The Real Greek - Edinburgh in Edinburgh, City of

Good selection of Greek food. I really enjoyed the octopus!

Had the greatest birthday dinner ever. Emily made the experience so wonderful and made me feel like a queen. Will absolutely be coming back!

Delicious food and very attentive and friendly staff

The food was amazing and Emily was the best, she’s got good style

Empty for a reason. Falafel was dry and hard. Staff looked very stressed and we even watched the manager argue with the chef for twenty minutes. Felt sorry for the young female waitress left running around sorting all the customers on her own.

Big chain experience in St James Quarter. Short menu means fast turnover of tables, food is decent although no wow factor for me. The modern industrial fit out is like no Real Greek restaurant I have been. It’s ok for a pit stop on the way or after an outing or event.

Lovely visit, with great service and food. Thanks so much :)

We ordered the 22pp meal where you can choose from a selection. It started off really strong with the dips and the flatbread which were delicious! However the mains came out and our meatballs were cold! The waitress didn’t come over to ask us if the food was okay so I couldn’t really complain and ask for a fresh one! The chicken dish we got was nice and it was not bad! I would say it is not good Value for money- probably would not go again!

Emily the bartender was really helpful and recommended us her favorite dishes

Really nice place and very, very good food. And we liked the staff.😎

Randomly stumbled across this place yesterday and was pleasantly surprised! Me and my wife absolutely love the food and Emily’s recommendations were spot on. Felt welcomed as soon as we entered the door will definitely be back

Emily was lovely! Her recommendations were spot on. The custard pie was divine! Will be back tomorrow. Bless Allah.

Great place for lunch food with the exception of a really terrible Greek salad was great

The food is not only expensive for the amount you get, but the taste isn't great as well!! The waiters are friendly but the service is rather slow.

Food came on time which was good, however, everything in the delivery was cold and had to be warmed up. The chicken was insanely dry, there was only a tiny bit of rice although that was hard and the tzatziki was missing. Really disappointed.

Delicious!! Beautiful food and great friendly service. I wish we had this restaurant at home 🇬🇷❤️

The food was spectacular. Furthermore, Vanessa, our waitress, quickly realized that we were Spanish, and spoke to us in our language, giving us some spectacular recommendations.

We visited on a Friday lunchtime, was not busy. I had booked table and we got a small two seater in the middle of the restaurant, not ideal but not a showstopper. Staff very friendly ams engaging. We ordered off the Filoxenia all day menus, lots of options but felt for the price the portions were small or could have done with one more dish. Felt prices were good, had a beer Which was fresh and tasty and a gin which was well made. Would go back, and would recommend as somewhere to go for food but would add an extra side if you don't want to go hungry.

Great food and friendly service!

Fast service, very friendly staff and very good dishes.

Amazing food, Ben was the best. Loved the atmosphere and the food

Amazing experience. Everything was nice. The food 10/10.

Food was delicious and the service was fantastic. We'll definitely return!!!

Fantastic service and amazing food!

Enjoyed lunch and service was great. only had a wrap

Was delivered without the promised Greek yoghurt

The moussaka was simply out of this world. A flight of greek wines to go with, perfection!

My experience at The Real Greek was absolutely fantastic! I was served by Emily, who made me feel welcomed and taken care all the time!!The excellent service and the delicious food made for a wonderful dining experience. Highly recommended!

Visited the other day for dinner with friends and we absolutely loved it! Food was delicious and our server - Emily, was extremely attentive and chatty! She was super professional and friendly. We will definitely go back to be served by her again!

So awesome and quick! Our server was kind and helpful to advise us what to order. Perfect for takeaway and convenient. Would recommend.

Very pleasant staff look after all your needs and the staff in Edinburgh was lovely especially Emily who was brilliant will recommend Trg in Edinburgh to all my friends 👍👍👍👍👍

Good place, nice food, brilliant people

Great find in St James' Quarter. Quick service and tasty food. We were there for dinner so couldn't take advantage of their lunch menu deal but their meat and veg platters were recommended to us and they didn't disappoint. Also make sure you leave room for the deep fried custard pie. Great way to finish our meal. Thank you Ben for your hospitality

Fabulous lunch! Discovered this lovely place! Would thoroughly recommend! Food was superb, staff were lovely and particularly Ben who was amazing!! 🤩

Great place, as tourists we had a great time. We had a great meal, fast service and very friendly

Delicious food and super friendly and professional waitress Vanessa! Highly recommended!❤️

Great greek style food, but maybe little more food? Not much. Anyway

Ristorante che ricorda veramente di essere in Grecia, con i suoi classici prodotti tipici. Ottima qualità e prezzi giusti!

