Taverna Meraki in Warwick

Food was delicious and service was exceptional. Seeing that we had some tzatziki left over, we were offered extra pita bread for which there was no additional charge. Upon receiving our bill we were presented with complimentary non-alcoholic slushy shots. Cranberry and something? Hopefully someone can refresh my memory as much as they refreshed my pallette.

Husband booked a meal for our wedding anniversary and I would definitely advise booking as it's a very small restaurant and people were being turned away. You can only have your table for 2 hours, so not ideal for larger groups, or a romantic evening. Staff promised we would not be sat in a draft and then sat us in one. Only hot drink they offer is coffee not tea or hot chocolate to warm yourself with. Significant upselling by waiting staff who push you to order more and more food beyond what you need. Food was delicious though.

Delicious freshly cooked food, good portions, friendly and helpful staff…..great atmosphere- definitely recommend

Food was lovely, served in good time. The waitresses were polite and attentive. We ordered the Chicken Souvlaki, they allow you to combine the options for the 3 skewers (chicken, pork, halloumi and vegan) which was great. Although I think the meal would have been better if there was more tzatziki, as it was quite dry. The restaurant is beautifully decorated but felt a little cold. However, where we were seated felt awfully close to the people next to us. It was very tight trying to get out without disturbing the couple next to us.

This is a warm, friendly restaurant. Lovely food and great wine

Considering the price I think the food was not up to scratch.

I'll start with the positive. 1) the personel is lovely, polite and helpful. 2) The atmosphere is good. 3) Greek salad is good but not perfect as it's missing a few elements from the traditional Greek salad. FIY Greek salad doesn't contain green and red peppers. Negative: 1) Souvlaki was a bit burned and dry without salt. Lemon was missing from the plates. Potatoes were quite oily and soft although they had a good taste. Tzatziki tiny portion like it costs too much to add a bit more yogurt with garlic! Unnaceptable for the price 2) Overprised. 2xSouvlaki ,1 Greek Salad and 2 small glasses of red £73 which is too much for the quality as described before. We are talking about Greek Street food souvlaki.. 3) Tap water or pita bread as extra is not offered in the price? Every Turkish restaurant (similar menu with the Greek) I have visited in the UK offer 2-3 complimentary sides and the food is superior. I'm writing this review as a Greek customer living in the UK but also objective regarding the quality. A bit dissapointed. Bottom line I'm not planning to visit you again. This review is lenient and you need to improve your food and prices a lot if you want to be advertised as a traditional Greek restaurant

I loved this place the first 2 times really nice food well seasoned nice presented. But unfortunately tonight was a big disappointment mixed grill which I normally get. Was a clumsy mess of food on a wooden board opposed to a nice big plate before. Tonight I had random little bits of steak placed under half a chicken with chips thrown on top. Last time i was here was probably last summer time and I couldn't fault the food. Seasoned and presented really nicely decent sized steak sausage and some skewers with salad and chips.

Food is absolutely delicious I love the atmosphere and the cervices were brilliant!Very kind waitress If you want to have some good food this is your place!

A lovely lunch with my friends service, food drinks and restaurant absolutely brilliant

Went to a fab wine tasting evening here recently. Learnt lots about Greek wine (really knowledgeable sommelier spoke at length about them) and enjoyed the various dishes that were presented to us as accompaniments - different homemade dips, breads, Greek salad, meat balls, prawns, etc, etc. A plentiful supply of beautiful wine and beautiful food. The friendly manager came and spoke to us too and she was lovely. It was a fun, laid back evening full of Greek hospitality. We will definitely be returning.

Great food, great service. Good value. Feels authentic. Had a really nice meal here. Note a 10% service charge is added by default - though I'm sure the staff would remove with no fuss if you asked.

The restaurant has a truly beautiful interior – the design is elegant, and the atmosphere feels warm and welcoming. It’s the perfect place for a cozy dinner or a special occasion. The staff was very polite and attentive, making the dining experience pleasant from the moment we walked in. However, I must admit that the food left me disappointed. While the presentation was nice, the flavors didn’t meet my expectations. I was hoping for authentic Greek tastes, but the dishes lacked the richness and quality I was looking forward to. Overall, it’s a lovely place to visit for its ambiance and service, but the food could definitely use some improvement.

