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Restaurant: L'Afrique de l'Est (East Africa) Montreal
L'Afrique de l'Est (East Africa) 4.7

L'Afrique de l'Est (East Africa)

Monkland Village
$
6:30 pm - 10 pm Currently Open
Monday Closed
Tuesday 6:30 pm - 10 pm
Wednesday 6:30 pm - 10 pm
Thursday 6:30 pm - 10 pm
Friday 6:30 pm - 10 pm
Saturday 6:30 pm - 10 pm
Sunday 6:30 pm - 10 pm

About Us

Welcome to East Africa, an intimate, family-run restaurant in the heart of Montreal's NDG borough, where delicious Ethiopian food is served daily. With traditional meals cooked fresh to order, this is a great place for a meal with friends, a special occasion or to impress your guests.

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4.7 with 27 ratings on RestoMontreal

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5.0

Very good!View more

Apr 10, 2024
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4.0

Very goodView more

Mar 30, 2024
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Succulents. Le service est long (1h15h), mais vaut vraiment l'attente. Le meilleure resto que j'ai essayé à Montréal.View more

Mar 17, 2024
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Le restaurant est sympa, l'ambiance est familiale mais malheureusement notre expérience n'a pas été la meilleure. Nous sommes arrivés tôt, seulement 2 tables étaient occupées & la nourriture a été servie 1h30 après. C'est très bon & véritablement "fait maison" mais les plats sont un peu chers pour la quantité servie. Peut-être qu'un peu de musique dans le fond serait plus convivial. Il faut également payer uniquement en argent comptant & ce n'est pas forcément clair à votre arrivée. Le personnel est sympathique mais le service laisse un peu à désirer.View more

Feb 24, 2024
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5.0

Decided to try this out since it's in the neighborhood, & I like supporting local businesses. Also because the last Ethiopian restaurant I tried was a bit disappointing to say the least. In short, the food here was the BOMB dot com!! Bursting with flavors, & just the right portions, laid out on freshly-made injera. Sure: the place is not the fanciest, & the service is a bit slow (expect at least a 30-minute wait for your food). It's a mom & pop shop in its truest form; Mom & Pop (owners) are the only 2 employees I saw. But once you take your first bite, everything is forgiven. Definitely going back. Soon. & again. & again...View more

Jan 31, 2024
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I loved waawView more

Jan 23, 2024
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5.0

OMG!!! What a delicious discovery! The injara was heavenly light & fluffy & the dish (mix of tender meat stew, yellow peas, lentis (red were a little spicy & yellow were mild) cooked potatoes & carrots) was out of this world! The depth of flavours was indescribable! Everything was homemade, very reasonably priced, & served by the sweetest owners! I can't wait to go back!View more

Jan 03, 2024
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5.0

My first & only time trying Ethiopian food. Such an amazing experience. I left stuffed. Food took a little longer than I would like, but it's totally worth the wait, we we're also a big group of people. The couple running the place are very sweet.View more

Dec 27, 2023
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Simply the best restaurant in Montréal! The food is AMAZING, & the owners really sweet. I often go there since the last 6-7 years, & I'm never disappointedView more

Dec 23, 2023
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Excellent! Ethiopian food is one of the most delicious culinary experiences across the globe. They will bring you a large circular plate full of rich flavor with the soft & spongy injera which will be enough to scoop up your entire plate. You can bring your own wine here, if that's something you like.View more

Dec 02, 2023
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This was easily the best restaurant I've been to in Montreal by far. The food is absolutely amazing & so flavorful & the owners are the kindest people ever. The service is perfect & the ambiance is really family-oriented, soothing & cozy. I will be there again & again!! There are vegetarian & meat options for everyone to love!View more

Nov 21, 2023
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5.0

Best food in Montreal! Felt so welcomed by friendly service & the most delicious Ethiopian food.View more

Nov 21, 2023
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Amazing vegetarian options. I really good serviceView more

Oct 08, 2023
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5.0

Had dinner with a friend & the food was very delicious & the owner was so hilarious!View more

