vegan food the we had on the table combination of vegetable and ethiopina tradional Beer for very cheap which, for both of as food and drink it cost only £19 with non glutinee fermented bread. The service was very good with nice garden view.

We went to Abyssinia for the first time for a family meal. It was really welcoming. The atmosphere is cozy and yet entertaining with both lively traditional, ethnic and mixed chill out music. The meal was great and the staff was very polite and the service efficient. Excellent homemade food and traditional drinks. We went back again and were not disappointed. A breath of exotic and friendly fresh air in the midst of London.

I have visited this restaurant with my friend and we had a great time... the environment is absolutely awesome. .. and the foods are excellent and testy

One of the best restraunts I have ever been too. Great food great service. Made me and my friends really welcome warm atmosphere with a shisha lounge too. Recommend to everyone, Cem

Very nice time we had with friends and Ethiopian traditional food in abyssinia garden nice St George beer

We went to this ethiopian restaurant the other night with my fiance. This is my first time in ethiopian restaurant and the food was exelent also they are very friendly and good customer service. We enjoyed. We definitely going back again.

Perhaps not somewhere you would take a date, but if you're after good Ethiopian food this place is perfect. It's also very cheap, 2 of us had a few mains, desert, a bottle of wine, bottle of tej and the bill was less than £50. With Amharic music, a coffee ceremony in the corner and just the way the whole place is set out, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in Addis!

We went to eat and had wonderful time.Friendly personal and lovely music together with authentic food.Bread was special and combined with drinks we had an enjoyable time.Will go back .