Greek cuisine: the best places to taste it in Leicester

7 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Mono Vita
Mono Vita
94/100 (1101 ratings)
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Italian
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Mixed Grill and Mythos Beer
Kleftiko
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"Having been several times over the years, I highly recommend this little gem of a restaurant. Fantastic food, brilliant service and extremely..."
Jonathan Bell
"Fantastic Food, cosy setting, lovely staff would definitely recommend..."
Ingrid Cahill
"Thank you Cimi for an absolutely fantastic night. Food as always was delicious, our party of 18 all loved our meals. Service was fab and the music..."
Preeti Natha
"As the President of The Canadian Law Society at Leicester University, I hosted a dinner with 70 guests at this venue for Canadian Thanksgiving. I was..."
Nour Jomaa
"A relaxed and friendly atmosphere that served tasty, authentic Italian & Greek food at a very reasonable price. Love this restaurant and looking..."
Sharon Kerry
"A fine little Italian gem 5 minutes from the train station .hidden off the main road ..lovely host and chef .prawns were wonderful . Wish you were in..."
Claudia Pollard
"Beautiful food beautiful..."
Anna-Maria Keen
"Thanks cimi for a wonderful evening, amazing food. Fabulous little Restaurant tucked..."
Kas Brown
"bloody amazing food and fabolous..."
Joe Mcmanus
"Lovely food and nice service. I will definately go..."
Pepe Gallardo
"Fantastic right from when I came in the door. The maitre d was the happiest man I've ever met and was very accommodating I walked in for takeaway..."
Trevor Walter-Hughes
"Outstanding restaurant amazing food brilliant friendly..."
Meena Bagga
"Good food. ..pleasant staff...easy parking...recommended...."
Alan Rees
"We had a lovely meal in Mono Vita this evening. It was great that the restaurant was open early evening as we have a 6 year old so tend to need..."
Kathryn Evans
"Visited this place with friends. The owner was super accomodating and we were all treated very well. As for the food, delicious. I will come back..."
Peter Williams
"Great place, the owner is fantastic and will do everything to make your visit fun and relaxing. The food is delicious, fresh ingredients cooked to..."
Ickle Mouse
"Small yet Friendly restaurant, live music (lady on organ) really lovely gentle back ground music, food was Fab, I had roasted haloumi starter, and..."
Sue Turland
"On the edge of the city centre. This is a little gem of a restaurant. The food was great and the service from Artan the owner and his staff was..."
John Hall
"Absolutely loved the food here. A small group of us from Birmingham were in Leicester to see a show and randomly ended up in Mono Vita. We ordered..."
Rekha Teji
"Great atmosphere, staff and delicious food. The menu is extensive and reasonably priced. They have a set menu, 3 courses for £13 - great value for..."
Pavit J
"Took my bf for his birthday. Loved the food. Couldn't finish mine. They also sang him a birthday song and refused to let me pay for the cake which..."
F Obioma
"Wow! A total hidden gem serving tasty amazingly priced food. My starter/main + sweet all hit the spot - house merlot was good + extra glass +..."
Chris Benfield
"Had a great time at Mono Vita yesterday. The food was great and the staff treated me and my friends really nicely. It's nice to find a place to eat..."
Kaltak Malcensus
"Very quiet on a week day but the food is amazing! garlic mushrooms, Sagatory cheese suggested by the chief was better than halloumi! smoked sausage..."
erin scott
"I had a really good evening at Mono Vita with some friends. The food was very nice, the prices were quite reasonable and the waiter was extremely..."
Neil Campbell
"We visited on Valentines weekend so a set three course meal was in place, multiple choices on starter, main & sweet, excellent value at £25 a head..."
Nicholas Hall
"Had a fabulous meal here on Saturday 29th June, food was great,we had a meze for two ,so filling & the tiramisu was lovely too , my girlfriend had..."
Darren Edwards
"Nice food. Very nice..."
Herman Hofstee
"This place is the absolute best. Delicious food, very reasonable prices and incredibly welcoming owners. Forget the chain restaurants and give this..."
Rachel Gannon
"Good choice on menu. Friendly staff and food was lovely. Could do with decor upgrade and attention in the toilets as it let's the experience..."
Brigid Dickens
"Lovely little restaurant with good food and sensible prices. Great service too - I will definitely visit..."
