Abyssinia Restaurant - Calgary

4.3

10 Reviews

CAN$30 and under

Ethiopian

Vegetarian-friendly
Innovative
Neighbourhood gem

Abyssinia Restaurant is here in downtown Calgary to serve you delectable food from the unique and ancient traditional cuisine of Ethiopia and Eritrea. We hope you will find this a truly exciting dining experience while breaking some injera and eating from the same plate with friends and family. Ethiopian food is best known for the spongy sourdough flatbread called Injera, which serves as the ‘spoon’ for lentil, bean, meat, and vegetable dishes served with it. Ethiopian dishes are characterized by the unique variety and combination of spices used to give them their exotic taste. Vegan dishes are also a staple of Ethiopian cuisine, especially during lent and other fasting seasons when most of the Coptic Orthodox Christians temporarily become vegans. Ethiopian cuisine is a delightful experience. Featuring both vegan and meat entrées, it gives you a choice of good nutrition while enjoying its delicate and exotic seasonings.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Ethiopian
Hours of Operation
Daily 11:00 am–9:30 pm
Phone number
(403) 452-3498
Website
http://www.abyssiniarestaurant.ca/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
For groups of 4 people or more, we strongly recommend making reservations so that we can make arrangements to accommodate you appropriately.

Location
910 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0J4
Area
Beltline
Parking details
None

Enq`ulal Firfir
Omelette: eggs, onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, bread
Enq`ulal Avocado Special
Sandwich: simple scrambled eggs, fresh avocado
Enq`ulal K`inch`e
Scrambled eggs, Kinch`é, K`ibé
Che`che`bsa (Kit`a Firfir)
Small pieces of pan-baked bread mixed with Berberé and K`ibé or olive oil
Fertata
Small pieces of pan-baked bread cooked in onion, tomato and Berberé sauce
T`ibs Firfir
Fresh Injera pieces in beef, onion and Berberé sauce
Ful Medames
Bowl: fava beans, boiled eggs, olive oil, onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, bread
Avocado Sandwich
Fresh avocado, red onions

What 10 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
3.8Service
3.9Ambience
4.3Value

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10 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Calgary
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 7 March 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great place, loved the food and coffee desert. Staff were warm and welcoming Thank you
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LauraD
Calgary
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on 14 December 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Fabulous food!!!
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PAULV
Calgary
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on 2 August 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
None of the two beers on tap were available and out of the three domestic beers, only one was available (they ran out the day before). Whereas the appetizer (stuffed jalapeno pepper) was very good, the lamb stew was mainly bone and meat very chewy (probably mutton, but not tender lamb). Sauce was very good. The tartare was well prepared, but seemed to have bone fragments in it that also went through the grinder. Overall not a very good experience.
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OpenTable Diner
Calgary
12 reviews
3.0
12 reviews
Dined on 15 June 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Decent food but SLOW service Lots of veggie options
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Annah
Calgary
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on 24 May 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
If you're looking for tasty and flavourful Ethiopian food then Abyssinia is a good spot. Try any of the stews. Ask for direction on the tibs - twice now I was sure I ordered tibs wanting a dry meat dish and got a stew - so ask for their help in that department. Skip the ginger tea - could barely taste the ginger. Service is great with attentive staff. It's a beautiful ambiance with a quite crowd and good background music. If you're not an injera bread fan - sadly, they don't serve rice anymore - so you'll have to do without.
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KarenH
Hawaii
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 18 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
The lady cooking came and talked to us and described items on the menu and then served us and explained all of the food and a little about Ethiopian culture. We really appreciated that personal touch! Thanks for the nice supper
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OpenTable Diner
Calgary
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 16 February 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food was so delicious we scarfed it down in no time without realizing it. Eating with our hands and without utensils didn’t get in the way of our speed either.
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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Toronto
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 7 December 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Delicious meal. Some menu items not available. Wish there were some desert too!
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OGEDB
Calgary
35 reviews
4.0
35 reviews
Dined on 18 October 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
We were a party of three with one vegetarian and one who has a low tolerance for very spicy food. The server offered very good vegetarian options, including the vegetarian platter which has a variety of samplers of different dishes. Some of the samplers were truely mild. However, there might be some differences in the perception of what constitutes mild or spicy between our party and the server as about half of that dish is made with a spice level that's beyond mild to us. That said the flavours of the food, the portions and the overall presentation were all wonderfull. The injira was fresh and moist and the lentil dish soft and thick. Service, however, was a different story. The server was very inattentive, had to be approached physically to pay attention to us, had to be specifically asked for refill of water time and time again and took her time even with a simple request for another extra spoon. It is a great place to experience Ethiopian food. However, make sure you have lots of time as it takes long to go through a meal at this place.
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AkhilM
Calgary
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 13 July 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Service was not great. My wine glass was chipped. They dont have or ran out of ice cubes. The owner/ server was short of staff. The food took a long time to come. Other then that all good.
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910 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0J4

Additional information

Area
Beltline
Hours of Operation
Daily 11:00 am–9:30 pm
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Ethiopian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa

Website
http://www.abyssiniarestaurant.ca/
Phone number
(403) 452-3498
Catering
For groups of 4 people or more, we strongly recommend making reservations so that we can make arrangements to accommodate you appropriately.

Abyssinia Restaurant - Calgary

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Menu

Breakfast & Brunch

Enq`ulal Firfir

Enq`ulal Avocado Special

Enq`ulal K`inch`e

Che`che`bsa (Kit`a Firfir)

Fertata

T`ibs Firfir

Ful Medames

Avocado Sandwich

What 10 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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