Souvlaki and Gyros in Exeter

Tasty greek food, quaint area and friendly staff.

Previously gave this place a more favourable review but popped in one evening to get something for dinner and when I went to pay with my card (something we've all become accustomed to), the person behind the counter pointed quite rudely at a handwritten sign on the counter which said cash only. When I explained that I had no cash on me, he told me to go to the cash machine a few minutes away. I said I'd rather not and he just shrugged his shoulders therefore I walked away and I won't be going back. If there was a problem with the card machine then I would have expected that this would have been explained to me. Ironically this place takes orders online which you can pay for via a card payment. So whilst I made an effort to go to the shop and place an order in person, I have less payment options then someone ordering from the comfort of my home. Guys it's 2024!

Very good service and food 👌 👍. I did like the place but due to in price of thing it's not cheap

Thankyou so much for doing the most amazing food for my 40th last week! All of our guests absolutely loved it and it's the best gyros I have ever had! Can't wait to come back to the restaurant again soon xx

Thank you so much for catering for my daughter’s 40th birthday party last night. Fantastic food and lovely friendly people. Can’t recommend highly enough 😊

recommend The bakery, the service and the staff of 10 🌟🌟🌟 Large portions and delicious cakes. Congratulations 🌟🌟🌟

This restaurant has such a cozy and charming atmosphere! From the moment you walk in, you feel right at home. The warm lighting, rustic decor, and comfortable seating make it an ideal place for a relaxed meal. The food was so yummy and we ate the whole portions, even though they were quite big. All meat was tender and went well with the sauce and vegetables. It was perfectly cooked, and the flavour was amazing!

The food is amazing here. The atmosphere reminds one of a lil greek village. Try there lamb dish and gyros is excellent.

Great Greek food to take away or eat in their covered area.

Amazing gyros, excellent service and a lovely Greek atmosphere, highly recommend. Even a shot of grappa on the house!

Popped in on a Sunday as we've been wanting to try this place for ages. Partner had the sausage gyros wrap without tomatoes, and I had the pork gyros wrap. They were delicious and generous portions! Gutted that we didn't take any photos, but they smelt so good we just tucked in! I can see what others were saying about it not being boiling hot, but that didn't affect the overall taste for us. We also had some baklava, which was yummy! As we waited for it to be cooked, we checked out the outdoor seating, which looked good and warm in the evenings. We will be back again to try the halloumi and other offerings next time.

The food is nice enough, but quite expensive for what you get. £15.50 for a mixed gyros box. Bigger portions for less money elsewhere.

Fantastic food and the guys are just good people

If you are after authentic Greek food AVOID this place at all costs. I am of Greek Cypriot origin and this is NOT Greek food. We ordered the chicken souvlaki wrap for my daughter and my wife and I had the halloumi wraps. First thing to note was that the guy who served me wasn't particularly friendly. Just barked words at me and fellow customers with an almost confrontational demeanour. I thought I would let it go, as I had already ordered our food before arriving and hoped the meal would make up for it. When then opening up our wraps when we got home we realised it was jammed full of soggy fries with very little salad or halloumi/chicken and quite a lot of tzatziki. Again, not really something you would find in an 'authentic' Greek kebab. The norm is a lot of salad and filling of your choice. Fries are separate. Next thing, and possibly the most shocking of all, was the tzatziki. When we took our first bite we realised it didn't taste right. It took a while for us to work it out, but then realised that the tzatziki had been made using mayonnaise and not Greek yoghurt. I'm still in complete shock now when writing this that someone would have the gall to sell something like tzatziki using completely different ingredients, and then claim to be an authentic Greek takeaway. We didn't eat much to start with and then stopped as soon as we realised that we basically had a thick load of mayonnaise sauce in our wrap. It was revolting. On top of that the chicken and halloumi were both extremely bland. I also noted that they were selling small plastic cartons of baklava for £6 each. They looked suspiciously like the baklava you find in Lidl when they are doing their Greek themed week. Make of that what you will, but I imagine the mark up selling it on is significantly higher than what was paid in Lidl for it. Avoid, avoid, avoid! This is not Greek food. This is a cheap attempt at imitating something that the owner obviously isn't really interested in getting right.

Good very nice, the best souvlaki, original taste. Will be one of our favorite place where to eat❤️ Great job and delicious food 🥰

Lovely, Gyros never had it before, so I will definitely be back

The wraps are delicious and soft. The meat is excellent. The seasoning is on point. This is the only takeaway in Exeter that we keep coming back to. Consistently delicious.

