Sokrates Taverna in Trafford

had a really lovely time here for my birthday, great food and lovely people

We enjoyed a work reunion on Friday 18th. The 12 of us enjoyed a friendly welcome. We had a Meze which was superb and plentiful. They even Modified the selection for those that didn't eat cheese - how brilliant was that. The service and attention was excellent. Many thanks to all the staff. Will book again. *****

Excellent food, fabulous service, appropriate prices, very large quantities, always fresh, lots of options.

Restaurant quality food to your door 10/10 every time most authentic Greek food I’ve eaten

Lovely service, the staff were absolutely wonderful and the food was delicious! Highly recommend if you want to try a Greek gyros!

The portions are very very small, ordered a main meal and it wasn’t even the size of a starter, still hungry!

Visited here in 5/9/24,great service and lovely food. We had the Meze and a couple of Greek beers. We will definitely come back👍😀

Food lovely, same lovely Service 😍

Birthday celebration for 9 people. Almost everyone had different starters and mains and they were all delicious. One of the party required a GF diet and I cannot praise enough how this issue was dealt with. Huge portions, great variety and friendly service.

Food was delicious. Will order again.

Lovely food, excellent service and very good value. Will definitely be going back

We got mousaka and kofta kebab, the food was amazing and the service was great. This is my favourite restaurant in Sale!

Maybe I was expecting too much as I live in Greece, but the food was very disappointing. Also, the restaurant smelt of damp.

Amazing Greek food! Delicious dishes I had the gigantes with pastourmas and will definitely be returning soon for another meal

Really tasty meze. Usually eat in but decided on a take away which didn’t disappoint. Same great quality and good portions. Very happy and would recommend.

Authentic Greek food. QThis place never disappoints! Great service, lovely atmosphere and the food was devine! Will be back!

This is one of those places that genuinely transports you to the place that the food is from. It's not fancy in terms of the decor but the food is outstanding.

Top little Taverna. Food was amazing. I'm gluten free and both servers were knowledgeable and went above and beyond to make sure I was catered for. We got the mix meze and not only was the food amazing, there was so much, I think I've gone up a jean size 😅 will definitely be back.

First time visit and felt like I had been served a banquet. Service was fantastic too and very accomodating. Highly recommend and will be back to enjoy other delights. Mykos beers are very crisp and cold as you would expect.

Amazing again so clean and full of flavour

Hands down the best greek food in Manchester, we have been numerous times and you cannot fault it, fresh, authentic, affordable - perfect for a date night or meal out. Would recommend 1000%

Great food great service will order again soon

Shut down but it was still terrible

It was a bit quiet but the food was lovely and the staff were great. My only small complaint would be that the bathroom could do with updating.

Fantastic food and value - my favourite place 👌🏻

The beef was lovely and tender, but not as tasty as past beef stifado from there.

Excellent take away, great quality and healthy options 👍🏻 Regular customer

Great little place with authentic freshly made food and good atmosphere. Great service, made to feel welcomed and very accommodating.

Recently visited with some friends for the first time and we all had a great meal. As a coeliac it’s difficult to guarantee getting a good gluten free meal and not feel like you’re missing out on all the best dishes but I did certainly not miss out on the mezze. We pre-ordered the mezze 24 hours prior to the visit,mom which 3 people did not require a gluten free option. The majority of the meal was naturally gluten free but I was given gluten free pitta bread to go with the dips, the fried foods on the starter tray were cooked in a separate fryer and the main came on a separate dish, having substituted some rice dish with chips and meatballs for some vegetarian option to ensure it was gluten free. Great food and excellent for gluten free. Will visit again!

Excellent food, great service and good value in a traditional Greek restaurant

Very delicious food, friendly staff. We love how they cook Moussaka and beef stifado. In general the food in Socrates restaurant is one of the best in town. We also liked yoghurt cheesecake.

Great value, and quality. Also always listen to any requests made 👌🏻

We visited on a Friday night, for years we had been saying we should go and never went. We decided our wedding anniversary would be a good opportunity to do so and it did not disappoint. We had halloumi and feta for starters both delicious and the Kleftiko and Stifado for mains. Both were stunning, the Kleftiko especially. I am not keen on lamb but had a taste of my husbands and it was delicious. We also had a bottle of wine, it was all very reasonably priced for what we got. The atmosphere was lovely, nice ambiance, not noisy plenty of people in there enjoying their meals. The staff were lovely and the restaurant itself has a typical Greek taverna charm about it. Can’t believe we left it so long to visit, but we most certainly will be back again. Thank you for a wonderful anniversary meal.

Lovely vegetarian options. Tasty fresh vegetables and not too salty. Friendly and quick delivery.

