• Nile Ethiopian Restaurant

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Vegan-friendly
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Beer/Wine
Ethiopian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. As with Ethiopian menus, you will be able to find a handful of vegan dishes, including a combo plate. Open Mon-Fri 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sat-Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm.


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26 Reviews

First Review by deathgrowl

EmilydeCardenas

Points +26

Vegan
13 Jan 2024

Amazing food!

The food was delicious and vegan without any substitutions or changes. The owner waited on us and was very friendly. He taught us how to eat Ethiopian food the proper way. Large portions for the price. If you want to try a little of everything vegan get the Taste of Nile plater for 2

ErikaSurles

Points +586

Vegan
31 Aug 2023

This place makes me so happy

We first came here five years ago and we’re so happy it survived through the covid restrictions. AMAZING food. In order to try all the different vegan options, I recommend the Taste of the Nile for two.

ivoryc

Points +72

Vegetarian
27 Aug 2023

Flavor Flavor Flavor!

This might be my favorite Ethiopian restaurant of all time. The vegetarian combo plate made my soul smile 😊

Pros: Flavor, Fast service, Friendly staff

Lagma2472

Points +121

Vegan
26 Aug 2023

Delicious food!

The food was delicious and the ambiance was great.

rocknred

Points +850

Vegan
11 Feb 2023

Everyone enjoyed dinner

A group of four of us went to dinner. One vegan eater and three omnivores. We got a warm greeting at the door. All “vegetarian” items on the menu are also vegan. I got the vegetarian appetizers sampler which I shared and I had the vegetarian sampler for dinner. My dinner was served on a separate plate to prevent cross contamination. Everyone found their food delicious. Owners were friendly and helpful.

Updated from previous review on 2023-02-11

Pros: Great service , Did not rush us out

Cons:

shereefedder

Points +144

Vegan
12 Oct 2022

Excellent Ethiopian food

So tasty and fresh would give 5 stars if I could. Excellent service and seasoning

Pros: Excellent Ethiopian food, Great quality and quantity, Great vegan choices

Cons: None

Sharonsalomon

Points +20

Vegan
10 Aug 2022

Was closed... Maybe because of covid

Dont know why? Open it again, maybe phone first or change in happy cow if its open or closed in real time

Pros: Like ethiopian restaurant, Looks good on happy cow, Why?

Cons: Was closed 😥, Closed....why?, Closed.....why was it closed?

Fergken

Points +34

Vegetarian
05 Jun 2022

Worth the effort to get here

This was a wonderful surprise for us. It’s gluten-free and
flavorful.

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-04

Pros: Delicious vegan & vegetarian options, very fresh, Teff injera - not wheat, No animal products in the vegan/vegetarian menu

Cons: Out of the way from main tourist area

hangingdice

Points +65

Vegan
18 May 2022

A welcome oasis of calm with fabulous food

Quite fed up with the fast salty and soulless food of the Orlando area we were delighted to find this place. Beautiful and authentic Ethiopian food. Served with care and dare I say, love. Can’t wait to bring friends

Pros: An oasis of culinary calm, Wonderfully flavourful food, Good for the soul

Cons: Limited vegan choices (but enough nevertheless)

IsaacBarnes

Points +18

Vegan
04 Mar 2022

Great tasting food! Delicious!

I had an amazing time eating at this place for the first time. The staff were all super friendly and really made really good recommendations. I am vegan so they had really good options for vegans. The food was very high-quality and fast.

Big,Beautiful&Vegan

Points +617

Vegan
03 Aug 2021

Delicious food

Service was ok, atmosphere was good & the food was excellent.

Pros: Yummy food

Cons: Ok service

MoriahLaprise

Points +129

Vegan
08 Jul 2021

They plated my vegan order with the meat

Stated above. The waitress also told me I should cheat and eat meat... a lot of the vegan things had meat juice all over them.

Updated from previous review on 2021-07-08

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Reasonably priced, Good food

Cons: Cross contamination, Told me I should eat meat

JandS

Points +36

Vegan
22 Jun 2021

Delicious

The staff was very friendly and the food is delicious.

JuanDiegoVR

Points +18

Vegan
04 Dec 2019

Very good

There’s a lot of vegan options, and they ask you at the beginning if you eat any animal products so they can recommend what to eat.

Pros: Lot of vegan options , Very good flavour

BrianHigdon

Points +555

Mostly Veg
20 Jul 2019

Tasty veggie meal

They have a option that's all veggie. Very flavorful.

Tayla-Grace

Points +38

Vegan
26 May 2019

INCREDIBLE!!

