Souk Medina

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1a Shorts Gardens,
Covent Garden,
London,
WC2H 9AT

0871 971 3522
Note: Calls cost 10p per min plus network extras.

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Reviewer sara1
22/12/2011
were there to celebrate my friends birthday. booked table vor 12 and got table for 10. our service was horrible. we got a waitress called shadia, she brought us two times the wrong drinks and forgot about our main course. we use to come a lot of time and it was really good, but this time the waitress was really bad
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Reviewer Amylou82
21/11/2011
TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can not express how terrible an experinence I had at this restaurant on Saturday. The waiting staff were rude, we were served our mains 2 minutes after our starter and when we asked that they bring the food back we were told no! The food was therefore left on the table next to ours to get cold under the AC unit. We ordered the set menu but didn't receive all the dishes - the waitress appeared with the chip and pin machine while we were still eating and hadn't even considered gettingthe bill. I have eaten at Souk many times before but i would 100% discourage anyone from going there now. We were planning our work Xmas party there this year but that will not be happening now! DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewer Mazza3456
21/11/2011
There was nothing that I enjoyed in this restaurant; they first got our order wrong as my friend and I ordered the chicken platter for two but instead we got fish. Yuck! The chick peas, hummus, cous cous some aubergine thingy was so tasteless.....I couldn't believe people have to pay for this!
The atmosphere wasn't too bad but don't go there if you're hungry as you'll come out hungrier!
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Reviewer Mazza3456
21/11/2011
I take it you won't be going back there again then? :-)
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Reviewer TintinHerge
18/08/2011
The setting is nice and so is the belly dancing.

Food is very disappointing as are the prices. Service was awful too.

Stick to some cocktails and starters and have dinner somewhere else
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Reviewer GordonM
11/03/2011
We went to Souk Medina ahead of going to the theatre. Sadly, due to traffic problems we had limited time at the restaurant. We pointd this out to the staff and they could not have been more helpful. The food was excellent, the service was first class, and we will go there again, when we can spend a lot more time enjoying the atmosphere, the excellent food (both trying the food for the first time) and the brilliant service. Have already recommended it to several friends.
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Reviewer shaunjc
29/10/2009
We wanted to go somewhere different with good food and this restaurant was suggested - well I do not really know where to start - when we arrived we were seated in the back area of the restaurant - one had to duck in certain parts of the restaurant in order to get anywhere - it was a bit like a dungeon more than an exotic Moroccan liar.

We eventually were shown our table - in the corner of the restaurant in some sort of what can only be described as a cupboard - a group of 5 relatively tall and medium height guys - we were almost crawling to get to the table - we put all this down to the 'atmosphere'.

The service - well there is not much I can say about it as it was almost non existent. Very very slow and not the friendliest.Eventually we settled for some Moroccan wine - ugh! It was not good - go for something you know when you go here.

The Food - we all went for the set menu which was, Houmous (not very good one - Tescos is much better and cheaper), some boiled chick peas, some sort of Potato stew with spices, some dry lamb Tagine, some chicken that was OK and stuffed vine leaves.

All in all not very much exciting and certainly not recommended.I really do not know where the good reviews came from for this restaurant.

Will not go back here again - there are many much better restaurants in London where your money can be better spent.
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Reviewer Kiwichick
05/08/2009
6 of us dined here last week. Oh my god....this place is fab!!

The food was so tasty and the richness and originality of the flavours was to die for without being too overpowering!!

We ordered the set menu where the food keeps coming out until you can eat no more. The lamb dish was soooo flavoursome as was the spinach.

The timing between the entree and main dishes was good giving just enough time for the food to settle.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is very quiet and tranquil which is just what we needed for a mid week meal.

And using our Taste London card we saved a whopping £63 on our bill so it ended up being a little over £22 each for a 3 course meal (baklava desert) with a couple of drinks each and this included the service charge.

Service was great and nothing was a hassle. Staff dressed in theme also made a nice touch to the evening.

Didn't try the house wines but the beer seemed to be going down well! Well done Souk......a great night out with a delighfully tasty and affordable meal! Will definately be back! Thanks!

Kiwi chick x
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Reviewer Akshay32
02/03/2009
The food was Brilliant !Staff was fantastic , very warm, caring and attentive !The ambiance is perfect for any ocassion with a fantastic private room for intimate parties

The Manager is a very resonable and honest man , You can rest assured you are paying for quality food in an amazing location with a very resonable price tag ! AKSHAY
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