written by SmooSmoo on 28/05/2011
Where do I start!?! We arrived at Salamis to find the restaurant empty around 7pm. As I'm sure most of my fellow dinners would agree, when you go out for a meal the quality of food is extremely important but equally important is the atmosphere. So, because it was empty we decided to go to one of the nearby bars to have a drink, and then come back later. When we explained this to the waitress she was very defensive and dismissive, and asked us what was more important.. the food or the busyness of the restaurant? Shocked by her response we stated both were important!! She was then completely uninterested and walked away. We left. We most certainly should have followed our instincts and not returned, however we had travelled a fair distance to have some Greek food. When we returned the same waitress greeted us with "Oh so yoy decided to come back, I didn't believe you". Again quite shocked with her rudeness, we informed her that we had said we were always going to come back in half an hour when the restaurant was busier. From here, once seated we tried to draw a line in the sand and enjoy the food. Firstly we waited for 35minutes before we were offered a drink and a further 20 minutes before the only waitress took our order. The food took an exceptionaly long time to reach our table, and when it eventually arrived our main course was cold. I informed the waitress who wasn't apologetic in the slightest, whicked my plate away back to the kitchen. Whatever you do don't order the lamb on the bone. It tasted and looked like a lump of boiled tasteless meat, cold, and accompanied by some clumpy rice. The fragrance of the rice was lovely however inedible due to the amount of time it had obviously been microwaved. When my dish was finaly bought back, the waitress was still dismissive and didn't apologise. The meal was a huge disappointment and we completely regret going there. I asked for the bill and the waitress saw our plates were far from empty so she then asked what was wrong. Absolutely ridiculous!! I'm so angry that I had to spend my hard earned cash in an establishment like Salamis where the food and service was awful. The waitress gave me the bill with no gesture of good will in regards to taking anything from it. You would never expect this from a reputable restaurant. Needless to say I will never be visiting this restaurant again and would never recommend it.
written by BOBRICH3540 on 01/03/2009
Would not recommend Salamis Greek Restaurant. It was closed for 6 years and does not come up to its old standard. Same owner.
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Guest's Response to SmooSmoo's Review
Written on: 11/09/2011
this is probely the best resturant in peterborough
Lozaamandine's Response to SmooSmoo's Review
Written on: 21/01/2012
We have been here twice and it's a fabulous restaurant - wonderfully fresh food,cooked from scratch hence the wait! The waitress, wife of the owner, is a non-native speaker of English and thus comes across as quite brusque. She in fact has a great sense of irony which perhaps you din't understand