How is Abyssinia - Lausanne rated?

Abyssinia - Lausanne is rated 9.3/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 9.4/10 Service: 9.2/10 Atmosphere: 9.2/10

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What type of cuisine is served at Abyssinia - Lausanne?

Abyssinia - Lausanne is identified as offering ethiopian cuisine.

Is Abyssinia - Lausanne good for families?

Yes, Abyssinia - Lausanne has been identified as perfect for eating out with your family.

Is Abyssinia - Lausanne good to go to with friends?

Yes, Abyssinia - Lausanne has been identified as perfect for spending quality time with your friends.

Does Abyssinia - Lausanne have a bar?

Yes, Abyssinia - Lausanne has been identified as having a bar.

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Abyssinia - Lausanne

Name: Abyssinia - Lausanne
Address: Rue du Valentin 14, Lausanne, 1004, Switzerland
Price range: CHF 39 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.3

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Restaurant menu

Food photo59 photos

Type of cuisineEthiopian

Average priceCHF 39

Dietary optionsVegetarian dishes

Samboussa megibia

CHF 4

A la viande hachée (boeuf piquant) ou végétarien avec des lentilles

Salade avec samboussa

CHF 15

Samboussa bœuf piquant ou végé à choix

Salade ethiopienne

CHF 10

Le mélange berbère et kibbeh est étalé sur l’injera plat puis plié et tranché en morceaux pratiques

Bookable on TheFork

Abyssinia SpécialCHF 29.5 per guest

Permanent TheFork offer

Menu DégustationCHF 39 per guest

Permanent TheFork offer

Menu CompletCHF 46 per guest

Permanent TheFork offer

Reviews

9.3
of 10

Excellent

1907 reviews

Ambience

9.2

Food

9.4

Service

9.2

Real experiences from real diners
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Julia F. • 40 reviews
February 7, 2025
10/10
Loved it

Luan F. • 9 reviews
December 24, 2024
8/10
Decoration is nice, but speed is too slow

Florian N. • 10 reviews
December 19, 2024
4/10
The meat was plenty of bones, howfull...

D.Dukagjin l. • 5 reviews
December 5, 2024
10/10
Excellent service

Roberto F. • 28 reviews
May 21, 2024
7.5/10
Nice restaurant in Lausanne, smiley personnel serving good food in a picturesque place.

Andreia C. • 6 reviews
April 22, 2024
9.5/10
The food was excellent as usual. I highly recommend this restaurant for an authentic experience of Ethiopian food and ambiance. I love that they play Ethiopian music in the background. The only negative thing is not serving an authentic Ethiopian dessert.

Gaia M. • 2 reviews
April 7, 2024
9/10
It was all good and the service was excellent

Charlene B. • 10 reviews
February 3, 2024
8.5/10
Delicious food and warm staff. However, ordering and speed of getting food is quite slow, even at a non-rush meal time. Had to chase people a bit to put in orders, and took about twenty minutes to get drinks. If you are not in a rush, excellent food, just be prepared.

Sandrina M. • 29 reviews
November 22, 2023
8/10
As

Valérie V. • 5 reviews
August 3, 2023
10/10
Food was absolutely great ! Good service. Highly recommend

Luca R. • 35 reviews
August 7, 2023
9/10
Excellent experience: first time to try Eritrean food and it was really good. Also nice the experience of eating with hands and sharing the common dish. With Thefork promotion, it was even more convenient.

JAN B. • 13 reviews
April 27, 2023
10/10
Very good foods and we will come back again and again

Yingkun B. • 28 reviews
April 29, 2023
9/10
They forgot to give me the discount of the fork ????. But all others are great

Maud F. • 1 review
February 25, 2023
10/10
Excellent

Mauricio M. • 2 reviews
December 5, 2022
4/10
Not the best service and warm welcome we had expected! Food was OK but pricey for what it is. We took the vegetarian mix and it’s expensive for just lentils and chick peas…

Silvia D. • 1 review
July 2, 2022
10/10
Delicious food and fantastic place! Super reccomended

Sara H. • 26 reviews
April 13, 2022
10/10
Super nice and lovley waitress

Daniel J. • 8 reviews
March 8, 2022
8.5/10
Well first time there and it’s pretty impressive delicious and cozy.

Lise M. • 1 review
February 19, 2022
10/10
Good good, good vibes. Eating with your hands really does make the food taste better. I recommend for a date or just chilling with friends.

Krzysztof O. • 4 reviews
January 7, 2022
3.5/10
Four of us having a dinner, 2 vegetarian dishes, 2 meat dishes this evening. The beef is suspected to cause a serious food poisoning of two meat eaters - vomiting, diarrhea..... this experience covered all other experiences of the evening

Tripadvisor reviews

Tripadvisor

201 reviews

Location

Rue du Valentin 14, 1004 Lausanne

Bus et métro (arrêt Riponne)

Parking de la Riponne

Awards & Certifications

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About this restaurant

Le restaurant est climatisé ! L'AFRIQUE TRADITIONNELLE - Tout près de la place et de l'église de la Riponne à Lausanne, laissez-vous tenter par une escale africaine, direction l'Éthiopie ! Au restaurant Abyssinia, on se régale de spécialités authentiques dans un cadre boisé et ultra-typique. Dépa...

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Abyssinia - Lausanne is rated 9.3/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 9.4/10
- Service: 9.2/10
- Atmosphere: 9.2/10