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Serves meat, vegan options available. Ethiopian cuisine and internet cafe. Serves mostly vegan Ethiopian food and organic coffee. Relocated from 150 Riddiford St, Newtown. Open Tue 4:30pm-9:30pm, Wed 12:00pm-9:30pm, Thu 4:30pm-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 12:00pm-10:00pm. Closed Sun-Mon.
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210A Cuba Mall, Left Bank, Wellington, New Zealand, 6021
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Last update on 07 Jan 2024 by christy1993
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Added by Newtown7 on 25 May 2018
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13 Reviews
First Review by Elevator_Lady
VeganSoapDude
Points +8220
Yum, Ethiopian in Wellington - Edit
Awesome little shop, great food, perfect injera, not cheap
Read moreCons: Not 100% vegan
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Elevator_Lady
Points +31
Great atmosphere, delicious food - Edit
Mother of coffee has a very warm and welcoming atmosphere and cosy decor. Since I wrote my first review, Mother of Coffee has moved into central Wellington and I've become a regular. Their vegan sambussa (fermented pancake with chickpeas and lentils) is a great lunch option and the vegan platter is really nice to share for dinner. The location is lovely with outdoor seating in the left bank laneway. I'd give it 5 stars if the app would let me.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-11-09
Pros: Cheap, Friendly, Great location
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nbuk
Points +140
Love this place! - Edit
I want to give 5 stars but HappyCow won't let me.. this is a great, vegan friendly and authentic place. It also allows byo wine. This place has added something very special to the vegan food scene.
Read morePros: Mostly vegan menu (fyi - also great for coeliacs), Incredibly tasty, authenic food, Like nothing else in Wellington
Cons: If you go in the colder months book inside ahead
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naamasha12
Points +128
Great vegan option! - Edit
Great atmosphere. We had the vegan combo for two and loved it. If you're VERY hungry it might not be enough
Read moreOverall enjoyed our meal !
Pros: Tasty , Good vegan options
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NVol
Points +79
Great experience! - Edit
Love the fermented teff bread - great texture and flavours with a bit of a tang. Yummy lentil filling too. Super friendly, welcoming staff top it off. Felt like I had entered a different country 🥰🌟Their Ethiopian coffee was great also!
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DarknessGurl
Points +268
Spices on point! - Edit
I had the combo, came with 5 different portions of their popular mains. All so good. Great spice, didn't need any salt or pepper. And I was so full after. Looking forward to going back again!
Read morePros: Well priced, Filling , Super tasty
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MaddalenaDalSasso
Points +160
Great experience! - Edit
highly recommend the sambussa, which is a mix of veges and scoops of many different dishes wrapped in injera bread. too spicy for my taste but delicious nonetheless! really good value for money and definitely the best choice if you are not too hungry. very unique experience, fast and very friendly service, and the sambussa is the most value for money especially compared to the combo options. #Veganuary
Read morePros: whole vegan menu, cozy, warm, relaxed environment, Good value for money- sambussa, not so much combos
Cons: spicy, even though I requested mild
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nicole_m
Points +3492
Yummy food - Edit
There aren’t many places doing Ethiopian food in NZ so it’s always great to find one because it’s delicious. We had the vegan combo for two - it came with multiple dishes (including several different lentil-based ones, a kale-based one, and a beetroot-based one) and yummy injera bread - and lots of everything. The food was all delicious and the staff welcoming and friendly.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Options hard to find elsewhere in NZ, Nice staff
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paigeolsen27
Points +36
Delicious - Edit
Plenty of tasty vegan options, and the vegan pie in particular is sooo good.
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CarlMeyer
Points +77
Vegan sambussa - Edit
I highly recommend the vegan sambussa. It costs only $7 and is like an Ethiopian samosa, cut in half with amazing spiced lentils poured over the top
Read morePros: Vegan menu, Good music , Good prices
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AnnettevZ
Points +382
Interestingly out of my comfort zone. - Edit
For our family of three this was our first experience with Ethiopian food. My husband and son chose the Shiro Wot, which they found a bit too monotonous for a complete meal. I had the Alicha Tikil Gomen, which was nice. The traditional bread was interesting and the the traditional tea delicious!
Read moreThe restaurant had a nice African feel due to the warm decorations and the staff was very friendly.
Updated from previous review on 2020-07-05
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kelseykot
Points +52
Delicious food! - Edit
We were greeted with warm smiles and our lovely waitress was full of recommendations. We got a traditional tea (vegan), traditional coffee (vegan) and two vegan dishes to share. The bread to dip is vegan and you can request your level of spicy from the chef.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , A lot of food for your money , Cozy environment
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millerfly13
Points +119
Flavourful Food - Edit
Generous servings of delicious vegan and vegetarian curries with rice and tasty injera bread (kind if like a slightly sour, spongy crepe) to soak it all up. Flavours are full-bodied and there's a punchy hot sauce that I believe they make themselves. They also have vegetarian pies available. You can find them also at the vegan night market. Décor isn't amazing (although I haven't been upstairs) as they share the space with a tech store but to me the food is waaay more important.
Read morePros: Flavourful food, Friendly staff
Cons: Décor could be better
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