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The Athenian

5.0 (1 review)
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Vine Leaves Taverna & Restaurant

Vine Leaves Taverna & Restaurant

3.4(7 reviews)
0.5 mi•Shepherd's Bush
•££

Make sure you're stomach's empty before you get there. That's my first piece of advice. Believe me,…read moreit may not look it but order to menu to share and the food just keeps coming and is so tasty. There were three of us, we had the meal for two but seriously, that's enough and it works out as such good value for money. Including wine for three of us it worked out at around £7 a head, which was very reasonable for what we got. If you've had tapas, then it's like that, in individual dishes for you to share. Very very tasty! The waitress was really friendly although slightly difficult to understand and be understood. Highly recommend!

Had a lunch in Vine Leaves Taverna last week and was more than satisfied by the experience. Lunch…read morewas around £5 - a choice of filled pittas with salad and chips. The taramasalata and hoummus certainly seemed home-made rather than shop-bought and the chips were some of the most delicious I have ever tasted. It's unfortunate the other reviewer had a bad experience which brought his review down. I felt it was typical generous Greek hospitality and we walked out extremely full! Pretty quiet lunctimes but it's a bit of a walk from the other eateries around the bush.

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Vine Leaves Taverna & Restaurant - Speciality of the house is Stuffed Seabass ....was fresh, plenty of white meaty flesh and highly recommended!!!!!

Speciality of the house is Stuffed Seabass ....was fresh, plenty of white meaty flesh and highly recommended!!!!!

Vine Leaves Taverna & Restaurant - Kalamarika the traditional way!!

Kalamarika the traditional way!!

Vine Leaves Taverna & Restaurant - Saganani Special .... Deep fried haloumi coated with breadcrumbs, coriander and chilli....yum!!!

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Saganani Special .... Deep fried haloumi coated with breadcrumbs, coriander and chilli....yum!!!

Kalamari

Kalamari

3.1(14 reviews)
1.6 mi•Chiswick
•££

AMAZING food! My partner and I were staying in Chiswick for the week and decided on a whim to try…read morethis place out. I had a beef meatball dish called Sheftali and he had a roast lamb dish called Kleftiko. We also each had a Greek salad and split an appetizer of the fried calamari that came with a house made dipping sauce that was seasoned unlike anything I've ever had but was absolutely fantastic! The restaurant is clean, well decorated and inviting and every bite of food we had was top notch, generously portioned and reasonably priced. We're trying it again one other night before returning home...and this time we're saving room for the baklava for dessert!

Having been to Greece about two years ago made me fall in love with their culture and especially…read moretheir food. They celebrate family and friends around food, service in restaurants is an entertainment in itself, and food must be fresh. Kalamari did not live up to this expectation. The service was not bad it just didn't match up, they weren't as friendly and welcoming as I expected and our particular server didn't seem to enjoy his job. The only time we got a smile was when we got the bill. However, the food was not bad at all. Depending on what you order, food may seem a tad over priced, Sea Bass (£16) it doesn't taste as if it has just been caught from the ocean, cooked and served, but the Dolmades (£9.50, a Greek Specialty) were very savoury. We would have stayed longer an ordered some dessert but I didn't feel totally comfortable, possibly because at the moment they are fixing the facade of the restaurant and it was noisy and a bit of a mood killer.

The Real Greek - Westfield London - Octopus, lamb, Greek salad

The Real Greek - Westfield London

2.7(40 reviews)
0.5 mi•Shepherd's Bush, White City
•££

They play traditional Greek music outside. But when you enter it's the generic American radio…read moremusic. Disappointed there given that you call yourself the real Greek. Lot of tables and an open kitchen. Some large pictures of the Greek islands. They have a two course option with prosecco for £15. We just sampled some hot and cold meze. Jackfruit with mushrooms and pearl onions was just Ok, hardly any Jackfruit and just mushrooms and onions in red sauce. The chickpea pastry was very good. Thin crispy pastry, flavourful spice mix inside, very yellow from the turmeric, you don't want to drop this on your white summer pants. The cold eggplant mush with a long Greek name I forgot was my favorite, better than it sounds when I describe it. A refreshing taste. The spicy feta dip has a good spice mix to it. I'm tired of food advertised as spicy and then tasting bland. But not here. Here is where the real Greeks surprised me in a negative way. The lamb kefte was messed up - completely pink and undercooked inside. I get it should be a little pink for juicy flavor to avoid the dry meat. But this was simply put not cooked long enough. Lamb is a meat you can't just put on the grill for ten seconds and serve. So sent that back and got a new one that was so burnt black on the outside, assuming they were trying to cook it medium well, but it was still pink inside. They probably just turned up the flame. It's like the chef just started cooking lamb. You need to slow cook these things a bit so it heats through. The manager put her fingers in the meat when I showed her and said - hmmm it's the water from the feta making it pink. No I don't think that makes it ok to serve undercooked meat. I think just stick to the vegetarian options here and there are plenty of those. All meze platters are served on those tier level stands that you get at afternoon tea. I like that they leave you a full bottle of water at the table. Our waitress Gabi was very friendly and pleasant and had the perfect customer service attitude that you really want to see anywhere you go. They recommend 3-4 meze each. Prices range from 4-7 £. Pita should be included when ordering a dip and not a 3.5£ extra charge that I can put toward another meze. Samples served outside. Overall a good experience, but there is room for improvement.

We wanted something light and tasty for lunch while we were shopping so we decided to try The Real…read moreGreek. All the dishes were delicious, the service was good overall, and overall it was a nice experience.

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The Real Greek - Westfield London - Grilled Kalamari with Pourgouri

Grilled Kalamari with Pourgouri

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Souvlaki Wrap

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Octopus with Santorini Fava

Kleftiko

Kleftiko

2.7(3 reviews)
0.8 mi•Shepherd's Bush
•££

After running around Hyde Park with a Labrador for two hours, playing 'throw the stick into the…read morebushes', one can imagine your appetite would be as voracious as a dog's need for a juicy bone! So off I chumped to the nearest wholesome restaurant I could find which would fill me to the brim, so I landed here in West London's leafy suburb. In Greek, kleftiko means stolen meat. According to legend, this dish would be made with a lamb stolen from a flock as it grazed on a hillside. The thief would cook the meat over many hours in a hole in the ground, sealed with mud so that no steam could escape to give him away. Nowadays, the lamb is sealed inside a paper package, which keeps the meat moist and traps its fragrant juices. If this recipe whets your appetite for a true Hellenic delicacy, you could do far worse than check out this delicious and modestly priced eaterie. Leave the dog outside though :-)

Gadgetgem took me here for dinner and I have to say the meal was superb. I cannot believe that this…read moreplace is so close to Shepherds Bush and no-one knows about it. It's a real hidden gem. The food was great the lamb (main) was the best I have ever had it just fell off of the bone, the squid (starter) was cooked well not rubbery or undercooked although I was really not keen on the desert. It really wasn't to my taste. I even liked the house wine it was 'unusual' but lovely. Prices were very reasonable (we got the set menu option). However, the restaurant itself isn't much to look at it's very dated, quite small, and we were the only people there. However the staff were very friendly and we had a lovely meal and time.

The Athenian - greek - Updated November 2026

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