Opa in North Tyneside

Probably the best restaurant in Shields! House wine was really nice, the atmosphere and the staff were lovely.

Booked a table for 7 people at short notice but was accommodated. Food was great as usual, service was good as ever. Would definitely recommend and will be returning. Portions are pretty big (which is great for my sons who can demolish a lot of food!)

Loved every course. Menu is very good. Portions are a good size. Staff are are Geek and very friendly. They are patient they dont hurry you when ordering. Greek music was nice. House rose wine was a good quality.

This is the third time I have had a meal from OPA. Everytime it was very good. Today I had the lamb shank and it was absolutely delicious. I will be back definitely!

Today, I went out with Tony for lunch. This place I will recommend for everyone, good place for dining in and take away. Food is beautiful, good quality food and friendly owners. Service with a smile ,as soon as you walk in, make you feel warm welcome.

First of a big thank you to the chef you pulled it of the food was amazing hot delicious and all came together for 16 very happy people for my wife's 70 th birthday . Chef you should be really proud of what you achieved. you staff were brilliant and pleasant and helpful and yes we will be back . Anyone reading this just remember these people work very hard at what they do so be respectful good manors cost nothing .

Lovely food and atmosphere - both are warm and homely. Food was great, full of flavour without relying on salt or other additives etc, felt very wholesome and actually very healthy considering we were eating out. Service was wonderful, all staff very friendly and receptive. Enjoyed the shots of amaretto too. Thank you for the lovely experience. Will definitely be coming back!

Exicent food Exicent service fair price

Food mediocre. Would not return. 8 in our party no one would return

Outstanding service and amazing food. We were impressed with presentation as well as quality.

Bitterly disappointed - discriminative We went for my birthday meal. We specified on the booking we were bringing a wheelchair and yet upon arrival this was clearly a shock and an effort for waiter Andri. He was huffing and puffing whilst bringing out the ramp to let the wheelchair in and also insisted we moved tables for no apparent reason. He also made comments about how big and an inconvenience he thought the chair was. Even after all of this, I thought it may have been an honest mistake so I tried to calmly speak to bring his behaviour to his attention and how it may accidentally have come across discriminative. He was not apologetic at all, he spoke angrily to me and told me it was a business suggesting this was not an accident. Not only that but he also wasn’t an attentive waiter, he got orders wrong and clearly couldn’t count as brought 3 glasses of water instead of 4. Disgusted.

Went here on a Friday, took our booking with very little nice , we were greeted by a very friendly and welcoming waitress who showed us to our table. Not long after they took our order for food and drinks. The drinks arrived promptly followed shortly after that by our starter of bruschetta, calamari and garlic bread, all beautifully cooked and presented. Then for mains we had gyros and a big beautiful seafood platter. Everything cooked to perfection. Amazing food, great service. Would highly recommend

Had a lovely meal at Opa's. Great atmosphere and lovely staff. Don't go there if you expect fast food...it does take a little longer to get served and you need to factor that in but we'll worth it.. Simply relax, enjoy your evening with lovely food and drinks

Great staff. Very attentive and knowledgeable about menu. Lovely friendly place and reasonably priced. Food was lovely and served in good time.

First time here food was fab staff very friendly the prices were great

The food in there smell a bit strange, but still very handsome. I wonder if the building with this restaurant has an elevator inside of the main block

Sunday lunch was terrific. Perfect mash and Lamb. Its nothing but a pleasure to dine here

Having been to opa on numerous occasions, I chose this place to have my mams small gathering of family to celebrate her 80th birthday. As always food and hospitality was absolutely amazing. There is no better place to eat in North shields in my opinion, and nowhere else around where you can feel like you are in Greece ❤️

Second visit here and we all had delicious food staff were attentive and polite. Food was excellent some of the starters were like a main course. Lots of selection on menu. Excellent meal

Fabulous place to eat, big portions, very friendly staff and great service.

Lovely place, delicious food and outstanding service. Gyros are wonderful and the pizzas are fantastic. Will definitely be going again.

What a little find!!! Food and service absolutely spot on. Thanks Opa xx

Excellent food and excellent service would definitely go back and recommend to friends

Always friendly staff and food nice

Visit every time we're on holiday at Whitley Bay, only a short hop to North Shields. If you like Greek food, this is the place to eat.

