Mannaweenta Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Mannaweenta Restaurant, a hidden gem of Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine tucked away in Athens, GA. Situated at 1055 Gaines School Rd, this vibrant eatery offers a delectable menu that's sure to ignite your taste buds.
Start your journey with enticing appetizers like Timatim Fitfit or Sambusa, featuring a crispy pastry filled with seasoned lentils or ground beef. For the main course, indulge in the Yebeg Alitcha, where tender lamb simmers in a rich blend of spices and herbs, or the iconic Doro Wot chicken, served with hearty injera—a traditional sourdough flatbread.
The flavorful dishes are complemented by exceptional service from owner Haregu, creating a welcoming atmosphere. With several vegetarian and vegan options, Mannaweenta is a must-visit for those craving authentic, made-from-scratch meals that satisfy both appetite and soul.
Appetizers
Sambusa
Triangular, crispy pastry shell stuffed with seasoned lentils, vegetables or ground beef. 2 pieces
Timatim Fitfit
Small pieces of injera mixed with a blend of tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and seasoned with house dressing. Served cold
Doro Wot
Chicken legs or thighs simmered in hot spices, herbs and seasoned butter, cooked unit tender. Served with hard-boiled egg, salad* and injera**
Doro Tibbs
Pieces of chicken cooked in onions, tomatoes, seasoned butter, jalapeno pepper, selected herbs and spices over rice. Served with salad
Chicken Entrees
Lamb Entrees
Yebeg Alitcha
Cubed lamb, simmered in onions, fresh tomatoes, seasoned butter, jalapeno pepper, ginger, spices and herbs. Served with Salad* and injera**
Kei Wot
Cubes of prime beef cooked in onions, berbere sauce, seasoned butter, fresh garlic and ginger. Server with salad* and injera**
Yebere Tibbs
Cubes of prime beef, cooked in onions, tomatoes, seasoned butter, green pepper, selected herbs and spices, Served with salad* and injera**
Kitfo
(Cooked to order) Selected chopped lean beef cooked with seasoned butter and mitmita, prepared medium rare or well done with homemade cheese (Ayib), Served with tomato salad* and injera**
Beef Entrees
Vegetarian Entrees
Yemisser Wot
Red lentils cooked with onions, tomatoes, berbere, fresh garlic and ginger. Served with salad* and injera**
Ater Alitcha
Yellow split peas, onions, fresh tomatoes, and jalapeno pepper, seasoned with fresh garlic, ginger, curry powder and herbs. Served with salad* and injera**
Atakilt Alitcha
Fresh vegetables and potatoes seasoned with fresh garlic, ginger, curry powder and herbs. Served with salad* and injera**
Gomen Wot
Finely chopped collard greens cooked with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno pepper, seasoned with fresh garlic and ginger. Served with seasoned lentils and injera**
Timatim Fitfit
Small pieces of injera mixed with a blend of tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and jalapenos and seasoned with house dressing. Served cold with lentils and injera*
Shiro
Ground chick-peas mixed with berbere, cooked with onions, fresh tomatoes, and seasoned with fresh garlic and ginger
Telba Wot
Ground flax seed cooked with bebere, onions, and fresh tomatoes and seasoned with fresh garlic and ginger
Yemsir Salad
Cooked lentils mixed with onions, fresh tomatoes and jalapeno pepper, and Mannaweenta's house dressing
Okra Wot
Chopped okra cooked with onions, fresh tomatoes, and jalapeno pepper seasoned with fresh garlic and ginger. Served with rice*
Fish Tibbs
Tilapia sauteed to perfection with onions, tomatoes, green pepper, and seasoned with fresh garlic, ginger and rosemary. Served with salad* and injera**
Fish Entree
Pasta Dishes
Spaghetti
With meatless sauce and salad
Vegetarian Lasagna And Salad
Lasagna
With meat sauce and salad
Mannaweenta Lentil Soup
Homemade style lentil soup with vegetable, herbs and spices. Served with saltine crackers
Mannaweenta Lentil Soup
Featured Items
Berbere
Red chili peppers, ginger, cloves, coriander allspice, rue berries, ajwain wain (also known bishop's weed) cultivated and mixed with sundried with herbs ground to fine powder
Mitmita
Birdseye chili peppers sun dried reed and mixed with cardamom salt and fresh herbs ground to fine powder
Nitir Kibe
Clarified butter slowly simmered with fresh garlic, ginger root, fenugreek, cardamom and other fresh herbs
Injera
Thin flat bread, soft and porous, made from teff flour (a staple grain from Ethiopia) often mixed with barley or wheat