Elia in Woking

This is my favorite place in Woking, and even in London! You feel at home! The owner of the business is involved in the process, worries about the quality of each dish. Every time I come here, my mood rises. Thank you!!!! The food is very tasty, the interior is beautiful. I recommend it to all my friends. Today I was with a friend, she was also delighted!!!🔥🔥🔥😘😘😘😍😍😍Спасибо!!! 🇧🇾🇧🇾🇧🇾

What a lovely friendly restaurant. Dropped in on the off-chance and were greeted with a warm welcome and the most delicious food. Everyone was so helpful in going through the menu and recommending dishes. Would certainly return but we were only in Woking for the weekend. Well deserved 5 stars.

Excellent service, warm hospitality by the chef, big size portion, delicious dishes. I would visit again

Very nice ,fresh and tasty food !

Food is good. They tried to add a “10% service charge” to the bill, which is not shown anywhere in the menu or out of the restaurant. When I asked to take it off, they were very rude and said that it was compulsory if I ate in the restaurant. I will not come back.

I can't highly recommend them. They just took me to Greece in an instant, one of my favourite places on earth!!!! The food is absolutely yummy, all the flavours and colours. Thank you for doing this amazing cuisine for us.

Great service Food was so good and we rally enjoyed our diner We definitely will return again

I think they were busy & struggling as it felt like food took a long time to order, then a long time to come BUT it was worth it. Cypress style sausage was very tasty & Lamb Kleftiko (lamb shank) with vegetables was truly delicious. Juicy, wonderfully cooked lamb that melts off the bone & the jus (sauce for those that don't know what "jus" is) was perfectly complementary. I was disappointed with the traditional Galaktoboureko (a custard in filo pastry dessert) - I had it take away & it was cold, so found it rubbery & not a nice texture in the mouth. If I had this warmed it may have been better but I've travelled to many Greek Islands & Cypress, so have had much better. Elia is a little gem & if you're not trying out this place you're missing out on a lot.

We had an wonderful evening Friday night at Elia . Good quality food , really well cooked and lovely friendly service . We will definitely be back

Food is delicious, great service, would highly recommend. The owners were extremely accommodating as we were sitting outside with our dog. They gave us water and prepared some meat for our dog. Wonderful experience 🥰

Always a delicious meal, reasonably priced for the quality of food.

I am Greek Cypriot and this is the worst Greek restaurant I've ever been to. Not authentic Greek cuisine, just supermarket/frozen food, if that, in a restaurant. My friend and I visited for a reservation, on arrival the restaurant was closed until 12 noon, despite advertising open from 11.30... Getting bad vibes already... Ordered a Meze for two.. Starters average.. Fridge cold dolmades, no grated potato in the keftedes. Main course disgusting. The meat was so dry for the souvlaki & lamb chop, Like it had been re cooked from yesterday's leftovers. We were the first customers in for lunch... One Albanian manager, an Asian cook, and an English front of house server. Not one Greek employee. Authentic! My arse.. And Albanian music in the back ground I won't be coming back, and I will tell at least 10 people of this disastrous lunch. The waitress was very pleasant and very apologetic, but she didn't cook the slop that was served. The manager walked past our table 3 times after we made the complaint and said nothing, not a thing..

Awesome place, awesome staff and an awesome atmosphere. We went there to celebrate my wife and mother in law's birthday. Nothing was too much trouble especially some dietary requirements. The food was very tasty and a big thank you to the chefs and servers. I would highly recommend this establishment. We will be eating there again. Thank you.

Great place for food, well priced from my recollection, and food came quickly.

Mostly I usually go to slug and lettuce or cote or we usually go to Nando’s But this place is very unique towards in foods and services The chicken souvlaki is out of the world . I am happy to send joys and blessings to the chefs and the owners of this lovely establishment of providing exquisite Greek foods and bringing the beautiful culture of their foods and hospitality

Greek cuisine and Indian cuisine are my favourites The dishes are well portion and mouth watering

My best friend Vee has recommended this unique food cuisine based on the heart of Woking It’s actually five minutes walk from the train station . The food is very delicious and can tailor any sort of spice level Very friendly staff and the owners ( Mr & Mrs ) are very professional Highly recommended and keep up the good work guys

Very authentic Greek food and it’s beautiful to see that they have brought up the Greek culture very beautifully

ordered lamb cutlets, it was tender and nicely marinated

Every time we go the service is impeccable and we are wonderfully looked after. I love to true authentic taste of Greece in their cooking. I love that it’s a family run restaurant, independently owned by husband and wife duo.

Pleasant atmosphere with excellent authentic food. The drinks menu could be bigger and it took time to ask for more drinks when a large group came in. Generally fabulous. X

This is an amazing restaurant, we are vegetarian and the kids menu didn’t had an option but the lovely lady added a pizza for the little one. The aubergine was delicious and the Greek salad was authentic.

