Sokrates Greek Taverna (Horwich)

Great food, probably the best lamb koftas ever! good service. it's small and popular, so pretty noisy, otherwise i'd have scored it 5 stars.

First time here and we could not fault a thing … food was delicious and lovely staff. my partner and i had the meze, the gentleman explained every dish and made recommendations, also brought an extra bowl of imam which was delicious !! also, the lady front of house was really friendly and great sense of humour … new fave restaurant 😁

It goes to show how great my time was here, in that i forgot to take as many photos as i would've liked as i was so distracted by how good a time i was having. i have wanted to eat in sokrates for a long time as my wife has eaten here a few times and couldn't recommend it enough... and now neither can i! i love greece, i adore it in fact. the notion that i can go to this lovely little restaurant in the heart of horwich and get my greek fix whilst i'm trapped in the confines of the north of england is a real blessing. the atmosphere and the ambiance of the place is like being in a real greek taverna with beautiful blue and white walls, lovely string lights across the ceiling and other touches and trinkets straight out of greece. they even play authentic music. the service was absolutely lovely. very polite and smiley and informative. my squad of four was eating the meze, and they explained every dish to us as it was brought out. we even got extras. and then the food itself. the meze was incredible. no over exaggeration here, the calamari was the best i've ever eaten; and the lemon chicken wings right up there with some of the best wings i've ever eaten. and everything else on top of that was absolutely delicious and we were completely full by the time we had finished. should add that we also finished with a greek yoghurt cheesecake too which was a nice light way to cleanse the pallet before leaving. sokrates is not a cheap place, and nor should it be. the food was perfectly fairly priced for what we ate, and we left full and satisfied. i will absolutely be going again in the future and i will be eating the meze again and taking more photos.

This was my first time at sokrates tonight and i wasn't disappointed. every mouthful was a taste sensation and i didn't want it to end, especially the aubergine. the waiter even persuaded me to try calamari for the first time and i'm so glad i did. the atmosphere, decor and music was great, the staff were really nice and explained all the dishes that they brought out. i particularly liked the stories behind some of the dishes told by the waiter. it was amazing value and i highly recommend this restaurant and i'll definitely be going back. 5*

First time diners. our meals were delicious. friendly, welcoming staff. we will be back. thank you