Kaffa Coffee & Wine Bar

I've had a craving for Ethiopian food since I moved to Washington from DC, so of course, I went on TikTok to find some recommendations. I watched a video mentioning this place and I knew I had to try it. I tried the meal and veggie platter and it was delicious. So delicious that I went back a couple of days later with my parents to try the same thing, but a bigger platter. My dad who is so hard to please, and he loved it so much. Everything was full of flavor. Service was pretty spot on and the food is reasonably priced. I will definitely keep coming back.

Kaffa is one of the few coffee shops close to me that's open late. Great place to get some work done and enjoy coffee, cakes, snacks, and a delicious Ethiopian meal. I've never felt rushed here and usually stay at least 2-3 hours. Warm friendly service. Neighborhood gem.Had a slice of Pistachio ricotta cake - divine! Their mocha was lovely too. I've had their Ethiopian food and its great. Different from other coffee shops bc if you get hungrier there is filling food to get.

This place now become my favorite Ethiopian restaurant after coming twice and getting delicious (and economical) food each time. I got a Groupon for the Vegetarian Combo Platter + coffee or tea ($16.99, which also), and ordered the Lamb Wot (a little spicy, super favorful, so good!) and Beef Shiro (beef cubes in lentil sauce). The meat dishes are large in quantity. We had leftover for at least another meal for 2 people. I will be back to try the other meat dishes, like the Kitfo (minched raw beef).

My new favorite Ethiopian restaurant. Flavor wise. Interior design wise, not so much. Regardless I see myself making this place my goto for ethiopean. The Food was cooked to perfection. Perfection. The flavors are so defined and refined. My order was absolutely cooked with love and many precision. I've had good lentils in my life but I didn't know they could be made so well with a great balance of texture and distinct flavor. Each lentil dish was completely different and hard to stop eating with every bite. Their meat was cooked as perfect as I've ever had. So tender and juicy and even cut into nice sizes. The only thing missing was the egg I'm used to in the combos. I'm curious how theirs would have tasted. The prices are appropriate for the proportions. I can't wait to share this place with others.

My go-to Ethiopian food in Seattle. Most recently, had a big miscommunication with the woman answering the phones, though. Ended up with 2x as much food as intended. I've found it's easier to communicate with her in Spanish rather than English.

I went here today with three angsty progressives who were wanting Ethiopian food but also from Tacoma so the southern location was more accessible to us! At first we weren't sure it was open and I think there is some cultural subtext/scheduling/meal timing we didn't understand but it all turned out great. The lovely cook clearly phoned a server who was very pleasant even though we suspect we interrupted her day... Thank you to the two lovely ladies who gave us this flavorful opportunity. We ordered shareable Vegan and Meat and Veggie Samplers and some lovely tea. Chai-like flavors with pre-warmed cups and a pitcher of frothy milk made the tea an experience as well. The platters came beautifully arranged on very large, round plates and several rolls of tasty injera. The Vegan plate included Misir Wot (spicy berbere lentils which was my favorite), Alicha Misir (garlic ginger lentils), Ater Kik (lemon yellow turmeric split peas), Gomen (stewed collards), Tikil Gomen (turmeric inflected cabbage, carrots and potatoes), some fantastic, spicy beets and a green bean dish. All were flavorful, a texture treat and pinching bites with the teff injera (like a very flexible, absorbent, buckwheat pancake) 'fed my soul' according to one of the angsty progressives who has fond memories of adventures in Africa. The meat and veggie platter has several of the same dishes plus chicken tibs (onion, tomato, garlic, jalapeño), Beef Wot (spicy, saucy, berbere stew), and another beef dish topped with crumbly cheese. Both included a nice romaine, tomato, onion salad with a peppery vinaigrette. We didn't get to try the Ful or Shiro, both of which are probably great. Or the Enqulal sils scrambled eggs...I'm pretty sure we'll be back...

Some of the best flavors I've had in 25 years of seattle ethiopian dining.Excellent coffee & teaStaff is very friendly.Tonight went there on a last minute decision groupon without any cash in pocket.Will return with double tipThese folks deserve it

I am SO GLAD I ordered dinner delivery via GrubHub from Kaffa Coffee. The veggie sampler arrived piping hot (I live about a mile away) and had plenty of injera with it. It was plenty enough food for two servings. The misir wot was by far my favorite item on the platter. The tikil gomen was also delicious and balanced the spice from the misir wot nicely. Proud to have this wonderful restaurant in my neighborhood. If a warm, delicious, plant-based rainbow sounds like something you would enjoy, get yourself over to Kaffa Coffee now!

3.5Food: Kaffa Combo: perfect portion for 2! Flavorful but not spicy.Service: Friendly and attentiveAmbiance: Relaxing and quiet.

Nothing to complain about here. Went here with a friend and we both enjoyed our experience. No problems ordering. The place wasn't crowded or noisy. The food was excellent. Now I can't say I've had Ethiopian food before so take this with a grain of salt but I enjoyed everything I ate. The portions were large. I could have easily shared with another person. The bread was amazing. Check it if you're in the mood for something different.