Kafeneion To Steki in Edinburgh, City of

Had lovely meze in the most friendly, cozy place! Everything was delicious and gave a homemade feeling. The bread was insanely good and the highlight was the strapatsada (Greek version of scrambled eggs with tomato). The staff was extraordinary and very helpful. It is true that you enter as a stranger and leave as a friend. Will definitely visit again!

Just amazing!! Service, food, drinks, atmosphere. Well done ladies! Efharistof poli

Very pleasant experience. Delicious food and great service.

From arrival and being greeted with excellent and friendly staff, to lovely authentic greek food was great. What a lovely anniversary meal for my wife and I.

Great food and atmosphere. Real Greek food done well, with great ingredients- including homemade bread. Lovely family business and friendly service. I would go again and happy to recommend.

One of the best if not the best Greek restaurant in Edinburgh. I like that they do Cretan meze instead of the usual gyros you can find in every other place.

Absolutely delicious meal, beautiful wine, and the most friendly and welcoming service you could imagine, the merenda was the best dessert I have ever had!!

What a great little find thanks to google reviews. Beautiful little place with great food served in the traditional way of “plates”. Every dish was bob on. The octopus was beautifully soft with a barbecued edge. Perfect. The traditional pork and sausage was to die for. The feta pie beautifully seasoned served with a little pot of honey. Very authentic Greek food served with a smile and a giggle. Took us back to our month long Greek islands odyssey and reminded us we still haven’t been to Crete!

What a lovely gem! Went there with a friend after hyping the Greek cuisine to her and reading the reviews (Greeks love their Greek food) and it did not disappoint :) All the platters were delicious and authentic, the Greek music on the background was lovely and Gianna who served us so friendly, helpful and amazing. Can't wait to go back - I just wish I lived closer to it.

Fantastic place! Hidden but a must go! Delicious fresh Greek foods and friendly staff - will be going again! Best dakos salad in Edinburgh!

Delicious authentic Greek food and friendly service.

Very delicious food we wanted eat something different and this was amazing.

Absolutely phenomenal food, super fresh and the menu isn't too long and overwhelming but still has lots of new things to try. Can highly recommend the fava dip with the fresh bread and the Cretian salad but everything was outstanding. Greek food in the UK is so often disappointing but this place is a real wee gem!

Great food and great staff!! Would definitely recommend!!!

Sublime food, excellent service!

This restaurant is my absolute favourite. The food and service is amazing! Alexandra was our waitress and was incredibly kind and attentive. Each time we come here she provides excellent service and it’s always a pleasure to see her. Would 100% recommend this restaurant!

Delicious food and lovely staff! Thank you for looking after us

Food was all delicious and service so friendly. Highly recommend

Great place. Super tasty and friendly.

Cooking here is fabulous and such a friendly place. The food is so delicious - love their bean dishes, garlicky beetroot etc! Food is fresh, full of surprises and really feels cooked by someone who just loves cooking.

10/10. Lovely food and lovely staff.

Everything great. Authentic Greek food, the service was wonderful. 100% recommended place!!!!

Affordable and delicious. My wife and I love coming here!

Came for Sunday Lunch for a friend's birthday - incredible! Best Greek food I've had in Edinburgh and great value. Plenty of options for both vegetarians and meat lovers. Finished off with a lovely Cafe Freddo.

Ειλικρινά το μέρος είναι απίστευτο!!Φοβερό φαγητό και ατμόσφαιρα αυστηρά ελληνική!!Τα κορίτσια στο σέρβις ευγενέστατα και με το χαμόγελο στα χείλη!

Authentic greek food with modern touches. Very cosy space that brings you memories of Greece.

Wonderful food and lovely atmosphere, really enjoyed my evening there!

Great food and service. Highly recommended place!

Came in for a mere coffee, ended having a treat! Lovely greek coffee, with bites of treats and served in a china cup, just like my mom used to serve it when I was a child. Such good memories came up... I'll be back to enjoy my dinner soon. Definitely a wee treasure of Leith!

Wonderful little place with great food and impeccable service.

Delicious, hearty Greek food and warm service. The drunken pork was exceptional. Good value, too! Go and support this fantastic neighbourhood restaurant.

If you are looking for a cosy place and home made food we definitely recommend this little gem. Alexandra is very good host and the food is heart-warming.

Best Greek food in Edinburgh! Thanks for making me feel like home ❤

Delicious food and friendly service - a great find!

Great little place! Small menu but genuine and full of real taste. Service is awesome and we overall had a great time. Portions are generous for being mezzes too. I really recommend this place if you like Greek food, it's off the beaten track so it makes it even more special :).

Authentic delicious Greek food. Took us straight back to Athens living 1992-1997 👌❤️🇬🇷 Friendly service xx

What a fantastic hidden gem. Food was top notch - fresh, incredible cretan cuisine, cooked and served with love. Seriously...go and find this place and eat a meal there - outstanding food and terrific value. Yamas!

