Monika by 805

Waited 15+ to take my order and it took 1hr+ to receive my food (a couple next to me arrived while I was waiting and had their drinks and food arrive before mine 😂). The mojito I ordered was too sweet but that's alright. The food looked incredible but the fish was very bland minus the delicious sauce that came with it. For sides, the flantain was slightly undercooked and the chips were good. For dessert, the banana bread was dry and lacking in flavour but the ice cream was nice. The only plus was you could take the food home meaning everything is not a waste of money. For what I ordered in total I would say the price is reasonable but the experience terrible - would not recommend.

Great atmosphere great service amazing food , will definitely be back 😊😋

Great food experience! You will struggle to find tastier than this. The service is bright and helpful if just abit slow

Great dining experience the wait times were longer than expected but worth it for the food

This place is amazing. We had high hopes, and it lived up to it. All the food is amazing, especially recommend the whole suya chicken and lobster. All very authentic, vibrant atmosphere and a good selection of drinks. will be back for sure.

The food, service & atmosphere was great, I’d definitely recommend. My only complaint is the conditions being sat near the kitchen, I’d encourage the staff to look into this, this occurring especially in a restaurant is very unpleasant!

Amazing food and service. Being from America this food was seasoned well.

We visited for Sunday Lunch and the service was excellent. Our host Eloisa was responsive to our needs. We throughly enjoyed the food although the only criticism was the pepper soup was extremely spicy. Will definitely be back!

Definitely a very different vibe to 805 with a younger, much louder clientele. The food was amazing (must try the King Prawn and Squid Fried Rice), though and the ambiance was on point. All in all great experience had. Some price points were on the slightly high side. But worth the extra. Well done Monika!

It was so lovely staff was helpful and polite deffo coming back again and deffo recommend it

On arrival, there was no sit available but the waiter apologised for that. When we got our sit, everything was good. Service was good. Although the fish was a bit salty. We will come back again. Nice atmosphere

The foods was amazing, delicious & full of flavour. The staff were attentive, friendly and their service was outstanding.

The servers were not very attentive to our table. We had to call them over on about 4 occasions even though the restaurant wasn't even full so the slow service was baffling to us. Our hostess was not at all familiar with the menu either. The card menu was half torn in the middle. Our drinks were served in very good time. Nicely chilled and top notch. Some other drinks were not available which left us with no choice but what they have left. Food - we were told would be 20mins but it 90mins. The food were very good, packed with flavours, nice and hot and well presented. HOWEVER, THE RESTAURANT WAS RIDDLED WITH RATS RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE THAT WE HAD TO LEAVE BEFORE WE COULD FINISH OUR DINING. A PARTICULAR YOUNG LADY SEEMS SO SHOCKED AND SCARED THAT HER AND HER COMPANION HAD TO RUN OUT OF THE PLACE. DESPITE THIS ORDEAL, THE MANAGER STILL HAD THE AUDACITY TO CHARGE US HALF PRICE FOR OUR SITTING! AND THEY WERE STILL ADMITTNG CUSTOMERS IN AND SITTING THEM WHERE WE SAW THE RATS RUNNING AROUND. WE ADVISED HIM TO CLOSE DOWN AS THE PLACE IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE BUT TO DEAF EAR I'd like to visit again as I have been there previously with family/friends and had a good experience. I hope they sort out the situation In a fashionable timing

We were late, called ahead to confirm if this was ok and were told it was fine over the phone. When arriving we were berated by the host at the door for being late and being told there were no seats. We were then given the choice of 3 tables which contradicted what we were told at the door, the other host was very friendly and offered to take our jackets which we said yes to. The food was fine but the suya platter contained mostly chicken and not a lot of variation of the other meat options. We wanted another drink and a look at the deserts menu after our meal but getting someone’s attention took 10 minutes. When we finally got seen no menu arrive so we had to ask another person. When we finally got a menu and tried to order another round of drinks we was told we couldn’t have our table any longer and we had to go to the bar if we wanted another drink. The bar was full so why this was suggested to us I don’t know! We therefore decided to leave and with no one there to collect our number for our coat we took our coats and left by ourselves. Overall the service left a lot to be desired and needs a lot of work. While I appreciate it was busy it felt very unorganised and to be berated upon entering the restaurant was very unfriendly and despite explaining we had called ahead he was clearly in a poor mood and taking it out on us as guests.

