The Hellenic Eatery in Cardiff

Best meal I've had in a while. Generous portions and delicious flavour. Like being in Greece. Greek music too. And to top it all, good prices!

This is a great place to eat! Highly recommend

Great authentic food, with wonderful staff.

It is one of our favourite restaurants in Cardiff. A Traditional Greek tavern with all of their love given to the food and their customers. You will feel very welcome when you visit.

Fantastic real greek experience. Great authentic food and drinks at very reasonable prices. The staff and owners are so friendly. We will be back.

Best Greek food experience in Cardiff for years

Lush- Great and friendly service. Vegan, Vegi and meat eaters are in for a great time ....OPA!

Great service and authentic food.

Great food great service. The gyros was amazing! The Hellenic platter was a meat eaters dream.

Excellent authentic food in a really nice restaurant. Halloumi was incredible! Party platter was very tasty & good value for money. Staff friendly & beer ice cold! Can't wait to visit again

Can't say enough for the hellenic lot & family,amazing food (recently returned from Greece & prefer the moussaka at hellenic) great value,u want food fun & a laugh u gota go here.

Highly recommended if you would like to experience a genuine Greek meal with excellent hospitality! Maria, Michalis, Pavlos and the rest of team can only guarantee a successful experience! Delicious souvlaki (pork on pits I think is in the menu), extraordinary lamb chops, all the starters are fantastic and the traditional cretan raki is plenty! Homemade desserts by Maria are a must not to miss, baklava and galaktoboureko are one of a kind! Can't wait to come back in Cardiff, to visit again! Ioanna ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Super delicious food and very friendly waiters. Plus it was cheap, we paid about ten pounds per head.

Fantastic food, top quality local lambchops perfectly cooked and the stuffed peppers were really something else. And if this wasn't enough so was the hosting really extraordinary. We will never forget our visit. Thank you!

First time visit,will be returning, ! Wonderful food!

Very lovely environment, everything about the place makes you feel like you're at home! The staff were excellent and the mousaka was one of the best I've had in my whole life! Thanks everyone and especially thanks to Maria for her hospitality 😄

Delicious food, very friendly staff. Would recommend

Another delight found in Cardiff, in the heart of the student area this simply family restaurant has that unmistakable Greek homely feel with the ubiquitous warm welcome and outstanding food, stuffed peppers and the delicious moussaka for me a splendid Gyros for Lola and Ellis enjoyed the marvellous fries on offer, lunchtime was busy enough I can only image the hide on an evening

Tremendous time celebrating my wife's 50th birthday. Nothing was too much trouble. Michael, Pavlos and Maria were welcoming and happy to help in anyway. They made me feel at ease and were happy to interact with our group of 30. A big Big thank you to the Hellenic. Much better than a chain restaurant - a lovely family run restaurant which needs our support.

Amazing Greek food, lovely atmosphere. Recommend the sharing platter (see pic). So much food we had to surrender and get a box to take it away with us.

Best place to experience greek food and hospitality. I have been multiple times, and I will go again! Highly recommend it

Buzzing place with super friendly Michael (owner) greeting everyone and making sure all is taken care of. Loves the food. We will be back!

You know you are in for a treat when the rest of the street is deserted and you find a packed restaurant full of a boisterous happy crowd. I just ordered a take away but could tell by the happy customers and how the couple running the place knew so many of their customers that the food was going to be delish. There are plenty of Greek restaurants minutes away and the fact this one was so busy is telling. The hummus is spectacular. I wasn't able to order online for pickup though only delivery. This spot is great for group dinner. The lighting was good for a date but it is quite loud so keep that in mind. Would return.

Stunning food, absolutely worth the trip, lovely atmosphere and lovely customer service along with unbelievably tasty, very well served food, couldn't fault one thing 😋

Lovely small family run greek eatery, food was great, service was amazing! Will absolutely be going back

Authentic food and very friendly, helpful staff. Veggie options

Everything about our evening at this fabulous restaurant was perfect. A wonderful welcome from the host with the most! The staff were so friendly and gave us a lovely complimentary new starter to try, this was followed by a sharing Hellenic Platter which was delicious. The quality of the food, presentation and service was exceptional- thank you 🙏🤩

Nice small place but feels a little more like a cafe than a restaurant- food was good but limited choice of drinks. Don’t sit by the door as it’s cold being constantly opened by cycle couriers picking up orders.

