Monika by 805

Most of the food was flavourful, cooked well and tasted well seasoned(the fish, asun, plantain) however the mac and cheese, and jollof rice was missing a kick and had a mid flavour. Also unfortunately, the suya meat lacked suya flavour and lacked strong flavours. Cocktails tasted nice and looked pretty, though the rum Chapman was a bit too sweet. Apart from that, overall it was a good experience and really nice service and atmosphere.

Excellent food. The atmosphere was great and will definitely visit again. We were however rushed to pay the bill without us asking first but on reflection it was a busy Friday.

Great atmosphere and decor. Service was bit slow at the begging but and the end was very attending and nice. Food arrived very quickly and was really hot and full of flavours. I would really recommend Monika to my friends 🧡

2nd time at Monika, enjoyed the food with my Mrs. Excellent customer service from Ms Precious.

Great ambiance and service, fantastic food. It's a different, lively atmosphere compared to anywhere else I've been over the years.

Nice food and environment nice drinks and the female owner is nice

Service was very good; she was very polite, food was ayt. Only issue was had to wait for almost 20mins for my reserved table.

The atmosphere is brilliant, the food is amazing, staff are friendly and are proactive. Waiting time on point… 💯% recommend

it was my birthday we had a very large party over 30 and not sure they could deal with the large number as long waiting times confusion on pre orders and cost and some guest never got there food some staff where very rude

Every food I had was amazing.will surely come back aga

Whilst I applaud the quick service, our fresh monika fish came out quite chard. When we requested for beef suya, it was served cold. Requested for Attieke to sample but never came, appreciate it was a very busy night as it was valentine's day. I'd come back on a quieter day.

It was beautiful and the service was okay The staffs were very helpful

Amazing valentines experience. Amazing food, wow. 10/10. Will definitely come again and sample other choices from the menu. Staff were friendly and informative.

Let me start by saying the food and the staff were great! When they finally come by, but the waiting time is ridiculous. 7:45 booking 10:00pm eating wow

- Wasn’t seated until 45 mins after my reservation - waited 2 hours for my food - Was requested to move 3 times - The man with the ponytail took £50 off - The man who took our order came over 1hr to ask us if we took our order - - The girls who originally sat next to us at table 6 and already eating and we order straight after them!! - Fish wasn’t cooked - We didn’t get the plantain we asked for.

When we arrived it took over 5 min to greet us then even after requesting a sofa seat was put near the main door with constant cold draught Then after being seated took over 15mins with no service I had to go to the bar to ask someone to come and take the order Then the waitress did not fully understand the menu then to top it over the sides got the main were brought out with the starter Eventually we gave up and after 29 mins trying catch a waitress attention ask to take our food away which they did yet still had the audacity to charge a service charge when I informed them of our disappointment The sad thing is the food actually tastes amazing

Great ambience. Good food variety and the customer service from Tessy was outstanding.

One of us received the wrong food 3 times..at least the manager was very helpful and kind, very appreciated, she handled the situation very well.

Food was just absolutely delicious! Service was also lovely. Will definitely be back again.

Great restaurant, the vibe in here is sensational would recommend to all my friends

Unfortunately on this occasion food not great We was offered discounted price

Took 45 minutes to be seated. Slow service, mediocre food

Good service. Nice food. Good portions. Slightly pricey. Would return

Food was good, so much I wanted to try! maybe bring the small chops first and waited a little to get seated and on dessert. Service was outstanding! Good recommendations and cocktails 👌🏾

Service was lovely from Doris And food was spectacular will be seeing us again

Great food and cocktails. The service was amazing too xx

Food was decent, however service needs serious improvement. It wasn’t even a busy night.

Great food, good ambience however poor service. Too much going on at the same time for the servers.

Overall experience 4.5/5 Food 5/5 Atmosphere 5/5 Wait times 5/5 Service 4/5 (our table could've been cleared quicker and it took a while for the dessert to arrive - our waitress did apologise for this)

My sevond time at Monika Despite visiting a super busy time our food was faultless, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere was great! Highly recommend and will be returning

The food was amazing & the staff were very nice. The service was super fast too !

Lovely vibe. Good food. A little loud for conversation but added to the vibe.

The restaurant had a really lovely atmosphere and decor however we were kept waiting even though we had a reservation. Throughout the night the was a constant queue of people standing and waiting for quite a while to be seated. Looking around it seemed that the place may have been overbooked. The food itself was ok (overall 6/10) but a lot of the dishes were lukewarm. Our dessert was hard and overcooked so we had to send this back but they did remove it from our bill. If I were to go back and try the place again, I would go mid-week rather than a Friday night as they may be less busy and have more time to pay attention to the quality of the food served.

Girls night out. Food was very good, Will definitely return.

Great taste, good atmosphere and wonderful service. I would return.

It’s was nice, food was amazing and waiting time wasn’t bad.

My friend and I visited on Saturday and were seated at a wobbly table. Although we were eventually moved, the service was poor overall, and the food was disappointing. The fish seemed undercooked, though the prawns, rice, and cocktails were good. The yam and plantain were dry, and the spring rolls tasted like they were frozen. The salad seemed pre-packaged, which was disappointing for the £85 price point. The staff could benefit from better training to be more attentive. Sade was the only staff member that displayed a level of professionalism expected. Overall, I wouldn’t return to this restaurant.

Amazing meals and atmosphere. It was my third time here !

Lovely restaurant with authentic decor, food was absolutely amazing. The hostesses were always attentive and polite. The lighting in restaurant was a bit too dark the task lighting was not great so was very dark on our table.

Lovely restaurant with authentic decor, food was absolutely amazing. The hostesses were always attentive and polite. The lighting in restaurant was a bit too dark the task lighting was not great so was very dark on our table.

We visited on the 18th January 2025, when we first arrived we was greeted by a lovely lady who explained how everything worked, I felt like once after we ordered & received our food we was left alone and there wasn’t really a service after that. If there had been a service from the time we got there to the time we left, we would’ve happily paid the service charge. What I would say is that the mac & cheese was really nice, I also had the Shrimp & Squid rice with added beef, I feel as if that the beef was just a bit too hard for me.

Lovely restaurant but the beef suya lacked flavour and the suya pepper wasn’t giving. No option for swallow and except some stuff on the menu to be unavailable

Outstanding service from Demi, I really think that contributed to our experience. Food was decent, very large portions, music was great. Will definitely return for more date nights!

Waited 45mins to be seated. The restaurant was clearly overbooked and was also allowing walk ins

Food came quickly and was delicious. Will come again for sure!

Everything was perfect ! the waiting time for the food was not long and the cocktails, the portions for the ultimate suya was massive - definitely get that to share !! will be revisiting for sure, music was a bit loud at first but everything was fine after

The food was nice the service was good but slow, only negative was the music was a tad to loud.

Good vibes, ceramics is nice. Food was great could do with cleaner and not oily floor around the kitchen.

Food was really good. However the guy at the door was rude. But our waitress was lovely.

Pleasure was an amazing waitress. All guests were happy with the food and drink. The atmosphere was great and the staff made my birthday feel extra special

Lovely decor. Mac and cheese amazing! Also lamb chops were great, the seasoning on the lamb is something else!!!