It was very testy and freshly made. We realy like the…read morewelcoming and the survice. I felt at home away from home. Please accept my heart felt thank you we will be back. I would like to say thank you to the team that made this very special indeed. Keep it up. Bitame nemesgin.

One of our favorite meals in Amsterdam! The owner and all the servers were so kind and helpful…read more They were featuring a Vegetarian evening...but we asked if he would be willing to do meat...he said if we didn't mind waiting...of course! It is a small restaurant but worth the wait. The coconut beer is so unique. Everything he put on our plate was devoured. I can't really explain all the different combinations-but can confirm everything was fantastic.

The people here are warm and welcoming!!!! The decor is beautiful and authentic…read more PLEASE BE AWARE OF TIME CHANGES: New times open every day except MONDAY All other days open 5pm to 10pm Sun 5pm-10pm Mon CLOSED Tue 5pm-10pm Wed 5pm-10pm Thu. 5pm-10pm Fri 5pm- 10pm Sat 5pm- 10pm The food smells so delicious. I didn't have food but I did order the honey wine. I will be back to taste the food and drop another review

Pretty decent veggie options with well made injera. Get the chickpea option. Very cozy space…read more The owner was very nice and the way the space is set up is beautiful, it's just that you get there and the place is very unassuming from the outside. The beer was not great, so maybe get drinks elsewhere.

They don't take cards!!!! Food was decent. We both ordered Ethiopian dishes since it seems to…read moreprimarily be an Ethiopian restaurant despite the name. The service is actually very good, very sweet and hospitable. We had a pleasant dining experience outside sharing a carafe of wine.

Don't come here is you don't have over one hour to wait for your food to be cooked. Extremely slow…read moreand frustrating.

I went to Semhar with 13 friends for my birthday and it was by far my favorite Ethiopian experience…read more(mu sample size is 8 restaurants). Service: They were extremely accommodating for our large party and everyone was warm and welcoming. They really went the extra mile to provide a special experience for us, from the unveiling of the platters to the coffee ceremony. Food (most important part for me!): The vegetarian and meat platters we ordered were out of this world. Everything tasted fresh and well seasoned and the injera was the best I ever had. We loved the various spices used and each dish was cooked exactly how I like it. The date cake and Ethiopian coffee were also amazing. Ambiance: This also stood out for us. The lighting, scents, artwork and design added to the overall excellent experience. It was the perfect combination of cozy and lively. Price: The price per person was very reasonable for Amsterdam. There are a number of Ethiopian restaurants to choose from in Amsterdam but I highly recommend giving this one a try! Thank you Semhar for helping to make my birthday extra special :-)

The food here is amazing!! My friend and I were a little spooked because we went to eat and were…read morethe only ones in the restaurant, but people slowly trickled in. We ordered one of the vegetarian selections and it was delightful. It was a massive amount of food but it was so good I couldn't stop eating it! I really enjoyed the spinach and the onions. Their honey wine is also delicious. This is my second Ethiopian restaurant I've been to but it definitely gets the title of my favorite. Seriously, this was so delicious. I wish I could eat here every day.

Was craving Ethiopian food and this place hit the spot! Me and two friends split a combo platter…read more Was more than enough food for all of us. For dessert we got some yogurt with flaxseed and honey which I keep trying to recreate til this day. I love the decorations, just a great experience!

Super! Nicely decorated, amazing authentic food, friendly and fast service! Ordered Zegni which is…read morevery spicy but delicious. One of my fave restaurants in Amsterdam

Lovely place to experience Ethiopian food. The flat bread are nice and fresh, a great vehicle for…read morethe various dishes. The dishes are slightly too salty for me, but may be a taste preference

If you visit Amsterdam, eat at this restaurant. The platters are big and delicious. Each platter…read morecomes with a variety of sides, more scrumptious than the next. They have fun flavored beers and honey wine! The staff is great - service was excellent. It was too hot for us to sit outside so we had the inside all to ourselves. It seems to get busy during dinner hours so you might need a reservation, but we went around 5:30 and walked right in. For dessert, try their ice cream! I had the coconut ice cream served in half of a coconut - it was amazing.

We ordered the paprika appetizer and two main courses of lamb with veggies and couscous and some…read moremerguez. The appetizer came with homemade bread and as a bonus, he brought out some cow brain. The cow brain was a bit spicy and the most flavorful dish we had! It seemed to be a one man show and he was suuuper nice, always asking for freedback on how to make the food better :) I would def go back!

