Eetcafé Ibis

I pass by this cafe every time I cycle to and from the office. In a retrospect - I don't know why it took me so long to give it a try. It seems to be overshadowed by other places nearby, but it's totally worth a visit. The food is unusual and seems authentic - it is also very nice and tasty. Beware: portions are big (after having a main, I hardly have a place for anything else).

I had a special vegan Ibis plate, falafel and misir sambusa with berze (honey wine). Everything was absolutely delicious, portions were big and we got even served extra injeras free of charge. Service was super friendly and polite.

I had an amazing vegetarian platter here and my friend enjoyed a regular (incl meat) platter. The location and view are great too, on the Amstel where you can enjoy the sun. The waiters are super friendly too.

Nice atmosphere. The Ibis special menu is recommended, a big plate with special flavors, a lot of different dishes, meat and vegitarian on Ethiopian pancakes Enjara. The nice thing is that you eat with your hands. They also serve the Ethiopian beer Habesha. The prices of the dishes have unfortunately risen somewhat over time. The dishes now cost on average € 15. However, with a Social Deal coupon you get discount. Toilets can be upgraded. Very hospitable and very friendly staff.

I recommend this place for people who want to try something new and are really hungry... portions are huge! Pumpkin soup was very tasty, you have to try it! Ibis speciaal is also a MUST. The young woman who served our food was very kind. Unfortunately i cant give this place 5 stars because all food from ibis speciaal was cold.. i was wondering if it was supposted to be cold (dont know much about ethiopian cuisine)? It was tasty, but cold chicken and other types of meat would taste even better if they were at least A BIT warm! Ah and we also found it a little bit annoying that there was a big noise coming out from the kitchen, i heard some man talking/screaming all the time...

Tasty food. The main dishes come with the vegetable medley, which was a really nice sampling of sides - though not explained in the menu - so careful not to order too much food! Ingira (bread) was cold, that was the only negative part of the meal.

We ordered the Ibis Special. Was nothing special. Everything on the plate was cold and very poorly prepared. The only good thing was the beer. We had a coconut and mango beer each.

I had the vegan sample plate and it tasted amazing and authentic. I also tried the Ethiopian beer, and tasted very similar to Heine. I tried several other African restaurants in Amsterdam, while those were good, I felt that this was the absolute best. They have clean bathrooms, wifi, and a friendly staff. I would like to point out to foreigners that they don't accept Visa, so make sure to bring euros. It was sad to see many Mokummers bypass the restaurant almost in a hesitant way, as if they wanted to try but did not know what to expect. Everyone was just eyeballing my food.... Well if you are in Amsterdam, you really need to give this place a shot. You will not be disappointed.

Lovely place to experience Ethiopian food. The flat bread are nice and fresh, a great vehicle for the various dishes. The dishes are slightly too salty for me, but may be a taste preference

If you visit Amsterdam, eat at this restaurant. The platters are big and delicious. Each platter comes with a variety of sides, more scrumptious than the next. They have fun flavored beers and honey wine! The staff is great - service was excellent. It was too hot for us to sit outside so we had the inside all to ourselves. It seems to get busy during dinner hours so you might need a reservation, but we went around 5:30 and walked right in. For dessert, try their ice cream! I had the coconut ice cream served in half of a coconut - it was amazing.

I have been to Ibis so many times and keep coming back. It's quite a small place, that might leave you without a table. But once inside it's a cosy place. The friendliness of the people serving makes the atmosphere feel big. The food is great! Authentic and real Ethiopian dishes that need to be accompanied by a banana or coconut beer. I would not recommend the deserts, because they are not homemade. I'd rather go for a real Ethiopian coffee! If you're in for a good experience with great tasting food for a good price, Ibis is the place!

Massive metal platters laced with spongy bread slowly soaking up the african flavors packed in small piles of different colored mush that lies atop. THIS is what keeps me coming back to one of my favorite cuisines ever - Ethiopian. After having tasted various Ethiopian in Amsterdam with experiences ranging from mehhhhh to aiiiight, I must admit that Ibis is so far my favorite. Why? At Ibis, I can still enjoy eating my favorite lentils, chunks of lamb in berber sauce, raw ground beef, steamed veggies while scooping them up like fish in a net with my injera webbed fingers. But what I REALLY enjoy from Ibis are the dishes outside of traditional Ethiopian cuisine. We ordered a Samolian dish with lamb in red sauce over rice and Foufou which is a west African dish with meat in sauce over foufou (you'll have to wiki that one as I can't explain it). Those two dishes lit my world on fire!! If you've never had Ethio food before, definitely get the Ibis Platter, but make sure to share it with someone. Ethio main dishes are for sure for two people even though they don't say. And if you've had Ethio before but not Samolian or west-african, get those platters. They all come on injera with all the sides, so you can't go wrong! Oh and the spicy cheese with kale appetizer.... NOM NOM NOM! The only problem with this place is that for €15-20, I had 3 beers, appetizers and ate myself silly! I would like to come here daily, however, I would become a fatty honey boo boo child in no time making it so ironic that I always overeat as if it was a reflection of my greed and gluttonous ways when it comes to Ethio food!

This place is amazing! I went here last night while I had been having a stomach ache for a couple of days. It's almost gone today so I guess that's a good sign :-) The food was great. Typical Ethiopian style with the pancakes. We ordered the cheese as a starter (the one with kale is really good) followed by the vegetarian special with loads of different dishes. Great taste, quality, plenty of food and for a great price. The desserts looked amazing but we had no more room unfortunately! Service is friendly. One suggestion: it's okay to come and ask if we want another drink!

Very nice place. Little expensive but very tasty. You can try mango beer very nice !!!

My favorite Ethi place in Amsterdam! It takes some time for the food to be made, but once it comes out, you forget all those lonely moments waiting around... and dive into the big plate head first! Last time, we tried of course the party platter but added Foufou and Somalian red beef... both were super delicious, but the Somalian red beef was my overall favorite, so make sure you get that!

Having any meal at this place is certainly quite an experience. Nicely decorated in African style and with a tasty (also very spicy sometimes) Ethiopian cousine. If it is your first time there make sure to order the Ibis special, and I am sure one will serve two persons pretty well. Unless you are a big eater. What I liked the most is the concept on how you eat. They serve their dishes in a big aluminium round plate and you are supposed to eat it with your hands. There are some sort of "pancakes" (they call them injera) that you actually use as your "cutlery". Well, at least I did :-). I will never be able to describe it properly so you should go and give it a try. Another thing I liked a lot was the flavoured beers. The banana one was quite good. The staff is friendly and during summer they have a terrace that you can just eat enjoying the Amstel view.

The best Ethiopian food we've had in Amsterdam. Very good service and the vegetarian dishes had great spice. Will definitely return.