Yamas in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

We’ve been wanting to visit since Yamas opened last year and finally made it at the weekend. Perhaps we had been waiting too long and were expecting too much, but we were very disappointed. Firstly, which door do we use? The single door in the side or the double doors leading off the outside seating area? We chose the double doors and had to squeeze past other diners to announce our arrival. Having booked, our table wasn’t ready. We understand that. The previous occupants were enjoying themselves and weren’t rushed, and we were invited to go upstairs and have a drink at the bar whilst we waited. Sadly, there was no barman so drinks weren’t forthcoming. Once seated, again squeezing past other diners, we chose from an excellent menu and eagerly awaited our Greek food. More disappointment, disappointing beef stifado, oregano fries with no obvious oregano, bland chicken skewers with an equally bland paprika mayonnaise and overly salted prawns. Having since seen the reviews, Yamas have clearly listened to some of them and increased portion size (we had too much) but they also need to remove a table so that diners and staff can move around the restaurant. It would also behove them to respond to reviews instead of completely ignoring them! Our evening was not the authentic Greek evening we were looking forward to, we hope that others have a better experience.

Great service! Yummy food, beautiful setting. The menu appears quite rigid with minor changes to meals not possible (ie no tzatziki) so not. Great choice for any fussy eaters (I assume they would accommodate allergies but we had no experience of this so can’t comment). The staff were lovely, the cocktails and wine delicious and the menu authentically Greek with gyros, stifado etc. on the harbour front with lovely views. Would recommend highly.

Me and a friend visited on Thursday, we love Greece and love Greece food but did not realise that this restaurant had Greek chefs cooking authentic Greek food. I can’t not possibly put into words how delicious the food was and how lovely the restaurant is. The customer service from Nicki who waited on us and Nickolai the chef was amazing even going as far as letting us try the fresh baklava and packaging up some to take home. My friend was in Cornwall visiting but I live here and this will definitely be somewhere I will visit again regularly!!!

With harbour views and a sunny terrace Yamas is in a prime Looe location. Our expectations of food quality were high given its sister restaurant is the award winning Sardine Factory across the river in West Looe. Booking is essential and we could only get a 6.30pm-8.30pm table - which was fine. Our starters of Greek dips and pitta plus cheese pies were very tasty and well executed. We needed and asked for more pitta (as did the table next to us) but was irritated to be charged £2 for it. The baklava to finish the meal was some of the best we’ve tasted: so moist and deliciously spiced. My husband enjoyed his main of beef cheek but needed some sides to go with it ( we did ask the waitress if it needed some sides when ordering it but she advised us it would be ok without any). I had the chicken souvlaki Gyros but was disappointed with it and felt it was poor value in that it had very little chicken in it. I’ll try another dish next time. The wine list comprises mainly Greek wines and we really enjoyed the white wine from Paros. There was a lovely buzz to the place and I wish it success since it’s important to Looe and of course to the people who run it.

Fabulous lunch at Yamas. Food was superb and staff were friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. Good sized portions. We shared 2 "starters" and a large greek salad which was plenty. Good wine. Will definitely be back when the sardines are back on!!

This was our second visit since Yamas opened and the food was superb! The staff are lovely and friendly, and the views are good too.

There were three of us and we enjoyed an excellent Greek meal with delightful and gentle service. We started with the dip platter - and the pitta was so very good - the dips were excellent! For mains two had the amazing seafood platter fit for a king and t other had chicken souvlaki - 2 skewers, the children’s portion, with those wonderful beans! Only two had space for dessert - one had baklava and the other Greek yoghurt with honey, figs and nuts. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Happily we are not tourists and will return often - especially in the non-holiday periods! Well:done and a massive thank you to the chef as well as the amazing front of house staff!

We stopped here for a light bite after looking for somewhere to eat in Looe and we were so pleased we did. We had a drink each and a portion of the sardines and the calamari. Both were cooked to perfection and delicious to eat. Staff were attentive and the price was very reasonable for the standard of food.