Peter Gannon
The Olive - Greek Street Food
The Olive - Greek Street Food
88/100 (3671 ratings)
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Fast food
Mediterranean
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Falafel wrap
Gyros Chicken and Pork in a Wrap
baklava
Salad
Lamb Gyro Plate
Calamari
Sutzuki with Pitta Bread
Greek salad
Gryo
Burger
Calamari
Fried
Keftedes
Root Beer
Gyros
Burger
Philly Cheese Steak
Souvlaki
Halloumi Fries
Halloumi
Espresso Freddo
Lamb
Chicken Gyro Wrap
Pork
Aubergine Souvlaki
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Mediterranean
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Cheap Eats
"Food was good but service was pretty slow… we waited 20-30 minutes for our food… but it was tasty!..."
Kacie Yap
"I was in Leicester for 1 evening on my way up North and was delighted to fund this restaurant. I know and cook Greek food myself and was happily..."
M K
"This place never fails to prepare a great meal- I can highly recommend the Chicken Gyro for quality and quantity, exceedingly excellent every time..."
Holly Constant
"A pleasant and cosy atmosphere for dinner. The meat dishes were especially well presented and..."
Mehul Vaitha
"A wonderful find. Great Greek food, typical menu of wraps, soyvlaki and burgers. Everything was made fresh and the service was fantastic. They were..."
Arvin Dev
"Just had my 1st order tonight and OMG amazing, the food was well presented good portions. I ordered a chicken gyros wrap and a chargrilled lamb gyros..."
Jo “JoJo” Meachem
"The food was a bigger portion than I expected which was nice, the chicken gyros was lovely and worth the money and the woman working there was kind..."
M A
"Went for a last minute valentines meal and the place was lovely, nicely decorated for the occasion. Great and super friendly staff, food was amazing..."
Marcelina S
"Fantastic quality ingredients and yummy food! No frills kinda place with a decent number of options on the menu (including vegetarian), fast service,..."
CHEMIST A
"Went to this place for the first time yesterday. Really nice, cosy atmosphere. The food was all fresh and was well presented. Tasted amazing . Prices..."
Lawrence
"I love this little place. The gyros is so tasty and sides complement it perfectly for an all-round meal. Great portions and great service as well..."
Andrea
"Been eating here (lunchtime) for a while and always been happy with the food. Nice, freshly prepared traditional Greek street food. Price is pretty..."
Mista B
"A lovely blend of food and cleanly cooked, it has massive amounts of flavour. I couldn't fault it at all. This little cafe is a unique and wonderful..."
Louisa Bates
"Lovely atmospheric renovated place to stop for a really lovely food! Food is authentic and SUPER tasty, will come back again for..."
Renata Skrodenytė
"Would certainly recommend- authentic Greek food. Many vegetarian options -that was very important to me. Fresh vegetable -delicious tomatoes. Tasty..."
Kinga Vesen
"Went with my partner for a meal while we were in Leicester, had a delicious halloumi wrap. Highly..."
Toby Ginger
Cafe Mbriki
Cafe Mbriki
85/100 (1151 ratings)
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Paninis
Salad
Chocolate and Ginger Cupcake
Salads
Grape and Brie Panini
english breakfast
Chicken Stuffing and Cranberry Baguette
baklava
Mbriki Toasted Club Sandwich
Latte
Vegan Black Forest Gateau
hot chocolate
Chicken Stuffing and Cranberry Sauce Sandwich Christmas Item
Falafel
Scrambled eggs
Cake
Toasts
Sausage
Jacket Potato
Sandwiches
Falafel
Waffles
Baguette
Ice Cream Milkshake
Halloumi
Cheese & Ham
Cakes
Greek Salat
Café
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International
Highchairs Available
Free Wifi
Outdoor Seating
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"Food always great and lovely friendly staff. Can't think of a nicer place to go for a cappuccino and have to recommend the Mexican Chilli Cheese with..."
Andrew Piper
"Amazing deserts and real Greek coffee! I asked for Belgian waffles to be served with banana, Nutella and strawberry and this was the nicest topping..."
Maria Trotter
"Loved the veggie quiche and half a jacket potato. Coffee great too. Even hubby liked the coffee and he's a Costa person. Would have loved to try the..."
Carol Hull
"took my son in here. I like the personal touch .. my card didn't work after I had ordered food ..nipped out to get money and when I came back they..."
Kitty Bridget NC
"Stopped in for breakfast , good quality , and a good pile too 👍 Friendly staff , and great service , highly..."
Shaun Mellish
"Absolutely amazing Vegan chocolate orange cupcakes. Thank you so much and very helpful staff. I’ll be back..."
Joanne Young
"Nice to be able to go somewhere with my vegan daughter where she can pick from a great range of cakes all washed down with a soya..."
