Axum

Name: Axum
Address: 1279 Hastings St E, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6A 1S4
Telephone: (604) 253-2986
Price range: CAN$30 and under
Rating: 4.6

4.6

9 Reviews

CAN$30 and under

Ethiopian

Innovative
Neighbourhood gem
Child-friendly

If you're in the mood for delicious and authentic Ethiopian cuisine, look no further than Axum. Featuring a diverse and unique menu offering a wealth of options, you're sure to find something to entice and tantalize your senses.

Main courses at Axum always come with fresh-baked, traditional Ethiopian inerja bread. Particular favorites include gored gored, a dish of lean cubed beef, as well as lamb creations like lega tibs, marinated and sautéed with red onion. Axum also offers an assortment of vegetarian and seafood dishes, such as miser wot, gomen wit spinach and fish tibs. Special menus are also made available for weddings and parties.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Ethiopian
Hours of Operation
Daily 12:00–22:00
Phone number
(604) 253-2986
Website
http://www.axumrestaurant.ca/
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1279 Hastings St E, Vancouver, BC V6A 1S4
Area
Commercial Drive
Parking details
Public Lot

Minchet Abish WotCA$14.00
Finely chopped prime beef sauteed in butter and simmered in hot sauce. Served with a hard-boiled egg
Kitfo
Lean, finely-chopped beef in spiced butter, mitmita and Ethiopian style mixed spice. Can be served rare or medium cooked and comes with homemade cheese
- MediumCA$16.00
- RareCA$16.00
Gored Gored
Lean, cubed beef warmed in spiced butter. Can be served rare or medium cooked
- MediumCA$16.00
- RareCA$16.00
Awaze TibsCA$16.00
Tender tip pieces of marinated beef cooked with peppers, onions, garlic and tomato (with a touch of rosemary and exotic spices). Served with awaze paste
Bozena ShiroCA$14.00
Cubed prime beef simmered in a spiced puree of yellow split peas
Tibs WotCA$14.00
Cubed prime beef sauteed and simmered in hot sauce, seasoned with fresh herbs and spices

Poultry

All meals include Injera (bread)

Doro WotCA$14.00
One piece of tender chicken leg simmered in spicy hot sauce. Served with a hard-boiled egg
Doro Alicha WotCA$13.00
Tender chicken simmered in mild curry sauce
Doro Tibs
Chicken breast marinated and sauteed with onion, garlic, jalapeno pepper, fresh tomato and spices. Can be prepared hot or mild
- HotCA$13.00
- MildCA$13.00

Lamb

All meals include Injera (bread)

Lega TibsCA$16.00
Tender boneless leg marinated and sauteed with red onion
Yebeg Alicha WotCA$16.00
Tender pieces of lamb simmered in mild sauce
Yebeg Tibs WotCA$14.00
Cubed lamb sauteed and simmered in hot sauce, seasoned with fresh herbs and spices

Vegetarian

All meals include Injera (bread)

Kik AlichaCA$8.00
Yellow split peas simmered in mild sauce
Miser WotCA$8.00
Split lentils simmered in spicy hot sauce
Gomen (Spinach)CA$8.00
Fresh collard greens simmered in mild sauce, seasoned in spices and herbs
Tikil GomenCA$8.00
Cabbage and carrots simmered in mild sauce
Atikilt WokCA$8.00
Fresh green beans and carrots simmered in flavoured mild sauce
Vegetarian ComboCA$14.00
Choose any four dishes (atikilt wot, tikil gomen, gomen (spinach), miser wot or kik alicha)
ShiroCA$10.00
Pureed split peas cooked with red onions and garlic
Inguday Tibs
Portobello mushrooms marinated and sauteed with onion, garlic, pepper, fresh tomato herbs and spices. Can be prepared hot or mild
- HotCA$12.00
- MildCA$12.00

Fish

All meals include Injera (bread)

Fish TibsCA$14.00
Tender pieces marinated and sauteed with red onions, garlic, jalapeno pepper, fresh tomato, herbs and spices

Beverages

WaterCA$2.00

Soft Drinks

Coca-Cola
Diet Coke
Coke Zero
Ginger Ale
Iced Tea
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Sprite
7-Up

What 9 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.8Food
4.2Service
4.1Ambience
4.7Value

Noise • Moderate

9 Reviews

JF
JosinaForrester
Vancouver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 2 February 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always great!
1 person found this helpful
DC
DCDiner
VIP
Vancouver
28 reviews
4.0
28 reviews
Dined on 13 August 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great food! Good value and the service was great. The staff are super friendly and were able to make good recommendations.
1 person found this helpful
p
pdot
Vancouver
8 reviews
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on 24 March 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Relaxed vibe sometimes accompanied by live music, and tasty meat and veg options to scoop up into strips of injera (a spongy sourdough, crepe-like bread.) We like getting the veggie combo of 4 items to share, then adding the very flavourful Inguday Tibs (mushrooms), anchored by the unique Kitfo, a ground beef cooked with spiced butter and Ethiopian spices, and served with a homemade (mild feta-like) cheese. All dishes were very flavourful, and portions are much more filling than they may initially appear.
1 person found this helpful
SH
ScottH
Vancouver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 February 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Amazing food and awesome service! I would recommend this place every day of the week.
1 person found this helpful
WR
WestfieldResident
Indiana
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 3 February 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was wonderful! This is a really neat place.
1 person found this helpful
T
Tommyboy
Vancouver
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 29 August 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Authentic Ethiopian dining. Tasty, healthy and reasonably priced. Highly recommended.
1 person found this helpful
JP
JaclynP
Vancouver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 12 July 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We came here with 12 people for my husbands birthday and experienced Great service and food as always! Thankyou!
1 person found this helpful
SS
SoStar
Vancouver
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on 26 March 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Food was fantastic and service was friendly. Some reviews say it took a while for food to come which I agree with but I am fine with that as it means they are making it fresh and its not sitting there under a heat lamp. Recommend and will return!
1 person found this helpful
OT
OpenTable Diner
Vancouver
18 reviews
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on 26 October 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The Food was Amazing!! Very nice waiter. Our experience was fantastic! This is a great restaurant. What it lacks in decor it makes up with the food !! 👍🏼
2 people found this helpful

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1279 Hastings St E, Vancouver, BC V6A 1S4

Additional information

Area
Commercial Drive
Hours of Operation
Daily 12:00–22:00
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Ethiopian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Public Lot

Website
http://www.axumrestaurant.ca/
Phone number
(604) 253-2986

Axum

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Main Course

Beef

Minchet Abish WotCA$14.00

Kitfo

Gored Gored

Awaze TibsCA$16.00

Bozena ShiroCA$14.00

Tibs WotCA$14.00

Poultry

Doro WotCA$14.00

Doro Alicha WotCA$13.00

Doro Tibs

Lamb

Lega TibsCA$16.00

Yebeg Alicha WotCA$16.00

Yebeg Tibs WotCA$14.00

Vegetarian

Kik AlichaCA$8.00

Miser WotCA$8.00

Gomen (Spinach)CA$8.00

Tikil GomenCA$8.00

Atikilt WokCA$8.00

Vegetarian ComboCA$14.00

ShiroCA$10.00

Inguday Tibs

Fish

Fish TibsCA$14.00

Beverages

WaterCA$2.00

Soft Drinks

Coca-Cola

Diet Coke

Coke Zero

Ginger Ale

Iced Tea

Pepsi

Diet Pepsi

Sprite

7-Up

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