Spitaki is a Greek taverna at 133 East Claremont Street in Edinburgh's Broughton area. Its relaxed neighbourhood setting and sharing focused food make it well suited to unhurried dinners, weekend lunches and gatherings with friends or family.
Dips, bread, olives and small plates provide a traditional beginning, with feta, beans, vegetables and pastries creating a varied mezze. Diners can then add grilled meat, seafood and larger dishes such as souvlaki or moussaka according to the current selection.
Greek cooking methods and familiar Mediterranean ingredients keep the menu direct and convivial. Vegetarian plates can be combined into a substantial meal, while seafood and meat give mixed tables enough range to share across different tastes.
Wine by the glass or carafe complements the food, with other drinks and desserts available to extend the meal. Guests with allergies should check the current menu and speak to staff because dairy, gluten, sesame, nuts and shellfish can occur across mezze and shared preparation.
Address: 133 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh EH7 4JA, Scotland
Spitaki Broughton Menu
Dips
Tzatziki
Greek yoghurt with cucumber, garlic and olive oil (GF)
Houmous
Chickpeas blended with tahini, garlic, and lemon juice (GF, V)
Melitzanosalata
Smokey aubergine dip with chilli, garlic and parsley (GF, V)
Htipiti
Grilled spicy pepper and feta dip (GF)
Taramosalata
Cod roe dip with olive oil and lemon juice
Meze
Mushrooms
Grilled mushrooms marinated in garlic and olive oil with Kefolytri cheese (GF)
Bougiourti
Spicy baked feta with fresh tomato, onion, green pepper and oregano (GF)
Gigantes
Greek butter beans slow cooked in a rich tomato and fresh herb sauce following a traditional recipe (GF, V)
Prawn saganaki
King prawns flambéed in ouzo and served in a rich tomato sauce and topped with crumbled feta and parsley (GF)
Octopus
Grilled octopus with olive oil, vinegar, parsley and onion (GF)
Kalamari
Lightly floured, fresh, Scottish squid served with a lemon wedge
Aubergine
Crispy fried aubergine in a fennel and ground coriander coating served with skordalia (garlic and walnut dressing)
Cheese saganaki
Fried Greek cheese in breadcrumbs
Patates
Hand cut fried potatoes topped with oregano (GF, V)
Grilled Meat
Pork Souvlaki
Marinated in garlic and lemon and olive oil
Keftedes
2 Pork and Beef mince kebabs
Chicken souvlaki
2 skewers of marinated chicken breast (GF)
Salads
Politiki Salad
Finely sliced cabbage, peppers, celery, carrot and parsley in an oil and vinegar dressing (GF, V)
Horiatiki
Greek salad – Tomato, cucumber, onion, green peppers, olives and feta with oregano and olive oil (GF)
Extras
Pittas
1 pitta bread
Olives
Marinated Kalamata olives (GF, V)
Red Wine
House Red
Greece
Nico Lazaridi King of Hearts
Greece
Chants du Closeau Malbec
France
Cavino Naousa Xinomavro
Greece
White Wine
House White
Greece
Malamatina Retsina
Greece
Vermentino Zagare
Italy
Moschofilero
Greece
Sparkling Wine
Prosecco 200ml
Italy
Prosecco
Italy
Cremant de Limoux
France
Beers
Caesar Augustus 500ml
Scotland
Joker IPA 500ml
Scotland
Mythos 500ml
Greece
Mythos 330ml
Greece
Spirits
Metaxa 5 Brandy (35ml)
Greece
Ouzo (50ml)
Greece
Tsiporou (50ml)
Greece
Mastica (50ml)
Greece
Cocktails
Greek 75
our homemade tsipourocello & prosecco
Greek Spritz
aperol, mastica, grapefruit juice & soda
South Negroni
mastica, rouge vermouth & campari
Lemoncello Spritz
homemade lemoncello, prosecco, soda