Daphne Restaurant — Restaurant in London

We had such a lovely meal at Daphne’s. My family have been coming here for over 50 years but haven’t been able to make it for a few years now. We’re so glad that we came back though as it was such a fantastic evening, catering perfectly for the whole family, including my little un!

The food was absolutely fantastic, with all of the meat and fish cooked to melt in your mouth and everything else prepared to perfection too! The spanakopita are so much better than I’ve ever had anywhere else, the octopus is famous in my family and you won’t find a better taramasalata anywhere. It’s the first time that we’ve had the aubergine on the grill with the garlic dip but that was so good, it’ll be a staple when we next visit. As a main I had the kleftiko, which as always, fell off the bone and was ridiculously tasty. I have to say though, having tried my girlfriend’s swordfish, I may even be tempted to have that next time as it was off the scale too! We finished off with a shared selection of desserts, which considering how full we all were, didn’t last long on the plates as they were so good. Honestly, I don’t think there’s anything they serve here which isn’t 10/10! All of the house wines we tried were perfect with the food too.

As if the food wasn’t enough, the warm and friendly welcome that we received gave us such nostalgia of times gone by. Nicholas and the team create such a lovely atmosphere and it was so great to see them again. My son’s day was made by Nicholas’ magic tricks!

We’re already planning when we can come back, both as a family and with friends. I’d recommend to anyone reading this that hasn’t been making it a...

It was the best decision to come here on Valentine's Day. The tables were nicely set up in this small yet non-intrusive restaurant space. Both waiters were super professional in explaining the menu and wine options. Service was attentive and friendly throughout.

We ordered the Meze (for 2) which has a huge selection of cold, hot mezes and mains - perfect for those who want to try a bit of everything. I have never had such authentic and delicious Greek food before. It's hands down the best Greek restaurant, even compared to those in Greece!

Everything is homemade here and I finally found the most delectable taramasalata here!

This meal was perfectly paired with a glass of gorgeous refreshing Greek white wine. And lastly, the scrummy rice pudding with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Overall, the dinning experience was impeccable. I would highly recommend this restaurant to everyone.

Update: we visited a couple more times and tried out other dishes, they were all incredible! The moussaka and kleftiko are to die for!! You must try these when you visit here. The lamb literally pulled off the bone with a fork! Flavour was on point as always.

The moussaka took a little while as it was freshly baked when ordered. It was totally worth the wait though! I love how packed full of veggies it was, it just tasted fresh and so warming!

*5 more stars to this...

Omg, a Greek restaurant with real Greeks! Not white, ginger-beard hipsters! Hurray!

The staff were fantastic, really friendly and accommodating and made sure to keep the door closed when customers would annoyingly not close it properly!

We were greeted with a plate of delicious black olives, we ordered a bottle of house red wine (very yummy) and tap water for our group of 3. I ordered a starter of feta cheese, olive oil and chilli but sorry to say it wasn't quite spicy enough for me but I shouldn't expect Malaysian-level spice to be honest. It was yummy and went well with the toasted bread provided by the restaurant. I had the Moussaka, which came with cheese, not sure why, but it was delicious, the spices really made it, lots of cinnamon and nutmeg, so hearty in this horrible cold weather outside. Lovely crisp bits too, which are my favourite. The picture of the round plate is the Moussaka, my mum had the Kleftiko (lamb), also very yummy, and my dad had Rabbit stew, just the right amount of gaminess flavour, amazingly rich!

As I said, the service was great, the waiter had a wonderful authentic Greek accent, very holistic and personal in his care, taking our jackets and storing them for us, as well as my walking aid. Lots of personality and charm.

I only have 4 stars because the people behind us were loud but it's fine, it was cosy and I have...