Ousia Charlotte Street

4.5

161 Reviews

£25 and under

Greek

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2 people

Dec 16, 2024

11:00 PM

Booked 2 times today

Charming
Neighborhood gem
Healthy

The first stage of evolution began with a complete renovation of the building. Of the major structural changes, the most significant included repositioning of the staircase leading to the basement. The result is a dining experience that can includes a unique ‘Mykonos’ style bar in the basement for cocktails, mezedakia and even live music events. The rest of the restaurant interior has been carefully designed to create a balanced ambience be-fitting of dishes that are served and for the diners who want to combine perfectly prepared Greek-Cypriot food with a touch of class.

With attention to every detail, the chef and kitchen team has managed to perfect the preparation of food; from supply chain to the way it sits, and the plate it sits on. The emphasis is on quality of produce at good prices; the result is a wonderfully simple and affordable fusion of old and new Greek-Cypriot mezedakia / tapas style dishes in the heart of the west end.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Greek, Mediterranean
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
020 7580 8971
Website
http://ousia.co.uk/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
40 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 2NW
Neighborhood
Fitzrovia
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Houmous£5.00
crushed chick peas with tahini and a touch of garlic
Taramasolata£5.00
white cod roe, village breadcrumbs and lemon juice
Tzatziki£5.00
Greek yoghurt with chopped cucumber, dill and a touch of garlic
Tahini£5.00
crushed sesame seeds with olive oil and lemon
Melintzanosalata£5.00
aubergine chunks, chopped onion, tomato and a touch of garlic

Salads & Sides

Hand Cut Greek Fries£5.00
sprinkled with oregano and seasalt
Bourgouri£5.00
Cypriot bulgar wheat
Halloumi Frites£8.00
fried halloumi
Tabouli£6.00
cracked wheat and parsley salad
Greek Salad£8.00
mixed leaves, tomato, onion, cucumber, olives, oregano and feta
Gigandes£6.00
butterbeans cooked in a celery, tomato and carrots

Vegetarian Plates

Louvi£7.00
black-eyed peas with chard served with olive oil
Kefalograviera Saganaki£7.00
pan fried cheese with toasted sesame seeds and honey
Halloumi£8.00
charcoal grilled goat's cheese
Manitaria£6.00
charcoal grilled mushrooms with lemon and olive oil dressing
Spanakopita£7.00
spinach and feta cheese wrapped in filo pastry
Kolokithokeftedes£7.00
courgette and feta fritters
Kolokitha Me Tzatziki£7.00
pan fried sliced courgettes
Vegetable Skewer£8.00
selection of charcoal grilled vegetables
Falafel£7.00
parcels of chickpeas, coriander and parsley
Aginares£8.00
grilled artichokes drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil

Meat Plates

Loucanica£7.00
marinated, charcoal grilled pork sausage
Pastourma£8.00
charcoal grilled spicy beef sausage
Pork Souvlaki£12.00
charcoal grilled cubes of pork
Chicken Souvlaki£12.00
free range Banham chicken breast marinated in yogurt, charcoal grilled
Lamb Cutlets£18.00
three charcoal grilled prime cutlets
Kleftiko£16.00
slow roasted lamb knuckle, served with roast potatoes
Beef Moussaka£15.00
minced beef and vegetables baked in bechamel sauce
Stifado£14.00
beef cooked in red wine, shallots and herbs
Afelia£12.00
pork cooked in red wine and coriander
Keftedes£8.00
homemade pork meatballs
Sheftalia£8.00
minced pork wrapped in pork belly, charcoal grilled

Fish Plates

Marida£8.00
deep fried white bait
Sardeles£12.00
charcoal grilled sardines
Kalamari£14.00
deep fried frssh baby squid
Octopodi£15.00
charcoal grilled octopus
Garides£15.00
two charcoal grilled king prawns