Great food! Nice little heated terrace where you can enjoy traditional Greek food!

i don’t normally write reviews but i think this place deserves one. the male worker was the nicest person i could have asked for, he was so friendly and funny and helped with out with what to choose. i am currently eating my chicken gyros and i had to let everyone know how delicious it is. even whilst in Greece I’ve had amazing gyros and i still think this is the best I’ve ever had. huge portion sizes, clean food prep areas, fast service and friendly staff- not more that i could ask for!! i will be back as soon as i can be. Thank You !!!!

Would be a 9/10 if it had more chicken it in. Other than that, like it.

Nice owner, terrible food (takeaway, so what can I do now?) Asked for no onions in my souvlaki pitta - got onions...The word 'chicken' never came up - not only did I get chicken, but so dry I eventually gave up eating it...Not nearly enough tzaziki (flavourless) and chips IN the pitta, even though I ordered fries as a side - why? So tacky...The worst meal I've (almost) eaten in a long time - for £14? I wish I didn't have to post a review to let you know, but there's no 'contact' via your website....I've had lovely meals 'eat in' in the past, but seems takeaway you just don't care? I'm sad 😢

Great portion sizes, good service time, beautiful little authentic seated area, delicious food, slightly lukewarm, excellent customer service

I'm no expert on Greek food but it was super tasty, generous portion sizes, friendly and helpful staff. Recommended

Just look at that food! It couldn’t any better! The services was top tier and food was like I was sat in a restaurant in Greece all over again. My new fave place and definitely going to be a regular here! Highly recommend to everyone

I feel I need something more than the generic response I received after my scathing review , perhaps I wasn't clear , the food was inedible , despite being ravenous after a long road trip neither me or my friend ate more than a few mouthfuls , it was so disappointing if I had been in the restaurant I would have sent the food back demanded a refund and left. It is disingenuous to describe this as authentic greek food , it's nothing like souvlaki that I've had elsewhere , it was bland tasteless, mushy and dry and powdery like the poor quality chicken had been cooked in an overcrowded pan with no seasoning and then reheated , no colour on it, pale flabby and inedible, i felt so disappointed and it almost ruined our evening, souvlaki is cooked on skewers over charcoal , at least it is if it's authentic as the owner describes it , well the chicken hsd been about as near a grill as the elgin marbles are to the parthenon

Popped in here for takeaway dinner , it was utterly terrible , the chicken souvlaki was bland and tasteless and weirdly dry and powdery , no discernible seasoning and had been nowhere near a grill , it was heaped onto soggy undercooked chips and bog standard salad, a side of bland tzatsiki wasn't even close to adding much needed flavour. This is not greek food and they should be ashamed of themselves for flying the flag over this paltry offering , I've been to Greece and nowhere there would serve up dross like this and the proud Greeks who cook amazing food would be horrified by it. Save yourself the disappointment and head to the only decent place in exeter that cooks over charcoal which is in sidwell street and begins with an E.

Cute little terrace area. Big portions and decent food.

It was hot, but chicken was overdone and didnt taste good.

It's been a long time since I've been here for takeaway after moving across Exeter but it's was worth the drive, definitely not disappointed. Generous portions, good quality and tastes great. The only reason for 4 star is that it's cash only, but in honesty it wouldn't put me off I'd just make sure I got cash before I got there in future as parking is also a bit of a mare 😬

We had the most amazing Chicken Gyros plate and Greek salad. The food is amazing and we will definitely being going back. The place is spotlessly clean, the food is fresh and plenty of it and the staff were lovely too. If I could give more stars I would! 100% recommend 👌

Nice place for a genuine Greek..

Super friendly service, my Mum had the chicken gyros which was flavoursome and delicious. I had the same as her except with grilled chicken. Really sadly when I got home the chicken was unbelievably dry, I struggled to eat it. The chips were unseasoned and needed a lot of salt, and were pretty soggy to be honest. Shame as they're super friendly. Would potentially go back as we live nearby but would definitely get the gyros instead or even a halloumi wrap. For £9 it's good value as the portion is large and the bread is nice.

Amazing food! We decided to eat in since we arent from Exeter and were staying in a hotel. They only have outdoor seating in an open shed with heaters so its fine during the winter. The food was delicous, we ordered waaay too much! The portions are huge which does not happen often in the UK. The value for money is great and they dont try to rip you off. A drink is 1-3£ which is not very common. I highly recommend this place as the food is amazing and you will not regret it. I will deffo be back when in Exeter.