A lovely experience to celebrate graduation 👨‍🎓

set meal limited options but all quite nice. Good service pleasant atmosphere. bit different to the chain restaurants.

Amazing personal and great food. Jacob (shef ) is here to make your dreams come true.

Good food, great value for money and great service

The food, service and value for money was amazing. We have a lovely meal served by friendly staff. It was our first time but will definitely return.

Simple but good food which seemed freshly made

Visited for a celebratory family meal on 11th April and couldn’t have picked a better place. We ordered mixed mezze to share as a starter and the homemade hummus/stuffed vine leaves/falafel were particularly delicious. Exactly the correct amount for 4 adults as a starter too. Two of the party ordered stifado and said it was lovely, my parter had lamb cutlets which he said were cooked to perfection and my chicken lemonato was very tasty, though I suspect others might find it quite rich. Baklava dessert was beautiful, and cheesecake came with lots of fruit presented well. With five alcoholic drinks our bill came to £150 including service charge which was very well deserved. The atmosphere was lovely and staff exceptionally friendly. If we lived nearby, I’m sure we’d become regulars.

A lovely family meal at Elia - friendly service, really nice food, and generous portions. I had the Kleftiko (lamb shank) and it was great. Definitely worth a visit!

A lovely family meal at Elia - friendly service, really nice food, and generous portions. I had the Kleftiko (lamb shank) and it was great. Definitely worth a visit!

Not great. I just returned from Athens where I fell in love with Greek food. The so called Greek food you get here is bogus and poor quality.

My wife and I have had the most wonderful evening in Elia. The food and staff are amazing. Top Woking food venue and a must if visiting the town. Excellent food and service. Loved the Elia chicken.

A properly fantastic find in an area that didn't seem to be filled with great options. Fabulous friendly and efficient service. Wonderful food, full of flavour and perfectly cooked/presented. Loved the place, the only downside is that I'm not from Woking so unlikely to get to eat here again any time soon.

Phenomenal restaurant with the best Greek food I have ever tasted. So welcoming, very very child friendly and just a general great restaurant. Would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. Cant wait until I can go back for more of their delicious food.

Very nice .. with fab food .. thankyou

You can easily miss this restaurant as quite small along a row of restaurants but it’s well worth a visit. Service is great , food is freshly prepared and very tasty. Good portions reasonably priced. We had a lovely evening

Probably the best restaurant in Woking town. The problem is to decide what to choose from the menu. The moussaka is a great favourite but this time we enjoyed the lemon chicken and sea bream. A busy restaurant at Saturday lunchtime. Service excellent. Fruity Portuguese white wine.

Went for pre theatre .had the 2 course I had calamari OK Moussaka quite dry My partner had meatballs Skewers main We had baklava pudding All very underwhelming. Greek salad nice but for £10 overpriced We love Greek food spend every summer in Greece This meal was overpriced underwhelming. Waitress looked bored Would not return

OK food quite dry overpriced . Calami dry sat on side waiting b4 my husbands meatballs served Moussaka dry . Skewers lacked taste . For a bill of £80 not value Would not return

Very average food. Moussaka was made with courgette, not aubergine as described in the menu. It was defrosted and barely warm in the middle. Portions are generous at least.

The best service Tasty food delicious

Had a lovely lunch here at Elia today! Very friendly service from the waitress and manager 😊 I really enjoyed the spanakopita and the chicken souvlaki aswell as the tzatziki! However I would say the prawns were a tad pricey for the portion size (4 small prawns). Overall I would recommend to others for yummy Greek food.

Really nice food. Highly recommended.

Good service and excellent food

Absolutely stunning food and had a lovely bottle of wine. Really nice and clean and the staff looked happy and were very nice. My new spot in working for sure. The Stifado was gorgeous 👌🏼

The food was simply delicious 10/10. Will definitely return. A pre show dinner for me and my son along with a bottle of wine. We would have sat and grazed longer had we not a show to go to. The service was quick and pleasant also

Yammy food, absolutely delicious. Nice service and atmosphere. Will definitely return.

Fabulous as always. Easily the best in Woking and quite possibly Surrey. Prawns, Lamb Shank, Cheesecake, coffee. 10/10. Jc

Delicious chicken lemonata. Thank you. 😊

Probably the best restaurant in Woking town. Soup , calamary and humous excellent starters. We all had moussaka ...excellent. Portuguese wine and coffees excellent. Service great. Good value too.

A lovely environment and there is a wide variety of foods for all tastes whilst still remaining authentic!

Friendly welcome, delicious food at a reasonable price, thoroughly enjoyed our first visit and can recommend the mousaka both meat & veggie

Lovely inviting restaurant, friendly staff and very accommodating to children, food was superb and I look forward to visiting again.

