Zorba - Greek restaurant

199 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. Tel: 01202 553 353

A nice Greek restaurant along the Old Christchurch Road strip. This is just down from Baan Thai.

We've always gone for the Meze, which has left us pleasantly stuffed. Can be a bit cozy when everyone is packed in but it's fine.

Now that I have had the Meze a couple of times, I do find it a bit too much. My main gripe is that the first half is fantastic with the humous, taramasalata and so on, but the meat dishes are very, very dry I find. It is not like they have been slow cooked in the sauce to make them really tender. Tastes like the meat and the sauce have been cooked separately and then brought together when required.

Haven't been there during one of their plate smashing sessions though! We have been there when they have a dancer and a couple of people on the instruments.