Efes Turkish Grill — Restaurant in Stroud

We went for a evening meal for the first time without the kids in quite a while.

Ideal for couples and small parties / groups etc. Real authentic music and décor including the menu.

There were so many items we liked from the cold and hot choices, we had one of the sharer mezes - one hot & one cold - Slightly greedy but it's meant we got to try pretty much everything. All were really well made, tasty and by the time we finished we were worried we might not be space for the mains.

My partner had a lamb kebab & I had the kleftico - Kleftico was cooked to perfection and just came straight of the bone. I was lucky enough that when my partner became full so I got to try the lamb donor as well which were beautiful cuts of meat.

We shared a pudding which included the Turkish delight - Not the Fry's chocolate stuff - The real Turkish delight - Beautiful cubes of Heaven!

Toilets were clean & all the staff were friendly - I think this is very much a family business of which they came out to greet the customers

We will definitely be back & I will happily put this on trip...

Food was quite tasty but I will definitely not be returning to this restaurant because the customer service was appalling, no wonder we were the only people in there for peak lunchtime. No pleasantries, no smiles, we felt very unwelcome. I asked if I could have some halloumi with my falafel salad and the response was that I could spend an additional £8 on the halloumi salad and take it off there. No thanks... I'd have liked to order dessert but couldn't get out of there quickly enough (except that the card machine kept failing so payment took ages and we ended up having to get cash - not a big problem in itself but such awkward, unfriendly silence whilst waiting). Thoroughly wouldn't recommend when there are so many places in Stroud with lovely,...

I don't live in Stroud but we thought we would visit on one evening. Unlucky for us we chose this restaurant to eat in as we both love Greek food and have be spoilt by the taste and quality on many occasions at other establishments. The place was empty on a Saturday eve which we should have noted and turned straight back around. The atmosphere is best described as on a budget, dark and dingy. Very oddly we got the impression from the owner/staff that it would be a pain in the arse to go into the kitchen and prepare food for us. 50% of the food that came out was inedible and 100% of the food bland. There are reasons why a restaurant would be empty of local and tourist customers at peak times, always, always follow...