El-takoy in City of London, Westminster

Way too pricey for small tacos. The cocktail was average and limited The £40 unlimited cocktail was not worth. There was only a choice from 3 cocktails and definitely not worth the price!!!

Nice little restaurant with great food. Offered water never offered drinks so had to ask. 3 staff sitting eating at bar in front of us and service slow despite us being yhe only couple in the restaurant at the time no extra drinks offered just the bill put in front of us after we ate. Could be great but for the service

Went here after work with a friend on a Thursday night, the tacos were delicious and our waitress Piatistha was absolutely amazing! She kept the Margs flowing and the good vibes rolling. Give the girl a pay rise!!!

Service was great. Lovely cute place for a date. Food tasted good but expected more flavour for the price. On arrival we were taken downstairs to the restaurant. The restaurant itself is small and cosy. Decorations were great and everyone working there had a smile. Between 2 people we ordered 2 drinks, 2 mains, 3 small plates. Overall I preferred the small plates to the mains however I’m sure that’s due to my taste palette requiring more spice. Overall this place is nice, I would come here again if the portions were slightly bigger or the price for each small plate was slightly less.

We came across this place by accident and settled for it mainly out of curiosity. We loved the food and the atmosphere and the staff was most welcoming and friendly. Would absolutely recommend.

Went to this restaurant to celebrate my friends birthday. First we were greeted at the entrance and shown to the restaurant downstairs. The restaurant was was small but really nicely decorated. We ordered 5 different plates. It's a bit like tapas. Everything we ordered though was really tasty and fresh. I would particularly recommend the eggplant empanadas and lomi salmon toscana. Cocktail were nice also, very fruity. Overall great food and friendly service. Will be returning again.

What an amazing meal. Large portions , very hot and delicious food. Would certainly come back again. Service was amazing

Covent Garden feels like you have to be careful of tourist traps, so after some digging on the internet we discovered that there was a nicely rated Hawaiian restaurant in the neighborhood. Although, not easy to find, because there are more restaurants at the same place, but it's also situated in the basement. Maybe we were a bit late for lunch, but therefore also happy that at that time we were the only guest. Cocktails were great and the food really delicious. A very nice discovery!

Had dinner here on Feb 24 and it was simply amazing!! This place is small but cozy, beautiful decor , trendy with great music (which isn't too loud). Server was amazing , friendly and knew his stuff. Food was excellent, of all the restaurants that I ate at this one was far the best. Thanks for a great night will be back for sure

Absolutely fabulous, would definitely and will recommend to everyone. The food was amazing, the chef came over to our table to tell us of ingredients, very friendly. Will go back again and again.

I came here with a friend on a business lunch and i was blown away by how fresh and good the quality of the food was. We ordered an array of items as the menu is only small, you will end up ordering quite a lot of the menu but it is worth it. I have never tried hawaiin food before and it has really opened up my taste buds to want to try again. In the heart of Covent Garden this place has lots around, which include the markets and other bars and street performers.

Down some stairs into an a very small interior - green with fake plants and a bar. Smells of oil in the air from the kitchen behind the bar- poor kitchen ventilations- Ladies would need to have their hairs washed after dining there! Music rather loud- could be turned down so clients can have a conversation. Small seating area in total:4 tables of 4, one table of three and a corner table for 2 with 4 bar seating. Food- Pretty much Mexican food with a few Filipino dishes. Not sure why it’s Hawaii’s inspired: more Mexican inspired. Food was Generally good. Most of the tacos and bao was good. The ceviche was small and disappointing as it tasted like it had herring in it. Was also a bit disappointing hag they said they could not so dishes of two for three persons- they did cut the pieces : should have just said that it was cut anyway. Chicken popcorns was good& crispy- deep fried. The mushroom empanadas was good as was lumpia. Found the cocktails on the sweeter side. The major down fall was service- it was amateurish - non attentive although we were the only table in the restaurant. Item was picked up and then dropped later.

I only found this place on June 6th due to the ghastly Tube Strike severely curtailing my movements; but happily so! It's with 2-3 other restaurants in the same building, but downstairs in the basement. I'd never tried Hawaiian cuisine before, & so glad l did! It's a brightly painted place, with a rustic tropical feel, & the menu was a simple A4 sheet which my friend & l chose a few exciting sounding small plates from. Everything was delicious, but their fried chicken was to DIE for & we reordered. & wish we'd had a 3rd bowl tbh... They do an amazing wasabi mayo as well as another sauce l forget the name of... One of the waiters called Richie REALLY made my day, and another lady's, by making up & bringing us the best cocktails we'd ever known! He put a strawberry twist into her Mojito, & when l jealously ordered the same, he made sure my own was just as spectacular with some extra little addition to sex it up. He made each customer feel really special & went the extra mile to ensure our lunch was fabulous from start to end. He's clearly a real asset to the place, along with the chef there. It was quiet when l went, so l don't know if we'd get the same level of attention if they were packed, but next time l'm anywhere near Covent Garden, I can't wait to go again, & try more things on their excellent menu along with more Cocktails. Bravo chaps!

i was do happy with the visit there that i got the place listed on tripadvisor we were turned away at the ivy being stupid enough to try to walk in on a Sunday same happened at ave mario…. what to do??? whilst contemplating we saw the handwritten offer of el takoy and thought ok a drink whilst we wait… our friendly server suggested they would have food too and offered a menu curious we decided to stay Best decision of the weekend! daiquiri - hemingway would approve poke bowl - never had one before but compared to ceviche this was perfect a little wasabi to make it more interesting 10/10 salmon tapas ( cured with a little tequila 9/10) lamb ( slow cooked like barbecoa if it was mexican- weakest dish still 9/10) service super friendly less than GBP 100 keep it like this