Vineyard Greek Restaurant in Southwark

We had a lovely dinner at this unassuming restaurant on a side road. It was a Friday evening and most other places were packed: Vineyard had a couple of tables so we decided to stop and try their food. I had eaten here ages ago and for some reason I had an underwhelming memory, but this time the experience was great: our starters (calamari, stuffed vine leaves and meatballs) were all lovely, but the mains were the highlight: the lamb kleftiko was soft and tasty, and the Moussaka was incredibly good (among the best I've ever tasted, including in 15 years of trips to Greece). 53£/person with 2 cocktails, a large beer, baklava and French coffee with brandy, so also not expensive. Nice buzzing atmosphere (noisy in the right way), fast service and nice owner, clearly proud of the quality he offers.

Hemos estado aquí varias veces y lo disfrutamos. Pero anoche fuimos con unos 12 de nuestra familia y nos decepcionó. Una de las camareras no quería llevar limpia platos para uno de los campos, explicando que no era la política del restaurante. Entonces le contó que teníamos salsas remolachas y soportar todo nuestros platos y no quería poner carne del próximo curso en la parte superior. "no hacer eso," dijo, "Es trabajo extra para nosotros, y tenemos que hacer muchos viajes a la cocina.! (supongo que si yo pedimos una botella de vino, el viaje adicional a la zona de la cocina habría estado bien?) No creo que eso fue una muy buena experiencia del cliente y que tipo de agrió en la noche después de eso y no vas a ir allí de nuevo. Nos sentimos como si estuviéramos en una cinta transportadora -- llegar allí, darnos meze y que nos con la minoría número de platos utilizada como sea posible.

After 30+ years of living in London I've finally had Greek gyros in a wrap that tasted authentic! To my surprise it is far superior to all the other 'Greek' gyros places in Wood Green area, and to be fair to all other places around London that make this sort of thing. I am definitely going back and I recommend this place 100%. Word of advice to Greeks who don't come from Thessaloniki: 'Souvlaki' in this shop is what is what Athenians call 'Kalamaki' so make sure you avoid unwanted surprises.