M'deena Moroccan Restaurant in Leeds

Oily starter .. greasy thin tortilla.. meat dry then charged for sauce which surely should of come with the meats that had none with it. Bland and tasteless.

Our 1st time here by recommendation and we will be back. A real find, lovely and unique flavours, great portions and all freshly made. The flat breads amazing and a salad dressing that should be bottled. Thanks for a lovely evening.

We had a wonderful time! Lots of vegetarian options..Being vegetarian can make dining out hard, especially with a fussy 8 year old vegetarian. My daughter LOVED every individual dish of our sharing platter and her main! Outstanding! Really friendly service, was lovely to chat with you. Loved our drinks. Nice decor. I think we've found our place to eat out.

Went to this place last night.. I must say it was the worst meal ever! We have eaten a lot of morrocan/Lebanese food & this was nothing like it!! The woman in the restaurant went out & came back with 2 bags from sainsbury's... including a pasta sauce obviously used to makes the H'mees..All the food was definitely shop bought, the sainsbury's shop she did .. heated in the micrwave ..the hummus was cheap & probably out of a tin longlife. Tasteless & thick.. you could fill holes in walls with it... Overpriced substandard food.. the portions were tiny..we were all still hungry!! stated vegan halloumi grill as a dish with pickles... it was half an aubergine with a slice of melted processed cheese on top..no pickles..£11.99 for that rubbish! AVOID THIS PLACE... ITS REALLY AWFUL. .

Everything about this place is impeccable. The staff are so welcoming and kind and the food was absolutely delicious. We ordered the meshwi feast and it was unreal,i would recommend. The Chef here does an amazing job. Every plate and glass was spotless. The experience was overall immaculate. I will definitely be attending again.

We thoroughly enjoyed our experience. The waiter was very attentive and was very helpful and polite. The food was amazing, we enjoyed every last mouthful. We definitely be returning

It was my girlfriends birthday and we surprised her with a meal at this restaurant. they instruct you to book a table on their website to which we did. we received the confirmation email to confirm our booking at 8:00PM on the 20th August. After arriving with her and her family, the place was closed. With it being a Sunday evening, finding another restaurant was impossible as everything else was no longer taking any bookings or they had closed the kitchen. Extremely disappointed in this as we received no word or update on their opening hours and they simply wasted our time and ruined my girlfriends birthday. Would not recommend

We booked a table for 6 for my daughters birthday, have the booking confirmation emails, spent £15 on uber to get there for 8pm Sunday evening. Got there and they were closed. Devastated, couldn't get anywhere else to eat Sunday evening. All they needed to do was text us and let us know. Disgusting, avoid at all costs.

Made a reservation for 6 for my daughters birthday, received email confirmation, turned up after paying £15 for uber for restaurant to be closed, not even a text message from them. Couldn't find anywhere else Sunday evening. They are a disgrace, avoid....spoilt my daughters day, so angry.

The food here is delicious. The chef is truly passionate about his food and it showed in everything we tried on the menu. The starter sharing platter is a great example of healthy tasty food and the homemade breads are amazing. Friendly staff, a warm welcome and these guys really deserve to be busy and successful.

Don’t let the basic decor put you off. The food is absolutely delicious and the staff attentive and friendly. We had a mixture of tagines, koftas and sides, all were cooked to perfection and really flavoursome. The BYOB also means you can take your favourite tipple with no corkage charge. Great value, great food. If you like this type of cuisine you will not be disappointed.

Great food and service. I enjoyed every single part of the meal, especially the fact that we ate a lot but we still felt very light and happy. The staff is lovely too. Thank you so much

Amazing food in humble small friendly place. Totally delightful.

The food is absolutely amazing, so much care and thought went into all the flavours and presentation, we had the cheese bourek, chicken shawarma and babaganoush and it was stunning, we even had a chocolate baklava with ice cream to share and a lemonade, the bill was £31! Can't wait to go back.

We enjoy Mediterranean food and to find this after an airport drop off was brilliant. It's small it's compact. It's friendly all the food and tea we had was gorgeous. Cooked perfectly. We will be back to sample more of the menu.

Best quality at the best price!

