Lemonia

Nice place with good location near primrose hill. There’s the beautiful garden area inside the restaurant, brings a touch of fresh and greeness. It’s the first time I tried greek food. We had the starters and two mains, the seafood mixed grill and mixed meat grill, with the special greek drinks (I forgot the name lol)
The meat and seafood are well cooked, very tender and tasty, espeicially the lamb. We also ordered two desserts, typically greek ones.
However i found they’re bit overcharged, we are four, £35 per head.

We arrived around 10:20 pm and we were still able to have food. The waiters that served us were lovely, personable and aimed to please. The food was good and was greatly appreciated late on a cold and rainy Thursday evening. This restaurant was a very happening place whereas all surrounding establishments were closed or closing. All in all a nice experience. We will be back.

Umming and aahing a bit between 3 or 4 stars.
This has been here forever — I remember coming here as a primary school child with my parents when we were visiting London — so it must be doing some things right.
The food is great — really delicious. At my most recent visit in October 2015, I had halloumi as a starter (grilled so it was perfectly flavourful) and then lamb souvlaki, which was marinated in olive oil and was tender and utterly tasty. Definite thumbs up.
I think, though, that it’s the quality you would expect for the price — a lot of the mains at around £15, and while fine, not the most generous portions ever. And there’s something about it that makes it feel like it’s not quite sophisticated enough to warrant the price tag — presumably the main thing going for it is the Primrose Hill location, but it’s a bit crowded and noisy to feel like a really decadent evening.

On the more expensive side for dinner, this is a great place to go on a date. The ambiance is very nice at night. Food is a la carte, so absolutely no sides included. I ordered the grilled halibut, and don’t get me wrong, it was amazing, but the tiny filet was £22! The side of roasted potatoes were delicious. I have been wanting to try their fixed price weekday lunch but have never gotten around to it. The only thing that I was disappointed about was that we were charges £1 for pita, when we ordered the hummus appetizer. I found that to be in poor taste considering most places would include pita on the table regardless, free of charge.

Nice family-​run Greek restaurant in Primrose Hill that’s easy to get to via the Tube (Chalk Farm on the Northern Line isn’t more than a 5-​min walk). A popular place on weekends though, so def recommend booking in advance.
The menu is full of Greek classics so come hungry. The hummus app was tasty along with some Dolmades (served with mince which I had never seen before). You also can’t go wrong with the grilled halloumi. The stuffed aubergine was a rich and tasty dish, served over spinach and topped with Bechamel sauce. Others in the group got some char-​grilled skewers which had a nice smoky taste and a dish of prawns was plated nicely. The sides left a little to be desired (usually just rice or a small Greek salad).
Atmosphere leaves you feeling like you’re in a large house with the noise to accompany it. Would recommend asking if you can be seated in the central room which has hanging plants and gets some natural light through a skylight. We were seated in a back corner which was okay, but felt a bit cramped.
Definitely a place to check out if you’re a fan of Greek food though as this was one of the best Greek restaurants I’ve been to in London.

Got to go big as I had a terrific dinner here. I went to another restaurant down the street, but they were not able to seat me (1 person? really?). Lemonia, on the other hand, gave me a nice table outdoors on the sidewalk and provided great service throughout my meal. The waiter suggested a side (rice) for my main dish (fresh scallops) that fit perfectly. The brown rice offset the richness of the scampi style scallops. I also had some asparagus that was delicious. With a half bottle of Beaujolais, my meal was complete. The restaurant has a nice ambiance and seemed popular with many patrons who looked like regulars. Food, wine, service, people-​watching and a relaxed setting make Lemonia my favorite restaurant in the Primrose Hill area.

Had a great meal, but by the time me and my partner got home we spent the night in separate toilets! Horrible. Next day looked at the food standards agency food hygiene rating and the restaurant got one star out of five! For a lovely location and ambience, please clean up your act, Lemonia.

Great Greek restaurant in Primrose Hill. The restaurant has a great atmosphere inside and has wonderful service. Place gets very busy so is best to make reservations in advance especially on weekends and friday nights. They have a full menu with various mezze and main courses. They give a complimentary plate of olives, carrots, and radishes to start. My husband and I frequent for special occasions. They also have a selection of vegetarian mains in addition to the numerous veggie mezze items. They also have a good selection of Greek wines at reasonable prices.
We frequently order:
*Lentil soup
*Tatzatki
*Spanakopitta
*Gemista (vegetarian main)
*Lamb shashilik (husband recommends)
*Calamari (husband recommends)
Great local restaurant with a lot of flavorsome food.

