St. Gabriel Ethiopian Delicatessen in Islington

We were looking for somewhere for lunch and this was the perfect choice. Although it is situated on a somewhat unglamorous parade, we ventured in and were treated by the presumed owner to a most hospitable meal and drinks. He gave sensible and genuine advice as to what we might like to order and most certainly didn't disappoint. They do two brands of beer - one Eritrean (quite malty) and an Ethiopian one (hoppy, German style lager). St Gabriel's deserves to be in a more appealing area, but meanwhile it is very convenient for the Elephant branch of Southwark Playhouse.

Comida tradicional etíope a precios razonables. La comida es sabrosa y el servicio es muy rápido y siempre wi una sonrisa

Parece que hay una tienda de delicatessen o una comida para llevar cuando entras. Pero no te dejes engañar. Echa un vistazo a su menú y pide el plato grande para cuatro personas. Se le servirá un plato enorme de aproximadamente ocho o más platos, todos diferentes, con pollo, carne de res, lentejas y su pan esponjoso único llamado injera. Para mí, sabía a pan de Goa y el plato de pollo central con un sabor picante agrio se parecía mucho a un vindaloo. Si comparte el costo con otras tres personas, es muy asequible y puede probar una variedad de alimentos.

Pedimos una comida para compartir "Kornis" en Deliveroo que llegó como una lasaña etíope. La presentación fue realmente muy desagradable. Todos los platos vegy y con mucha carne se mezclan. Dos de nosotros somos vegetarianos, lo que significa que no podíamos comer. Muy decepcionante. Lo siento mucho, pero tengo que decir que ustedes necesitan resolver esto. Es especialmente triste porque la comida olía muy bien.

Mi hija ordenó comida para llevar para nuestro grupo de siete a través de un servicio en línea (probablemente solo comer). Elegimos dos partícipes mixtos, que resultaron ser demasiada comida, pero nadie tiene la culpa. Tardó bastante tiempo en llegar: la hora de llegada cambió dos veces, pero fue una tarea difícil y una ubicación difícil de encontrar. Lo que fue realmente extraño fue lo que se entregó. Cada participante fue enviado en una caja de plástico rígida de aproximadamente 1 pie cuadrado de capacidad. La injera estaba recubierta con platos intermedios como una lasaña gigante etíope. Esto hizo que fuera difícil extraer y servir, y especialmente difícil separar la verdura de la carne. Casi nos las arreglamos. La comida en sí era buena, aunque la injera no es de mi gusto. Algunos platos eran muy picantes, pero todos sabrosos. Lo habíamos pedido en exceso y había demasiado y un compartidor fue puesto en el refrigerador sin tocar y consumido durante los próximos días. Terminamos con dos cajas de almacenamiento útiles. Mi consejo si ordenar comida para llevar; Deje mucho tiempo y cuide cuánto ordena.

Acabo de regresar después de la visita de seguimiento a este restaurante y odio decirlo pero. . . un poco decepcionante La comida seguía siendo buena, aunque no tan buena como la última vez. Pero el lugar no estaba tan limpio, casi no me senté a comer. La última vez que la comida se presentó maravillosamente, esta vez el servicio fue lento y mucho menos amigable. La última vez las porciones fueron enormes y se ofreció mucho más pan de injera, esta vez ninguno y lo que había estaba muy frío, ¡y había subido una libra! Qué vergüenza, vamos chicos, ¿qué pasó?

Three of us came here about a month ago to eat, two of us had a vegetarian selection to share, the other one had a meat dish. I thought the vegetarian selection was excellent, new flavours which were delicious, the portions were huge with lots of injeera bread. I can't wait to visit again, my friend also enjoyed her meat dish, what a great meal, very friendly staff and clean restaurant, highly recommended!

Nice place to test Ethiopian food. Specially vegetarian. This cafe is a branch of St Gabriel cafe the one where found in Finsbury park.

Food was good, filling, and cheap. As a bonus, it's good for those who are "gluten-free" as non-wheat flours are used. Note on service: Full menu was clearly only available for those of a certain ethnicity and religion. Otherwise, you may receive a watered down menu, or no menu at all. Owners merely tolerate English-speaking individuals, and look upon them in bemusement whilst serving up proper food for those within their immediate community. We suspect that we were only served due to our ambiguous heritages and assertive behaviours. Those a little more reserved may feel intimidated. In summary, whilst the food was genuinely very nice, we had the slightly odd sensation of having strayed onto someone else's turf.

I never leave these reviews but was so happy to find such a healthy, affordable restaurant tucked away in London just near the Cinema Museum. Perfect service too!

This unusual eatery serves authentic Ethiopian cuisine. We ordered some chickpea curry and it was served with a very large piece of Ethiopian bread called iffengieria or some something like that, it resembled a very large scotch pancake. Although it was for one, it was enough for 2 adults. I have now ticked off the Ethiopian cuisine off my list.

I, too, was of the party and can confirm the view's of the poster below. I wasn't so adventurous with my own ordering, instead I tried a border crossing dish with an Ethiopian take on scrambled eggs, served with onions, minced meat, peppers, and of course rolled injera on the side: a new discovery for me. (French bread was also offered.) It was nicely cooked, good value for money and made an excellent lunch. I sampled a little from other's plates and everything was delicious: spicy, but easy on the palate, full of flavour. I can recommend this restaurant for good value food, excellent portions, and a friendly atmosphere.

We were at the nearby Cinema Museum, and for the lunch break we symbolically crossed borders to find ourselves in Ethiopia, and were treated as esteemed friends at the St Gabriel's cafe, to a cornucopia of injera with wats, tibs, lentils, greens and ayibe on top.

We have been a branch of st Gabriel cafe around kennington and elephant and castel. Good food waw. 154 Newington butts. London SE 11 4RN

It is really nice. Such a hot & fresh food is there. Wonderful keep it up. I have not bn in Ethiopian restaurant b4. This is good exepriance. I would like to advice any one to try it.

I go to St Gabriel's all the time – of all the Ethiopian restaurants I've found in London, this is the cheapest (you can get a full meal for under a fiver, especially if you're sharing) and almost certainly the most delicious. It's very small and basic, so not the place for a formal sit-down meal – more of a cafe vibe. I normally get the vegetarian selection of 5 different dishes, which comes on the traditional injera pancake and is pretty enormous (probably too much for one person unless you're really hungry). On the few occasions that I've ordered meat dishes, these have been yummy too. Also, the music they play is awesome.