Vineyard Greek Taverna 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.

5stars for welcoming. Enriched with warm from the owner such a lovely guy! The place has a gorgeous feel to it. The food was great the rice wasn’t really up to much though.

We are a Greek Family of four and have had dinner at Vineyard a few times now (and a couple of Saturdays for late lunch). We usually go for the mezze plus another dish (keftedes, tava, etc) as we do eat a lot and the kids enjoy variety. The mezze is very good value as well as tasty (some of the small plates are just okay but some are really good.) There are starters , dips, prawns, calamari, meat , cheese, skewers, meatballs (keftedes....i think the nicest keftedes I ve had anywhere...including Greece). This last time we had the tava with rice as well and it was very aromatic and deeply delicious. Generally a good and honest food (some of the recipes are in fact exceptional and very authentic). Portions are good. Good selection of Greek wines and beers (the Cypriot KEO is a very large bottle, 600ml I think- the house white wine we had once was from Crete and was nice). Family friendly, friendly people, good service and clean restaurant. Will visit again soon and would definitely recommend to try if not done yet.

Wonderful Greek - Cypriot taverna!!!! Excellent service, Lovely Meze menu! Exceptional meatballs and ntolmadakia!

We didn't plan to eat here but glad we did.The staff were very welcoming and fantastically attentive without being ott. Food was fabulous and very importantly the toilets were clean lol

Amazing food with amazing service ❤️‍🔥

It is a very simple place with no atmosphere. Outside during summer time you might enjoy sitting under the vine, but inside it’s just very basic. The staff was kind and polite to us. We had a dinner Friday night. A moussaka, that was looking very nice with generous amount of meet, but luke warm inside and had no flavour. My partner had kleftiko which also came not hot. The side was salad served in a metallic bowl that was wobbly and spinning around. Wine was good.

Love this place . Food is absolutely amazing. Staff are good to .

Nice atmosphere with seating inside and outside and windows that open fully to the outside seating area. It’s a nice vibe and the food was alright with prices not too bad. Some of the grilled meats we had were a little dry and the fries not seasoned. Service was good and staff friendly. I think there was new staff on the day we went there and that person was a little slow and lost but in general it was fine.

Thank you for a lovely afternoon! Delicious food and great service. X

Really really friendly reception and very very nice food

Lovely restaurant! Been going since I was a baby, best atmosphere for a summer evening. So kind they came out with a little cake for my birthday last night ❤️

Food was tasty, good atmosphere and friendly stuff. Happy to go again

We dine there in 3 adults, ams feeling we had is that we were rushed to leave. Service was poor as the guy kept coming at our table even taking away one plate at the time and keep asking ‘can I take this or that’ even if the answer was no. The lamb kebab is basically 8 small cubes of lab with fries (or rice), and we all asked for salad (dishes comes with rice or chips, and salad) and they gave us a small bowl for the 3 of us to share. Again, having a waiter taking away one stuff at time left one of us eating on his own with table cleared. I will not come back as price is high for quantity and service you get.

Fabulous food, perfectly cooked, tasty and excellent value for money. I highly recommend this restaurant

Knew were going to have an issue when they looked at us like we were insane when we walked in on Sunday afternoon without a booking (it was 4pm and the place was empty). Asked if we could sit outside (asked us if we’d booked again and again looked confused that we were asking to sit outside, which was also empty). They left us out there for 15 minutes with no menus/drinks. When they finally came back the man laughed and said enthusiastically ‘we forgot about you’ (fantastic, cheers for that) told him it was my gfs birthday. Nothing. Ordered food and it was really average, I thought this place was authentic (everything g served with chips or rice), tiny portion of tsziki that was not very fresh or tasty, beans were out of a tin with lemon squeezed on top. Gf liked her meatballs and my lamb was alright but really disappointed by the restaurant as a whole (had to wait another 10 mins for them to sort bill out, barely even a thankyou) would definitely not be back and would not recommend if your looking for actual Greek food or any form of customer service. A shame as we are local and love Greek food!

What a real gem of a place. This is the kind of place you want to be, want to eat and want to come back to. This is a restaurant to cherish. I always see the old boy here. Outside under the vine on a sunny day is epic, but anytime inside is wonderful too. The food is great but it's not about the food. It's unique, it has history and it won't be here forever SO GO THERE NOW. Such a special place.

I used to come here couple times a week until the last year due to not having the meat dolma which I can’t get anywhere else. Every time I go nd ask or call they say no not back in which is fair but then to be told no take away. (When they do) I’ve come to the conclusion they had enough of me coming in ordering the same thing but isn’t that the point… ur a restaurant!! I used to have two portions costing £15 a time but yet don’t want my custom which is sad as I really love and been wanting them for months nd months!!! Lovely gentlemen but wife didn’t seem very pleasant most times nd seemed like she had a problem with me keep ordering. Very stupid

Such an amazing place in Camberwell! Very tasty food and great service! Outside tables in warm days make you feel like in Greece! Highly recommend!

