Blue Nile - Munich

I probably go there once a week, so obviously it's my favourite restaurant in Munich. The food is quite spicy, and great vegie dishes. You eat with your hands, and the honey wine has more of a punch than the taste implies.

I love this restaurant!!!!! It is the best Ethiopian restaurant I have been in, and the atmosphere and food are delicious. 5 thumbs up.

I really enjoy eating at the Blue Nile when I am with comfortable friends and want a fun dining experience with different food. It's like an adventure to me. I've also been to Horn of Africa in Haidhausen with similar food, but the atmosphere there was harsh with annoying service. Instead, Blue Nile gets two thumbs up from me. Very fun, very unique.

Went here last night - fantastic place (the one on Belgradstr.) - good food, good service, great decor... One of the best restaurants I've found in Munich so far and I'll definitely be going back - also a good selection for veggies if you're that way inclined. Also good prices - got out for 60 yoyos with 2 courses, 2 aperitifs and a bottle of red. Another two thumbs up from me - try it - you'll like it.

Went to the one on Belgradstr last night. Excellent food (Blue Nile Teller) and drinks (dark beer). I left feeling absoultely stuffed, even though when the food arrived it didn't seem to be very much. Probably the bread that filled me up. Didn't think much of the ethiopian coffee. Tasted like normal coffee that had gone a bit stale.

Can u tell me what non-vegetarian (chicken)dishes are good here...I wanna try ethiopian food.But before going there i wud like to know abt them.

Ate here on Saturday night. Wasn't dissapointed one single bit. Fantastic food. Wonderful taste off everything. Highly recommend here for your next night out!

Excellent food. I visited it yesterday. Good Vegetarian dishes and starters. Service was good. Must visit...

Went to this restaurant this Saturday and was soooo disappointed, I felt sick after a few mouthfuls, couldn't wait to get out and grab a strong coffee to take the taste away!!! Won't be visiting there again!

But Nicky complains about everything so I wouldn't hold by her opinion.

Sorry, whoever you are above you do not know me and nor do I know anyone who uses this forum. I thought this forum was to be used for individual's opinions, obviously this is not so, if people are using it to counteract each other and use this as a chat place I will not be using this site again.

Chalk me up as another who wasn't overly impressed with this place. Honey wine is ok, but the food was decidedly average when I went.

When there on Saturday...awful...still got the sh*ts.

Maybe you should stick to semmelknoedel, then. This is a great, well-priced neighborhood restaurant. We had the mixed starter with amazing couscous and lentils and greens, complex and richly flavored, beef with tomatoes and onions and mixed vegetarian teller. The injira soaks up the delicious sauces wonderfully and the honey wine is sweet without being cloying. Very friendly service. This will become a regular haunt.

Actually mate, I'm of African origin. I had more or less the same food as you. It really is not as great as you think...

Not impressed from what we experienced last Sat.Booked in advance only to be told when we reached there that our name is not on the list. No alternatives were given nor appology.Since we wasted 30 min driving till there,struggled to find the parking place which we also paid for not to mention the embarrassment as we had invited friends to eat with us.....That was the last trip to this reastaurant for sure

Don't go there. There is no free parking!

Zush, this has happend to us as well, no apology, no alternatives, just left us standing there. Totally put us off the place, where we previously had great service. Turns out we had made reservations at the other Blue Nile. One must be mindful about this when making reservations. And to Anonymous, me being of Asian origin does not make me an authority on Thai cuisine, as much as I would like it to be ingrained in my genes. And somehow, my bf being Senegalese didn't make him an expert on the food of all of Africa, either! Lucky for you this isn't an issue, mate.

Food at Blue Nile is served in these big dishes, you eat the food with your hands, and it's so good you always want for more!

we are going there this evening and we are really scared bouaaaahhhhhhhhh Any advice is welcomed

I was there tonight with my girl. For me was good, only that my girlfrien had to ask for a fork the rest is ok. To Try!!

Well, I think it's well over rated. Good eats, nothing fantastic. The portions are very small and you are forced to eat acres of a pancake type thing to fill yourself up.

The food is delicious and the portions are biiig eventhough they might not look it at first glance. The pancake-like 'injira' soak up well in the sauces and are really filling & the honey wine is a nice change from the usual booze in town. The one on the Belgradstrasse is definately the better one, its been done up a lot nicer.