The best in the area. Great food and Nadiar and his staff were great. Food to die for. Lovely and cooked to high standards. Try it for yourself. Well worth the money and visit. If you have a problem......say it at the time and don't wait to slag the restaurant off later! Enjoy!

A lovely selection of food all cooked to order so don't expect Macdonald's fast service! Great food last night and very friendly staff. Could not do much more for you. Having read some of the other comments I think that they are very unfair on the negative side. Go and try. You won't be disappointed! If you have any comments make it at the time so it can be sorted..... not later when you have said something at the time. A very good local restaurant and family business.

Excellent food! Great personal service. Highly recommend for an evening out

This was my 3rd visit to this restaurant. I was very discounted this time. My meal was not edible. The kofta was a meat Patti that was cold. I was frightened to eat my prawns as I didn’t want to get ill. As these things unfolded I noticed just how unhygienic the entire place was. Dirty cutlery, lipstick on my glass and the scum between the table legs

Absolutely brilliant food, we enjoyed a tagine and a Mediterranean mixed grill, delicious!!! Fast service, good atmosphere and bring your own wine!

My friend and I visited M'deena the last week of Ramadan and were warmly attended to by the lovely Katie and owner Nadir with a fantastic evening meal in a pleasant, colourful setting. We had the apricot lamb tagine and a chicken shawarma dish, both delicious - huge! - and well-presented, followed by the chocolate baklava (a revelation, oh my goodness). Will definitely return, and in the meantime, will be visiting these sweet people again at their fab Leeds Kirkgate Market venue. :)

Food rather bland and dull for this type of restaurant. Tagine served in a stone cold Tagine! So cooled very quickly. Service was rather unfriendly, when the waitress was clearing the starter plates, it felt like I was being told off when she said "no, you need to keep your knife & fork for your main, so can you take them back off your plate" without any please or thank you or a smile. I had to remove my used cutlery from my starter plate and clean them with my napkin before putting them back on the not so clean table. Disappointing all round here

This was a wonderful restaurant. We were made to feel welcome and Katie was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the food. We will be back

Internet images of this restaurant imply a luxury glittering 5* restaurant, the reality is rather more disappointing, it's actually a tired kebab take out with dirty windows and Christmas decorations still hanging across the walls in February, there are a couple of tables in the front of the shop that I suspect qualify it to call itself a restaurant, don't be fooled. It's a tired grubby kebab shop

We loved M'Deena, the food was really delicious & the staff lovely - thank you! We can't wait to go again.

Reasonable standard food, dishes could have been better. I've been in Morocco and tagine dishes looked like cooked into separate pots and transferred to tagines. Very nice customer service though. Just need to impove the authentic Moroccan dishes.

I took my girlfriend here having been once before some time pre COVID. For starters we had the starter plater for 2, felafels, hummus & addas which all came with complementary bread. The felafels where so so good. Crispy on the outside and fluffy inside. The hummus, i mean there is hummus and there is M'Deena hummus. The addas was nice and light but the sharing plater of dips was so good if my girlfriend and I were at home eating we would have fought each other to see who would lick the plate it was that good. A special mention needs to be made about the complimentary bread we were served with all the starters. Freshly made with our order which was impressive but also was really light and soft. For mains we had Zaytoun with quinoa & Daoud Basha with rice. Very tasty and authentic. Portions were generous and presented nicely in traditional tagine crockery. Desert was the baklawa which again is home made. Frankly, they are to die, i dont think i have every had baklawa so good. Highly recommended. The chef and the staff are all very welcoming, friendly with good banter too. If you haven't been before... GO!! If you have been before... GO AGAIN!!

I took my girlfriend here having been once before some time pre COVID. For starters we had the starter plater for 2, felafels, hummus & addas which all came with complementary bread. The felafels where so so good. Crispy on the outside and fluffy inside. The hummus, i mean there is hummus and there is M'Deena hummus. The addas was nice and light but the sharing plater of dips was so good if my girlfriend and I were at home eating we would have fought each other to see who would lick the plate it was that good. A special mention needs to be made about the complimentary bread we were served with all the starters. Freshly made with our order which was impressive but also was really light and soft. For mains we had Zaytoun with quinoa & Daoud Basha with rice. Very tasty and authentic. Portions were generous and presented nicely in traditional tagine crockery. Desert was the baklawa which again is home made. Frankly, they are to die, i dont think i have every had baklawa so good. Highly recommended. The chef and the staff are all very welcoming, friendly with good banter too. If you haven't been before... GO!! If you have been before... GO AGAIN!!