What 161 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
4.3Value

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161 Reviews

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Lianna
Los Angeles
23 reviews
4.0
23 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great central location, cosy restaurant and friendly staff. Menu has a big selection of small plates. Prices are quite good for the area. Most of the food was tasty although one aubergine dish tasted old to me. My friend still ate it but could see what I meant that it didn’t taste great
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David
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very friendly and attentive service even when the restaurant was busy. So many lovely things on the menu it is easy to over order. I will definitely go back again.
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IreneB
London
10 reviews
3.0
10 reviews
Dined on November 8, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The food was fine. Interesting menu. Staff were friendly and helpful. However, while I am ok with their policy of bringing dishes out when they are ready rather than in course order, everything came out too, too fast. We didn’t have time to really enjoy or savour any of the dishes as all the plates came within 5 minutes of each other (also leading to a very crowded and uncomfortable table). Our meal was over in 45 minutes from the time we entered the restaurant. Not exactly an enjoyable evening meal. Please slow it down! You do your good food a real disservice!
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Karen
Yorkshire
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 18, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food and waiting staff gave great advice. A quiet night but pleasant ambiance. Tables well laid out so easy to chat without intrusion. Menu not huge however everything we had was really good, the only thing I wasn’t so keen on was the ‘ it comes when it’s ready’ concept as dishes were arriving constantly so less chance to fill a plate and eat dishes together. Overall a lovely evening.
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Rory
London
9 reviews
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on October 12, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great to see this place reopen but sadly the food is not as good as previously. I hope they can make a proper courgette fritta next time!
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Clare
London
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on September 5, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Good food and service, table far too small for two people sharing plates and had to use empty (luckily) table next to us. Would recommend, though quite expensive
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Angela
London
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 12, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We chose this venue as it seemed to have a good selection of vegetarian food. We ordered most of the veggie dishes except halloumi. Unfortunately they really didn't taste of very much - not well seasoned. Char grilled mushrooms just tasted like grilled mushrooms, vegetable kebabs were just lumps of unseasoned grilled veg. Also found the service a bit intrusive - staff constantly checking if we'd finished a particular dish when we were eating slowly while having a catch up. The restaurant wasn't very busy and we weren't on a time limit.
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 31, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had a lovely experience at Ousia a few days ago! The menu had a good selection of items to choose from and the food was tasty and fresh! We had a lovely waitress serve us that evening (I’ve forgotten her name) but thank you for being so sweet and we will definitely be back to try more! :)
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AlisonR
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 27, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very enjoyable meal with plenty of tasty choice. Good value for money
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GrahamH
London
16 reviews
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on May 23, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food in a lively atmosphere helped by a great menu and attentive staff Will come again and recommend to others
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Ousia Charlotte Street does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo.

Ousia Charlotte Street is rated 4.5 stars by 161 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Dec 16, 2024

11:00 PM

Booked 2 times today

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40 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 2NW

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Fitzrovia
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Greek, Mediterranean
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Website
http://ousia.co.uk/
Phone number
020 7580 8971

Ousia Charlotte Street

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Dips

Houmous£5.00

Taramasolata£5.00

Tzatziki£5.00

Tahini£5.00

Melintzanosalata£5.00

Salads & Sides

Hand Cut Greek Fries£5.00

Bourgouri£5.00

Halloumi Frites£8.00

Tabouli£6.00

Greek Salad£8.00

Gigandes£6.00

Vegetarian Plates

Louvi£7.00

Kefalograviera Saganaki£7.00

Halloumi£8.00

Manitaria£6.00

Spanakopita£7.00

Kolokithokeftedes£7.00

Kolokitha Me Tzatziki£7.00

Vegetable Skewer£8.00

Falafel£7.00

Aginares£8.00

Meat Plates

Loucanica£7.00

Pastourma£8.00

Pork Souvlaki£12.00

Chicken Souvlaki£12.00

Lamb Cutlets£18.00

Kleftiko£16.00

Beef Moussaka£15.00

Stifado£14.00

Afelia£12.00

Keftedes£8.00

Sheftalia£8.00

Fish Plates

Marida£8.00

Sardeles£12.00

Kalamari£14.00

Octopodi£15.00

Garides£15.00

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