Relaxed atmosphere, but tables are too close together and cramped. Portions are large and satisfying, I recommend you get information from the waiter when ordering the main course. The wines on the menu are of medium quality and ideal for a comfortable dinner.

On arrival we were partly walked to the table and then pointed the rest of the way which resulted in my daughter and myself having a different understanding of which table was ours. Handed the menus we had a look and were then asked if we wanted a drink. I asked if they served cordial and I was told I don’t serve cordial in my restaurant. Hi hum. Food ordered and arrived. Our arrived in good time and was ok but others around were a few drinking and the food had not arrived. We were all having a laugh about it as tables close so it felt like we were all one big group.

We were celebrating a 40th birthday on Saturday evening, staff were very helpful with our requests for the birthday cake that we had brought along with us. The food was delicious and the lady that served us was very efficient and friendly. We didn’t get her name and didn’t have opportunity to thank her in person. She gave us just the right amount of attention that was needed for us all to enjoy our meal

Great restaurant in the centre of town supplying genuine greek cuisine. The staff are brilliant and perfectly attentive. Plenty of choice and the quality is superb.

Absolutely superb meal for our Dad’s birthday. The food was authentic and delicious, beautifully presented. The staff were super friendly, efficient and couldn’t be more helpful. It was our first visit here and we loved it, thank you.

Great food, the price was supposed to be 32£, i ended up paying 52£(20£ service charge), nobody ever told me about that upon entry. Just stay away from these scammers! They lied shamefully about the price, the menu states the price clearly 13,60 £

The food was delicious the sovlaki was very tasty

Taverna Meraki is like taking a step into Kassiopi in Corfu! The Soutzoukakia for starters were incredible! Freshly made in a lovely tomato sauce! Couldn’t go wrong with a seabass for the mains! Presentation was on point! Felt naughty and ordered a bougasta for dessert! 😍😍 Service was incredible, was very well looked after by Cam & Co. Chefs did a fantastic job. Cheers guys!

Our food was average and overpriced. We had chicken souvlaki and when I’ve had that before at other Greek restaurants or made by Greek families it was always very tasty. But at Meraki they serve the rice unsalted and the chicken unsalted so it was really quite bland. Staff were friendly but I was disappointed when they asked how everything was and we said “fine” unenthusiastically, they didn’t pick up on a cue to ask more about our experience. Lastly I have never missed the usual Greek hospitality and generosity as much as when there was no little treat on the house with the bill, like a bite of dessert or a little shot glass of something. Not worth £50, sorry :(

We really enjoyed our recent visit, having been recommended by a friend. The staff were very friendly, providing excellent service. Food was delicious. The lamb fricassee melted in the mouth, and the gemista (stuffed veg) were rich and flavourful. Finished off with scrumpy desserts. We'll come back next time we're in town.

Ate there early on a Saturday evening and it was reasonably busy. Food was variable, my main course was ok but my husband’s was below the standard we expect and he woke during the night with an upset stomach. Staff were lovely. Decor was very dark with cheap and nasty artificial flowers. We were seated at a very small table right up against a tiled wall, which felt quite cramped. Would not recommend, won’t eat there again.

5 star all the way, food was superb as was everything else about our Saturday afternoon lunch. 😋

Good service and excellent food.

Food was very average and over priced. Staff were lovely but lost our booking, forgot multiple dishes and charged us for extra things we didn’t receive, and didn’t have enough menus to give to us. I won’t be going back again or recommending this to other people.

The restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere, and the staff are very friendly and helpful. However, the food falls short—probably it was excessively greasy, we felt nauseous midway through the meal, despite all ordering different dishes from the menu.

I wouldn't recommend it, food wasn't that good, apart from the octopus which was okay. They put us outside on the terrace and the chairs were wet and when we got up we were soaking wet, then when we told the staff they started laughing. Totally not recommend it

Had a quiet lunch very authentic lovely place.

