Okka Restaurant (Harpenden) in St Albans

Have been going here so often, it’s so delicious and service is so friendly. I recommend everything on the photos. The chips are to die for they are so crispy and succulent!

Lovely cosy cafe, with good food selection for any time of the day. Especially like Menemen. Good service & friendly staff

Decent breakfast options but mains menu is lacking. Ordered a lamb shish which came out as a skewer of lamb on a bed of grilled tortilla and a side of rice. No sauce provided so was very dry but the lamb was tasty. At £18.45 for the dish I would expect at least some tzatziki or otherwise to come with and could be more generous with the meat portion as it was only 4 chunks of lamb. More options available for the breakfast and brunch menus which the restaurant clearly does better at. Service was a bit disappointing. Waiter pointed us to our table and didn't bring out enough water for the table when asked and was absent otherwise. Coffee was also fine but felt like decaf. The atmosphere was good, seems to be popular with locals at lunchtime. Overall an ok experience, but considering the price of dishes I would expect larger portions or accompaniments for the mains. Either improve the mains options or cut from the menu and focus on breakfast and brunch.

We sat and then left, as we felt other customers where priority when ordering due to the status of race.

These guy asked for feedback and took it happily... All brilliant besides the lamb which was tasty but a bit dry. Everything else was amazing. The service was calm with genuine smiles, positivity and emotional intelligence . I'm a complainer and 100% recommend these guys. The Turkish house wine is excellent VFM. Order Sea Bass, Strawberry Pie topped with Custard plus an Irish coffee and spend the night in heaven!

Fantastic food, and great service. Busy little restaurant with great atmosphere. Highly recommended 🌟.

Always good service, great menu, reasonsble prices I've returned to find slight remodelling but the same delicious menu for breakfast and brunch. All tastes catered for from full English to some Turkish dishes and a few veggie options. Staff was friendly and service was prompt. Good coffee and fresh OJ available. Do not take a table near the coffee machine. Okka is very popular with LOUD people and the coffee machine makes conversation impossible. Breakfast for 2 was £45 - a bit dear.

Visiting Harpenden and found this place by chance. I have to admit that their Burger is amazing. It's one of the very rare super delicious burger you can find in UK. Lovely staff, calm and relax atmosphere. if I'm again in Harpenden, definitely will visit for that Burger again

Hot tasty food and lovely staff.

Lovely staff, very helpful young lady seating 7 of us Sunday morning just gone. Everyone's food looked great but too much sauce on my eggs Benedict for my liking. Would definitely go again to try other food

early morning breakfast eggs benedict with salmon and spinach and full English breakfast latte and pineapple juice was lovely

A Wonderfully friendly atmosphere while enjoying my breakfast while listening to some Background music. The owner and staff are very friendly and he keeps a first class establishment. Tasty food.

Nice place, good food, service slow and inattentive.

We were looking for somewhere to have lunch and came across Okka. Great find and excellent Aperol spritzer. We sat inside where the ambience was calm. Not sure that the music was a good fit for a Turkish restaurant.

Don't order via deliveroo! Oka take the order and then later cancel. This has happened to me several times. Oka, either come off deliveroo or honour orders you have accepted. I waited 25 mins for my brunch only to be told by deliveroo that its cancelled and I now have to wait 5-7 days for my money back. Not the way to treat your customers!

We had a nice brunch today. Nice atmosphere with lovely staff. The turkish songs playing in the background made my day way much better 👍 It has been a while I haven't listened Ezginin Günlüğü and MFO songs. So thanks for that. Menemen is a bit different than traditional Turkish Menemen. They put mint and spring onion in it which changes the original taste a little bit. And they didn't mix the egg with the ingredients. It's more like a shakshuka with poached eggs. it was tasty tough. Will definitely come back for dinner and other menu items.

Wonderful food and service as always

Customer service was excellent- very accommodating! Food was delicious

Always enjoy visiting Okka for lunch. We find the price allows us to visit when every we feel like a walk into Harpenden

Delicious but could do with more toast or bread considering the price.

Lovely staff. Food below average

Fantastic take away. Great food and very generous portions. highly recommended it.

Service was fine, atmosphere was fine, food and price weren't. Sandwich using stale supermarket sliced bread, focaccia burger wasn't focaccia whatsoever, dry burger on a bread roll... For £17 bacon and cheese not included, pay extra. Frozen chips slightly raw. Won't be coming back

Amazing restaurant the food is delicious. My son wanted to have brunch and we had the Full Monty from Oka. It was really tasty. Well cooked, staff are really friendly and the atmosphere is great! Thanks Oka :-)

Wonderful place to stop by for some food. Very friendly staff and owner. Food was delicious and well priced.

