Excellent Ethiopian food! We had The mixed platter of Ethiopian dishes. We also tried the honey wine which was nice. All of them were super tasty and went down a treat after a day of walking & climbing. Really nice low key, authentic restaurant with some live music on a Saturday night.

amazing food and nice staff! greatly recommended ethiopian restaurant 🇪🇹❤️

First time trying Ethiopian food. Had a sharing plate between 2 of us. Great tasting fresh food, friendly service, and reasonably priced for London.

Amazing food! The restaurant is so much better since they added more decor. Also have live traditional Ethiopia music

Great place to eat at. Very chilled and welcoming environment. Highly recommended! Mahberawi is pictured below.

Very nice Ethiopian restaurant. I absolutely loved the service! The lady who helped us was so lovely and explained everything we needed to know. Made us feel very welcome with her beautiful smile. Food was delicious and portions so big that we had to take some food home as it was a shame to waste it. I love injera so I enjoyed dipping in with lovely torn pieces of this unique flatbread. I hope I can go back soon.

We had a really nice evening with my ehtiopian friends. Food was really good. I took the vegeterian meal and my friends ordered meat. The owners are realy kind and welcoming. I really recommand the restaurant.

When you go to Marathon restaurant you will feel like a personal guest of the owners rather than a customer. We came in very late and they offered us some freshly cooked Bere Wot and Shiro, and a very refreshing spiced tea. Can only recommend!

Best Ethiopian restaurant!! Amazing food, super cheap, clean and the owner is lovely!

Absolutely recommend! Fantastic food and service. The atmosphere inside was relaxed and friendly. We attempted to share the Mahberawi between 2 people but could easily have served 3 or 4. A lot of flavours to enjoy, I will certainly be returning to try more of the menu.

This is worth the stroll from the nearest tube line - food was delicious and staff friendly.

Visiting Marathon has been on my to-do list when it comes to enjoying Ethiopian food. With that expectation in mind, I can say Marathon did well. We went in on. Saturday and luckily we had a person playing music and that was a small treat to the ears. Nothing too fancy but it was a sweet touch nonetheless. The place isn't where you would take a client as the vibe isn't premium but for the price the place delivers on full cylinder. We ordered their vegetarian platter which is going to be great for those who wants to have some vegetables or are looking for vegan options. We also ordered their door wot and half portion each of awaze tibs and kitfo. The awaze tibs and kitfo were good and pairs well with their injera. No we do love doro wot generally but the doro wot at this place didn't wow us. It looked the part but the flavour wasn't there yet. I guess it needed more Berebere spice. Anyhow we had a great experience for the money's worth.

Really good food, extremely well priced, beautiful atmosphere and astonishing service! Thank you.

Probably some of the best veggie food I've ever had. The portions were great and even though I couldn't stop eating there was still some left over! I'm definitely telling everyone about this and 100% coming back again 🙂

The restaurant was overall nice and the vegetarian plate we ordered was okay as per the expectation. However, we found a metallic wire while eating the food that spoiled our experience. Upon handing over the metallic piece/wire over to the waitress (who had been otherwise nice to us), she pretended to move away to see it in a brighter place, only to make it disappear and then kept searching for it. The only explanation offered to us was that it could've been a piece of plastic, which was shocking as well (as if that was okay for them). Rather than being sorry, we were even charged a tip of 10% on the bill. I would prefer to try the Ethiopian cuisine I'm fond of anywhere else but here. The two stars are for the fact that the staff was good with us before the incident happened.

Very reasonably priced for London and love the interior design! Lovely injera and good food overall! A variety of Ethiopian beers available - I thought the walia beer was smoother than most European beers

Clear, easy to read menu which I appreciated as I've only had Ethiopian a few times before. Food I had was very nice. And big for the price - the portions were larger than I expected and £18 worth of a main and a side was two person size.

I came with my friends and really enjoyed my experience. The food was delicious and the service was wonderful. I will be back again!

Great food. Great vibes. Even better service.

Giving taste of Indian cusine. It was really nice

Great little family run authentic Ethiopian restaurant! The mixed platter was amazing

Amazing food. It was so delicious and clearly made with love. The service was a bit slow. But we forgave that as it’s a family run business and the food was awesome.

Brilliant food! 10/10 would recommend (ps- try the honey wine)

What a wonderful restaurant and great atmosphere! Our server was very kind and helpful, seating 14 of us on short notice. The food was so good (just like home!), especially the doro wot and kitfo. We all really enjoyed the variety and flavours. The t’ejj was also very good. 5/5, would recommend to friends and family to try! Thank you Marathon for a wonderful dinner experience!

We got the Mahberawi (mixed platter) and the Lega Tibs (fried lamb cubes with onions) between the three of us. All the food was great but the platter was what impressed me with the amount of value there. Friendly waitresses and reasonable prices!

This is one of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to. The food is so nice especially the kitfo, it’s so spicy and delicious. The waitress are very nice and friendly and the service is a 10/10

Amazing food! I personally loved their breads!

Marathon Etheopian restaurant is simply fantastic. On entry it doesn't look much, its basic decor and small surroundings don't prepare you for the wonderful welcome, and the taste sensations to come. It's like coming to a friend's home kitchen to eat, but the friend happens to make the BEST and most authentic Etheopian food you ever had presented to you or tasted. There is something for everyone, meat, fish or veggie dishes, the large dishes come with a bread that is used to eat the food with your hands (no cutlery in this place, which is traditional also), you will naturally order WAY too much food, trust me, but there is just so much to try! As a veggie, I had the vegetable samosa - (small but delicious, not too spicy), Ye Tsome Beyeaynetu for main, which is a selection of dishes served on an Injera which is the Etheopian bread bigger than the dish it's served on. With this the host recommended a pallet cleansing chili stuffed with onions, which was fantastic, but not for the faint hearted, it's HOT! And this washed down with a Habesha beer, which was mild and delicious, and took some of the chili sting away :) This was so much food I felt like I probably ate half of it, and could easily have been shared between 2 people. This was followed by some honey wine, which was like a home made brew, very tasty too, and drunk from a traditional bottle, the host kindly showed us all how. Overall this was a superb experience, much more than a meal, with fantastic staff and surroundings, excellent food and drink and when the bill came we were shocked, it was half the price of your average London restaurant - seriously, as an example starters are only £4.50! Amazing value in 2022. I will be returning here again and again, I can't wait!

Nice Ethiopian restaurant, food very good, staff kind and friendly, I recommend it

First time trying Ethiopian food and couldn’t have found a better place to go to in London. All the staff were very friendly and gave suggestions on what to try. The food was amazing and you’ve got to try the honey wine.

I held my White Hyena book launch at the Marathon last Friday. About 40 of us stayed after to eat. Everyone LOVED the food! Both veg and non-veg. Great atmosphere - just like being in Addis - lovely to sit round sharing large plates. Thank you to Girimesh, Ayeni and Amanuel! Fantastic evening and highly recommended!

delicious food!!!! the owner is so friendly and welcoming. Really loved my dinner experience here! A very special atmosphere that makes you feel at home. Thank you for introducing me to the traditional post meal barley snack! Highly recommend for those trying Ethiopian cuisine for the first time or a date night! Such a lovely vibe inside. I came for vegetarian options which I loved but the meat ones blew me away 😂!! All so yummy.