Oct 01, 2023
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5.0

Without a doubt the best Ethiopian food I've ever had. Owners are very kind, the service is great, the prices are very reasonable. Delicious & delightful.View more

Sep 18, 2023
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5.0

Excellente cuisine éthiopienne dans une atmosphère simple & détendue. Si vous avez très faim, **arrivez tôt** car les mets sont cuisinés par une seule dame & servis suivant l'ordre des commandes. Autrement dit, si quatre clients ont commandés avant vous, vous risquez fort d'attendre votre repas pendant plus d'une heure. (Apportez-vous de la bière...) Cela dit, je peux vous assurer que votre attente sera toujours récompensée par un repas exquis! Longue vie à ce petit'trou dans le mur', qui est l'un de mes restaurants préférés de Montréal. Je vous le recommande vivement! -- Excellent Ethiopian cuisine in a simple & relaxed atmosphere. If you are very hungry, **arrive early** because the dishes are cooked by only one lady, & served in the order of arrival. In other words, if four clients have ordered before you, you stand a very high chance to be fed more than one hour later. (Bring some beer...) However, rest assured that your wait will be rewarded by a superb meal! Long live this small'hole-in-the-wall'. It is one of my favourite restaurants in Montréal, & I will never recommend it too strongly.

Jan 07, 2020
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4.5

Excellent restaurant éthiopien. Si vous voulez goûter des choses délicieuses, allez-y sans vous posez de questions. Vous serez ravi.

Sep 25, 2019
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4.0

Petit resto familial charmant absolument sans prétention, mais on y mange très bien (& avec ses mains comme c'est la coutume). C'est frais & c'est bon (il faut aimer les mets relevés & un peu épicés), les portions sont correctes, mais pas excessives. Les prix sont très raisonnables & on apporte son vin. Réservation obligatoire, sinon vous risquez de ne pas manger tellement c'est bondé & petit, surtout les soirs populaires.

Le service approximatif semble être assuré par les proprios qui compensent par leur sourire & leur bonne humeur. Sachez-le, l'attente des plats est incroyablement longue (60 à 90 min).

Allez-y entre amis & amenez beaucoup de bonnes bouteilles & vous allez passer une bonne soirée. Si vous êtes pressé ou que vous vous attendez à un service impeccable, passez votre chemin, vous allez détester.

May 07, 2016
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2.5

Since the restaurant is run by only 2 people, the wait for our food was extremely long.. 2 hours! We were so hungry to the point that we & another table of four girls were debating on leaving or not. We felt bad so we stayed.. but as we were sitting there we noticed that the long wait could be due to the take-out orders, I assume the wife would try to cook the take-out order first & whatever people order she would cook from scratch.

Once we finally received our food, we (2 people) each made our own order so being super starved, we pictured it to be individual plates but it was one big plate with a small portion of meat that we each ordered with tiny sides of veggies.

Positive note, the man who served us is a very charming & funny waiter! but this is probably our first & last time going to the restaurant. The wait was almost unbearable.

So if you decide to try it.. either order it to-go or BYOB to the restaurant with good company to kill time ;)

Jun 18, 2014
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4.5

Ce petit restaurant, semble rien de l'extérieur, mais les 15 places à l'intérieur sont très coquettes ! Le service est excellent & en français par un couple (propriétaire) tout à fait charmant. Ils ont aussi le désirs de partager la culture. On se sent presque dans une maison, la chef cuisinières, revenait tout juste de faire les course pour le soupé même. Les produits sont frais cuisiné sur place.

Il ne faut pas être pressé, ce n'est pas de la cuisine commercial, mais artisanal, maison. & je vous conseille le vendredi samedi dimanche de reserver, car c'est plein & ils ne sont pas du genre à poussé les «clients» à la porte, au contraire !

Belle endroit pour y passer la soirée !

*Celui qui assure le service est le propriétaire (lui & sa femme) & parle FRANCAIS :) *

Jan 31, 2014
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