Reviews for Hawi in Ithaca, NY
Firstly, I highly recommend that anyone who wants to come here make a reservation as you're probably not getting in (at least... friday or saturday night). They ran out of chairs for my table so I had to use a fold out chair, which was interesting butdidn't really bug me. My party ordered the special, which included a ground beef like item, a chicken item, and I believeanother lamb entree. It was enormous and more than enough food for everyone I came with. There is also unlimited bread, which isawesome. The food, however, did take quite a while to come out. Pricing came out to almost $25/person after tip, which isalright. I definitely had a good time and would come back! Read more
Came in last night and had a reservation for my friends birthday dinner. Pros: The food was spectacular. Among the best... Ethiopian food we've had. Got the four person meat combo, and it was just the right amount of food for the four of us. Not asingle thing on the plate was bad. We were impressed. Food gets 5 stars! Cons: The service was the worst I've ever had. Theentire dining experience took two hours because the wait staff did not pay attention to us at all. Every time we needed morebread, water, the check, anything we had to flag them down or sometimes get up from the table to find someone to help us. I didnot have time to be eating dinner for two entire hours, and the restaurant was not that busy either. Service gets 1 star. Wewill probably be back because the food was that good, but we will likely set aside a lot of time for the experience. Would comemore often if I could believe that we could have a dining experience under an hour. Read more
This place is nothing out of the extraordinary. It was our first time here. We arrived and were told it would be a 20 minute... wait. Fair enough. We were seated within the estimated time bit it took over 15 minutes to get water. A few minutes later thewaiter came by to take our order. The food took about 30 minutes to be served. We had to flag the waiter down for utensils,napkins and more water. We were never checked on. The food was not bad. It was actually good. Hopefully this was just a one timething. Moreover, and the main reason for my 3 star review, is twofold and directly related to our waiter. First we had to listento the unsolicited, unwelcome political diatribe from the waiter. I?m not here for the left, right or any place in between. Ijust want to experience a good meal. Secondly, the waiter had a very condescending attitude. I?m hoping someone from managementreads this and addresses the issue. Read more
Always a delicious and filling meal at Hawi. Besides the special combo (pictured), we had the tamatim salad, which was... beautifully seasoned and spicy, as well as the mint lemonade which was so refreshing. We try to hit up this spot every timewe're in Ithaca. Read more
We have eaten at many Ethiopian restaurants before and normally greatly enjoy the cuisine. The food at Hawi was by far the least... tasty we have had. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't good. We shared the vegetarian combo which is comprised of seven dishes noneof which we enjoyed. Also, the injera there was different than the other Ethiopian restaurants. It was much stickier than theothers. On the positive side, the service provided by the young waitress was excellent and it was good to have vegetarian food. Read more
Great Ethiopian food with large portions. Good for groups of people. The platter was amazing, and gives you the opportunity to... try multiple items. Highly recommended! Read more
Ethiopinan food was excellent and portions were quite big. I liked the idea of not using cutlery but instead special kind of... pancakes. There is also an intetesting variety of beverages exercises with Etiopia. The atmosfer? was casual and land back. Ihighly recommended this restaurant. Read more
Their Mint Lemonade is to die for! We stopped in to try something "different" and they did not disappoint. The spices used in... their cooking are so flavorful and appropriate for the dishes. Portions are large and the restaurant atmosphere is very calmingand low-key. We WILL be back! Read more