My partner and I have never had Ethiopian food before and we absolutely loved it! All the vegetarian options are vegan so they have a lot of options!! We got no.30 I think it’s called ‘Nile vegetarian for two ‘and that was perfect for us and we are big eaters! I would rate 5 stars but this app won’t let me as it’s not a full veg or vegan resturaunt! But I highly recommend it 🤤🙌🏻

Pros: Beautiful food, Friendly staff, Just amazing!

CanalCat

Points +328

Vegan
06 May 2018

I really liked this restaurant

Cozy restaurant in the middle of a busy district. Friendly staff with knowledge of vegan food. High ranking on many different sites and several local awards.

Scholemillers

Points +751

Vegan
31 Dec 2017

solid Ethiopian food

Tasty food. No complaints here.

TristanLiddy

Points +72

Vegan
10 Dec 2017

Some of the best ethiopian food.

My girlfriend and I spilt the Vegan Duo appetizer and choose 5 veg combo. The food was amazing! Some of the best ethiopian food I have had. We are friendly people and the staff was really friendly back. A really casual open kitchen one room restaurant without much seating. We went during a snowy night and had no problem getting a table. No frills restaurant with an excellent value for what we paid. We were stuffed for $23! The appetizer was so flavorful. The type of flavor you close your eyes and moan “ohhh wow.” I will be taking as many people back there as I can.
ALL VEG OPTIONS ARE VEGAN. HELL YEA BABY. I wish I could give it 5 stars.

Pros: wonderful flavors , open kitchen for transparency/quick cooking, friendly people

Cons: not much seating (one room restaurant), street parking. but hey. it’s Richmond

Uniko

Points +69

Vegan
31 Aug 2017

really blant food

Cozy restaurant, but the food was blant, staff was rude and very eager to get us out of the door when we asked for the check.

Pros: cozy interior

Cons: expensive, bad food

yoga_veg

Points +50

Vegan
03 Aug 2017

Delicious Vegetarian Platter!

We really liked this spot a great deal - the vegetarian platter was very good and the staff was super friendly.

Abiwhale

Points +23

Vegan
29 Jun 2015

Full Stars!

Fantastic food, atmosphere, service and quality! Would go back to Orlando just for them!!

Great way to get some real food, I got the vegan number 23 and it was perfect!
They even roast their own coffee!
Being a vegan at universal studios was a little difficult, but this place was a perfect way to get away from all the chains and junk food.

CoachBronner

Points +125

Mostly Veg
11 Feb 2015

Excellent food and service

The food was superb and the experience unique. We had a shared plate with various food items on a large dish.

You could eat vegetarian, children, lamb or beef. You can order from the vegetarian section and they had a very decent selection.

The shared experience of eating from the same plate was nourishing to the soul and relationships.

Try it, you will benefit from the experience.

ssluchansky

Points +478

Vegan
30 Jan 2015

Good find for vegetarians in tourist area

Ethiopian food might not be what one would expect to find on Orlando's International Drive not far from Universal Studios but Nile Ethiopian Restaurant is a pleasant surprise. It's in a small strip mall right off the street and not far from a couple pretty decent Indian restaurants, as well. I usually go for a combination platter, to enjoy the variety of tastes that Ethiopian offers, and Nile's offering is pretty consistent. The injera was very fresh and light and the spiciness, particularly the misir wot, was very restrained. Some Ethiopian restaurants seem to overdo the spiciness level of misir wot but not Nile. The service was reasonably attentive.

Pros: Location and easy parking, It's Ethiopian food!, Really good injera

Cons: Strip mall maybe a bit sketchy

RachaelSera

Points +140

Vegan
28 Jan 2015

Simply delicious food

This is one of my favorite restaurants. I can't get enough of their injera. I love the yellow split peas (kik alicha); they are not spicy at all, which is great for me. The red lentils are awesome too, and so is the cabbage. Pretty much every vegetarian entree/appetizer is vegan.

The service can be very slow. If you're in a rush, definitely ask for your check early. And if you're not, take your time and enjoy the lovely atmosphere and delicious food.

Pros: food

Cons: slow paced

deathgrowl

Points +161

Vegan
10 May 2012

Quaint gem

This place is pretty near the happening International & Sand Lake intersection, but tucked out of the way in a weird little plaza. Awesome, flavorful vegan dishes (I had the veggie combo), and the injera is half whole wheat half teff. They have a lunch combo that's a little different. I was there for dinner, and I think the combo is really the only way to go as a veg*n, so you get some good greens, beans and salad.

Pros: Delicious, outdoor seating (view of parking lot)

Cons: Regulars are a little noisy, if you care




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