Delicious food and very friendly people! We will definitely be returning.

authentic greek food maybe when you park outside and the manager turns up to unload the supplies, not so friendly

Being passionate about Greek food, I wanted to see how it is this one as well. I wasn't disappointed at all from begin until the end. Amazing food, amazing service, nice atmosphere into restaurant. For sure I will be back for more.

I absolutely loved this place! I’d say it’s the most authentic Greek takeaway and mini restaurant I’ve ever been to :) great value for money as the portion sizes are masssiivee! Also the staff are super kind and accommodating, they even gave us a free shot at the end of our meal ♥️ thank you 🙏🏽

Food 🌸 Atmosphere 🌸 Cute little spot, great for a takeaway or even a get together. ❤️

Excellent Greek restaurant in Exeter! Very tasty food, especially the wraps. Service very quick and comfy seating area with a Greek atmosphere. Would recommend, good pricing too!

It's a great place to order food from and i have allways had a good experience highly recommended

The food is tasty and reasonably priced. Better by far to go pick up your food than have it delivered. Staff are friendly and accommodating, but absolutely worked off their feet. Looks pretty much like food I've eaten in Greece, so seems to me to be authentic. They have restaurant to the side which looks nicely done, but we usually go for takeaway food

Came here for a 60th Birthday meal, we had a party of 18. The authentic Greek food was amazing, everyone loved it and there was no waste, the staff were friendly and attentive, it is the perfect venue for people who love greek food and would recommend that you come here.

The best takeaway in Exeter. I've enjoyed Souvlaki and Gyros food for years now and it has been delicious every single time. This week I booked a table for 18 people for a birthday celebration in the outdoor seating area and it was absolutely perfect: delicious authentic Greek food, lovely owner and staff, brilliant service and very accommodating to our needs. I will be a customer for life and I already can't wait to return! 😊 Thank you!

Great friendly, small family business, great service with a good sense of humour and lovely eat in experience. Great food and very good prices. My new favourite place, will be back. Glad to see they will soon be cash only too :-)

Absolutely first class pork gyro. Definitely as good as you’d find in Greece! Shame you’d sold out of retsina and that you aren’t nearer to me.

Phenomenal food, great atmosphere, and really friendly service, it was so good I have gone back already. 100% recommend going and sitting in the seating area 🥰

This was the first time I went to have a Greek takeaway the man was very unpleasant when I got my card out to pay he said he preferred cash I asked why as clearly there was a machine to pay I did have fifty pound cash the bill was 44 when I got home the meal was so dry the chicken was awful and the whole meals were left I could never recommend this place to anyone and especially when you have come down for a holiday

Fantastic food, timely service, what more do you need?

Only started using recently as working in Exeter but really nice! Having been bought up in Greece getting my Greek fix from here. Great friendly staff, nice seating area next door to sit in and great food too!

Used them for a take-away and not disappointed. Great food delivered on time. Don’t know why we have not used them before, will certainly use them again. Thank you for delicious Saturday night food!

I have tried it twice once I ordered chicken gyros in plate and another time was chicken souvlaki. The gyros in the plate is so delicious and tasty because it somehow likes shawarma. It comes with salad bread chips and sauce. I highly recommend it.

Very professional service but food wasn't the best considering the price

Been tonight after seeing the page on Facebook, taste as good as it looks. Very quick service with friendly staff. Will definitely recommend, I know we will be visiting again- will sit in the dining part again with the heater. Very cosy

The staff are really lovely and accommodating, the vibes are cute! A hidden gem in Exeter!

Das schlechteste Essen, was wir jemals bekommen, sowie gegessen haben! Alles andere als griechisches Essen.. das ist absolut katastrophal und würde ich nichtmal meinem Hund zumuten. Wir verstehen absolut nicht, wie dieses Restaurant gute Bewertungen haben kann! Nie wieder! Zu dem wird man darauf hingewiesen mit Bargeld zu zahlen, obwohl das Kartenzahlgerät funktioniert.. ich würde mal sagen, Steuerhinterziehung.. naja. Erster und letzter Besuch! Viele Grüße aus Germany 🤢 Danke für die Antwort! Wie Sie selbst wissen, war das für uns kein Problem, dass wir mit unserem Hund nicht rein durften! Dies ist keine Seltenheiten und total verständlich! Außerdem wollten wir nur zum Mitnehmen etwas haben! Ihr Argument, weswegen die Bewertung schlecht ausgefallen ist, trifft also nicht zu! Und sie haben ebenfalls recht, dass wir auch zurückkommen könnten, wollten wir aber nicht! Das Essen war einfach nicht gut! Allein die Herstellung hat keine 10 Minuten gedauert.. wie dem auch sei, jeder muss seine eigene Erfahrung machen 🤷🏻‍♀️

