Olea Social

What's on the menu

The cooking draws on Mediterranean coastal ingredients with a modern touch. Expect stone oven-baked Anatolian pide, moussaka with cacik, chicken shish, chargrilled cauliflower, sea bream with samphire, octopus and a wagyu rib-eye for bigger appetites. Pide, a boat-shaped flatbread baked with toppings, is the dish to try if you haven't had it before, and it works well shared between two as a starter.

Menus for the West End

A two-course set lunch and a two-course pre-theatre menu, served in the early evening, suit diners with a show to catch. The restaurant also handles groups of 10 to 50 on a set menu, and has private dining rooms, booths and an outdoor terrace. The bar has its own cocktail and wine list, so it also works for a drink before or after a show.

Finding it

Olea Social is on the edge of The Yards, between Covent Garden and Leicester Square stations. Crudo and Dishoom are almost next door, Seven Dials Market is a short walk north, and the Leicester Square theatres are a few minutes away. The restaurant opens daily from late morning until late evening, which helps if you are eating at odd hours around a matinée. Covent Garden's piazza and the Royal Opera House are within ten minutes on foot.

Highlights

• Mediterranean food with Turkish influences
• Stone oven-baked pide
• Set lunch and pre-theatre menus
• Outdoor terrace and private dining

Good to know

• Casual dress.
• No parking; Covent Garden and Leicester Square are the nearest Tube stations.
• Wheelchair access is listed.

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