Always love going to the Vineyard, hasn't really changed much in the 30+years I have been going there but I love it, my son would survive on their houmous and pitta. Andreas always welcoming

I’ve been coming here for the last 5 years, and it’s absolutely 10/10. It’s authentically similar to a Greek taverna, and obviously no thrills - but that’s what is so great about the place. Staff amazing. I’d recommend the chicken kebab, with rice and salad - so delicious. The meze also very nice.

Exactly what you want from a local restaurant with a great family-owned vibe. Looked after like I was part of the family!

The food and service at The Vineyard are excellent! I can’t wait to return

It's a local restaurant that feels like something you'd find when traveling to a small city in Europe. The staff were so friendly, and the food was delicious! The portion size is quite generous, so I think it would be better to mix it up with the side rather than ordering it all as a main menu.

It was a family visit. The rest of them really enjoyed the meat dishes, I was the only Vegan person there. I ordered Black eyed peas as a main dish but unfortunately it was a bit disappointing. I ordered Black Eyed Beans for the main course - £13, got a plate full of beans with a tiny bit of spinach ( looked like 4 leaves) in some oil with lemon. It looked like beans were just poured out of the tin ( not saying it is but looked like) it wasn't nor very appealing not exciting looking or appetising. It came with a plate of rice, rice was nice. But for £13 you expect something more appetising looking and a bit more complex than just peas spread on the plate... That is something to improve on so Vegans can enjoy your restaurant as much as Meat Eaters do when they come to eat as a family or a group.. Thank you

Just had a delicious meal here today with a friend. We got the sharing vegetarian meze, absolutely delicious and a great variety of dishes that were of superb quality. The second course of vegetarian moussaka was equally as good. For dessert the baklava was really fantastic. Great service with very friendly attentive staff. I highly recommend a visit!

Our favourite local go-to place, we absolutely love the staff, the food and the atmosphere here 😊 Meze’s are yummy and great value, but all the other things on the menu are generously sized and must-try, too! 🤤

Went with a 12-strong work related group. We all shared in the meze, which were lovely. A selection of some 6-8 starters. All were lovely, though I found the dolmades and halloumi too salty for my taste. Mains were lamb, chicken, kofta with salad and chips. Chicken especially was yummy. A good night.

Food & service is just to perfection. Freshly homemade traditional Greek Cypriot food cooked with local fresh ingredients. This restaurant has been family owned since 1974. Even if you pass by on a Friday they also do a great fish & chips or sweet potatoe fries, you can even have the whole seabass butterfly opened. You won’t be disappointed with any of the food.

Very friendly staff. Fantastic homemade food! would definitely come back and recommend highly to others!

Been coming here for the last 6 years and it is the top restaurant within miles of its area. Food is amazing and owner is a lovely, friendly man. Recommend the prawns and chicken Shish. Cocktails are delicious too.

Came here after a very quick google for somewhere to eat and it did not disappoint. We had the small mezze for two, some grilled halloumi and a couple of cokes. Everything tasted great and staff were attentive. Recommend!

Felt like I was holiday!! Had the vineyard special and it was delicious 😋

Don’t waste your money the food was bland and tight portions

My favourite greek restaurant in London, been coming here for years and would recommend to everyone. The food is top quality, delicious and great value for money. Staff are so friendly, welcoming and attentive. The restaurant itself is beautiful.

I've been a few times now ,very nice food and nice staff.thank you

Lovely food. Attentive and happy staff. Thank you for the surprise birthday treat! We will be back.

Lovely well priced food! Owner is lovely

Such truly delicious food (the meatballs are out of this world!), fantastic value and warm, caring service. One of the few places a meal for two is still affordable without having lost any of the high standards of food and service.

We booked on a Thursday evening at 8pm and ordered the 3-course mezze at about 8:20 or 8:30. The staff were really nice but rushed us through everything, clearing plates when we were literally still eating off them. They eventually told us the kitchen would be closing at 9 and we had to have our final course straight away. Probably would have been a good idea to share this info at the time we ordered three courses. All felt very rushed.

We are for the first time here. Food and atmosphere are great! All you need for a nice local dinner in a good company.

Tout est superbe. L'accueil, le service et les plats. Pendant le temps du repas on se croirait dans le Péloponèse tellement les saveurs sont présentent. Bravo

Such a shame that the restaurant looks lovely! But the head waitress ensured I left without ordering when she spoke to me rudely & abruptly, telling me to WAIT, rolling her eyes at me when I asked if I could place an order! No customer service or smile so no custom!

