African Village Centre Restaurant — Restaurant in Adelaide

Dinner at African Village Centre Restaurant - my first time eating Ethiopian food! Really loved it 🤤🤤😍😍. The food was so delicious! . Lentil sambusas: crispy pastry with a delicious filling! Super tasty 🤤. . Key Wot: Spicy beef stew simmered in a red Berbere sauce, infused with cardamom, fenugreek and cloves - this was sooooo delicious! Worked super well with the sour flatbread! . Denech Wat: Potato, carrot and capsicum stew cooked with onion, garlic, fresh chilli, traditional herbs and spices - super tasty! Loved the flavours 🤤😍. . Sizzling Beef Tibs: seasoned with green chili, onion, rosemary and a blend of Ethiopian spices, served on a sizzle plate - so good 🤤😍. . Sizzling chicken tibs: similar to above dish! Excellent flavours! . Special Ful Sudanese: Black Eyed Beans simmered in a sauce infused with garlic, chilli and cumin. Garnished with Feta cheese, olive oil and cracked pepper. Served with scrambled eggs, bread and salad - great combination of flavours! Soooo delicious! . Kik Alicha: Yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce of onion, herbs and spices - nicely done! Yum! . Injera: flatbread that tasted quite sour, but was a good combination with all the bold flavours of the dishes! . Traditional Ethiopian tea: very...

We were looking forward to a meal before a show at the Thebarton theatre and booked in 2 hours before it was due to start. We were very impressed by the reviews and the quality of the food on offer. We were shown to our table straight away and chose from the menu. Nobody came to take our order for a good 30 minutes. 20 minutes later we were asked to give our order again as it had been mixed up. We were assured that our meals were ready and we waited a further 15 minutes and still no food. Within minutes of complaining, our starters came and they were very tasty. I did explain that we needed the rest of our food within 15 minutes but unfortunately it did not arrive and we were in danger missing the start of our show. We got up to leave and explained that we couldn’t wait any longer and wanted to pay for our starters. They had the good grace to waive the cost of the food we had consumed and apologised. I would suggest not coming here if you’re in a hurry or...

Great food, great atmosphere and great service.

I have dined at many Ethiopian restaurants in the past because it is traditionally gluten free. I was really disappointed to find the injera here for the Beyaynetu I had come to share with my date was wheat based and I am gluten intolerant. It was the primary reason I came here.

Whilst the other dishes were still absolutely superb. It wasn't the same. It was not just the meal I was seeking but the memory of sharing this meal close to Valentine's Day. So I can't hide my disappointment at the inability to enjoy one of my favourite social dishes especially on a date where this intimacy was unavailable due to my gluten intolerance. This is how they make it but I will need to seek a different restaurant that does cater to my condition so I can enjoy the intimacy as much as the food.

As you can see I had rice. We both loved the food. The experience was...