Retsina - London

Delicious food!!!! Traditional greek food!!! Excellent service!!!! Nice people!!!! Cozy environment!!!

Although the food and service at this restaurant are, for the most part, excellent, I felt rather disappointed by the dessert while dining here on one occasion earlier this summer. Following a very satisfying main course, I asked to take a look at the dessert menu. To my surprise, there were no prices alongside each item, which was especially incongruous because the main menu did display prices. I ordered the Greek yogurt with honey, which is a very simple, light dessert comprising basic ingredients. When the pudding arrived, the honey was conspicuous by absence because, I was told, they had run out of it. Instead, I had a bowl with yogurt garnished solely with toasted pine nuts. It was tasteless; as anyone knows, the honey defines the dish! To cap it all, when the bill arrived, I discovered the cost of the Greek yogurt without bee nectar (the price of a dessert, having merited no mention on the menu, suddenly reared its head and became important where the bill is concerned! . It was a whopping £7! I was flabbergasted. Without a key ingredient, it should have been a fraction of that price as a concession. Why had nobody just popped to a local shop to pick up a jar of honey during the day? I would also suggest restoring prices to the dessert menu. There can be no earthly justification for hiding them. Unfortunately, the dessert fiasco overshadowed the other parts of the meal, which, in fairness, were very good indeed.

Haven’t been back for some years so was delighted it was still here. Family run restaurant serving authentic Greek dishes. The food was full of flavour and generous portions. We will certainly be back again.

Had a lovely birthday celebration for my wife's birthday with my son at Retsina and as always the food was amazing. It is such a welcoming place to visit for a meal, with superbly cooked and authenic Greek cuisine. Every visit is a pleasure and we will keep coming back. Highly recommended.

Having moved to SW London I’ve not been to Retsina’s in a fair few years. I took my grandmother for a midweek dinner and was so relieved to be reminded at what a special independent restaurant this is. We were made to feel so welcome, the service so friendly and accommodating (from seating me early with nibbles to charging my phone). The new decor is bright, fresh and modern but still feels intimate. The foooood Devine fresh sardines, my grandmother loved her vege moussaka and the crisp Greek white wine was a total treat. The bill was very reasonable, we vowed we’d never return to our usual chain haunts! As per Jamie Olivier’s awards that this restaurant won so deservedly I hope everyone supports restaurants like this locally. Great local restaurants, brilliant service and food at a fair price still clearly still exists, no ‘we need the table back in 90mins’ here just unfortunately for me, it’s in North London ha! We’ll visit again soon though x