Best place to go for a bita Greek home cook food ..go try you love it and you go back again ..

Excellent food and very nice atmosphere. Exceptional service!

Food is always fantastic when we visit. Service is amazing, staff are always friendly. Very fairly priced.

Having a son who is a fussy eater and does not like change, we frequent the Hellenic very often. We have been through the menu a few times and always enjoy it. However, the last two times we have been was as if it was a new restaurant to us. Just when you think you are getting familiar with the food and know what to expect, they go and pull something out of the hat to completely surprise us, and I am not talking about the exceptional specials they bring out sometimes. The food recently has stepped up to another level , which we did not think was possible. I personally love the Cypriot Salad with houlloumi cheese. It is amazing and normally I can't stand cheese. Last night I had the Greek wild boar sausage and the flavours were remarkable. Overall the dishes are so much better. I cannot recommend this place enough. We always come out full and the service is exceptional.

As always a warm welcome from Pavlos and simple but delicious food which reminds us of Greece until we return to our favourite Greek destinations during the summer season

Some of the best customer service we’ve had in Cardiff. Friendly, helpful, and flexible. Felt like we were on holiday. Food is great and portions are huge. There were two of us and we had starters, mains, and a beer each, plus some extra meat for the dog and it was less than £40. Fantastic value for money. Dog friendly.

Clear 5*⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hellenic Food "eatery". Posh replaced by even better authentic food quality. Very good service by owner family originating from Athens. Rarely had a Zaziki that good. Meals ordered with bread will delight you taste buds. VERY fair prices for this quality of food. Btw No Pics from me this time. Food was just too good.😍 Disadvantages: NONE ...except if you search a place to park your car 😉

Cardiff institution and should be protected at all costs.

Worst takeaway we’ve ever had. Food was freezing cold and dry by the time it arrived and took 45 mins from ordering to be delivered. We ordered the chicken eatery, stuffed vine leaves and pitta with tzatziki to share and the portions were tiny! A few pieces of overcooked chicken each (see photos attached) and it cost us £22 altogether - our usual Greek takeaway from another restaurant costs us the same and we have about four times as much food, we can never normally finish it. We thought we would try somewhere more local this time but never again.

Walked in tonight for a take away. Ordered at 6:10, it took them 20mins to tell me they couldn’t fulfil part of my order, only offering more of what I had already ordered as an alternative. They the took another half hour to produce the food, having served two tables who came in after me and a walk in takeaway like me that also came in after me(these even ordered the same food as me). Totally unacceptable service and no excuses or reasons given. Go to Souvlike instead it’s much better!!?

Love this place, they are so friendly and the food is delicious 😋

I was visiting family over Christmas and my cousin suggested a meal here. She booked a table for 11 and it was just brilliant... I LOVED it! Great atmosphere and service and the food was to die for. So tasty and exceptional value for money. My husband, son and I shared the Hellenic Platter and it was divine. Everything was so tasty and fresh. Next time we are in Wales, I will definitely go back. Thank you!

Πολύ καλό. Amazing food and great service. The proprietors are so friendly. Lovely evening.

I had a lovely surprise for my birthday when the kids arranged a meal for the family here. Food was fantastic, staff were friendly and chatty and all at a reasonable price. (I even got a complimentary raki for my birthday) Definitely somewhere we will be visiting again , ευχαριστώ to all the staff 👍

Good service, relaxed atmosphere with the best Gyros I've had.

A Cathays go-to. Always know that I’ll have great and affordable food when I go here

We arrived, and were barely noticed. Sat at our table right next to front door which was banging shut and draughty. Then, we sat waiting to place a drinks order. After 20mins no-one came to our table - so we got up and left!! Down the road at an alternative Greek - much friendlier.

One of my most favourite places for eating out. The food is always fresh and absolutely delicious, all the staff members are friendly, prompt and helpful. I totally recommend it 🙂

Super nice staff members. Food is delicious and portions are quite big. Really enjoyed my meal out.

