Ethiopia Down Under
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Welcome to the Ethiopia Down Under web site where you can gain an appreciation of our unique food and Ethiopia's culture. Ethiopian food is spicy and hot - but not hot! This may seem like a contradiction but Ethiopian food is a unique cuisine with spices that emphasise flavour and not heat.

This may seem like a contradiction but Ethiopian food is a unique cuisine with spices that emphasise flavour and not heat - unlike Indian or Thai food, it does not burn and is not an endurance test (the Ethiopian's leave that to their famous long distance runners).Like most national cuisines, Ethiopian food varies from region to region.
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Ethiopian food is spicy and hot - but not hot! This may seem like a contradiction but Ethiopian food is a unique cuisine with spices that emphasise flavour and not heat - unlike Indian or Thai food, it does not burn and is not an endurance test (the Ethiopian's leave that to their famous long distance runners).
Pastry filled with Spicy minced beef, shallots, coriander with Ethiopian herbs and deep fried. Pastry filled with Spicy whole lentil, coriander, shallots with Ethiopian herbs and deep fried. Cold cooked potato, tomato and fresh chillies in an oil, lemon & pepper with Ethiopian dressing. Tomato, lettuce, carrot, capsicum, crispy Lebanese bread in an oil, lemon & pepper dressing.
Reviews (9)
Carrie Poore
Carrie Poore
Dec 04, 2021
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Ethiopia Down Under is one of Canberra's hidden gems inwhich my husband and I love to dine at. The food is always amazing with lots of flovour, you can tell it's made with love. We highly recommend this great little restaurant just be prepared good food take time.
Ilene Dcosta
Ilene Dcosta
Nov 27, 2021
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Delicious food and great service.
Pros - BYO alcohol without excess charges and the food was really good. Ordered the share plate called Mosob which was $25 pp
You also get free tea or coffee with this.
Cons - not sure why the food took about an hour to arrive but was worth the wait.
Mehnsaik Chan
Mehnsaik Chan
Nov 13, 2021
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Then best food ever and never disappoints, love the people who work here so much ❤️
Thien Vuong Fooderarri
Thien Vuong Fooderarri
Aug 21, 2021
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For top quality authentic Ethiopian food, look no further than this modest joint in Pearce. They are out of the shopping centre but serve far better quality food with excellent customer service compared to all the restaurants at the town centre. The traditional mosob special we tried was yummy. If there is anything that can be improved on it's the injera - I prefer the thicker and darker version. Yours truly @fooderarri
Damien Don
Damien Don
Aug 06, 2021
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Note: this is only based on takeaway.. The order was about 20 minutes later than advised (a little over an hour from ordering). The restaurant was very busy and clearly popular. Also offers BYO (only) which is a good way to have a good wine you like without paying exorbitant prices. Given the generally positive reviews and popularity, we will definitely give eating in a go to see if it is any better.
We had Kay Wat (spicy beef) and Dubou Wat (spicy pumpkin). The meat was tough, either overcooked or poor cuts of meat or both. The texture of the pumpkin dish had little of interest or to recommend
Natasha Robinson
Natasha Robinson
Jul 21, 2021
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Delicious and wonderful service! It’s been a while since I’ve visited this little gem. But it’s worth the trip. The staff are very accommodating of requests (we had a big group ordering multiple things - vegan, GF etc), the food was delicious (plenty of injera to mop up all the delicious curries) and they even sang with us happy birthday to our 2 friends. It was a great night.
Stephen Claxton
Stephen Claxton
Apr 10, 2021
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Really enjoyed the food: flavours I am not at all familiar with, but ones that I instantly loved! We ordered the shared plates with the soft slightly sour bread: excellent!
Josh Brown
Josh Brown
Jan 24, 2021
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Delicious food at an excellent price. Nice variety of dishes, good service, and not noisy. Didn’t have to wait too long for food to come either. If this place were closer to the city I would eat here everyday!
Byju Mathew
Byju Mathew
Sep 06, 2019
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Tried Mosob special platter $25 per person
Service was good. They brew their own drinks and serve home made ice cream. Family run business by Mr. Abraham. Tucked away from the Main Street it’s a little Ethiopian gem. Parking available outside.