The portion size of the food was quite small, and the flavor was rather lackluster. I had visited this establishment some time ago, but I do not intend to return in the future. read more

The food was just mild, it doesn't have any taste. We had KITFO special and Tbs. I was told they have good food but it's just average. Service was worst, they did not come to refill our water or check on us if we doing okay or need an extra Enjera. Overall I had bad experience. I don't recommend to anyone. There are a lot of Ethiopian restaurants around here. read more

My first time here. Staff is attentive and welcoming. Food is very delicious. Will definitely be back again.

Nice Ethiopian food and place! We had tibs with timatim fitfit, it's so delicious with a lot of options. It's a nice view, service and music.... read more

Beteseb Restaurant - Nice Restaurant to eat Ethiopian dish - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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A friend and I randomly wandered into this place because our first choice was closed. I was blown away by how good this was. We talked about how good it was for days. read more

My first time eating here. I got the platter. It was really good. One of the items was really spicy but I made it through. The cabbage, potatoes, and carrots dish was what made me come back the next day for the same platter. I had to substitute the spicy lentils. Would definitely eat again and recommend. read more

I went to Beatsub with friends for the first time and it didn't disappoint at all. Unlike other Ethiopian restaurants in the area, this place is very spacious with lots of natural light. We ordered 5 meals and the wait time was no more than 20-25 minutes, which is ideal for an Ethiopian food. The friendly and welcoming server checked on us several times once the food was served. All the dishes we tried exceeded our expectations. Veggie combo (very fresh), Chikena tebs, and kitfo were my favorites. Another + for this place is the fact that the kitchen can be directly seen from the dining area. It gives you some level of comfort and shows transparency on how the food is being prepared. I'm definitely going back again!! read more

The veggie combo was amazing. So much food, I couldn't finish it. Get the gluten free injera. My friend loved her tibs. read more

Beteseb Restaurant - Veggie platter - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Extremely yummy food and great menus! They help to clearly explain the dishes to individuals who aren't familiar with Ethiopian cuisine. Food came out quickly and hot and we had no complaints! read more

Delicious food and attentive, friendly service. Took my 80-year-old parents with us to celebrate my daughter's birthday and everyone loved the meal. My parents have only tried Ethiopian food once before, decades ago. Beteseb made them converts! read more

While in Washington DC recently we decided to try something a little different than our normal midwestern food. I am afraid I can't tell you for sure what we ordered because we let or very capable waitress put together a feast of mostly Vegetarian items and tibs something. You eat with your hands as you scoop up the morsels of goodness with the injera. So make sure you wash yours hands before your platter is delivered as you will want dive in as soon the aromatic platter is delivered to your table. Also the platter is intended to be shared so if you touch it you eat it. All and all the food was outstanding the staff was friendly service was quick and the bill was very reasonable. Unfortunately Silver Springs is a long way from Chicago so I guess we have a mission to find a good Ethiopian Restaurant in the Windy. read more

Beteseb Restaurant - I can't wait to attack this platter of yummness. - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

I've tried a couple Ethiopian spots in DC but had never really been a fan of any of them.. But this place singlehandedly launched Ethiopian food to the top of my list. The food was amazing and most important.. Between 4 people we only spent $60. I can't get over how economical this place is. read more

Came here as group of 8, we got 2 veggie combos and tibs and fish. It was delicious! Especially likes the fish, the cabbage n carrot dis, the collard greens and the red lentil dish. Great place, highly recommend! read more

Beteseb Restaurant - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Delicious food, awesome to be able to dine outside! Lovely, caring and attentive, the staff made our dinner even more special! We've been craving Ethiopian for months and so this was a major delight!! Halal meat (thank you!), and lots of vegetarian options, perfect for the vegetarians in our group ( love the cabbage dish). We will be back!! read more

There are no less than 7 Ethiopian restaurants within 3 blocks of Beteseb, but this is easily the best. You'll see in some of the other reviews that the service can be a bit inconsistent in terms of speed -- this is true -- but the staff will work to make sure you're happy and understand the menu, and will make sure you have enough enjera to scoop up all the wonderful entrees. The ingredients are fresh, and they are flexible about accommodating substitutions. I found their diverse veggie options very tasty, but friends who have tried the meat combos have also raved...mostly about the excellent balance of spices. Bring a big appetite, because the servings are quite...healthy...in size. I like several Ethiopian restaurants in Silver Spring (Addis Ababa is another mainstay), but Beteseb has proven the most reliably delicious to me. read more

One of my favorite perks of traveling to the DC area is it's plentiful offerings for Ethiopia food. Beteseb goes on my list of places to return to. Their injera is one of the best I've had. The items in the veggie combo were fabulous. We ordered a side dish of injera salad, which neither of us cared for. It tasted great, but it was a first-time try for me, and my friend and I just didn't realize how much injera was in there compared to the veggies. They offer a great selection of bottled and canned sodas, beer, and wines, too. read more