Fantastic Greek food. Will be back

Best Greek food in North Tyneside, as well as amazing Sunday dinners for 11 / 12 quid. Food is fresh and delicious - and the portions are nice and big! Lovely staff and great service. Can't really recommend enough.

Excellent food. Great service and atmosphere . Meze huge easily fed 4 as a starter. Wine cheap and cheerful. All main meals freshly prepared and delicious

Came here for first time been meaning to come for ages came for our anniversary was very authentic Greek restaurant lovely place will defo come back

Great food, good wine, and lovely attentive staff.

We had the opportunity at the last minute to eat some amazing food here at OPA. My husband had lamb shank that just looked and tasted he said amazing. I had the beef which was delicious, we had 3 courses and was amazing value for money. We will definitely be back and the staff were amazing really friendly thank you.

I got a takeaway Sunday lunch but l was very disappointed with the food mash potato was not good it was slope and the gravy as well l would not go back it was the first time and he last so disappointed

Lovely little restaurant which serve’s beautiful fresh food… and reasonably priced. I would definitely recommend going.

Really disappointed by the poor service and attitude of the woman who was serving tonight. Very abrupt and impatient. You could tell she was in a hurry to go home we weren't even asked if would like coffee's or dessert there were 13 of us and she even left before we did and we left at 9. 30ish.Would have been finished earlier had we not waited well over an hour for our mains. There is usually a lovely softly spoken Greek lady taking orders and serving who is the epitome of politeness the person serving tonight could take some lessons from her.

Went on a Saturday night (booked in advance), restaurant was busy, atmosphere nice, staff very friendly and helpful when ordering drinks and food. Excellent food, portions are huge, we were a table of 4 went for starters and mains, really struggled to finish the food there was so much, next time we'll just get 2 starters to share rather than one each. Prices are good and the quality of the food is great, all served by friendly efficient staff. Will be back and if your after great food in nice surrounding served by efficient, helpful staff I would definitely recommend, you won't be disappointed.

Fantastic food and absolutely huge portions great value for money

Great food, friendly staff, huge portions!

Great tasting authentic Greek food, plus choice of other Italian dishes. Would highly recommend to eat in or take out.

Went there tonight on recommendation and they were not wrong. Absolute fabulous food and staff. If you live in this area you must try, but please book..😃

I celebrated my birthday here today. We had their lovely crusty bread and butter, butter beans in tomato sauce prawn cocktail chicken gyros bread salad tzatziki and chips, all delicious but best of all Greek meatballs in tomato sauce. Brilliant staff and fabulous food. Huge portions reasonable bill. Couldn’t be happier

Family birthday, food choice excellent. Food fresh, great portions. Service very good. Would recommend this restaurant.

Beautiful Greek and Italian food, they also do take away!

Food is amazing the staff are always helpful and friendly

Very tasty food, attentive ( but not over the top) service. Place was full as we went in, gently emptied by 9 ( I think). Went in very hungry, couldn't finish sll main after a starter - big portions. Topped and tailed with beer next door it made for an awesome evening.

We had a late mother's day meal with kids and my wife, all I can say is the food was outstanding the staff very attentive and friendly, would recommend to everyone. Will definitely going back the Greek platter is a must

Great service. Great food. Great wine.

Lovely ambiance and good food at reasonable price. Friendly staff

We Heard a lot about this place and popped in without a booking as we were in the area and thinking it was a Greek restaurant. In fact it's a Greek Italian!!!! There have to be over 50-60 items on the menu but only a handful of tables so there is no way at all these dishes be cooked fresh... hence the ping from the kitchen. The food is okay but it definitely did not taste freshly made. My Moussaka lacked meat and tasted weird....the stifado was decent... Try for yourselves but it's not a place that I will return to

We love Opa so it made sense to visit for our son’s 19th birthday - and it didn’t disappoint! We had the sharing platter for two whilst our son had two starters as mains. Food was amazing as usual and brilliant service with a little birthday surprise for our son. Can’t wait to go back!

