Toklas in City of London, Westminster

Amazing food , service and atmosphere . Loved the whole experience and delighted to have been gifted vouchers for Xmas . Looking forward to spending them

Effective and efficient , but not intrusive, service. Starters and main courses were all excellent. Could have spent more time there , as well as having more courses, but my companion and I had to leave to attend a booked - up exhibition at the Courtauld Institute nearby.

We had a splendid celebratory lunch at Toklas yesterday - delicious food, beautifully presented, and with attentive but unfussy service.

Nice atmosphere.The Deer is cooked just right and has a great aroma and tenderness.All seafood and vegetables are fresh and high quality.The restaurant offers dishes that are worth more than the price.

Great food, lovely space, charming staff.

IMHO the coolest restaurant in London right now, I'm blown away every time. The front of house team are incredible, the food is off the scale and the vibe is spot on. Will be back (again) very soon.

I have dined here twice now, very nice food and interesting menu, and very kind staff. I have some issues with sitting due to hip surgeries and they have always gone out of their way to accommodate my request for certain types of seats in their restaurant that I know are comfortable, which can not be said of many restaurants.

What an absolute treat this restaurant is. The food is exemplary and the atmosphere is wonderful. Could not have been more enjoyable.

We ate there last night for the second time. Everything we ate and drank was delicious. The staff are attentive and lovely. They'll gently suggest that you order some chips as a side dish - you should do, they were great. You'll leave happier than when you arrived, which is surely the point.

Our server was not at all knowledgeable about the wines and we had to encourage him to consult someone who is. He then left before the end of service without advising us or his colleagues, leaving us wondering who was in charge of our table. The food was fine but nothing special. At this price point we expected better.

The restaurant was busy and we were a big group but service was excellent and prompt. The food was delicious and the evening flew by in a second with our guests very happy. Thank you! Will come agin in the sommer for your lovely terrace!

We had the greatest Birthday Lunch being very well looked after.

Very charming and relaxing atmosphere, with perfect service. Menu changes often and is original without being unfamiliar. And the sourdough is not to be missed.

This was something special - would highly recommend.

An absolutely fabulous place for lunch. Thank you Toklas team!

This is one of my new favourite restaurants! Starting with the place, the atmosphere is lovely with a warm industrial interior design in a very wide space so giving privacy to guests. Onto the food, this is just delicious. The menu changes quite frequency whilst quality & taste stay consistent from starters to desserts. As an Italian, I appreciated genuine dishes & flavours. Service was also excellent with super friendly yet professional staff who is ready to explain any dishes to you to help with your decision making. You need to try for yourself but you’ll become obsessed!

Everything was delicious but Tarte Tatin was the best!!! I wish I can get from bakery as well….

The atmosphere and service are amazing, ideal for friends/ family gatherings or romantic dates. The menu is very interesting and the food is delicious; one thing to note is the main dishes tasted too salty, have to eat with lots water and bread.

Fantastic service and food in this beautiful mid-century styled restaurant. Sound-proofing means this large room feels intimate and cosy.

We went for lunch on a Saturday. The food was amazing....sour dough bread and fried feta with honey to share as a starter....ample, followed by partridge in a rich blackberry sauce....amazing. lemon verbena and basil cordial to drink was also simply delicious. Great service. An excellent experience all round.

We had a great lunch at Toklas. The restaurant is spacious and you don’t feel hemmed in by other tables. The staff are terrific - friendly, proactive, good on wine options and professional. The food is delicious and feels a bit different even though some dishes are classics. Highly recommended.

Excellent food. Great service. No fuss. Quiet. Relaxing. Will come again.

A great place with great food! I enjoyed it a lot, will definitely come back.

