The most delishious fragrant and exciting food I've tasted ! I really enjoyed the way that I could share dinner with my friends and try so many dishes together on the Injera platter .. Saba and her mother are just the best 🙏🏽Thank you for a beautiful evening .
Stumbled across this authentic Ethiopian restaurant. Food was very hearty and yummy. Served in their traditional way on fermented bread and eaten with fingers. Great experience! And everything is gluten free. Also the coffee experience was very unique. Watched someone blacken coffee beans on a stove on the floor and brew with a traditional wooden jug
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My friends and I found Saba's after getting Zomato Gold (great rating btw) so we decided to visit! First time trying Ethiopian foods so I was excited to try something new. I really enjoyed reading about how this restaurant was founded which gave a humane personal touch to the restaurant - all mom's recipes! Our main waitress was Saba who was wonderful - attentive and friendly throughout the evening. We ordered pretty much every meat and vegetarian dishes on the menu - around $20 per dish. Everything tasted fresh and home-cooked :) My favourites were Tel Sebhi ($25) and Dorho Sebhi ($25). .
Tel Sebhi = Diced goat that's slow-cooked in berbere until it's super tender with rich red colour. It was slightly too spicy for me but actually went well together with fluffy injera. .
Dorho Sebhi = Chicken that's slow-cooked served with hard-boiled egg (tradionally cooking this dish used to be the test given by mother-in-law to their daughter-in-law). Kinda reminded me of Korean Dak-doritang which is braised spicy chicken with chili paste. It was a familiar taste but regardless, tasted good.
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Overall, it was a pleasant experience. It took a bit of time for the dishes to come out but it made sense once they came out - the way it was set up required for all the dishes to be presented together. It was a wonderful introduction to Ethiopian/Sudanese cuisine and I highly recommend it to those who enjoy trying new foods. FYI - vegetarian dishes were also great! Just too many to mention them all :)
Coffee experience was authentic. Injera was a bit sour to my partner’s taste but I love it. Downside is my hair and clothes absorb the smells of the spices and dishes (shows how full of aroma those delicious dishes are) Great experience!
Absolutely delicious fresh authentic Ethiopian food!
I visited Saba’s last night with my partner and young baby. The staff were very accommodating to our little one and welcoming.
The beautiful smells of spices could be smelt when entering the restaurant and didn’t disappoint when we ordered our food.
We tried a deconstructed samosa, a vegetarian and meat mixed plate, all delicious.
Additionally I was very happy that all food was gluten free as I’m a coeliac and dining out can often be difficult.
Will definitely be returning for another delicious and delightful experience.
Came here once with a friend. Didn't know the name of the restaurant but the location stuck in my mind. I ended up returning here later on a date and realised I was back in the location that had given me the good memories. Definitely worth coming here. Food is amazing.
We eat at Sabas at least once every two weeks - absolutely love it. Saba is an awesome chick and the food is delish - we love the all the meat dishes and the fava beans and red lentils. Thanks Saba for consistently being the best!
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We love the earthy feel and vibe this place has, which serves home-cooked Ethiopian recipes that are essentially Saba's (owner) mother's recipes. What this dinning place appreciates (very close to Indian traditions) is eating together and using your hands to eat.
Ordered a Slow-cooked Chicken on the Bone, and a Vegetarian and a Non Vegetarian platter (allowed to choose three.from the menu for.each platter) wherein we chose an okra based lamb dish, yellow split-peas cooked in turmeric paste, rwd split peas, potato and cabbage vegetable, diced beef in Ethippian spices and slow cooked goat. All the above was served with plenty of fermented Injera (very similar to dosas but made from the staple teff flour). We also ordered Ethiopia's gift to the whole world - Coffee (Which the owner boasted, was high on demand and there's always a waiting...But were lucky as we were the only ones who ordered it at that particular time).
Clearly the coffee (as claimed by the owner), slow cooked chicken on the bone and Injera were the winners. Flavorful, tender and perfectly spiced, slow cooked chicken lived up to its name. Slightly savory, slightly sour, this super soft sourdough bread went well with everything we ordered (and guess what? It's.glutenfree). Coffee was one among the best we have tried in Melbourne.
Everything else was pretty decent and nice...although, we weren't too fascinated by the Split red-peas and yellow-peas as it is something we have grown-up with (as it's staple to Indian cuisine too). In fact, it was exactly like one of the variations we make at home.
We were warned that the coffee will take 20 minutes to serve, and we were fine with it, but seemed like it took forever (almost 35 to 40 minutes...Even though we had ordered it at the time of ordering food). Although worth the wait we almost missed going to a very famous croissant place (few steps away from here).
Pricing is decent and service is friendly. Plenty of Vegetarian and Vegan options to choose from.
Went to the place for lunch. Had the Vegetarian combo meal which included Shiro, A potato carrot dish and some greens. To go along with it was injeera.It was a unique experience as it was the first time I was having Ethiopian cuisine. Liked the food and was actually similar to some dishes back home in India, so I was pleasantly surprise. Had a pot of coffee which was served along with popcorn and it was truly one of the best coffee I've had.Will definitely go to this place again.
We had the pleasure of being served our first Ethiopian cuisine by Saba and it was wonderful. There was a very nice variety of meat (beef, goat, chicken) and veggies as recommended by Saba based on her family experience with the traditional Ethiopian/Sudanese cuisine. We were curious and left with the regret that we don’t have a similar experience to look forward to when we return home. I will definitely recommend Saba’s to any of our friends who visit Melbourne as it was a fantastic dining experience made all the better by the personalised outstanding service by Saba.
Had a super enjoyable experience here with friends on a Friday night! The Service was so lovely and the food was delicious! Even better, everything is gluten free and there's so many veg/vegan options. Couldn't have asked for a better introduction to this wonderful cuisine! Just a heads up, this place is NOT byo, as one of the websites states! 5 stars!
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