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Ethiopian place offering family-style meals eaten with injera in a cozy dining room with large bar.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 535 Main St, Malden, MA 02148
Phone: (781) 399-0868
Website: https://habeshama.com/
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Reviews
Sylvia Dong
It’s delicious, though you may need a little patience since it often takes some time to prepare. I suspect that’s simply characteristic of Ethiopian cuisine as a whole.
Also unfortunately you’ll have to make sure your bill matches what you ordered. A shame considering the food was tasty.
… moreAlso unfortunately you’ll have to make sure your bill matches what you ordered. A shame considering the food was tasty.
Molly Hofer
This was my first time eating Ethiopian food and I am incredibly impressed. Such friendly service, food was super fresh (you can taste that they use good ingredients) and very tasty! The portion was also perfect size (if you arrive very hungry, for me otherwise almost too big!) 🙂
… moreBert Rodriguez
I’ve always wanted to come to this restaurant and it did not disappoint. The ambience was very relaxing and friendly. I really liked the decor and most importantly, the food was fantastic. The only downside was that there are only two servers and so service is very slow. Also, it appears as though they don’t have a bartender and the drinks we got took a very long time and they were not good. We had to send one back. I would come here next time for the food and skip ordering drinks. If they hired a bartender and more servers, it would elevate the experience ten fold.
… moreMarcy Chong
We always detour to pick up food here on our way home from Logan to Vermont. It’s always fresh and beautifully spiced and compares well with top rated dc Ethiopian restaurants. It looks like the spot that taxi drivers choose which is always a great sign.
… moreBlaKdoXeN
Don’t let the outside deceive you.
This is a beautiful gem. The food was amazing. The atmosphere fantastic and the service super friendly.
Ethiopian food is amazing.
… moreThis is a beautiful gem. The food was amazing. The atmosphere fantastic and the service super friendly.
Ethiopian food is amazing.
Rosemary E.
As a recent transplant from DC, where you can find some of the best Ethiopian food in the country, I was trying not to set my hopes too high on Habesha, but was nevertheless disappointed.
The katenga was thrown together with no real presentation or care. This dish seems like something they do not make often and did not put much effort into last night: just injera with a thin smear of oil and spice. The injera was not even properly soaked or infused the way katenga should be — just a dry, grainy base with a light topping.
The “tegabino” shiro tasted exactly like a regular shiro (also listed on the menu) just priced higher. I was missing the rich, caramelized flavors of tegabino and it genuinely felt like the restaurant is making the same dish and selling it under two different names, with one pricier option. Or maybe, as this was a takeout order, they elected to send along the cheaper, simpler option.
The cheese with collard greens (ayib be gomen) came out wrong and was only cheese — no collards. Usually, when I order this dish elsewhere, you’re looking at something like a 1:1 ratio of collards and cheese.
The salad was especially frustrating for the price. The dish was slapped together: huge chunks of tomato, jalapeño, onion, and lettuce that I had to cut myself. Normally, these ingredients would be diced, but they were all large sections with minimal preparation. The dressing was a generic vinaigrette with nothing distinctive to it. At $9, it was essentially half a tomato, a handful of lettuce, half a jalapeño, a quarter of an onion, and basic dressing…not REMOTELY worth the cost. Oh, and it doesn’t come with injera in case you were excusing the price for that.
However, had the salad come with injera, I wouldn’t have even been that thrilled because the injera I did get was noticeably grainy and not very pleasant. I typically enjoy a darker injera like what this one appeared to be, but it wasn’t good. I’m not sure if they make their own injera, but maybe a finer teff flour would be warranted.
Overall, Habesha felt like a place cutting corners in preparation and quality while charging full prices. Based on my experience, I would not recommend it to anyone who likes Ethiopian food. I hope the high review of a 4.3 I’m seeing right now isn’t reflective of there simply being a paucity of good Ethiopian in the area, but I fear that might be the case. Resisting giving 2-stars because Boston needs to be supporting its Black-owned businesses right now, but Habesha needs to get its act together before I’d consider giving it my business again.
… moreThe katenga was thrown together with no real presentation or care. This dish seems like something they do not make often and did not put much effort into last night: just injera with a thin smear of oil and spice. The injera was not even properly soaked or infused the way katenga should be — just a dry, grainy base with a light topping.