Lovely local restaurant with super friendly team.

Used to be brilliant. Unfortunately since it was take over last year the service is now really bad. Long waits for food, wrong items being served amd a general lack of interest in providing service by the waiting staff or the maitre'd. Sadly, no longer a local gem.

Really lovely place with fast service and great food

Great Birthday Brunch. Good food at fair price with friendly staff. Teschequrederim

Nice not to be rushed off your table...food is consistently good but can get very noisy. Staff are attentive and pleasant always

Whenever I go to Harpenden I always have brunch here, food is always delicious and staff very friendly.

Lovely breakfast, generous portions , nice coffee

Breakfast here sitting outside with their usual friendly welcome. You can be sure of setting yourself up for the day with lovely choices whether it's a full breakfast or something lighter like avocado, poached eggs it's your choice. We visit regularly.

Really good food at good prices.

Lovely place on the High Street. Was treated to a birthday brunch here 🎊 The service was good the staff are attentitive to your needs giving you enough space to relax & order no rush. The place is kept very clean from my observation... as soon as a table emptied the spray bottle & cloth were out for cleaning! 👌🏼 The breakfast was freshly prepared to a good standard and presentation... I noted they do a lunch & dinner menu which is Mediterranean 😋 so I will definitely be back to try lunch & dinner one day... there is also a small outside eating area at the front 👏🏼 Before I forget the prices are reasonable you won't be out of pocket!

DECEPTIVE SIGNAGE. I came here for breakfast having seen the BIG SHOUTY 15% DISCOUNT sign outside. In small text beneath, it says it applies only between 0800 and 1000. Fine, that works. Only when sat inside do I notice in *even smaller print* that this discount applies only Tues-Thurs. So WHY, I ask, is this sign on display on a Saturday morning if not to lure in customers under false pretences? I raised this politely with staff but was naturally denied the discount. Nice breakfast, if a little pricey (even for Harpenden). However, no plans to return due in part to the above dishonest signage issue.

Underwhelming to say the least. Food was ok at best; lacking flavour and even basic seasoning. We ordered musaka (bland and lacking the ingredients described in the menu), half chicken (dry and over cooked), zucchini fritters (oily and rather tasteless) among other easily forgotten dishes. The service was friendly enough but the waiter didn’t really know what to do with our honest feedback so that was a little disappointing. Will not go back

Very low on staff so had to wait a long time for food. We was given a free hot drink and manager apologiesd . When food finally came it was very nice and reasonably priced

Had a lovely brunch here, really great food and service!

I stopped at this place by chance and I liked it. Food and cappuccino were good, waiters were kind and I got a discount too for having breakfast during weekdays. Would come back again

Food was good and ingredients fresh and tasty. Portions were filling and what we tasted generally felt very authentic (a rarity around the town of Harpenden, where it's hard to find eateries sticking to their avowed tradition, unadulterated by tweaks to suit the locals' palate). The only thing that slightly marred the experience was the very slow service. I'm usually not fussed by waiting a little and wouldn't comment on it had it not been an exceptionally long wait. Having languished at our table for nearly an hour after placing our orders, the waitress eventually took notice and came out; she informed us that an "issue with their machine" was causing the delay, but reassured us that the food was now on its way, and that to make up for the inconvenience we would get a 10% discount. We thought this was not very timely given we had been sitting around already for so long, but again were quite easygoing about it; however, our wait was far from over and it took another 20 minutes or so to finally get served. Perhaps a slightly bigger discount than 10% would have been in order at this point. So all in all, I would return as I enjoyed their food and it is as genuine as local options get around here, and having looked around at other tables I do believe this was an isolated incident as others seemed to be served quickly. It's just that a tad more attentiveness in our experience would easily have garnered this place one if not 2 extra stars. I look forward to a better one next time around.

Simply the best place in Harpenden for breakfast. One of the best for lunch too. And dinner.

Had bubble and squeak and didnt like it, sausage wasnt nice and toast came with no butter. Expensive for breakfast. Personal taste, i hear good things mainly.

Great breakfast options and service.

Food is good, I just find it a little overpriced for what you get.

Visited this lovely cafe for the first time today. Cozy, nice pictures on the wall and incredibly helpful, friendly staff. The food arrived quickly and it tasted great. Lots and lots of options for different breakfasts to cater for everyone. I will definitely be visiting this gem again.

Great for a relaxed brunch. Lovely service from nice people

lovely friendly staff ,,,food is delicious

Top quality full English breakfast. Good value. Would've liked two slices of toast instead of one.

