Horn of Africa
Portland, OR 97212
Phone: (503) 331-9844
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am- 10pm, Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 5pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Horn of Africa – by Franny French
In Short
This eatery is decorated with only a few pictures on the walls and a set of purple Formica tables. In sharp contrast to the exotic and colorful food, there's a near-dineresque element to this comfortable little restaurant. A sweet pepper sauce sets off a savory piece of lamb or chicken. Combination plates come with spicy vegetable sauces, toppling hills of succulent brown lentils, bright-orange sticky saffron rice and purees of carrots and celery.
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User Reviews for Horn of Africa
12/08/2007 Posted by vixenmonkey
If you're looking for a place with an intimate atmosphere (or even a place where the heat is turned on), this isn't it. But, if you're looking for an affordable Ethiopian restaurant with decent food, this fits the bill. The curried chicken and spicy lamb were pretty good and priced reasonably (at least for this town), The couple at the next table over ordered the vegetarian platter to share, which looked huge and tasty. Service was slow but friendly. Try the mango lassi--it's very tasty. Overall, I would reccommend it, and I hear they're moving to a new location in the near future.
Pros: Yummy food, Mango Lassi (the yummiest)
Cons: Ambience
09/16/2007 Posted by binta
Sorry to report this restaurant is nothing like the reviews listed ~ Just a huge disappointment on all fronts. Grant you, the interior decoration is down right stark, desolate and uninviting, but good food and good service will always make up for a lack of surrounding ambience at any restaurant. But in the case of “The Horn of Africa” the poor service, and definitely the quality of the food served was abysmal and made the lack of effort spent on the interior ambience clear evidence of what is to come from food and service. I have dined at many Northeast African inspired restaurants and the sheer slothfulness of the décor, the food and the service at The Horn of Africa should inspire someone out there to start a good Northeast African inspired restaurant in Portland. Perhaps there is one already, but it’s sure not The Horn of Africa. On a scale of 1 to 10, a 2 is being more than kind.
Pros: nothing
Cons: ambience, service, food
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