Amazing food and the staff couldn’t be more friendly or accommodating

Delicious hearty and tasty Greek food at reasonable price

Mom and dad authentic Greek restaurant. The food is fantastic. I have the mini mezze which is the best way to try everything.

We had the three course meze. Enjoyed every dish of 15 but we gave up before finishing the third course, no room for more. Servers were cheerful.

I came here with my girlfriend as we kept meaning to give this place a visit, and boy were we happy that we did! The atmosphere was great, the service was friendly and attentive, the food was delicious and portions offered fantastic value for money. We ordered the Meze for two people (£50.00) and two Coke Zero (£5.00). Highly recommended!

Good traditional Greek food. Relaxed atmosphere popular with locals.

Excellent dining experience! A highlight had to be a poetic connection with a handsome kiwi waiter. An outstanding Greek salad 😉

Great food and service. Nice to sit outside on a sunny evening.

Good to find spanokopita was still a slice from a large pie and roast potatoes are still on offer. If they could bring back the starter meze we wouldn’t have to choose what to leave out!

Fantastic service and delicious food. Love retzina which isn’t easy to find. Thank you for being super kind and hard working xx

A family favourite for over 30 years. Good to find spanokopita was still a slice from a large pie and roast potatoes are still on offer. If they could bring back the starter meze we wouldn’t have to choose what to leave out!

Always a great time here, excellent food and great service. Sara is a great waitress, always super helpful and welcoming! Excellent value for money and great white wine (especially the Aphrodite!)

This place is a firm family favourite ❤️❤️❤️

A wonderful restaurant with a great atmosphere reminiscent of a classic Greek tavern. The staff was very friendly and fast. The dishes were a bit poor but very tasty and very good quality.

The food was good and the service was very attentive. As others have said, the mezze platter is very good value for money (2 adults struggled to finish all the food) and it allows you to taste the main dishes from the menu. Definitely recommend it if you like sharing! The baklava was also nice and not sickeningly sweet.

The food was ok but we where rushed to leave the restaurant before we even finished our food. We got the bill thrown on our table without asking for it. The owner seems to be nice and happy until he got the bill cleared from us. "Will be nice if they inform the costumers to eat as fast as they can, so they can serve as many people as possible".

Lovely staff, friendly atmosphere and food was delicious. We went for the mini mezze which was a really good deal considering the amount and variety of food you get. Highly recommend!

Very friendly and attentive staff. Very nice food. Good range of Greek wines. Highly recommended.

Very friendly staff & helpful staff, the food was delicious

Nice place,the food was delicious. Friendly staff

Another excellent meal with family last night. Some having moved to another part of South London travelled back to go here. The spanokopita is now a slice from a large pie rather than individual pies. The ratio of filling to pastry works better for now. There is now a choice of chips or roast potatoes and as the waitress said people always react positively to that. Yummy, Greek Style roast potatoes was the verdict. Glad it was just a refit and they didn’t close due to Covid.

Not great food Good service but feels that everyone is rushing even though it wasn't busy

The food was delicious and carefully cooked and presented and on time! The atmosphere was very Greek taverna vibes (which I absolutely love, reminded me of home), the service was friendly! We had an amazing time, I would definitely go back again and I highly recommend. Κύριε Αντρέα, thank you for everything, we all had an amazing time! 😊

Lovely restaurant. Friendly staff, delicious food. Relaxed atmosphere. Great for an impromptu meal out.

Very friendly service with great food.

Food was great. People very pleasant

Lovely authentic Greek Cypriot cuisine.

I have been going to this restaurant for years and years and so have my family and friends and so I was very upset when I went there yesterday with my family to be treated appallingly by some new waitresses that were serving us. Food was good as always but service was atrocious and made me very uncomfortable to the point my uncle swapped seats with me! We had just finished eating our starters and the waitress came over to clear table and asked if we wanted our mains yet to which we asked if we could have 5 or 10 minutes before. She said we'll it will take about 5 to 10 minutes to cook to which we replied perfect. My partner and uncle went out for a quick cigarette I must add the restaurant wasn't busy and then 3 of the waitresses started talking about us asking for 5 or 10 minutes more before our mains and they were looking at me directly and then laughing I started to feel really uncomfortable. My uncle and partner came back in and I told them what happened then I could see one of the waitresses who was the same one talking about us really staring at me. We caught eyes and she just continued to stare and then rolled her eyes at me giving me a dirty look! This was the point I swapped seats with my uncle as he and my partner had seen her do it aswell. Our mains came and I wasn't enjoying my time after that I was really upset to be treated like this in what was one of my favourite restaurants! The manager came over and asked if everything was OK and my partner said not really and we told him. The waitress came over at that point and I told him it was her. To which he replied they would talk later and he did apologise a few times. She tried to make excuses and then he said she was new and perhaps didn't realise she was staring so much and then he gave some more excuses to which my partner replied look we will just leave it there. When the bill came I was upset to see he had not taken off the service charge for the awful service we received or offered us a drink on the house to apologise for our awful experience and for this reason I now won't be going back there ever again as I feel there was no customer service there at all! We were very good customers there and spend a lot of money there each time we go. I will miss the food there and Happy memories along the years but I feel so let down after the way we was treated there yesterday!

