Princess Cafe

Had to wait quite a long time for our food, but it was TASTY. This was my first time eating Ethiopian food: everything came on one large platter that we shared and you eat everything with the sponge-like tortilla bread - injera. It was a fun experience!

Beautiful restaurant with a great patient staff and wonderful food. We didn't have to wait long to be seated and orders were taken quickly and efficiently and all safety protocols were in place for indoor eating during covid as well. Portions are generous and everything was flavorful and spiced just right. Pricing was spot on as well. My sausages really enjoyed eating with their hands and loved that they entrees were mildly spiced for their young taste buds. The lentil Sambusa was spicy and we were warned as it came to the table so we wouldn't give it to the kids, which I appreciated very much. Loved their 4 near/4 veg combo and their Kitfo was perfectly spiced for the adults and crazy delicious. Will definitely be back when in town again and will definitely be recommending for as long as they are open!

This restaurant is fabulous! We started by ordering an appetizer called Lentils Sambusa. It was a little turnover with a great sauce on the side. My husband and I ordered one for each of us. Then, we ordered two main dishes and four vegetable sides. They were all served on one platter over injera. We also got injera on the side. Injera is crepe-like flatbread. You do not use silverware to eat from the platter. Instead, you tear off bits of injera and wrap it around small bites taken from the platter. For our main dishes we ordered Goden Tibs (fried short ribs) and Key Wot (spicy beef stew). Then we also ordered four vegetable sides: Ater (yellow lentils), Mesir (spicy red lentils), Gomen (spicy collard greens), and some beet mixture. We loved everything we ordered and we were quite full at the end of our meal. This is is tasty and different dining experience. Think of spicy as something flavorful like cardamon and ginger and not overly hot. The bill was quite reasonable. I would come back here if I ever come back to Washington D.C. again.

I ordered a sambusa and their vegetarian combo with creamy chickpeas, spinach, split peas and beets. I told the server that I'm a wimp with spicy and she kindly suggested the milder food options, she was very patient and helpful. The food was absolutely delicious and filling 😊❤ I love the opportunity to eat dishes that don't require utensils. Made the food so much more rewarding to eat. Would 10/10 recommend.