Momo

We went there 6:30 pm just after it open. The restaurant was more quiet that the coffee shop that open all day. The atmosphere was great, classy. We just order starter (since we are on a diet). Everything was delicious. They gave us a basket of bread, and when we ask for more they gave another. We end it with Morocco tea that was free refill.

I went to Chez Momo with 6 French friends to celebrate a friend’s birthday. We tried to spend a nice evening despite the date (13^th of November when the 11^th arrondissement of Paris and the Stade de France were attacked by terrorists). We shared a few starters between us. All of them were ok.
As a main a few of us had the couscous mechoui which was a slow charcoal whole roasted lamb shoulder with authentic spices and ras el hanout spiced figs. The rest of us had the traditional chicken with preserved lemons, olives, onion compote and saffron. Both dishes were alright but not amazing. We didn’t think we had enough sauce or couscous for the price we paid.
Overall I didn’t enjoy my experience at Momo. Maybe the condition were not the best but also the wine and food was overpriced. We had quite an expensive bill for something not that amazing.
I didn’t like the service either as our waiter was way too intrusive. Two of my friends liked that, but for the rest of us we were a bit annoyed.

Si vous aimez la cuisine marocaine, la vraie, ben je vous conseille de prendre un aller retour Londres Marrakech et déguster un couscous ou tajine sur place. Il vous en coûtera moins cher que ce présomptueux restaurant londonien.
Certes c’est pas mauvais, j’ai bien apprécié la finesse de la semoule parfumée à la fleur d’oranger…mais les prix pour la quantité Oh mon dieu quel scandale.
Enfin il y a une chose qui m’a particulièrement agacé: la façon dont on vous pousse à consommer du vin, en né laissant pas la bouteille sur la table, et on vous remplit le verre sans vous demander. Ainsi avant même que vous ayez votre plat de résistance vous êtes obligé de recommander une bouteille à 50 livres. Insupportable service. Clientèle de français qui se la raconte
Bref à ce prix là vous trouverez largement mieux à Londres.

Great location. Very nice place. OK food. Pretty disappointing service. Not sure I would go again.

Tries this different kind of brunch — Moroccan brunch!
Wouldnt recommend for those looking for a proper brunch experience, its much more of a Moroccan restaurant for lunch!
Food is good, yes definitly good, but not extraordinary nothing that blew my mind and i am a big fan of moroccan food. Honestly a little dissapointed considering i had very high expectations from Chef Momo, famous moroccan chef in france, even had a cooking class with him in Marrakesh.
Very beautiful restaurant. Cannot deny that. We manage tk seat outside, they had the heaters on, little oasis of Morocco just off Regents street.
Have had shisha once there before — as the décor is ideallic it does make for a great shisha place, but wasnt able to just order mint tea and shisha, had to get a glass of alcohol. Its fine if thats what you want to do but again i wish i could have just had mint tea.

Not worth the hefty pricetag. The atmosphere is not romantic; despite my request for a quiet table, we were initially seated at a communal table by the door. When I requested a table change, we were seated right next to where the silverware was kept, so that there was a constant and annoying clinking of the cutlery. There were too many big groups that spoke loudly, and the food was ok, nothing mind-​blowing. I will definitely not come back and I don’t recommend it for a date dinner

Cozy, tasty and amazing music. Fun to just site back and look at all the interesting lanterns on the ceiling. Well worth it!

Horrible, horrible service. To the point the waitress chased us down for only paying half of the «included» service charge. Avoid during busy times and spend your money somewhere else.
This was the worst dinner out I’ve ever had. Plus my stomach is feeling horrible now.

I came here for the afternoon tea which was fantastic and great value!
You get unlimited mint tea which is delicious! My highlight of the tea was the really delicious cheese briouts.
Also got a nice surprise at the end of meal with a collection of biscuits to take away for free!