We came here for a quick lunch today. Good location and nice restaurant with a nice ambience. My wife had mousakka. I had chicken souvlaki gyros. Food was good.

Excellent food and service. Calamari was cooked to perfection and the mussels in Ouzo were amazing. Lunch service on Easter Saturday was provided by a lovely lady.

The service was slow, waited over 1 hour for our main meal, waitress said delay was because they had a Buffett upstairs (they arrived after we had our starter). The music was so loud we could not hear each other speaking. Veg was very overcooked, moussaka was bland and just warm. Mussels not very good quality with some very small.Sea bass was so small about 4oz (before cooked) overcooked. We were looking forward to our evening out and would not go back or recommend.

I’m so glad to have finally visited here. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. The food was so tasty and well presented. It was nice to listen to Greek music whilst eating Greek food. The furniture also fitted well with the theme. The price was really reasonable with other establishments in Looe and especially Cornwall. Will definitely be back here again.

Lovely greek food can highly recommend the beef stifado. Pleasant atmosphere and very friendly staff. Will definitely go back next time we are in Looe.

Superb authentic Greek food, the kalamari was soft and delicious. The octopus excellent followed by a nice large lamb shank, mousakka, local fish, souvlaki, gigandes (large beans) - all excellent. Nice background Greek music, service excellent and the Greek house wine accompanied very well. Tables are close as it’s a small place so you have to expect this and deal with it. Also has Greek beer. Baklava and milk pie in pastry delicious.

We had the best ever moussaka we have ever eaten. It comes with a small Greek salad which was equally as good. Service was very pleasant. Wine was good. Tables a bit too close together but it was not busy so that was fine. We came down from Pelynt especially for a lunch on Wednesday having checked it was open on the internet. When we walked up to the restaurant it looked like it was closed. We turned away to leave. Then my husband went back to peer through the window at very close quarters and then said it was open as he could just see a couple around the corner. I wonder how many people walk past early at lunchtime and can’t see any people and think it is closed and walk away. It really would benefit from a sign outside saying open please come in or something like that.

My husband and I visited Thursday lunchtime and were surprised by how popular the venue was. We were looking for somewhere for a sit down lunch in the town and knew this was a venue that was open and serving meals (at this time of...

The venue is new, clean, and fresh, with beautiful views looking out over the river. The heating was on, and it was a comfortable temperature and a cozy atmosphere. The staff were warm, friendly and informative with good knowledge of the menu and specials. The...

We booked as a family of 6 and had a lovely experience start to finish. The staff were incredibly hospitable and friendly - nothing was too much trouble. We ordered starters to share and each item from the menu was delicious - particularly the cheese...

We had seen this new restaurant had opened in Looe and were very keen to try it out. Firstly the decor is great, it fits in so well with the harbour-side location. Very comfortable and stylish. We had a large round table (8 of us)...

We were very last minute, and on NYE, but they were really obliging and were more than happy to shuffle things around to squeeze us in! A very warm welcome, relaxed but very pleasant experience with lots of delicious food and drinks to sample. The...

Whilst I can’t comment about food , I can say how hospitable Yamas were on New Years Eve for drinks . Looe is incredibly busy on New Year’s Eve , everywhere booked , impossible to just get a drink . Above the restaurant is a...

Our first visit and we enjoyed food and positive staff welcome and efficiency. The menu is not well laid out but the food was well presented and tasty. Service was prompt despite being a full house. Despite some comments re value on TA, I thought...

Firstly the positives. The decor was tasteful and it was easy to book a table. However it was a disappointing visit. The restaurant was virtually empty despite it being Christmas week. The menu was jumbled and unclear with unnecessary Greek translations. The food portions were...

Very nice menu made up of small plates and main dishes. No dolmades on menu which was surprising. The beef stifado and moussaka were gorgeous. They only serve Greek wine which was very nice but expensive at £10 for a 250ml glass I feel they...

