Halepi Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was very very delicious and unique flavours."
• "Offers a wide choice of Greek dishes, all yummy."
• "The food is all absolutely delicious, especially the hallumi, which is a favorite of mine."
• "Wow!!! The meat was tender and full of flavour."
• "The food was fresh and good (however a little too expensive...)."
• "The avgolemono (chicken soup with rice) was hearty and tasted as good as homemade."
• "Everything our group had - kalamari, Greek salad, green salad, pork and chicken kebabs - was very fresh, flavorful and well-prepared."

Cons:

• "Mains were fresh and tasteless unfortunately."
• "The food wasn't good."
• "The food is horrible, the lamb came to us after only 10 minutes of the ordering time! It is heated not fresh."
• "Some of the food that we ordered just tasted basic and the kebab pork was tough to chew."
• "The food was half cold but alright."
• "The food was really boring and dry."
• "The food wasn’t fresh, and the lamb was dry."

Service

Pros:

• "Amazing food and even better service from the staff."
• "The service was superb, the atmosphere exhilarating and the food copious and delicious."
• "The service however was excellent and our waiter Abbas was delightful."
• "Service was informal funny and friendly."
• "Service was excellent from the minute we walked in. Staff were very friendly."
• "Service was fast and polite."
• "Service was relaxed, quick & very pleasant (ie they were happy to serve you)."

Cons:

• "However, getting the bill was a chore and a half."
• "Very disappointing we discussed this with waiter and in reality the charge made no sense."
• "Experience ruined by a family/friend member of the owners having a drunk Coke(?) tantrum wanting to fight the chef's and waiter."
• "but minus one star because one of the staff members was quite snappy when taking orders."
• "The waitress was very curt since we got in."
• "Bad food, dirty place, the crew was un friendly."
• "Service awful."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Nice and personal atmosphere, greeted an seated by old lady at the door."
• "A wonderful little place, homely, warm, and smells amazing when you walk in."
• "One of my favorite places in London. Great food, nice service and a cosy ambiance."
• "Talk about the feeling of authenticity stepping into Halepi off the London street you’d think you were transported to a little restaurant in Greece."
• "The restaurant was cozy and had great ambience with Greek pop music and decor."
• "The atmosphere was cozy and nice."
• "Great atmosphere with great food. Really felt like I went on a little holiday to Greece."

Cons:

• "For the prices they charge they could at least upgrade the interior."
• "The place is very old and not well maintained."
• "The interior design reminds you of your Nona's house, very small and crowded."
• "The atmosphere just like sitting in a sardine can."
• "The restaurant is pretty cramped and can get noisy and chaotic."
• "However the Octopodi tasted like it'd been marinaded in Chicken sauce and the Lamb was over cooked."
• "Very cosy inside and that is as much a good thing as it is a bad thing."

Value

Pros:

• "Pricing is beyond reasonable."
• "Very reasonably priced too."
• "Very reasonably priced for the serving sizes."
• "About £60 for a meal for two with wine, so the price is also modest."
• "Pricing - very good for London!"
• "Good value for money, all things considered (£60 for two, with shared dessert)."
• "The food was absolutely INCREDIBLE and very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Tasty food but expensive!"
• "I did not expect such prices."
• "the food becomes more commercial and more expensive."
• "It was also all little bit expensive. You need to buy sauce or it will be to dry."
• "Prices are quite high."
• "Complete rip-off... 1 fish 40£.. that was abusive."
• "A little pricey (£139 for 4 dinners with beer/wine) but well worth a visit if you enjoy the Greek cuisine and atmosphere."