Worse restaurants ever!!! If you are truly looking for an authentic Lebanese taste then why would you waste your time here…unless you have never tried Arabic or middle eastern food. I am a food blogger and born and brought up in the UAE and the chef argued with what he served as frozen indian chappati as an upgrade to pita bread. Apparently pita bread is too cheap to serve. Its like going to a mexican restaurant and saying the tortilla wraps are too cheap so they are serving with an alternative bread. I have never been this disappointed as it’s an insult to Arabic cuisine and any reviews positive about this restaurant below means people really haven’t tasted original Middle East food so I don’t blame them for a positive review. The shawarma was just pieces of chicken decorated on a plate with the frozen Indian bread cooked on pan. Good Luck

Wonderful food and service, just a shame not more people were there to create the atmosphere. Highly recommend you visit this restaurant and try their delicious Moroccan dishes.

We had a family gathering at M’deena on Boxing Day. Fabulous evening! Fine food, all made fresh from scratch. Lots of meat and vegan options (something for everyone). You can bring your own beverages (which makes it cheaper). Lovely setting and great service from Katie.

Despite being quiet service was really slow. When starter arrived we had to ask for plates as we were not given any. Starter overall was not bad. When mains arrived the swarama was not great and the lamb koftas tasted funny. Cutlery was the thing we were missing at this point. Ordered a latte to have with my main and that turned up late and if you think you can't make a latte badly think again. It was horrible. Ended up leaving it. Overall not a great experience which is a shame as this seemed to get some good reviews. Was It an off day, ill never know as I won't be going back

Great food as usual. Nadir was perfect.

The food was delicious and the service excellent! We had the mezze salad sharing platter for starters and the Tagine Royale for mains, both looked like works of art and tasted amazing, definitely will be going again.

Came with the family for a little birthday meal. Very impressed we had the lamb shank which fell of the bone and melted in your mouth and my wife had the hallumi and shwarma she said the chips were the seasoned to perfection and the chicken was lovely and flavourful. Very homely little restaurant will be coming back. The server was also very attentive and friendly we had one of the best nights at a restaurant in a long time.

Despite the power cut at the start of the meal, our waitress kept us informed and as soon as it was sorted we were served quickly and well. The shawarma was delicious. Very impressed.

I’ve driven past here so many times and wanted to go in, so glad I finally got around to it. The place itself is superbly decorated with a relaxed, family run feel making you feel at home immediately. All the food was amazing, so many...

Came during the Week with my two children . They absolutely loved it the place was decorated so nicely, it was as cosy as my own home. The prices are very low but amazing, quality food. The Waitress was also amazing, so friendly, very accommodating....

Came here as a family on a Saturday evening. Portions small. Service poor - not all food served together. Feels like the place is living on its past reputation. Got the feeling of wanting to move us out quickly, not because busy but to close...

Excellent joice on the menu Staff very attentive The food was plentiful and delicious Atmosphere back ground music appropriate. A place to go back to again and again!

Came for a double birthday meal… can’t knock the taste of the food as it was spot on, other than the fact I found several hairs in Tougine Royale. The Tabouleh was not ‘real’ Tabouleh either as a member in the group was born and...

We were seated upstairs. Extraordinary decorations particularly the feeling that we we're were sat in a morrocan tent and the romantic lighting. The starters came up amazingly fast,considering we were the last table to order. The roast pepper soup was to die for. And the...

Brilliant service from Katie the server and the food was delicious. They helped my friends set up my birthday table - 100% recommend for any occasion!!

Had a wonderful birthday meal with friends and family at M'Deena. The food was amazing, the host and staff attentive and welcoming and would definitely recommend.

Had an amazing meal with my friends this evening. Our waitress katie was especially welcoming and accommodating. Food was exceptional, would highly recommend!

Loved this place, the food was delicious and the service great. We will be going back again. It seemed dark from the outside but was lovely inside, give it a go

Amazing food and great service.