I’m Greek and I most say this is one of the only authentic Greek places in town. I totally love this place

Best Greek restaurant in London

Great address! Love the beatifull place in this quiet area of London called Primrose!
Excellent and friendly service. Fresh fish And sea shells! Mediterranean food lovers you will be thrilled!

My wife and I had a great dinner here on a beautiful summer evening. Unfortunately we weren’t early enough to snag one of the sidewalk tables, but inside was cute and, while bustling.
For the food, we chose pretty simple items (grilled halloumi, humus, salad, grilled chicken) so it would be difficult to make them poorly, but all were great. The pita was the only letdown, pretty mediocre.
Price was a little on the high side. Based on other reviews and the fact that this is called a celeb spot, maybe you’re paying a bit extra for the ambiance.

B-​list British celebs and equally dull food.
So the food: Quail was dry and garnished like it was the 80’s still. Saganaki was dry and expensive and boring. Aubergine mash/​dip was bland and mealy. Bread was boring and dry. Salad had this awful sweet dressing on it. Bleh! I can’t believe this is my local restaurant. So let down.
The only good thing was the wine, probably because they didn’t make it themselves.
Why this place is so highly rated is simply beyond me.
ps. Since the service is grudging at best, please stand up to the optional 12.5% service charge. Don’t fall for this Britain– restaurants play of your social fear of looking cheap to get you to pay this. The service here can be seriously slow and the food is already way overpriced for what it is.
Wait staff in the UK are paid a living wage and get national health. Most in London pay more as well. In America service workers often don’t have health care, and rely on tips. Waiters in many American states can earn as little as $ 2.13 USD an hour– seriously. It is a totally different system in America, don’t be a sucker and adopt it in Britain just because other countries do it.

This place is solid. Situated on a beautiful street in Primrose Hill it is a deceptively large restaurant but it never feels big because of its design.
This is a place to sink in, relax and enjoy a leisurely meal.
I recommend the meze – we had a few – an aubergine salad, taramasala which was amazing and a greek sausage that came with an amazing tomato based sauce with cinnamon.
My lamb main was good although next time I’d try the grilled offering.
The service was great – good sense of humor Greek men who are professional waiters.
I love the authenticity, family-​style vibe that this restaurant offers coupled with good food.
A fan.

We asked our cousin to take us to a Greek restaurant in London on our last night. I loved this place. The service was so great and the food was wonderful. The olives were so delicious. Everything we had was fabulous. What other adjectives can I use? We had little plates but it filled us up quickly. I recommend it.

Why on earth this place is so highly rated is simply beyond me.
Went with wife and son when we were on vacation last month and staying at a nearby hotel. We went precisely because of the positive Unilocal reviews. Boy, were we ever disappointed.
Arrived at around 7 on a Wednesday evening and were told, despite the place being more than half empty and despite the fact that we’d made a reservation through our hotel concierge, that we could have a table (by the beautiful open terrace windows facing onto the balmy London eve) only if we could be out in an hour. Yeah, nice way to greet your guests. Note that I had not requested said table, this was merely what was offered. .. and nothing else.
The interior is, however, very pleasant and welcoming: Lots of light-​colored wood, white ceramic tiles with the blue glazing, very traditional Greek. And it’s quite spacious and airy, so despite the welcome, I figured it might be good.
The menu is very large and diverse, but has many (most) traditional Greek fare that you’d find at any Greek place. I ordered the tuna steak (fresh catch), my son had a sausage sampler platter, and my wife ordered something traditionally Greek (I can’t recall). I also ordered a glass of white wine and that came shortly. .. it was fine.
Now, our server was probably about my age, maybe Greek, maybe not, but wow, talk about an attitude. He either did not want to be there, didn’t want us there, or just wanted to talk to his fellow servers more than he wanted to serve us; the word «surly» comes to mind. This guy was so unenthusiastic and monosyllabic about the menu and the wine offerings, I wondered why he even bothered. During the course of the meal, after our entrees were served, guess how many times he checked back with us? Right, none.
So, food shows up, my fish is overcooked but seasoned just fine, my salad is just chopped up iceberg lettuce with some carrot shavings and a couple of unripe tomato chunks in a very creamy dressing, my son’s looks like a dog’s breakfast (although he claimed it tasted fine), and my wife was happy with hers. I try to get our waiter’s attention to order a second glass of wine but he is SO not paying attention to us.
I don’t know, maybe if you’re a local and a regular, and don’t speak with an American accent, you get better service. I was surprised and sorely disappointed. I cannot recommend this place.