The place offers delicious Greek food. We went for the chicken gyros portion and the pork gyros wrap and both were delightful. There is a cozy outdoor seating area with table service and a cute decoration. It is a challenge to walk there from a central place in Exeter but in the end we managed to find it.

I love Greek food & was planning on visiting this restaurant. Sadly I will never visit as I don’t want to support a business where the owner drives so dangerously. I was overtaken by the owner, while stopped at a busy intersection. He drove on the wrong side of the road, slowed down to tell me I was a terrible driver….. then pulled out in front of me & right up to his restaurant. He shouted inappropriate words at me through my open window. Shocking behavior. Stupid move really, when his car advertises his business!

The homemade flat bread was exceptional.The outdoor shack was atmospheric , especially with the authentic Greek music.

Just had wonderful meal in pretty terrace room at this fabulous find!

a nice, clean and cozy place with such an incredible fresh greek food! strictly recommend! 😌

Really good pork gyros , authentic taste and generous size very nice tzatziki too .

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I am very pleasantly surprised by the service, the food is delicious and the portions are really big 🫠🤤🤤🤤 I will definitely come back here 🥰

It was delicious and very large portions. And very nice service👍👍👍 The atmosphere is like in real Greece👍👍 100% I'll be back here👌👌

today we had dinner, delicious food, great service, atmosphere like real Greece, food portions were very large

Fantastic experience and generous portions! We love this place, easily our favourite takeaway! Thank you very much 😁

Very welcoming shop with a great service , serving some of the best Greek food I've had. Highly recommend

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! THE BEST FOOD IN EXETER. 😍

So good, we get takeaway here all the time, and we're looking forward to sitting out on their cute patio this summer!

First time i found such a delicious meat! Highly recommended! Superb customer service! Well done guys!

Very tasty greek food and nice atmosphere

Amazing food, traditional Greek staff, I had the chicken gyros which was delicious my brother had the chicken souvlaki which was ok but the chicken was a little dry. I would recommend here and I would come here again. There is definitely a hidden gem of and inside/ outside area which felt really Greek and it felt like I was in Greece! Especially the heat lamps which were a game changer in the cold march morning. Overall great food, great service we even took home some stuffed peppers and Greek salad

I was so surprised that this place has so good reviews. Not greek food at all. Tasteless. Intead of chicken gyros(what i order) they put skewers and chicken was very dry and tastles as well. For some reason souvlaki had sliced cucumber... huge amount of chips inside for no reason. Not recommended. I will never buy again

The food here is just delicious! Really friendly staff and lovely covered outdoor seating! Love coming here for date night!

Happened upon this place while searching the area for food and a place that takes cards as I didn't have cash with me. The owner was super friendly on the phone and in person. When he realized I had never been there before he cut me off a huge piece of pork to sample and I was sold!!!! Soooo delicious 😋😋!! I got the pork Gyro and had trouble finishing it because there was so much.....I managed to get it all in me though! Each bite was better than the last one! I have already recommended it to my family and friends in Exeter and if you are looking at this review while wondering if you should eat here......stop reading and go get some of this food. The prices are very reasonable as well!!

I regularly go 30 minutes out of my way to collect a take away from here as the food is so good. Both my wife and I love it. The service has always been very friendly. I've never eaten in but the small courtyard to the side looks like a lovely little spot to spend some time eating. Not sure how much space there is there so maybe call ahead if you're a big party.

