Meeka Restaurant

I’m rating it just so I don’t forget to come here again!
Absolutely on point as an excellent Moroccan restaurant and one which is busy no matter the night of the week.
The décor is colourful, but tastefully elegant.
The menu has many dishes, which all sound excellent. The service was gentle and professional.
We both had a Tagines served in their own little pots. Wonderfully presented and tasted delicious.
For desert, we had the turkish delight inside of a donut and served with icecream and fairy floss. This is a MUST NOT MISS item. absolutely wonderful.
Such a treat to come here.

There are only a few Moroccan places in Perth and Meeka is definitely a good one. The inside is small and simple but the outdoor area is spacious and comfortable. Seating along the wall looked cozy with colourful throw pillows stacked on the chairs, and there’s an inviting fireplace that I hope they light in the winter. The tagines they serve their dishes in are gorgeous, the plates have beautiful prints with vibrant colours and they even have little mini tagines as their salt and pepper dishes.
We ordered a bottle of the Moroccan Syrah (who knew they made wine in Morocco??) which was actually pretty good. To start we shared the Meeka pickles plate which was a nice assortment of pickled radishes, carrots, cauliflower, olives, and juicy grilled sausages. There was also two different types of breads, oil and dukkah, whipped herb butter and a sweet potato spread.
Meeka specialises in tagines so we opted for the lamb one which is their most traditional kind. For the cost ($ 38), it wasn’t really that big but the lamb stew was flavourful and tender, the chickpeas added a nice creaminess, and the candied almonds on top added a good contrast of flavour. It came with a side of creamy hummus and Israeli couscous (and as others have mentioned, not nearly enough of it!)
We also ordered a side of the grilled eggplant salad which was good but just too heavy on the herbs (especially the mint) with only a few small pieces of thin eggplant throughout.
We didn’t have room for dessert which is a shame because the dessert menu looked amazing!

Had to make a booking a month in advance to make sure I had secured a booking here and was it worth the wait. Hell yes but not the wait we had to endure at the restaurant itself.
We arrived sharply at 6pm — when the restaurant’s doors had just opened — on a Friday evening for dinner.
A group of seven, we were well looked after with water and drink orders. We ordered our entrees and mains at 6.30 and received our entrees by 7pm. By this time the restaurant was less than half full.
For entrees, we had the mezze plate, the falafels and the duck breast in some sauce with a slow cooked egg.
The mezze plate had kebab like chicken on it which was dry and stretchy.
The duck breast was raw looking being slightly pink in colour and came with this perfectly cooked sous vide egg that oozed but not too much (seriously better tasting than poached eggs) and placed gently atop a brown looking sauce. The sauce was utterly delicious and bursting of flavour and I was wiping the plate and wiping my egg and duck on the plate to get all the sauce in my belly.
The falafels were average and should have come with some sauce or hummus to dip in.
Our mains arrived around 7.30ish in big tagines and a side of couscous each. We ordered the beef dish, the lamb tagine, the 12 hours slow cooked lamb, chicken tagine and pork belly tagine. The waiter asked us to wait and that he would lift the tagine lids for us. I was expecting steam or a sizzle at the uncovering but there was nothing. The food wasn’t even hot in temperature. So bizarre.
For our desserts, we ordered the tasting plate, the meeka doughnuts, this smores looking like thing, and blood orange sorbet.
Verdicts below…
1. Beef — tender, flavourosome. Comes with semolina like tasting bread that is yummo.
2. Lamb tagine — tender lamb bursting with flavour. Contained deliciously toasted, glazed chickpeas.
3. Chicken tagine — bland, tough dry chicken (chicken used to be my favourite meat but beginning to hate it now) in watery soup with green olives and watery eggplant. Definitely worse tasting than the lamb tagine I attempted to make this week.
4. Slow cooked lamb — tender, delicious, pulled pork like texture. Yummo.
5. Pork belly tagine — tough pork but tasty
All the tagines (except the chicken) were well spiced but not spicy or hot. Just nicely infused with flavours.
6. Meeka dougnuts are cinnamon doughnuts filled with lemon cream, orange cream and come with vanilla bean ice cream with sweet popcorn in it and topped with saffron fairy floss — definitely the best doughnuts I’ve ever had.
7. Smores like looking thing is a three layered flaky but crispy pastry layered with saffron cream and pistachio cream — can’t describe it. Its excellent and you must must try it.
8. Tasting platter comes with strawberry sorbet (tastes so fresh), rose flavoured fairy floss (yum), pumpkin pie (the perfect combo of sweet and savoury), meeka doughnuts, baklava ice cream and Pavlova filled with yummy stuff.
Cons
1. Took over an hour for our desserts to arrive. We tried to make eye contact with the wait staff several times (and we were sitting across from the door to the kitchen), took turns waving our hands politely than vigorously, even stood up for attention. Our glasses were empty, there was no water left in the jugs, plates had been empty for so long that the leftover food was forming a crusty layer and we could not get service.
2. Popcorn ice cream and baklava ice cream are not popcorn tasting or baklava tasting ice cream. It is vanilla bean ice cream with popcorn or nuts in it. Wish they said this in the menu. Disappointed.:(
Pros
1. They apologized for their service and didn’t charge us for the cheap desserts like the scoop of sorbet or the doughnuts.
2. Food is like heaven in your mouth except for the chicken tagine and falafels.
3. Even their coffee is yummo.
Highlights include
* meeka doughnuts
* lamb tagine
* 12 hours slow cooked lamb
* the brown sauce underneath the raw looking duck

