Stalida Greek Taverna — Restaurant in England

I took my wife here for her birthday treat accompanied by our daughter. It was the first time we had been to a Greek Taverna for around 15 years. We were seated at the front of the restaurant upstairs. Apart from a single diner it was all families - good to see. We ordered a range of items to make a mese. The (only) waiter recommended that we order something else as he thought it wouldn't be enough for three of us so I ordered a special as well. As expected the food arrived as it had been cooked and it was all delicious. There were some issues: we had to ask three times before our water arrived (no problems with wine and fruit juice) and I never got my special! He was very apologetic over this but it didn't matter because in fact what we had ordered was indeed enough for us. The bill was incorrect, we pointed out we had been undercharged. We enjoyed our evening and my wife particularly did. We shall definitely be back. Return visit was superb. Lovely food and...

Coming from a Greek...Unfortunately, the food was quite disappointing. Another thing that I have to note is that we booked a table for 13:30 and no-one let us know the place closes at 14:30. P.S: To briefly respond to the owner's ironic and unprofessional reply, instead of trying to convince you I'm not part of a huge conspiracy against your business, I'll just advise you to learn how to take bad criticism just as you choose to do with any good reviews. You're not the only one having lived many years in Greece and the UK, and not wanting to cause a scene because you clearly don't know what a "papoutsaki" and "gyros" should look like, doesn't mean I expected your staff to be psychic. Enough said, enjoy the "perfect" business that you think you lead that deserves only...

We went here on our last night in Hexham 17/05/23. It seemed that the majority of the seating is upstairs. There were a few soft furnished sofas downstairs but this looked more like a waiting room, for take-aways perhaps. There may have been more downstairs seating further into the building but we only saw a bar area further back. The waitress was welcoming and pleasant and although she seemed to be on her own, she coped very well with a mostly full restaurant. We were not kept waiting at any point and she was aware when people were ready to pay or need further drinks etc.

We have only been to Greece once but the food here took us back to warmer holidays, which was pleasant. The food was plentiful and good and we were treated well and we felt...