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Reviews - The Real Greek - Strand

7.3/10
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The Real Greek Strand, WC2R 0LT London
Greek
Average price £12

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7.3/10
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Food

6.9/10

Service

7.1/10

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Good value for money
Moderate waiting time
Moderate noise level
  • Jennifer F.

    Jennifer F.3 reviews

    5 November 2024

    7.5/10

    Very friendly staff and lovely food.

  • Gavin H.

    Gavin H.1 review

    4 November 2024

    10/10

    friendly staff, good food, prompt service. looked after my daughter nicely too!

  • Davide B.

    Davide B.32 reviews

    31 October 2024

    7/10

    good food (souvlaki highly recommended) but service not really responsive and quite slow

  • Andrew C.1 review

    12 September 2024

    4.5/10

    The tarmaslata unfortunately was quite fuzzy. We also asked about the menu deal but it was confusing in which the waitress also confused it and we had to re order. Chips and rice were also cold. Really unfortunate as I would rarely leave a review but it wasn’t great.

  • Rose-Marie C.1 review

    29 August 2024

    3/10

    It has been many years since I last ate at the RG, when the food used to be very good. The food served was very poor quality. There was nothing freshly cooked and the meats were very tough. The young man serving did his best. I believe he was called Krisos? It was virtually empty, and completely devoid of any welcoming atmosphere. Cold, no lighting ambiance, simply stark and dull. We most definitely would not return.

  • Claudia G.2 reviews

    3 August 2024

    2/10

    Bland badly cooked expensive food. I ordered a drink, lamb skewer, bulgar wheat and aubergine. The lamb arrived and was so chewy that I couldn’t bite it. I sent it back, ended up eating the other food first and had to remind a waiter to bring me the lamb. When I paid, I was asked how the meal was. I said it wasn’t very nice and explained what happened. They said sorry, and that was it. This dire experience cost me nearly £30. The Real Greek used to be good. What happened?

  • RACHEL D.15 reviews

    25 July 2024

    8.5/10

    We wanted a very quick but filling little supper and had cold meze, which was just what we needed and came quickly, as did the bill when we asked for it. Veyr good pre-theatre venue.

  • Valentina A.1 review

    14 July 2024

    9/10

    Great service, good food

  • Debra G.1 review

    10 May 2024

    5/10

    Took a very long time for our server to approach us. After finally placing our order, it took forever to get our drinks. Food was adequate. Portions could have been larger. Wait staff were not particularly friendly.

  • Sarah F.27 reviews

    29 April 2024

    7/10

    After having eaten at The Real Greek in Southampton and really enjoyed it - I decided to book The Strand branch with My friend - we both ordered the chicken skewers and slaw that I had in Southampton… the skewers we received were MUCH smaller chunks of chicken and we were both disappointed and left hungry! The tiny portion we had was tasty though!

  • Celia A.1 review

    10 April 2024

    9.5/10

    Great lunchtime offer of £10 for 2 courses. Food was lovely and service was great.

  • Ali P.1 review

    28 March 2024

    9/10

    Lovely food, great choice and good price

  • Rob F.1 review

    16 March 2024

    9.5/10

    Have been a good few times, always excellent food and service. Drinks reasonably priced too.

  • Gary S.

    Gary S.5 reviews

    11 March 2024

    6/10

    Food was stone cold, but staff very nice

  • Giuseppina T.

    Giuseppina T.8 reviews

    2 March 2024

    10/10

    Good quality and price!

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  • Etrily L.

    Etrily L.9 reviews

    8 March 2024

    10/10

    Excellent service. The restaurant was very accommodating when we arrived with 3 extra guests. Their hospitality is highly commendable.

  • Ylenia E.5 reviews

    8 March 2024

    8/10

    Good food and nice restaurant. We will be back

  • Rachel G.2 reviews

    8 March 2024

    5/10

    The food here won't do you any actual harm but it won't give you any actual pleasure either. Everything looks the part but in reality has little flavour and seriously disappoints. We had 6 different meze dishes and not one was anything more than 'blah'. It seems everything's mass produced with no individual input by a chef.

  • Veronika D.2 reviews

    22 February 2024

    9.5/10

    The food was great and the ambience of the restaurant was nice. We really enjoyed our time here

  • Kathryn N.1 review

    17 February 2024

    9.5/10

    The staff were very obliging- I explained I had limited time due to seeing a theatre production. They took my order promptly and the food was served quickly

  • Wendy D.1 review

    20 January 2024

    10/10

    Have visited before the food is amazing great little find

  • Karen S.3 reviews

    14 January 2024

    4.5/10

    The restaurant accommodated us earlier than our booking for which we were grateful- however changes were made to our food choices with no explanation until challenged & chicken was lamb but denied by waitress- so no accountability for. Errors, no communication, no respect for food allergies

  • Alan M.1 review

    12 January 2024

    8/10

    Convenient location, good food, good service and value.

  • Jeremy G.1 review

    11 January 2024

    7.5/10

    Food was good - but beware, the prices are cheap because all portions are basically like tapas - so you need to order a few.