Meeka has been here for a few years now and still bustles on a weeknight, and with good reason — all the food is divine. It’s a cosy little neighbourhood place, rich with Middle Eastern atmosphere, a wall of awards, and charming professional service.
But the stars here are undoubtedly the dishes cooked within the ceramic tagine dish. We dashed past other items on the menu to order the Dorper lamb tagine with onions, carrots, prunes and chickpeas ($ 38) and the chicken tagine with orange, courgettes, green olives and eggplant tomato relish ($ 34), both served with pearl couscous. Moist succulent meats, bursting with big exotic flavours, these were both beautiful memorable dishes.
Afterwards, you must (repeat must) have the doughnuts stuffed with citrus curd, orange custard, cardamom sugar, Golden Syrup popcorn ice cream ($ 16) which is ridiculously yummy.
Such a wonderfully satisfying meal. I can’t wait to return.

I love Moroccan food (esp. tagines) and get it every time I’m in Australia with no exceptions!
The ambiance and decoration for this restaurant is very nice. Meeka is the perfect place to either go on a date or to catch up with friends/​family.
We sat closest to the street to get away from the noise and enjoy the evening cool air.
We ordered the lamb tagine, duck leg, and the dessert sampler (given all the raves about it on Unilocal) which all came out beautifully presented.
— The Lamb Tagine was not as tender as I was expecting and the mix of spices didn’t quite go with everything else. It was tasty, but not entirely right.
— The Spiced Duck Leg on the hand was very well done and phenomenally plated on top of red pureed sauce. Everything was delicately prepared and delicious.
— The Dessert Platter was surprisingly the most underwhelming. The doughnuts were good only because doughnuts sprinkling with sugar is always good, but the flavor of the stuffing was ok. We were also excited for the parfait and pear pistachio tart but the parfait came out lacking in taste and the tart was without flakiness and a bit soggy as if it was not baked recently.
Following dessert, we sat for nearly an hour (which we didn’t entirely mind because the conversation was good), waving down the waiter for the bill, who kept forgetting to bring it. After nearly 2+ hours at Meeka, I finally walked outside and around to the front of the restaurant to track down someone who could help us pay.
Though the night felt special and was very enjoyable, we unfortunately may not come back to pay so much for mediocre Moroccan food.

A little disappointed with two tagines — the beef cheek and goat… very tasty, but both were not melt-​in-​your-​mouth consistency, which we were expecting, especially after the waiter explained that the beef cheeks were cooked for 6 to 9 hours… perhaps ours were not?
The pav for dessert was AMAZING though!

Beautiful flavours, excellent service, very welcoming and nice atmosphere. My first venture into eating a tagine! Yummy!

V and I had a 6pm reservation and were the only ones in the restaurant for about 30 minutes. From 630pm onwards, the restaurant was buzzing with customers streaming through the door.
As we the restaurant was quiet, the main hostess (owner?) talked us through the wine list and allowed us to taste a few wines before we made our choice.
We decided to share entrees and mains. I think we were a little piggy ordering two entrees but have no regrets that we did. I enjoyed the stuffed dates but I LOVED the falafel. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, with beautiful subtle flavours. Both entrees were gluten free. Gluten avoiders will be pleased to know that the menu offers quite a few gluten free dishes which are notated by an asterisk.
For mains, we share the braised greens from the side menu and the dorper lamb tagine.
The greens were just ok but am glad we ordered them because it made me feel like we were being a little bit healthy. The tagine was amazing! Melt in your mouth meat with crunchy almonds and a perfect blend of sweet and spice. The tagine usually comes with Israeli couscous but as we were eating gluten free, we had quinoa.
V and I loved our meal at Meeka. Our two entrees, main, side and 2 x glasses of wine came to $ 99 ($ 49.50). It’s one of the best meals I’ve had in a while and I will most certainly be back.

