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SOUK

Restaurant Bar Bar and grill Cocktail bar Tapas bar

Smart restaurant with cosy rooms & a covered balcony, serving tapas, bowls & platters. People often mention service, good, vibe, Great, music, great, people, order, time, Souk,


Address

163 Long St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Website

soukcpt.com

Contact

+27 60 682 6894

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (1.2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 5 pm to 2 am
  • Thursday: 5 pm to 2 am
  • Friday: 5 pm to 2 am
  • Saturday: (Day of Reconciliation), 5 pm to 2 am, Hours might differ
  • Sunday: 5 pm to 2 am
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (23) good (23) vibe (13) Great (13) music (13) great (11) people (8) order (8) time (8) Souk (7)
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  • 1/5 Nam N. 1 year ago on Google
    The service is extremely rude and people are classed and profiled upon entry and assumptions made on their value to contribute certain value vs others you are seated in order of social class. Is this injustice still allowed and okay in 2022?
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Monalisa S. 8 months ago on Google
    The service was terrible! When we arrived the hostess said all tables are reserved so we went to the bar. We waited over an hour to place our order. One bartender refused to assist us and told us it's not his section of the bar. The ribs were delicious.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ncamsile Mkhaba D. 10 months ago on Google
    The hospitality this place have is exceptional the vibe is on par I enjoyed being here although the place is small and cosy but we had fun especially on Saturday with Murdah on decks
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angel H. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing vibe Great food Fast service Good music and DJ choices
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Spokenpriestess 2 years ago on Google
    This place was pretty awesome. The DJs were incredible & the overall energy was good. I loved the outside area which was covered & installed with wall heaters which made all the difference. I also enjoyed the bathrooms cause they were not unisex. The service, however, was underwhelming. We waited for long periods to place our orders & at some point more friends joined us & when we asked for drinks menus again that took long too - which it shouldn't. Either than that, I can't fault it much. Their chicken wings & chicken strips were good, and their side potatoes were so good we ordered more potatoes again 🤣 Their g&t drinks are also lovely, try the "panty dropper" if you like g&t - don't worry, it's not potent at all despite its name.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Lucinda V. 5 years ago on Google
    I wish I could give this place a better rating because the atmosphere was fantastic and luckily made up for the long wait to be helped, and to get our drinks. The food was average. Hubby had the oxtail and enjoyed it thoroughly, I had the Lemon Chicken Breast in Quinoa which I felt could have had more flavour.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Keagetswe Alex K. 2 years ago on Google
    Souk, in long... Music is great!! Not too spacious but accommodative, felt like their cocktails were a bit pricey (R100) even though they lacked much alcohol. Otherwise I have come back more than twice, so... That says a lot 👐🏾. It's accessible from the stairs, you will find bouncers there and they will guide you in, it has an overlooking view of longstreet , so you sip as you see action down there.. Hookah is available as well (R300 I think). Also space for when you come in groups is available! Bathrooms are clean as well!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Flo 2 years ago on Google
    Nice location and nice music in the evening. But for my opinion it's a very expensive place to be. Cocktails are about 95R (6€) and the quality is good but more mainstream than having a wow-effect. Could be more alcohol inside. Shisha is way too expensive for 300R (18€) but tastes good as well. Friendly stuff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Nonhlanhla M. 1 year ago on Google
    Not here for the seating arrangements. You need to spend big money to sit at basic more comfortable areas of the club. Cocktail are very pricy very weak, and watered down. Staff pays better attention to big spender.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Thuli N. 1 year ago on Google
    I am appalled at the service at Souk by Tags. She waited for us to order drinks etc. and told us to leave because our table was not R5k. Absolutely disgusted. I will never visit this place again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nadya A. 1 year ago on Google
    Had the best time last time I was here but today we were dismissed by the waitress who told us we couldn’t order order food because the kitchen was closed yet it wasn’t. Bad service all in all. Nonchalant attitude is not a good look. Can’t say I’ll be back soon.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 NOMAWETHU m. 1 year ago on Google
    I a. Not going back, we found a space to sit , then we were moved to another space because a celebrity arrived and they were going to spend better I guess .
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Neo K. 11 months ago on Google
    Bad service at SOUK today. My friend ordered a cocktail and it had glass shards in it and the scrawny bar man didn’t want to replace the drink. Pay careful attention to what you consume at this place 👎
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kearabetswe R. 6 years ago on Google
    A great lounge place. I went on a Saturday night and they played some old school rnb jams. The vibe was great and the food was amazing, best fries I've ever had. Great cocktail selection.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Kisha R. 5 months ago on Google
    We had such a good time at Souk. I will tell you all the good and then give you the reason for the low rating. The waitresses were very attentive and tried their best to make sure we had every and anything we needed. The food was very good. And the drinks kept coming. At the end of the night I felt like we were targeted as Americans because my friend who was with me was pick pocketed for her Iphone. They ended up putting everyone out the club because it was closing time without any help to find her phone. Americans please be careful.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chef Gavin B. 5 years ago on Google
    WOW WHAT CAN I SAY, THIS PLACE IS NOTHING SHY OF 6 STARS.....FOOD IS SIMPLY AMAZING AND THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT. UPMARKET FREINDLY. EVEN THE BOUNCERS ARE AMAZING. GO CHECK IT OUT ONLONG STREET YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY.....LOVE THIS PLACE AND THE FOOD OF COURSE......
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Chuma M. 1 year ago on Google
    I loved my time there. The music is great, the service is great and the vibe is amazing. I will admit they are very classist when it comes to entrance. I have had issues getting in before when I was just with my girl friends but as soon as I was with my guy friends who are well accomplished, there were no issues letting us in despite it being full. They basically only want people who are going to be spending large amounts of money and if you don’t look the part then they aren’t as welcoming.