Short Review:
Beautiful restaurant & café area, stunning décor with good service. Go for brunch/​lunch over dinner; book a week in advance for brunch (its popular). Order anything (recommend ‘London to Marrakesh’) and enjoy yourselves! Food is great, dessert is delicious. Wine dramatically overpriced, grab a cocktail. Mint tea over coffee, and if you are after shisha save yourself £10−15 and walk to Edgware Road. Great for a weekend day-​time date.
Longer Review:
+ Café: Really cool spot. The afternoon lunch is great value for £22pp to be honest, as the food and pastries are top notch (can see the menu on their website). Great spot for meeting friends or a casual weekend date.
+ Lunch (in restaurant area): Great value for money at £19pp for 3 courses, and nearly the same as the dinner menu. Portions are good size, restaurant is bright and bustling, and you can really see the beauty of the décor. Outside is great in summer.
+ Brunch: I come regularly for the brunch, and for good reason– its amazing. You could have everything off the menu and want to try even more. I think their ‘London to Marrakesh’ set menu is a winner, and a nice way to start a fushion boozy brunch. Again, a GREAT choice for a weekend date if you want to impress.
Dinner: Mixed bag for me, and did this last night (22/​02/​2015). Found the experience very relaxing, though the lighting a bit too dark on the outer ring of tables, my partner and I had to put the menus under the table lamp (no, we don’t wear glasses :)).
+ Houmous and Crispy Gambas (Prawns) to start; both utterly delicious to start with, and the bread with the houmous was mixed varieties of fresh warm yumminess. Also, I hate prawns, but I loved these.
On the servers recommendation (whom may I say, are excellent) we had the Cous Cous Mechoui for two; slow charcoal roasted whole lamb was delicious and tender; cous cous was light and fluffy; but I wasn’t blown away by the vegetable broth. Portion was MASSIVE, we thought we’d need to be wheeled away. It serves 2 extremely hungry 6ft+ men, or 3 normal people: D That said, I’m not sure it was worth £31 each (£62).
+ Refills of mint tea was great (fragrant and sweet), but the coffee should be better quality for £2.75 in a high-​end establishment, or ideally ‘authentic’ Maghrebian coffee, given the focus everywhere else on the menu for high-​end authentic food. Whats wrong with doing a spiced Moroccan coffee?
— I found the wine selection EXTREMELY overpriced, and really that is my only true complaint. I like wine, I don’t mind paying for it, but the Marius Chapoutier (a blend) is on the menu at £29 a bottle, whereas I can buy it in any wine store for approx £7 including sales tax. Similarly, my ‘go-​to’ grape variety of Getwurtztraminer (which is an excellent pairing for the heavier and spicier food), is down as an Italian varietal for £37 (I can’t understand not going with a true Alsace grape personally), whereas the same bottle is £10 in wine stores. I understand the wine markup model, my family are restaurant owners, but even I think this is a bit extreme, and lends to a feeling that its all a bit overpriced. The entire bill for 2people came to £128-£25 ‘Family’ promo = £103.
Credit to Momo’s they do regular promos of £25 off dinner, and it helps. But they excel in the day, and I think they know. :)

Found the momo Restaurant by accident on thursday evening and asked for a table on friday. They were very nice and arranged a table for me.
Gotta say the interior design is just magical. The morrocan/​arabic theme is pefectly executed. And the staff was very nice. The receptionist even spoke german which was nice for us!
The hummus starter was good.
As a main we had morrocon chicken for two. The size was large so we had enough to eat but i gotta say it was nothing that special. The chicken was grilled very good but something was missing. Maybe a little spice, some more vegetables, idk. It was still good, but not 5*.

The atmosphere in Momo’s is fantastic — you really feel like you’ve entered a hidden grotto in the middle of Picadilly Circus. The food was relatively nice (although hot to the point of burning the tongue!), however the service we received was disappointing. A waitress repeatedly tried to take my starter away despite me telling her (very politely) that I hadn’t finished. She even seemed annoyed that I hadn’t eaten quickly enough! A number of the sides we ordered didn’t arrive until mid-​way through the main course, and we were eventually asked to move outside to enjoy the cocktails we had already ordered to free up the table, which would have been fine had we not been rained on through the canopy. Given the pricing this poor service did detract somewhat from the experience, and I wouldn’t return in a hurry. However, if you do visit I thoroughly recommend informing the waiting staff of any upcoming birthdays in your group — without giving away too much, the «celebration» experience is rather spectacular!

Great atmosphere and amazing staff. I got the Momo grill which was a little better the okay. Our friend got the tagine which was outstanding. The hummus A+, the cheese briouat was sooo yummy, The place has a great vibe, you feel fab there.

I was really disappointed by Momo’s as I’d heard good things about it.
The food and drinks were ok, the shisha was good and the deco was fabulous. Unfortunately what should have been a lovely evening was ruined by terrible service. The waiting staff were slow, forgot to place our order, got our order wrong and gave us another tables order. They were quite rude about it all despite the fact we remained polite throughout the evening.

Momo is great. Seriously… what’s not to love? The food is great (I tried the halloumi and falafels) the cocktails were awesome (they even made me a white Russian even though it wasn’t on the menu) and they do shisha! And you feel like you’re in Morocco.

