The Genet Cafe in Barnet

Wonderful, welcoming, delicious Ethiopian food.Fantastic vegan and gluten free options, but also tasty meat dishes.Service is slow because the food is made freshly for you but this is real food, with real flavours.Communal eating, a place to go for a very sensory food experience.The dishes are served on large plates on and with injera bread made from teff flour. This bread has a slightly sour flavour, and is delicious. As with South Asian food, you tear a piece of bread and use it to scoop up some of the dish. There is no cutlery and there are no individual plates.If you like strong drink, try the fermented honey drink. It's home made and good!The cafe is cash only and there is a free cash point across the road.The owner/cook is a very welcoming and friendly person and will make you feel like a guest in her home rather than a customer.

Wonderful food, served with love and at a very reasonable price.Traditional vegetarian and meat dishes

Delicious food, some of the tastiest Ethiopian food I’ve had in London. I had the Awaze Tibs. Really buttery & yummy. I tried the Tej (honey wine) which was fermented and authentic too. Friendly service with a home cooked, welcoming feel.

Fantastic food, what a smash hit, delicious veg! And lovely service from the fantastic host. The music is great too

Two of use ordered the Genet special/sharer on a Friday evening and thoroughly enjoyed the food. Worked out to ~£15 each and we both ate until we could eat no more. We were made to feel welcome and I would recommend.

The flavours used, the variety and quality of ingredients is just incredibly tasty. Amazing place

Just back from this temple of Ethiopian cuisine in LondonReally well impressed with the authentic vibe. The place has people from different horizons sharing meals.The family is just so warm and the food so deliciousI loved having the common big plate to share with allThe lamb was yummy and the spices experrly fusedGreat evening with friendsFirst time but definitely not my last time

Public aren't my usual thing but when it comes to the best food I've ever eaten in a restaurant then it'd be rude not to share 😋. By recommendation we happened upon this unassuming Ethiopian place run by the chef and her husband who were gentlest loveliest people who somehow managed to pass on some sort of arcane wisdom through the medium of the tastiest, cleanest, inexplicably delicious and stratospherically gorgeous OK shut up Dan.1) It's called Genet Restaurant.2) It's at 4 Victoria rd, Seven Sisters3) Go there4) The vegetarian buffet thing for two. Yes.

One of the best food experiences I’ve ever had.This place proves you don’t need Michelin stars, 8 course taster menus and a sommelier to be a great restaurant.I had a platter of different items (vegan) which were all super tasty. Mixed veg, lentils, chickpeas, flat fermented bread. All divine.The vibe is chilled out. There was incense burning when I visited and Ethiopian music/dance on the TV.After the meal we had green coffee beans roasted in front of us and a fresh pot of coffee served up.If you’re vegan or veggie you’ll love it here.

When I read on the Google reviews that this was the best Ethiopian food in London I thought: "wow, that's a big statement..." but surprisingly the food in this place was definitely one of the best Ethiopian I've ever had! ...and I've tried several Ethiopian restaurants in London... The food is so flavoursome, and the presentation is just beautiful and colorful! Even if you're not vegetarian, give a try to their wonderful vegetarian platter which comes with many different stews arranged so beautifully in the injera pancake!