Will definitely be returning to this restuarant. Great menu greek and Mediterranean. We were spoilt for choice. Lovely atmosphere with nice open fire; friendly and attentive staff.
Ben R
Short notice walk in of 7 guests and 2 dogs, very warmly greeted and offered a delightful outdoor heated booth! The food was to an impeccable standard and ALL staff were welcoming friendly and happy to help. A true gem in the heart of Hebden Bridge!
GH502014
We booked in to the Aya Sophia as a party of six for a birthday celebration. From the moment we walked in we were catered for and looked after very well indeed. Staff were excellent, efficient, poilte and knowledgable. Service was fast but we never felt pressured. There is a great menu to choose from – we all mainly went for mezé starters to share and traditional Greek main courses. We were not disappointed. The food was fantastic and overall there was a nice atmosphere in the restaurant. Afterwards, we managed to blag a side room with a 'firepit' in so we could chill out and continue our evening with cocktails. A great finishing touch to a great night and we'll be back at Aya Sophia for sure. Highly recommended.
Andrei Craciun
great atmosphere, good food as
cheshiretraveller196
Very good meal! Had a great time and the atmosphere is great. Food really nice and a big range of drinks. Came back with my family a couple weeks later and just as good.
Justinas Bernotas
Lovely place, great location, tasty food and cocktails. Neat and tidy, great atmosphere. Really friendly and polite staff.Parking: Not the biggest parking lot, but we found some space.
Richard Hulme
Mixed kebab put me in a sort of trance. Unbelievable. All the meat was beautifully charred and yet still so juicy. Star of the show has to be the calamari. Probably the best I've ever had.
Damian Smith
What a lovely restaurant. Owners and staff very welcoming. Lovely inside. Food super nice. Definitely going again.
Ehab Aboud
Lovely restaurant - I went here with my family who came up from London and wanted something nice and authentic. Ordered loads of different meats and thought the food was made very well. The design of this place is beautiful too and they were super accommodating to our dog. Having finished the weekend, my parents said that this was their favourite place they'd eaten at before going back down. We ordered the pide and the mixed grill as well as some vine leaves fries, cheese rolls (bourek) and the Greek salad.If you are in the cocktail bar (the only dog friendly section) and it's cold then make sure you're closer to the front door because that's where the heaters are. The staff did bring blankets but it didn't do the job (they did try!).For the four of us it was about 112 pounds
r0man53
We really looked forward to eating at Aya Sofia after seeing the reviews. We were given a table by a log fire which was good and ordered Tzatziki with pita to start with the house white wine. The tzatziki was very disappointing compared with others we have experienced and had very little taste. Our main courses were Kleftiko and chicken kebab. Rice as an accompaniment was not offered as standard but rather bulga was provided. The dishes were not as hot as we like. The service was pleasant but slow (odd as there were very few customers). Overall this was a disappointing meal and we would not return.
Popped for lunch with my wife and daughter, we're all fans of Greek / Mediterranean food and we weren't disappointed. We tried out the lunchtime specials and they were delicious, we will definitely be back to try the full menu.
AndyTooke
Superb food and excellent staff We have visited 5 times now and never disappoints keep up the good work. Highly recommended
Fran Ashcroft
First time visitors but won’t be the last. Live local but never been to this restaurant before and after our meal wondering why. Excellent service, great menu, good atmosphere, reasonable prices (service charge added), main thing food was fantastic. Well worth a visit.
JudithE530
Was a bit disappointed after reading the reviews so wanted to share my experience. The service was excellent and the restaurant was clean and tidy. The food was well presented. However I ordered the vegetable moussaka which was a very thin layer of roasted veg with no sauce cover by a layer of melted mozzarella cheese. The bulgar wheat rice was a bit bland so the whole dish lacked depth of flavour. My partner had the Chicken Bodrum which was very nice but with the bland bulgar wheat rice became a bit samey.
Chris Brown
Absolutely love this place.The food was incredible.I had the Sucuk for a starter. This tasted amazing. The sauce that it comes out in was delicious. It was great for dipping bits of pitta in.Love Tzatziki so we had to try that too and it didn't fail to disappoint. Again this was great for dipping and nice and light before our main.Being a greek resteraunt I wanted to keep things traditional so i opted for Moussaka. This was amazing - absolutely delicious.Only thing that slightly let it down on the night is that staff forgot part of our order. We had to remind them to bring it out. But unfortunately by the time we had finished our meals it still wasnt ready so we had to cancel it which was disappointing.Let me say though the food here is absolutely delicious. The menu is great and has a wide variety of choice.The prices are very reasonable as the food is exceptional.This is easily one of the top resteraunts in this area and the surrounding areas and one of my favourite places to visit.I can't wait to come back again to try out more of the menu. And i would highly recommend visiting if you haven't done already.