Has great potential but a bit confusing menu is rather higgeldepiggledy. Not sure if street food style restaurant, fine dining or a Greek taverna. House wine rather expensive, village sausage, mussels, beans, the two cheese dishes, all delicious, service fabulous. Shame about the other dishes,...

Tasty and good food, staff very attentive and knowledgeable. Second visit. Family from London impressed.

The restaurant was cold we had to keep our coats on, the bean dish was tasty but oily, the Greek potatoes were very oily lying in a pool of oil so the experience was disappointing.

Not had a Greek meal before so was excited to try out Yamas…it did not disappoint!! The food was sooo tasty and whatever I didn’t understand on the menu the very attentive servers explained exactly what it was. Also a beautiful spot to watch the...

Overall an extremely disappointing visit. The setting is lovely and the staff generally very good. However, the it was extremely loud as no soft furnishings to absorb the sound and food was extremely disappointing, especially for the price it cost. Extremely dry meat, bland flavors....

Our first visit to this newly opened restaurant and it did not fail to impress. Gorgeous food and friendly, knowledgeable staff made for a thoroughly enjoyable evening. We will definitely return!

What a treat! Beautiful authentic Greek food with excellent attentive service from friendly staff Nicky and Katy. Although the restaurant filled up quickly for lunch they took plenty of time to explain the dishes in detail and clearly loved their job. The moussaka was the...

Decided to try this new Greek in Looe as we are regular visitors there and some of the other better restaurants had closed down. Cheerful friendly staff and a good atmosphere (apart from a noisy table of three "blokes" opposite), but the tables were a...

Oh my god this place is amazing we love Greek food The food was amazing I have never tried Mussels with Ouzo and from now on I will make mussels with ouzo they were fantastic, my husband had Sardines and he said they were so...

Took a day trip to Looe and called in Yamas to see if we could get a table. The staff were very accommodating and the lovely Ryan efficiently got our drinks and showed us the Sunday special. We both had the Greek lemon chicken, potatoes...

Great food , lovely atmosphere and service , great different place to have Sunday lunch. Full menu on for Sunday , and a Sunday Greek Sunday lunch special

We enjoyed the food here and will visit again. We had great service from Ryan. We had olives, sausages and salad. Then stifado, roasted veg and gyros. Dessert was milk pudding, and yoghurt. Spent just over £100 with a couple of glasses of wine each....

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After finding nowhere else to eat we were pleased to find a table here. A lovely place . The drinks and food looked expensive but we were not put off . The house red was ok , coffee excellent . Unfortunately the good experience ended...

Went to Yamas tonight and the food was excellent. Great variety of Greek wines and beers. We throughly enjoyed our meal tonight and Brian the waiter was excellent. We had pitta and dips for starters and the portion sizes of the dips were generous as...

So nice to see more new restaurants in Looe, and was excited to try Yamas as I love Greek food. The food was delicious, service friendly and next time will have a drink in the cosy upstairs bar! We had to ask what some dishes...

We were staying in the area for a week and happened to come across Yamas, and what a brilliant find it was! It was lovely having a drink in the upstairs bar before our meal, the setting was perfect. The menu itself had just the...

I was excited to try this new restaurant & experience a Greek evening. The tables are very close together, bright lighting and it was very very noisy. Apart from the menu being duplicated in Greek, there were no other Greek touches …such a shame. The...

Our first visit to this new restaurant and we will definitely be back. Food was stunning and the majority of the staff were on it.. One member of staff had to be prompted a few times for things he overlooked.. Good value for the standard...

What a lovely restaurant! I’ve not much knowledge of Greek food but it was wonderful, so tasty and great presentation! Minimalist interiors. Great service from Ryan, as usual! Thank you….

I had mussels that were the size of a salad serving bowl … like huge portion. Actually too big. I had to share them out. But they were charging £20 so probably needed to be. But the best I have tasted locally. My other two...