Food was ok. Didn't felt authentic taste though

Fantastic night out for a leaving party. House white was delicious. Food was amazing. Good quantity, great flavour and good value for money. Would definitely recommend to larger groups that want to share a mixture of things.

We booked Elia for our pre-theatre dinner based on good reviews, however unfortunately our meal wasn’t up to the reviews. For starters we ordered calamari (big portion) and garlic mushroom which were too watery. For mains we ordered sea bass which came with warm new potatoes and cold asparagus and cold tomatoes which was a strange combination. Also the chicken souvlaki was a very large portion. Dessert was disappointing, with the baklava pastry chewy and the lemon tart lacking lemon flavour and ruined by being covered in extra sweet strawberry sauce, it would be better with more lemon and no sauce.

We dropped in at 6.30pm in a Saturday evening without a booking and despite many reservations being in the diary we managed to be given a table. The food was served very promptly and was excellent, no complaints about anything, the souvlaki’s were great and the meze starter was perfect!! Thank you for fitting us in and next time we will definitely reserve a table!!

Lovely Greek restaurant, delicious food and Magda was excellent host!

Food was okay, tasted homemade. The calamari had a texture that I didn't really enjoy, kinda soft and not bouncy, tasted quite bland. I wish there was more seasoning in the Mixed grill set but I guess I can add more salt. The service was a bit cold, maybe the waitress had a long day. In the end it wasn't a bad experience but it's unlikely that I will be back as I wasn't impressed by the food or service.

Had a lovely late lunch here today & really enjoyed it. The poor waitress was rushed off her feet but did well. The food is really tasty especially the Meze which is easily enough for 3 people. The lovely owner chatted to us and the waitress got us a doggy bag for the food we couldn't finish. Highly recommended!

This is my 4th time there, all ingredients are so fresh, staffs were lovely, the whole experience was just wonderful. I felt like I was on a holiday.

Very consistently great food throughout my meal. Very impressed with wait time as it was quick even with the large amount of customers and the price was very reasonable

It isn’t easy finding good Greek food outside of Greece but Woking has managed to do it. Where as most Greek (eastern med) restaurants rely on taking you back to your holidays in Greece without providing you with the quality of the food, Elia is different class, Reproducing the same care and attention that Greeks or in this csse Albanians give to food to make sure that that will those memories return. The food is authentic as you will ever get in Woking or even Athens, everything as incredibly well cooked and fantastically seasoned with all the flavours of Greece. Add to this the hospitality which is so incredible that you can’t help Falling In love with l. You have a true gem of a restaurant in Woking. So If you craving a replay Of your Greek holiday or you are just fed up of Indian and Italian food. Then please give Elai a try.

Decent restaurant, great food, amazing homely staff. Highly recommended

Nice atmosphere, quick service, friendly staff, great food. Recommend the stuffed aubergines

Bravo to this gem!! The food, the ambiance, the menu, everything was 10/10!!! Staff were amazingly kind and accommodating. You could tell that they enjoyed and respected one another. It's a place that you cannot wait to return to!!!!

We had a lovely evening and a great meal , it was my wife's birthday so we were hoping for a good visit , Food was well cooked by people that can cook ... it was fresh , tasty and well worth the money and also the trip out of the house ... Thank you all for your warm hospitality

Lovely two course meal options available for just over 17 pounds. I had the taramasalata with plenty of pitta bread slices for dipping. I had moussaka for the main which didn't look like a large dish but was very tasty and very filling. Would definitely visit again 😊👍

Having booked over the phone, and it seemed as thou they were abrupt we gave them benefit of the doubt Upon turning up I felt the restaurant was cold The crispy squid was not that crispy possibly frozen The service charge was automatically put on which I was unsure about There is a 2 course meal which we wanted but they refused to swap the stuffed aubergine for stuffed pepper I mean no flexibility there Many places we go and they change or swap an item no problem I don’t think we were respected as customers so in future we will go elsewhere

A lovely restaurant, service was fast and polite, the food selection was limited bit when you do something well, you don't need to do too much! We greatly enjoyed our visit and will recommend them to all our friends in Woking gladly!

Absolutely delicious food, lovely atmosphere and great service. Best veggie mousaka I have ever had. We will definitely be back soon.

Gorgeous little hidden gem in Woking with modern decor and music that reminds you of holiday. The external facade looks low-key and like a cafe but don’t be fooled it is lovely inside. The staff are friendly and quietly attentive. We were served very efficiently and with no fuss or stress. The food is gorgeous. My husband eats meat but I am vegetarian and there was enough choice for us both. We had a mixture of starters and were so full although the main meals looked great too. We will definitely come again.

