Kategna Ethiopian Restaurant

"Nice employee who reccomended me delicious items. Not to mention they had great prices, especially for a sit down restaraunt. It was my first time trying Ethiopian food and I would go again. Also they have a partially halal menu with all the chicken and lamb items being halal"

"Wow, the food was good! I’ll admit that I am a novice with Ethiopian food, but every thing was so tasty! Comfortable and unpretentious place with very helpful staff. About 1/2 the people eating here are of Ethiopian heritage."

"I love Kategna! It is a beautiful restaurant hidden in an inner courtyard of an otherwise innocuous shopping area. I have been to a number of Ethiopian restaurants in San Jose and this is still my go-to place. They have a great selection of Ethiopian food fare, but the core offering of an Injera base with various offerings on top is the authentic experience to enjoy here. I personally recommend the meat and vegetarian combos, and I personally love the lamb ye beg tibs ❤️ This restaurant is decorated in a beautiful way, great art reflective of Ethiopian culture, a number of traditional tables where you can enjoy your meal in an authentic way, and other cultural elements all of which add to the traditional experience. The place has a full bar with a great selection of drinks to choose from. Also, the place is a full coffee bar (buna bet) if that is what you are looking for (appropriate since Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee). I really enjoy the experience with their siphon coffee - it is fun to watch it be made and produces a really rich coffee to enjoy. The service is great, the server was very friendly and made the whole experience special with her attention to detail"

"The food was good, I have had Ethiopian food at zeni and this was really well below it's level. Also the portion sizes were small. Overall it's okay but I didn't like the atmosphere it smelled funny. Anyways Ethiopian food doesn't disappoint.."

"The place is nice. The service is average. Food could be good depending on what you order. The reason for the 3 star is that lamb dish was not explained well as it had some other internal organs like liver and it tasted awful. Expressed that I didnt like it and it was not able to eat, but nothing was offered or no express of trying to make amends. The food took a long time as well. Over 30 minutes"