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Reviews - Semhar

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9.7/10

Excellent
230 reviews
Food
9.8
Service
9.6
Ambience
9.6
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  • Patrick B.6 days ago

    10

    The food and the service was amazing! Highly recommend this restaurant.

  • Kauê M.28 days ago

    10

    Cozy, family soul food vibes

  • Liam R.2 months ago

    10

    Great food and fantastic service! They were really warm hosts and made us feel at home

  • M.J.E. B.3 months ago

    10

    Good food, good service, good company! Definitely a recommendation!

  • Ana D.4 months ago

    10

    I come there since a couple of years now and the quality of the food stays the same, very good! I always enjoy

  • Jennifer S.6 months ago

    10

    We’ve been wanting to try this restaurant for a while, and tonight we finally got the chance, it did not disappoint. The food was absolutely excellent, and the host was warm and welcoming, making the experience even better. We’ll definitely be coming back.

  • Andvoz F.9 months ago

    10

    A little off the beaten track, but well worth the walk or tram ride. The food at Semhar is quite exceptional; clearly cooked with a passion, perfectly spiced and absolutely delicious. It is traditional to use your hands and injera (pancakes) that soak up the delicious gravies. We are unashamed foodies and without doubt Semhar is one of the best food experiences we have had.

  • Antonio Alberto P.
    Antonio Alberto P.11 months ago

    10

    Very good! Been here over 5 times

  • Érika B.
    Érika B.1 year ago

    8.5

    amazing food, amazing presentation. I was curious about the traditional way for the seats downstairs, but it seems that is need a special reservation. The value of money for food is one of the best

  • Julia R.1 year ago

    8.5

    Place was nice but the meal ended up being very expensive related to the amount of food we had. We paid 60e for one veggie plate, which I consider too much for 2 people.

  • Sergio V.1 year ago

    10

    Tasty food, nice environment, friendly staff

  • Ian T.1 year ago

    9.5

    Food was great; I had the lamb dish with injera and date cake for dessert. Definitely worth visiting.

  • Mark L.1 year ago

    10

    We enjoyed the food very much. Beautifully presented. We had a meal for 2, an assortment of foods. Layers of flavor !!!! Loved the coffee and date cake. A must visit.

  • Andrew B.1 year ago

    10

    Incredible food, lovely service, the owner was so sweet, overall gave me one of my favorite parts of my trip to Amsterdam

  • Anthony B.2 years ago

    10

    Some of the best Ethiopian food I've ever had!

  • Antoine d.
    Antoine d.2 years ago

    10

    Amazing place for diner to discover new food. Good ambience and friendly service, we loved it!

  • Claudia A.
    Claudia A.2 years ago

    10

    Great and cozy place. Amazing service.

  • Julia H.more than 2 years

    9.5

    It was a great find and barely other guest present so we as a group of 9 people had a lot of space and could enjoy our dinner to the fullest! Big recommendation in jordaan.

  • - -.more than 2 years

    9.5

    It is my favourite place to eat in Amsterdam. Just delicious. Service was amazing. It was my second visit and I'll definitely be back. Would highly recommend.

  • Kelin S.more than 2 years

    9.0

    I have been to about five Ethiopean/Eritrean restaurants before and I always enjoy them. The dishes are varied and the way to eat with the sour dough crêpes is a nice change to our conventional eating. This restaurant was very good and I can definitely recommend it. The only thing I was not delighted by was that in the non-meat version there was only a single spicy sauce... the famous spicy egg does not come in a vegeratian version.

  • Nida S.more than 2 years

    8.0

    Good food. Nice, Nice, simple, authentic decor. Was transported back to Africa!

  • - -.more than 2 years

    10

    Just excellent

  • - -.more than 2 years

    8.0

    Tasty food and good service. We had the meat platter for two (can't remember the name!)

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