One of the best kept secretes.. food is amazing .. staff are lovely & friendly also x

Always fantastic food, friendly staff.

Been here few times with family, excellent food and service, family run too

Great Greek food and friendly service!

Quality food, quality staff very helpful. Lights Dim automatically flicker. Gets on my nerves. Otherwise full marks never had a bad meal here.

Well what a find this was an it's an absolute gem. The food was first class all cooked fresh and served by friendly attentive staff. We finished the meal with a coffee and complimentary liqueur which was a very nice touch. Thank you see you next time.

Went to the Greek night and had a fabulous time. A proper little gem in North Shields. Looking out for the next one

My partner and I went to OPA tonight for their special Greek Night. I thought we'd have to be rolled out of their after eating so much delicious food! Reminder to self - don't eat for the entire day before the next visit. The so called "mini" maze starter was a huge portion. Could easily have fed 2 people. The lamb kleftico melted off the bone, it was so tender. Ice cream and baklava for dessert. They left plenty of time between each course to enjoy the live music and dancing. The Greeks certainly know how to have a good time! Or only regret was having to leave early (9.30pm) as tomorrow is a work day. We'll definitely be back.

Lovely atmosphere with greek music, friendly staff, nice and clean and most important excellent food

Excellent service with an excellent menu. Meal was fantastic......great value for money. Definitely come back again. Keep up the excellent standards! Thank you!

Craving one of Opa’s lovely Calzone pizzas was really disappointed to find it no longer on the new revamped menu. Settled for the beef stifado instead and it was really nice. Really generous portion and beautifully cooked, sauce delicious. Husband had the Amatriciana pasta which...

A lovely friendly atmosphere. The food was unreal. Service was professional but warm. Absolutely I'd go back. A hidden gem ♥️

Excellent quality food and portions

Just back off holiday didn’t have time to do a shop.looked at the good reviews.absolutely disgusting Sunday lunch delivery mash potatoes not rosted as said in website unedable slop beef dry and tasteless 1 Yorkshire pudding which was cold.waste of £13.00 all went in bin

We ate dinner here on a Saturday night. The service and food was all top notch! Bread and butter was brought to the table. Had calamari for appetizer. So fresh and tender. Served hot and cooked perfectly. For dinner I had Salmon with orange sauce and a side salad. Husband had Pasta with sausage and wild mushrooms. Both mains were cooked with skill and we enjoyed our meal.

I was here with my adopted mum who pulled a surprise birthday meal for me. The staff surprised me with a cake and were all cheerful, helpful kind staff. Will be here again ❤️❤️❤️

Jill and I (Jo) love this restaurant. They kept us going with Sunday lunches delivered during the height of lockdown. When we have friends or grandkids or whoever (!) staying then this is where we come. The service is very good, the food is excellent and it is not unreasonably expensive. They serve a variety of well cooked Greek and Italian food (OK so they also serve a 'Sunday lunch' and I'm sure its delicious but come on people why would you?!) so you will not be disappointed. Have I mentioned baklava?!

All liked it. Deliciously cooked and very cozy atmosphere.

A hidden gem in North Shields! Lovely restaurant with amazing food. Staff couldn't have been more helpful and so friendly. Atmosphere was perfect for our occasion which was a girls night out of the more reserved variety but this lovely place would cater for whatever the occasion 😊

As a party of 4, we visited on 18th June, service was brilliant and food was excellent. The best Greek food experience I have had outside of Greece. Keep it up folks. We hope to be back soon.

What a great find. loved the food very tasty good portions and a good price. Staff were friendly and helpful . Wish I had discovered it sooner.

Really great Greek food at decent prices. Highly recommended

Had a lovely meal at Opa. Staff were really friendly and attentive, meal was authentic and tasty. We had moussaka and kleftiko. Both generous portions and flavoursome. House red was good. Have also had chicken dishes, steaks and pizza on previous visits and this meal...

OMG - had 4 meals from Opa now and not one of them has been bad. We had a take away delivered during lockdown twice and weren't disappointed. Although take away, it was still hot when arrived. We've also had 2 sit in meals and...

Authentic greek food with authentic atmosphere!!! Mouthwatering greek recipes in good prices ! Definitely recommended!!!

