Lalibela

1025 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles
(323) 965-1025

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Kaylin Xie

1) fantastic, kind service
2) a bit slow, but food is always super fresh
3) nice ambiance, indoor and outdoor seating
4) street parking (metered in little ethiopia, free in nieghbors if you follow signage)
5) reasonably priced food
6) authentic!

this was my first time trying ethiopian food, and i would ahve to say i was a very enjoyable experience! resturant wasn't busy when i went, but service was still slow. i give them grace because they're understaffed. food was hot and fresh. overall, 5/5 stars :)

Letty Evans

Girls lunch out Saturday afternoon everything was delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Asha Abdella

Slow service, but the food is absolutely delicious. If you’re with a great group of friends or family, the time will pass quickly and you won’t even mind the wait. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Gabriela Cadena

Loved my lunch here. The food and hospitality were amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veggie Utopia

Renita Patel

The food was great. Service was slow.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Rori Don Michael

Delicious & beautiful sampler platter served in such a welcome setting with lovely crisp table cloths. The place was nice and clean and service was wonderful with an attentive lady who came to explain the selections to us. First visit for my elderly mom who loved it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

tomo !

Great food and atmosphere!
Service is on slow side because under staffed but doesn’t bother me much.
I always order meat combo #2 and vegi combo with fish (fried rainbow trout).

Pro tip:
If you like honey wine, go to grocery across the street. They sell injera, spices and honey wines too. Bring some home!

update 2025 Sunner
Taste of Lalibera $70 is very very very small portion for the price. Order regular one kind dish or other meat combo instead. I really don’t understand how they decide the portion for each menu but it wasn’t worth it and very disappointed.
Do they serve more if you say individual plate instead of serve all order in one plate? Every tine I go it’s so random 😔 How can I make sure we get enough food for the group? Apparently paying double doesn’t mean double the size 👎

Total spend $220

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Mena Youssef

I’ve never in my life left a 50% tip but that’s how good this place was. The price of this food would easily be double at any other restaurant. Flavor amazing. Quality amazing. Wow. I love Lalibela.

Stacey M

The food was ok but the service was very slow. We spent almost 30 minutes waiting for a drink. Not sure if it was an off day.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Robin Price

Lovely decor and good service. The waitress came to my table immediately and informed the kitchen would be closing soon. She did it to give me the opportunity to order. She was fast and attentive. The lamb stew was tender and flavorful.

wosinachew Kiflu

My top notch 👌 👏

Jon Langbert

Nice Ethiopian place, with some interesting options beyond the traditional platters. Warning: the fish is an entire fish with head and bones, which isn’t noted on the menu. Staff is very friendly.

A A

Vegetarian options: Great vegan options

Dietary restrictions: Great vegan options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kevin Zhou

Amazing. 6/5 stars. Service was great, Ethiopian coffee was wonderful. Unfortunately, I accidentally mistook another guest as a waitress and am too embarrassed to return.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Taylor Hoffman

incredible, fresh food. amazing vegetarian options, great vibe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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