Crazy busy. Lively, energetic waiters deliver standards which are unrefined since 1975.
It’s fine, but expensive for what it is, as there are more refined versions of this Primrose Hill staple now popping up, and I would rather go to them than celebrity spot here for an OK meal at a high price.
The 12.5% compulsory service was not earned, and I was charged for an unasked for pita bread.

Lemonia, you are a puzzle.
A half dozen Unilocalers showed up for dinner after a fun Unilocal event. We were nearby, I hadn’t had Greek food since moving to London and it had great reviews on Unilocal,so I thought we should try it.
So we go in and they give us a table. It was kind of hidden off to the side, which felt a bit strange. But they were busy so I didn’t really think much about it at the time. There were some olives, carrots and radishes placed on the table for us to snack on while we were looking over the menu. It seemed like a weird mix of things to me, but I do love radishes, so I wasn’t too concerned.
I had the Spanikopita and some sort of stuffed eggplant thing. The Spanikopita were light and flaky with a deliciously lemony spinach and feta filling. The main was tasty, but not great. The turkish delight was wonderfully rose-​water-​y and pistachio-​y.
The only downfall for me was the service. It was just strange. After our starters came the waiter kind of just hovered around the table. Like stood there watching us eat. It was creepy, and a bit off-​putting. When I finished my main, he swooped in and took my plate away. Now, I’m an American and I’m kind of used to that sort of thing in the US, but in the UK, they usually wait until everyone is finished. So it was just weird. Really weird.
I’m not sure it was weird enough to put me off going back. If I were in the area and craving Greek food, I think it would be a great place to go. There were a lot of things on the menu that looked good and that I wanted to try.

I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this place because I have been here so many times.
I always get the same thing, the mezze to share which I think is £18.50. Expensive, but it’s SO MUCH FOOD. The waiters always snort at me and my friend for thinking we can handle it but they are generally impressed by our attempt by the end!
It’s a lot of classic dishes done simply, with cold mezze to start, then hot mezze, then a meat platter with rice and salad, (then Turkish delight if you get coffee!). For the other reviewers complaining about expense v portion size: this is where you have been going wrong. You will need a fast paced walk up Primrose Hill to ease your straining stomach after all that lot.
The other two things I like about this place are the very nice woman front of house, and their fresh mint tea. In the 5 years or so I lived abroad I came here almost every visit home to catch up with one of my best friends, and we would sit way past the last of the lunch trade without ever once being even gently rushed out. Friendship & food: this place gets five stars.

Lemonia is a charming establishment run by charming people on a charming street in a charming neighbourhood close to charming Primrose Hill. From the moment we stepped inside, it was all warm smiles and pleasant greetings. That attitude held throughout our entire luncheon. That’s behaviour I can get behind!
In addition to being so winningly lovely, Lemonia backs it all up with delightfully satisfying Mediterranean cuisine at an immensely reasonable price. A two course meal including a coffee or tea (and complimentary Turkish delights!) for roughly £13 verges on being bargain material.
I opted for a crab salad starter followed by a lamb stew main and was thoroughly pleased by both. In particular, the stew was rich, savoury, and filling — just the kind of grub to indulge in on a grey and rainy afternoon.
Rumour has it that this has historically been a typical hangout for Kate Moss. I’m unclear how she can dine on the great Greek grub and keep her… svelte, shall we say… figure. Clearly, my metabolism pales in comparison to hers.

Un peu cher
Bonne ambiance, nourriture abondante et délicieuse, service très sympa (presque un peu encombrant), la déco est assez sympa aussi, mais ce qui m’a fait un choc c’est l’addition à la fin du repas…