The food is outstanding every single time I order I’ve never had a bad meal from here 12/10 keep up the Good work guys

Having been a happy semi-regular visitor to this restaurant going back 5 years or so, I decided to visit again recently. The food was still reasonable for the price. Service OK. Served by a young girl with a crop top (which seemed a little unsuitable attire for a waitress), but she was helpful enough. But what really let the place down was its shabby, unloved appearance. The toilets are in the basement. The whole basement area smelt of damp. The carpet had seen better days and the yellow warning strips where there were steps had all but worn away. The ladies at least - can't comment on the gents - were scruffy and also smelt of damp. In one of the cubicles there was a pile of about 6 wall tiles that had fallen off and were on the floor by the cubicle door. I mean what does it take to pick them up?? There was black mold behind the sink as well. If I had my camera on me when I visited the loo, I would have taken photos and posted them on here to be honest ! The whole place needs money spent on it!

Lovely authentic Greek restaurant. Lovely food at reasonable prices. Definitely recommend.

Delicious food for a really affordable price!

Have been to the restraint many times and the takeaway lives up to the in house meal. 2 person mezza was spot on and fed 3 with enough for lunch 5stars

Cracking meal. Big portions and quite good value

the food was really nice and the man who dropped it off was really nice and respectful the food packaging was really nice and nothing would leak everything was really cooked and nice

Don’t normally review unless Theres a problem ! Not this time . My daughter recommended and I was not disappointed . Food was beautiful . Much nicer that the usual kebab … deffo a new favourite 5***

I like a lot the delicious food in this restaurant. Also nobody can fault their fantastic choice of dishes, and wines. Good service. Charming touch to have put tables outside their restaurant

Chicken souvlaki wrap was tasty as always!

We love Sokrates. Food is delicious and there's plenty of it in their Meze special. Friends and family have all tried it and enjoyed it too. Kids love the chicken skewers especially!

Delicious food and waiter was so attentive and always had a smile on his face. Would definitely recommend

Fabulous food, generous portions,and prompt take out service for a Saturday night.

The meze is fantastic! Service & delivery was fab

Food fantastic as always and delivery driver was very polite

Amazing food - definitely recommend 👌🏻

Finally tried sokrates yesterday with my friend. We really enjoyed our food and the laid back feel of the restaurant. It felt very authentic. The food was lovely and great value for money. The girl who served us was very sweet. I will be returning soon and would recommend :)

From the minute we stepped in we felt uncomfortable it was like the gentleman didn’t want our custom! We ordered our food the koftas were dry and the rice was greasy I left most of mine . But the most concerning issue was the cleanliness of the restaurant the cobwebs are all over the lampshades , the walls were filthy and the toilets are absolutely disgusting the whole place needs a deep clean . It’s a shame because we used to go quite frequently but never again !

Baked feta undercooked and souvlaki dry. The gents toilets smelled pretty bad. Generally speaking disappointed and would not recommend.

Lovely hot food. Great, polite delivery driver!

Usual high standard quality food.

Great Greek food, good portions and quick service

The menu is extensive and the portions are generous. I don't like to eat too much red meat a week so was slightly disappointed that there are only two chicken main dishes to choose from. I had the CHICKEN WITH CHICKPEA AND CHILLI STEW. It was very nice but not spicy enough for my taste, but that is my opinion. The other 3 people at my party had differing plates but I know they enjoyed it very much. The place is not very big so the noise from other diners was intolerable for us. We sat close to the window by the wall. The noise was too much and got even worse when a group of women were seated behind us which meant we could not hear each other at all, we turned down the dessert menu only because of this. Again the food and staff are great, but oh dear the noise is tooo much.

We enjoyed a very lovely meal with the family. Reminded us of the tasty meals we have enjoyed in Greece. The service and ambience was really good and the food was so authentic. Well done Sokrates, lovely staff, great food, we will be back soon.

Lovely food, the mixed mezze was amazing, the service was good, and the atmosphere and music was great. Looking forward to coming back again!

Excellent food. Love ordering from here. Always Fresh and hot. Always tasty & good quality food. Thank you

Ordered the Meze for 2, was worried to whether there would be enough with us both being pigs🤣 There was plenty, everything cooked perfectly, nice selection of bits. Well worth the money. Will definitely order this more regularly. Thanks guys!

Fantastic place, food is always great and the atmosphere is lovely. Try the mezze combo appetiser!

First time ordering and it won’t be the last food was absolutely delicious had the meze for 2 and was enough to feed a family of 4 just delicious.

Amazing, every single time!! The wraps are incredible

Great quality food and friendly service, as always.

We had a great evening here at the weekend. The restaurant was quite full. The food was excellent and service was good too. We weren't rushed between courses. We ordered too much and i took my moussaka home! Definitely recommend 😊

Amazing, quality food, we were stuffed! The portion sizes were very generous.