Ordered tonight for the first time. It was delicious. Arrived promptly with delivery. Socially distanced and contactless delivery. We will be back very soon. Thank you.

Extremely slow service, it took 20 mins for our drinks to come out, in fact our starters were served before our drinks!!! The starters were good, so we were looking forward to main course, sadly we get were extremely disappointing. The tagine was obliterated to the point that the meat was like leather and any flavour was undetected by virtue of the fact that the food was still cooking in our mouths. We could hear the microwave whirring and pinging throughout our meal which was not only ruining any atmosphere but also a sign that the food was not fresh. To top it off the lighting is like a take away and there is no authentic decor to give the place any atmosphere, overall we were very unhappy with the night and did not stay for dessert or more drinks. Not recommended.

We are regulars at this restaurant, the food is amazing and the staff are so friendly , if you haven’t been give it a go , you won’t be disappointed 😁😁

Fantastic food, service and reasonable price. I'll definitely return.

First time we visited. Nothing wasted on fancy décor which was fine. The food was good but didn't reach the fantastic category. Meats were ok but rice was not the best, some seasoning would have given it a lift.

Despite the complications of coving affecting customer numbers and balancing menu options 5 guests had an excellent selection of tasty foods. These were served with friendly efficiency and we were all stuffed. Looking forwards to another visit.

Took our teenage boys here for the first time & they loved it. Great atmosphere and amazing food especially the halloumi

This was a lovely place to eat prior to a gig at the Courthouse. I had vegan halloumi because I hadn't tried it before. Sadly the vegan puddings were sold out.

We had a business dinner at this restaurant. There were 11 people and we received a friendly service and the Xmas menu was excellent. There were decent vegetarian options too.

we are a family with three children, all my kids are celiac, this place was an absolute Gem of a place, they offer a huge variety of choices which are gluten free. the food is absalutely amazing, The food was amazing, the place is very...

Incredible food, very tasty and really good price. Quick service and lovely staff. Can't wait to visit again. Thank you so much

Spent an enjoyable evening with friends, we sat upstairs in a large group and found the staff to be very attentive and accommodating, the chef even came to check our food was ok. Particularly enjoyed the aubergine starter and the desserts. Will definitely be back!

Had a lovely meal, food was really flavoursome. The lam was cooked to perfection. Staff were very attentive. Really impressed and will definitely be coming back.

A great authentic middle eastern restaurant. Felt like I was back in the souk. Tasty traditional dishes and the staff are so friendly. Highly recommend

Tonight was such a disappointment. The place is cold, before the door opens onto the street with each person's entry and exit. The decor and table setting is bland and utilitarian, basic but seemed clean and the staff friendly. Our food was similar to the decor bland and uninspired, not quite warm enough, not spicy enough and mean portions of pitta bread with our starter. There were only four of us but the mains were served in 2 lots the first ones being almost finished when the second ones arrived.The J20 wasn't even cold and there was no ice offered.I would be embarrassed to offer this food to guests in my home. Just bland, no garnish, no presentation skills, just a really sad meal.

A wonderful evening, fantastic food and great service. A warm and friendly restaurant which caters for vegan and gluten free. The garlic mushrooms were amazing! Definitely will go again.

My halloumi dish tasted ok, but only had two thin slices of halloumi. I was genuinely looking under the aubergine to see where the rest of it was, but it was nowhere to be seen! My girlfriend's shakshuka was watery and bland. I've been here a few times and it's really hit and miss... seems like they're on poor form at the moment. Hope they get magic back.

Took Mum here for an evening meal when she was up in Otley to visit. Delicious food and too-class service. Big thanks to Nad and all the team!

Absolutely amazing food at M,deena,the Lamb Shank with chickpeas is a must, cooked to perfection. The staff were also spot on.I will definitely be returning very soon

My friends food was ok. My soup ok but my frozen reheated "tagine" was nothing edable. Restaurant cold, one ineffective heater, we could not get away fast enough.

Amazing food, friendly staff and a lovely restaurant will definitely be back soon!!!

Amazing restaurant with authentic food. The staff are beyond friendly and really make the atmosphere. Will definitely be back soon!!

