Asmara Restaurant

This was my first time in Portland and we saw this restaurant walking to our place. It had a great ambience so we walked in. First, the business is run by a very kind family. Second, the food was truly delicious! I am a vegetarian and honestly not a big eating out type of person. But wow, this place made me love Eritrean cuisine from the first few bites - so flavorful. So amazing to try something new and have a great experience. I would also say I usually go for restaurants in $10-20 range but the extra 5 bucks here are well worth it!

So delicious. What a find in Maine! Great vegetarian options that includes a side dish. I wish you can get the combo veg with just one or two people but only makes sense if 3-4 want it too. Service was slow but it’s so authentic and mom and pop run we were willing to be patient. Worth the wait.

Very flavorful, simply delicious and incredibly friendly and attentive staff. My first time here with my friends…and we already planned the next time when finishing up the meal. Also a colorful and interesting decoration.

I visited before Covid and remember it being good, but underwhelmed by the size of the dish and injera given. Came here for date night before a show the other night. The atmosphere is casual with nice cultural art. The two of us shared the vegetarian sampler, a $70 platter, that is advertised to feed 3-4 people, thinking we’d have some leftovers for later. The dishes were very tasty and the honey wine was alright. The biggest downside was that we polished off that platter in a matter of minutes. The portions were definitely not going to feed 3-4 people. Maybe 3-4 children. A bit disappointed that we paid so much money for such a small portion, it makes we wonder if they altered the portion size because there was only two of us? I don’t know, but maybe ordering a couple of entrees instead o

Awesome food and experience. Was looking for something different and decided to try this place so glad I did. Amazing meal and host was super nice and attentive. If in Portland stop in