Ambience: the decor Reflects the Ethiopian culture
Food : It was my first time trying Ethiopian cuisine. The vegetarian platter was huge served with Ethiopian style bread(Injira). The curries in the platter had great taste specially the lentils and the cabbage curry !!!!!
Price is reasonable!
*Wanna try a new cuisine , should visit this place.
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4/5 (Yes I did it for the memes)Did you know that Harambe means "everyone pull together"? Doesn't it ALL MAKE SENSE now? Kinda blew my mindInternational supper club @ Yelp! Never had Ethiopian food before so this was something different! I really liked all the spices and little bits of everything. I also really enjoyed eating w my hands. Warning: you WILL get food on your pants if you aren careful. I definitely dropped food on my pantsDefinitely came here for the memes, stayed for the injera bread. Injera is this really cool sponge crepe that is got the sourness of sourdough. I reaaaaallly liked this "bread" I got the vegetarian plate (which i suspect is probably vegan as well, which is great!) and it had lentils, spicy beans, cabbage a lil salad and some greens. Everything was really good. Next time I am thinking of getting a few small dishes to try. One thing is that although service is fair, I wouldn't go absolutely starving because it was prETTy slow. Really wished they gave us a basket of injera bread to nom on while we waited like oliver garden or something lol. Overall, it was a great time and I would recommend the veggie plate!The ambiance was..... interesting, a little hole in the wall kind of feel, not bad. xAngel
Harambe is one long-standing Vancouver restaurant that offers a unique type of cuisine: Ethiopian. While I can’t find the exact number of years they have been in business, the oldest Yelp review dates back to 2008. At Harambe, foodies can immerse themselves in a “raw,” communal dining experience where cutlery is not needed. Harambe specializes in wats or wots that hold various spiced meat and vegetable mixtures and you pick off the food with injera, a sourdough-risen flatbread.
The first time I had Ethiopian food was in Montreal and it was at a restaurant called Nil Bleu (Blue Nile). I left the restaurant with such a positive impression of Ethiopian cuisine because it was finger lickin' good. If you order a platter, it will come with a huge dish with variety of different options. I always opted for the meat option but I generally found the veggies to be extremely tasty as well. The 2nd time I had Ethiopian food was in Kenya and of course it was as good as I remembered it to be.
Delicious food, comfy atmosphere, great service. Only complaints are the food portions are sometimes inconsistent and the manager sits at the front table and doesn't do anything but talk loudly and be rude to the waitresses.
Always wanted to try Ethiopian food and on a whim, decided today was the day. So good and a lot of fun! I especially liked the bread. I will be back.
My fave place for ethiopian. I always get the veggie plaater.. its really good portion size if u get to go.. the misir wat red lentils are spiced well ans just to my liking.. my only complaint is sometimes it is extremely oily. .. ive eaten at at least 6 or 7 ethipian restauranta here and this is my fave
another bonus dont feel completely uncomfortable here.. some of the smaller ethipian restaurants u walk in and there are a couple older men that just stare (guess cus im a girl)
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Quality Ethiopian. I've tried 9 Ethiopian restaurants in Canada and I'd rank Harambe as #3 overall and the best in Vancouver.
The restaurant is located just a skip up from Commercial skytrain station. It's a cozy little place with vibrant artwork and really friendly staff.
I recommend ordering the combination platters if its your first time so you have a chance to taste test. My favorite dish is the the doro tibs and the veggie platter. Harmabe's injera bread are fresh and stretchy unlike some of the dryer competitors. This is a regular spot for me and I've enjoyed every dish so far. The flavours are very rich and you can tell everything has been thoroughly simmered. Overall the portions are plentiful, but the salad is much smaller than most restaurants.
Tips:
1)Ethiopian food is quite spicy but not necessarily hot. If you can't take the heat just order mild and you'll be fine.
2)Be sure to eat the bread underneath - as sloppy as it looks, its actually the tastiest part because it absorbs all the flavours.
3)Ethiopian is meant to be shared and eaten by grabbing portions of food with the side bread. If this grosses you out (or you don't want to mix meat with veggies) just ask for your own plate and a fork.
The food is good but compared to other ethiopian restaurants, portions at harambe are small to share.. can get better value elsewhere
Delicious!! First time trying Ethiopian food and I will definitely have it again the fish the waitress recommended was perfect! Definitely a must try
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