Café Lalibela Menu (2025 Update)
Café Lalibela is a renowned Ethiopian restaurant in Tempe, offering a diverse menu catering to gluten-free, vegetarian, and pescatarian diets. Known for its flavorful dishes like Alicha Sega Wat, Asa Wat, and Doro Wat, the restaurant prides itself on authenticity and quality. Customers rave about the friendly service, vibrant ambiance, and the unique dining experience. Those seeking a memorable culinary adventure can indulge in Chef's Favorite Combination Platter or Manager's Choice Platter. With options for vegans and meat lovers alike, Café Lalibela is a must-visit destination for those craving exotic flavors and a welcoming atmosphere. Don't miss out on their special events like the monthly vegan buffet and holiday-themed meals. Experience the taste of Ethiopia at Café Lalibela and discover a new world of culinary delights.
Soup and Salad
Shorba
Soup made from lentils, carrots, potatoes, orzo, onion and vegetable stock.
Selata
Lalibela garden salad with house dressing.
Alicha Sega Wat
Mild beef stew. Tender beef cubes simmered in mild sauce kibbeh (spiced clarified butter), onion and turmeric, flavored with various spices. Served with injera.
Asa Wat
Fish stew. Shredded tilapia fish stew simmered with spicy berbere (chili powder) sauce, garlic and onion, flavored with various spices. Served with injera.
Doro Wat
Spicy chicken stew. Chicken simmered in spicy berbere (chili powder) sauce, kibbeh (spiced clarified butter), and onion, flavored with various spices. Served with injera.
Key Sega Wat
Spicy beef stew. Tender beef cubes simmered in spicy berbere (chili powder) sauce and onion, flavored with various spices. Served with injera.
Yebeg Alicha Sega Wat
Mild lamb stew. Lamb cubes simmered in mild sauce, kibbeh (spiced clarified butter), onion and turmeric. Served with injera.
Azifah
Brown lentils. Whole brown lentils blended with onion, jalapenos, fresh lemon and spices. Served cold. Served with injera. Vegan.
Fasolia
Green beans and carrots. Lightly spiced green beans cooked with tomatoes, carrots and onion. Served with injera. Vegan.
Gomen
Collard greens. Chopped collard greens cooked with fresh garlic, ginger and onion. Served with injera. Vegan.
Misir Wat
Medium spicy red split lentils. Red split lentils cooked with onion, berbere (chili powder) sauce and herbs. Served with injera. Vegan.
Shiro Wat
Spiced chickpeas flour cooked with, onion and seasoned with garlic and ginger. Served with injera. Vegan.
Tikil Gomen
Lightly spiced cabbage with carrots, potatoes and turmeric. Served with injera. Vegan.
Yekik Alicha
Yellow split peas cooked with onion, turmeric and herb. Served with injera. Vegan.
Entrees (A combination of three items are suggested for one serving.)
Individual Platters
Chef's Favorite Combination Platter
A combination of doro wat (spicy chicken), gomen (collard greens) and ayeb (homemade cheese). Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Manager's Choice Platter
A combination of kye wat (spicy beef stew), tikil gomen (cabbage) and yekik alicha (yellow split peas). Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Meat Combination Platter
Combination of alicha sega (mild beef), doro wat (spicy chicken), and kye sega wat (spicy beef). Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Vegetable Combination Platter
A combination of fasolia (green beans), gomen (collard greens), misr wat (red lentils) and tikil gomen (cabbage). Served with injera and garnished with salad. Vegan.
