Aphrodite Taverna is a family-operated Greek Cypriot restaurant at 15 Hereford Road in Bayswater. Established in 1988 by Pantelis and Rosana, it retains a homely, personal style, with Pantelis continuing to lead the kitchen and greet guests in the compact dining room.
Traditional family recipes and fresh ingredients from land and sea shape the menu. Souvla brings spit-roasted lamb from the charcoal grill, while slow oven-baked kleftiko offers another classic way to experience the restaurant’s approach to Cypriot meat dishes.
A meal can also begin with smoked taramosalata or grilled halloumi before moving to moussaka, seafood or other taverna favourites. The range makes it easy for a group to share several plates, while vegetarian choices provide alternatives to the lamb, chicken and fish specialities.
The warm service and unfussy surroundings suit family meals, small celebrations and relaxed dinners, and booking ahead is recommended because the restaurant is small. Guests with allergies or dietary requirements should confirm the latest recipes and kitchen preparation with the team before ordering.
Address: 15 Hereford Road, London W2 4AB, England
Aphrodite Taverna Menu
Cold Starters
Fasoles
Mixed bean salad with fresh coriander, olive oil and lemon
Tzatziki
A most refreshing blend of yogurt and cucumber
Houmous
Chick peas in sesame oil, lemon and garlic
Tabouli
Fresh parsley and crushed wheat
Fresh Octopus Salad
Hot Starters
Gigantes
Butter beans in tomato sauce
Loukanika
Traditional greek sausages
Bastourma
Spicy beef sausages
Lountza
Smoked pork slices (each)
Saganaki
Fried kefalotiri cheese with or without honey
Feta Saganaki
Fried Courgettes
Halloumi
Cypriot cheese, grilled or fried
Manitaria
Large mushrooms grilled with garlic
Keftedes
Fried meatballs (each)
Dolmades
Stuffed vine leaves with rice and minced lamb (each)
Falafel
Vegetarian Vine Leaves
filled with fresh spinach and rice (each)
Spanakopita
Pitta Bread (Extra)
Kalamari
Deep fried fresh squid
Giant Prawns
(each) large
Soups
Avgolemoni
Traditional greek soup
Soup of the Day
Please ask a member of staff for more details
Tyrokafteri
Tyrokafteri
Spicy feta cheese dip
Salads
Greek Salad
With or without feta (traditional village salad)
Tomato Onion Salad
Main Course Salads
Greek Salad
Chicken Salad
Main Courses
Mixed Kebab
Lamb and chicken served with rice
Mixed Grill
served with chips
Special Lamb Kebab
Fillet lamb with pepper, tomato and onions; served with rice
Lamb Kofte
Hand made minced meat kebab served with rice
Special Chicken Kebab
With pepper and onions; served with rice
Chicken Aphrodite
Breast of chicken with white wine and fresh cream; served with mixed vegetables
Pagidakia
Lamb cutlets served with roast potatoes
Lamb Cassarola
with spinach; served with roast potatoes
Sheftalia
Pork, minced meat, onions and herbs; served with rice
Stifado
Beef in tomato, onions and wine; served with roast potatoes
Keftedes
Fried meat balls served with rice
Dolmades
Stuffed vine leaves served with roast potatoes
Moussaka
served with mixed vegetables
Pasta
Pastitsio
Greek pasta
Vegetarian Main Courses
Vegetarian Moussaka
served with vegetables
Vegetarian Kebab
selection of grilled vegetables
Vegetarian Vine Leaves
filled with fresh spinach and rice
Falafel
chickpeas with vegetables and mixed herbs; served with roast potatoes
Steaks
Beef Stroganoff
hot / spicy or regular; served with rice
Fillet Steak
served with chips
Chef Specialities
Fish Meze
per person – minimum 2 people
Meat Meze
per person – minimum 2 people
Vegetable Meze
per person – minimum 2 people
Giant Prawns
served with vegetables
Whole or Fillet of Fresh Seabass
served with vegetables
Souvla
spit roasted lamb; with roast potatoes
Kleftiko
Oven baked tender lamb and bay leaves; served with roast potatoes
Beef Kebab
Fillet steak with tomatoes & onion; served with chips
Fish
Served with vegetables of the day
Mixed Grilled Fish
Fresh Trout
Kalamari
fresh; grilled or deep fried
Fish Kebab
monk fish (when available)
Fish Provençal
monk fish (hot / spicy or regular); served with rice
Seasonal Fresh Fish
available – Please ask a member of staff Price: price on request