To taste real African cuisine, step no further then Merkato, superbly located in Kings Cross, central London.
Merkato Restaurant specialises in Ethiopian and Eritrean dishes; recreating traditional recipes for the enjoyment of its guests. If authenticity and honesty are important factors influencing your dining decisions, then Merkato Restaurant will score highly indeed. All dishes are freshly prepared to maximise the distinctive flavours and pungent spices used in their creation. Each order is accompanied by the traditional injera flatbread which is also available gluten-free.
Kick off an African feast with a starter plate of beef sautéed with tomatoes, onion and pepper. Alternatively sample a hot beef stew to fully awaken jaded taste buds, or calm the palate with a mildly spiced chicken dish accompanied by a boiled egg. Fried ribs, lamb, and minced beef feature in some of the tasty main course options; catering for differing taste distinctions with each offering a different flavour experience. Vegetarians are well catered for too, with options including split chickpea stew; fried cabbage and carrots, and lentil stew. Don’t leave without sampling the restaurant’s ktfo dish which has proven to be popular with regular visitors.
Merkato Restaurant is a lively and sociable venue perfect for a gathering of family and friends; what’s more, Kings Cross is a fantastically accessible location. Its casual ambiance creates the perfect backdrop for convivial conversation in an unhurried setting. The vibrancy of the food is mirrored in the décor, and as such, provides diners with a well-rounded experience of African gastronomy
Next time you’re booking a meal, if you’re bored of the same old restaurants, why not try something a little different with Merkato?
Based upon feedback from our members we have decided to implement a review facility on the tastecard website. This is a great opportunity for you to share your experiences, both good and bad, with other members. Please familiarise yourselves with the below rules for placing reviews:
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Based upon feedback from our members we have decided to implement a review facility on the tastecard website. This is a great opportunity for members to share their experiences, both good and bad, with other members. We believe that this is also a fantastic opportunity for our restaurants to assess feedback, and if necessary make improvements and take feedback on-board. Previously, if members wished to review a restaurant they were likely to visit another website to do so. This may have meant that the reviews were less accessible to yourselves, as restaurateurs, and thus you would have been less likely to act upon the review, be it good or bad. By offering the review service on our site we believe that restaurants will benefit from having feedback from our members in one place.
If you object to a review on our site, we will remove it. However, our research has indicated that members are far more likely to visit a restaurant if there are a number of balanced reviews than if all reviews are positive. Please bear this in mind when reading the reviews; if a restaurant only has great reviews then our members are far less likely to trust the reviews and thus are likely to dine elsewhere.
For clarification on any of the above please email restaurantteam@tastecard.co.uk
Based upon feedback from our members we have decided to implement a review facility on the tastecard website. This is a great opportunity for you to share your experiences, both good and bad, with other members. Please familiarise yourselves with the below rules for placing reviews:
For further information please email reviews@tastecard.co.uk
Based upon feedback from our members we have decided to implement a review facility on the tastecard website. This is a great opportunity for members to share their experiences, both good and bad, with other members. We believe that this is also a fantastic opportunity for our restaurants to assess feedback, and if necessary make improvements and take feedback on-board. Previously, if members wished to review a restaurant they were likely to visit another website to do so. This may have meant that the reviews were less accessible to yourselves, as restaurateurs, and thus you would have been less likely to act upon the review, be it good or bad. By offering the review service on our site we believe that restaurants will benefit from having feedback from our members in one place.
If you object to a review on our site, we will remove it. However, our research has indicated that members are far more likely to visit a restaurant if there are a number of balanced reviews than if all reviews are positive. Please bear this in mind when reading the reviews; if a restaurant only has great reviews then our members are far less likely to trust the reviews and thus are likely to dine elsewhere.
For clarification on any of the above please email restaurantteam@tastecard.co.uk
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