The best restaurants serving Mediterranean food in Victoria Hackney London

Excellent, beautifully cooked meze. Pleasant and helpful waiter. Odd arrival experience at the front door, where a waitress stood with her arms crossed, part blocking the entrance, chatting to colleagues or guests at a nearby table indoors and not responding initially to two requests to come in. Brusque instructions on where we were permitted to sit followed. Having a bad day perhaps.

My friend and I decided to try this restaurant for lunch one afternoon. It was very quiet inside, we weren’t even sure if it was open at first. We ordered from the set lunch menu, which was good value. Service was reasonably quick, although not terribly friendly. The food was good, very large portions. The toilet facilities downstairs weren’t the best. It was ok for a quick lunchtime visit but I wouldn’t like to go for dinner, I would want better service and atmosphere for the evening.