  • 2/5 Tshidiso M. 4 years ago on Google
    Bouncers are rude and the seating space is limited

  • 3/5 Temi T. 4 years ago on Google
    Great music

  • 5/5 Rick C. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food and service!

  • 3/5 Karlan C. 4 years ago on Google
    Service at the bar takes forever. It was First Thursday but they were not that busy. Need to fix this. Music was great and always a good vibe.

  • 3/5 Lerato M. 2 years ago on Google
    Scenary is excellent food is great but service later in the evening sucks. Waitress i had was not very attentive, i had to look for her to pay the bill. If you just want to drink n not looking for dining experience its good

  • 5/5 Asen 4 months ago on Google
    Great experience, would recommend

  • 5/5 Uvile K. 1 year ago on Google
    Souk is amazing! Best music and … the wings! Amazing cocktails; we danced and danced and danced. Definitely going back.

  • 5/5 Songezo Andile M. 1 year ago on Google
    Very warm and cosy, service was really and staff is very friendly. Nice selection of tapas and cocktails which are quite reasonably priced too!

  • 5/5 Dimitri B. 3 years ago on Google
    What a beautiful setting , loved the entrance. Boutique like if you will . There are stairs so please take that into account , food was presented beautifully, alcoholic beverages are fairly priced . Most of all the service was absolutely on point. It was Extremely busy, yet not one of us had to go in search of a assistance .Great music, come early and you will find parking.Smoking section outside. Awsome seating options.From the cleaning staff all the to management the experience was wonderful 🙌10/10 if you get a chance please visit this establishment. I am surly going again soon.

  • 3/5 Awethu “Noli” M. 4 years ago on Google
    It's a beautiful place. Great atmosphere, friendly staff. But they charge a tip for every purchase you make at the bar. When you order a shot it's always a double, they only have 4 different kinds of ciders. We didn't eat anything

  • 5/5 Christian M. 6 months ago on Google
    Souk will always be one of my favourite lounges in the whole of Cape town, firstly great vibes, second some of the most underrated soul foul DJs and deep house DJs play there, third beautiful ladies and a mature crowd A little Pricey but doable!

  • 2/5 Yimale Kumwenda (Yimzy M. 1 year ago on Google
    It came in highly recommended by a friend but we didn't have a good time. It was difficult to get the waiting stuff to attend to us. The cocktails came in a broken glass and we had to send it back. Even getting the bill, we had to chase after our waitress even though the place wasn't even packed.

  • 1/5 Health F. 6 months ago on Google
    Staff are very dismissive, disrespectful, and will plain ignore you at the bar. PLAIN RUDE. They make errors and do not fix it or apologise. They are tipping themselves with every order. You don’t even get the option to decide based on service. They will argue with you knowing good well that they made a mistake. STAY AWAY. I cannot recommend.

  • 3/5 Cumhur A. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice ambiance, service was a bit slow. It should not take 30 minutes to pay the bill. You feel like when there is 10% compulsary service charge the waiters can be lacking the motivation...

  • 5/5 Patience S. 6 months ago on Google
    The place e is beautiful, though it can do with some touch ups,coz their tables are flimsy, we changed 3 times thinking we could get a stable table. The waitresses are not organized unless that's how they operate, coz we got served by 4 different people, and also l didn't understand why we had to pay for extra sauce yet on their tables was just black pepper and salt 😏🤔, so going there again ,l will just for the dj he played good music.