  • Sue G.1 review

    3 January 2024

    2.5/10

    There was evident that there was a staffing problem when we arrived just after 5.00. there were only about 10 people when we arrived but the restaurant filled up very quickly. Food very slow to come out. 4 dishes were missing, the aubergine was not cooked enough, the octopus and kebab were burnt. Very disappointed as we had had good meals there previously. The missing items were removed from the bill when we asked.

  • Jessica B.4 reviews

    9 January 2024

    4.5/10

    Poor service although the manager was very apologetic when our food was delivered to the wrong table. Food had no flavour and was overpriced, £9 for 1 lamb skewer which was extremely chewy and some of it inedible. Portion of potatoes was tiny, Greek salad was mainly tomatoes, beans had no flavour. 4 prawns in a portion for £9. Felt like a chain that’s fallen out of any favour or care.

  • James W.2 reviews

    2 January 2024

    3/10

    The service was very slow, despite being empty when we arrived. After complaining the food eventually arrive cold. They initially didn't know what to do. Eventually reheated it but it was horrible. Daughter's birthday ruined. It's a shame as we like the Windsor branch. They know how to properly run a restaurant there. I will never go there again.

  • Grant H.1 review

    31 December 2023

    5/10

    The obedience of the resturant was ok as was the service. When choosing are meal our waitresses had to keep interrupting us to tell us that this dish was also unavailable and what type of Greek resturant doesn't do moussaka or kleftico just shocking. What we did order was ok bar the the meat skewers which where terribly dry. In all the food was bellow par the choice was poor and over priced. Guess we going back

  • elly s.1 review

    2 January 2024

    3/10

    Waited 10 min to be seated despite arriving on time & told them we were going to the theatre & had to be out at a set time Food had not arrived after 40 min & staff unattentive & didn't seem to try & chase food Left having just had one dish to eat

  • Jessica W.1 review

    30 December 2023

    2/10

    Not great service, very long wait time and poor food

  • Wendy B.9 reviews

    23 December 2023

    8/10

    We were there for a pre-theatre lunch to celebrate my husband's birthday (Savoy Theatre is handily just across the road). We both had the set Christmas menu which was very good value for money at £20pp (especially as we were in Central London). Staff were friendly and attentive, and remembered my hubby's birthday with a complimentary extra dessert - a delicious slice of chocolate torte.

  • Phina M.2 reviews

    23 December 2023

    2.5/10

    Shocking experience today for lunch. There is nothing real about the Real Greek . starting with the service .. what service .. sat for 15 mins then i called someone over to order a drink. lots of chatting and messing about bring bar which we were adjacent to. Our wraps and greek salad arrived. I called a waiter and asked for a slice of lemon.. to which i was told they don’t have lemon?? A Greek restaurant with no lemons !!!!! the Tzasiki dressing was non existent instead was a squirt of mayo . my pork cubes were nuked and the onions chopped with little care, attention and overall the meal was tasteless and had no authenticity whatsoever. We left hungry and extremely disappointed

  • Marie Cait B.1 review

    22 December 2023

    3/10

    The food was cold and tasteless. The portions were tiny and it was generally overpriced. The worst part, however, was the attitude of the woman who served us. She was rude to us, other diners and to her colleagues. At one point, she needed to pass another waiter, and shouted “MOVE” at him in a very aggressive manner. We will absolutely never return to any of these restaurants after this experience.

  • Courtney B.1 review

    22 December 2023

    10/10

    Delicious food and very authentic. We had great service Eirini. We will definitely go back to this restaurant.

  • katie O.1 review

    16 December 2023

    7/10

    We were squashed onto a table at the back with no room between the table behind and next to the dishwasher with a draught. Even though we’d pre-booked a table of 5! We were told that’s all they had or we’d have to squeeze around a table made up for 4. We were then told we needed to be out in 1.5 hours!!! This was a very poor welcome - especially as we pre-booked as a party of 5!!!! The Greek waiter, Dimitri who served our food however was really friendly and efficient.

  • Heidi W.1 review

    13 December 2023

    5/10

    Service very slow, table wasn't ready when we arrived even tho booked, waited 15 mins for someone to take our order, when food arrived my mums and mine turned up but our friend only got her chips, waited another 10 minutes for her meatballs to come out, also we wanted rice but they had no rice or bulgar wheat!

  • Vicky D.1 review

    13 December 2023

    6/10

    Staff were not very attentive, food was mediocre and had to complain about the chicken wings as they weren’t cooked properly! Overall disappointing

  • Joydip M.1 review

    9 December 2023

    6.5/10

    Too cramped and more suited for a quick bite rather than a full on meal. Chicken skewers were dry and chewy. Absolutely average quality food. Dessert and drinks were good though. I had mentioned in my booking note that it’s a Birthday celebration. None of the staff bothered. I am not disappointed because I don’t expect a restaurant like Real Greek to add a Birthday touch. That’s more for the classy restaurants. My fault!

  • Mark F.5 reviews

    8 December 2023

    9.5/10

    The food was good as always, a bit more expensive than our last visit about 18 months ago. Only real criticism is it felt rushed and it wasn't particularly busy. Starters arrived and then the main meal arrived two minutes later.

  • Debbie S.1 review

    9 December 2023

    6.5/10

    Food was nice but service poor . Ended up cancelling desserts as they took too long . Would not return

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