Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Restaurant Details

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Spicy, flavorful Ethiopian dishes are eaten with your hands and meant to be shared at this low-key Spruce Hills stalwart where the relaxed vibe and the sweetest staff make you feel like you're stepping into someone's living room; the upstairs bar, Fiume, offers great cocktails and beer, and while a few grouse about leisurely service, most agree the fare is well worth the waits.

Food:

Call ahead. Abyssinia was not open today, Monday, for lunch, despite what Google reviews say. I'll try it some other time. Ignore the stars I had to give to post this.

Food:

Abyssinia is a nice, reasonably-priced Ethiopian restaurant. The place is clean, lit just dimly enough to not be dingy, and is quiet enough to allow a pleasant over-dinner conversation. The food is fantastic! My friends got the platters so that they could sample multiple options and I got the 'Doro Wot' - a spicy chicken which tasted a lot like chicken cooked Indian-style - and all of us loved our food.

The service is friendly, but very slow. If you're ravenous, the abyss-in-your stomach is going to remain with you a while, and your food is likely to arrive just about when you've managed to gnaw through your side of the table. But if you'd like to spend an hour (or more) on dinner and enjoy some great food, it's a good choice.

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Very slow service. I've been here multiple time and it usually takes 15-20 minutes from when you are ready to leave, to actually leave. However, the food is tasty, filling, and cheap. This is my go-to Ethiopian restaurant.

Food:

I love this place! It is very cost effective and delicious. Service can be slow at times, but the food is always great.

Food:

Delicious food, a beautiful restaurant, but service is SO SLOW. I have been here multiple times and it always takes at least 40 minutes to receive my food - and that's only when ordering two regular dishes with a friend, nothing crazy. When I came here with three other people, it took over an hour of sitting there with nothing but water glasses that never went refilled!

There are plenty of other Ethiopian restaurants around who actually bring out food at a decent pace. Abyssinia is not worth the wait.