What a surprise this little gem was!
Tucked down at the more unassuming end of Rokeby Road in Subiaco, Meeka has redefined my expectations of Perth cuisine.
A friend and I were looking for something «different» so I suggested we give «that Moroccan place» in Subi a try. When we arrived at around 8:30PM the place was absolutely packed. A good sign. We were asked if we minded «a bit of a wait» and were seated outside (at my request) since the interior was a little noisy from all the other diners.
Now, I am known for being a bit of a picky eater. I won’t touch lamb, any sort of seafood, mushrooms, and any manner of other foodstuffs most people consider staples, but, I swear, once the menu for Meeka landed on our table I must have seen twenty things that I would happily order. Since I was with my «vegetarian other than seafood» friend we decided on a pair of vegetarian starters. The walnut-​spiced eggplant chips with almond tarator was genuinely tasty. This wasn’t the mushy, nondescript load of blah I have so often associated with the humble aubergine, but a crisp vehicle of deliciousness for an intriguingly refreshing dipping sauce. The real star of the first round of gorging was, however, the vegetarian dates stuffed with almonds, preserved lemon, three cheeses, lightly fried in chickpea batter. I’m not a huge date aficionado but I would utterly destroy a heaping plate of these things at any time and any place. Their incredible flavour far exceeds the sum of their parts. No one component overwhelms the palate and these, along with the eggplant chips, formed a perfectly tantalisting teaser for our main-​course adventure to follow.
I’ll leave my friend’s vegetarian main for his own review and will, instead, discuss my herb and candied walnut-​crumbed pork cutlet, sweet potato manchego picklet, fennel salad, with apple glaze and popped spiced corn. Pork cutlets aren’t my favourite cut of meat, but this treatment was simply gobsmacking. I politely waited for my companion’s meal to arrive before tucking in, but, even so, I couldn’t resist nibbling a couple of pieces of my popped, spiced corn. This stuff is like no «popcorn» you’ve ever tasted. Texturally and in flavour terms it is on a whole new level of existence. The tasty nodules just about exploded in my mouth before melting into an alluring promise of what was in store with the rest of the dish. The pork was perfectly cooked, just turned from pink so the cut was still juicy and the crust, fennel, and picklet (sort of a mash) combined well. Would definitely get this one again.
Even though we were pretty full and I’m not usually big on dessert, the final section of Meeka’s menu was too exciting to be ignored. I’m a fiend for Turkish delight so I was a gonner the moment they put «Turkish-​delight-​stuffed doughnuts with pistachio ice cream and rose fairy floss» atop their list of sugary temptations. Like everything at Meeka these desserts were freakin’ huge. The doughnuts were almost the size of Jonathan apples and there was three to a portion, to say nothing of the ice cream and fairy floss. Two or even three people could share some of these desserts and be more than satisfied. The taste? Well, let me just say that the other dessert options sounded similarly intriguing; however, it’s going to be a struggle to avoid ordering the same again. Astounding.
Eating at Meeka was like discovering another sense that, unbeknownst to me, has lain dormant all my life. After living for six years in Las Vegas and sampling some of the best that culinary Mecca has to offer, I didn’t think Perth was going to be able to surprise me in this way. Meeka could, quite conceivably, have provided me with one of the top 25 meals of my life.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I went with a large party and the guests in our party were most content with the Tagine’s than the western fare. My chicken Tagine was absolutely delicious ! The menu caters for the gluten intolerant where quinoa is available as a substitution to cous cous…
Guests that ordered the steak complained that it was undercooked, guests that ordered the pork chop complained that it too was under cooked… Tip: order the Tagines .
Desserts are rich, decadent and generous in size. Getting a dessert in after a Tagine was a real struggle !
The service and responsiveness from staff was excellent.

Meeka servers Modern Australian dishes with flavours of the Middle East/​Morocco. There are a range of taijine dishes along side eye fillets, duck and pork.
The service at Meeka was friendly and warm, although I must admit the waitress was rather flustered. We figured she must have been new. She was however, very patient considering we were too busy trying to catch up that we kept forgetting to look at the menu, and when we did, we had trouble deciding what to get.
Their small wine range was also rather nice and complemented the dishes on their menu. The taijine dishes filled our table with amazing aromas of spices and herbs. It’s really hard to describe. Each taijine is served with labneh and Israeli couscous or quinoa. it was pretty amazing, with a rich, diverse blend of exotic flavours and textures. A must try!
Apart from the taijines, the twice cooked spiced duck leg, roasted carrot almond purée, sauteed spinach, asparagus, dukkah crusted gnocchi and sour cherry glaze was pretty amazing with the duck falling off the bone.
But make sure you leave room for the desserts! There are so many delicious options to chose from, so if you can’t decide get the Meeka tasting plate, which gets you most of the things on the menu plus a few little different ones. Otherwise the turkish delight donuts (makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside) and the Meeka’s Pav with orange honeycomb baby fig cream, orange blossom curd, peanut brittle (refreshing, zesty yet sweet) are pretty amazing! But if you really are stuffed just get their variety of flavour ice-​creams topped with (again a variety) of fairy floss flavours! Especially the turkish delight ice cream topped with fairy floss.
Overall, Meeka’s provided a lovely evening. Although I would have to comment that it took almost 45 minutes for our mains to come out, which meant that we almost missed the movie we were planning to see in Innaloo and also meant that we were starving, considering we had no entrees. In terms of food, if you are looking for something a little different to eat, Meeka provides a good choice. The aromas are enticing, the flavours are rich and variety of textures makes it for exciting eating.