Unusual location, raised above street. But provides outdoor terrace dinning and avoids street disturbances - really friendly welcome. Attractive restaurant decor. Very comfortable. Good menu. Excellent food and wines. Great service

I had a wonderful dinner at Toklas tonight. Refined, flavorful food with great service to match. The grilled carrots and labneh married perfectly together. The artichoke and rocket salad was fresh, vibrant and perfect to start with. The Cornish hake was perfectly cooked and the borlotti beans brought a nice balance with their crunchy texture. For dessert, the pistachio and chocolate tart was a standout—rich yet perfectly balanced and tasteful, between softness and crunchiness it was just perfect. The wine selection was wide and well sourced! The atmosphere was relaxed but polished, making it a spot I’d gladly return to. Highly recommended for anyone looking for elegant, well-executed dining in London.

My second visit today and everything was just excellent. The food delicious, the service attentive but not overbearing, the atmosphere a good mix of warmth and comfort

Some fabulous dishes here, whether you're sharing a gurnard or scooping up cappellacci with ricotta & pine nuts. Very inventive, fresh food & knowledgeable service. Huge dining area - can't wait for lunch on the terrace in the distant future!

Wonderful food with an adventurous menu. Plenty of choice for most palates. Excellent attentive service.Relaxed atmosphere.

I’ve been back several times to Toklas because of the cooking, the service and the ambiance. The acoustics are good, so there’s no difficulty hearing the people you’re with, even when it’s busy. It’s a lovely place!

Superb local spot focused on the best seasonal ingredients and honest flavorful preparations. Gorgeous terrace in warmer weather but indoors is cozy and relaxed. Many changes regularly so hard to predict what will be on offer, but during our visit we found everything to be top quality and uniformity delicious. Hake with yellow peppers was perfectly cooked and balanced. Pasta wa ms balanced like an Italian would envy. And the lamb was subtle and gorgeous. Same for starters. Not a weak dish on the menu. Concise wine list matches well with the food and priced to enjoy. Wide selection of wines by glass and carafe at very fair prices. Easily one of our new favorites in London!! Bookings advised but it’s a big place and likely easy to find a table .

Stopped in for the pre theatre menu on our anniversary and had two complimentary glasses of Prosecco waiting for us. And the experience only got better from there: delicious food and drinks and service to match. An absolute gem of a place!

Delicious seasonal menu and amazing service

We love this restaurant and visit whenever we are in town. The food is varied and innovative and very tasty. We had the pre theatre menu yesterday and it did not disappoint. My husband couldn’t stop talking about it and it was the highlight of his day. The staff are friendly, informative and attentive and it makes a huge difference to the ambience of the restaurant. We will be returning.

Absolutely fabulous, as ever. What a joy to introduce friends to their new favorite restaurant!

Excellent food and cool 60s/70s vibe

Fantastic food and great service! They cooked my partridge to perfection, paired with fresh, delicious loganberries. As for the chips… absolutely yum!

Nice place for lunch. Will be better when the terrace is use.

Toklas is a real find. Wonderful food, fantastic service and a very good location right on the river in central London. I always have a delightful meal here and I choose it as an alternative to the rip off 180 Strand around the corner.

Lovely comfortable restaurant with innovative menu. Pre theatre menu was perfect. Excellent beetroot salad and Hake well prepared with side vegetables

Toklas is my go to for great food, lovely people and an atmosphere that welcomes and enables your table to enjoy your own evening.

We walked in here by coincidence and it was dinner to never forget. Such an unexpected and great surprise. Loved everything we tried and will definitely be comming back. 🫶🏻

Second time I’ve been here. The menu is always interesting especially for vegetarians. Food was delicious again. Wine beautifully chilled served in elegant glassware. Understated elegance is what Toklas does best. Can’t wait to go back again.

Food and service were both incredible- has become a staple for lunch by the office with clients. Love it!

An absolute gem. One of the best restaurants in London and a delightful surprise. Delicious food and excellent service. Elegant setting with a touch of art, yet not too much, quiet, cosy and discreet, the perfect place for lunch or dinner, business events and friend gatherings around exquisite meals.

Really enjoyed the whole experience at Toklas.

