Kafeneion to Steki - Greek Restaurant in Edinburgh — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

We had the most brilliant food at Kafeneion to Steki. After a warm welcome from the new Mediterranean team, we enjoyed the relaxed and attentive atmosphere the whole night (you can tell just through the atmosphere and the language surrounding you that it’s the real Greek/Cretan deal!)

Food was exceptional, served promptly by the chef. She had selected high quality ingredients and treated them with love. Simple and delicious. Charred sardines, braised and charred octopus, thyme potato chips, Smokey aubergine dip, homemade bread and garlic mushrooms. All good value, food plus drinks. One of the best meals we’ve ever had in Edinburgh, in over a decade.

We can’t wait to come back! Worth a trip down the Water of Leith for...

They're quite slow, they opened basically 30mins after they're supposed to

Fortunately, they gave us a plate of assorted starters to compensate for the wait. The feta was particularly good. It's a different level from most you encounter. Pita is just as good, I haven't had better pita in Edinburgh.

The whipped feta is good but the portion is way too big, it gets super boring after a while, not meant for two

The hand kneaded bread was terrible.

The calamari octopus orzo pasta was very homely, very basic, mild flavours. Wasn't quite what I was expecting to be served at a restaurant, more like food for sick people, even tho it's pleasant

Maybe we should have gotten their grilled stuff, but from what we had, this place...

We stumbled upon this hidden gem by luck and are so thrilled that we did! We had the most incredible food and friendliest service in a cozy atmosphere. We had the Greek salad, aubergine dip (unreal), feta in phyllo with honey, prawns (I could drink that sauce!!) I even got to relive my honeymoon with a bit of mystiha and lemonade! Plus homemade ice cream (strataciella and almond) with our Greek coffee to finish. Portions were more than generous between the two of us. Food was so fresh and flavorful. We had such authentic food and even lovelier service, I wish I got our server's name. But even the ladies in the kitchen came out to help and chat. We felt like family and were fed like it too. Already planning to...