This restaurant is beautifully decorated and the ambiance is great. We really enjoyed our meal here. The chicken tagjbe and the lamb momo were highlights. The only disappointment was the bread that came with the hummus, which was dry and had little flavor. Our waitress was excellent and the food came out quickly. The prices were reasonable for the quality, especially considering portions were on the large side. This is a good option in the Piccadilly Square area.

Lovely atmosphere and waiter but the food was average at best. The starters were amazing though so 3 stars.

I had the chance to have dinner here around 3 – 4 years ago and I can’t wait to come back.
Drop dead gorgeous restaurant — you feel like you’ve been transported to Morocco. Food is great, service is amazing. I love their virgin cocktail drinks!

My girlfriend and I stopped here at random after a full day of walking and Xmas shopping. And we are glad we did! It felt like a calm oasis from the madness of Regent Street. You really feel like you are stepping into a café in Marrakech. Unfortunately including the Moroccan pop music.
I had the lamb wrap and harira soup. Both were excellent and seemed quite authentic. I also had a gin martini and it was really clean and well prepared. The service wasn’t great as there was a little order mix up but nothing serious. Free falafel in the end!

I hadn’t had Moroccan food before and my was it was delicious.
Food: 4, Atmosphere: 4, Service: 3
Cost to worth it rating: 3
Eve award: turned me onto tangines
Return worthiness: yes
Highlights:
— Tangine: I got the chicken and it was packed with lemony herby flavors and so moist. Loved it!
— Assorted appetizers: we were with a group but I enjoyed the variety of fried crispy items and others
— Tea service: impressive pouring the mint sugary tea from high above
— Atmosphere: very cool with dark lighting and colorful pillows.
Midlights:
— Wine: but doubt this is why you come here. I did adore the glassware however with the thick stems and bell-​like shape up top
— Cakes: way too sweet for me but nice presentation with the 4 tiers of small plates
Lowlights:
— Seating for taller individuals: they weren’t too comfortable as there wasn’t much space for their legs
— Restroom walk: down dark, windy stairs
Had a really fun night here and would be happy to go back.

Momo is as cute as its name suggests and is definitely one of the prettiest dining experiences I have had. I went for dinner and enjoyed the ambiance of the eastern style lighting and décor. Momo is about atmosphere and feeling good to be there. I recommend a reservation because it can be very crowded on weekends and you may not get a seating otherwise. Even though we had reservations when we went, they had lost it and could not find our names anywhere. They decided that since it was their fault they would try to find us a table and in perhaps ten minutes we were seated.
The Moroccan food at Momo is well-​cooked and good quality. I enjoyed it but unlike the rest of my table who were loving it, I felt something was missing. Everything was certainly made with a skilled hand and my lamb couscous was tender and perfectly falling off the bone, yet I felt it could have had more flavour, more something that would make me love it. It was good but not great; so close!
The appetisers were had were the cheese briouat with mint, which was good and the chicken bourek which was forgettable. The best was the zaalouk which was a lightly spiced aubergine dip which went really well with Momo’s yummy bread, I’d recommend that.
I think Momo is more about ambiance, feeling exclusive and being in a nice environment than the food and it lives up to that. The food was fine and I did feel that I was having a special night out, so if you want atmosphere, it’s a good place to go.

Hier kann man auch etwas essen oder eben Tee trinken, aber es gibt auch eine Bar und sehr gute Cocktails. Die Location ist sehr empfehlenswert, denn sie haben ein tolles Interieur und einen hervorragenden Service. Außerdem ist es ruhig, da abseits in einer Seitenstraße gelegen und dennoch ziemlich genau zwischen Oxford Circus und Picadilly Circus. Die Atmosphäre ist absolut empfehlenswert.

Momo Tea Rooms liegt etwas versteckt in einer Seitenstrasse der Regent Street und bietet eine kleine Oase zum Ausruhen. Mitten in Londons Shopping-​Viertel kann man hier sehr gut eine Verschnaufpause einlegen und sich mit leckeren orientalischen Snacks verwoehnen. Im Sommer kann man draussen sitzen.

Jolie déco mais cher
Je trouve que les quantités sont légères pour le prix. Ok il y a la renomée de Momo mais tout de même, si vous voulez manger oriental ce n’est pas ce qui manqué à Londres, moins cher et surtout moins dans l’esbrouffe. Par contre je trouve que le petit resto Momo’s situé dans le magasin Selfridges est bien sympa entre deux sessions shopping.

Must
Mon restau préféré à Londres. Bons couscous et tajines et super coktails. La déco est très belle, et on se sent à l’aise tout de suite.

Comme au 404 à Paris
Fréquenté par Spielberg, Madonna, Sylvain Wiltord et bien d’autres «people» donc cuisine et service de qualité mais attention à l’addition !