Cafe Romanat Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Cafe Romanat, an Ethiopian restaurant located in Oakland, CA, offers a wide range of appetizers, vegetable dishes, and meat options. Standouts include Buticha Chickpea and Timatim Fitfit appetizers, Mitten Shiro and Yemisir Wot vegetable dishes, and Doro Wot and Quanta Fitfit meat dishes. Customers rave about the fresh and flavorful food, with favorites like the veggie combo platter and mushroom tibs. The welcoming ambiance, accommodating service, and ample parking make it a top choice for both dine-in and takeout. Whether you're a fan of traditional Ethiopian cuisine or looking to try something new, Cafe Romanat is a must-visit spot in the area.
Appetizers
Buticha
Chickpea, garlic, onion, jalapeno pepper, and olive oil. Vegan.
Romanat Style Salad
Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, and romanat special dressing. Vegan.
4 Piece Vegetarian Sambussa
Sauteed lentils, olive oil, garlic, onions, red bell peppers, cilantro, and jalapeno.
Timatim Fitfit
Shredded injera in tomato, red onion, jalapeno pepper, garlic, and olive oil sauce. Vegan.
Mitten Shiro
Chickpea flour seasoned and cooked with garlic.
Vegetarian Banatu
Enjera sauteed in a vegetarian sauce.
Yemisir Wot
Split lentils simmered in berbere sauce, bessobela , garlic, and red onions.
Gomen
Collard greens sauteed in onions, tomatoes, garlic, and jalapeno pepper.
Kik Alicha
Split pea simmered in turmeric sauce, fresh garlic, ginger, and bessobela.
Mushroom Tibs
Seasoned mushrooms sauteed in garlic, onions, tomato, and bell pepper.
Atakilt
Cabbage, carrot and potato sauteed in onions, ginger, garlic, and turmeric sauce.
Vegetables
Meat
Doro Wot
Fresh chicken leg simmered in a deliious herb sauce and served with boiled egg, Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Doro Tibs
Boneless marinated chicken sauteed with onions, jalapeno peppers, fresh garlic, and tomatoes. Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Yebeg Tibs
Cubed mean lamb meat, sauteed with onions, jalapeno peppers, fresh garlic, and tomatoes. Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Quanta Fitfit
Strips of lean oven dried beef, sauteed in seasoned butter with onion jalapeno, and spices. Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Yebere Tibs
Lean cubed beef sauteed in fresh onions, jalapeno peppers, fresg tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary. Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Lega Tibs
Tender cube of beef stir fried in Romanat spices with onions, jalapeno peppers, fresh garlic, and tomatoes. Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Yebeg Wot
Lamb cubes cooked with minced red onions, yellow onion, and garlic in a berbere sauce. Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Gomen and Meat
Lean cubed beef slowly cooked and blend with peppers, gingers, garlic, and onions.
Alicha Tibs
Lean cubed beef seasoned with romanat spices and sauteed with ginger and garlic sauce. Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Bozena Shiro
Crisp ground beef slowly simmered with mitten shiro. Served with enjera and a side of salad.
Mushroom and Meat
Mushroom and choice of meat sauteed with fresh rosemary, onions, jalapeno peppers, and tomato.
Veggie Combo
Yemisir wot, kik alicha, atakilt, gomen, and buticha. Vegan.
Shiro Meat Combination
Mitten shiro, Gomen, Atakilt, Gomen besega, doro wot, and lamb wot.
Shiro Combo
The mitten shouro with side of gomen, and atakilt. Vegan.
Veggie Meat combo
Veggie, Meat and Shiro combo for 3
Combinations
Beverages
Coca-Cola
Coca-cola soda.
Sprite
Lemon lime soda.
Diet Coke
Bunderberg Ginger Beer
Yetelba Juice
Flax seed.
Sparkling Water
Lemonade
Orange Soda - Pellegrino Aranciata
Yesuf Juice
Sunflower seed.
Iced Tea
Ice Coffee
Yeselit Juice
Sesame seed.