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    Souk Medina

    3.4 (71 reviews)
    ModerateMoroccan, Bars, Tea Rooms
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:30 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Look at how amazing this teapot and handle-cosy-thingy is!
    Nathan D.

    Souk Medina is a real tardis of a place in Covent Garden. We stumbled upon it when trying to find somewhere to eat after a yelp event and brilliantly, they accept tastecard. Because we got 50% off, we took full advantage of the more expensive A la carte menu. Ordering 3 meat dishes and a vegetarian one - just for some variety as we were sharing anyway. My favourite way to eat. They also said, we could ask for more meat if we desired, but we were all totally stuffed! Sweet mint tea and baklava to finish off was a lovely treat! Really relaxed, comfortable atmosphere, although there were times when I wasn't sure what I was eating because of how dark it was. Midweek meal with a tastecard, doesn't get much better.

    Bruce C.

    Been here twice now and the service is terrible. First time I was there, it was crowded so I was quite forgiving with the bad service but today it was quite and we still had to wait nearly an hour for our main. My grilled sea bass was over grilled and it was dry. I ordered a fresh mixed fruit smoothies, which wasn't freshly made as it came from a bottle. 3 stars for the decor as it was the best thing about this place.

    Stephanie H.

    I visited on Saturday 12th December for our annual Christmas lunch get together. I booked at Souk Bazaar, having visited before. We turned up to find they were closed for lunch, despite making a booking there. Never fear, we were sent to their other restaurant 'Souk Medina' which was about 5 minutes walk away. I'm so glad we did because I had the best lunch ever. We opted for a lot of tapas style dishes and just shared everything. All the food was amazing, from calamari, humous to little soft cheese and feta parcels. The best, however, was the aubergine dip. So much so, we ordered a second! We noticed others around us smoking shish, so after our meal, we asked to move to the comfy sofas to have one as well. We created own flavour we named 'Grint' - grape and mint! The pipe was electronic, like vaper cigarettes. Above all, I'd like to say a special thank you to our waitress, Laura, who made our meal so enjoyable! Her service was phenomenal! We were laughing the whole way through. So thank you! And we will be back next Christmas!

    Amanda L.

    I've visited Souk Medina Four times both with local friends and international friends when I visit London. I always recommend this place to friends visiting London as well, it's a little hidden Gem. Entering through a curtain doorway down a small alley way you would think you were in Morrocco, the decor is down to a T from floor to ceiling and with wooden carvings, dark wood tables and the aroma of spiced food and mint tea. It's on two floors and always busy in the evenings so best to book a table. I always order the Mezze or a type of stew or if I'm with friends we order the set menu and there's always plenty of food to go round. The Moroccan tea and cocktails also worth a try. On most Saturday evenings there is a belly dancer downstairs so always good fun. Although I don't smoke shisha I believe there is a room for this Worth a visit if your in Covent Garden

    Whilst you can barely see the food you can see how dark it was in there!
    Lauren S.

    Located in Seven Dials this is a hidden gem in tourist central. We only came across it when looking at nearby restaurants where we could use a tastecard. The entrance is quite small and you could easily walk past and not be impressed by the look of the restaurant. It's deceptive though, as the place is pretty large inside, with an upstairs dining area too. We opted for one of their meal deal type menus. £25 each for starters, all you can eat meat mains and an array of baklava for dessert washed down with sweet mint tea. I wouldn't pay the full £25 to eat here but with 50% with a tastecard it made it a worthwhile deal. Starters included pitta, dips, falafel and vine leaves. Mains were lamb tagine, a slow cooked chicken (on the bone) dish, a chickpea dish and we also opted for a veggie moussaka. The chicken was delicious and fell off the bone and the lamb was tasty too. Perhaps a little bit too salty (and I like salt!) but still very nice. We thought we'd take advantage of the 'order as much meat as you'd like' offer but found we were full and didn't even finish all of our food, let alone order more! It was a fun, easy, very filling, sharing type meal. I enjoyed it, especially at a good price but we did find the restaurant so dark that it was hard to read the menus or see the food when it arrived! It came to £15 each inc. service, with no drinks. Not bad at all.

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    Their Lamb Tagine is fantastic! I would highly recommend. I would also recommend the chicken cous cous.

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    we just stumbled across Souk Medina and decided to give it a try. We were extremely pleased by the chicken and lamb - great meal !

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    A great venue for a night out with the girls, from belly dancers to awesome food we love to get jingling here. Love Betty x

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    Bit small although warm atmosphere I guess... Service not great.

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    Very bad service. They take forever to take your order and then forget to bring it but still charge you for it

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    Review Highlights - Souk Medina

    I went here as part of a Christmas party, the mint tea and the food were amazing.

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    The Alchemist - Cookie dessert

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    3.5(6 reviews)
    0.3 miLeicester Square
    ££

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    Loved my visit to Waxy O'Connor's. I had one glass of Strawberry Lime cider, and I've been craving…read moreit ever since. (See picture below.) It was the second pub I visited on my visit to London, and again, I can't wait to go back. First, the prices: in America, two drinks would have cost at least $20; here, two drinks were only £11. I would've spent the whole night there if I could, but when you're traveling and have places to be early the next day, it's hard. Second, the service and ambiance were great. They serve the drinks very quickly, and of course, they know how to pour a pint of Guinness.

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    Left bar near the fireplace

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