Le Souk Restaurant
“Would definitely return for a group event if you have time to drink and lounge and enjoy yourselves”
“The music gets better as the night goes on and the dancers are pretty good too.”
“We enjoyed the regular hookah for $25 guava & grape mixed together was amazing!”
Le Souk Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
5 reviews
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I'm giving this place 3 stars because the atmosphere, food and drinks are really good. Other than that, not a great experience at the bar (the restaurant part was fine). My boyfriend bought a Stella Artois and the bartender told him it was $8. He gave him a $20 bill and only got $4 back…. this means, the bartender either is really bad at math, or just took the tip out for himself. My boyfriend would have tipped anyway but maybe not $5. Either way, it should have been up to him to decide that, not the bartender. He let it go and didn't make an issue out of it though. Then a bit later, a friend orders the same thing with a different bartender and that guy told him it was $7! And keep in mind, there are no prices for beer listed anywhere; you have to ask them. So apparently they can make up prices and take tips for themselves as they please. Needless to say, that was the last drink we ordered there.
Later in the evening, we moved over to a table near the dance floor. My friend realized he dropped $100 in cash somewhere and it was now nowhere to be found. Shortly before this, another guy at the table next to us was telling the waitress that his phone was just stolen. So now theft has become a very big problem at this place. I'm not trying to say the staff did either of these things, but apparently your money and possessions are not safe here.
Like I said, despite all this, I'm being generous and giving them 3 stars because the food, drinks, and atmosphere are great. But, I probably won't be back because it's way WAY too expensive and the experience at the bar was really not cool.
This review is for my visit 2/14/11. First I love Mediterranean food. The exotic blends of flavors is very different from those of my Caribbean background. My fiancé (boyfriend at the time) surprised me by finding the restaurant. For months I was telling him about the lamb lollipops and green mash potatoes that I had. Unfortunately the location that was in Alphabet City was closed. Not sure how he found it but he did.
When we arrived i was in complete shock and a bit emotional. The decor had a moroccan feel to it. The colors were rich and deep. The seating though was quite odd. On one side was one long bench and then a table maybe the height of an ottoman and a small ottoman like seat on the other side. For the very leggy person thrill be very uncomfortable.
We ordered a pitcher of sangria. It was a bit uncomfortable because the table next to us did have a hookah and I was very sensitive to the smoke. I ordered my lamb lollipops with basil mash potatoes and it was just as good as I remembered. I don't really remember what he ate.
I would definitely return for another visit to try other dishes.
Went here for a friend's birthday party on a Saturday night and was pretty pumped for some good food, hookah, and music. Party hadn't arrived yet so we went upstairs to wait at the bar. My friend ordered a beer and they overcharged him by $3, that's the way the night started.
Knew the prices here were high, so kept that in mind before ordering. Waitress only gave us the prix fixe menu, when the birthday boy mentioned he explicitly said he had not wanted the prix fixe – she insisted that it was the best option – who the hell cares, we don't want it. Finally got the regular menu and ordered the fish sandwich ($16). Decent sandwich, a little on the salty side, especially when it comes with chips, but filling enough for the night. The free bread starter that comes first is actually solid and the best part of the meal.
The birthday boy also booked a table for the night ($500 vodka bottle service. Waitresses came with the bottle and 2 sparklers). As they came with our drinks, one of the waitresses (who I think was just a friend of the bar, and doesn't actually work there), poured herself a drink and left. Not cool. Hookah was solid, not too harsh and they kept the coals coming.
The saving graces for this place: the music is bopping, and the belly dancer was awesome. Otherwise will pass on going to this spot again.
A friend wanted to come here to celebrate her birthday, I had no heard of the place and didn't even know where I was going but got in the car and took the drive. It was a relatively group of mostly females so it wasn't an issue getting in. I couldn't exactly notice the ambiance because we all drank a lot prior to arrival, I just remember going upstairs where it was relatively crowded it was almost midnight. Had a table, they brought out two or three hookahs (not my thing) and some bottle service. It was hard to move around due to the crowding, but made the best of it. I guess the place is decent, but I doubt I would return. I only came because it was a friends birthday.
Went to Le Souk for dinner last week and loved it! We both ordered the lamb chops and they were done perfectly. Also had two vegetarian side dishes and couscous which were seasoned well – just enough spice. The staff was friendly and helpful – I would definitely go back.