Really yummy Greek restaurants - my partner and I got lots of different things and shared meze style. Highlights are octopus and the grilled sausage! Really lovely environment - overall a good experience.

Been a number of times Food is always fabulous.The service is always with a smile and a big shout out to our beautiful waitress this Saturday.Amilee beautiful kind and helpful

Very pleasant place but the food is very overpriced and is average at best and not worth the prices they charge. Far better food at other greek restaurants is available

We went there for dinner. The atmosphere was nice but not fancy, more casual than expected. We ordered mixed meze plate, taramasala was a bit salty but tatziki and hummus was good. For main course, we had mousakka and lamb. The dishes were quite big and tasty. We expected uzo to be part of the drink menu but it was only served as shots so we didn't ordered it. Overall nice food but nothing special.

Really good food, excellent service and a lively atmosphere. Will definitely return !

My third time here and again did not disappoint,lovely ambiance, friendly service and delicious food which sadly I couldn't finish as so full! The Portokalopita dessert was just as I remembered from my last visit to Corfu...lovely!

I am a big fan of Greek food but this was clearly not authentic. Flavourless and heavy to eat. Atmosphere and service was ok but would definitely not recommend. Pita and dips felt out from Tesco and just heated up. Other food felt was done few days before and re heated

The best Greek restaurant in Leamington , good food and good service. I will definitely come back to try more

This was our first visit to the restaurant. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The service was excellent. The food was amazing. The food was fresh, tasty and absolutely delicious. 10/10. The atmosphere was great, we felt like we were on holiday! Next time we are in Leamington we will definitely be visiting again.

Excellent place! Very good atmosphere, service and tasty food. The octopus was amazing 👏

Lovely place and food, with friendly service. We enjoyed the kleftiko, calamari and souvlaki.

This is one of the best Greek restaurant in Leamington, they serve authentic lamb kelftiko and the baklava is just mouthwatering. I will definitely come back

Had a great visit to this lovely new restaurant recently. Food came fast and was very tasty, service friendly and welcoming. Will definitely return!

We were really impressed with the ambience and food. Excellent service and sitting outside on a warm evening made it a perfect experience.

We had a fabulous time here and the service was excellent. I am honestly shocked to read the poor reviews as we were a group of 10 people and every one of us commented on the excellent food quality and the food service. We will definitely be back!

The food is outstanding, the waitresses very nice and the price very reasonable!!!

What a beautiful venue with an amazing choice of food and drinks. We ventured in for breakfast and it was delicious, and very reasonably sized portion. The Freddo iced coffee was also amazing, we ended up purchasing one to go as well as with our breakfast! Would definitely come again to try the lunch and dinner. Our server was lovely too!

Pleasant decor and friendly staff meant we had high hopes for the evening, then our meals came... Arriving suspiciously quickly, the food looked perfectly fine but some dishes had a rancid taste as though they'd been dragged through a urinal trough. This place is an insult to Greek cuisine and food in general, don't touch with a bargepole. Do your tastebuds a favour and eat elsewhere.

Small portions and not great quality of meat as it was to hard. High prices for what they offer.

Excellent quality food at a very reasonable price. Nice extra touches like complimentary bread and dip whilst waiting, and limoncello slushy to finish. Delicious Greek wine. Attentive service without being intrusive. Best birthday lunch I could've wished for. XXX

Terrible experience, first and last time in this restaurant. Service was very poor and food terrible. Not even the chance to tell this face to face to the staff because nobody came to check if we were ok. Ordered only cold and hot meze asking to have the cold first, but they brought everything together and there was not even space on the table so we had to put everything in a plate and start eating fast. Mussels were disgusting, left all there. The hummus was dry (must have been prepared days before and left in the fridge). Feta cheese was super strong. Etc etc.

Always apprehensive about greek tavernas in the uk, having a greek wife especially. However the food was actually good. The grilled meats were very satisfactory and cooked to personal preference with precision. The place looked and felt very greek inside. Clean and a good ambience. However two things didn’t sit well. One was the service. Was very rushed, not too welcoming and not attentive. The second and while it sounds petty, was I didn’t get my free beer for Father’s Day. It’s just one of those gimmick things I wanted to experience at it was my first Father’s Day with my 11 month old. Otherwise, good food and pleasant meal.

