Yamas Meze & Tapas Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter have been going extra mile at every opportunity."
• "Brilliant service."
• "For a large party the service was excellent."
• "The staff are friendly and the service even when the restaurant was full was quick and relaxed."
• "From the moment you arrive to the moment you leave you are looked after impeccably."
• "The service is super friendly and quick."
• "Service also amazing lovely people running this place."

Cons:

• "Booked for 2.45pm on my birthday, turned up on time to be told 15 minute wait."
• "We had ordered a separate side order which never arrived."
• "The service was very slow - took a very long time to bring our food and to take away our plates."
• "Slow service. Everything off the lunch menu seemed to be deep fried."
• "Service really slow - 35 minutes from order to table."
• "Waiter missed 2 items off our order."
• "Service was at times good, but found they were very keen to clear the plates without asking if we had finished."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everybody found the food good."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Food was cooked very well, the mussels were done perfectly."
• "The food is consistently superb, a great selection, never had a bad dish."
• "Not only is the food brilliant value for money but it is also outstanding quality!"
• "Everything was full of flavour and truly delicious."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and the staff were fantastic."

Cons:

• "Food was bland and it seemed that most was just shop bought and plated straight from a bag."
• "Food was ok, definitely not as good as traditional food in Greece."
• "This dish although it contained all the ingredients was not cooked enough. All the vegetables were semi raw."
• "Falafels are extremely dry with no flavour AT ALL."
• "The hummus was too much garlic flavour."
• "The Hummus was extremely bland."
• "The food was so dry and bland. It was so disappointing."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Atmosphere was brilliant."
• "The atmosphere was calm and relaxing."
• "Fantastic atmosphere."
• "Cosy atmosphere even though it's quite a big restaurant."
• "The place has a nice atmosphere."
• "Ambience was lovely, very relaxed and family friendly."
• "Great atmosphere, always packed to the rafters."

Cons:

• "Tables were a bit cramped together, which I guess gets them more customers in at once, but feels a bit cramped in places."
• "It was far too hot upstairs and it was so noisy."
• "Place is a bit scruffy tbh. Squeezed in still with covid screens. No atmosphere really."
• "Interior design looks like a dentist waiting room."
• "Atmosphere was very loud."
• "There was a weird and very rigid energy in the restaurant."
• "We were attracted in by an inviting downstairs atmosphere, but unfortunately were seated in a rather dead upstairs room."

Value

Pros:

• "The price was much more affordable than we expected."
• "Prices are decent."
• "The amount of food for the price is amazing."
• "Proper authentic Greek food at authentically Greek prices."
• "Brilliant food, brilliant prices, especially if you order off the limited lunch menu."
• "The prices are very reasonable."
• "20 pound for 2 mezes and pitta bread plus a big glass of white wine is certainly not overpriced!"

Cons:

• "Bland, Basic and overpriced."
• "But it was very expensive - for those of us on a tight budget it's an occasional treat, I'm afraid."
• "Mediocre food, mostly ok, but nothing special."
• "The only thing that I would prefer is a slightly lower bill so it's definitely a place for a special occasion."
• "Price of beer is extortionate, over £5 for a single 500ml bottle of Mythos, even the San Miguel was expensive."
• "Not good value as most items were very expensive."
• "Only very very small criticism is the drinks are a little expensive."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Everywhere was so clean."
• "Service was friendly, food very nice, clean and well maintained restaurant."
• "The carpets were filthy which is unacceptable after being closed for so many months."
• "Weared interior, dirty toilet, dusty carpets, no design whatsoever, loud music."

Cons:

• "Waited almost an hour for very mediocre food with hair in it."