Dined early (5pm) at the Eliá restaurant in Woking. My two course set menu meal was advertised at £13 something on board outside but charged £17.95 with 10% service charge slapped on. Didn't realise until later when looked at receipt as partner paid. The food was okay with generous portions. Service efficient but oh dear, waitress so taciturn, albeit restaurant not busy, contrasting with a male, perhaps owner/manager, who came over to chat later whilst dining. Calamari rings to start, pork souvlaki for mains (the pork a little tough), partner ate stuffed aubergines (enjoyed) followed by superb sweets, baclava and galactobyreku. Complimentary limoncello appreciated.

Great food - really tasty! Good atmosphere - would definitely go back.

Warm.and friendly staff Very clean and quick service Food is excellent

Was recommended this place by Bacaro as they had a private event. Great little independent restaurant, the food was excellent. My wife and I don't eat meat which we thought might be an issue with a Greek place but had Sea Bass and Octopus and it was very nice. Service good and had a nice buzz about it even though not too busy (on a rainy Wed lunchtime in Woking, not the most inspiring of towns). We will happily go back for more when next in Woking.

Lovely food and very friendly staff, highly recommended especially the 2 course set menu, excellent value for money

We expected excellence and our expectations were fulfilled. Excellent starters of mushrooms and spiced pork. Great Lamb shank , chicken , moussakas and fish mains. No room for pudding. Service excellent. roomy comfortable restaurant. Fair pricing. Fairly busy. Good wine list.

This place looked nice but always reluctant to enter. One should go to any "authentic food" restaurant out of its country with the lowest expectations. Even my Asian friends that hate non-asian food, really liked this place. Best food I ever had in a non-London restaurant. I never ever had better Mediterranean food. Well done chef.

Lovely little find, good, fresh, authentic Greek food, service perfect, not on you all the time, we were allowed to enjoy our food and chat afterwards without being rushed. The restaurant had a warm feel and wasn't too noisy. Prices reasonable too, highly recommend the platter!

The food was fantastic, We had the 2 course meal, calamari starter and sea bass and chicken lemonata mains, which I can highly recommend. Taking the staff shortage into account the experience was pleasant and an enjoyable lunch.

Excellent authentic Turkish food especially the lamb shish, generous portions. Attentive friendly staff. Will certainly be back again.

Excelent food, affordable prices and friendly staff!

Amazing food & service highly recommended.

Got just the perfect spot outside. Not such a huge fan of hummus but this one was yummy- it hit the right spots. Ilena (hopefully I got the spelling right) was super warm and professional. The portion can be better though. In all, it was a great experience and I’d come again soon.

Lovely Greek restaurant with some traditional and flavourful Greek dishes. Well sized proportions too. The souvlaki was spot on, with a lovely salad and an amazing tzatziki. The moussaka was also first class! Service was good too.

Highly recommended for lunch, good choice of meals, we had set menu and were impressed. Great service and setting.

This place was amazing the service was fantastic and the food was excellent defiantly recommended by my whole family PLEASE VIST!

Wow, amazing experience. Lovely evening with deliciously fresh food. The sharing meze starter was something else. Will definitely be returning. Thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful find . Such happy and cheerful staff, nothing was too much trouble

Lovely atmosphere, brilliant food (delicious!), really friendly staff! Would highly recommend - we will come again 😊

Have been twice this month for a first class lunch. The exceptional standard in maintained. The calamari is the best ever...and try the white Portuguese wine. No discernible weaknesses. Portions substantial.

I had a beautiful lamb dish, lovely bread and humous to start and delicious Bulgarian red wine. Service was very good and atmosphere was great.

Popped in for Moussaka and glass of house red. Excellent ingredients ,cooking and service. Deserves more support at weekday lunch time. Competitive pricing.

Saturday was cold and grey, so looking for a reminder of Greek holidays...... I had calamari to start followed by chicken Souvlaki and my wife had halloumi followed by beef moussaka. Everything was fantastic & can't wait for our summer holidays. Pete and the team...

Excellent restaurant and great family who run it.perfect for couples or really big parties. We were 18 and it was perfect

Houmous and Moussaka brilliant . Calamari rather chewy. Wines excellent. Service superb. Fair pricing. Nice atmosphere. Fairly busy. Perhaps 4 stars a bit mean.

We eat here 2-3 times a month and are always impressed by the plates we order Today's lunch was specially good. A stunningly fresh Greek salad with the best well aged firm feta cheese I have tasted anywhere in years. A classic stifado followed: rich...

We lunch here about once a week. Elia is friendly, efficiently run and offers first rate cooking in a delicious Greek style. I rate it ahead of all other restaurants in Woking town centre. Favourite dishes include: chicken lemonato - the lemon sauce is amazing;...

Incredibly friendly despite arriving late around 9pm (they close at 10) with a part of 4. Well cooked and tasty food, did not rush us to leave at 10pm. 100% recommend for great Greek good in Woking.