Adelfia Reviews Summary

Authenticity and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "From the flags that hang outside to the Greek speaking staff, everything about this restaurant is authentic and beautiful."
• "The atmosphere made you feel like you were dining in Greece."
• "Only minutes from the Brighton Front, I felt like I had actually hopped on a plane and arrived in Greece."
• "This place is Greece 🇬🇷 If you are looking for the combination of authenticity and awesomeness that’s the place you want to be."
• "Lovely restaurant with decent decor inside."
• "The service was kind, warm and welcoming, and the location is very pretty."
• "The traditionally decorated interior design added the perfect touch to a friendly, cosy and ambient environment."
• "Great, authentic food served with a friendly ambience."

Cons:

• "The website is out of touch with the reality of the food and the decor, ambience was also lacking."
• "Girlfriends Stifado was very oily with bland meat. Fake olive tree plant on our table was also dusty."
• "Air con was on right above our table and the food got cold very quickly."
• "Not really authentic Greek food but UK version."
• "The place smells of dump to start with."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Staff were all happy, smiling, and friendly."
• "The service was great. The food was great. The portion sizes were perfect."
• "The service was excellent, the advice of what to eat is really appreciated."
• "Fantastic staff and friendly vibe too."
• "Fantastic place! One of the nicest family businesses in Brighton. Very friendly owners with great attitude to customers."
• "The staff are FANTASTIC and the kleftico is totes amaze!! Can't wait to go again! Ef haristo Adelfia! Xxx"

Cons:

• "First of all, the waiter didn’t welcome us at all and then very rudely said that he didn’t have a spot for us."
• "The meal itself was nice but the service staff made us feel quite unwelcome."
• "Rude staff.. we ordered a small meal and few of the staff were slowly approaching us to see what we were eating, laughed at us."
• "Worst service and really rude stuff that was about to kick us out because we reserved a table for 3 and only 2 of us ordered main courses."
• "Service was lacking the guy looked like he wanted to go home by starter course."

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

• "The food was absolutely amazing, pipping hot and full of flavour!"
• "We shared a meze selection (£11pp), and in hindsight we should have just got a selection ‘for one’ as we were pretty full just from that."
• "The menu is extensive with offerings for all tastes and the waiting staff are attentive without being overbearing and very helpful."
• "Very nice! As one of the few extremely bud sensitive people in the company, I would say that the pork gyros could be improved quite a notch with Greek oregano."
• "Best restaurant in Brighton. From someone who used to live in Greece, the food is the taste of home."
• "This restaurant ticks all the boxes. Great staff all of whom were welcoming, friendly and able to recommend dishes."
• "Fantastic place......amazing greek food. Best food in Brighton."
• "The food is authentic, plentiful and nutritious."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, underwhelming dishes, pretty tasteless."
• "Starter was nice (tzatziki & meatballs) but after that it went downhill. Our mains were poor."
• "The food was not up to much. Chicken really dry. Greek salad pretty poor."
• "Worse Greek type food ever had the meat was very tough over cooked and burnt."
• "Limited variety on the plate as with the seasoning."