Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant

The food is good here. We were four on a Monday evening and it was an excellent meal.
It is a small place and the service was efficient and personal. We had:
— The spiced tea: hot water with cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and tea. It was nice and uplifting.
— The mama roll appetizer (I think I got this right): This was very average. I would skip it.
— The kik alecha and the doro wot were excellent. The doro wot was spicy and fragrant.
Overall, a very enjoyable meal!

I eat here every couple of weeks so the love is clear. Inexpensive and so, so delicious this is my favorite casual spot in the area. I’ve brought friends, fam and clients and it’s a hit across the board. My favorites are the lega tibs and the shiro, but you really can’t go wrong.

Nice food but poor service. We had to ask for water several times. Apparently the server was quite busy with her cell.

Hot, tasty food served with a smile. Great stop on a ramble across this buzzing part of downtown. I’ll be back!

Very good. Waitress helped my group of 7 people order some of the best Ethiopian dishes I’ve ever had.

Ethiopian food is some of the more unique food I’ve had. You get spongy flat bread that you use for scooping a variety of saucy dishes. The flavours are a bit of an acquired taste. The meat may be tough, and is not a highlight. Stick with the vegetarian dishes.
Make sure that you pre-​order the coffee before the end of the meal. It’s a whole ceremony. They roast the beans in a pan and then bring the pan to your table for you to take a whiff. Then the coffee is served with popcorn (!) and frankincense. It’s a symphony of smoke. The Bedouins say that coffee should be strong like a man, dark as the night, and bitter as married life. The coffee here fits the bill.

We ended up going here because there was too long a line at Aunties and Uncles. My husband had talked about going to an Ethiopian restaurant a few days ago and Sheba was right there.
I think we were the first customers of the day since it was pretty empty and dark. The ambiance was not that great, the place looks a little run down and dingy.
We started out with the Enjera Salad which was superb! It was a burst of flavours!
For our main course we had the vegetable combo with lamb. I don’t remember the name of the lamb dish but it had enjra soaked in the gravy. The vegetables were ok, not that great and the lamb was very average. I have been to many Ethiopian restaurants and the food here is not bad, but its just not the best I’ve had. Its ok if you want to give it a try (the salad was the best!) and maybe our choice of lamb wasn’t the best. I think had we tried individual dishes instead of the combo it might have been a different experience.
I would have loved to try their special coffee but unfortunately for just two people it seemed very expensive. The service however was wonderful.

This place has a really nice ambiance and would make a great date spot. The food was good, not the most spectacular tibs I’ve ever had but definitely good and its great that they give you lots of extra injera on the side.

We got take out from this place (via Just Eat) and they forgot one (of only two) main dishes. We called to complain and I overheard the lady who answered talking to the manager in the background, to say they were disinterested is probably given them more credit than is due.
Further to that the quality was terrible and they loaded it up with bread and little else. To make matters worse, for Ethiopian it was expensive. My fiancé is from Sudan and we eat East African food multiple times a week. So we know good shit. I think many people who aren’t knowledgeable about such cuisine get caught up in the novelty of it all to realize the portions, quality and service at this place is utter crap.
If I could give this place zero stars I would.

I love Ethiopian food and Sheba never disappoints. Sheba is a no frills, no gimmicks kind of place — relaxed, casual and always consistent. I recommend trying out one of the combos, as it allows diners to try a variety of delicious dishes served with injera. Sheba is great for vegetarians and meat-​lovers alike as well (another bonus!).
As others have pointed out, Sheba is not always the fastest service, but if you are not in a rush, it is well worth the wait. The service is always friendly and the price points are excellent.
Highly recommended!

Food is always good. Vegetarian food is underrated. Order the coffee in the middle of a meal. Great experience

I enjoyed the food here very much. The service was great and the décor was nice. I ordered the beef tibs and they were great. The injera complimented the meat nicely. Service was prompt and attentive. Eating with your hands was a ton of fun! I would definitely come here again. Prices were fair. My dish was priced 13 dollars. The food took a while to arrive, but that was no problem because we were not in a hurry. Aside from that, everything was great! I didn’t mind waiting because the food and service was exemplary and that is what counts!

mmm not super excited with the food. somehow I feel that the food size/​variety and prices don’t go along very well. a tiny injera with one veg or meat side is about $ 10-​$ 13
combo plate with multiple sides cost $ 13 and higher.
but I think other ethiopian places actually provide multiple sides on one injera for the price of one side and injera at Sheba.
the split peas that I oredered were just ok
the service was friendly a bit slow but we enjoyed the time that was given to us chatting
not my first ethiopian choice in TO

This place is fine, but I think the food could be a lot more flavourful. It does seem healthier than most Ethiopian I eat (maybe less oil used?), but certainly not among the city’s best. Also, the service can be painfully slow even when you’re the only customer in the restaurant.