Jackie Champion Topple
"Always eat here when in town,love the food and..."
Tracey Benn
"Fabulous place. Very welcoming. Food delicious. Nothing that you can't like. Favourite place for lunch in..."
Gail Lee Was Evans
"Only found my way there recently but they have superb coffee and vegan..."
Diane Goldby
"It has always be a friendly place to..."
Patrick Holland
"Always my go to place to eat when in the city. Love the food/coffee/fruit..."
Trudy Statham
"Lovely cafe, great service. Enjoyed our sandwiches and..."
Juli Hanstad Tubby
"Lovely staff, always willing to put aside delicious Vegan Cakery cakes for me! We nip in whenever we are in..."
Jasmine Kilburn-Small
"Always good food and friendly service. Love taking the kids and meeting up with friends. My favourite cafe in the city centre...."
Sarah Hughes
"Had a delicious ham & cheese toastie and a generous slice of carrot cake all gluten free and very tasty Thank..."
Tara Boulton
"Good food, friendly staff. I've eaten at Cafe Mbriki many times and have always enjoyed my meal. The staff are friendly and prompt and there's a..."
Dan
"Love this little independent cafe. Interesting selection of coffees. I had the beetroot Mocha I believe it was…so nice. Really good selection on..."
Angela Whyborn
"We visited this nice cafe last Saturday. It was a cold morning and we were in search of a nice hot drink. So glad we stumbled across this cafe. We..."
The Fat Inspector
"Providing various drink options.As well as its name,there is greek coffee. But the cake is too sweet for..."
regina
"I hang out with some friends there. It was a cute little place, relaxing, quiet, with a few customers working on their laptops. We only tried sweet..."
Soonyata Mianlamai
"Visited just before Christmas and have remembered the cafe being open for years (or as long as I can remember) and service has always been excellent...."
Simmy Ghatt
"Very nice vegan cakes. Menu is varied but could use more plant-based breakfast options beyond the usual beans, sausage and..."
Nuno Lima
"What a fantastic gem of a cafe! Defo worth a visit if in Leicester. A huge and very tasty menu, especially if it’s around Christmas for the festive..."
Greg Baverstock
"Had the English and Greek breakfast. Good overall but would have been happier with a slightly bigger portion! They added an avocado for me which I..."
Aliki Moysiadi
"Fantastic menu with a wide range of options for vegans and non vegans..."
Joy Brooks
"Have been here for lunch, recommend the Greek salad, and for drinks. Lovely atmosphere and..."
Becky Cooper
"Great choice of food, friendly and helpful staff, good value for money. The Greek platter was fantastic and we were surprised by the fab vegan..."
R Davies
"Fun Greek feel in this cafe. Lots of unique breakfast options that feel you full and feeling healthy. The coffee was clearly burnt, not sure if that..."
Ryan McGarity
"A nice coffee shop which does snacks , had an excellent festive club toasted Sandwich Turkey,Bacon, lettuce, tomato's, mayo, cranberry, stuffing,..."
Michael Cave
"Great food and a nice atmosphere. Definitely a good breakfast and lunch..."
Joe Zummo
"I called in while visiting Leicester to eat one of the delicious Vegan Cakery cakes that they stock (I knew about it via VC social media posts). The..."
Alison Harpy
"Reliable spot for lunch in city. Good range of menu options, efficient service, decent prices. Recommended. NB: they occasionally run out of jacket..."
Jessica E
Cedars Lebanese Restaurant
Cedars Lebanese Restaurant
83/100 (1976 ratings)
Restaurants
Gluten Free Options
Mediterranean
Vegan Options
Mediterranean
Greek
Lebanese
Middle Eastern
Greek
Lebanese
Arabic
Arabic
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
After-hours
Drinks
Salad
Exhautic Rice Pilaf
Chicken Wings Hummus Sambousek Cheese
Mixed Grill Kebab
Halloumi Cheese Grilled
Meze
Empanada
Souvlaki
Fattoush
Lebanese Olives
Sit down
Greek
Mediterranean
Lebanese
Arabic
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Gift Cards Available
Delivery
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Breakfast
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After-hours
Drinks
Mid-range
"Great food and service......needs to have a more evolved use of local musicians to be more world music orientated and not become a Lebanese..."
James I Lynch
"3azim!!!!! Looking forward to spending Saturday night with you. Beautiful restaurant, excellent food & very warm & friendly! Totally Lebanese!!!..."
Paul Alain
"The service was great, but man...let me tell ya...the food is amazing! I lived in turkey for awhile so I'm no stranger to Mediterranean food. The..."
