Lemonia

I dined here last Saturday with my boyfriend. The service is pretty good but thought the food was pretty average. I have tasted better homous plus my lamb main was quite chewy. The Baclava desert was very good though. Would I dine here again, probably not.

Cost was £72 for a shared starter, two mains, one desert + two glasses of wine each. Not bad on cost.

Visited Lemonia for the first time yesterday evening and can't wait to return. All the staff do what they do very well. The waiters are like everyone's favourite uncle – charming, funny and they obviously care about their restaurant. The place was busy, but pleasantly so and the tables are not too close together. The leafy decor and sunny conservatory make Lemonia feel a world away from London. The food is not elaborate, but the flavours are spot on and everything is very fresh. I've never had better haloumi and the artichoke and broad bean dish was delicious. I would thoroughly recommend this restaurant for anything from a meal with friends or family, or a fun place for a special occasion. Booking is essential though – we saw several people without reservations get turned away even quite early in the evening.

I had a 9pm booking on Saturday night with friends at Lemonia. Initially there were a lot of people at the bar area, however within 5 minutes the area cleared and we were seated. I thought the atmosphere was very relaxed and decoration in the restaurant made you feel like you could easily have been in one of the Greek Islands.

Food wise, I had the Meze option, which for £18.50 I thought was very good value as it included cold starters, hot starters and then hot mains which I thought was of a high standard and plenty on offer as well. The only minor issue perhaps was how long it took to order drinks then food and how knowledgable the waitor was about the food when asked questions, but this was quite minor and certainly nothing to complain about especially as the waiting staff were very polite and my friends and I did not feel rushed at all to finish quickly as we left just after midnight.

I have not been to many other Greek restaurants but would highly recommend Lemonia.

I have just been for lunch here and had a really good value lunch menu meal including great fish. It was busy but the atmosphere was relaxed – there was a lovely background hub-bub, but not enough noise to be disturbing.