Oh wow. Delicious grilled dishes and gorgeous dips. Thank you so much to the team after our work visit and catering for over 30 people. Well served, full of flavour and worked really well for our group. Would recommend without hesitation, especially for groups. Thank you team!

Went again couple weeks ago Food was amazing like always. Saw lovely Emily waitressing again had a lovely chat but she wouldn’t take our order which I thought was weird she called another staff member to take our order.

I organised a large reservation (35 people) for a work-related event. The restaurant accommodated us with their set menu option, with fresh Greek salads, assorted dips, and vegetarian/meat platters. The food and service was genuinely outstanding. No complaints, no empty bellies, would recommend this restaurant to anyone!

Good food and friendly staff :-)

As usual, a wonderful meal in a very comfortable place. The staff were atentative and friendly particularly with the children in our party. The Helenic eatery is probably our favourite place to go to eat. The food is authentic, there's a great atmosphere and the prices are reasonable.

So disappointed with meal and delivery,(so no star rating )when meal did arrive ,hour 15mins late ,it was stone cold and was binned ,I am disabled and use walking stick ,it was pouring with rain ,was telephoned by delivery driver to come out and collect it ,I told him I was disabled but still had to go out for it, needless to say won’t be repeating delivery meal again ☹️£16 48 ,wasted

Our first time here and it will not be our last. The service was very good and all staff extremely friendly. The food was authentically Greek and cooked to perfection. Prices were very reasonable. We( four of us) thoroughly enjoyed this Greek dining experience and we will be back.

Always great a Real Greek restaurant

Fantastic Greek food and amazing value. Really authentic as everything is sourced directly from Greece 🇬🇷. Ultra friendly owners. I love it.

What a gem of a restaurant. We visited today and enjoyed an excellent lunch. My husband and son enjoyed a Greek meat platter which they polished off and said was delicious. I chose the vegetarian moussaka which was equally delicious - very tasty. We then enjoyed the baklava … best I’ve tried. This restaurant serves Greek home cooked cuisine at its best. Extremely friendly welcome from the owner and all staff. Highly recommend for delicious food at a very reasonable price. We will definitely be returning.

Second time visited. Fab food abd excellent service. Best greek restaurant around. We travelled over 30 miles

Terrific and authentic Greek food with warming and welcoming staff and owners! A taste of the best Greek cuisine in Cardiff, one of the best places to for some amazing food! Very affordable too

Had a lovely evening with excellent food. Lamb chops, veg patties, chicken gyros were very nice. Had a nice selection of starters. The Greek rose is worth a try.

Really enjoyed our food here tonight, simple good food. The village style sausages were a hit. Good prices and good service.

Absolutely beautiful meal with the friendliest of staff! Would recommend this to anyone wanting a true authentic Greek meal

Such a friendly and welcoming place, and the food is simply delicious. From the homemade Mousakka to the fresh welsh lamb and everything inbetween, the flavours are exceptional. We love coming here. Now we can't wait to come back.

Food atmosphere,all,such a warm welcome,more like visiting family,fabulous food & prices,look forward to next visit

Food,atmosphere,all,such a welcoming place,feels more like a visit to family,thanks for everything,just look forward to next visit.chris & family

Great chill place with friendly people. Highly attentive staff with a good attitude. Food was simple but good quality and well prepared. Prices are very reasonable (10-15£ each). Would definetely recommend visiting

We've been coming here for about 5 years, both before we married and now with our young children. We've always had a happy time there. We really enjoy the food and we find it reasonably priced. The service is exceptionally friendly and it's obviously very popular as it's always been busy when we visited. We hope they stay in business for a long time and keep doing the same thing as we enjoy how reliably good it is there ⭐

Would certainly recommend this place. We ordered the sharing platter which tasted great and was good for value. The service was excellent too!

Turned up today on spec - owner friendly sat us no problem. Had the sharing platter for two, extra salad and a couple of drinks. Struggled to finish the food down to sheer quantity! Nice and tasty. Very relaxing atmosphere. Will try and come here again when we are next in Cardiff.