Not tasty, small portions, expensive. The gyro meat was dry and the pita gyro wrap was teeny tiny. I ordered a Greek salad side dish that contained literally 1 olive and 1 slice of onion. There are far better alternatives in Edinburgh. The service charge is a joke!

Been wanting to try the real geek for a while it was alright street food

Wow! Simply wow! This was, without doubt, the most incredible meal I have ever eaten in my entire life. Yum! Scrumdiddliumptious! Tummy filling and nutritious. Not to mention the incredible price - I CAN'T recommend ENOUGH!!!!

Love the tzatziki orangecake. Emily is super nice

Had the best food ever, chicken skewers grilled to perfection

Good place and good service. Thanks vanesa

tasty! It’s a dish that doesn’t make mistakes! The shrimp and chicken are both delicious...the flatbread is a little oily and the salad is delicious👍👍👍 The service is very friendly and the food is not expensive!

I had a really good time at The Real Greek! Especially loved the service from Maciej!

Delicious and wholesome in terms of food and ambiance! Great family or outing with friends

Loved the food! Emily was the kindest and friendliest worker ever, i will be back!

amazing absolutely amazing! staff were 10/10 and the halloumi fries are to die for

Everyone was so kind, Emily the manager came and made sure everything was great, 10/10 service everyone should go here!

A really great experience into Greek Meze, food was brilliant and the staff were helpful and explained every dish to us.

I would have given 5 stars as looking forward to the rice with the chicken skewers that i i did order for both meals but got chips instead ..

Ordered the Greek moussaka which was lovely very filling but the meat lack a little bit of seasoning. The service was a little on the poor side we asked for a large water tap jar and was given a small jar staff are stand-offish you have to prompt them for service.

Always a pleasure at the Real Greek , good foid and never feel rushed to leave even when there’s a queue for tables

Convenient location for a pre-theatre dinner. Been several times before and food always reliable and appreciated.

Delicious Food and Welcoming Atmosphere Enjoyed a fantastic meal at The Real Greek with family. The food was fresh, full of flavor, and perfect for sharing. The staff were attentive and friendly, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. A great spot for a family meal—we’ll definitely return!

Being a person who grew up in Greece and missed the Greek food this restaurant didn’t satisfied my cravings. Average food that is similar to Greek but far from it !

The good didn’t remind anything from Greece. The fries were fried with very old oil . The meat wasn’t good , high prices for average food

Food was really good service was Upto the mark Will come back later !

The good: Excellent service. The bad: The food is awful and way overpriced. You will get fleeced. I’m not expecting gourmet Greek, it is a chain after all, but the food is horrendous. The chicken is dry as a bone, the flatbread portion is so small it barely can be used for half of a dip, and the Greek salad is basically a bowl of chopped up tomato with a piece of feta on top. Honestly, save your money and go somewhere else. I feel bad for the staff who have to serve this “food”. Someone’s Greek grandmother is probably rolling over in their grave right now.

Starter and 2 mains arrived at the same time. Uncomfortable seating, I am gluten free and found the food very bland especially the rice, was disappointed in the overall experience

the salad was the best bit , chip were no fresh 😕

Best meal I have had in Edinburgh so far, great recommendations by Emily 🙂

Food was ok. 1 waitress was nice. Other 2 rude. Kept forgetting to bring water.

Great food and staff were lovely.

Food is so good i will visit next time

Food was nice however the restaurant was very cold , the entrance door was left open and we had to keep shutting it ourselves.

Awesome experience must visit for relaxation

Great service, great food! Overall amazing restaurant and place to have a nibble!

Great experience and Godd service Love to visit again

Delicious food with good staff and made my day

Warm welcome ,friendly staff and very good servuce will come back very soon

great food and great value for money if you like the Greek cuisine. paid £25pp for a massive platter of yummy food. house white wine was great also!

Lovely food, big platter is recommended and might even be too big for 2. Would come back

Food was great. Service let it down, people served before we did even though we got there quite a bit before them. I wouldn’t rush back.