Great service. Little gem of a restaurant, good range of breakfast options so will be back! Dont tell your friends, lets keep this a secret.😂

Owner and staff are friendly. The food are delicious. Menemen is really nice.

Had a lovely birthday lunch for my friend, the food portions generous and all freshly cooked

We love this café, always get a good meal. Very nice, helpful staff.

Had been to Okka a few times before during the day but this was our first evening meal there. I cannot fault it. It was very friendly, and the food was wonderful - fresh, quality ingredients prepared really well.

Have ordered for work and took parents to eat. Delicious food always.

Healthy portion sizes for the money. Very busy (always a good sign the food is good), and very attention staff and quick service. Would easily recommend.

Really good cafe with a Turkish twist.

One of my favourite places in Harpenden. Great for brunch and dinner.

Excellent little place. Great food and service.

I'm not happy with your restaurant from eating came out hair disgust wash people do not go but this restaurant carried good things no good restorant 0

Decent place for a breakfast. Food was lovely, staff were great and I haven't waited too long.

It's good to enjoy a different kind of breakfast there. Had Pesha Menehen this morning love it. It's so delicious! They also do vegetarian food there. Highly recommended!

We had the best lunch I've ever had! Thanks so much for the recommendation from our lovely waitress. We will definitely be back soon for more yummy food!

the food was amazing and the staff are lovely !!

lovely brunch and service was great. lovely little find and will be back.

Lovely vegan breakfast! Great service and a lot of good options for plant based diets.

Great food, and beware big portions especially side order of fries...try the Turkish Red wine!

I have been there before too much rushing around, over crowded, food very poor.

I had a cooked breakfast , it was served hot plenty of it and it was quality produce. Very pleased I will return. One word of caution it does get busy so you may have to wait , on a Saturday anyway.

Food was delicious meat literally melted in your mouth! Will be back excellent meal

Popped in for lunch on a Sunday. Sat outside, meze for two, smoothie and a coffee each. All lovely. Friendly staff, great food. Recommended.

Had delicious pancakes and full English breakfast - perfect for Sunday brunch

Great place for a vegan breakfast, excellent service and nice atmosphere.

A few key things on the menu not available but great place, food, and people.

The Food and Coffee was Absolutely amazing... The staff were great, helpful and friendly! The, I assume Manager... Extremely Arrogant and Rude! People definitely go their for the staff and food, they make up for his unwelcoming personality!!!

Very good Menemen and warm staff.

Food and service are always good!

Very lovely staff and nice food. Felt a bit over priced (£2.50 for toast) but all in all a great atmosphere.

Fantastic service and two delicious breakfasts for my partner and I. We will most certainly be eating here again.

Great food and the nicest service I've had in a while. Definitely will be back for brunch again!

Breakfast brilliant staff very welcoming food fantastic

Despite having a sign outside stating brunch was served until 5pm, and being told by the waitress we could order off the brunch menu we were told that brunch finished at 3, when we pointed at the sign, we were told that " oh that, that's been there for years" we paid for our drinks and left, very unhelpful manager.

Great food and a relaxing atmosphere

Lovely food. Vast menu. Brunch all day but I chose steak with warm roasted veg salad. Very nice. My friend had the fish cakes and loved them as she's COELIAC and this is a GLUTEN FREE meal. Very mannered staff. Thank you.

Had a lovely lunch of my favourite Lambs Liver. Perfect!

Best restaurant in town in my opinion. Always fresh and tasty.

I've come here a few times now for brunch. Food portion sizes are good and well presented. The staff are polite and welcoming. The food took a while to come out on my last visit which was unusual, however I was happy to wait.

Nice place nice coffee nice people

Had a delicious takeaway from here. Full of flavour. The best Tatziki I've had in a restaurant outside of Greece.

Nice café, good menu. Something for everyone

Starters were lovely but Mains were pretty average. Lovely atmosphere and therr are screens between table so felt very safe.

Small and cozy ... Delicious food with fair price. İf you are good with spicy food please try sucuk.

Amazing breakfast with a wide variety to choice from. Always friendly and welcoming.

We had coffee and the Victoria sponge cake which was home made and delicious. Our server was lovely too

I've lunched here several times with my daughter's and grandson and we have always had a great meal. The service is excellent. Staff are friendly and very helpful. They are very accommodating and look after my grandson.

Food was excellent and service was even better, really impressed with this restaurant, a hidden gem!

Eggs were a bit crispy! Lovely overall, service was attentive and atmosphere vibrant, little on the cramped side for seating when i visited, may change now due to the current situation.

A great selection of dishes and fantastic coffee.

Eaten here before. Good food good service. Very accommodating helpful and a great place to eat unpretentious food

Very good service and nice food