Cafe Romanat Menu

462 Santa Clara Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
  • Appetizers

    • Timatim Fitfit

      Shredded enjera in tomato, red onion, jalapeno, garlic, berbere spice, & olive oil – served cold.
      $12.00
    • Ramonat Salad

      Marinated chicken, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, jalapeño, & house dressing.
      $12.00
    • Buticha

      Chickpeas, garlic, onion, jalapeño, & olive oil.
      $12.00
    • Vegetarian Sambussa

      Fried pastry stuffed with lentils, jalapeños, & olive oil.
      $12.00
  • Meat Dishes

    • Alicha

      Meat seasoned in turmeric & sautéed in a ginger garlic sauce, jalapeños, tomatoes, & onions.
      $20.00
    • Wot

      Traditional meat stew with red & yellow onions, rosemary, & garlic in a berbere sauce. Doro - chicken with hard boiled egg or yebeg - lamb.
      $18.00
    • Doro Tibs

      Chicken sautéed with fresh onions, tomatoes, garlic, jalapeños, & rosemary – mild / medium / spicy.
      $19.00
    • Yegeb Tibs

      Lamb sautéed with fresh onions, tomatoes, garlic, jalapeños, & rosemary – mild / medium / spicy.
      $20.00
    • Lega Tibs

      Medium rare beef sautéed with fresh onions, tomatoes, garlic, jalapeños, & rosemary – mild / medium / spicy.
      $20.00
    • Yebere Tibs

      Beef sautéed with fresh onions, tomatoes, garlic, jalapeños, & rosemary – mild / medium / spicy.
      $20.00
    • Derek Tibs

      Specially prepared dry cooked in chicken, beef, or lamb.
      $25.00
    • Gomen Basega

      Choice of chicken, beef, or lamb, braised collards greens, onion, ginger, jalapeño, & garlic.
      $20.00
    • Quanta Fitfit

      Strips of dried beef tenderloin mixed with enjera & sautéed in berbere butter sauce with onions, rosemary, jalapeño, & spices.
      $21.00
    • Bozena-Shiro

      Ground beef simmered with garlic, & mitten shiro.
      $20.00
    • Mushroom Sega

      Mushrooms with choice of lamb, beef, or chicken sautéed with rosemary, onions, garlic, jalapeños & tomatoes.
      $20.00
    • Kitfo (Traditionally Eaten Raw)

      Lean minced beef marinated with niter kilbee, &mitmita spices raw / rare / medium / well.
      $20.00
  • Vegan Dishes

    • Misir Wot

      Red lentils simmered in a berbere spice sauce, red onions, ginger, garlic, & bessobela.
      $16.00
    • Kik Alicha

      Split peas simmered in turmeric sauce, fresh garlic, ginger, & bessobela.
      $16.00
    • Gomen

      Traditional braised collards greens, onion, ginger, jalapeño, & garlic.
      $16.00
    • Mitten Shiro

      A romanat specialty - house made chickpea flour, seasoned with berbere spices, & garlic.
      $18.00
    • Mushroom Tibs

      Seasoned mushrooms sautéed with onions, tomatoes, red peppers, rosemary, & garlic.
      $18.00
    • Banatu

      Enjera sautéed in a special spiced vegetarian sauce.
      $18.00
    • Atalkit

      Cabbage, carrots, & potatoes sautéed in onions, ginger, garlic, & turmeric.
      $16.00
  • Classic Combinations

    • Veggie Combo

      Misir wot, kik alicha, atalkit, & gomen.
      $18.00
    • Shiro Combo

      Mitten shiro, gomen & atalkilt.
      $19.00
    • Veggie Combo & Meat

      Available for 2 or 4 guests only.
      $38.00
    • Meat Combo

      Gomen besega, doro wot, & lamb wot.
      $20.00
  • Coffee & Tea

    • Hot Tea

      Black, green, or mint.
      $3.00
    • Spice Tea

      Whole cinnamon, clove and cardamom
      $4.00
  • Beverages

    • Yetelba Smoothie

      Flax seed.
      $4.00
    • Yeselit Smoothie

      Sesame seed.
      $4.00
    • Super Seed Smoothe

      Flax, sesame, & sunflower.
      $4.00
    • Organic Pomegranate Juice

      $4.00
    • Homemade Lemonade

      Freshly squeezed, sweet with a hint of tartness, served chilled for refreshment.
      $5.00
    • Soda

      Coke, diet coke, sprite.
      $3.00
    • San Pellegrino, Aranciata Rosso

      $4.00
    • Bunderberg, Ginger Beer

      Ginger beer with a robust, spicy ginger flavor and a hint of sweetness.
      $4.00
    • Perrier Sparkling Water (750ml)

      Effervescent and refreshing carbonated mineral water in a 750ml bottle.
      $4.00
    • Iced Tea

      A refreshing blend of brewed tea and milk, served over ice.
      $3.00

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