Reviews for Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant in Alexandria, VA
Great spot for Ethiopian food. Beautiful interior and great service. The food selection was impressive. I had the vegetable... platter which is way enough for 2:meals. Everything was very good. Read more
The place is very nice. Friendly staff and servers. The food is great. Love the place.
This is the best Ethiopian restaurant! The beef tibs are the best I've ever eaten. The chef is amazing. Danny the owner is so... friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere is great and the decor is so authetic and modern. Service is excellent and therestaurant is just a great place for lunch or dinner. If you like vegetarian or meat dishes the food is so delicious and tasty. I've eaten here so many times, and of the more than 20 Ethiopian restaurants I've tried, none is better than Makeda. Read more
I used to love coming here before, not anymore! Frankly speaking the place is clean and very nice, the service is NOT friendly... at all servers/waiters spend their most time at the bar chatting, you have to find a table yourself and no servers wants to comeand take your order, once you order, your order will take 45 minutes or more , the food doesn’t taste good anymore, the owneris busy dancing, drinking and cheering with his friends at the bar, finally make sure and take a good look at your check youwill be charged the drink you don’t even get. It’s happened twice on me which they don’t even sorry…. Read more
Amazing food! There aren't a lot of restaurants that translate to good take out but this place does. The food was still warm,... despite the 20 minute drive. And just as fresh as if we'd sat and ate there. Highly recommend! Read more
The food was amazing! Every flavor was vibrant and wonderful. However, the service was very slow. It's not a great place if you... are in a hurry, but perfect if you're sitting with family and friends, catching up with conversation. The atmosphere was relaxedand comfortable, and it was nice to not feel like we were being rushed. Read more
The customer service was absolutely horrible. We drove from Maryland to try this new restaurant. We love Ethiopian food and we... wanted to try a new location. It took us a few minutes to be seated and then we waited 15 minutes for someone to come to ourtable. I brushed it off because I figured they were busy, but it seemed as though they were actually ignoring us. When wefinally got service, the lamb came out extremely burned and the manager told us that is how it is served. I'm not a chef but Iknow burnt food when I taste it. I gave them two stars because the sides were good and they give you plenty of Injera, but Ifeel that if I was of another race I would have been treated very differently. Update: We've been back several times because wefigured the first time may have been a fluke. The service is still extremely slow, but the food is better. We went back becausethey have a live band on Thursdays and the ambiance is relaxing after a long days work. Read more
Very disappointed! This is the first restaurant that doesn’t answer their phone. I ordered through Uber eats with multiple... ordered. I found hair inside the Quanta Firfir. Very disappointed and almost threw up. So I dumped everything in the trash. Ididn’t expect such thing for a fancy looking Ethiopian restaurant. Read more