The tastes are great but the portions aren't. We've done carry-out here twice and while the dishes we had were not bad (veggie combo, lamb tibs, beef tibs) each container was like 3/4 injera, with only 1/4 the actual dish. That's not a great deal. read more

Five stars because I can't recall a better Ethiopian meal. This was delicious! We got the veggie combo and tilapia. The fish was particularly memorable, crispy in a tomato sauce that I would love the recipe for (or you know, a jar of it to take home). Clean and open with a modern yet traditional vibe. They sell beer. Service was polite and helpful! read more

Great The food tastes great and the service is always really good. I highly recommend the red lentils and the yebere tibs. read more

The service and food was not great at all. we ordered a veggie platter and two orders of Tibs and it was dumped on our plate and very soggy which ruined our meal. When I brought this up to the waitress she was very passive and walked away and not helpful at all so we just box the food up and left. I wish we went to Lucy's Ethiopian Restaurant just one block down but I wanted to try something new and was very dissatisfied. read more

Silver Spring is Ethiopian cuisine central and Beteseb is a cornerstone of what actual Ethiopian food might be. Full disclosure: My dining partner wasn't as sold on this place as I was, and the food I'd give 3.5 stars instead of four, but the service was kind and attentive, if not the fastest - but I will give that to the fact that it was one server to like 12 tables. This place gets busy on a Monday night around 8:00 PM so I can only say that if you want a guaranteed spot, you'll likely want a reservation. And you know a place is good when the local Ethiopian populous is here dining. (At least, that is my metric) And then there were the fish tanks to give atmosphere, so I was pleased as punch to be dining here on a Monday night. The place is rather clean, brightly lit, and has ample selection of beers from Ethiopian to the Miller Lights displayed quite pleasingly in a serve-yourself style fridge. At at approximately $2.5 a beer, can the beer prices get better? I almost always opt for vegetarian platters when I dine Ethiopian and this place has the same sorta "Vegetarian Shared Platter" so many other places have. The upside of this is that they come with something like six or seven different samples instead of other places which serve four. And oh, my. The injera. Now this place knows what is up with their sourdough! Flexible without being flimsy and a strong sourdough taste. They give you enough extra to pick up just about everything on the platter. You may wish to order extra, however, if you are a person who does not like to use the Injera which the food came on. However, I am not that person, and I love when the sauce is soaked through. I'm no big fan of collard greens (never have been), and unfortunately the yellow split peas - nominally a favorite - left me cold. Still, the collard greens took my by a pleasant surprise. How I wish I knew their authentic names! There was a red lentil one that was the star of the show - dark and spicy and complex in flavor, and another one, with some orange color that may have even been better than the red lentils. The onion potato sample was also really good too. The dish also comes with a sample of a nicely dressed salad, and there is at least one more sample that I am forgetting. My partner was not convinced one shared platter order would be enough so we ordered two. That was unnecessary - because unless you've a ravenous appetite or a big human, the dish truly is made to share. This place is very affordable, and right in the heart of Silver Spring. I would absolutely recommend that you give this place a try. read more

Our regular Ethiopian favorite in Silver Spring wasn't answering their phone for Takeout, so we tried Beteseb instead, and now we have TWO favorites. We ordered the cabbage, a vegetable sampler, and an fish goulash. All were tasty and fresh, and we got five meals out of the deal. read more

Good Ethiopian food ! Wish they would add the lamb dish yebeg Alicha ! One of my favorites.

I love Ethiopian food and am always looking to try new places. Based on the high rating of this restaurant and all the good reviews I had high hopes. Unfortunately my experience of this restaurant was average at best. I called ahead to do a pickup order and was told the food would be ready in 20-25 minutes. I arrived 25 minutes later only to have to wait 10 minutes more for them to put my order together. The whole point of calling in an order is so that it is ready to pick up without having to wait. The restaurant only had 2 tables of diners so it's not like they were busy. When I got home and opened my food, I found the portions to be on the small side compared to other restaurant in the area, and the familiar aroma of intoxicating spices did not hit me. We ordered veggie combo and yebeg tibs as well as timatim fitfit. The injera was softer than what I am used to and was hard to pull back from the food, which had already absorbed a bunch of it. All of the dishes lacked flavor and could have used a bit more salt. I am happy that I gave the place a try so that now I can cross it off my list of places to order Ethiopian food from. read more

9/13/2018 Came in for lunch 12pm. It was slow, you would think serving my date and I would be easy. Oh no. My date and I take a seat as prompted, and ask for water and coffees. We order the Yegbeg Tibs Waitress: "We're out of lamb" Me: "oh ok, uhh Ethiopian spot ran out of lamb on a Thursday?" - we ordered something else. For cultural context keep in mind I'm a black American, my date was Arabic. The place is empty. White couple comes in and orders- they receive their food within 15 mins. We still don't even have our coffees. I ask again about the coffees, receive an eye roll and "Oh its coming, its coming" Ok I say, no problem. At this point the white couple is enjoying their tibs, while my date and I observe and enjoy some sweet Ethiopian attitude! Long story short, 30 minutes passed and I asked for coffee three times. No, the meal never came and it was the lunch hour. We had to get back to work! The ignorance was mind boggling. Actually, not so mind boggling to my fellow subsaharan Africans. We're familiar with this sort of preferential treatment. read more

