Everything was on point...they offer these beautiful crafted vegan options. For a Saturday night it was quite busy which is of course not surprising so I would recommend making a reservation. Make sure to try their lovely honey wine and spiced tea...it's absolutely amazing! If this place were closer to home I would definitely make my celebratory go to place! ��
This place is the best and the food is superb and the owner Abel is the man! Highly recommend going here!
If you are at all interested in a unique,one-of-a-kind dining experience in San Diego you won't want to miss Muzita Bistro. The atmosphere is inviting and the food is really outstanding. We have dined here many times and always request that the wait staff assemble a melange of tastes for us- we have never been disappointed .If you are well-versed in Ethiopian food or not, this is a fun way to be pleasantly surprised when your food arrives! If you are a native San Diegan or a visitor make sure to give Muzita's a try.
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If you’re new to Ethiopian cuisine, don’t waste time looking for a fork. This is finger food.Well first time I read this, I was bit intrigued about the place! Looking at high ratings and tons of great reviews online I thought let’s give it a try. Yes this award winning place “Muzita Abyssinian Bistro” in San Diego is famous for serving traditional Ethiopian cuisine. They follow philosophy of eating by hands rather than using forks and knifes and this makes me nostalgic thinking of my home land India! Talking about food it sounds and looks quite similar to Indian cuisine. We had an appetizer called "Sambusas"(resonates and looks like samosas). It is assorted plate of 6 crispy pastries each stuffed with 3 different fillings like chicken, lamb, & spinach. I personally like the chicken one a lot! For the main course we ordered the authentic "Shiro Kantisha". It appeared on one big piece of soft injera bread spread on a big plate. Ethiopians cook this fermented flat bread from a grain called teff. It is topped with button mushrooms, freshly chopped greens in the middle and zucchini & tomato serrano and lentil sauce on the side. Truly exciting flavors all over the plate. This was chef chosen dish and we loved it to bits. Lentil sauce is not much spicy but good amalgamation of flavors. While San Diego is far from the kingdom of Ethiopian, this whole dining experience with certainly different flavors than usual gives us feeling of being in some other territory. Even though the ingredients quite resemble to Indian cuisine the flavors are certainly unique.
We had a very nice dinner here. Great appetizers for sharing and a very vibrant atmosphere with an attentive server. There were 12 of us in the group, so we had pretty much one of everything on the menu. I enjoyed the Okra appies as well as the calamari.
The entree portions are quite large and served on a single platter for 2-3 people to eat. We ordered one entree per person (all adults) but that ended up being too much to eat. All of the entrees are served with Injera bread (more like a pancake than pita or naan), so I would avoid that in the appetizers.
I enjoyed the Zigini Siga (beef) and Prawn Kilwa. Both had a good spice without being overpowering.
I absolutely love this place. The food was so delicious, but even better the service is amazing. The owner personally brought us samples of some of the dishes & explained to us more about the Ethiopian culture. It was a wonderful experience. It's small & very intimate.
Went here on Valentine's. The place was filled but still managed to get a table. I tried Ethiopian for the first time and fell in love with it! Equal number of options for vegetarians and non vegetarians. Very cozy ambience. Great customer service. Will definitely visit the place again.
Just a heads up, they don't provide cutlery. Just a small tradition. And try the Ethiopian beer! Fantastic
Very flavorful menu items that are pretty unique. If you like indian food then you will appreciate the flavors of ethiopian food. The sabusas are huge and packed with flavor (think samosas with packed flavorful fillings). The entrees are huge and you can choose to have family style or individual servings. The place is cozy and very busy. Reservations are recommended since walk-ins may not get a seat depending on days. separate vegetarian menu makes this place ideal for vegetarians.
Excellent food and service, some of the best Ethiopian I've had!
