Hellenic, Hampstead, London

If you want all you can eat Greek food then you’ll probably find value for money here, i could not finish the speciality Mezedes platter, I was stuffed! The food was good but not fantastic, some bits were abit dry, some a little over-cooked, there is much better Greek food around. The service was able but far from friendly, would it kill them to crack a smile? The selection of traditional pastes like hummus, tahina etc was delicious, home made and fresh, make a point to order it.

We arrived a little early for dinner and the place was quite empty. It’s a family-fun restaurant with a typical Greek family, and the cold offish service was almost a little endearing. The menu said we had to try the Mezedes platter which was almost £20 (coincidence that the 'must try’ is the most dear?). Anyway we thought we’d oblige and settled in as the palce slowly started filling up.

We were brought an array of dishes, starting with the cold traditional bits; hummus, tzatziki, tahina, taramasalta, shrimps and pitta. Feeling a little full already, we then started on the big Greek salad and watched in amazement as little plates of bits to try kept floating toawrds the table. Dolmades, kebabs, chops, calamari. There was definitely a lot of food. And whilst we nibbled on what else we could tetris in, I began to wonder if it was actually that tasty. I mean it wasn’t bad, but it was a little dry and definitely not the best Greek food we’ve ever tasted. SO go and try it out and maybe a different main will yield better results.