The food was good and was ready at the time they said it would be. We had a big order and they labeled everything even our additional sides orders. My only critic which keeps me from giving five stars is, they didn't put any of the liquid-based items in a container with a sealed lid. The shiro was super oily and spilled in the bag. read more

Good food with a great selection of Ethiopian beers and a cute wine lounge. They have a nice half/half combo selection for those who want to try different things but aren't sure what exactly they want. read more

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This was our first time trying Ethiopian food and it was absolutely amazing! I'm not big on eating food with my fingers but this was so worth it. We got the veggie combo. It was so delicious and savory. The food was gone before I even thought to stop and take a picture. I wish I was a local so I could eat here weekly! read more

I really enjoyed my experience here. It was my first time trying Ethiopian food so I wanted an authentic mom and pop shop. Of all the Ethiopian fare on Georgia Ave on a Wednesday night this was the only spot with both customers dining in and lining up to order. I tried the lamb tibs: 5/5 and crispy beef tibs 5/5 I also enjoyed the spicy lentils. I will definitely be back to try more read more

This was my first time having Ethiopian without my Ethiopian friend. So it was very challenging to order because I literally only remember the taste of the food I'm looking for, but not the name (weird I know). So we came here one Saturday evening and it was great. I ordered tibs and the cheese. The sauce to dip everything in and the spicy powdered one as well. The food was amazing!! I'm glad I ordered what I did!! Seriously I was so full, but it was so worth it! I also ordered the honey wine which is always great to me. I would highly recommend this place. The waitress was being very patient with us because it was almost everyone's first time either ordering without a familiar face or first time trying Ethiopian. The place was clean and the service was great. I've known of Silver Spring to have great places for Ethiopian so I'm glad I was able to find a good one. I'll def be back soon with more friends! read more

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Worst customer service. Tiny food. Overpriced. Try somewhere else. They also wouldn't put the food I ordered in a proper food container. They put the hot food in a clear plastic container not meant for hot food and said nope they won't put it in the proper container because an actual to go container was meant for some orders but not others. Very confusing. To the owner- invest in recyclable (green) proper togo boxes. Don't have your servers blame the state of Maryland's policy for putting your customer's health at risk. read more

This restaurant definitely changed my perspective about Ethiopian cuisine... the food and customer (dark skin complexion gentleman, apologized for not getting your name but thanks for the great service) service is excellent. I rarely write a review however, it is much deserved. read more

I can't help but have a love and hate relationship with this place . The food is good .. I can't say excellent because the flavor and portion changes sometimes . However it is one of my fav place to hit up when I am in the silver spring area . Once your food has been served .. you are on your own my friend .. you are lucky if you can get ur water filled or have the server glance at you . read more

I got the veggie platter. I really liked the lentils & tangy flavors. Some of the veggies were more plain but it was a nice mix on the platter. Def recommend! Plus the staff is v sweet, they gave us free little mango juices because they knew we were opening our fast bless them! read more

I've tried so many Ethiopian restaurants around the DMV, and Beteseb is simply the best I've found. The food is so flavorful and rich. The prices are great. The experience is wonderful. The interior is a nice casual vibe. I get the veggie sampler platter everywhere I go, and theirs is the best. I'm consistently amazed by how much I love even their salad. I'll never leave this restaurant not stuffed and satisfied. read more

This has quickly become my favorite spot in Silver Spring. I'm a huge Ethiopian food fan. I try it in every city and every country I go. And THIS place is the best I've ever had in my life. Order the veggie platter and you can't go wrong. Plus, they have the best service I've ever experienced. When you go regularly, you begin getting treated like family. I remember one night, they just gave me and my partner multiple means for free for no other reason but to thank us for coming consistently. They are also great at social distancing/ Covid precautions. Go here and you won't be disappointed. read more

When it comes to Ethiopian cuisine there are endless amounts of locations to go to. Now I looked up this spot and loved the selection! Talk about an extensive menu, not only that but the quality of the food was excellent! They also give you quite a bit of food. I got the Rib Eye Tibs and they were tender, perfectly cooked and I had some spice on the side Thad made it that much better. It's a small nice spot too right in Downtown Silver Spring. Check it out! read more

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Great food and good service. Ate in once and had a lovely time, recently ordered take out and the food was delicious as ever!! Can't wait to order again. read more

Had a great late-night dinner there last Saturday. Friendly service, delicious meal, and overall wonderful experience. Highly recommend

Place is amazing and for is really good. Our sever True was really nice and recommended some very good dishes