Great food and service. My family and I loved it. Their Injera is nice and fluffy and the Doro Wat was my favorite but both veggie and meat dishes there were great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Naj B
Undefeated in East Bay, this place is always delicious, the service always friendly and the atmosphere calming and warm.
I highly recommend the veggie and meat combo with doro derek tibs! And a super seed smoothie!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel W
I ordered seven injera and waited for almost 30 minutes while the order status showed “preparing order.” Since the wait was unusually long, I called the restaurant and spoke to a man around 7:26 p.m. today (November 7, 2025). He assured me that the order was ready and that they were just waiting for the driver to pick it up.
However, about 10 minutes later, when the driver arrived and asked for the order, they told her the item was out of stock. The same man who earlier told me it was ready then said, “Sorry, the item is out of stock because we were busy.” Clearly, they had my injera packed and decided to sell it to other customers who came in afterward.
To make matters worse, they refused to cancel the order themselves and asked me to cancel it so they wouldn’t have to pay the cancellation fee. That’s completely irresponsible. When I contacted Uber support, I was told that I would be charged a cancellation fee even though the situation was entirely the restaurant’s fault.
Because of this, my family’s dinner was ruined. After preparing our wot, we had to order other food instead.
I will never buy anything from Café Romanat again. Honesty matters. Imagine selling an order that was already placed and confirmed, after keeping a customer waiting for nearly an hour. We would have ordered from another Ethiopian restaurant, but they were the only ones offering gluten-free injera. Lesson learned.
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Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
James Fowler
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Neer C
This place is great. Staff are super friendly and the food is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tomikia Necole Perkins
Cuisine it's absolutely delicious it's exactly what is expected from this beautiful country top tier excellent I personally had the Yebeg Tibs which is basically sauteed lamb with onions tomato and jalapenos. Over their native flatbread Injrea ❤️🤌💋
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
ANNETTE S
A friend suggested we meet here for lunch and the food and restaurant did not disappoint! Everyone in our group enjoyed the food. The restaurant has a very welcoming feeling. I plan to return here again to try other dishes on the menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J K
I wasn’t previously familiar with the Ethiopian game, but that lamb hit me so deep down in my soul I wanted to cry easy five stars
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
HCMex
I love how they have a dedicated menu geared towards vegan offerings. The samusas are my favorite starter and I usually go for the veggie platter to get everything. I leave here feeling so stuffed and nourished.
The plates are also very unique as their plates are more inspired by a smaller town in Ethiopia so you can get more of a local cuisine taste
Updated from previous review on 2025-07-22
Pavel Ivanov
Nice place, delicious food, super friendly staff work here!
The people who run this place don't sell food, they provide medicine nurtured with love. You can feel the kind love energy when you walk into this place. And the huge glass windows for ample people watching is such a plus. What a beautiful life we get to live. Blessings and abundance to all!
P.S. don't freaking forget to get the sesame, flax, and sunflower smoothie! OMG, medicine never tasted so good and refreshing after spending time in the sun, honey bun!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Evan Cory
Very flavorful and delicious food but I found the portion sizes quite small and was not full after dinner
Amanuel Yfter
Beautiful cafe with excellent service
domolivo
Delicious vegan Ethiopian near us. Truly recommend, one of the best in the neighborhood.
Marvin West
The only reason I’m giving a negative review is because I have gone to this restaurant two times because Google says they’re open, only to get there and they’re closed. Please change this online and I will add Four 4 Stars.
Great food and service. My family and I loved it. Their Injera is nice and fluffy and the Doro Wat was my favorite but both veggie and meat dishes there were great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Undefeated in East Bay, this place is always delicious, the service always friendly and the atmosphere calming and warm.
I highly recommend the veggie and meat combo with doro derek tibs! And a super seed smoothie!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered seven injera and waited for almost 30 minutes while the order status showed “preparing order.” Since the wait was unusually long, I called the restaurant and spoke to a man around 7:26 p.m. today (November 7, 2025). He assured me that the order was ready and that they were just waiting for the driver to pick it up.
However, about 10 minutes later, when the driver arrived and asked for the order, they told her the item was out of stock. The same man who earlier told me it was ready then said, “Sorry, the item is out of stock because we were busy.” Clearly, they had my injera packed and decided to sell it to other customers who came in afterward.
To make matters worse, they refused to cancel the order themselves and asked me to cancel it so they wouldn’t have to pay the cancellation fee. That’s completely irresponsible. When I contacted Uber support, I was told that I would be charged a cancellation fee even though the situation was entirely the restaurant’s fault.
Because of this, my family’s dinner was ruined. After preparing our wot, we had to order other food instead.
I will never buy anything from Café Romanat again. Honesty matters. Imagine selling an order that was already placed and confirmed, after keeping a customer waiting for nearly an hour. We would have ordered from another Ethiopian restaurant, but they were the only ones offering gluten-free injera. Lesson learned.
If you try to get this comment removed, I'll provide every text message, receipt, chat with the drivers, etc. to Google.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is great. Staff are super friendly and the food is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cuisine it's absolutely delicious it's exactly what is expected from this beautiful country top tier excellent I personally had the Yebeg Tibs which is basically sauteed lamb with onions tomato and jalapenos. Over their native flatbread Injrea ❤️🤌💋
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
A friend suggested we meet here for lunch and the food and restaurant did not disappoint! Everyone in our group enjoyed the food. The restaurant has a very welcoming feeling. I plan to return here again to try other dishes on the menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wasn’t previously familiar with the Ethiopian game, but that lamb hit me so deep down in my soul I wanted to cry easy five stars
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love how they have a dedicated menu geared towards vegan offerings. The samusas are my favorite starter and I usually go for the veggie platter to get everything. I leave here feeling so stuffed and nourished. The plates are also very unique as their plates are more inspired by a smaller town in Ethiopia so you can get more of a local cuisine taste Updated from previous review on 2025-07-22
Nice place, delicious food, super friendly staff work here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The people who run this place don't sell food, they provide medicine nurtured with love. You can feel the kind love energy when you walk into this place. And the huge glass windows for ample people watching is such a plus. What a beautiful life we get to live. Blessings and abundance to all!
P.S. don't freaking forget to get the sesame, flax, and sunflower smoothie! OMG, medicine never tasted so good and refreshing after spending time in the sun, honey bun!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very flavorful and delicious food but I found the portion sizes quite small and was not full after dinner
Beautiful cafe with excellent service
Delicious vegan Ethiopian near us. Truly recommend, one of the best in the neighborhood.
The only reason I’m giving a negative review is because I have gone to this restaurant two times because Google says they’re open, only to get there and they’re closed. Please change this online and I will add Four 4 Stars.
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