  • 5/5 Ebony L. 11 months ago on Google
    Such an amazing vibe ! The platters here are the best honestly!! Would definitely recommend Souk if you want a chilled lounge experience

  • 1/5 Mashudu M. 1 year ago on Google
    Booked a table there for November 26 2022 and they called me to tell me they are going to give the table to other people. And yes, I was not late or anything. Not sure if the other people bribed their way to the table, or it’s nepotism, or something. But I’m really disappointed that they would do something like that. I had friends from Johannesburg coming to celebrate a graduation. I will not be supporting an establishment that would do that.

  • 5/5 Bradley T. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing staff... From the door to the managers and waiters as well.. I highly recommend this place for a good night out!

  • 4/5 Rosana S. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice food and really good cocktails, which the bar man was willing to accomodate. Good vibes as a chilled lounge

  • 4/5 Madeleine F. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a lot of fun - I just wish they wouldn't turn the lights on like they do (to basically tell people to leave loool)

  • 2/5 Botle T. 3 years ago on Google
    Serves was horrible

  • 5/5 Zandile M. 3 years ago on Google
    Loved it

  • 5/5 Mokgoba M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place

  • 2/5 Feel the c. 3 years ago on Google
    Not happy at all with the customer Service..the more money u seem to have .it seems the better the treatment

  • 5/5 Thembeka M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place to party 🥳

  • 5/5 Masood M. 3 years ago on Google
    Relaxing

  • 5/5 vusi n. 3 years ago on Google
    Class

  • 5/5 Sandriene W. 3 years ago on Google
    Safe space

  • 5/5 Hope D. 3 years ago on Google
    Souk is life....good vibe

  • 5/5 claire l. 3 years ago on Google
    Aesthetics are on point. Pricey but worth it.

  • 5/5 Loyothando K. 3 years ago on Google
    The place is classy, it's at the perfect location, long street Cape Town. The music is nice and the patrons there really know how to have a good time. Dress to impress if you want to go there.

  • 3/5 anesu m. 3 years ago on Google
    Great music and vibe but insanely expensive

  • 5/5 Sivenathi M. 3 years ago on Google
    The vibe the music 💯👌 loved it

  • 3/5 rudzi s. 3 years ago on Google
    I'm an a regular patron here at souk but today's service was below par. I order a hookah pipe and nothing for more than 2 hours. I asked around still nothing. Tell me what's the right thing to do, do I tell speak to the manager? It's a pitty, I felt that souk was the best place to bring people to feel the cape Town spirit. I best be looking for a new place!

  • 4/5 PJ G. 3 years ago on Google
    Overall a really vibrant scene, really to go with a small group of people. Possibly just a bit too dark with regards lighting on the inside, although we had a table outside. Enjoyed the efficiency of the bottle service.

  • 1/5 Ashlyn M. 3 years ago on Google
    The bouncer is very racist. We wanted to go inside and the bouncer told us we can't go inside wearing casual, a minute later while we waited for uber we witnessed 2 guys wearing casual going inside. This happened today.

  • 1/5 Hermon O. 3 years ago on Google
    One of the worst experiences ever had last night. There was one slim tall guy who abused me constantly. He claimed he is an owner or whatever. I think he was drunk or either he is a bad person. I know his face very well. He was in front in the bar side by the entrance. I just preferred to leave peacefully instead of confronting. There was a nice lady who tried to stop him

  • 5/5 Sandile S. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place.. Great service.

  • 5/5 Angela von B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very tasty, good selection of food, nice service! (Original) Sehr lecker, gute Auswahl an Speisen, netter Service!

  • 5/5 franck k. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice Food And Awesome Vibes 👌👌👌 Is The Best Place To Be In The Mother City...

  • 4/5 Thandiwe N. 4 years ago on Google
    Looks good n has good music

  • 5/5 Genevieve C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good wine and wide choice of dishes (Original) Bon vin et large choix de plats

  • 3/5 Msindisi F. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place and vibe

  • 5/5 Francis N. 3 years ago on Google
    Great music, great crowd

  • 2/5 Thebe S. 3 years ago on Google
    Took gang time to prepare our meal 😑

  • 5/5 Darryn F. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing service...friendly

  • 5/5 nicolas c. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place! Excelent food, drinks and attention! :)

  • 5/5 daniel k. 3 years ago on Google
    Very nice vibe. Recommend for a night out

  • 4/5 Irma J. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice food

  • 5/5 Tatenda Blessing S. 3 years ago on Google
    Efficient service ,amazing platter foods and quite a vibe.

  • 5/5 omphemetse r. 3 years ago on Google
    It was very vibey,good Music & Good food

  • 5/5 Zamile M. 3 years ago on Google
    It has a good music and the great vibe

  • 5/5 Michelle W. 3 years ago on Google
    The food and service was great!!!

  • 1/5 Edgar S. 3 years ago on Google
    Terrible service..


Call +27 60 682 6894 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
    • ✓️ Private dining room
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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