Souk Medina

1a Shorts Gardens, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9AT, Reservations: +44 2035440186, General: +44 2072401796, Website

Cuisine & Style:
North African - Bistro & Bar
Average main course:
£10
Average food spend:
£25
Opening hours:
Open daily from 11:00 to 24:00.
Payment options:
All major credit cards are accepted

Everythings was nice, the food, the restaurant.. ANd service were so kind to us!

bg 5 September 2011 From Clapham

A North-African oasis spread over 3 floors, Souk Medina – Covent Garden showcases traditional cuisine, made to time-honoured recipes. A subdued retreat, the dining room offers plush seating littered with cushions, and atmospheric lighting.

Within vibrant Covent Garden, Souk Medina restaurant offers set menus of tasty mezzes bursting with intense flavours, alongside a varied a la carte menu. Promoting bold, earthy aromas, favourites include simmering tagines, from lamb, apricots and roasted almonds, to chicken, spinach and feta.

Souk Medina offers a carefully compiled drinks menu, with a high-quality selection of wines, cocktails and liqueurs. To finish things off, the palate-cleansing desserts offer subtle, aromatic flavours, like chocolate crepes with rose water crème, or sweet pastry with honey and mixed nuts.

Souk Medina London offers an authentic taste of Morocco in an intimate setting. Covent Garden Tube Station is just 3 minutes' walk away.

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Souk Medina
 
3.3

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60%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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          • Vibrant (5), Romantic (3)
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          • Groups (7), Couple dining (6), Late dining (4), Business dinners (3), Foodie (3)
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          • Young couple (4)

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        2.0

        Disappointing

        By Morroco Lover

        from Glasgow

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              We visited Souk Medina on a weekend trip to London. Having visited and loved Morocco recently we were looking for a similarly welcoming, friendly, relaxed and romantic atmosphere. Instead we were greeted by staff who made very little eye contact, rushed us to our seats, and whipped our side plates away before we had finished our meal. We were then obliged to clap along with overly loud music while a belly dancer danced in front of us. While she was very beautiful, this was incongruous with the service and atmosphere. We left unacknowledged with nobody satin goodbye or thanking us for the significant amount of money that we had paid for a lukewarm, very average meal with small portions, and had ice cream back at our hotel. A disappointing experience.

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              • Frenetic, Impersonal
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              1.0

              The worst service I ever had

              By Giulia

              from london

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                    we went last night to eat there, and booked a table at 10pm; the kitchen is closing at 11pm. we came on time and the starters arrived after 45 minutes. during our main courses, they asked us to pay the bill in order for them to close the till. we finished the main course and waited 25 minutes for a waiter to come and clean the table in order to serve our desserts. in fact, while the staff was really busy cleaning up the restaurant, and putting the chairs on the table(even the tables next to ours)we had to ask for our desserts. they brought 3 desserts instead of 2, and (of course) we had to ask for the third one. we were really upset and we have tried to call the manager in order to ask explanation. we asked a waiter to call her but he said she was really busy and that she could come. after 10 minutes the waiter said that she was going to come.... but nothing... therefore we tried to call her, and we ended up shouting in the restaurant, in order to get attention, but there was nothing to do.....they were really busy drinking and chatting.... we are really upset and we never had such a bad experience, even though we all work as waitresses in London. the food was really good, and the ambience really nice... but the service really poor.. and we will never come back....

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                    4.0

                    Relaxed and intimate

                    By Mo

                    from London

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                          We arrived at 6:30pm and were immediately shown to a quiet and well presented corner table. The staff were friendly and attentive without being intrusive. The menu was varied and our mezze selection was excellent. I'm guessing it may be a bit noisy and crowded late Friday or Saturday but as a pre theatre destination it was excellent.

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                          • Dinner
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                          • Scenic setting
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                          • Romantic, Unusual, Vibrant
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                          • Couple dining, Late dining
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                          • Family with teenage children, Mature couple, Young couple
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                          5.0

                          Don't miss a Souk Medina experience

                          By The Minx

                          from London

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                                We had an early dinner at Souk Medina and were seated in the lovely area downstairs. There's loads to choose from on the menu so we were lazy and opted for the three course menu which was very reasonsonable and catered for my vegetarian friend. The food was varied and delicious and there was so much of it we could not finish everything. My only criticism is the lighting could be just a touch brighter.

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                                • Dinner
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                                • Belly Dancing, Scenic setting
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                                • Vibrant
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                                4.0

                                Nice place and nice food

                                By bg

                                from Clapham

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                                      Everythings was nice, the food, the restaurant.. ANd service were so kind to us!

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                                      • Dinner
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                                      • Pleasant toilets, Scenic setting
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                                      • Romantic
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                                      1.0

                                      Disappointing

                                      By MRO

                                      from London

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                                            My partner and I dined here a weekday evening, however, despite prebooking and there being many free tables scattered around the restaurant, we were squeezed inbetween two other parties of diners with barely any space to move, let alone dine! Service was very slow and the cocktails and food were not up to scratch. To top it all, value for money was shocking, we paid top money for frankly, an awful experience. Overall very disappointed, we expected much better!

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                                            • Claustrophobic
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                                            • Business dinners, Couple dining
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                                            5.0

                                            Step into Morocco in Covent Garden

                                            By Alabama

                                            from Norwich

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                                                  Dined at 5pm before theatre. We thoroughly enjoyed everything about Souk Medina, our waiter was lovely and the food amazing! We would definitely visit again!

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                                                  • Dinner
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                                                  • Outdoor section, Vibrant bar
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                                                  • Comfortable, Fantastic, Fun, Relaxing, Vibrant
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                                                  • Business brunches/lunches, Business dinners, Couple dining, Foodie, Groups, Late dining, Lunches
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                                                  • Group of ’40 +’ friends
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                                                  4.0

                                                  I will definetly go back!!

                                                  By Silvia

                                                  from London

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                                                        Hi,

                                                        My colleagues and i had dinner on Friday night. The food was good. The service as well but could be improved. A great experience!! We enjoyed the bailey dancing!!!

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                                                        • Corporate professional
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                                                        3.0

                                                        An average experience

                                                        By Joe

                                                        from Brighton

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                                                              This was an ok experience for us as a couple. We visited at 16:30 on a Saturday and there were only a few people in there at the time. The setting was great and very romantic, it had the moroccan feel. However once the food arrived it went a bit down hill, they gave us the wrong dish and the meat wasn't hot. We also ordered a Tagine but the top half of the clay pot never appeared? The service was ok but not overly friendly or efficient. If they were busy god help them.

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                                                              4.0

                                                              Good atomosphere and food

                                                              By highlystrung

                                                              from Petersfield

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                                                                    Great willingness to please but new waitress was all at sea. Smiled nicely though!

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                                                                    • Vibrant bar
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                                                                    • Vibrant
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