Had a great evening. Great food, great company and great service. Thanks ! The baked feta is to die for 👌

great place, good service, delicious dishes

Me and my fiancée came here and had the best experience! Cam the general manager was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. The food took us back to Santorini and the portion sizes are very good! Will definitely be back!!!

Great food and ambience. Great service too

Great atmosphere and food. Really captures the Greek feel, and reminds us so much of our holidays abroad.

A lovely relaxed evening, Great food and service. Will definitely be going back.

Has to be one of my favourite Greek restaurants. I highly recommend Meraki if you love Mediterranean food. You will get an authentic taste from Greece. 🇬🇷

Beautiful restaurant with amazing food and lovely staff! Grilled octopus was my favorite.

Came early evening on bank holiday Monday. Just a couple of other tables and us. Service was friendly, but not overly attentive once orders were taken. We took our baby with us and they offered us high chairs. Food was glorious - we opted for many mezze plates. We had 5 mezze plates between the 2 of us which was ample. The baklava was dreamy! Even if you don't have room, order the baklava anyway!

Very expensive and not tasty , 😔

I visited Taverna Meraki last week and had a wonderful lunch there. Before I talk about the food, I want to mention the absolutely superb service provided by all the wait staff there. Very friendly and attentive but not overbearing. The decor and atmosphere in the restaurant also really hit the spot. There were only a couple of occupied tables as it was just a random weekday lunchtime but the restaurant still had a really pleasant ambience. Now for the food. I ordered off the a la carte menu and got spanikopita to start, pork souvlaki with rice for my main, and baklava for dessert. Before my starter arrived, I was brought some complementary bread with a whipped beetroot dip. The bread was sadly stale and slightly unpleasant but the dip was delicious. The spanikopita was absolutely the star of the show. Beautiful crispy, flaky pastry, the filling was divine, topped with the perfect amount of feta and dill, and it was a decent sized portion. It was so delicious that I ended up ordering another portion to go so that I could eat it at home for breakfast the next day! A 10/10. The pork souvlaki was also very good, the meat was tender and perfectly charred, the only let down was the rice which was unfortunately overcooked and textureless. 8/10. The baklava (which I ordered without ice cream) was sadly quite disappointing. It's one of my favourite greek desserts but this piece seemed to have been warmed in the microwave so the pastry had lost all of its integrity and was no longer crispy and flaky, but a mushy mess. The spices and flavours were still excellent but the lack of definition in the layers and the unpleasant soggy texture really let this dish down for me. 5/10.

Lovely Greek restaurant with authentic dishes and good atmosphere. We had a meze and everything was great. The Baklava for dessert was awesome. Really friendly service throughout our meal. Definitely recommend.

Lovely Greek restaurant with authentic dishes and good atmosphere. We had a meze and everything was great. The Baklava for dessert was awesome. Really friendly service throughout our meal. Definitely recommend.

Excellent food and service. Best greek this side of the ocean

Wonderful food, lovely atmosphere and excellent service. Perhaps need to let chaps know the toilets are unisex and they should close the cubicle door!

We’ve been here 5 - 6 times and the food, service and atmosphere is always incredible.

Nice greek tavern in Leamington spa, big portions of food, nice menu, good atmosphere, parking is a challenge around the area, central location. Food Salty

Went here recently and it was all lovely. Nice staff and even nicer food, I would especially recommend the octopus.

I'm 3/4 Greek and I have been tk lots of tavernas in Greece and the Greek islands. I can can honestly the standard at Taverna Meraki is very good in comparison and all of the dishes we ordered were tasty. The staff were friendly and helpful too. We will definitely be coming back.

I was visiting Leamington and stopped at a place called taverna Meraki, I was sooo surprised off how beautiful the place was. It’s had an amazing atmosphere. The food was delicious one off the best restaurants around highly recommend for anyone.

Open late, friendly staff, delicious food with generous portions.