Absolutely amazing food at M,deena,the Lamb Shank with chickpeas is a must, cooked to perfection. The staff were also spot on.I will definitely be returning very soon

Half the menu unavailable. Extremely overcooked bland food. Cold restaurant. One toilet with a door that doesn’t close or lock. Assume that the reviews aren’t real.

This is a lovely restaurant. The food is delicious and the staff are friendly and welcoming. As a vegetarian, I've always found it a great place to eat and meet friends. But last night, I was also really pleasantly surprised to see how many dishes on the menu are actually vegan. Highly recommended!

Dinner at M’deena is always a real treat. Nad gives a warm welcome to all his customers and the standard of cooking is uniformly excellent. Spicy courgettes are a particularly favourite of ours, along with home made baba ganouj and fresh salads with pomegranate. Otley is very lucky indeed to have M’deena - a real gem.

Fantastic food (the burgers are outstanding, the cutlets and beans stew silky smooth, the pasta perfection) and great service! Nad and his team go above and beyond! Thank you - we will be back and looking forward to the new menu!

We'd been told the food was good, so the three of us - myself, wife and son (aged 10) - gave it a try. Lunch on a Sunday. We weren't disappointed, after having had a starter cold platter for three, a mixed round of mains and, my son's favourite, a baklava dessert. It felt authentic and homely. Nadir (Nad), the owner and chef, chatted with us and checked that we had enjoyed ourselves - a rare and welcome touch these days. He gave us a pot of hot, sweet tea to finish things off. It challenged us, trying to work out all of the sensations we were experiencing (which turned out to be cloves, mint, star anise and cardamom to name a few (as later advised by Nad). Delicious! How on earth we have missed this little gem in Otley, virtually on our doorstep, we do not know. We'll be going back for an evening meal.

My wife and I had a lovely meal. The mixed meze starter was very tasty and the main courses were delicious. This is a bring your own booze restaurant and we bought a nice bottle of red wine earlier in the day which went well will the food. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Well worth a visit

Had the starter platter to share and the amazing lamb tagine with prunes , apricots and dates 👌🏽 amazing , friendly service . Will return - Hidden gem ! Thank you guys

Visiting Otley for the day I booked into the Moroccan restaurant. Lots of choice on the menu including vegan and vegetarian options. Food was served efficiently and tasted delicious - full of flavour! Would definitely recommend it if you are in the area.

My wife and I visited on Saturday 4th Sept for our date night, can honestly the food was amazing, tasty & plentiful. We had the sharing platter with warmed flat bread to start; each of the individual portions had great flavour were well seasoned & extremely delicious, The flavour ranged from a sublime chili, mint, carrot salad to a perfectly cooling strained yoghurt, each individual item served complimented and gave the pallet a taste sensation, utterly delicious. For our main course we shared a Meshwi Feast which included king prawns lamb kofta, chicken shawarma and a helping of flat bread, again this was an utter delight to eat the chicken was perfectly marinated and spiced and its texture was so soft, magical ! The king prawns had a secret kick when you ate them that was both fun and tasty. The kofta was balanced well seasoned and spiced and full of flavour again none left at the end ! This place is a gem the staff are both friendly and efficient and the chef is clearly brilliant and understands his craft , he also made and effort to speak with his customers which is a great touch to a brilliant restaurant.

Nice flavours. Decent veggie and vegan selection. Bring your own booze

We came to the restaurant as we had a break and went to Morocco a few years ago and loved it .. the food was 10/10 and more if we could go higher We ordered the soup red lentil with pita was out of this world and the

We have been looking forward to coming here for quite some time - so when the opportunity arose for childcare, we jumped at the chance. My husband is Arabic so we were looking forward to a little (similar) taste of home. We ordered 2 x baba ganouj to start with - and both were delicious - fresh and very tasty, so we were excited for our main course. We ordered two of the lovely mint lemonades - which were to die for - although we had to wait some time for these to arrive as they are made fresh and I think kitchen staff were limited. I ordered the tagine lamb lehlou with rice and my husband chose the mixed grill. Sadly that’s where things went a little downhill, the ‘grilled’ meat and cheese look to have been grilled and then later fried, they were oily, over seasoned (very salty) and despite his hunger he could not eat it. My lamb was microwaved (incredibly hot) and was again over spiced and over seasoned. I left more than 3/4 of my meal, after eating some of the rice. Despite our full plates, we were neither asked how the meal was after serving - or when our full plates were collected. We ordered Baclava and coffee and left, sadly we won’t be rushing back. This could be so special - although the fluorescent lighting needs turning off in favour of the Moroccan lanterns.

