Lacto
Beer/Wine
African
Ethiopian, Eritrean
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine with some vegetable-based dishes, including spicy stews served on injera (bread made from teff flour), other vegan suitable dishes. Can be a fully vegan platter (say no cheese). Eat with your hands. Traditional coffee ceremony available. Open Mon-Thu 13:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 13:00-01:00, Sun 13:00-23:00.
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28 Great Hampton St, Birmingham, England, B18 6AA
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Last update on 17 Jan 2023 by Guest
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12 Reviews
First Review by bk83
miafella
Points +92
Gorgeous food - Edit
Lovely food and great portions
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M.P.v.O.
Points +853
Great Etiopian food and not expensive - Edit
The vegan option was tasty and more then enough. The price is very friendly. And the staff is helpfull and thoughtful
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-03-15
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DarrenGerman
Points +38
Sunday lunch in the Blue Nile - Edit
Found the restaurant on this app, so tried for the first time. Busy but too busy which is always good in my opinion. The menu clearly shows vegan options, friendly staff and too long to wait. I had the vegan platter for one. Join in and eat with your hands but there was plenty of bread to compliment the food.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-09-10
Pros: Good atmosphere, Vegan options clearly marked on the menu, Great food
Cons: Not a con BUT it is cash only
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jamesw39
Points +143
Great food - Edit
Friendly service and great food, vegan option is a mix of lentil stews served on injera. They also catered for my gluten intolerant friend who had the same options served with rice rather than injera.
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Manishsab7
Points +120
Best vegan food I’ve ever had! - Edit
Ethiopian food is officially my favourite cuisine now.
Read moreHave the vegan platter for two which is a large ‘plate’ of injera, with loads of different dishes on top - a couple of vegetable dishes and a few lentil based one.
Really unique flavours and so tasty. We couldn’t finish it all as the portions are so generous! Would definitely recommend - would be a 5* but they sell meat.
Pros: Very good value for money - huge portions
Cons: Not many vegan options overall
Guest
T15H
Points +49
Should be 5 star - Edit
Been here a few times and have loved every time I’ve been! Authentic Ethiopian food and staff are always able to recommend other options of what to have if I get stuck. A nice variety of vegan options on offer and flavoursome injera adds to its taste.
Read moreDefinitely recommend for those wanting to try something different.
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chp
Points +3352
A wonderful (and cheap) experience - Edit
My Blue Nile journey began with seeing several photos of the same dish over and over on Instagram. I was just curious and finally found out where it was served and what it was - and of course, it was vegan so I had to try it out.
Read moreThere are a few vegan dishes on the menu which is really meat heavy and they’re all great. The cabbage and sliced potatoes is one of my all time favourites. But if you’re new to Blue Nile and want to try what they have to offer in one hit, you go for the dish I went for: the Yesom Beyayinetu. For less than a tenner you get a huge round dish with Injera bread, on which are half a dozen or so servings of food and extra bread on the side. No cutlery here, this is a very hands on experience! The dish is a mix of lentils in various sauces, string beans, potatoes, cabbage and salad. I have indeed seen a few people take this on and eat it themselves but unless you have a huge appetite, two can easily share this dish which means for just over a tenner with drinks, you get some of the finest food in the city. That’s very hard to compete with.
Fair warning for veggies and vegans - it is a meat heavy menu and the walls (being an Ethiopian business) do have some animal in origin artefacts hanging from the walls. If you can look past these, some amazing food awaits you.
Pros: Few vegan options are all great, Very well priced
Cons: Limited vegan options
Guest
Bethdawson1987
Points +146
Tasty food and cheap - Edit
Had a huge Injera bread with various vegan dishes on it. Bill came to 25 for 2 drinks and the vegan sharing meal for two. Food was so so tasty. I was full after but didn’t feel bloated, probably due to the food being healthy and legume focussed. Would go again and recommend. There is a veggie section within the menu, however state you are vegan to be on the safe side.
Read morePros: Tasty. Cheap. , Lots of vegan options , Friendly staff, good service
Cons: It’s cold in the restaurant, wrap up warm
Guest
Ljmeep
Points +509
excellent food - Edit
We ate here last night. The food was excellent but I’m not absolutely convinced that there was much understanding of the difference between veggie and vegan. There is a vegetarian menu page (which has a fish dish on), and they said it was all vegan.
Read moreHaving said that, we ordered a veggie ‘sharing dish’ and specified no dairy, no cheese, and have no reason to think we got any.
It was good filling food and cheap- £18 total and we were both stuffed.
Pros: good price
Cons: vegan not clearly differentiated from veggie, mid feb the restaurant was cold!
Guest
casaeldelfincuba
Points +115
Good Vegan food - Edit
Tasty spicy Eithiopean Vegan dishes with enjera bread
Read morePros: VFM, friendly staff
Guest
starcide
Points +578
Best Ethiopian - Edit
I've eaten at several ethiopian restaurants around in country and I've been eating at the blue nile for many years now and i think it's consistently been the best I've tried. There is a good selection of dishes and the injera is the best. The dishes are well cooked and brilliantly flavored.
Read moreWhile not marked, most of the dishes on the vegetarian page are vegan, just ask the staff are friendly and helpful.
Can't recommend this place enough.
Updated from previous review on 2018-01-01
Guest
bk83
Points +28
Probably my favourite Birmingham restaurant - Edit
If you've never tried Ethiopean food then don't wait any longer. It is amazingly flavoursome - I've bought a berbere spice mix to use at home. The injera bread is also delicious. Tip - don't fill up on the extra bread as you will want to eat the bread that makes up the base plate too, which all the sauces have soaked into.
Read morePros: Delicious, Great for a mixed veg/non-veg group, Very affordable
Cons: You will be very full at the end
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