Meseret Ethiopian Restaurant

Came in for some take out on a Saturday night and they were pretty busy but they were still really friendly!! Their pricing is very fair and the food is fantastic. The vegetarian sampler dish will easily serve 2 people and it's really tasty! It was busy on a Saturday night and it seemed like things were somewhat slow in the kitchen but everyone was getting their food if a little slowly. I really recommend this place for a sit down meal, you'll just have to be patient if it's busy.

If you want to enjoy the food here, right-size your expectations. Be ready to wait and pay more than what's on the menu. The service was slow. We were the only folks dining in at the time and it took 40 minutes from ordering to getting our food. We saw two to-go pick up orders during the time we were there. It was the owner and two workers helping her so likely understaffed, which is not unusual during the pandemic. We were charged $2 more per dish than what was on the menu. I understand if there is a need to increase prices, especially during the pandemic, but update the menu, even if that means putting stickers with the correct price over the old price. Or at minimum, give customers a heads up when taking orders that the prices are higher than what's on the menu. We were going to order the chicken wings and fries for the kids. They didn't have chicken wings (no problem!) so we opted for just fries. We were charged $9.99 for only fries, which was the menu price for 8 chicken wings and fries. The food was decent (except the soggy fries), although I have had better at other Ethiopian restaurants in the Twin Cities. It's not horrible if you go in knowing the wait time and the fact that prices will be higher than stated on the menu. I understand the long wait time, considering they and many other restaurants are short-staffed right now. I understand the need for increased prices. I understand the supply chain issues so why they might not have what's on the menu. Go in with the right expectations We were caught off guard by the higher prices so left with a figurative bad taste in our mouths.

Certainly had a satisfying experience at Meseret! The reviews about service being a bit on the slow side during off-peak hours seem to be valid, I spent a fair bit of time waiting on my food for being the only dine-in patron. Staff were kind about it, and when said food did arrive, it was delicious! I ordered the Quanta Fir-fir, and the dried beef was delicious along with the accompanying injera fit-fit itself. I certainly plan on ordering from Meseret in the future when I'm craving some Ethiopian food!