The “tegabino” shiro tasted exactly like a regular shiro (also listed on the menu) just priced higher. I was missing the rich, caramelized flavors of tegabino and it genuinely felt like the restaurant is making the same dish and selling it under two different names, with one pricier option. Or maybe, as this was a takeout order, they elected to send along the cheaper, simpler option.
The cheese with collard greens (ayib be gomen) came out wrong and was only cheese — no collards. Usually, when I order this dish elsewhere, you’re looking at something like a 1:1 ratio of collards and cheese.
The salad was especially frustrating for the price. The dish was slapped together: huge chunks of tomato, jalapeño, onion, and lettuce that I had to cut myself. Normally, these ingredients would be diced, but they were all large sections with minimal preparation. The dressing was a generic vinaigrette with nothing distinctive to it. At $9, it was essentially half a tomato, a handful of lettuce, half a jalapeño, a quarter of an onion, and basic dressing…not REMOTELY worth the cost. Oh, and it doesn’t come with injera in case you were excusing the price for that.
However, had the salad come with injera, I wouldn’t have even been that thrilled because the injera I did get was noticeably grainy and not very pleasant. I typically enjoy a darker injera like what this one appeared to be, but it wasn’t good. I’m not sure if they make their own injera, but maybe a finer teff flour would be warranted.
Overall, Habesha felt like a place cutting corners in preparation and quality while charging full prices. Based on my experience, I would not recommend it to anyone who likes Ethiopian food. I hope the high review of a 4.3 I’m seeing right now isn’t reflective of there simply being a paucity of good Ethiopian in the area, but I fear that might be the case. Resisting giving 2-stars because Boston needs to be supporting its Black-owned businesses right now, but Habesha needs to get its act together before I’d consider giving it my business again.
Dan Hartshorn
Unbelievably slow, poor service and borderline inedible beef
The low-lights:
-we were the first table to sit down, a table of six So the restaurant was completely empty aside from us. It took 30 minutes for the waitress to come over and take our drink order.
-immediately after getting our drinks we put in our food order in our food took almost 50 minutes to arrive. We ordered six different dishes nothing off menu, very straightforward.
-I noticed that they were fulfilling GrubHub and Uber eats orders left and right, they were coming in and out consistently for that almost hour before our food came out.
-The owner, or someone in charge was sitting at the bar the entire time drinking beer, laughing it up with other people and offered no help or intervention. We almost got up to leave, but literally a minute later our food came out.
– I ordered a beef dish that was honestly made up mostly of grizzle and tasted like I was chewing on rubber bands.
-I normally don’t leave a review like this, but this was honestly one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had dining in Boston. It took so long despite the restaurant was not even remotely busy, and the food was subpar.
… moreThe low-lights:
-we were the first table to sit down, a table of six So the restaurant was completely empty aside from us. It took 30 minutes for the waitress to come over and take our drink order.
-immediately after getting our drinks we put in our food order in our food took almost 50 minutes to arrive. We ordered six different dishes nothing off menu, very straightforward.
-I noticed that they were fulfilling GrubHub and Uber eats orders left and right, they were coming in and out consistently for that almost hour before our food came out.
-The owner, or someone in charge was sitting at the bar the entire time drinking beer, laughing it up with other people and offered no help or intervention. We almost got up to leave, but literally a minute later our food came out.
– I ordered a beef dish that was honestly made up mostly of grizzle and tasted like I was chewing on rubber bands.
-I normally don’t leave a review like this, but this was honestly one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had dining in Boston. It took so long despite the restaurant was not even remotely busy, and the food was subpar.
Kit Stubbs
There are many great Ethiopian restaurants in Boston, and Habesha is my favorite! The vegetarian combo is phenomenal: every dish is absolutely excellent. Great service and wonderful, low key atmosphere on a weeknight.
… moreGaurav Hegde
Delicious Ethiopian cuisine .
The service was quick, the music was good and the whole experience was nice.
The chicken and vegetarian options were great and the spicy tea was refreshing.
Anjira were soft and went well with the gravy .
There is a parking lot near the restaurant
… moreThe service was quick, the music was good and the whole experience was nice.
The chicken and vegetarian options were great and the spicy tea was refreshing.
Anjira were soft and went well with the gravy .
There is a parking lot near the restaurant
Fari E
It was an authentic Ethiopian Restuarant with delicious dishes and atmosphere was filled with cultural song and traditional decor. Ethiopian food is a must to try if want authentic flavor from this restaurant as I highly recommend
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