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Before you go

Chef / owner
George Ieronymidis
Opened
2010
Style
Traditional Greek taverna with meze and grilled mains
Setting
Ground floor on George Square overlooking the City Chambers
Known for
meze sharing, kleftiko and souvlaki, family Cretan olive oil
Signature dishes
Kleftiko, Souvlaki, meze platters, moussaka
Good for
families, sharing meals, casual Greek nights out
Prices
Express lunch £16.70 (12–3pm); meze for two £63; mixed starter platter for two £30
Typical spend
Roughly £20–40pp depending on lunch deal vs full meze evening
Lunch
Express lunch daily 12–3pm
Reservations
Walk-ins often fine
Booking
Book online via Time2dine or phone; walk-ins often possible midweek
Dietary tags
vegetarian options, vegan options
Dietary
Plant-based Greek dishes on the menu; ask about allergens
Kids
Family-friendly taverna atmosphere
Dress code
Casual
Drinks
Greek wines, spirits and ouzo
Getting there
Glasgow Queen Street across George Square; Buchanan Street subway a short walk
Parking
City-centre parking nearby
Also
Phone: 0141 221 9988; eliagreekrestaurant@hotmail.com; Name means ‘olive’ in Greek; Previously operated in Glasgow’s West End before the 2010 George Square move

Glasgow restaurant

Elia Greek Restaurant

4.5(1,879 reviews)
££Opens in 16 hours

Address

24 George Square, Glasgow G2 1EG, UK

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Menu

Dishes and prices for Elia Greek Restaurant.

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Opening hours

  • Monday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Thursday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Friday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Saturday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Sunday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM

Overview

Elia is a Greek taverna on George Square facing the City Chambers. Owner George Ieronymidis (with wife Lorna) moved the restaurant here from the West End in 2010; he has run Greek hospitality in Glasgow for decades and even presses olive oil from family groves in Crete (Glasgow Times). The menu is classic Hellenic comfort: meze sharing plates, kleftiko, souvlaki, grilled seafood, moussaka and plant-based options, with Greek wine and ouzo. Express lunch is £16.70 daily noon–3pm; a preset meze for two is £63 including dessert and coffee. Mixed starter platters for two are about £30. Book via Time2dine or call 0141 221 9988. Open roughly noon–10pm every day. Queen Street station is across the square.

Reviews

3.0Idris Evans

We've been here twice before and enjoyed it enough to come back, but this evening was disappointing. Firstly my wife was barged out of the way by two waiters on our way into the restaurant. They seemed to be far more interested in serving drinks on the terrace than the restaurant customers. Our meal was great and food was lovely if a little overpriced, but otherwise just as previous visits. My big issue was when we ordered a desert and coffee...... My wife found it too hot to drink and asked for a little extra milk. We were charged extra for that!!!! The waitress felt that this was unacceptable, but said that the owner had dictated the change should be made. Milk with coffee isn't a chargeable extra! Very disappointed with the focus of the restaurant now, where the drinking terrace is the focus and silly charges are applied for milk in your coffee. We'll be going elsewhere when we're back in Glasgow.

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5.0Lyno Lidosurjo

This restaurant reminds me an excellent Greek food in Greece. I love the food a lot and it was as delicious and high quality as in Greece. During my stay in Glasgow, I came twice for dinner. I wish I can come back again in the future. Thanks for a very friendly service.

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5.0Gregory Cooper

Staff amazing. Food absolutely 💯 😋 amazing. I'll be back ASAP. Great gluten free options and we'll explained. No issues with gf.

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4.0Louis Rogers

The service and food was very good. The lots of options on the menu. Party of 5 and everyone enjoyed the starters and main dishes.

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5.0George Papavasileiou

It is a great place to have traditional Greek food. I've been there many times, and every time I was happy with the quality of the food (both taste and dish size), the service and the overall atmosphere (including the music that is Greek!). The quality of the above has been consistent all this time, and so it is an easy 5-star from me.

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