"Wilt u wat hersenen proeven?", says the merry waiter/chef/owner of this small little 4-table…read moreAlgerian restaurant in De Pijp as our journey through Northern African cuisine began on a cold rainy February night... If you are like me and have never had Algerian food before, think of Moroccan with a twist. And if you haven't had good service in a while, you're in for a treat here! So homeboy chef is the ONLY person here; I'm talking one-man shop! With only four tables in the place, not only is this doable, homeboy does it with a smile and will make SURE that you are enjoying your food! Oh and don't forget to call and make a reservation!! Our conversations were in Dutch, English and Arabic, but no matter which language we conversed in, homeboy was willing to accommodate. Oh and once you order from homeboy, he walks back to the kitchen to prepare everything. This guy does it all!! Now, on to the food!!! We had the following: Bread - This is homemade by homeboy and was great with the meal Brain - Kind of like brain tapenade that you smeer on bread. This was DELICIOUS!! Roasted Red Bell Pepper something - also like tapenade but it reminded me of yemenese stews with okra?? Lamb Tagine - Reeeeeeaaaaaally soft lamb, ground lamb balls, fennel and other veggies. The flavoring was great and one more time, the lamb was reaaaaaaaaaaaaally soft Couscous - mixed veggies with couscous and a big chunk of some kind of meat that also melted at the sight of your fork Algerian Dessert - Not sure how to describe this... if you took grains and processed them fine like cracked black pepper and put them in honey... that's the dessert we had. It's served with lemon ice cream which went perfect with it. Of course the alcoholic in me needed some booze and homeboy is fully stocked with Algerian Red or Grey wine. My lush instincts prompted me to get red and I wasn't dissappointed! Since my reviews are notoriously long, I will sum it up like this. Five stars for service (you really can get whatever you want!) and three stars for food. The brain was definitely my favorite and the meat was nice and soft, but everything else was slightly bland for my taste pallete. Not an OMG-I-HAVE-TO-COME-BACK-NEXT-WEEK place. So I would say four stars for being unique in Amsterdam, friendly service, some interesting food and I would recommend it for people looking for something different and not so much all about the food. Oh and of course if you are feeling a bit zombie-ish and are looking to eat some braaaaaaains! Mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I've walked up and down this street many times before I realized there's an Ethiopian/African place…read morehidden among the shops. The decor inside is great! It's two stories with the upper floor offering a large private table maybe for a birthday etc. Downstairs, I saw musical instruments and the owner mentioned they have live music sometimes. We were there on a Sunday night, so there wasn't music. The menu is Ethiopian, but offers other African dishes like Foufou or Mozambique samosas! I was also told that they can make Mozambique specialties if you arrange it beforehand, sounds intriguing!! We ordered a meat mix with the extra chicken, a vegeterian mix, and kitfo tartaar. I was surprised by the injera... I normally think it's a bit too sour for me and the sauces balance it out, but this one was very tasty on its own! From the other dishes, I liked Zigni on the meat platter the most. The sauce was very flavorful! The other dishes were a bit bland for me, could use a little more punch :) The service was very friendly, but at times a bit slow... for example, we asked for the spicy powder for the kitfo but had to wait quite a bit before we got it, so we ate a lot of it without it (you should definitely eat it WITH the powder!). We also were unlucky with the wine - it was not good at all. They were surprised when we told them and ended up just charging us for a half bottle. The honey wine on the other hand was very nice. The other issue we had was that we had a vegetarian with us and they mixed up the samosas so the one they told him is for him was actually chicken. He was not pleased at all! We asked them to replace it with a vegetarian one, but they charged us for the extra one. I've had a lot of Ethiopian and for me it was good but not amazing... and I'd like to come back and try more of it, also when their main chef is working to see if he can blow my mind :) They told us about a spicy green sauce for next time? I think you should swing by and experience it! The owners/staff are super nice and the atmosphere is also quite cozy and stands out in the neighborhood. I will write an update once I've experienced more of their menu.

We came to Serengeti because out of all the Ethopian restaurants in Amsterdam the interior design…read moreseemed more like a restaurant and less like a cafeteria. We had wonderful food that i am still dreaming about, some honey wine that was definitely worth a taste, and a great hostess who catered to all of our needs. I would definitely try the samosas, I think they learned from their experience with the vegetarians, because I am one, and they were very on point in telling me which one had meat and which didn't. Also we got a nice explanation of what kinds of meat they use and from where they buy it, and the fact that they don't serve pork meat - which my boyfriend is not a fan of. All in all, I am definitely coming back. It's not a restaurant for a quick bite to eat, so take your time if you are going there and enjoy the ambiance.