Lovely setting, takes you right back to the Cyprus/Greece. Terrific people, they went above and beyond to save the day on my birthday. Great menu of all the greek favourites. Delicious meatballs, and skip the rice or chips with the lamb shank (and other dishes) the Greek roast potatoes are to die for, totally yumny! Thank you so much xxx

Loved it ! Fabulous place for a lunch and catch up with a friend. No rush and fabulous staff and food. Thank you.

The best musaka you will find it here!

Wonderful vibe. You could imagine you are in Greece. Fresh food. Mini meze is great value.

Wonderful, authentic Greek taverna. Super place, lovely atmosphere and the mezzes were delicious

Lovely place, lovely food and staff. I just love the owner, so humble and a gentleman. Long life to him!

This is one of our favourite restaurants. Despite living over one hour away we often visit. We love the Meze. Always too full to try desserts.

We booked a table outside in advance but when we got to the restaurant they hadn't prepared one so we had to be inside for half our meal. The mezze looked promising on the menu but it was very disappointing. The staff were really friendly and hospitable. Unfortunately, I feel they were understaffed and they were clearly stressed. This might come down to poor management.

Nice place. Flavours nothing special. Prices a bit on the high.

Very high quality food and amazing wine. A classic in Camberwell.

Absolutely fantastic night, the food and the staff were great. Will definitely be going there again.

Relaxing and delightful experience.

Very good food for a very good price! Go and try it!

Great Ellenic restaurant, we visited many times with family, always happy

Great greek food. Went for the meze spot on

What a shame. My favourite London restaurant - no exaggeration - has had a makeover and lost its star dish. Gone are the 1970s/80s plastic grapes which oozed old retro charm and gone from the menu is the signature oktapodi in red wine. For 18+ years I have made occasional visits to the vineyard JUST to eat that dish. It was that good. New lighting is too harsh too and along with the removal of the plastic grapes and bazoukis that decorated the interior, has really reduced the appeal of eating in the vineyard. What a shame.

Wide range of dishes ... everything delicious. For many known favourites ( ... calamari, taramasalata, moussaka ... ) we felt they were the best we have ever tasted! Thank you for a lovely treat.

Great food and service. Very good value. Love it..

Very average food. Reminded us of a supermarket picnic. There is much better food in Camberwell

The food as ever is scrumptious and the staff are so friendly and accommodating. I would eat there every time we are in London.

The food was delicious. I tried traditional mussaka and wine leaf wraps. The execution was closed to perfect. However, the wine was unique. I am big wine lovers and I have to say that this was one of the best Greek wine I come close too. We tried Kuros red wine, which is med to full body, really fruity with with hint of tannin. If you like California or napa Valley wines. I highly recommend to try this wine.

Had chicken kebab & rice & salad, it was good!! Had a couple of glasses of red wine (not sure which one) , really smooth 😎! They're great with kids & good service. Thoroughly recommend and definitely come back.🙂

Lovely, cosy restaurant with lots of veggie dishes on the menu, good wines, and welcoming staff.

Warm welcome & happily warm inside. Friendly and prompt service. Classic food - no surprises. Very nice lamb chops. Relaxing atmosphere.

Have been wanting to go here for sometime, decided tonight was the night, oh why did we bother food was very bland im not a lover of McDonald's but at least there food had more taste, service was not that great although polite apart from them taking our order had to ask for other items, not once did they come and ask us how our meal was and than had the cheek to put service charge on our bill, I saw another post on the reviews where they stated they had travelled all around Greece and they compared the food from there as to what is served in the restaurant stating how good it is, if that's the case remind me not to go to Greece,

Sadly the food was very disappointing. It was bland, boring and flavourless. No one in our group particularly enjoyed the food and at best some dishes were average. The staff were very attentive. Perhaps overly so which made it not a particularly relaxing evening. I last went here many years ago and was sadly very very disappointed.

Such a lovely little place! Staff SO friendly and the prices not too bad. Have come back from island hopping in Greece recently and reminding me of every proper Greek taverna over there! Lovely :)

Lovely atmosphere on a warm and sunny evening sitting outside. The chicken was tender and seasoned perfectly and served with fluffy rice. Another good reason to love camberwell!

I went to this restaurant a few weeks back. I did enjoy the food, and my seabass was really tasty and fresh. The only point of disappointment was discovering that the boss is not giving the tips to the waiters!! 3 stars for this reason - give the tips to your employees!