Restaurang Simba Göteborg — Restaurant in Göteborgs Stad

I ask myself whether it's fair to review something without a frame of reference? I've only ever dined at an Ethiopian place once before. I didn't particularly like it back then, I'm sorry to say, and I feel the same today. But I'm sure it's not the fault of the chefs in these two places, but my taste buds. I had the Sega wett, which is a beef stew in red wine with berbere which is a chili based spice mixture. At first I was fooled by the big basket in which all the food was served, but I came hungry and I left the restaurant hungry, because of the small serving, and no one asked me if everything was to my satisfaction. But the place seemed fully occupied so I guess people come for the food. The service was friendly albeit a bit inconsistent and after we'd finished our deserts it took at least 30 minutes before a waiter came to our table to ask if we wanted anything else or the check, or so we thought.. Someone came.. and picked up an empty beer bottle and then left.. We got sick of waiting and paid at the bar. Others did as well, so I'm assuming you're supposed to, but I'm thinking someone could've informed us of that and saved us 30 mins of being annoyed. The place is cosy and inviting. I liked that the menu had little tidbits about Ethiopia printed at the bottom of each page. Last but not least; try the banana and coconut pie. It's pretty awesome. I feel bad giving this place only 3 stars. I'm sure it's 4 stars, but the food doesn't appeal to me personally. I pass the torch to someone else to write a more...

The food was a bit spicy yet/and lovely (depends on how you like it). Sharing several small dishes is deffenetly a good concept. The restaurant theme was very present. I have never been to Ethiopia, so I have no clue about how authentic the restaurant is. However, the staff was friendly, food was packed with flavor, and the margaritas were extremely sweet and yummy but beware of the sugar. I am pretty they used Sorbet as the base for them.

The beer we chose was pretty much a typical lager, and the coffee with popcorn was an experience in its own. The desserts were okay but not nearly as good as the coffee and savory foods.

Next time, we will have to try the...

Please update your current address so other guests don't have to go through the same stress as us. We took a taxi to the restaurant due to rain and when we arrived in time for our reservation, it was closed with a note they are renovating and the new temporary address. It was a good 20 min walk under the rain. When we arrived and told the waiter that it would have been great if they updated their address on Google or their website, he just shook his shoulder. No "sorry for the inconvenience" which was a bit strange. On a positive - the food was delicious. We shared a combo injera plate . Injera itself was very tasty, just like when I had it in Africa. Kuddos...