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Overall Total Score
4.1 out of 5
Impressive | 4301 reviews

What User likes about Harambe:
Walking along the bustling and eclectic Commercial Drive, we decided we wanted Ethiopian for dinner after an afternoon of shopping and a pre-dinner cocktail at a pub nearby. Decided to try Harambe after passing by numerous places and were glad we did. Tried their meat sampler and everything was very tasty, with the lamb dish being a standout. Being a Wednesday, seemed like a few other restaurants were closed (there w... View all feedback. What User doesn't like about Harambe:
We came to Harambe for our date dinner. My hubby and I love Traditional Ethiopian food and have been to many Ethiopian restaurants as well as had home made Ethiopian food. We ordered veggies and doro watt. When it was served to us it tasted terrible. Doro watt was very watery and onion (which supposedly being cooked for a long time) was not done as supposed to. It also was not as spicy and definitely was missing appr... View all feedback.

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4.0 ★ from 17 reviews

They have a great ol’ vegan platter that has all good things, divided with two palaes and had a great evening

Im ethiopian and simply moved to bc, so I tried many different caffes and restaurants. harambe by far is one of the best ive was, it really reminds me of the fo...

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In the course of the years I have to book each time in a bed for a large group of people for work or for birthday dinner or something. imagine that about 12 peo...

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My favorite Ethiopia restaurant in vancouver, the veggie combo is cheap and they will always have rest! Definitiw add the shiro as extra, because it is not on t...

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Walking along the bustling and eclectic Commercial Drive, we decided we wanted Ethiopian for dinner after an afternoon of shopping and a pre-dinner cocktail at...

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Int Restaurants
4.0 ★ from 2028 reviews
FOODGRESSING
17.01.2024 - 14:22

Harambe is one long-standing Vancouver restaurant that offers a unique type of cuisine: Ethiopian.  While I can’t find the exact number of years they have been...

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Souffle
17.01.2024 - 14:22

The first time I had Ethiopian food was in Montreal and it was at a restaurant called Nil Bleu (Blue Nile). I left the restaurant with such a positive impressio...

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KDago
17.01.2024 - 14:22

Delicious food, comfy atmosphere, great service. Only complaints are the food portions are sometimes inconsistent and the manager sits at the front table and do...

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Missshannon
17.01.2024 - 14:22

My fave place for ethiopian. I always get the veggie plaater.. its really good portion size if u get to go.. the misir wat red lentils are spiced well ans just...

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Craig
17.01.2024 - 14:22

Quality Ethiopian. I've tried 9 Ethiopian restaurants in Canada and I'd rank Harambe as #3 overall and the best in Vancouver.<br/ <br/ The restaurant is located...

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Restaurantji
3.8 ★ from 163 reviews
John
04.11.2023 - 07:12

Amazing food...tasty and good portions.Beautiful decorThey had singers and dancers celebrating the Ethiopian New YearDefinitely recommend this place!

For
04.11.2023 - 07:12

First Ethiopian experience, not really a big fan of the injera, very sour. I bet it’s pretty authentic as I’m not used to the taste at all. The cubed lamb was t...

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Liz
04.11.2023 - 07:12

Great hidden spot to try some Ethiopian cuisine.There was only one waitress for the whole restaurant when we went for dinner, rather odd. But she did a great jo...

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James
04.11.2023 - 07:12

The staff and atmosphere ruined this for us. Service wise we never got a water refill, were only checked on once in the couple of hours we were there, could not...

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Yohana
04.11.2023 - 07:12

I ordered lamb ribs and When I got my order there was hair on the injara. I totally fine, I removed the hair and started to eat. I had no problem with the hair...

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Happycow
4.0 ★ from 4 reviews

You have a great ol’ vegan platter that has all good stuff, shared with two palaces and had a great evening

Over the years I have to book for a large group of people for work or birthday dinner or something. Imagine that about 12 people share the bill, share huge dish...

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My popular Ethiopian restaurant in Vancouver, the veggie combo is cheap and you always have remains! Definitely add the Shiro as an extra as it is not on the co...

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Im ethiopian and simply moved to bc, so I tried many different cafes and restaurants. harambe by far is one of the best ive was too, it really reminds me of the...

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Facebook
4.3 ★ from 40 reviews
Foursquare
4.0 ★ from 44 reviews
Google
4.1 ★ from 1240 reviews
Tripadvisor
4.1 ★ from 76 reviews
Zomato
4.0 ★ from 149 reviews
Doordash
4.5 ★ from 540 reviews

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