My daughter and I visited yesterday. Food as always fantastic. Nothing ever too much trouble. We took some of our delicious meals home(portions are large) Also ordered takeaways for my son in law and my grandson We all love OPA. Will be back very soon

Went for the first time to Opa tonight, I had king prawns cooked to perfection, partner had the chicken gyro. We asked for a chilli sauce which isn't on the menu. The chef quickly asked exactly what we'd like and rustled us up a fresh...

This lovely little restaurant is very unprepossessing from the outside but don't let appearances put you off: This an absolute gem of a place. The food is delicious, authentic and hugely plentiful. The waiters and waitresses are absolutely charming. We visited for the first time...

First time here but certainly won't be the last! Great service too.

Lovely food, good portions, good prices, friendly staff. Authentic and freshly cooked by Greek people, and it showed. Would absolutely recommend this place. Went on a Wednesday night and it was busy, need I say more!

We attended for my birthday, with my grown kids and one grandchild. Food was great (large portions - I regretted the started even though I shared with hubby) the moussaka was lovely, the gyros my son had tasted great. The brownie for dessert was a...

Well this little gem in North Shields is a family-ran authentic Greek restaurant - with both a Greek & Italian menu. The food takes us back to when we were in Greece on holiday. The staff are so courteous and exemplary in assisting with your order. You’re asked if you would like to taste the wine first before deciding to accept the whole bottle and the waitress was able to confirm our concerns about food allergens. The atmosphere was brilliant, traditional Greek music playing in the background and the restaurant decor makes you feel like you’re back in Greece. They have Mythos and Metaxa at the bar, the Chicken Gyros Portion was cooked beautifully and more than I could finish. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone - but pre-book as they get very busy.

One of only a handful of authentic Greek restaurants in the North-East. Amazing food - the Pargino is to die for - and at reasonable prices. Staff are very courteous and the service is exemplary. They also do Sunday Lunch - and they deliver too.

Great food great atmosphere great service what else can I say great

Opa has an excellent range of Greek and Italian food but I always stick to the chocolate fudge cake with ice cream for dessert because it is absolutely gorgeous. I went there last night with my girlfriend and the service was excellent. The owners are...

The best place to have a great experience from the Greek hospitality , delicious food and wonderful people make the perfect choice for going out!

Meal out with a few friends, fantastic food and service with a smile, would definitely recommend.

Great delicious food. Too much choice on menu

Food was delicious couldn't fault it at all.. Staff were very friendly would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone

We went on Friday night for tea- it was absolutely delicious! We had starters the main. I couldn’t finish it. It was cooked perfectly, the staff were so friendly and cared about every customer there. The set out was perfect for my partner’ he needs...

I have been to Opa many times with my family and on date nights with my husband. It's a lovely, welcoming, family run business and they have always accommodated us even when we had a baby in tow. The food is delicious and would appeal...

Excellent meals, great staff. Went for a meal on New Year's Eve with my wife and enjoyed the experience. Great value for money, will come again.

I was a bit put off by the shop front but once inside it was like being in Greece. The staff were lovely and the food was amazing. Great to see Greek people in there which is always good. Would recommend to anyone.

Had a very tasty authentic Greek meal for 2nd time in 2 months here ; service & staff extremely pleasant & polite; lamb kleftiko ; beef stifado & gyros very tasty : ( would book at weekend to be sure to get a table &...

We have just visited Opa again for a family lunch and have to say the Sunday roast dinners were the best we've had. The service was first class and the warm welcome was second to none as always. We would highly reccomend this authentic family run restaurant.

Give this place one more try, prior to the Flu pandemic it was full of Stepford wives and there blokes.....stary people that just sit there like Zombies and don't even speak to each other. Once again service at the bar was dished out by grumpy...

Best tasty pizza av had in long time will order again

Great meal 8 friends out for a meal, loved every dish, from steak to beef stifado, staff great worth a visit

Really enjoyable evening with great food at very reasonable prices

Great food. Big portions and very tasty. Service was great too. Lovely staff. If you go go hungry. Mixed mezze was delicious, gyros, Stefado, and moussaka were too. We will definitely go back

Excellent service,meal and chat