Tsiakkos & Charcoal
Greek restaurant · Maida Vale
5 Marylands Rd, London W9 2DU, United Kingdom
Highlights
Char-grilled Greek eats, house cocktails, lively covered courtyard
Char-grilled Greek eats, house cocktails, lively covered courtyard
"Sizzling souvlaki, ice-cold beers, and outdoor voices are the name of the game at Tsiakkos & Charcoal’s covered courtyard. Get the £35-a-head meze option at this lively Greek spot in Notting Hill. It includes garlic-heavy tzatziki and gooey slow-roasted pork shoulder." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"Plastic foliage, twinkling fairy lights, and the aroma of chargrilled meats—Tsiakkos & Charcoal is a Greek taverna with one of Notting Hill’s most hangover-inducing atmospheres. The covered courtyard has an anarchic buzz that feeds off friends and families living in the present. Tomorrow is, well, tomorrow’s problem and nothing is safe from cheers-ing here. Get the House Specialty Meze which is code for The Lot—as far as feasts go, this is one of the best-value in London." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"Tsiakkos & Charcoal exists in its own ouzo-fuelled world. The Greek spot's covered courtyard is a riot of birthday sing-songs and fall-apart pork shoulder. Inside things are endearingly hectic, as smoke from the grill wafts over cheersing families, boozy dates, and the Notting Hill set’s stylish offspring. And at £37.50 a head for the mezze menu, it’s one of the best big group dinner spots around." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"Tsiakkos & Charcoal in Notting Hill is a reassuringly straightforward restaurant where you should order one thing: the House Specialty Meze. This is code for The Lot. Thick houmous rich with tahini, a spoonable bulb of garlic masquerading as tzatziki, Greek salad, whole grilled sea bass, and more. As far as feasts go, this is one of the best-value in London. But it’s the feelgood mood—plastic foliage, twinkling fairy lights—that makes Tsiakkos & Charcoal priceless." - sinead cranna, jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"With eau de burnt pork shoulder wafting through the air and bottles of crisp lager being cracked across its covered garden, Tsiakkos & Charcoal feels like a rowdy barbecue at sunset. This Notting Hill taverna is the spot for Vogue-smoking fashionistas out front or sprawling birthday parties out back. The House Specialty Meze (a.k.a. everything) is a snip at under £40 a head and has all the makings of a birthday feast to remember." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
