Since summer last year, The Greek Grill House has been serving up home-made Greek classics of moussaka, lamb kleftiko, and gyros, as well as Greek desserts like baklava and galaktoboureko, using ingredients imported direct from the owners native Greece.
Created by husband and wife team, Anna and Roni Souloti, who moved to Sheffield from Athens eight years ago, the family-run restaurant is a slice of home for the couple who have combined their respective experience in hospitality to offer authentic Greek cuisine on Barber Road.
Anna, who has experience working in cafes focuses on the coffees and front of house, while chef Roni uses his vast experience in the kitchen and as a butcher to bring together the flavours he loves.
“My husband loves what he does”, says Anna, “He’s a butcher and chef by trade, so he loves to make food.
“I used to work in a coffee shop in Broomhill, so we wanted to combine what we specialise in, and create a place serving great food, coffee, and Greek wines and beers.”
The couple moved to England with their son, who is now 17 and also works part time in the restaurant, due to the ongoing recession and financially instability in Greece.
“We wanted to move because we saw the opportunity for a better life here.” Says Anna, “At that time, in Athens, wages were very low, and they still are, so we moved here and I love it.
“I love Sheffield. I love the people. I love how people talk to each other, even if they don’t know you. I still live in the same house as when I moved here, and when I first came here, people hugged me. There’s a lovely community around me.
“When it came to open a restaurant, it was always going to be in Sheffield.”
As they have found their feet in their new venture, the restaurant has begun to take shape. Anna said: “In the beginning it was difficult, but now people really love us.
“When people come and try us, they love the food. The main thing is getting people to come in, because once they do, they’ll come back.
“The food is authentic and is what we would eat back home, even down to the home-made desserts, which everyone always praises.”
As well as the food, the drinks are also authentically Greek, with traditional Greek wine, Retsina, on offer alongside Greek beers and Ouzo.
“Back home, all the taverns offer you Retsina, it’s the house wine. Over here, many Greek restaurants are bring your own alcohol, so we’re unique in that we have a license.
“We are family-run, and I think people like that about us.”
The Greek Grill House is open 6-days- a week, whether you’re looking for food on the go, or the full sit-down restaurant service. For more details or to book, head to their socials here.