If you want fresh authentic Greek food, this is the place to come. The staff are brilliant and always go beyond. The service is good, prices are very reasonable and massive portion sizes. The owner is always on site, and most of the staff are family and friends, which makes the atmosphere friendly. The restaurant is well worth a visit....booking is a must at weekends as its very busy.

Best place i’ve eaten in a long time. Service was amazing, and nothing was too much to ask. Food was so delicious and the service was even better, will be recommending to everyone. We’ll be back soon!

best greek food in cardiff. staff are so lovely, personable, friendly, and knowledgable. food is the best greek I’ve ever had, the feta and honey pastry to start is the best dish on the menu!

The Hellenic is always a great place for a meal out, but in the last month they have put breakfast on the menu too. It didn't disappoint. We all had breakfast rolls, filled with bacon, Greek sausage and egg, and they were delicious. That and a cup of coffee, along with an unexpected apple pastry, and we were all set for the day, at a very reasonable price. Highly recommended.

Would have liked a stammas or a klefitico

Went for a meal for our Anniversary. Superb food, great attentive service. Can't wait to visit again. Highly recommend.

Good service, food very nice would recommend 😊

Love this place! Can be tricky parking that’s all worth it though for a fantastic Cardiff/Greek experience!

deicious vegetarian vegetable halloumi wrap and good greek beer, fix. fast and warm service. very enjoyable experience. good prices.

Awesome place for good food, and the portions impressive, going again and would recommend

Lovely atmosphere . Lovely good . I wwnt for something that I felt I'd enjoy . Amd I did so..I had the gyros meal . Meat and veg in pitra type breads ..only thing I wish I ordered with it was a dip ..other means had dips . I'm unsure why this 1 didn't. Maybe as it was skewer type.. Decent amount I was full . Pints very reasonable compared to other venues. Thanks

Comida muito saborosa! O atendimento é muito bom! Só demorou bastante na hora de pedir a conta.

Το ότι θα βρισκόμασταν στο Κάρντιφ να τρώμε τόσο ωραίο σουβλάκι, δεν το περίμενα! Οι σαλάτες ωραιότατες, η φέτα τυλιγμένη σε τραγανό φύλλο με σουσαμάκι και μέλι μας απογείωσε, αλλά και τα υπόλοιπα ήταν με βεβαιότητα πολύ πάνω από αυτό που περιμέναμε. Επειδή μέναμε κοντά, ανακαλύψαμε και το εξαιρετικό πρωινό του. Δοκιμάσαμε σπιτική σπανακόπιτα με "αληθινό" χειροποίητο φύλλο από τα χέρια της Μαρίας, ωραιότατες ομελέτες και λουκουμάδες ιδιαίτερης συνταγής, που δεν τη βρίσκεις εύκολα (σιρόπι μελάτο μέσα στους λουκουμάδες), μπουγάτσα πολύ ωραία και σπιτικό μάφιν (για να πάει κάτω και η τελευταία γουλιά του καφέ. Τέλος να συμπληρώσω και την αυθεντική ελληνική φιλοξενία από τους ιδιοκτήτες οι οποίοι δε σταμάτησαν να μας κάνουν να αισθανόμαστε σαν το σπίτι μας!

Το ότι θα βρισκόμασταν στο Κάρντιφ να τρώμε τόσο ωραίο σουβλάκι, δεν το περίμενα! Οι σαλάτες ωραιότατες, η φέτα τυλιγμένη σε τραγανό φύλλο με σουσαμάκι και μέλι μας απογείωσε, αλλά και τα υπόλοιπα ήταν με βεβαιότητα πολύ πάνω από αυτό που περιμέναμε. Επειδή μέναμε κοντά, ανακαλύψαμε και το εξαιρετικό πρωινό του. Δοκιμάσαμε σπιτική σπανακόπιτα με "αληθινό" χειροποίητο φύλλο από τα χέρια της Μαρίας, ωραιότατες ομελέτες και λουκουμάδες ιδιαίτερης συνταγής, που δεν τη βρίσκεις εύκολα (σιρόπι μελάτο μέσα στους λουκουμάδες), μπουγάτσα πολύ ωραία και σπιτικό μάφιν (για να πάει κάτω και η τελευταία γουλιά του καφέ. Τέλος να συμπληρώσω και την αυθεντική ελληνική φιλοξενία από τους ιδιοκτήτες οι οποίοι δε σταμάτησαν να μας κάνουν να αισθανόμαστε σαν το σπίτι μας!

