It's been a long time since I wrote a review, but this restaurant deserved a Yelp rating so it can…read morebe discovered by other people. Mesob is spectacular, homemade, comforting and delicious Ethiopian food. Attentive and fast service from staff. Highly recommend the share plates for a good sample of the best dishes on the menu. Vegetarian options are plentiful and flavorsome. I doubt anyone leaves Mesob hungry. Definitely make sure you call to book for dinner, by 7pm this place was packed.

So delicious! Lots of interesting and tasty vegetarian options presented in the most delicious…read moretangy flatbread.

Still good! On my most recent visit we indulged in the $33pp banquet (there's a $30, $33 or $38…read morebanquet - that's some serious value). The extra $3 will get you a few more entrees, on top of a variety of dips and bread, and three different meaty mains. I am so glad we got the entrees - they were the standouts of the meal and included roast cauliflower and a delicious beef mince delight. We went on a Tuesday and there was only one other table, so the atmosphere wasn't at it's greatest - but it meant we got great service. It is still BYO but I highly recommend you try an African beer while you're there. Why not?!

Nyala has been a fixture on Brunswick Street for over two decades now and it has to be one of the…read morefew restaurants in Melbourne let alone Fitzroy that serves (authentic?) African cuisine. Nyala refers to a Southern African antelope that is very common in Ethiopia. And the owners of Nyala are Ethiopian but also do a number of dishes from across Africa. When we were there the restaurant was very empty and the service was extremely friendly and attentive (as you'd expect with so few patrons). The food was pretty good and flavoursome and they had a number of African beers to try. I'll go again but I'm still a little bit on the fence....

Great food, fresh with big servings. Nice older waitress. Kind of dodgy place in the way that its…read morejust full of old men. But it has a nice vibe. Try the vege plate with injera and an assortment of curries

Great service, the food is home-made, delicious and oh so very well priced. The owner is humble and…read morelovely. I recommend their vegetarian platter and the lamb special tibs served with generous amounts of injera bread. Be warned, you will end up craving it monthly.

Great African food for a reasonable price. Very cosy and intimate ambience, due to it being quite a…read moresmall space. We came on a weekday night and it was not too crowded, but comfortable. We started with the Cramped Cauliflower (fried cauliflower) entree, which was quite good, but nothing amazing. Basically deep fried cauliflower with some herbs. Then came the mains. The outstanding dish was the Genfo African Fufu (gnocchi of toasted barley flour). Unique in flavour, the gnocchi had a great consistency with some holding a little crunch from the pan frying. It's topped off with a big dollop of cream, and was very filling yet satisfying. We added chicken to it. Our other main was the Molokia (spinach and lamb with rice), which was decent but lacked a little flavour compared to the fantastic gnocchi.

Absolutely delicious, well priced, authentic and a fav of mine in Melbourn for something different.read more

Amazing authentic bomb ass Ethiopian food, hella clean and neat…read more Lowkey I recommend this bomb ass food major variety to select form yes lord

I've tried several Ethiopian restaurants in Melbourne -- both in Footscray and in other suburbs --…read moreand Ras Dashen has been the best by far! The owner is an older gentleman who's so nice and helpful. The food tastes amazing, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the prices are good. Really, nothing to fault here. The menu has the usual suspects like ful, tibbs, and injera bread with a variety of platters, both meat and vegetarian. There were also a few surprises on the menu too (like Lebanese bread). They have a small variety of beers including Ethiopian ones, and they also do spirits. People who don't think they're a fan of injera bread might want to try the bread here, because it tasted way more mild and less "fermented" than any other injera bread I've had. (Or you can get your platters with rice instead of injera bread, if you prefer.) We went with the vegan tasting platter for two people (and yes, they totally know what "vegan" means here) and it was so delicious and filling. It came with injera bread and several little dishes to scoop onto your bread -- three different kinds of lentil dahls, one beetroot dish, some potatoes and greens, and another dish of mixed veggies. Everything was seasoned with different spices and each dish tasted completely different -- and there wasn't a single dish we disliked. The brown lentil dish in the large bowl in the middle of our platter was my favourite, but honestly, everything was delicious. I wish I could cook like that -- with everything perfectly seasoned! Atmosphere-wise, it's a narrow little place, dimly lit, with interesting art on the walls and a TV in one corner showing Al-Jazeera. Clientele is a mix of backgrounds, some Ethiopian folks, some not. Prices are about the same as other places in Footscray (i.e., cheaper than most suburbs in Melbourne -- I think we paid around $35 for our MASSIVE platter for two as well as two Ethiopian beers) but in my opinion the value for money is much better than a lot of places because the food quality here is so high. I probably still want to try other Ethiopian places in Footscray, but it's honestly hard to go past Ras Dashen!! If you've never had Ethiopian food, or even if you've had it heaps of times -- give this place a try!

One of the things that I love about Melbourne is how you can randomly stumble upon some really cool…read morebars, at this was one of them. Okay their choice of drinks on tap are really minimal - namely beer and cider. In fact they don't even have any names, they are just referred to as beer and cider. I guess that does deal with the problem of having to stand there for hours trying to work out which beer, or which cider, you actually want - all you do now is stand there for hours trying to decide whether you want beer or cider (which is a pretty easy choice for me - I just go for the beer). The décor is really cool inside, and they even have an upstairs area that opens out onto Barkley St. However the entire upstairs area is generally reserved for the smokers, but if you aren't a smoker then the downstairs area is just as good. I must say though I really like this place and if I'm down in the area again I'll probably pay it a visit.

The nameless beer and cider are entry level but just drinkable. The food however is atrocious…read more Maybe they have to serve it as a licence requirement. Most people could cook better in their own kitchen in 5 minutues. It's a bar u go to for a drink and not to eat at. The tall thin blonde haired guy is in one of the local bands that plays there and was a bit rude. The bar is best known for what they serve behind the bar that isn't on the menu.

Amazing cafe with gorgeous gluten free and dairy free options. My daughter is dairy free and we…read morehave found few yummy options for her. But this cafe had a dozen fantastic options - cupcakes, macaroons, donuts, banana bread, and more. I normally don't enjoy GF/DF sweets, but they had a chocolate coffee cupcake that looked amazing, so I gave it a try. It was so moist and delicious! Prices were super reasonable as well - $3 for macaroons and donuts, $5 for cupcakes. In addition, they have a full cafe menu that looked really good as well. We will definitely be back!

From the owner: Wellzones GF is a 100% Gluten Free Bakery/Cafe located in Camberwell (VIC). We offer healthy &…read moredelicious Breads, Sandwiches, Meals, Snacks and amazing Coffee by Five Senses.