| Monday | 4:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 4:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 4:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 4:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Friday | 4:30 pm - 11 pm |
| Saturday | 12:30 pm - 11 pm |
| Sunday | 12:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
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Ethiopian food is still exotic & the service knows it, so the restaurant has options for newbies like me & the servers are very welcoming & friendly. The ambiance is classy & relaxed, & the food was great! I'll come again for sure.View more
Overpriced, average Ethiopian food loaded with clarified butter. Bring antacid with you. The majority of waiters seemed attentive but ours was rude & pushy. A one time experience for meView more
Delicious Ethiopian food. Great service. 100% recommend it. Small thing: They should play more Ethiopian music!View more
This was better than the best Ethiopian restaurant in Manhattan. Unreal quality of food. The beef gored gored was so good we had to order another plate. The decor is also lovely.View more
I have eaten in many ethiopian restaurants over the years in various parts of the world: Toronto, NY, DC, Milan , Paris , Rome,etc...& I must say this is the best ethiopian restaurant based on those 3 variables: atmosphere (setting), food & service. The food is well prepared & well set on the plate. The portions are decent & the service is very friendly. The restaurant itself is amazingly decorated & very modern. A must if you are in MontrealView more
I judge Ethiopian restaurants by their Kitfo. This one was excellent. Extremely spicy but flavorful. The basic salad was beyond basic flavor-wise. Will be back! Update: yes I came back, & went with the shared sampler for two & it was more than enough. Fantastic selection - great job on enhancing the menu.View more
Many little plates that allow to test a lot or ethiopian food. Really good cuisine.View more
First time eating Ethiopian food & it was delicious!View more
Our go to spot for Ethiopian cuisine when we are in Montreal. Go there!View more
I loved it Wow woww You have to try Ethiopian food, you will never regret it. All the different dishes I ordered I ate & loved them (some dishes were hot, I like to eat hot food) Next time I will try different side dishes. The staff is friendly, the place cozy & the bathroom is exactly like a 5-star hotel bathrooms I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting or living in Montreal who wants to try something different! It was the first time I had eaten Ethiopian food, the best Ethiopian food ever will return again Five out of five. Well done! I read the reviews & people complaint that the service is slow ,it was quick for me & I am satisfied.View more
We love Ethiopian food & the food here did not disappoint. Great flavours & very nicely presented. The atmosphere was lovely, & the place was busy. The only disappointment was the service. Our first encounter was'are you ready to order?'. I found the waiter a bit abrupt given we've never been here before & he didnt know if we'd ever had Ethiopian before. Then by the end of our meal we had to wait forever & eventually another server to bring us our bill.. we felt completely forgotten. I will say that the host & the wait staff were exceptional & very attentive. I would go back, just hope i would pull a better server or the same server on a better day.View more
My friend recommend Nil Blue restaurant for the first time in my life, I ate Ethiopian food, I loved it so much Many thanks to the staff, they were very Friendly. The bathroom surprised me, it's too cleanView more
Went there for the first time to try Ethiopian food. The decor & ambiance are nice, with good music. The food was very good, & we got the tasting menu for two. The food is great for spicy & spice lovers, with many options & generous portions. However, the desserts were quite average & didn't really relate to the cuisine. Overall, the experience was nice. It's a good spot if you want to explore Ethiopian food.View more
Food was very tasty (Doro Watt-Berbere Chicken) & service was friendly. First time trying Ethiopian cuisine & did not regret our choice. Ambiance was a very nice addition to the experience. Will definitely recommend!View more
