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About Toklas

Toklas is a Mediterranean restaurant with its own bakery, situated between the Strand and the river Thames.

The restaurant is simply decorated, with a reclaimed parquet floor, vintage Scandinavian chairs and green leather banquettes.

The aspiration is to serve the best, freshest produce we can get hold of, and let the flavours of the ingredients shine though.

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Menus

Our menus reflect the seasons, serving a mediterranean menu with a focus on fresh seasonal produce, sourced daily from a list of trusted suppliers.

Events

Toklas is one of the largest and most flexible event spaces in London. With room to seat 150 inside and 100 outside on a beautiful planted terrace, we have hosted weddings, Christmas parties, birthday celebrations, fashion shows and parties. While utterly central, Surrey Street is a quiet, resident-free side street, which means events can on occasion continue into the night.

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The terrace is beautifully planted by designer Miria Harris, with trees, plants and flowers, and furnished with Paris-style café chairs. It can accommodate around 80 diners - with heaters and canopies, it’s generally comfortable from May to October. Guests can reserve a table outside but we try to be flexible if the weather changes.

The Terrace

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The menu, is simply a set of great ingredients, presented to the very best of their advantage… No wheels are reinvented, you are just fed very well.

Jay Rayner, The Guardian

Each dish is a subtle, untweezery, blob-defying knockout, a Mediterranean-scented celebration of produce as hero.

Marina O'Loughlin, The Sunday Times Magazine

The John Dory to share (a whole grilled fish will be a permanent fixture) was a rustic platter worthy of Picasso, with its charred and glistening skin, perfectly cooked flesh, and braised fennel and spinach. The chips on the side were so crisp they clattered out of the bowl. I was in heaven.

Ajesh Patalay, Financial Times

The expansive pergola-covered, plant-filled terrace is fast becoming one of the most sought-after al fresco dining spots in the city. Set on a side street near the Strand, behind building site-type doors and up a small flight of concrete stairs, it’s easy to blink and miss it. But the 100-cover sun-facing terrace tells another story, offering cool, casual cooking that feels thrillingly exclusive, with views that invigorate a love for the city’s architecture. Eater London

Eater London

Toklas is more exciting than almost any other room in London… the courtyard level is thrust through the building above and hung out over Surrey Street as a terrace. You eat, suspended among the upper layers of the surrounding buildings, staring at the ceramic encrustation of the old Strand Tube station, realising how much of this part of London is actually Beaux Arts.

Tim Hayward, Financial Times

Toklas feels like the sort of restaurant that a chef would eat at on their night off; relaxed, unpretentious and with a hint of St John about it in the select choice of ingredients on each plate. This is not a fireworks and glitter restaurant with multiple distractions – rather, all the talking is done on the plate. It’s modern, seasonal and simple, expertly seasoned and all utterly delicious.

House and Garden

The quiet, refined simplicity of Toklas with its excellent cocktails, well-curated wine list and expert cooking is in fact that very thing that makes it sing.

Fay Maschler, Tatler Magazine

When the sun’s out, you’ll want to thank the founders of Frieze for creating one of London’s nicest terraces. The spacious suntrap at Toklas, with a seductively simple Mediterranean menu of things like radicchio and hazelnut salad or crab with leeks, will have you feeling like you’re OOO.

The Infatuation

At Toklas, the emphasis is on using fresh, seasonal ingredients – just like our European counterparts. If you've ever wondered why food tastes better on holiday, this is why!

Glamour magazine

The menu, is simply a set of great ingredients, presented to the very best of their advantage… No wheels are reinvented, you are just fed very well.

Jay Rayner, The Guardian

Each dish is a subtle, untweezery, blob-defying knockout, a Mediterranean-scented celebration of produce as hero.

Marina O'Loughlin, The Sunday Times Magazine

The John Dory to share (a whole grilled fish will be a permanent fixture) was a rustic platter worthy of Picasso, with its charred and glistening skin, perfectly cooked flesh, and braised fennel and spinach. The chips on the side were so crisp they clattered out of the bowl. I was in heaven.