Moroccan is not my favorite genre of food, but I really enjoyed Meeka. I started with the vegetarian dates which were wonderful. I had the roasted duck leg for my main but was highly tempted by the barramundi they had on special too. The duck was delicious but if I go back I want to try Tajines. I also tried the cauliflower side dish, which I would highly recommend.
For dessert, I had white chocolate and raspberry ice cream topped with fairy floss. Next time I will be saving room to try the dessert sampler tray… :)

A charming Moroccan restaurant whose warm and bright interior is only rivalled by its staff. From the moment we walked in we were made to feel incredibly welcome. The food by the way is amazing. Highly recommend the duck pastries for entrée and the pork cutlet. Choose an ice cream for dessert and it comes with Persian fairy floss!

Middle Eastern cuisine is just starting to come of age in Perth. I don’t have a lot of experience with authentic middle eastern food, other than the occasional tagine meal in Dubai. Meeka takes middle eastern food and uses a modern Australian twist.
As this was new to all of us we ordered a range of dishes so we could all try some different things. For entrée we started with the chorizo, dip, olives and turkish bread which was a great mix of flavours. All the mains and tajines were delightful. I can highly recommend the pork chops. For dessert try the doughnuts. These are not doughnuts like you know them.
Meeka is a welcome and different addition to Perth’s dining scene.

We decided to dine here to celebrate the decision to move homes, we will come up with any excuse to go out for dinner.
The food was quite good, we were here on a week night, so it was very quiet. The Tajines were tasty, however they seem to lack a bit of depth. The last time I had a Tajine was in Dubai and it kicked the arse out of this one. The service was good, but I am missing that extra oommpth when I dine here, the waiters and waitresses are just ultra polite, however I would like to see a bit of personality in the waiters every now and then.
I have decided that we will come back here the next time we decide to move, to see if it seems better after not being so close to our Dubai Tajine.

Middle Eastern is my favourite cuisine, but eaten in a Western setting. I’ve travelled to Jordan and Turkey and was frankly disappointed with the food. It’s very basic and mostly looks like a dogs breakfast, unless you’re dining in a (Westernized) five star establishment.
Meeka illustrate my point marvelously. They borrow the best the Middle East has to offer — the heady, aromatic spices, the melt-​off-​the-​bone slow cooking, the exotic mix of meat with fruits; and reproduce into marvelous contemporary construction.
For example — Twice cooked duck leg, roasted carrot and almond purée, sautéed silverbeet, asparagus, dukkah crusted gnocchi, sour cherry glaze. Doesn’t the mere idea of that just sound so exciting and multi-​faceted?! Hooly dooly it tasted good!
My only nitpicks were the scatty service and half-​assed Moroccan décor — a rather plain (yet, upscale) interior dotted with a handful of token tajines. The food completely cancels this out however. Mid food-​gasmn you’ll be lifted to a higher state and these minor flaws; forgotten!
The one piece of important advice I can offer you? Fast eight hours prior and reserve space for dessert. «Oh but I’m not really a sweets person», you say? Well what are your thoughts on this: Turkish Delight Stuffed Donut Balls, Rose Spiced Chocolate, Cardamon Yoghurt Parfait, Persian Fairy Floss — and that’s just ONE dessert.
Go…NOW!

Dined here for my first time the other night after friends were on my back to go for months. Now I know why. The Middle-​Eastern inspired dishes were absolutely stunning from entrée to dessert. A group of us shared a mix of entrees and Tajines (which is the name of both the stew and the clay vessel it’s cooked in) for our main. The duck pastries were a highlight: beautiful, tender, slow-​cooked duck mixed with fetta and wrapped in a light pastry, amaze-​balls. The Tajines were sensational too, not only do they look delightful in their bright, handpainted pots, they were full of rich taste sensations — we ordered one with lamb, prunes, zucchini and roasted almonds and another with braised chickpeas, vegetables and fetta. The first in particular with those crunchy almonds against the tender lamb was awesome. And the coucous too was a treat — so light and fluffy, perfect texture. For desserts we all ordered a scoop of ice-​cream: turkish delight, fig and honey, pistachio, they were really good and topped with Persian fairyfloss. The other desserts on the menu looked amazing as well (wild fig soft cheese cigar, Turkish delight stuffed doughnuts) but we were too full to venture there. This place is a delight.