Cracking find, central but off the beaten track. Fantastic food, sensible portions, great service and atmosphere. Will be a regular here.

Fantastic place for a relaxed lunch my lovely red mullet came with a delicious aioli. My wife had two starters, roasted leeks with tomatoes and hazelnuts and secondly figs with raddiccio pecorino and honey all delightful. Service was excellent friendly and helpful. We were seated inside but they have a large plant covered terrace for warm days. Strongly recommended.

Delicious seasonal menu (with a good choice of dishes for my vegetarian guest). Everything that we ordered was well-seasoned and packed with flavour. Service was friendly and efficient and we enjoyed our bottle of a natural Pinot Noir from a top Alsatian producer. Good value too!

An utterly delicious evening, with wonderful service, incredible food, great ambience and - despite the restaurant being full - excellent noise levels.

Love this place. Understated restaurant but the service is always fantasticall friendly and efficient. Food is on paper relatively simple, but alway packs a huge flavour punch. The terrace is an oasis in the heart of London, especially today with warm autumn sunshine

Super chilled out restaurant offering delicious food and subtle but incredibly attentive service. Happily sat here for five hours with a good friend over a brilliant lunch.

Perfectly located and beautifully designed restaurant. A great space whether inside or out. Good kitchen with fresh ideas, plenty of fresh fish dishes and healthy eating options. Not to be missed!

Food very good and atmosphere nice. Unfortunately, our waitress was only able to answer a few questions about food or drinks and was unfamiliar with the menu. According to her own statement, she has been working in the restaurant for a short time. It was a shame anyway.

We had a great meal celebrating our wedding anniversary. Outstanding food. Shout out to Sophie for looking after us so well. Highly recommended.

Slow cooked carrots and Grilled Trout are must try

I had dinner at Toklas with my mom yesterday (she is quite a fussy eater), and we both loved everything we had. First of all the restaurant is gorgeous. We arrived early to have a drink on the terrace, it’s quiet, there are loads of plant, it’s beautiful and relaxing. The service was impeccable, outside in the bar and in the restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious, we had a mix of snacks (the fennel salami is probably the best I ever had, same for the anchovies). A mix of starters which were all amazing, and some stuffed pasta which were to die for. 10/10, I can’t wait to go back to try the rest of the menu!!!

Perfect outdoor lunch setting for Bank Holiday Monday sunshine after a trip to the Courtauld Gallery! Delicious food and friendly service.

We held our daughter's wedding at Toklas last month - civil ceremony, reception, wedding breakfast and party. The staff at Toklas looked after 125 of us superbly from 2pm until 2am on the Monday morning. The food (canapes for the reception, the main meal and late night nibbles) was all excellent and the Toklas bakery made a wonderful wedding cake. Jolita and the events team were always available and made sure everything ran like clockwork. I am even prepared to credit them with organising the beautiful weather which meant we could make full use of the lovely terrace.

Fantastic food, service, staff and location. A superb meal.

It's an unusual spot and the food is great. I love this little pocket of London.

Had a wonderful lunch at Toklas. Service was excellent and food was delicious. We started with their sourdough (bought a loaf at their bakery after), followed by the hake and tagliatelle mains, shared a simple green, well-dressed salad, and finished with refreshing lemon sorbet and blackcurrant ice cream. To accompany the meal, we enjoyed a carafe of Sauvignon Blanc from their extensive wine list.

We have been to Toklas on four occasions in the last six months and every menu has been tempting and vibrant. The food is delicious Mediterranean style and the chef is truly inspired. Generous helpings with the tastiest and best ingredients. We cannot recommend it more highly. Sitting in the shade on the terrace on a sunny day is to be transported to the Italian countryside.

The highest quality cooking with exceptional flavours. The fried feta, caponata, brill and leek ravioli were outstanding. Will return and take my husband! We ordered many dishes to share and taste and were disappointed by none.

Amazing food and service at Toklas! Highly recommended!

