Yiamas Greek Taverna

3 Reviews on “Yiamas Greek Taverna”

• Vance Mcghee

  A little out of the way (tucked in between Buchanan Galleries and bath street) but I’m glad I found this place. It’s authentic Greek food and the humans and Pita bread is the best I’ve ever tasted. If you like meat you’ll love this place. I’ve become a regular, and they also do takeaway.

  May 26, 2015, 6:31 pm

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• Laura Simpson

  Yiamas sits just off Buchanan Street so regularly becomes my choice for lunch whilst shopping with friends. Youll have got it from the title but its Greek, with an actual Greek family running it & a real traditional feel to it. I told a friend whos originally from Greece about this place last year and he said that it is exactly how a Greek taverna should be. The first time that I went in was because they have a two course lunch menu for 6.95 so I thought Id try it out but since then Ive heard several people rave about the takeaway Gyros (3.50).Last week when three of us needed a centrally located catch-up, we chose Yiamas for lunch. The coke in here comes in a glass with no accompanying can or bottle but the flavour reminds me of running out to the bakers/sweetie van that went street to street as a child for a bottle of coke some people are die hard coca-cola fans but it doesnt bother me & I love the nostalgia.Once I remembered that Im not ten anymore our starters arrived. We had hoummus & tzatsiki with pitta but our hunger led to me forgetting to take photos I knew I should have eaten breakfast. The hoummus was well made and the tzatsiki creamy & fresh. The pitta comes with dried oregano over it, which gives it a wonderful taste. Nevertheless I do miss seeing halloumi on the menu because it is a favourite of mine & Id love a Glasgow restaurant to do something a bit inventive with it.I decided to treat myself to the moussaka because Ive had it in here before & my mouth was watering just thinking about it. It arrived with homemade chips (you can swap the chips for rice) and salad & was as good as I remembered it. Thick layers of mince, potato, aubergine and bechamelone of my ultimate comfort foods.The Sougukakia (meatballs with onion, garlic, cumin & tomato salsa) was equally traditional and arrived with the oregano homemade chips.The third main, chosen from the a la carte menu, was beef souvlaki. It came with a choice of rice or chips and salad. The dip that arrived with it was a tasty accompaniment to this rustic hearty dish. The only thing that could have made it better in my opinion is some flavouring through the rice herbs, stock or spices would have livened it up a bit.We didnt have desserts it was lunch after all but it is promising that there is not a dessert menu online because they change them regularly and they are all made in house.Im also a sucker for an open kitchen and love watching the chefs in Yiamas prepare my food. For me it adds to the cosiness of the place because the division between you and the kitchen is broken down. I have always sat downstairs so I can watch the kitchen but they have an equally spacious upstairs that looks ideal for a large party. Now thoughts are spilling through my head of a large party in Yiamas having a midweek meze (surely I could convince them to do a meze?) I might need to get on the phone to start arranging.I like Yiamas and find myself veering in their direction regularly for my Greek food intake. Its not fancy or showy but traditional food, healthy portion sizes and all comes with friendly service. girlaroundglasgow.wordpress.com

  October 17, 2014, 5:03 pm

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• Anant

  This place looks more like a kebab shop. Food is very average and nothing much to talk about. Waiter recommended a dish with some fancy greek name which turned out to be chips and kebabs. I wish they put in a little more effort in making it look greek.

  February 5, 2014, 2:12 pm

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