,The food is excellent, the place is large and pleasant, convenient location the service was professional and friendly
Medita
- Price $$$$
- Accessibility
- Business Meals
- Free Parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Infant Friendly
- Chef Restaurant
- Kosher
- Reservation Needed
When a Modern Bistro Restaurant Meets the Classic Mediterranean Cuisine
The story of the Medita restaurant begins at the cooperation between the Chef Moti Ochana and Moshe Cohen (also the owners of the beloved Hachatzer restaurant). Ochana who graduated the culinary institution of ‘Le Cordon Bleu’ is an expert in combining the qualities of the French culinary with the Israeli colorful Mediterranean scene.
The restaurant is designed with decorative and luxurious elements alongside classical Mediterranean features, such as the Taboon oven and the open kitchen. The restaurant is blending perfectly in the urban scene of Jerusalem. The Medita was designed by Gilaad Zaafrani – one of Israel’s most talented architecture & interior restaurant designers. As soon as you enter the restaurant, you will feel his warm and elegant composition.
What’s on the Menu?
The Medita menu offers a rich variety of meat dishes such as the minute steak focaccia, seared tuna with green salad and soy caviar, whole sea bream served with arak liquor and dill, 250 gram hamburger served with fries and vegetables, and an especially recommended tasting menu.
After sunset, the Medita restaurant transforms into a bar and opens its doors for those of you who are looking to spend a nice night out. The restaurant offers an impressive alcohol menu with quality beverages from all around the world.
Private Events at the Medita
The Medita restaurant offers a private event venue that is able to accommodate groups of up to 110 guests for the celebration of various events: conferences, Brita or Brit Milah, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, team building days and events, birthdays and any other event that comes to mind. You can also use the Medita restaurant for an event of up to 180 guests.
Moti Ochana, Our Chef
Moti Ochana is an Israeli chef and restaurateur. Chef Moti Ochana graduated from the prestigious culinary institution, Le Cordon Bleu. Ochana has been active in the field of culinary for many years, and he is impressively knowledgeable about gastronomy. He has been working as a Chef in some of the best restaurants both in Israel and abroad. His resume includes the Chakra restaurant in Jerusalem and a list of gourmet restaurants in Australia.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 157 traveler reviews“great food, nice space, convenient location”
“Persistence Pays Off - Mostly”
I arranged a family birthday celebration here for 14 guests. It was a bit of a challenge to get the event arranged because they had trouble emailing the contract, but we overcame that. I found out that unless you have over 50 guests, your seating will be in the main restaurant. With...
MoreI arranged a family birthday celebration here for 14 guests. It was a bit of a challenge to get the event arranged because they had trouble emailing the contract, but we overcame that. I found out that unless you have over 50 guests, your seating will be in the main restaurant. With our latecomers (including the guest of honor) coming late, there were a few stressful moments when the staff told us that they had other reservations for the table. What a relief when they decided to open their event room for the other guests. We did appreciate the flexibility. The food was served family style and everything was absolutely mouth-wateringly delicious. In my opinion, everything was hands down, top notch. I really loved it. I had ordered two specialty dessert platters for the table. I saw one going to another table (thought it was ours at first) and was very excited about the beauty and presentation. Unfortunately, time went by and in spite of asking about it several times, it did not come. Sadly we had to remove it from our bill and leave since there were several families with children in our party. We did ask for the left over food to be wrapped up, but without persistence, that did not happen. Everyone I dealt with was professional and gracious, and the food was amazing, but according to my experience, persistence is the word of the day if you want everything to come together here.
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I went with my immediate family to celebrate my mmh-something birthday. For customers of the sadly departed haHatzer, the comparison is almost inevitable. I actually found Medita better on many fronts - the layout of the place, which enables now for a separate entrance for groups and avoids placing of tables near the toilet...
MoreI went with my immediate family to celebrate my mmh-something birthday. For customers of the sadly departed haHatzer, the comparison is almost inevitable. I actually found Medita better on many fronts - the layout of the place, which enables now for a separate entrance for groups and avoids placing of tables near the toilet area; the service, much more caring (the chef himself made the rounds of all the tables ) and relaxed, and the general atmosphere. The food was at least at par with haHatzer - the meats expertly cooked and grilled and the lovely aubergine cream and focaccia stood out as usual - and my impression was that the menu is now more varied and extensive. We had a lovely evening during a stormy winter night, and Medita made it very worthwhile to get soaking wet (not knowing there is covered parking in the same building). We are definitely planning return visits.
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