Spicy Combination Platter
A combination of doro wat (spicy chicken), kye wat (spicy beef) and misr wat (red lentils). Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Mild Combination Platter
A combination of alicha sega (mild beef), yebeg alicha (mild lamb) and fasolia (green beans). Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Kitfo Platter
Minced raw beef resembling steak tartar, mixed with mitmita (bird's eye chili peppers) cardamon and kibbeh. Served slightly cooked with gomen (collard greens) and ayeb (homemade cheese). Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Tibs Platter
Lean beef or lamb cubes pan fried with jalapeos, onion and fresh rosemary. Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Yawaze Tibs Platter
Spicy beef or lamb cubes pan fried with jalapeos, onion and fresh rosemary with awaze (spicy) sauce. Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Fasica's Special
Combination of asa was (fish stew), fosolia (green beans), and azifah (cold brown lentils). Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Lalibela Exclusive
For parties of 4. A combination of alicha sega wat, asa wat, doro wat, key sega wat, yebeg alicha, fasolia, gomen, misr wat, shiro wat, tikil gomen, yekik alicha, beef tibs and ayeb. Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Vegan Exclusive
For parties of 4. A combination of azifah, 2x fasolia, 2x gomen, 2x misr wat, shiro wat, 2x tikil gomen and 2x yekik alicha. Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Lalibela Deluxe
For parties of 2. A combination of alicha sega wat, doro wat, key sega wat, yebeg alicha, fosolia, gomen, misr wat, tikil gomen, yekik alicha. Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Vegan Deluxe
For parties of 2. A combination of azifah, fasolia, gomen, misr wat, shiro wat, tikil gomen, yekik alicha. Served with injera and garnished with salad. Served with injera and garnished with salad.
Suggested Combinations
Side Orders
Injera
Ethiopian bread. A crepe like sourdough bread made from a mixture of teff and wheat flour.
Rice
Ayeb
Homemade cheese. Freshly made mild, crumbly cheese used for enhancing flavor.
Gluten Free Injera
Ethiopian bread. A crepe like sourdough bread made from teff flour.
Soda
Juice
Perrier
Mineral water.
Bottled Water
Regular Coffee
Decaf Coffee
Traditional Ethiopian Coffee
Served in clay pot.
Yekemem Shai
Black tea made with cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Served hot or iced.
Tossign
Refreshing herbal tea from the highlands of ethiopia. Great for colds and flu. Served hot or iced.
Koranti
Hot tea mixed with a heavy splash of ouzo.
Beverages
Weekday Lunch Specials
Soup and Salad Lunch Special
Bowl of lentil soup and garden salad.
Sampler Lunch Special
A combination of any 3 items, served with injera (ethiopian bread), or rice or half rice and half injera.
Spicy Wrap Lunch Special
A combination of any 2 items from the following, wrapped in a tortilla and served with your choice of lentil soup or garden salad.
Red Lentil /Misir/ wrap - Vegan 12 oz.
Red lentils, cabbage, potatoes and carrots Stewed in special blend of spices and wrapped in flour tortilla A classic Lalibela favorite enjoyed warm or cold!
Green Beans / Fosolia / wrap - Vegan 12 oz.
Green beans, carrots, tomatoes, turmeric and Yellow split peas Stewed in special blend of spices and wrapped in flour tortilla Enjoy Warm or cold!
Spicy Humble Wrap - Vegan/Medium Spicy - 12 OZ.
Broccoli, green beans, onion, carrots and brown rice Stewed in a special blend of spices and wrapped in flour tortilla Enjoy warm or cold!
Grab-and-go Foods
Market Lalibela
Yirgacheffe Medium Roast Coffee Beans 10 oz.
Ethiopian Medium roast coffee beans Notes of Chocolate/Citrus/Sweet
Sidamo Medium Roast Coffee Beans 10 oz.
Ethiopian Medium Roast coffee beans. / Notes of Lemon/ Sweet
Yekemem Chai (Tea Spice) 6 oz.
A mix of Cinnamon, Cardamom & Clove
Tossign (Herbal Tea)
Ethiopian organic herbal tea /Thyme/
Berbere 8 oz.
Traditional Ethiopian spice blend composed of chiles, garlic, fenugreek and a handful of warm spices.
Mitmita 8 Oz.
Bird's eye chili peppers, cardamom, cloves, and salt.
Shiro 8 Oz.
Chickpea flour, spices, and seasonings.
Misir 8 Oz.
Red split lentils.
Yekik 8 Oz.
Yellow split peas.