Lovely find on our trip to leamington. Excellent food and service would definitely recommend.

Had a fantastic late lunch in here. Food was fantastic as well as the great service. Will definitely be back the next time we are around.

As someone who has never been to Greece, I can’t comment on the authenticity. But the flavors of the dishes were amazing, and copious portions for the price

Went Saturday evening 9-3-24 with friends, visited this place last year and was not impressed at all so thought I would give it a second go. Food was brought out extremely quickly so not freshly cooked and every dish quite disappointing. Been to Greece many times and food experience is lovely, not here I am afraid, I won't return or recommend. Staff lovely and restaurant quite nice but food .......................

Service charge put on when 5 it’s hard enough taking a family out but to have that put on is disgusting should always have choice without asking for it to be removed and service was not great

A warm and friendly restaurant with excellent quality food. Plenty of vegetarian choices. Will definitely return

Very disappointing. Bland food. Calamari and chips soggy chips, more batter than calamari. Chicken souvlaki little flavour, beef bifteki flavourless burger, little Greek about any meal.

I think it's okay is probably fair. The starters were absolutely lush. But, the main courses average at best. £32 for the mixed grill was expensive... The steak was nice but the rest of it average at best. Service is fine, but in a fully packed out restaurant to have two servers is just mental... Penny pinching considering they charge mad prices for Leamington. What really annoyed me most about this place is really... 1) The £20 booking deposit for a simple two person table... Not even Michelin Starred London restaurants take money as a deposit (your credit card yes, if you don't turn up! But not any money!) 2) The 15% service charge being added to the bill is absolutely ludicrous. We are in Leamington Spa not London!! Unacceptable!! (Staff are absolutely lovely nonetheless!!!!) N.B: Since been to Greek Zante Street Kitchen and it is SO much better than Taverna Meraki - it gets downgraded due to the level of difference.

Authentic Greek restaurant with a great menu of tasty food. We had halloumi fries and garlic pitta followed by chicken souvlaki and another dish with like lamb and beef patties. All served with delicious fries, pitta and salad. Really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend. Would imagine you’d need to book for a weekend but a Monday night walk in was ok.

Nice spot with attentive staff underwhelming food sadly.

Eating out should be a treat. This wasn’t. It was disappointing and very unsatisfactory. For pre-meal drinks to sip while we perused the menu we ordered Ouzo. This came as a neat single shot, which is fine: that’s the way we drink it in Greece, but it was served as a thin layer in the bottom of a wide-based spirit glass – at first glance the glasses appeared to be empty. A shot glass might have been appropriate and being closer to full would have looked more hospitable. My starter was courgette and feta deep-fried in batter. I could not identify any feta and the batter was over-crisp on the outside but undercooked and doughy in the middle. Fat too hot, methinks. For my main I chose a vegetable pastitsio: according to the menu “Bucatini pasta layered with red lentil celery carrot and tomato topped with a creamy bechamel sauce”. It came as an unidentifiable lump on my plate, doused with balsamic glaze and topped with what looked suspiciously like grated cheddar cheese. It was so tasteless and strangely textured that I thought at first I had been served the baked cod in error. (Is cod even a Mediterranean fish?) The bechamel sauce (which was on the bottom, not the top) was solid and flaked away from the pasta in exactly the way a piece of fish flakes apart. Should a sauce be sliceable? I had always thought a feature of a sauce was that it flowed over the food. Moved around a bit as you break up the food to eat. Come on Guys! Nought out of Ten. I’m no chef, and I’m certainly not a Greek chef but I can and do make a better pastitsio at home.

Beautiful restaurant, incredible food, and a really thoughtful, friendly service.

Amazing food. Great service , good quality food, menu has gluten-free option too. On point with table service. Wine was delicious. Lovely atmosphere 👌

The Greek saussage dish lack in adequate gravy/ sauce..needs addressing.!

Special decorated place. We were seated on the upper level. Friendly team and service. The selection of the menu is quite interesting. The music adds to the Greek themed restaurant. A good selection of wine and spirits .

Lovely food and brilliant service! Thank you, we will come back!