What flavors do you offer?Monika was truly a vibe! Celebrating my dear friend's belated birthday in my old stomping grounds made for the perfect midweek dinner. Our waiters, Precious and Demilade, were incredibly friendly and welcoming, making us feel right at home. We kicked things off with Chapman, asun, and BBQ wings. That asun is a MUST! Bursting with fiery, spicy flavors, and the sauce? Absolute perfection! 🔥🔥🔥👌🏾👌🏾 For the main course, we went for the platter for two—oh my, we were stuffed! The fish was perfectly cooked, flavorful, and delicious. A word of advice: come hungry because the portions are generous! The live saxophonist added a beautiful touch, serenading us with smooth melodies right at our table. We wrapped up the night with a sweet and satisfying cheesecake— the perfect ending to an already amazing meal. A truly lovely evening! Can't wait to come back again. Thank you, Monika! ❤️

We came from Tooting to eat good food. We have a group get together once a month and this visit was a taste test to see if this restaurant could host us. Good service from start to finish from the staff. My food was double yummy. The only disappointment we had was no Jollof rice! Shocking in an African restaurant. Our booking was at 2pm and it was a 2 hour wait for Jollof rice. Cost of the meal was about £35 ahead. Music was a bit loud when we arrived. We were going to ask the staff to turn it down. But once the food came we forgot. Toilets were disappointing dirty windows and sticky floors. Not keen on same sex toilets. The windows at the front of the restaurant were very dirty from the pollution of the traffic right outside as the area is gridlocked with cars and buses. Would I want to make that trek again probably not.

Food was good. Service was very bad and slow. Felt like utter chaos.

I didn’t know it was going to be crowdy, didn’t enjoy the food ngl. Overpriced food to be honest. The whole experience for me and my partner is just ‘okay’ don’t want to say bad.

The restaurant is nice and very clean, however the music was way to loud and the staff quiet rude! we were told to pay and leave as the table next booking was close, but there is a way to talk to people. it is such a shame we were looking forward to the experience

The restaurant was overwhelmingly noisy, making it difficult to enjoy the atmosphere. The service was terrible; we waited an hour and a half for our food, only for the staff to mix up our order. Our main courses arrived just moments before the starters, and the extras we ordered never made it to the table—yet we were still charged for them. To top it off, when we requested our desserts, they brought us the bill instead. Overall, the experience was marked by poor service and dismal organisation.

Food was great especially the spicy goat meat and the sea food platter

Food was delicious. Service was great. I recommend the seafood boil.

Food, music and ambiance was amazing. Would definitely return for a visit.

Great decor, great food and great service. It was a lovely evening.

Wonderful service. Allocated to a table quickly and food was very very filling. Those prawns! Would like to give Jennifer a special mention. She could not do enough for us. She is such a gentle soul who will go far. In the meantime she is a real asset to Monika. Treasure her!

The ambience was amazing, warm, friendly vibe. The staff were great. Had my birthday dinner there and everyone enjoyed it. The portions were large, we would all definitely go back.

The staff were so great and made us feel Comfortable, amazing food - so good there wasn’t room for desert and there’s always room for desert 😃😃 lovely atmosphere will definitely be visiting again

Everyone waited ages for food, including us. This isn't a seafood grill, they offer a few fish options

Great service, lovely food and atmosphere. Looking forward to next time!

Was really great! Good vibes! Good quality for the price and staff are friendly and kind. Service as actually fast! We saw th staff give a diner a lovely happy birthday song and drumming with some dancing. Was so beautiful, 10/10 will deffo be back! Xx

Met the head chef all staff were welcoming and friendly. Food was amazing can’t wait to return.

Food was amazing spices , sauces everything top teir! Will definitely be back!

Lovely service, food and drinks. The price was amazing honestly I will be back

Food was amazing but service was very slow. A bit unprofessional with staff and the manner in how they speak to customers. Apart from that great food, music and drinks.

Food took ages, waited 40 mins for a table, got our order wrong, didnt wish us happy birthday. Made errors on our bill. The food was really nice thats they only thing that kept us there.

Everything great would definitely go back or recommend a friend.

Lovely food amazing atmosphere great staff great service. Lovely presentation.

We got there 9:10 and waited for 48mins before they could get us sit. We stood on our feet for 48mins.

The staff was very professional.she see a all my request. Very clean. I would definitely recommend and go again. It was my husband bday and he love it it was amazing thank you

Really good atmosphere and staff were really friendly and attentive throughout especially Precious, she was really nice and kept that good service going throughout our experience. Only feedback I’d give was that the music was too loud causing customers to be loud, it just made it difficult to hear my conversation overall. Other than that, it would not deter to me from coming back 😊

The food is great but the service needs a lot of improvement. The staff is extremely unorganized and lack a sense of urgency.

Good food nice atmosphere and overall good experience with the saxophonist serenading us

We had an amazing time, ambiance was great and the food was tasty.

Food was lovely and the manager John was so pleasant. I took my mum here for her 50th (they couldn’t believe she was turning 50) and they brought out a candle lit cheese cake with drums and maracas! I found the restaurant going viral on Tik Tok. The vibes lived up to the hype. I’d come back

Great food as always. Will go again ! ! !

Good ambiance. Good food. Beautiful decor. Customer service could be improved.

It wasnt busy enough to justify some of the mistakes happening and it was difficult to get our waiters attention most of the time, a mouse was spotted in the restaurant which also caused another guest to run out screaming in a panic.

I will start on the positives, firstly the fish was delicious as well as the vegetables. The look of the place was great and easy to get to. The macaroni cheese was OK, but to cheesy, & my Wife & I would have liked if the food overall could be more spicy. We will be looking forward to going back soon and hopefully these improvements will be made.

I came as it was my first time and a friend birthday we like the atmosphere and the music

Excellent food, excellent service, excellent atmosphere!!. We will be coming back.