We came here for Greeks Easter and I must say I will never be returning the service was absolutely shocking . We had pre booked our meal as requested as this was a large party. We waited 1.45/2 hours for our starters to arrive this was even before the restaurant was busy , then some starters arrived I’d ordered tzatziki and I was told my pitta was in the sharing basket for the table when it ideal should of been put in my separate item- I did say this to the lady and she came out with a basket for me to separate. Whilst having starters main course came out when some of us hadn’t received even our starter. There were 3 young children and their food wasn’t brought out until the very end after given everyone their mains . We did complain but with the amount we paid the service was shocking we had to ask for drinks muliptle times instead of waitress coming asking if needed any drink knowing we had been waiting such a long time. No red eggs as they had been so busy if you are advertising Easter dinner and you run a restaurant you need to be more organised and especially when people have given their pre orders and waiting for so long , there was no offer of good will - it was what it was from your attitudes and for that reason we will no return

Wonderful food at the restaurant Unfortunately the restaurant was so cold we ate our dinner in our coats and as soon as we had finished we left 😢

Authentic and moorish. Beautifully cooked flavourful food here this evening. Service was friendly, price was more than reasonable. Look forward to going back.

Beautiful food! Staff are friendly and welcoming. One of my most favourite places to eat

Wish I'd been here sooner. Food was lovely, staff couldn't be more friendly, welcoming and helpful. Excellent value. I will without doubt be back another time

Dreadful service. They didn't have a clue what was going on and what made it worse our food was pre ordered, nearly a 2 hour wait to be served and it was a shambles no coordination with serving. Food mediocre not impressed. Will never go back.

Always good service friendly welcome and good food.

Fantastic food served by friendly welcoming staff. With a great atmosphere. 5***** service every time

Hellenic Eatery clearly captures the Greek cuisine. We have been on a number of occasions and every time the whole experience, from warm, friendly service to highly delicious food gets better and better. The flavours are totally unique and beautifully prepared. May I recommend the best home made Mousakka you will ever taste. Why not surprise a loved one on their birthday and see how the Greeks help you celebrate. Many thanks and see you again soon.

Amazing food and great atmosphere, well worth a visit

Incredible local Greek restaurant run by a Greek family. They are super friendly and keen for a chat. I have worked abroad in Greece and the gyros here are just as good as you get in Greece, would recommend!

Very yummy wrap - halloumi and roast veg 👍

Wow, what can I say! We went for my wife's birthday and the whole experience was amazing. The staff were really friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The food was incredible and bursting with typical Greek flavour. One thing which definitely deserves a mention is the Mousakka. It was absolutely delicious. My wife had that and I wish I had - I will next time. We all felt really full. Thank you all for a great evening!

We had booked a table for 6 people but 2 of our party had cancelled at short notice. We arrived a few minutes late and explained. No problem, they just readjusted our table and we were seated immediately. The staff and management at The Hellenic are so relaxed and welcoming, it's more like going round your Mum's for dinner than eating out! The food is as good too, possibly even better. (I don't know about yours, but my Mum wasn't so good at moussaka...) The atmosphere was buzzing, the staff were efficient and the food superb. After our meal, we were chatting and out of the blue, a large plate of desserts and 4 forks appeared. We looked over and the owner smiled and gave us the thumbs up. What a kind gesture. The desserts were absolutely delicious too! The clientele look like they were all regulars and I can see why. They gained 4 new regulars tonight 👍

Best Greek for ever! Amazing service as well. Would 10/10 recommend!

The most beautiful Greek food. Always 10/10. The service is such a warm welcome, almost makes you feel like you’re home.

Great stuff- attentive waiting staff, lovely tasting, quality food- Hellenic platter highly recommended. Great value too, especially nowadays- half a 2-person platter (which left us stuffed), and 2 bottled Greek beers for £20. Will definitely return.