Stefanos Greek Taverna - Poole

Greek food at its finest. We just got back from Rhodes a couple of weeks ago and was great to ‘go back’. Service was first rate, and I will be recommending to all our friends and family! Thank you for a great evening.

We took our visiting ‘foodie’ friends for dinner. The food was universally excellent. We started with a meze followed by the sea base, moussakas and soutzoukakia (the tomato sauce was lovely) all washed down with a litre of the house red wine. All the dishes taste and are presented authentically with lots of flavour- unlike some of the ‘real’ Greek restaurants one can visit. This small local restaurant really does warrant a visit by locals and visitors to the area.

We were excited to try this restaurant, but unfortunately, we were disappointed. The waiter also served as the chef, leading to a lack of attentive service. It took a long time to get our drinks, there was no ambience, and we weren't offered water. The calamari starter was served without bread or dip, and our mains took over 30 minutes to arrive and were disappointing. The food did not match the pictures on the website and lacked vegetables, with the rice resembling a boil-in-the-bag. No one checked on us for drink refills. Additionally, a woman was denied a table for one despite there being empty tables, which was rude and uncomfortable to witness. The portion sizes were small, and the overall experience fell below our expectations for a Greek restaurant. We left without ordering dessert or coffee, eager to depart.

Authentic greek cuisine. Ate here for lunch once we arrived in Rhodes, the quality and quantity of food was really good , the staff were very welcoming and the whole experience was really good from start to finish.

We enjoy the occasional Greek dinner so decided to give Stefanos a try. The menu is authentic and interesting, the food was absolutely lovely and the service friendly and attentive. We can ask for nothing more so will definitely be going back for another taste.