http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia <b>Lemonia</b><br />London, 89 Regent's Park Road, NW1 8UY, United Kingdom en http://trustedplaces.com/uploads/placepics/trustedplaces.comaPlacePic['name']}.140.jpg http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1r2e08
Review by claireymr

Rating: 3.00
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Having gone in for an early dinner, we found the restaurant pretty empty. The decor is quaint, with trailing plants and rustic walls, but to be honest, while the moussaka I ordered was great, the service seemed to be lacking. My friend and I were subjected to a long wait between ordering and being served, and other parties were served far before us, after having arrived after us. I had always been assured that the staff here treat you as if you are their only customer, but this is definitely not true. However, the quality (and quantity) of the food went a long way to make up for this, and I would also highly recommend the lamb stew, if you decide to go.]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:04:04 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1r2e08324865413 claireymr 51.541285014454 -0.15852876361809 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1b37r7
Review by gastro1

Rating: 1.00
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This establishment is a disgrace the food is absoluteley awful .

Lemonia along with 99% of Greek and Cypriot restaurants in London are the same.

Why can the Turks and Lebanese reproduce decent quality in London whilst the Greeks/Cypriots shame their nations cuisine !

Does not deserve the star but its the minimum one can give to publish the review.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:17:06 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1b37r71151950394 gastro1 51.541285014454 -0.15852876361809 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1t34h8
Review by LondonistMatt

Rating: 2.00
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I'm going to make no friends here, I'm sure. But isn't Greek food a bit naff? I mean, come on. It's just stodge. OOoo,a few olives on the side to make it look all sophisticated and stuff. But really, it's just endless riffs on a shepherd's pie.

Lemonia's a decent restaurant with lovely staff, who work hard to make sure everyone's happy. But they miss the trick most Greek restaurants I've been to usually pull: bring out an infinite number of plates to disguise the fact that none of them are much better than a clump of steamy earth. Here, I had two very small courses: filo-parcelled yellow stodge followed by aubergine stuffed with brown stodge. Mrs Matt had courgette neatly chopped, sauteed, then pulped into a brown stodge, followed by moussaka (orange stodge).

So, for me, traditional Greek, if that's what we got, is like traditional English. Hearty, warming, but ultimately forgettable.

Prove me wrong Greeks. Prove me wrong. Show me a Greek place worth visiting. Change my opinion.

Mrs Matt wishes to state that she *really* enjoyed her food and loved the service and that Mr Matt is a curmudgeonly grumpion who wouldn't know good food if it forced its way down his gullet, causing him to gag and collapse so the last thing he saw before the good food choked him was a biplane leaving a contrail of sky writing that said 'that was good food that was'.

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Review by gilka

Rating: 3.00
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Lemonia is an institute. In a recent interview in timeout the owner said that business in better than ever and people from all over London are coming.
I was there several times I think the food is good but the place is a bit overestimated. The bread was dry and the humus was just ok. It is still one of the best option in this street but I prefer the Russian restaurant TROJKA just around the corner.]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:07:49 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1m73e7694760693 gilka 51.541285014454 -0.15852876361809 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1t82v7
Review by curlynewf

Rating: 2.00
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I agree with 'qwghlm', it is probably one of the better Greek restaurants in London, but I can't help feel that lately, its popularity is starting to go to its head and as a result it has lost some of its original charm. It's so busy that I get the feeling they don't try so hard anymore. It has lost some of its attention to detail and laid back attitude that made it such a fun and satisfying place to eat. Lemonia has always been intense - the lights are bright, it's noisy and everyone's running around and yelling - that is part of the charm. But without the food to match it's just... well, intense. And I don't know what it is about their espresso, but one shot of it and you are up for the night (and I'm no stranger to caffeine). I go back for the experience, I still like it, but sadly, the food isn't really doing it for me anymore.]]> Tue, 29 May 2007 16:05:20 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1t82v71984858071 curlynewf 51.541285014454 -0.15852876361809 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1u11j8
Review by qwghlm

Rating: 5.00
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A friend and I once wandered in quite tired and hungry at about 11.30pm. Sensing the place was shutting for the night, we timidly asked "Are you still open?" and the proprietor heartily replied "If you are here, then we are open" and beckoned us in.

Which sums up what a great place this is, and the great attitude behind it. It also serves the best kleftiko bar none I have ever had in my life. One of London's best Greek restaurants.]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:55:48 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q52u8x/lemonia/1u11j82020402674 qwghlm 51.541285014454 -0.15852876361809