lalibela is stellar. let me tell you, as much as my wife and iloveethiopian cuisine, we waited far too long to finally try lalibela’s. in the words of andrew zimmern – wow! terrific meal! my wife started with hot yekemim shai tea and i had a st. george beer – excellent. being our first time, we decided to go for their deluxe meal for 2 where we could have an extensive try of most things on their menu. we indulged in alicha sega wat (super tender beef stew in kibbeh sauce with onion and turmeric), doro wat (chicken stew in berbere, kibbeh and spiced butter), key sega wat (tender beef cubes in berbere spice), yebeg alicha (incredibly tender and moist lamb in kibbeh, onion and turmeric), fosolia (luscious green beans and carrots with tomatoes and onions), gomen (collard greens with garlic ginger and onion), misir wat (red lentils with onions, berbere and other spices), tikil gomen (nicely and moderately spiced cabbage, potatoes with turmeric) and yekik alicha (tasty yellow split peas with onion turmeric and herbs); and finishing with a desert of tres leches cake. everything served was fabulous. an example i can offer you is that if you’ve never been a fan of collard greens or lentils – you’ll be a fan when trying them here! lalibela’s experience for us was across the board fantastic. a clean, airy and comfortable seating; incredible service and attention and excellently modest prices – and i repeat, the food was excellent! if you’re not an ethiopian food connoisseur, lalibela is the place to get started. if you’re an aficionádo already, this is a must visit. highly recommended and we will be back… bon appétit from gástro ecléctico!