The Real Greek - Edinburgh in Edinburgh, City of

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Fast service, very friendly staff and very good dishes.

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!

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

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

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

Enjoyed lunch and service was great. only had a wrap

Was delivered without the promised Greek yoghurt

Fantastic service and amazing food!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

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: 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.

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

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

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 🙂

Great food and staff were lovely.

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

Great experience and Godd service Love to visit again

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

Delicious food with good staff and made my day

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

Awesome experience must visit for relaxation

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

staff were very hard working with good service excellent food

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

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!

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.

Lovely staff full of smiles, and tasty food!

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.

Great Greek food - excellent service.

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

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.

Excellent food, attentive staff & good location

We came in today for lunch and ordered the moussaka- which was beautiful and great value for money! Our server- the lovely Emily, and her colleagues are all delightful and very attentive. Emily advised us on the wine and food - and was great craic which is always welcome. We will be back! Definitely recommend ‘The Real Greek’ as a place to eat.

So sorry to leave a bad review :(. The chicken skewers were dry and tasteless. The rice was also dry and bland. The wrap was honestly just strange, I have never had anything like it. I would not recommend this place! T

Sorry - for the first time ever we left without our food. Quick to take the order and give us drinks but then 35 minute + wait. No-one would catch our eye when we just wanted to be given a timescale after 25 minutes. It's a food outlet in St James Centre. I think most people if they stop for lunch would expect to be out in 1-1/2 hours for 1 course. All they needed to do was say as we ordered - We're busy so you will be waiting for half an hour or so. Then it was up to us to decide to stay or go. As we left we were asked if we'd had a nice time. When we politely said actually we had left without eating the waitress said "I'm sorry". She seemed unsurprised and unruffled so perhaps we are not the first people to leave after a long wait.

Wholesome people , as a greek myself , I felt at home when visiting this summer with my dad.The food was almost as good as my grandmas !

top quality food would recommend it 👌

Really tasty food. Emily gave great service and made our experience really nice :)

Went in with a friend for lunch after work, staff were very friendly. After looking at the menu with a good selection of Greek cuisine I opted for the halloumi wrap and octopus which was perfectly cooked. We hoped too return for lunch some time soon, five stars ⭐️

Food was excellently prepared, presented, tasty and had generous amounts. Good prices, great atmosphere and we had Emily as an excellent and lovely server to manage our experience.

Delicious food and great value for money! Emily was our lovely server and gave a fantastic recommendation of the Greek filo custard pie for desert - highly recommend 😋

The food was cold and undercooked. The Greek salad we were served was old and smelled awful so had to be returned. Service was really good and the setting is pleasant.

Great choices available, food was delicious! Restaurant was busy Saturday late lunch but no complaints every thing was good!

Fantastic! Great ambience (especially like the funky, retro-sounding Greek music), lovely airy space, and very good, responsive and welcoming service. The food is delicious and super fresh-tasting, with the mezze format meaning you can try loads of different flavours and textures. Yum! Thank you Emily! You're extraordinarily good at you job!

This place really cheered up a mod January Friday and Despina was very friendly and helpful . I always appreciate the hearty food for a reasonable price .