Delicious food, good service. Absolutely excellent quality of food

Amazing evening had by all the Mousaka is divine!

Food fantastic needs a good clean and needs decorating

Not up to usual high standard. Long long wait for starter. Stefado not as good as in the past.Lacking the usual friendly exuberant atmosphere.

We visited Sokrates on a Friday evening for a birthday meal and it was lovely! The service was excellent and the food was delicious! They even bought out a free dessert for the birthday boy! Will definitely visit again.

We decided to try Sokrates for our first restaurant meal out after having just moved to Sale from Birmingham. I have a soft spot for Greek food, but being vegetarians we have found in the past it can be difficult to find authentic and tasty veggie Greek food in the UK. At Sokrates we had a great experience. We ordered the vegetable moussaka which comes served with a small portion of Greek salad, and the four dip selection which comes with a basket of hot pitta bread. We decided to share the good between us The moussaka was a very generous portion and easily fed the two of us. The flavour was incredible. A lovely warmth from the traditional spicing of allspice, nutmeg, clove, and bayleaf. The dips were also very tasty, I especially enjoyed the beetroot skordalia. It had a wonderful glow of garlic. The interior is that of a homely traditional taverna, with plenty of tables of different sizes. The staff are friendly and generous.

Great food good sized portions served in a friendly atmosphere.

Food was stunning, really quick service and the amount of food you get for the price was immense. Will definitely be going back again soon.

Great food, fresh and tasty, delivered earlier than expected. Will definitely order again

Absolutely lovely tasty food. Lots of variety.

Wonderful experience, great food, great atmosphere and lovely helpful owner and staff. Go and enjoy a lovely friendly night out with friends and family.

Good food I had the wraps, only issue I had was their wasn’t enough meat in each wrap but it was well seasoned and very nice.

Delicious food, really authentic. We shared the mezzo which was great value for money - everything was so tasty with generous portions. Great service!

Lovely meal, food ready for collection on time. What's not to love.

Excellent quality, love this restaurant 😍

Truly fantastic food, very generous portion sizes and lovely traditional decor. Very vegetarian friendly also, this is my new favourite Greek restaurant.

Gorgeous food and really prompt friendly service. Would definitely recommend to others.

food arrived hot and fresh, really enjoyable.

Absolutely delicious food, worth driving to Sale for it. Welcoming owners, kind and attentive to your needs. The place has a cosy, family vibe, clean and pleasant. There is no AC so not the greatest in very hot summer days as it's a small, family restaurant.

Hot Fresh and super tasty as always. Look forward to dining in one day with the family

Fabulous food. Really enjoyed our meals. Very tasty and great service. Will definitely be ordering from Socrates again. Thoroughly recommend.

Ordered the Keftethes main course and it was delicious. It would have been even better though if a bit of salad was added. Delivery was on time and the food arrived hot. I look forward to trying the rest of the menu if people could please state what they ordered when reviewing the restaurant.

Having been here before & enjoyed it, we booked to go last Saturday. We arrived to find the restaurant closed. A small piece of paper on the window said sorry we are closed as we have an electrical problem in the kitchen. The reason I was so annoyed was that they didn't ring or text us so we could have booked in somewhere else. They had our number it was taken by them when we booked. This was on top of them taking a take away order during Covid and being closed when I turned up to collect it. Not even a sign on the window that time. Its all a pity really as the food and atmosphere, when they are open, is good.

Amazing food, they accommodated us even thou we arrived just before 9pm. Amazing food and authentic feel to the restaurant which I’ve dined at over the years and it’s always been spot on

Great authentic Greek food, great environment and affordable!

Delicious food. The driver was about 10 minutes late and they brought 2 beers to say sorry and followed up with a phone call. Couldn't ask for better service ☺️

Fantastic date night at Sokrates. The staff member on the night was super friendly and welcoming and catered to everything really well. The food was fantastic all round and we unfortunately had no space left to try dessert this time, so we will be back.

Amazing as ever. Restaurant standard all delivered to your door. Best Greek in MCR

Friendly hand off and amazing food as always.

Beautiful food & plenty of it. This restaurant is amazing, we love it

Really luv'ly place. step back in time, really fresh tasty food. Large portions aswell. Definitely going again🇬🇷💗🫒🥘

Simply wonderful food as always - Thankyou so much for another terrific experience

We live close by and love Socrates - the food is always sensational and having taken numerous friends here they all now, like us, return again and again. The restaurant decor is a little tired but that is fine because the food is the best Greek food we have found since living in Greece! Recommend it to anyone, especially their rice - it is out of this world - the mousaka too!!