Great little place terrific food

The best takeaway/eat in place in Exeter. Highly recommended 👌 👍 👏

Always wanted to get an order from this place . I'm glad we did it was amazing really tasty. Definitely order again cheers

Giros pitta okay...but doesn't travel well

Update: minutes after the restaurant response below, deliveroo contacted me and refunded, when asked why they had eventually refunded they advised the restaurant had conceded and authorized the refund. To address the restaurants "response" to this review which is inline with the food quality I guess, please note they took no responsibility nor made any apologies, in fact made out my experience was a lie, so I won't be taking down my review. S&G: "We don’t know what you looking for, or who made you leave such a bad review and rating." As stated in 17 days of complaints and my review I was looking for a refund on items you charged for and did not deliver, I therefore don't understand why you "don't know what I was looking for" and you not delivering what was ordered then refusing a refund was "who made me leave such a bad review". S&G: "First of all, we don’t deliver anything what has been ordered through Deliveroo." You did deliver it, on the app it could not be tracked as delivery was by restaurant and the car that delivered it had a lit sign on its roof saying "Souvlaki and Gyros" I do not lie, it was delivered by your delivery driver. S&G:"The items that you are saying that are missing are part of the Mezze Special, that is true. But is impossible to receive just one box with the veggies" again I do not lie, it is not impossible, I did not receive all the items that I stated were missing I have a long history of food delivery with deliveroo,just eat and Uber eats, I rate every delivery and give feedback and over average more than 95% of deliveries score 4 to 5 out of 5 so trust your customer when they tell you it's you thing not a me thing.all you needed to do was apologize for the poor service and authorise the refund of the missing items and I would have removed this public review. But as you chose to make me out as a liar with an agenda I feel it's in public interest to leave it up for buyers beware. ORIGINAL REVIEW BELOW Ordered a family meal from them through deliveroo, wasn't cheap and it arrived delivered by themselves directly (even though ordered through deliveroo) with substantial items missing, been fighting 17 days so far with deliveroo to get a refund in part for all the missing items which the restaurant is refusing. Don't use them they a rip off,will cheat you with missing items and refuse to refund you. What did arrive was far below par of the standard they were last year. what I was Missing from the Mezze Special / Family Meal (feeds 3) MISSING Greek Pita Bread x 3 MISSING Chicken Gyros Meat for 3 MISSING Bifteki for 3 MISSING Greek Style Chips for 3 Oregano & Kalamata Olive Oil As you can see that left us with basically salad, some vine leaves and rubber hallumi . Definitely not the family meal we ordered Edited AVOID THEM LIKE THE PLAGUE THEY (only authorized refund after fighting for it and reviewing on social media) AND DONT PROVIDE WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!! (Then advise you what you saying is not possible)

Amazing food, family all loved it. Reasonably priced, plenty of it and quick service. Highly recommend 😃

Amazing food and super quick delivery. Lovely on the phone too very helpful and calm. The gyro pittas were to die for!

food good I ordered late in the evening and the chicken meat was very dry but i still recommend it

We love this place, a family favourite, never disappoints. tasty, fresh and flavoursome food.

Chicken was super dry even with sauce

Amazing spot !! Loved the food, service and vibe

One of the best meals I’ve had in Exeter and the best service! Such a fun authentic atmosphere with fabulous food!! They gave us complimentary ouzo and baklava which was so generous and very welcome to a group of students! Stayed open an extra hour on a Monday night to allow us to finish. Definitely a must see in Exeter!

Terrible ordered food with difficulty only to be called 10 min later to say they can’t deliver

We get this every week now. The staff are lovely and the owner is too. Fantastic fresh food and the new seating area is so lovely. 10/10

Highly recommend. Probably the best food in Exeter.

Bitterly disappointed, ate here at the beginning of the year and it was fantastic… have tried multiple times since and it’s been awful - late delivery and wrong order, poor quality and such dry meat… absolutely gutted

Amazing food and fantastic stuff. Extremely welcoming and they pretty much have everything you want from a Greek restaurant. My family and I order from them regularly and we love it. Definitely recommend!

Amazing food, very friendly service and a very reasonable price! Will be going back again fairly soon for sure!

Used to be better. - Opening times are pretty skint - Meat quality has lowered (some gristle) - Last I checked, prices have risen to 7GBP+ per gyros (overpriced) - Salads look like they have been sitting there for a while If you go here I would recommend pork gyros or souvlaki. If you want a taste of greece, you won't really find it here, but the food is alright.

THE BEST FOOD IN EXETER, I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE

Place looked like it needed a good clean. Food was bland with no flavour

Amazing food! Best I had in Exeter!

Got Meat in a Vegetarian dish. I ordered a Halloumi Wrap (Vg) and as I was eating it, I got meat inside the wrap. I do not eat meat for religious reasons, this has been a very bad experience and a big disaster.

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