Brilliant service and a brilliant meal. Incredibly delicious, authentic food. It feels like you are visiting a friends home for dinner. Would go back without hesitation.

Date of visit: December 2023

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MeDUSA B

1 review

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Once upon a time in Merkama

Excellent food- the best African cuisine I’ve had in a long long time. Don’t delay. Get down to Cafe Merkama asap.

Date of visit: November 2023

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mrk-klln

1 review

Reviewed 28 October 2023 via mobile

Go here!!

Food is beautiful and Temam is a great host! Great taste of Ethiopia! Highly recommend for something a little different

Date of visit: October 2023

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Geoff I

2 reviews

Reviewed 22 October 2023

African delights

We often eat African in Melbourne, Merkama was of the highest standards of these, and cooked their own in house Injera bread, we had a selection of 8 dishes, all of which were excellent, and if you don't try the home made persian love cake...you are losing one of the best deserts I have ever tried, Bravo, you will see us again!More

Date of visit: October 2023

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RuthK489

116 reviews

Reviewed 20 October 2023 via mobile

Great cultural food experience

Very interesting and lovely food, accompanied by excellent introduction to this food by owner. Great experience. The silverbeet dish was particularly lovely as was the welcoming shai tea.

Date of visit: October 2023

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greyman1

6 reviews

Reviewed 29 September 2023

Great Ethiopian Food

Great little restaurant. Different Ethiopian food. We are in and had the tasting plate, excellent. Reasonably priced and BYO. This guy deserves your patronage, you won't be sorry

Date of visit: September 2023

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Rhonda C

13 reviews

Reviewed 25 September 2023

Great food

Wonderful tasty food. Fantastic service by owner/ chef. We had the tasting plate and the chef helped us choose the options. Great price too. BYO alcohol. Enjoy.

Date of visit: September 2023

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Adventure11817159495

4 reviews

Reviewed 31 August 2023 via mobile

Magnificent

Best food I’ve eaten in a long time. Lovely warm and friendly service with tasty food. We had the taste of Africa sample plate and loved everything. Highly recommend

Date of visit: August 2023

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Pam C

7 reviews

Reviewed 25 May 2023

An awesome taste of Ethiopian food and good service to match the food!

Excellent service and wonderful food, especially for someone who doesn’t get to eat Ethiopian food very often. The owner set up a table for us, as we had dropped by earlier in the day. His food suggestion was spot on and the goat tender and...delicious. We were the only people there as it is the off season, but i highly recommend it. One thing to note is you need cash to eat there or know how to use his payment system. No credit cards.More

Date of visit: May 2023

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alongcommute

119 reviews

Reviewed 4 March 2023 via mobile

Good, with a try, but adjust for TripAdvisor hype.

I have to fair and make sure I don't get tied up in the hype of TripAdvisor. It was nice, but was it the best I have had, no, far from. Was it worth trying, yes. The flavours were clean, it was tasty. Portion size...OK. Value OK. Atmosphere OK. I would say its a good place to try but lower you expectations from the TripAdvisor hype a couple of notches.More

Date of visit: March 2023

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frankgS6949GE

1 review

Reviewed 13 February 2023

Cafe Merkama

A very enjoyable meal and value for money. The goat stew went extremely well with the vegetables. Other choice is chicken or beef stew.

Date of visit: February 2023

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Ericuz2000

1 review

Reviewed 26 January 2023 via mobile

Excellent Food & Service

great food, definitely coming back the next time I’m in Ballarat and bringing more people to enjoy as well😋😋

Date of visit: January 2023

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Thank you

ericadU6597QO

1 review

Reviewed 26 January 2023 via mobile

Yummy

Yummy food, good vibe & very affordable!! Very good service and lovely environment. The xylophone was extra special treat.

Date of visit: January 2023

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Thank upu very much

Coastal733235

2 reviews

Reviewed 20 January 2023 via mobile

Birthday

Shai tea and Persian Love cake just wonderful. Very good, complex flavours, and relaxed and affordable. Loved it.

Date of visit: January 2023

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Thank you for your kind words

Q2263PBjimh

1 review

Reviewed 20 January 2023 via mobile

Fantastic food

Fantastic food and gracious host. I took my mother here for her birthday and will be going back many a time. Beautiful heart warming food, we had the share plate for three and couldn't be happier.

Date of visit: January 2023

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