Nice little restaurant, a good choice of Morrocan food with parking nearby.

Fantastic home cooked food, absolutely delicious! Great service too. Highly recommended.

Fresh and authentic the chef came out to ask if we had enjoyed the food and seemed to have a passion for his business which is great to see and is represented in his food 👍 waitress was lovely. We will be returning.

The food and service are excellent. Love it here

Excellent food and service, great value for money, Genuine authentic cuisine presented perfectly and cannot fault in any way.

If you're looking for the best Moroccoean restaurant in Leeds then you just need to visit M'deena. The food is just out of this world, generous portions, fantastic taste and they're all fresh. The staff are friendly and do their best for you to enjoy your visit. I highly recommend them and will definitely visit them again pretty soon.

Get some heating! Decent food, but it was so cold upstairs it made the experience so unpleasant! It’s not particularly cheap for essentially a kebab, no alcohol to warm you up, I just couldn’t eat quick enough to get home or anywhere to warm up.I think with heating or a fire or blankets, the experience would have been totally different.I’d come here on a red hot day or remember to wear thermals.

Amazing food, friendly and informed staff, great prices. Best restaurant in Otley

Excellent food bursting with flavour.

Excellent food and good service

Due to my birthday and a horrible day as it was pouring down with rain the wife asked me to go and get a takeaway so off I went parked opposite and asked the lovely young lady as went to order, we picked the sharing starters which was a bit of everything hummus breads rice lovely. Then chicken lamb prawns again very good all for the price under £50. Great service nice food. Thank you

Great food ans service, highly recommended

Reservé una mesa después de leer las críticas en Trip Advisor. Disfrutamos muchísimo de nuestra comida. Cada plato estaba lleno de sabor. El personal fue muy amable y tuvimos una buena charla con el chef que tiene una verdadera pasión por la cocina.Recomiendo encarecidamente una visita, definitivamente volveremos

Lovely food nice attmosphere friendly staff

¡Este restaurante es una experiencia increíble! Hemos comido para llevar y hemos estado en el restaurante, y no solo lo encontramos a un precio muy razonable, ¡sino que la comida siempre fue perfecta! Los sabores son atrevidos y perfectamente condimentados, hay opciones para todos, ya sean sin gluten, vegetarianos, veganos o no, ¡definitivamente hay algo para todos! El propietario es encantador, viene a comprobar si estábamos bien y hace que nuestra experiencia sea excepcional. ¡Se nota que está dedicado a preparar comida excelente y a crear un ambiente acogedor para sus clientes! Recomiendo el hummus, el mejor que he probado. Tanto el shawarma como el lounge kibbeh son mis platos principales favoritos, ¡aunque los tagine también son una experiencia única y agradable! Y de postre, ¡definitivamente es la tarta de sémola y almendras para mí! También disfruté poder traer mi propio alcohol, e incluso nos dejaron ir a buscar bebidas al pub de al lado y traerlas con nosotros. Definitivamente lo recomiendo a cualquiera que sea fanático de la auténtica comida libanesa marroquí, o cualquiera que quiera probar algo un poco diferente, ¡definitivamente hay algo para todos los gustos!

¡He ido a comer a M’Deena dos veces en dos semanas! Es una pena no haber descubierto esta joya antes.y el dueño del negocio es tan encantador y en ambas ocasiones ha venido a charlar con nosotros para ver cómo está nuestra comida y todo. Es tan encantador saber que todas las obras de arte en las paredes también las ha hecho él. Es evidente que lo ve (¡y lo prueba!) Y le apasiona mucho su cocina y sus clientes.Disfruté especialmente el Halafel: ¡falafel y hummus preciosos! Además, recomiendo sus limonadas frescas.Restaurante encantador y acogedor, personal super amable. ¡Se lo recomendaré a todos! ! Estoy

Delicious Moroccan and Lebanese food. Amazing mezze of salads and tasty kebabs. An unexpected gem in Otley.