Superb find. Just on the edge of Covent Garden. Buzzy terrace perfect for a summer’s day. Great accomplished yet simple cooking. River Cafe like but more reasonably priced!

Great restaurant, amazing Mediterranean food. Properly cooked fish!

Wonderful lunch on Toklas' terrace on a sunny, summer day. Great food, well informed and charming service, a real discovery. Highly recommended.

We wanted to have a calm outdoor dinner with my partner, however when we arrived we noticed that tables are very tight to each other, where you do not have any privacy.. You almost sit next to each other with other people! Which I didn’t like about it.. The foods were tasty, but prices were too high for a place like this, which is not nice.. that smells so much commercialism..

Such a great venue for a summer lunch on the terrace - food is wonderful and the staff are heaven.

Super venue for a relaxed and informal dining experience, sharing plates of delicious Mediterranean food; open and airy whether inside or on the terrace. Just a 5 minute walk from Temple

Always great to come back here. Great food, service, and location.

Delicious, inventive, welcoming

Great outdoor dining location and good food - been here twice and the pasta dishes and cocktails are excellent, however, second time I came here the service was very disappointing. Food was served very slowly; our order was initially mistaken. I ordered a glass of wine which I had to send back as there were shards of glass and some sediment in it. The service staff seemed more annoyed than apologetic; came back with a smaller glass of wine and no apology - it looked like they had just poured the previous glass into another one. The food and atmosphere are great but was let down by this experience.

One of my top 10 meals ever this Saturday for lunch. An amazing place and meal. Really wonderful. Sat on the outside terrace which is great. The menu was so interesting it was difficult to decide what to have. Staff were friendly, polite and efficient. The food! So fresh and just perfect combinations. Had a beetroot starter, then pasta (stuffed with ricotta) ended with peaches (in wonderful amoretti sauce). I will definitely come back.

Simple food, exceedingly well executed, delicious. Outstanding cocktails, very original. Looking forward to returning.

Delicious food, friendly, efficient service and a beautiful setting!

We had a wonderful lunch here. The service was friendly and the food was delicious.

We've wanted to have dinner here for months and we were NOT disappointed! delicious food, in a simple but ever so stylish surroundings by wonderfully knowledgeable staff!

I can't quite believe it has taken me that long to visit this restaurant that I've heard about so much. Quite honestly everything was spot on. Incredible modern european food, interesting organic wines with a great sommerlier and buzzy atmosphere. I'll be back soon!

Huge fan of Toklas, the food, the service and the setting and atmosphere! Been here several times over the years on special occasions and this place is definitely one of my favourites in London.

I couldn’t praise Toklas more! The terrace is very pretty and an afternoon sun trap. A fabulous menu - hard to decide! EVERY dish - chilli honey feta, beetroot, aubergine, squid ink tagliolini, rabbit and the almond and apricot tart were delicious and with a twist. Service was outstanding, great wine list with great options for a single glass. Cool arty crowd of all ages. A very special experience.

Nice restaurant & good bakery near temple. Waiters was really nice, and allows us to come in way earlier. Place should be much better under sun, they have a huge terrasse, but unfortunately weather was awful… Food was tasteful but a little bit overpriced.

We found this excellent restaurant as we had booked a concert nearby. There is a refined but relaxed atmosphere and the staff were friendly and welcoming. The food was wonderful and the flavours tops. We liked it so much we came back the following weekend! Highly recommended

Very beautiful reastaurant and terrace. Polite and attentive service. However the food was just ok. We took a trout ceviche that was ok but nothing special and squid ink tagliolini with crab that was tasty but very oily. The quality of the ingredients seemed quite good on the other hand. We paid a bit more than 60£ pp for a shared starter, two mains and a glass of wine each which I consider overpriced. All in all pleasant but I‘d consider going back.

A gem!! On a side street, a hidden restaurant with a balcony above the street, you feel as if you sit in a garden; small tables, not noisy and great food.