Sylvester Griffin
"Fabulous food and great atmosphere it's an absolute must. We will be back for sure even though it's an hours drive..."
Kelly Louise Beardmore
"Best Lebanese restaurant I've been to in a long time! Great food, nice decor and great service. Highly..."
Paul Adams
"Warm welcome, great atmosphere and service and lovely food, thank..."
James Harris
"We are a nation that survives mostly on tourism; therefore we feel that to attract people to our country, Hospitality should be our main objective...."
Mark Arbanieh
"Brilliant cheap food! The staff were so helpful and gave excellent service. I'll be..."
Andrew Hayward
"I visited as part of a group we had lovely service and plenty to eat. Especially nice chicken..."
John Grant
"Every other week, we are at Cedars, for a really nice meal! I love the Tabouli salad as well! Mark and Gabi are perfect..."
Relu Nicolae
"Amazing food, Lovely people and great atmosphere !!......"
Neringa Kisler
"Checked out Ceders, the Lebanese spot, and it’s quite the experience. They’ve got a mix of hard and soft drinks to choose from, hitting the spot...."
Bilal Majeed
"A lovely little restaurant, with nice decor and ambiance. First time for me and my family trying Lebanese cuisine which we all very much enjoyed..."
Mo Bashar
"If I could give more than 5 stars I would. Food was excellent, service was fantastic and the price was superb. We went with the dish of the day,..."
Baljit Mann
"It is a great local restaurant with fantastic food. Ordered a selection of hot and cold mezzes, 8 dishes between 6 of us. All were well presented and..."
Daksha Patel
"I've been coming here for some time and the food never disappoints, great authentic Lebanese cuisine- staff are friendly and efficient and the place..."
Alessandra Perugini
"Lovely place whenever i long for Arab food i go for the mixed grill and green lives I attached the menu as I couldn’t easily find it..."
Mostafa Mahmoud
"Came in for breakfast having seen the new breakfast offering on their Instagram page (@cedars_lebanese_leicester) Full Lebanese Breakfast was..."
Paul Adams
"We feel we are warmly welcome. Friendly staff. Food is great, the portion of chips should be a little bit more than the veg salad. The sauces are..."
Robert Albania
"A lovely place. Great menu , delicious food, really nice..."
John Fretwell
"A nice lebanese restaurant on Narborough road. The portion sizes are decent and the quality of the food in general is very good. One of the stars..."
Huzefa Adamali
"Great food.,good atmosphere /music, big portions, excellent customer..."
Valy
"Lovely food , we have 10 starters dish served 4 people, all fresh I can not stop thinking about , the main course was to big! We manage to eat some..."
Gabriela Arbanieh
"A lovely quaint restaurant with good Lebanese food. Thoroughly enjoyed it and something a little different for a..."
Mark Foulds
Mobius Bar & Restaurant
Mobius Bar & Restaurant
77/100 (172 ratings)
Restaurants
Greek
Mediterranean
Greek
Dinner
After-hours
Sit down
Mediterranean
Greek
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Dinner
After-hours
Mid-range
Fine Dining
"Wow!!! Tonight Mobius cost me 2 kg!!! Electrifying atmosphere, amazing music, simply the..."
Flori Aries
"Amazing cocktails - Great crowd full of great people. Definitely..."
Tyler Blockley
"The staff are A class would hold another party there for sure thank..."
Felicity McCarthy
"The new cocktail and food menu is..."
Indrė Baguckytė
"Fabbbbb new menu, full of fab cocktails and fab..."
Jade Toni Roe
"Great cocktails, lovely food, fantastic..."
Hannah Paling
"Cocktails are amazing and love the..."
Jessica Hucknall
"love the cocktails and..."
Paige Taylor
"Really good bar! Nice..."
Angel Squires
"Really good..."
Aleshia Wilcock
"Great..."
Lauren Johnson
"Love..."
Jade Hurford
"We always have a great night at Mobius. The bouncer knows us and spots us from a mile away and lets us in usually a group of 10 or more. Top..."
James Singh
"Pretty good music to dance too. Free too which is a big bonus! Small place but I like it, usually a decent crowd in there, not many..."
Stormy Rhiannan (Stormy)
"Good..."
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Tubo Leicester
Tubo Leicester
73/100 (471 ratings)
Restaurants
Greek
Greek
Halal
Halal
Sit down
Greek
Table Service
Seating
Mid-range
"Exceptional service from the lady with short hair, very friendly! Shisha service was the best, coal was replaced many times and the staff were nice..."