Had a lovely time here, ate a mix of starters between the two of us. Everyone was very welcoming. Special thanks to Poppy who was lovely! She knew lots about the menu and helped us decide on staters to share. Very friendly and easy to chat to. I recommend the baked feta starter it was delish!

Really disappointed with this place. Had high expectations that was going to be really nice but turns out it’s not. Food is such a low quality and not tasty at all! As a Greek person I can tell you 100% that this is not how Greek food tastes and I’m actually very upset that they showing people the wrong image about how Greek food taste! But if you’ve been to Greece yourself you know for sure that food does not taste like that! Ridiculously overpriced for such a low quality! Slow service forgot to bring starter. I had the biftekia (beef burgers) and were so so dry! And my friend had mousaka that wasn’t tasty at all and was such a small portion cut like a cheesecake or something. Very very disappointed! I would not recommend this place to anyone!

Most lovely restaurant. Staff attentive and welcoming, enjoyed the banter we exchanged with our lovely waitress. Atmosphere was really nice, chilled and casual. Food was fabulous. Large portions, very tasty authentic Greek cuisine at a really competitive price. Superb find Will definitely return.

The food is awful and not at all representative of authentic greek food, especially for the price. For reference, the meat platter that's advertised as sufficient for two people, arrived with ONE type of meat of each, meaning ONE chicken skewer, ONE lamb skewer, one steak, one burger, and one spicy burger. Yes, exactly as I said, meat platter had BURGERS and a STEAK. I cannot believe I'm even typing this. For whopping £40, we got served burgers, AT A GREEK RESTAURANT! Not only that, but everything lacked flavour in general, just bad all around. The Tiropita and Spanakopita were both very clearly from a microwave, with a mushy texture, warm outside, cold inside. We also got served italian bread and had to order pita bread instead. If you're eating burgers anyway, might as well go to a nice burger place and get a proper one, for less than half the price here. I'm giving this a one star only because I can't give it zero.

Good food and service. Late lunch so restaurant was only half full. Shown to table quickly by very pleasant waitress . Starters arrived quite quickly: Spanokopita and grilled prawns. Large portion of Spanokopita which was disappointing as it was too heavy, not enough layers of filo. The 5 prawns were heavily doused in oil but were tasty. Finger bowl was appreciated. Nb prawns will have chili sprinkled on if you can't take chili. The Kleftiko was very tasty but needed more slow cooking until it fell off bone. The Spetsofi was very tasty but a bit dry. The ambience is cosy and the background Greek music was a lovely reminder of visiting Greece. We will return.

Terrible slow service, food was bland and not worth the money, unseasoned not authentic at all. Empty glasses left on the table. Disappointed and would not return

Lovely food, lovely place and very friendly staff. Was super busy on a Saturday night but the food quality was still excellent. Main meals are all on the large size and the starters are all good between two. Will definitely be back

The food was nice and decent size portions. The restaurant was quiet but it was midday and had just opened. Although there was an incident the way it was handled/resolved was really good hence the 4 stars.

Have been here twice and both times were outstanding! Food is incredible and so is the service. My highlights were the Melitzanes Papoutsakia, the Vegetable Souvlaki and the Whipped Feta. I would recommend getting lots of dishes and sharing them so you get to try a bit of everything. We got quite a bit between the three of us and ended up paying £25 each including a bottle of wine! The waitress was especially lovely when we came in end of November, chatting to us about the wine and Christmas cocktails and helping us choose what food to get. Would definitely come again!

Visited first first time this week. Good food and lovely atmosphere. Only down side is imposition of 'compulsory' service charge. I would like to have left tip at my discretion and it ruins experience challenging these add ons. Puts you off return visit.

We shared a selection of meze dishes and particularly enjoyed Prawns Saganaki and Kolokythokeffedes but it was all good. Both Baklava and Portokalopita were excellent too. Voltes Greek red wine went well with it all. The service was friendly and attentive, and food was brought quickly. Just over £35/head including wine and service seemed very good value. An enjoyable evening. Now we know it's good, we're planning to return for a full family birthday celebration next month.