Excellent food and good atmosphere but the service can be slow sometimes. Sometimes it’s normal but I have had to wait up to an hour before. Food is well worth it but don’t come here if you’re short on time unless you like to chase streetcars.
Take-​out is unusually hardy. On the aforementioned occasion that I had to wait an hour for my food and then order it for take-​out because I was about to miss a meeting, I was able to walk with the food for over half an hour in the cold and my mama shiro was still very hot. They give you a lot of injera, but if it’s not enough for you, extra is free!

I love Ethiopian food; if this had been my first experience I probably would never have tried the cuisine again. The food was just bland. We ordered a vegetarian combo, and a meat combo (which had raw kitfo and tibs). Really the only thing that was flavorful was one lentil and the kitfo. On top of that it took forever for our food to come out and almost as long to get our bill. I wanted to like this place because it was convenient, but I just don’t. It was probably the most disappointing Ethiopian meal I’ve ever had (which we agreed still makes it better then mediocre pizza). It wasn’t wildly expensive, but it wasn’t cheap. Will be walking further next time.

Definitely not my first Ethiopean, but I took my Mom here for her first experience.
I do wish they served food in baskets as we all sat around them. But, a glass-​top table and a plate works OK.
Of course the food arrives and Mom asks, «Where is the silverware?»
I forget people don’t know the protocol. So much food my mom and I shared a plate and still couldn’t finish all of it. Veggie plate– mouth watering. Ask for hot sauce on the side, if you like it hot.

As far as food goes, I thought this was one of the best Ethiopian restaurants I’ve been to in Toronto. For comparison, I’ve been to Ethiopian House, Addis Ababa, and Lalibela. I really enjoyed their Cha Cha Tibs (lamb dish that comes on a sizzling platter) and while not normally a fan of Kitfo (their raw dish), I actually liked it here. However, I didn’t really like their Awaze Tibs — way too dry!
I also liked that their Injera comes separately and I didn’t have to tear it away from the bottom after it’s been soaked through with the sauce. Another bonus — they had Ethiopian honey wine, which was nice to try.
BUT…
The reason this only got 3 stars is the service. It was S-​L-​O-​W. I came on a Saturday night and they had a big group of about 10 to serve so that may explain why it was slow so it may be better on another night. We waited half an hour for them to bring us our coffee service that we ordered at the beginning of the meal, but they never did, so we finally gave up and left.
So it’s definitely worth trying if you like Ethiopian food, but just beware of the slow service!

I went to Sheba with 2 friends who wanted to go to another place that we know and love. I said no, let’s try Sheba. My friends are holding a grudge against me now and frankly, I don’t blame them.
The atmosphere was nice-​nice art, nice smell…
the waitress blatantly lied to us about the price (no prices on the menu)
ONE meal to share with 3 scoops of curry and 2 SMALL scoops of meat cost $ 65. I asked before ordering, and she said it’s not charged per person but you get 3 veggies for $ 12 and then a meat. Turned out she «misunderstood» me and really it was charged about $ 12 per scoop.
Awful experience. The meat was bad, the veggie curry was quite good, though… but never again would I go there.
I love Ethiopian but am by no means snooty about it. But I know when I’ve been scammed and were scammed big time.
Recommendation: go to the many Ethiopian places on Bloor near Ossington, instead!

My first experience with Ethiopian food was at Sheba. This restaurant has a very Ethiopian feel to it. They have ethnic paintings, nice decorations and frankincense burning in the restaurant.
The staff is super friendly, but I found the service to be slow even though very few tables in the restaurant were occupied. Prices were reasonable, and the food was good and spicy; the injera bread served with the dish was interesting– a sourdough type taste with a moist spongy and stretchy crêpe bread texture. Also, you don’t have any eating utensils since Ethiopian food is consumed while using your hands, like Indian food.
I always like to have dessert after my meal, this place has no desserts! So I got their spiced tea instead, which was nice.
The major downfall about my experience was that I lost my appetite a little after noticing that some of their tables were stained with food from previous customers, it really grossed me out-​sorry.
Overall, I had an okay experience.