Sheila Begum
"The place is so clean and fancy the best in Leicester to be honest the service was excellent they have nice and friendly staff the shisha was amazing..."
Yasser Noor
"Great food, generous portions very tasty and the service was a breath of fresh air. Shisha is by far the best I have had in the UK and I have had a..."
Mo
"Came here for the first time with my mrs and was really happy with how great the customer service is; wish I took names for recognition. The pipes..."
Jay Miah
"Finally visited today so here comes full review. Amazing food, all very tasty and cooked well. Good variety of mocktails, hot and cold..."
Grzegorz Bajorski
"I have been to many shisha lounges, and this one in particular had absolutely exquisite service, the attention to detail was commendable, we ordered..."
Roh _xo
"Swish and Passionova £17.50 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No intro needed, this is the spot of all spots! Was in the area so had to drop by..."
Shisha Spots
"What can I say!! Tubo was amazing! Its my favourite restaurant & shisha place in Leicester. I have been twice during Ramadan and the service was..."
Sarah J
"Small but well put together menu as expected for a cafe. Premium quality shisha. #Savacco flavours and pipes. Modern plush theme with large open..."
I Sidat
"I had a very nice time, service was outstanding. I had Megan serve our table and I can say the hospitality shown was outstanding, nothing like I have..."
Yusuf B
"A new place has been created on the site of the historic "Wood Man" pub. Very nice design, clean, friendly staff, good choice of cuisine and what is..."
Vladislavs Gusca
"Really great experience from all the team. Highly recommend for all Shisha lovers! Big shoutout to Hamza for the table and quick..."
TECHWIZRD
"Amazing shisha and food is spot on! The service is amazing and quick. Regular checkups and always persistent and the whole interior and environment..."
Haider Nadeem
"Nice place plenty of parking. Lamb chops were tender and tasty wouldn’t call the dish a “lamb rack” as it wasn’t a rack they were individual..."
ozayr sheikh
"I visited it for the first time I feel like I should definitely write a review for the staff friendliness. It has really nice ambiance and interior..."
Itlu Shravani
"A lovely place to go whether it’s with friends, family or a couple date. Recommend this place to all my family and friends if they are in..."
Amirah
Tubo
Tubo
71/100 (460 ratings)
Restaurants
Greek
Greek
Greek
Reservations
"Exceptional service from the lady with short hair, very friendly! Shisha service was the best, coal was replaced many times and the staff were nice..."
Sheila Begum
"The place is so clean and fancy the best in Leicester to be honest the service was excellent they have nice and friendly staff the shisha was amazing..."
Yasser Noor
"Great food, generous portions very tasty and the service was a breath of fresh air. Shisha is by far the best I have had in the UK and I have had a..."
Mo
"Came here for the first time with my mrs and was really happy with how great the customer service is; wish I took names for recognition. The pipes..."
Jay Miah
"Finally visited today so here comes full review. Amazing food, all very tasty and cooked well. Good variety of mocktails, hot and cold..."
Grzegorz Bajorski
"I have been to many shisha lounges, and this one in particular had absolutely exquisite service, the attention to detail was commendable, we ordered..."
Roh _xo
"Swish and Passionova £17.50 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No intro needed, this is the spot of all spots! Was in the area so had to drop by..."
Shisha Spots
"What can I say!! Tubo was amazing! Its my favourite restaurant & shisha place in Leicester. I have been twice during Ramadan and the service was..."
Sarah J
"Small but well put together menu as expected for a cafe. Premium quality shisha. #Savacco flavours and pipes. Modern plush theme with large open..."
I Sidat
"I had a very nice time, service was outstanding. I had Megan serve our table and I can say the hospitality shown was outstanding, nothing like I have..."
Yusuf B
"A new place has been created on the site of the historic "Wood Man" pub. Very nice design, clean, friendly staff, good choice of cuisine and what is..."
Vladislavs Gusca
"Really great experience from all the team. Highly recommend for all Shisha lovers! Big shoutout to Hamza for the table and quick..."
TECHWIZRD
"Amazing shisha and food is spot on! The service is amazing and quick. Regular checkups and always persistent and the whole interior and environment..."
Haider Nadeem
"Nice place plenty of parking. Lamb chops were tender and tasty wouldn’t call the dish a “lamb rack” as it wasn’t a rack they were individual..."
ozayr sheikh
"I visited it for the first time I feel like I should definitely write a review for the staff friendliness. It has really nice ambiance and interior..."
Itlu Shravani
"A lovely place to go whether it’s with friends, family or a couple date. Recommend this place to all my family and friends if they are in..."
Amirah