• Added: 3rd of August 2008
• Area: Barnsbury
• Category: Restaurants

London N1 0NP
020 7704 5253

Georgiou said
Sangria, Upper Street, Islington
I have yet to eat in delicious tapas in London and after last night I am still waiting to. We arrived when the restaurant was very busy and were quite impressed by the warm greeting extended by the waitress and how quickly she showed us to our table and took our drinks order. However the drinks took about 20 minutes to arrive and the 14 dishes we later ordered about 45 minutes. Unfortunately we were not able to say afterwards that they had been well worth the wait. With the exception of 2 or 3 dishes they were bland and quite tasteless.

• Added: 12th of November 2007
• Area: Wood Green
• Category: Restaurants

London N22 8JW
020 8888 3111

Georgiou said
Paneri, Greek Cypriot Restaurant
I ate at my favourite Greek Cypriot restaurant again Saturday and a just wanted to write a few words, because I wanted readers to try to get to this little gem, before such traditional establishments die out.

Paneri (in North London), serves the best quality food I have tasted, after that made in a Greek Cypriot home. If you are there as a group I would recommend you order a half meat and have fish meze. Unlike the more trendy, central London restaurants where every single dish is individually priced, here you pay the one, for meze. The waiting staff then fill every square millimetre of table space with an assortment of delicious dishes and when you are ready, replace these with another large spread of dishes, and so on.

Unlike the more well, know Vrisaki down the road where sittings are the norm, at Paneri there is no rush. I have often stayed there 4-5 hours. We have never managed to order dessert because the preceding dishes are so glorious, you tend to eat too much. I would recommend accompanying the food with the marvellous Greek Cypriot beer, Keo.

(approx. £25-30 pounds per head including lots of drinks).