Saba's - Fitzroy

Insta: melbfoodie_mark YT: MelbFoodieMark Check them out for more food reviews in Melbourne! 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. . 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 :

Two people ordered a vegetarian and meat combination. The taste can definitely bring you back to Ethiopia. Highly recommended! Also a good experience eating with hands haha!

Great vegetarian and gluten free options. Really fun experience to eat with your hands and share the food with your friends. Service was excellent too! Attentive, friendly, and quick even though they were busy. Definitely would recommend

Great food and vegetarian options as well! The deconstructed samosa was different and nice. The veg platters were amazing allowing to try lots of options in one go. Chicken was pretty great too. Definitely worth it!

Very nice food. Great beer. AMAZING COFFEE!! I loved everything I ate over here. The coffee is a must must must try. Best coffee I had in Melbourne.