Great first time experience very flavorful tasty food: must like to eat with your hands tho! Staff not as good as the food and the ambiance unfortunately. Kind of rushed thru the explanations and not very warm attitude wise. My date ordered a traditional cocktail which was as expected, mediocre; after all this is an Ethiopian resto! Building is romantic and cool, interesting tho that the kitchen staff seen thru the doors weren't Ethiopian haha unless there is a burgeoning white population there! :-)
3 out of 5 stars
A Great Place for Family Time. We had a wonderful chat with the owner of this adorable, family-run restaurant in a cozy University Heights bungalow. He told us that the menu, prepared by his mother, reflects only the food that his family eats at home. The traditional East African fare is healthy and fresh and bursting with a variety of robust flavors. The family-style presentation, meant to be eaten with your hands (after using the provided hot towels), is wonderfully intimate and inspires vibrant conversation. The wine and beer list is impressive and international.
Great Food, Awesome Service. This was the first time I have ever had Ethiopian food and I loved it. The food had some unfamiliar flavors but none of them were offensive. A couple of the dishes (you get a main and a side), reminded me of Indian food. Which I love.
The bread like stuff, I can't remember what it's called, was really neat. Spongy and wheat free totally entertaining to eat.
The server was amazingly helpful and patient.
I would heartily recommend this place.
First Ethiopian food experience. We tried their most popular dish, which consisted of a cubed lamb shank with vegetables and lentils on the side along with Sambosas to start. We loved the sambosas and thought they were the best part of the meal. The lamb was a little chewy and dry and could have used more heat. The lentils had great flavor, and we really enjoyed those. Service was pretty slow, considering there was only a few tables occupied. There is a vegetarian section of the menu we might try more of those options if we go back.
My first time eating Ethiopian food, and the servers were super welcoming and attentive! I ordered the mushroom appetizer and Shiro + Hamli, both were delicious. Fun experience trying new cuisine and I love injera now!
My first Ethiopian food experience, for a birthday/anniversary date night , the summer sojo drink was refreshing, the starter was delicious, spicy and flavourful, main course with lentils, beans and vegetables was cooked very well and thoroughly enjoyable
Senji Laxme R Raghunath
+5
Great food. As a south Indian, I really enjoyed the flavours and the taste of the food served here. Shares a lot of similarities with Indian food culture, including eating with hand. Tried the shrimp, lamb and chicken platters. The portion size is very generous and often difficult to finish.
I've never had Ethiopian food before so this was all new to me. The waiter was super patient with us and explained the different dishes and how you should eat them. He brought out a sampling of the side dishes for us to try. I absolutely loved the mushroom over spaghetti squash starter, the mushrooms were well seasoned. We also tried the cubed chicken dish (really tasty) and the beef which was not quite as good but ok. The lentils were also very good. I appreciate that the waiter brought us forks and side plates though I know that's not the norm. I just can't eat that much bread without being overly full. I'd definitely come back!
We love coming here for Ethiopian food. The Zigni Siga (beef) and Dorho Alitcha Kilwa (chicken) were both delicious but our favorite was the more flavorful Siga. Each dish came with a side dish so we chose the red lentils and the stewed vegetables. All this came on top of injera with more rolled injera. So much food and all delicious!
We were seated in a narrow walkway on the far side of the house. Not much of an ambience there, but in the end I was glad because we had a nice quiet dinner without fighting to hear each other over the noise of other diners. The tables on the outdoor patio were crammed very close to each other.
This place never fails to satisfy. The vegetarian menu items are better than the meat, but everything's delicious.
It's best to bring a party of four - six because the plates are best shared.
First time trying Ethiopian food and I was very surprised at how good it was. We had vegan food, vegetarian food, and normal food:) All 3 options were excellent. Nice selection of beer and wine and the French press coffee was very nice. It's a little on the pricey side if you go with a crowd, but the taste was definitely worth it. And a nice bonus was that they allowed dogs on the patio.
I consider this the premier Ethiopian restaurant in San Diego. Very casual atmosphere and familiarity with regulars makes it a really inviting place to go.
We've been going for over a decade and their food does not disappoint.
We ate here before traveling to Adis Ababa, and I have to say they were right up there with food we ate in Ethiopia!
They don't always have it, but when they do, their Ethiopian-sourced coffee is pretty amazing.
Really nice place, the owner came out and chatted with us multiple times. New way to have dinner for sure. The Injera was so outside of the box for my standard fare. The food is served platter style so everyone shares. We went here the night before a wedding and it was a nice way to get to know the families of the bride and groom. Would love to go again if i visit the West coast again.
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