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    Hungry Donkey

    4.3 (19 reviews)
    ModerateGreek
    Open 9:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Lamb souvla plate
    Mindy H.

    Hungry Donkey is one of my favorite spots in this area of London. When I come to visit the area for work this is now on my must-eat list. This is an authentic modern greek cafe. Their menu is all the best of Greece even down to the spirits and wine. The cafe is welcoming and cozy. Definitely make reservations online to book a table as the place gets quite busy. They do have some outside seating for the warmer months. The couple of times I have eaten here everything was cooked perfectly. The Lamb souvlaki plate is incredible as it gave me a bite of all my favorite things. The meat, fresh salad, and fries. When eating solo I found this to be the best deal. I would love to come here with friends and try all their shared plates. They have a lot of yummy looking mezze platters.

    Sean C.

    Really tasty and well presented Greek food in a modern casual setting. The starters were lovely... We really enjoyed the warm beetroot salad and also the cheese balls. Main was grilled lamb, chips and salad. For desert am orange cake with buffalo ice cream. Interesting Greek wines and beers also.

    The offending cheesecake
    Lauren V.

    Not super impressed with it, but for a Greek food fix it will do the job. Probably better as a casual lunch spot or take away - it was pretty dead for our Thursday evening visit. Starters ordered included the feta chips, aubergine dip and spanikopita. All were happy with these. The entire table ended up with pita wraps. I was fairly disappointed with my chicken version. Flavor was just sort of blah - not bad, but not ... anything really. (Compared to those feta chips, which were seasoned phenomenally and are worth going just for them.) I was particularly disappointed in the scrimping of tzatziki in the wrap, and the tzatziki itself. It was super thick and somewhat greasy in texture (like a thick mayo) and again very bland and hardly any of it in the wrap. Bummer city. Ditto on the chicken, zilch flavor which is surprising given the seasonings used and it being cooked on the spit. Weird. Desserts were a disappointment all around as well. Someone ordered the manourri cheesecake - no description given on the menu, but you know, cheesecake is cheesecake right? Well we found out what manourri was the hard way - it's basically a creamier feta, and it tastes like it. Why you make a cheesecake with such a salty cheese I have not idea. Now, this may (I imagine must) be a traditional/popular/very authentic Greek dessert but dear god we had no clue and it would have been nice if the server had mentioned that, other than appearance, it is not like any other kind of cheesecake you've ever had. It cost £6 and was totally untouched other than 1 small taste per person at the table to confirm it was truly awful. All that said, the service otherwise was really, really great. Nice, friendly, quick and helpful.

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    Ottolenghi Spitalfields

    Ottolenghi Spitalfields

    4.3(107 reviews)
    0.2 miAldgate
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    Service was very attentive and helpful. Food was excellent, we particularly liked the vegetable…read moredishes of grilled broccolini and the roasted eggplant. We saw the desserts they had for takeaway, which were not all on the dessert menu, but they allowed us to order them anyway. We had a lovely meal for our last night in London.

    Good spot for Middle Eastern / Mediterranean inspired dishes with a nice environment. I came for…read morelunch and while the lunch menu is quite limited, at least you can get 2 sides with each main dish. Mains: Chicken Pastilla - This was my favorite dish of the meal, as the chicken and other ingredients were enclosed within this crispy exterior - very tasty. Lamb Kofta - This was basically like lamb sausages, which were good but nothing that special, although the sauce did add some nice flavor as well. Sides (or as they call them, salads): Aubergine - Came with 2 slices of aubergine; I liked the white sauce on top which gave it a little extra creamy flavor Cauliflower- Very standard so not much to comment on here Mushrooms - Pretty nice pairing with the lentils as well Butternut Squash - Well cooked with some parmesan shavings on top My main issue here was the value, as each combo of main + 2 sides costs 29.50 GBP, and the portion sizes were rather small (refer to my photo). In fact, they even combined 2 sides into 1 small plate because the portions were so small. The interior is very nice though, as it is an elegant yet minimalistic type of design. It wasn't too busy for lunch even on a weekend. The staff are fairly friendly and attentive. The service speed is pretty quick. Overall, the pros of Ottolenghi are that the food is pretty good and the environment is nice. However, the cons are that the portion sizes are small (so value might not be great) and the lunch menu is fairly limited. Therefore, all things considered, I am giving Ottolenghi 4 stars.

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    Ottolenghi Spitalfields - Restaurant area

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    Vegetable pastry

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    Bluez Souvlaki Fresh - Chicken souvlaki

    Bluez Souvlaki Fresh

    3.4(5 reviews)
    0.2 miAldgate

    This is the first time I want into a joint because of the way it looked!. The blue color theme…read moretransported me to the Mediterranean! As the name implies, it's a Greek joint with the Souvlaki or the meat skewers as the main attraction. It's a small joint with tasteful interiors. Simple menu and looked quite refreshing. You order at the till and you are given a receipt with a number. You collect the food when your number is called. Most of the people take away the food but I ate in. There is no difference in packaging if you eat in or not I fact they didn't even ask me if I wished to takeaway. There are only 4-6 seats (stools) mostly occupied by customers waiting for their food. The ordering process was ok but I didn't really find any of the staff friendly. The food came quickly but the portion sizes were not great. Having said that the prices are bit on the lower side for the location. I ordered a chicken wrap and a Halloumi side. The Chicken wrap cost £4.90 and a meal is £5.90. Meal gets you a drink and a chips or salad side. The Halloumi side was £2.20. The food itself was not very exciting, there were only 2-3 tiny pieces of chicken with hardly any seasoning, the pita was tiny and the Tzatziki, which ideally should have been the star of the show, was like the ones we get over the counter. What I missed most was heat factor, a bit more pepper might have done the trick. The Halloumi was very tasty but it would have been worth the £2.20 if some salad was thrown in. Over-all disappointed with the fare but gets extra star for the tasteful branding and premises.

    I'm another one who was drawn in by the branding and exterior. The minimal interior and white and…read moreblue colour scheme is appealing, and it's very clean. But the food wasn't a disappointment. I went for the chicken souvlaki. Much like a fancy chicken shish kebab in a lovely thick warm wrap, with fresh salad and tzatziki. Not quite as good as gyros I've had but not bad at all. I'll try the lamb next. The regular size is pretty filling, and I saw another diner with the 'mega' souvlaki which certainly was big! For the price and the area this is a pretty good warm lunch option. There is minimal seating, and it's a little annoying that it's mostly taken up by people waiting for their food, leaving people wanting to eat in standing. Not the restaurants fault. Staff weren't particularly friendly, but not rude or anything, just got on with their jobs.

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    Chicken souvlaki

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    Hungry Donkey - greek - Updated May 2026

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