My friend and I used a Groupon deal. She'd been to The Real Greek plenty of times before, but this was my first time. The set menu deal was really good with lots of choice, and it was great that we got to pick a couple of cold mezze, two hot mezze, two sides and two mains, plus there was flat bread and vegetable crudites, then a couple of desserts afterwards. The portion sizes were decent and we had plenty of food for £15 each. The waitress was friendly and remembered my friend. I'm looking forward to coming back and exploring the full menu sometime soon.

Used a Groupon Voucher for 10 sharing plates. It was great value and we left full. The flatbread was delicious . We both had a couple of drinks too and including a 10% tip , it was less than £55. It's good value for money overall. The service from start to finish was great.

I was very excited to finally have a souvlaki pita as the last one was in 2021 when I was in Crete. I was attracted by the 4.3 stars, so the missus and I decided to give it a go. Oh the extreme disappointment when we received a pita the size of a mini tortilla wrap, filled with 8 (!!) chips, 6 pieces of very sad looking pork, 2 tomatoes and almost no tzaziki. I'm glad we didn't spend any more money to try other dishes, as I'd like to keep my memories of Greek food intact. Don't bother going.

Food and service was absolutely amazing, we will definitely be back soon.

Good restaurant that serves food that resembles Greek cuisine. We had a large choice of mezze but we were surprised by some very spicy ones.. No souvlaqui, and very small portions.. so not really Greek, because in Greece the portions are generous. On the other hand, the prices are very high. We still enjoyed the Santorini fava, but didn't understand why the moussaka was very spicy and difficult to eat, really not Greek at all....

Good food & service staff is very nice. They are giving food within time

The food and service was tooo good🤩🤩🫶🏻🫶🏻

Warm welcome ,friendly staff and very good service, will come back very soon

Its a busy day outside but we got a table very quick and staff were very hard working with good service excellent food

Very good place to chill out ,food was awesome and staff were very friendly good service will come back for sure

Our experience at The Real Greek was absolutely fantastic! Staff were very nice and friendly.

staff were very hard working with good service excellent food

The staff was working hard, it was busy. The food taste like a McDonald’s version of Greek food. Not worth the money.

The food was pretty flavorless. The vibe and quality were on par with nandos, but the prices didn’t reflect that. The staff were nice though

no tasikiki sauce and waiting time was 1 hour 15 mins instead of the 30 to 45 mins I was told

Good food with clear allergen information, including gluten free options. Our server Maciej was friendly and attentive. Would recommended!

Lovely staff full of smiles, and tasty food!

We popped in while visiting the St James Quarter with my daughter for a quick lunch, and we really enjoyed it. Being Greek I knew what to expect and I wasn't disappointed. Good food and friendly service, is an excellent place for lunch or dinner. Highly recommended. P.S. To my opinion, Greek instrumental music of great Greek composers, famous worldwide, would add to the ambiance feeling 100% the Greek experience.

Staff were very nice and friendly. They suggested we have three of the small plates each. I chose cod goujons in batter, juicy prawns in a sauce, and calamari in batter, along with a portion of fries. The prawns were good, but in all honesty, the other dishes were a bit greasy, with too much crispy batter. If I am back again, I would try some other dishes. It was all nicely presented, as you can see from the pictures.

Non authentic Greek, there are better places in Edinburgh for this. I suppose one knows what to expect just by going into this place. Atmosphere is good and service is friendly but the Food isn’t great at all.

empty restaurant, coldest day of the year - staff decided to sit a young family under the air conditioning

Great Greek food - excellent service.

Good food & excellent service from Emily

I recently visited this restaurant for the first time with my partner during a mid week night out. The staff were very friendly and helpful. However, my partner and I were left in dismay by the pitiful (to say the least) portions we received of the three dishes we ordered. Considering that we were charged around £10 per dish, I feel like we were completely ripped off. If I could give our dining experience less than 1 star I would, totally overpriced tiny dishes. I should clarify that this is not a reflection of the service we received as the staff were truly nice and friendly. I suggest that the management should either review their prices or consider offering more generous food portions.

Going to The Real Greek is always a treat. It is my favorite place to eat in the St James Quarter. The food is delicious, the staff are friendly, and the place has a lovely atmosphere. I am always happy to get the chicken souvlaki.