Greek Restaurants in Bournemouth

Bournemouth's Greek restaurants serve authentic and mouth-watering food, with menus filled with seasonal and local specialities. Feta and courgette-packed kolokithokeftedes are deep fried balls that make a perfect mezze starter and tomato fritters known as tomatokeftedes are wonderful smothered with homemade tzatziki. Try marinated souvlaki meat with chips and vegetables for a hearty main and perhaps a slice of nutty revani for dessert. The traditional coffee, ellinikos, is also well worth a try. Served in a traditional long-handled copper jug, it comes in three different styles: vari glyko tastes almost honey-like and is sweet and strong, metrios is of medium sweetness and sketos is sugar-free.

Greek cuisine is synonymous with social occasions, family time and parties. You'll find that many of the restaurants put on special nights with music and dancing, and you should be prepared for traditional plate smashing too at some of the restaurants in Bournemouth, which is a custom steeped in traditional folklore. One version of its history says that it began when a rich family hosted a meal for a far poorer family and smashed the plates to show that friendship vastly exceeded the value of their material goods. If you go for a night out or special occasion, you can also enjoy lavish set menus and delicious drinks, including the infamous Ouzo!