Do yourself a favour and visit this hidden gem asap! It's a cozy family restaurant, with a warm atmosphere and exceptional traditional food, prepared with fresh ingredients and lots of love. If you're in a hurry, you can treat yourself with coffee and dessert. I promise you won't regret it!

Excellent food and friendly service

Wonderful restaurant, great food, great value

My dad and I had a lovely meal here. Having lived on Crete for over five years, we chose some of our favourite dishes and they were all absolutely wonderful and completely authentic. The staff were very friendly and we believe the whole experience was excellent value for money. What a lovely find in Leith. I will definitely be back. Thank you!

Amazing food and good prices! Nice portions and original recipes. I also tried the tsipouro and Alexandra’s homemade bread gave me the best impression.

Dined here alone a couple weeks ago while traveling solo. It had a relaxed cozy environment and was just a couple minutes walk from my Airbnb. Service was amazing. I ordered the lamb liver and prawns. The liver I liked more but you really have to be a liver lover as it doesn’t hide it and is very simply cooked and drizzled in olive oil and lemon. The prawns came in a sauce which were ok.

Lovely people, food very good.

Amazing authentic tasty food and Greek wine. Excellent service. You'll want to lick your plate clean. Best restaurant food I've had all year. Definitely go and over order on dishes. You will enjoy every mouthful.

Celebrated my birthday with friends last week and everything was perfect. Staff very welcoming and and attentive. Great selection of wines and the best handmade Greek food in Edinburgh. Will come back soon. Thanks very much for make me feel like at home!! 🙂

Fabulous! Love this place, food, service atmosphere all perfect and a very good price. The best restaurant I have visited in years! Highly recommend.

Authentic, traditional and homemade Greek food!!! An amazing warm and friendly environment with lovely staff. The food is delicious, I can’t wait to go back!! Συγχαρητήρια !!

My sister, my niece and I had a late lunch here on Saturday. The mezes were delicious, the service very friendly and efficient and the atmosphere relaxed. Would definitely recommend. My sister commented "The food tasted as if it was made with love."

We stumbled upon this hidden gem by luck and are so thrilled that we did! We had the most incredible food and friendliest service in a cozy atmosphere. We had the Greek salad, aubergine dip (unreal), feta in phyllo with honey, prawns (I could drink that sauce!!) I even got to relive my honeymoon with a bit of mystiha and lemonade! Plus homemade ice cream (strataciella and almond) with our Greek coffee to finish. Portions were more than generous between the two of us. Food was so fresh and flavorful. We had such authentic food and even lovelier service, I wish I got our server's name. But even the ladies in the kitchen came out to help and chat. We felt like family and were fed like it too. Already planning to come back STAT!

Definitely, I'll be back, as it was one of my favourite experiments. Every single dish was like..perfect.

Really, really enjoyable family birthday lunch on a Saturday with excellent food and service. Very happy to accomodate food allergies without compromising the food. First taste of a post lunch beer in a chilled glass took my senses back to happy memories of a Greek island or two! Great

I went for dinner here last night, and it was just incredible. Every dish was so delicious, the wine selection was really good, the service amazing. I'm running out of adjectives, but would definitely recommend checking this place out if you're in the area. The menu changes occasionally apparently, so there's always more to try. Some of the dishes I haven't seen since I was in the Cyclades in Greece last year, and if anything it was even better than the ones I had in Greece. The owners are so lovely too! Just a wonderful experience, and I can't wait to go back.

Fantastic birthday lunch out. Food was incredible - especially the Kafeneion salad and the signature pie. Wonderful atmosphere and lovey staff. Definitely will come back! Also very good with my sister who can’t eat onion and garlic, catered for her sensitivities.

Great food and some lovely wines to try.

Delicious and authentic Greek food! It was a lovely atmosphere and the waitresses were very welcoming. My favourite dishes were the Ladouristo and Feta cheese wrapped in phyllo pastry.

Best food I have eaten, ever, in any restaurant. Delicious, good size portions, excellent quality and care from the chef and waiting staff.

Fantastic addition to the leith food scene. Delicious fresh salads and tasty plates. Anchovies we’re amazing!

Amazing service Tasty food Fine Greek wine

Des plats délicieux, dans un cadre charmant, et le personnel est des plus agréables, je ne peux que recommander ce restaurant !

Get the phyllodough feta with honey. Why are you still reading this? Go. Now. You won't regret it.

This is my favourite restaurant, it’s so special to have a local taverna in Leith. The food and service is always great. Fresh, beautiful food and amazing wines. They always do their best to make you welcome too. Support this business and you won’t be disappointed!

The best greek place in Edinburgh!!! The food is super, the customer service is excellent, and the atmosphere makes me feel at home!!

Perfect local restaurant! Lovely food and service. Highly recommend!

Everything was delicious! Smell of Greece and Hospitality! Thank you!!!

Excellent food, warm atmosphere & very professional and nice service - thank you!