I was visiting a friend & was raving about ethiopian cuisine. Then we found this restaurant near us. Along with my friends son, we visited this place on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It was pretty empty, & the guy who showed us to a table was nice enough. He placed a few "white" napkins in front of us to wipe our hands with. Unfortunately, the main waitress serving us seemed to have other ideas. As soon as she saw it, she promptly & very rudely whisked the whole tray away while murmuring how we didn't actually "need" those. Next, when we ordered 2 separate meals & also separated Injera, she still piled our meal on one & brought a measly helping of the Injera for which we had paid 5 Canadian dollars. Upon my enquring if we could get some extra she point blank refused. My question is, if we ordered two meal platters, shouldn't we have been given two separate Injeras for that I had thought that in the service industry, guests are important. To our chagrin, we were made to feel like idiots. Maybe it's Montreal hospitality at work here since we definitely cannot speak French. How unfortunate. We carried a bad experience from this place. Food was average. I have had better Ethiopian.View more
Great ambience & absolutely tasty food! Went with a few friends last night & we all enjoyed our meal & the presentation. The only thing that was a bit of a let down was the quality of the service - the staff did not seem pleasant & seemed a bit cold when we asked questions about the menu. Compared to a lot of other restaurants, I felt the service quality was mediocre. But overall, a must try if you are interested to explore Ethiopian cuisine.View more
We have been enjoying Le Nil Bleu for many years. The food is so delicious & the restaurant is very thoughtfully managed. Having eaten at dozens of Ethiopian restaurants in North America, this is the best & well worth the trip!View more
Likely holds the crown for best Ethiopian restaurant in Montreal. Spectacularly decorated space with a well-formatted menu. Service was also superb. Food was utterly delicious. Flawlessly clean washrooms. Very well executed restaurant on all fronts.View more
Surprised to be able to reserve a table for two last nminute on a Saturday night, but really glad I did.lovely decor & vibe, with comfortable seating, & background music that allowed customers to carry out normal conversation. Although the place was packed, from the time we walked in to the time we left, service was friendly, attentive & very helpful with questions about a cuisine we were not familiar with. The star of the show was the food. Tasty, plentiful, with just the right amount of spice & aromatics. We chose the meat (they also had a vegetarian option) tasting menu, since it provided a nice intro to Ethiopian cuisine. It included a nice selection of starters to share & a platter of lamb, beef, chicken, lentils & vegetables all cooked in different sauces/styles, with plenty of injera to scoop everything up. Delicious!,View more
Really nice looking restaurant. Food was good but I would say it's Ethiopian food modified for the western taste. Dishes lacked the traditional berbere spice kick that is normal. Still it was good & the service was great.View more
We got the tasting menu. Food was good, it was my first time trying ethiopian food & being able to taste a bit of everything was nice.View more
Outstanding service & the food is amazing! We have never been disappointed with our experience at Le Nil Bleu. Brought my friend who had her first Ethiopian meal ever, & she was delighted!View more
I am an ethiopian & i was so happy with how authentic the tastes were especially the injera itself. I recommend to order the plate to share because you can taste a lot of ethiopian food on one plate. I loved the Alicha siga wat, the cabbage with carrots, the kitfo from the appetizers & the tibs. I loved the presentation & the quantity of food.View more
My family tries to eat Ethiopian food in every city that we visit, & I can honestly say that Le Nil Bleu was the best we've ever had. The flavors were incredible, & each one of the dishes in the vegetarian combination was exquisite. The atmosphere was wonderful, the staff was lovely, & we give it our very highest recommendation!View more
Friendly service, nice ambiance & delicious vegan options. I have been several times & usually get the vegan tasting menu, it has 5 different dishes & lots of Ethiopian bread.View more
I loooove this place, food is soooo good & tasty! I love this cozy vibe & atmosphere in Le Nil Blue. I had so many different exotic Ethiopian food like meat tasting menu, ebeg alicha, kitfo, eshiro watt, zizil Tibbs & other food that I don't remember the names, & everything was so tasty. I will definitely come back here with my boyfriend ♥️♥️ & btw, the service was sooooo gooooood😍😍 very nice people! THANK UUUUUView more
Genuinely amazing food & for a very reasonable price. My girlfriend & I thought it was a great introduction to Ethiopian food - highly recommended!View more
Wonderful experience with very refined ethiopian food.View more
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