Alexander the Great

6 Reviews on “Alexander the Great”

• Nail Theday

  Having a severe dairy allergy for the past 12 years I am always very careful when selecting places to eat.I had tickets for a concert in Camden Friday 14th September 2018 so found Alexander the Great to book for my Mums Birthday meal, when I called to reserve a table I was assured the restaurant caters for allergies and a note was made on my booking that I have a severe allergy to dairy.When we arrived I told our waiter about my allergy, I am always very clear and have the same speech wherever I go:I am allergic to dairy, I cant have milk, cream, cheese or butter on anything when I told him this I told him what I wanted, he went to check with the chef. I ordered Taramasalata to start and then Lamb Kabab with Rice as a main, a pretty safe choice.Starters came, were great so I was at ease, along came the mains and we all dove in. Halfway through my main I noticed the bowl my rice was served in had a greasy film along the inside, I asked the waiter if the rice had butter in it, he went away, came back and said yes, a littleSo at this point everyone in my party dropped their faces and cutlery in shock, the waiter then went onto say its only a teaspoon, youll be fineThe last thing I need is a waiter that doesnt listen and then has the nerve to tell me Ill be fine! So of course I am not fine, within 5 minutes Im running back and forth to the toilet vomiting and with a VERY upset stomach (sorry for the details but this is what happens).The restaurant is filling up and they only have one tiny toilet, the waiter constantly loiters around our table, standing over people and looking at me like a ticking time bomb and telling me I look fine, Ill be Ok! He offered me everything from water to limoncello, I told him the one thing I needed was NO DAIRY! No one in my party enjoyed the meal after that as they can see that I am becoming increasingly ill.The rest of the restaurant has noticed too as I am going to the toilet every 2-3 minutes and in there for quite a while, and to add insult to injury I can hear the staff talking about me in Greek, which I do understand BTW! The waiter came to the table whilst I was otherwise engaged and tried to turn the situation on me by saying I only asked about the main dish and not the accompaniments! UH NO! Your job as a waiter is to check everything for me! I stated CLEARLY I am allergic, just because its an accompaniment I will still be allergic to it, your staff in the kitchen did not care, bottom line!When I paid to leave (1.5 hours later) I was still unwell but had been humiliated enough and had to go, I was too sick to go to the concert so I wasted 100 tickets and guess what THEY CHARGED ME FOR MY MEAL!!!!! The meal I had about 5 bites from and that POISENED me! They did give me a free small bottle of water and hot water with mint leaves in it..Thanks.I should have argued but I was in pain, I had been sick about 15 times and I had concerns about my 50 minute journey home when Im going to the toilet every 5 minutesThat was not fun.I am still sick and had to call in sick for work today and was in bed all weekend, the meal was Friday, Its now Monday.Basically, dont go here if you have any allergies because the staff dont check and the chef clearly doesnt care! He was told my dish was the kebab and gave me rice he knew would make me ill.Disgusting customer service and I will not be returning, I am posting this review everywhere and making this establishment known to the food agency.

  December 17, 2020, 2:29 pm

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• Aashta Moudgil

  Great food, great service, love this place. Definitely recommend if you enjoy top quality dishes. If this is your first time definitely go for the meze.What I particularly appreciate about Alexander the Great is the friendly staff and the excellent service, I truly love this place many memories and food that will never be forgotten.

  August 16, 2020, 10:54 pm

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• Sunita

  The Big fat Greek Dinner…Had a sumptuous dinner here with our group and loved every bit of it..food was so authentic…they served so much food felt like a royal feast…there was such a variety of starters. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Definitely going back again.

  March 8, 2020, 6:12 am

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• Neha Verma

  London flavours are different from Greece – that’s a fact. But this restaurant does an amazing job at recreating the same vibe, wonderful food and sense of hospitality. The Aphoridite house white wine is divine – I believe you can tell a lot about a restaurant about their choice of house wine. A Camden gem. The fish mezze is a must.

  January 2, 2020, 11:51 pm

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• ZaraB

  A kooky little Greek joint, with fairly reasonable prices and extremely friendly, helpful service. I’ve been there a couple of times with friends and whilst the food won’t set the world on fire it s really not bad considering. It s really popular, on both weeknights and the weekend and does delicious salads and sea-food.

  June 27, 2013, 5:16 am

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• Nicola Sexton

  OK if you eat in If you get delivery OMG IT WILL BE OFF. Used to go here all the time became so called good friends with steleos the owner …. He then opened a delivery service that i was happy about, i got a few and no probs but then i ordered the alexander the great steak and it was gone off .. I was told that he had a diff chef on and was gettin rid of him, i took a risk and for new years eve i spoke on the phone and was told it will be wonderful as the owner would cook himself,,, sorry to say i had to throw away the food as again my meat was gone OFF IT STANK… I have scince been using the greek restaurant across the road

  December 2, 2011, 10:47 am

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