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Abyssinian Ethiopian Cuisine
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
11 reviews for Abyssinian Ethiopian Cuisine
ate here for the first time with some friends. the food was authentic as well as the feel. The owner was very nice, and service was good. The food was good as well. some minor problems were the parking was scant and the place had no AC and on a humid day can be annoying. all we had were an open door and a ceiling fan.
overall i'm glad i ate here, and given the very reasonable prices and good service (he even brought out extra of that flat bread), i'm giving it 4 stars.
I would like to thank Ms. Robin Quivers and her GNO organization for bringing the plight of Eritrea to my attention.
This was first time eating Ethiopian and the jury is still out on how I feel about the cuisine We enjoyed the experience, and I would go back to try a number of other dishes.
The vegetable sambusas were similar to an egg roll and the spicy sauce was similar to a masala gravy.
The bread was nothing that I expected. I would describe it as a thick crepe but not a pancake. Some of the lentil puree was bland and passable. One chicken dish was not so good while the chicken drumstick was quite tasty. The lamb was great but oily and was certainly felt 24hrs later.
Because of the bread and sharing it was a fun dinner. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a nontraditional dining experience.
Great food, awesome staff...and fresh made injera! Just go. Only drawback, and to no fault of the resturaunt, no tej mead.
I've always been interested in trying Ethiopian food, especially when a good friend recommended it to me. I was excited to find out that Hartford (of all places!) had a small Ethiopian restaurant right on Farmington Ave.
The restaurant itself is small and cozy. Every time I've been there (mostly for lunch on the weekend, a few times for dinner) the same host/server has been working. He's friendly and incredibly helpful when it comes to recommending various items off of the menu, which is extensive and complex. All the meals are served family-style with large pieces of injera, a traditional Ethiopian flatbread that is to DIE for! No utensils here, either, but who doesn't love to eat with their hands? I highly recommend the vegetarian dishes (the yemeser wot and the shuro wot are delicious!). The doro tibs (a slightly spicy chicken dish) is equally wonderful and flavorful. If you're looking for a place with great spice, great ambiance (gotta love Ethiopian jazz) and large portions, I highly recommend Abyssinian.
I don't know why I waited so long to try this place. I already knew and liked Ethiopian food. Abyssinian is terrific. I can take this off my list of reasons to move back to Washington - now there's great Ethiopian food right here.
The food was very nicely prepared and the proprietor very helpful in making suggestions and providing descriptions for menu items. We sampled lamb, beef and vegetarian dishes. Of course I didn't make notes and can't remember names, but I think this is a place that won't disappoint on any count.
The space is pleasant and very clean. The menu's comprehensive and the "hands-on" style of communally served dishes eaten with Injera bread rather than utensils is a fun way to dine with friends. I really enjoy the process of having the different dishes set out and explained and love to go with people who have never eaten Ethiopian before; they really get into the bread scooping technique!
Wow. Amazing Ethiopian food. Wide menu, friendly service, reasonable prices. I crave this food like no other. Somehow it's comforting in the winter and cooling in the summer. Never a wait, but parking is an issue.
If you have never tried Ethiopian, this is a great place to start.
Since moving from Seattle, I have struggled to find a decent Ethiopian restaurant between Boston and New Haven. No such luck so far! The food was mediocre, and so was the service. The Shoro Watt was excessively buttery, and had very little flavor. The Lentils in the lentil sambosa were perfectly cooked but lacked flavor. The little nick nacks on the plate were luke warm and also lacked in flavor. The Yebeg Wott was pretty good, very tender lamb.
From reading the reviews, I expected something better. I am not sure if they were having an off night, but either way the flavor profile need major improvement.
This is a small family-run Ethiopian restaurant in the West End of Hartford which never fails to provide a great meal. The lack of an Ethiopian restaurant in Hartford was sorely missed until this gem of a place opened 18 months ago. Abyssinian's food can hold its own with the best of the Ethiopian restaurants in D.C. or NYC, but has a more personalzed, warm feel owing to its size. The food is quite consistent in its quality and the injera (the flat sourdough bread used to scoop up the stewed entrees) is uniformly fresh-tasting and excellent. Those new to Ethiopian need not be intimidated about finding food to suit their taste, as the owner and manager are extremely kind and accessible. They do not hesitate to provide friendly guidance and recommendations when asked. I've never brought anyone to this restaurant or recommended it to anyone who hasn't liked it and wanted to go back. Whenever I want a quiet, relaxed meal with friends, this is the place.
The only downside of this restauarant used to be limited parking, but this has been remedied by the fact that they now have off-street parking spots behind Kinko's (the yellow-lined ones indicated by signs).
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11/18/2006 First to Review
After moving to the Hartford area from New York, I had been missing having good Ethiopian food… Read more »
A great place for interesting summer fare. We dined outside; they have a nice selection of whites, reds and a few beers. The cuisine selection presents just enough to be interesting and different, but not so much selection that you're baffled by the menu. The potatoes, lamb, chicken and beef dishes we all tried were excellent and they will tailor the spiciness of any dish to your liking. It was all served family style on the Ethiopian flat bread which you roll up and use to eat your meal. Afterwards they bring hot towels to your table to clean your hands. GREAT CHOICE for vegetarians; they even offered to serve the vegetarian dishes separately. It was really good food and I would definitely return again to try new dishes.
I spent several years living in Philadelphia and in West Philly you can't swing a dead cat around and not hit an Ethiopian/Eritrean joint, so I viewed this place with some snobbery until I actually tried the food which is as good as anything I've had in Philly. Not the ambiance of some of the fancier Ethiopian dining areas I've seen in Philly or D.C., but it's a small restaurant in Hartford, they do the best they can. The guy who I always see there who is presumably the owner is friendly as hell. Definitely recommend this place.
This place is just as good, if not better, than fancier Ethiopian restaurants in Boston or other big cities. The food is fantastic, the atmosphere is very pleasant, and the owner is friendly and hospitable. Great for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.