Ajesh Patalay, Financial Times

The expansive pergola-covered, plant-filled terrace is fast becoming one of the most sought-after al fresco dining spots in the city. Set on a side street near the Strand, behind building site-type doors and up a small flight of concrete stairs, it’s easy to blink and miss it. But the 100-cover sun-facing terrace tells another story, offering cool, casual cooking that feels thrillingly exclusive, with views that invigorate a love for the city’s architecture. Eater London

Eater London

Toklas is more exciting than almost any other room in London… the courtyard level is thrust through the building above and hung out over Surrey Street as a terrace. You eat, suspended among the upper layers of the surrounding buildings, staring at the ceramic encrustation of the old Strand Tube station, realising how much of this part of London is actually Beaux Arts.

Tim Hayward, Financial Times

Toklas feels like the sort of restaurant that a chef would eat at on their night off; relaxed, unpretentious and with a hint of St John about it in the select choice of ingredients on each plate. This is not a fireworks and glitter restaurant with multiple distractions – rather, all the talking is done on the plate. It’s modern, seasonal and simple, expertly seasoned and all utterly delicious.

House and Garden

The expansive pergola-covered, plant-filled terrace is fast becoming one of the most sought-after al fresco dining spots in the city. Set on a side street near the Strand, behind building site-type doors and up a small flight of concrete stairs, it’s easy to blink and miss it. But the 100-cover sun-facing terrace tells another story, offering cool, casual cooking that feels thrillingly exclusive, with views that invigorate a love for the city’s architecture. Eater London

Eater London

Toklas is more exciting than almost any other room in London… the courtyard level is thrust through the building above and hung out over Surrey Street as a terrace. You eat, suspended among the upper layers of the surrounding buildings, staring at the ceramic encrustation of the old Strand Tube station, realising how much of this part of London is actually Beaux Arts.

Tim Hayward, Financial Times

Toklas feels like the sort of restaurant that a chef would eat at on their night off; relaxed, unpretentious and with a hint of St John about it in the select choice of ingredients on each plate. This is not a fireworks and glitter restaurant with multiple distractions – rather, all the talking is done on the plate. It’s modern, seasonal and simple, expertly seasoned and all utterly delicious.

House and Garden

The expansive pergola-covered, plant-filled terrace is fast becoming one of the most sought-after al fresco dining spots in the city. Set on a side street near the Strand, behind building site-type doors and up a small flight of concrete stairs, it’s easy to blink and miss it. But the 100-cover sun-facing terrace tells another story, offering cool, casual cooking that feels thrillingly exclusive, with views that invigorate a love for the city’s architecture. Eater London

Eater London

Toklas is more exciting than almost any other room in London… the courtyard level is thrust through the building above and hung out over Surrey Street as a terrace. You eat, suspended among the upper layers of the surrounding buildings, staring at the ceramic encrustation of the old Strand Tube station, realising how much of this part of London is actually Beaux Arts.

Tim Hayward, Financial Times

Toklas feels like the sort of restaurant that a chef would eat at on their night off; relaxed, unpretentious and with a hint of St John about it in the select choice of ingredients on each plate. This is not a fireworks and glitter restaurant with multiple distractions – rather, all the talking is done on the plate. It’s modern, seasonal and simple, expertly seasoned and all utterly delicious.

House and Garden

The Bar

Drinks are served in the bar area and at the front of the terrace from 5.30pm,

Monday–Saturday.

The bar has a good range of drinks, many from small producers. We make our own cordials from fruit used in the bakery, and these are used in regular and non-alcoholic cocktails.

Our wines are all made sustainably, and generally refrain from the use of chemicals both in the vineyards and the wineries.

Toklas Bakery

Toklas Bakery sits at street level at 9 Surrey Street, and is open from 8am–3.30pm,

Monday-Friday and now open on Saturdays from 9am–2pm.

In the morning, we serve croissants, pain au chocolat and cardamom buns, followed by sandwiches, strecci, soup and salad at lunchtime.

Sweet options include basque cheesecake, cookies and other treats. Coffee is from the excellent Assembly roasters in Brixton.
Our sourdough breads are available to purchase.

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Reservations

We love what we do at Toklas and are working to build an institution reknowned for its blend of hospitality, great ingredients and art. We have a lovely team who support each other in their commitment to excellence and continuous improvement. Toklas offers competitive salaries and great benefits. If you’d like to talk to us about a position, please email careers@toklas.co.uk or click the button below for current vacancies.

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Browse the Journal for special events at Toklas. The restaurant hosts occasional guest chef dinners, while the bakery curates markets featuring some of London's best fellow bakeries. You’ll also find book launches, talks, and wine tastings.