Vrisaki

This is the second time we have been to Vrisaki's in six weeks and both times it was fantastic! The quality of food was excellent as was the service.The restaurant was full to capacity which added to the atmosphere.The waiting staff were both pleasant and very helpful throughout the evening.Excellent value for money.

We will be back...the best Greek restaurant that we have been to!
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The Williams family.
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, June 27, 2009

Vrisaki is quite simply the best Greek Restaurant in London.

Dependant on what you are are looking for, this may or may not be for you.

If you are looking for outstanding freshly cooked food at very reasonable prices, then this is for you! However in certain instances, if you are looking for your backside to be kissed upon entrance and a big song and dance made that you have graced them with your pleasure then may i suggest you go somewhere else.

In all the time I have eaten and had take away (its one or the other on a weekly basis) I have never had a bad experience. Awesome Meze, amazing kebabs!

You simply cannot go wrong!
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Adrian Thomson
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

After when it was recommended to me by many folks, I decided to go to "The Best Greek Restaurant in London". I decided to go on a Saturday afternoon with my family (wife and small child). On arrival it was obvious immediately that my child was not welcome and we were rudely shown to a table, by an incredibly obnoxious waiter. I decided within minutes not to stay any longer and left there and then.

So unfortunately Vrisaki, my money is not good enough for you, and I understand your reputation was based on word of mouth. So I certainly won't be recommend anyone going there.
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Marios Styllianou
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, March 09, 2009

Anybody who likes greek food and who has a big appetite, then i strongly recommend they go to Vrisaki's!

I have been there a few times with friends and have always found the quality of food, service and value for money excellent! All the waiters are smart and courteous. The atmosphere is good, with light background music and the main entrance is not that great as you need to walk throught the takeaway part to get to the restaurant, but once you are there, there is a lovely meditteranean taverna style feel to the place and by the end of the evening, you will be begging them to stop bringing more food so make sure you go there hungry!
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C Ozersay
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

never had a problem with Vrisaki. slightly overpriced, but IS the best Greek (Cypriot speakers of greek, actually) restaurant in N London, all of London, and probably the UK. Authentically laid-back, great atmosphere ALWAYS, great food - has a homecooked touch, can take your time, and service fine.
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Food 10 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Visited this place with my Wife, as some friends said it was the best Greek resteraunt in North London.

Food = Mostly Sub-standard, Fish was good though. Quantity and not Quality.

Service = Very Sub-standard, customers seem to be a serious pain in the backside to the waiters.

Atmosphere = That of a backstreet greasy spoon cafe.

Value for Money = Exempt from the current economic crisis. Ordered a £12.50 bottle of wine. They bought and poured a completely different bottle. When I bought this to their attention, they said the bottle they bought out was only £1 more expensive and asked me to pay for it. I said no, eventually they said they would charge me £12.50 for the £1 more expensive wine. The bill arrived and we were charged £14.50 for the bottle of wine. They deducted £2 from the bill... and I tipped them £2 for making me laugh.
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George Murdoch - View all reviews by this user
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Food 2 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
Monday, November 24, 2008

I'm truly in two minds about Vrisaki. I went there last night with 6 friends and the food was really good value for money and quite tasty. I couldn't believe how much food was on the table at one point. They just kept bringing out dish after dish: vegetables, seafood salad, cooked prawns, grilled mushrooms, grilled halloumi, grilled fish and grilled meats. I may have left some other bits out but at least you have an idea of what to expect. On the other hand I found the waiters a bit miserable and not very friendly. The atmosphere inside the restaurant was not very warm either. There was a very large party in before us and once they had finished it was clear that they wanted us to rush with our food because they just wanted to close up and go home. It wasn't really that late either around 21:30.

If you want to go just for nice food and variety then you should give this restaurant a try. But if the quality of service and the atmosphere is equally important then maybe you should give it a miss.
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Sharon Salomon
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Food 8 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 7
Monday, November 24, 2008

Further to the review by Lucy Smart....I visited this restaurant a couple of years ago and remembered it serving vast quantities of delicious food. Based on my recommendation, some friends and I visited it again last night.

We were ushered in by an utterly humourless waiter and shown to our table. We ordered a Meze for two and another main dish which we were happy to share between the four of us. Having noted the order, the charmless man said "And?...." and then told us that we had to order something else. "If everybody ordered like you, we'd go out of business" he said. We then mentioned this to the manager, who, unbelievably, had the same borderline aggressive manner as the waiter, and backed up his position.

I've never been in a restaurant where there has been a prescribed minimum amount of food you have to order. If there were people waiting for tables, it might have been more understandable, but the place was virtually empty.

We cancelled our order, asked for the bill for the (nasty) wine we had ordered, paid up and left.

To anybody tempted to visit this restaurant, take my advice - if you want a pleasant, relaxed environment where the staff show you courtesy and demonstrate a pride in what they do, walk past Vrisaki...
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Jonathan Drummond
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, November 21, 2008

A terrible experience at Vrisaki. An astonishingly aloof greeting from the many Greek male staff on a quiet and fairly empty Thursday evening. As a group of four, we ordered a mezes for two and one main dish, but we were commanded to order a fourth dish by our incredibly dismissive waiter, who also refused to tell us what was included in the mezes. We were encouraged by the barman to take this minimum order policy up with the boss, as he had witnessed the way we were spoken to. To our horror, the owner had an equally disgusting attitude - to the point of aggression. We left in a state of shock and disbelief (I have never been treated so appallingly at any restaurant in my life). These rude and arrogant owners and their morose staff deserve no business at all.
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Lucy Smart
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, November 21, 2008

By far and away the finest Greek Cypriot Meze/Souvlaki house in London. Whether it's dine in or take-away this place is an absolute cracker.

Mezethes, Three course sit down, whatever you're fancy you can't go wrong.

I have been going there all my life and cannot recommend this place highly enough - there is plenty of fierce competition for Vrisaki in North London, yet it is the hands down winner without question.

Don't waste your money elsewhere when it comes to souvlakia - they are all pretenders to the crown and I still await a worthy challenge for my taste-buds.

Champione League winner season after season.
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Tony Dee
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, November 05, 2008