We have been coming to Toklas for some time now and boy are we glad we stumbled upon it. The terrace offers a delightful dining experience, particularly when you have the pleasure of sitting in the sun. Nestled in a charming location, the restaurant exudes a relaxed yet sophisticated ambiance. The menu focuses on fresh, seasonal ingredients, and every dish reflects a commitment to quality and flavor. The sunlit terrace enhances the experience, making it feel like a little oasis in the city. The service is attentive without being intrusive, and the staff's knowledge about the menu is impressive. Dining at Toklas in the sun, savoring each bite of meticulously crafted food, is a true pleasure. It's an ideal spot for those who appreciate fine dining in a serene, sun-drenched setting. Keep doing what you are doing, absolutely stunning menu that surprises on each and every visit. Ps. The Interior and bar area is amazing, great cozy atmosphere for the evening. Thanks all!

Excellent food and ambiance on the terrace. I had delicious fried feta with honey and chilli, with friggitelli peppers, followed by a succulent lamb dish with freekeh, labneh and mint. Attentive service and relaxed vibe.

Second visit to Toklas and again had exquisite delicious food. The squid ink and crab tagliolini was a highlight along with the shaved courgettes and honey fried feta. All washed down with an organic Spanish wine. A real treat.

Nice food (albeit fish obsessed menu) and pricey. SPOILT BY 8 MASSIVE OUTDOOR HEATERS FULL BLAST WHEN IT IS 20C OUTSIDE AND NOONE BENEFITS. Madness!! NO WONDER HIGH PRICES FOR THE KWH

Food is very good but portions are small

Lovely space - but the food… is ok, I guess? Nothing memorable and everything overpriced, a study on the thin line between simplicity and mediocrity.

We went for a early-ish lunch, it was quite a miserable day so we booked a table inside, but the terrace turned out very pleasant, and the heaters made a big difference. The service was very good, efficient and to the point. The food is seasonal and as I understand the menu is updated frequently, which is great; charred leeks were the definite highlight; my trout with a side of beans and veggies was well executed and the taste ensemble was well balanced. Prices were fair for the quality. I can definitely recommend this place.

This is a special place. Simple things, beautifully done. A bakery on the premises is all you need to know. Not surprisingly, it's one of the best ovens in London. Perfect food in a bright, airy space with a fabulous terrace for summer. A smart choice for stylish people.

We had a wonderful night out at Toklas last night for our anniversary. What a great night! On arrival, they were very warm and friendly. It's a beautiful, wide open space with a lot of room between the tables, which is great because London restaurants can be very noisy. The maître d' gave us a four-seater booth so we could sit next to each other and a free glass of champagne each. The service was impeccable and the wine list is great with beautiful organic, natural, and biodynamic wines by the glass. The sommelier was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We last visited 18 months ago and both noticed that there has been a subtle but discernable shift in the restaurant. Last time we ate there the food was very good, last night it was great. This is an understated restaurant that is firing on all cylinders. We shall return!

It had been a while - too long in fact - since returning to Toklas to find it continued to get better and better (and it was pretty fantastic to begin with). Service is attentive, friendly and knowledgeable and the food is very ingredient led, using the best produce to deliver one delicious dish after another. There's a great buzz, whether you're sat indoors or on the beautiful terrace when summer decides to cooperate. Highly recommend.

We had a table for 8 on a busy Wednesday lunchtime. We had a starter and main course followed by coffee. We selected from a varied menu and all the dishes were beautifully presented and delicious. Despite the place being busy, the service was excellent. There was a lively atmosphere in the restaurant .

It was so good! We had perfect lunch! Thank you guys!

Fabulous working lunch at Toklas. Beautifully prepared, seasonal menu. Strong Italian influence on this day but I believe the menu drifts gorgeously around Europe. Got to have puntarelle alla Romana which I discovered in a tiny Roman restaurant. Took me right back

Gem of a place. Delicious food, fresh and interesting and with amazing flavour.

Been several times and just love the food and wine list, which together with excellent service makes for a great meal