Love it. Nice food, excellent service. 10 out of 10

We had the most brilliant food at Kafeneion to Steki. After a warm welcome from the new Mediterranean team, we enjoyed the relaxed and attentive atmosphere the whole night (you can tell just through the atmosphere and the language surrounding you that it’s the real Greek/Cretan deal!) Food was exceptional, served promptly by the chef. She had selected high quality ingredients and treated them with love. Simple and delicious. Charred sardines, braised and charred octopus, thyme potato chips, Smokey aubergine dip, homemade bread and garlic mushrooms. All good value, food plus drinks. One of the best meals we’ve ever had in Edinburgh, in over a decade. We can’t wait to come back! Worth a trip down the Water of Leith for this hidden gem.

We loved our food! The woman who served our food was lovely and very helpful.

Beautiful fresh greek food. Highly recommend

Best Greek restaurant to dine in Edinburgh.

Excellent "Steki". I surely surely suggest it!!!!!

Better than ever. Excellent service, and some of the best food in town. Great value too

I absolutely love this place, I come back as often as I can. Amazing staff, delicious food and just a lush place to be just off The Shore. Can't recommend it enough, and great value for money.

What a wonderful restaurant! We went on a beautiful summers day. Awesome location by the Water of Leith, giving it an intimate and cozy feel. The ladies who work there are ridiculously sweet, and the food is wonderful -- tasted as good or better than anything we've had in Crete, and prices were very reasonable. It has a really pleasant atmosphere and we plan to return again during our time in Edinburgh. I gather it's a new restaurant, and I think it makes a great addition to the Leith area. Rock on girls!

Excellent food and good service. Looking forward to eating there again.

Fabulous late lunch to celebrate a birthday. We felt as if we were in a Crete taverna. Food was delicious and super fresh. The staff were lovely. A great experience

Amazing food straight from Greece. Please visit because the food and hospitality cannot be described.

Extremely happy with everything.. Girls made my day ❤️

Delicious, authentic food and great service.

Authentic delicious Greek food. Fair prices and friendly service. Highly recommended!

Best best best and GENUINE Greek..Try feta cheeze wraped in crispy pastry with meli( honey) aside!!! Also Ocrapus was best!!!! 5 stars and many more for you guys 😊

I've been to Kafeneion recently with my partner and we were extremely delighted with all the experience. The food was exceptional, tasty, and of great quality, the atmosphere warm and welcoming, and the service excellent, friendly and helpful. Extremely recommended.

Loved the food and everything, pure authentic Greek cuisine.

I can't imagine now going anywhere else then here for my greek food. Amazing, traditional, homemade dishes, all in the surroundings of homey atmosphere. Very affordable, high-quality food with service deserving even 10 ⭐️

Best place in town to try greek food. We were 7 and all of us said 10 out of 10.

The best greek food in the city and the best service ever!

Beat food I have had in a long time. Small restaurant, Friendly, attentive and helpful service. Don't miss the octopus or anchovies - they are life affirming. Washed down with tsipouro- heaven. Must try when visiting.

Must visit close to Ocean Terminal

Really nice Greek experience and amazing Greek hospitality from both girls Aleksandra and Gianna. Very nice atmosphere and authentic Greek ambience. Thank you very much for this beautiful meal.

It wad really good...Great service and very friendly staff...I would definitely recommend a visit

Incredible food and amazing service. Traditional Greek experience! Gianna and Alexandra were great hostesses!

Can’t choose a favourite dish because they were all delicious! Service was great too!

Amazing authentic wee place! Hidden away in leith, just beside the Shore. Lots of wee plates to share, I'll be back for sure!

In our last visit in Edinburgh, we had a desire for authentic Greek food. All of a sudden, we came across "kafeneion to steki". The food was exceptional. Traditional dishes that reminded me all the delicious food our yiayia used to cook in our village in Greece. You Must try: feta cheese wrapped in plyllo and of course for all the sea food enthusiasts,marinated anchovies. As for the hole experience and the service, you inevitably feel warmth and the most friendly environment!

Una gema escondida. Delicioso lugar de comida griega. Las dos chicas que lo atienden tienen un gran servicio. Muy recomendado: Ensalada griega (el queso feta y el aceite de Oliva riquisimos) El pulpo espectacular Tambien probamos el especial del dia que era Conejo, muy bueno. Tienen vinos que solo encuentras en el restaurante. El lugar transmite autenticidad.

Was really impressed by this place. We had a few of the sharing dishes and mopped it all up with some lovely bread. The food is absolutely delicious and the staff are super friendly. Nice atmosphere and decor too. Will definitely be back.

Lovely friendly place with great service and delicious food - well worth a trip to Leith!

Absolutely wonderful original food to share with friends! Lovely, friendly service! Will definitely be back soon!

Lovely Sunday morning, my partner got the club sandwich and I got the crepe with 2 extra fried eggs. Delicious!!! The crepe was huge!!! Cosy atmosphere and the staff were really friendly. We will come back for sure!!!