The Real Greek - Westfield Stratford City

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1. Published : Sunday, 3rd February 2013

   Cooksister :: The Real Greek, Westfield Stratford

   I was on my way to visit the newest branch of The Real Greek, a small chain of Greek restaurants in London that was founded in 1999 by Theodore Kyriakou and now comprises seven branches. Just the five minutes spent scrumming through the crowds from the station to the restaurant left me feeling fraught, frazzled and disproportionately thrilled at the offer of a glass of mulled wine upon arrival – and little did I know that this was just the start of the hospitality! The restaurant was buzzing and although more polished than you average Greek island taverna, nevertheless was decorated with beautiful Greek ceramics. Once I had located my dining companions Michelle, Sarah and Solange and was comfortably seated, I was introduced to the chain’s head of operations, Christos Karatzenis, a proud “real Greek” and former head chef at As Greek As it Gets. Christos practically grew up in his father’s restaurant back in Greece and hospitality is clearly in his bones – he was charming, knowledgeable and evidently keen for us to try as many dishes as possible from the rather extensive menu...
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