Will definitely be returning to this restuarant. Great menu greek and Mediterranean. We were spoilt for choice. Lovely atmosphere with nice open fire; friendly and attentive staff.
Short notice walk in of 7 guests and 2 dogs, very warmly greeted and offered a delightful outdoor heated booth! The food was to an impeccable standard and ALL staff were welcoming friendly and happy to help. A true gem in the heart of Hebden Bridge!
We booked in to the Aya Sophia as a party of six for a birthday celebration. From the moment we walked in we were catered for and looked after very well indeed. Staff were excellent, efficient, poilte and knowledgable. Service was fast but we never felt pressured. There is a great menu to choose from – we all mainly went for mezé starters to share and traditional Greek main courses. We were not disappointed. The food was fantastic and overall there was a nice atmosphere in the restaurant. Afterwards, we managed to blag a side room with a 'firepit' in so we could chill out and continue our evening with cocktails. A great finishing touch to a great night and we'll be back at Aya Sophia for sure. Highly recommended.
great atmosphere, good food as
Very good meal! Had a great time and the atmosphere is great. Food really nice and a big range of drinks. Came back with my family a couple weeks later and just as good.
Lovely place, great location, tasty food and cocktails. Neat and tidy, great atmosphere. Really friendly and polite staff.Parking: Not the biggest parking lot, but we found some space.
Mixed kebab put me in a sort of trance. Unbelievable. All the meat was beautifully charred and yet still so juicy. Star of the show has to be the calamari. Probably the best I've ever had.
What a lovely restaurant. Owners and staff very welcoming. Lovely inside. Food super nice. Definitely going again.
Lovely restaurant - I went here with my family who came up from London and wanted something nice and authentic. Ordered loads of different meats and thought the food was made very well. The design of this place is beautiful too and they were super accommodating to our dog. Having finished the weekend, my parents said that this was their favourite place they'd eaten at before going back down. We ordered the pide and the mixed grill as well as some vine leaves fries, cheese rolls (bourek) and the Greek salad.If you are in the cocktail bar (the only dog friendly section) and it's cold then make sure you're closer to the front door because that's where the heaters are. The staff did bring blankets but it didn't do the job (they did try!).For the four of us it was about 112 pounds
We really looked forward to eating at Aya Sofia after seeing the reviews. We were given a table by a log fire which was good and ordered Tzatziki with pita to start with the house white wine. The tzatziki was very disappointing compared with others we have experienced and had very little taste. Our main courses were Kleftiko and chicken kebab. Rice as an accompaniment was not offered as standard but rather bulga was provided. The dishes were not as hot as we like. The service was pleasant but slow (odd as there were very few customers). Overall this was a disappointing meal and we would not return.
Restaurantji Recommends
Popped for lunch with my wife and daughter, we're all fans of Greek / Mediterranean food and we weren't disappointed. We tried out the lunchtime specials and they were delicious, we will definitely be back to try the full menu.
Superb food and excellent staff We have visited 5 times now and never disappoints keep up the good work. Highly recommended
First time visitors but won’t be the last. Live local but never been to this restaurant before and after our meal wondering why. Excellent service, great menu, good atmosphere, reasonable prices (service charge added), main thing food was fantastic. Well worth a visit.
Was a bit disappointed after reading the reviews so wanted to share my experience. The service was excellent and the restaurant was clean and tidy. The food was well presented. However I ordered the vegetable moussaka which was a very thin layer of roasted veg with no sauce cover by a layer of melted mozzarella cheese. The bulgar wheat rice was a bit bland so the whole dish lacked depth of flavour. My partner had the Chicken Bodrum which was very nice but with the bland bulgar wheat rice became a bit samey.
Absolutely love this place.The food was incredible.I had the Sucuk for a starter. This tasted amazing. The sauce that it comes out in was delicious. It was great for dipping bits of pitta in.Love Tzatziki so we had to try that too and it didn't fail to disappoint. Again this was great for dipping and nice and light before our main.Being a greek resteraunt I wanted to keep things traditional so i opted for Moussaka. This was amazing - absolutely delicious.Only thing that slightly let it down on the night is that staff forgot part of our order. We had to remind them to bring it out. But unfortunately by the time we had finished our meals it still wasnt ready so we had to cancel it which was disappointing.Let me say though the food here is absolutely delicious. The menu is great and has a wide variety of choice.The prices are very reasonable as the food is exceptional.This is easily one of the top resteraunts in this area and the surrounding areas and one of my favourite places to visit.I can't wait to come back again to try out more of the menu. And i would highly recommend visiting if you haven't done already.