Mythos Greek Taverna Reviews Summary

Authenticity and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "THE best Greek restaurant in Birmingham... very authentic Greek."
• "Felt very authentic great decor."
• "The atmosphere was like we were in Greece, the service was professional and friendly."
• "I love the decor. Red flowers, old photographs and wooden articulately tools decorate the interior."
• "Wonderful decor and great Greek music."
• "The only feedback my Mum had was that she'd have liked a bit more chit chat from the staff to make it feel even more like being in Greece with that Greek charm that we've come to love."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was horrible. Very loud house music whilst eating is not what I would call a restaurant atmosphere."
• "The area was not outside but some patrons were allowed to smoke."
• "The music was quite loud, making conversation difficult."
• "The food is very tasty. However, expensive. Very loud music for 17 in the evening, fake flowers for decoration."

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

• "The food was superb! We had the souvlaki (chicken and halloumi) with fries and salad. Amazing!!"
• "Food was delicious and portions were generous."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and authentic Greek."
• "I had the Halloumi Souvlaki and asked to substitute the fries for rice, which was accommodated with no problem."
• "The food was delicious, especially the lamb cutlets and the fried baby squid."

Cons:

• "However, the spinach pie, tzatziki, desserts... and majority of the other dishes were totally average."
• "Starters were good but the Dolmades were so sour (surrounded with lemon) so didn't eat them."
• "Dessert is a plate of soggy, over sweet pastries."
• "The calamari was very disappointing and dry which lacked flavour."
• "The food looks warmed up the fries were make for sure 3-4 hours before."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Staff very friendly, food was delicious and served fresh/ piping hot."
• "Very lovely servers that kept us updated on delays."
• "The service from Christina was good and attentive."
• "Staff was welcoming, could be a bit more friendly and attentive."
• "Staff are very friendly. The manager of the place Raphael was really professional and helpful."

Cons:

• "The staff is friendly, the place is crowded, very narrow spaces between the chairs and people are constantly hitting or touching you."
• "Staff seemed avoidant and incompetent."
• "The service was just okay."
• "We had booked a table for 8 people and were told when we arrived that we all had to choose the set menu or a mezze menu."
• "The mains came out cold and the sides were completely forgotten."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good value too. We will be going back to try the non theatre menu."
• "The sharing platter is great value for money."
• "The meal deal (1 main + 1 side + 1 drink) I ordered cost £15 only, which is much cheaper than ramen shop."

Cons:

• "Especially for how expensive the place is."
• "Not brilliant value for £29.99."
• "The food was I guess the left over, our pork as you can see black.. We had a grill for 2 for £42 and that was 60% chips."
• "Be aware ... if you eat here between 5 pm and 7pm it is a compulsory 4 course set menu at £29.95."
• "Food took well over an hour to come out after us having to order a set menu to speed things up. Only got asked if we wanted more drinks twice within the 3.5 hours we were here. They then expected a £74 service charge."