Visited Belgradstr last night, restaurant looked empty although all tables had been reserved. Great starters and main means - eating with fingers was fun! Servings are not large so might have to consider ordering more portions. Guests seems to enjoy themselves - place was really buzzing by 1900h. Recommended.. Anybody know what happens to the pancakes that were not eaten?

All those uneaten pancakes are unrolled, layered in between with Nutella, and delivered to needy homeless people in Ethiopia. It's a great ending to the story "Finish your plate, there are starving kids in [africa/china/etc] who would love to eat that!"

Was there 2 days ago, we booked a day in advance for a table on the window, and we got the table upstairs behind the wall...the restaurant smells cooked food..and so were our clothes after we left. Now the best part was to eat with our fingers and try each other meal, the honigwein was excellent mixed with the spicy food, only to find out later on this night that I was not the only one spending my night on the toilet seat..sorry for this but it was awfull times there and I wasn´t the only one, something was wrong, may be it was only this day too, but I will never go again

Ever since returning from Ethiopia in 2005, I have taken many friends and business associates to both Blue Nile locations. Although I prefer the Belgradstr. location, easier parking in that area. Based on the fact that both places are pretty much fully booked each and every time I ate there (10-15 times), shows me that more people tend to think the food if very good. Not only was nobody ever disappointed, all the people from Munich who I introduced, have returned on their own to enjoy some of the most unusual and very tasty food. My best experiences have been going with at least 4 people, max. 6. Ordering different food items (1 for each person) will give you the opportunity to sample the great variety of Ethiopian food). Mix the meat and vegetable dishes, try at least one spicy meat dish. One comment about the sizes of servings: We were never able to finish it all. The portions are huge. But I guess this is like the old Chocolate/Vanilla controversy. If you don’t like either flavor, there is no way to make you like it. That’s why human kind can be so diversified. This is probably not a restaurant you can frequent 3 times a week. Mainly because the food is very rich and filling. But Ethiopian food is not that well known after all. I’ll give the Blue Nile restaurants an unconditional thumbs up.

We went here last week, amazing food and an amazing experience. The food is unusual and interesting but certainly not scary or intimidating. We will be back to try many more items on the menu. I know there are loads of positive reviews for this place, just informing everybody this place is still keeping up the good work :-) Highly recommended. (we went to the location at the Belgradstraße)

I've been there many times - the one on Siegestrasse. Love the food but the spices and the lentils can be a bit hard on the digestive system. But they could do better about washing their lettuce...

I've been to well over a dozen Ethiopian restaurants all over the USA. I went to the Blue Nile on Belgradstraße while I was in Munich on business, and I'd rank it in the top third of all the Ethiopian restaurants I've been to.

Tried out the Belgradstr site last night on the reccommendaiton from this page and realy enjoyed the food. Its a nice change to eat with your hands and is much more social. We went with a group of 5 people and any more than 6 would most likely be too many. The honey wine was great, especially as I am a sweet tooth. I mostly enjoyed the vegetarian dishes, but the chicken was super tender and the beef had the most individual taste. The only downfall in my eyes was the service. Not only were they not to be seen often, we were often left slightly parched at the wait for drinks. There was no pro-active service to ask if we would like something else.

Went to Viktor-Scheffel-Str. 22 last week with 3 other friends, was an unique experience. We ordered a starter platter and a main shared among 4 was pretty good. I alone took the honey wine, was not too sweet like a late harvest wine. Nevertheless, it's not my fav type of food.

I recently organized a 20+ person party at the Belgradestr. location, in their couch area. It went swimmingly; food & organization was great.

This reviewer has had the pleasure of shoveling handfuls of food into his maw twice at the Blue Nile location on Belgradestr. This is a great place to stuff your face. Although, silverware is available, the preferred method of dining is with the paws. Next time you plan on getting the munchies, just memorise the address before you dive into your recreational festivities.

I went to the Belgradstrasse branch for my birthday yesterday and have to say that I was disappointed by the food. I think that the great reviews here gave me the impression that the food would be fabulous and it absolutely is not. The 'bread' is not bread. Its more of a cold pancake but with less flavour and the meat was just ordinary. Its true about the honey wine though - this tastes lovely and we actually purchased a bottle and I write this while sipping on a glass! What makes this restaurant good is the great social experience of all eating from the same thing and eating with hands. This was unique and fun and I enjoyed it but I would much rather have had Indian food yesterday and I couldn't help feeling unsatisfied when we left.