Kouzina Greekstreetfood & Wine in Köln

I have visited Kouzina several times in the last few years and have always been impressed. Unfortunately, my opinion changed this year. The service and friendliness of the staff are no longer what I was used to. The prices no longer seem justified compared to the quality and portions. The portions have generally become smaller, which I found unfortunate. On my last visit we had to wait 90 minutes for our food and unfortunately some dishes were missing which then resulted in another 30 minute wait. Despite these negative experiences, I have to say that the food we finally received was very tasty. Anyone who is willing to accept the long waiting times and the inconvenience will be rewarded with an enjoyable meal.

The bottled water we ordered had expired four months ago, so a non-carbonated cola in a glass was available as a replacement. The fries were soggy, the chickpea salad was completely unseasoned and the warmed pulled lamb was miserable. The best part was the tzatziki and the toasted bread that came with it. The drinks were not included in the end. Never again for us.

Delicious taste of Greece and lovely staff . We love Greek food and found this place at end of the road by our hotel. Really tasty Greek food . The Greek pulled gyros was fantastic . Excellent friendly service . Highly recommend . Yamas 👍

Very nice service! I had the Greek Bowl Vegetarian, which was delicious. The fries were very salty, but I like it that way. The starters (cheese and eggplant) were also very good. Definitely worth a visit!

Had dinner there today with my sister to celebrate her birthday. Great location, good and friendly service, food super tasty and great price!

Gyros almost bone dry and unfortunately has nothing to do with gyros

The Greek elements are there, the flavor is not… and it’s quite expensive! The Pita costed us 9€ per person… too much for the mushy potatoes they offered me

Incredibly delicious! I would love to come back, unfortunately I live too far away.

So delicious!!!! I had the Lamb opened pita; the fries were thin and crispy, and it had a good amount of meat. I would definitely recommend

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, we met today in the kitchen, the restaurant in terms of service and decoration is at a very good level 9/10 I would put in relation to the quality of the food I would say that the prices are expensive since we ordered a GrillTeller which contained a pancetta a small stuffed burger a chicken a pork souvlaki a sausage a country house a cheeseburger a beer and a coke. They cost €75

Really nice to eat and very nice service. Only recommended

Very tasty everything and awesome service!! One of the few shops with Greek cuisine in Germany that remind you of Greece!

I have been a guest three times now and have been disappointed each time. While the taste of the food and the ambience are still acceptable, the service can no longer be said to be the same. Rarely have I been treated so badly as a guest. My conclusion after today's visit: I'll never go here again!

Super tolle griechische Küche mal anders. Wir kommen gerne wieder. Wir hatten alles mega leckere von der Karte: Vorspeise den Oktopus gegrillt- MEGA lecker !!! Feta Sesam mit der Tomatenmarmelade und der Kouzina Salat, wirklich eins besser als das Andere. ALs Hauptspeise hatte ich die Panseta und mein Mann das Tigania Rigatnato gegessen. ALso wir können den Laden nur weiterempfehlen und Preis - Leistung ist auch völlig ok ! Also weiter so und bis bald....

Ein super toller Laden! Das Essen war ein Traum! Das Fleisch sehr zart , der Rote bete Salat war mega und auch das Dessert. Meine Freundin hatte die Garnelen Pasta die war auch eine 10/10 Die Garnelen waren riesig und sehr lecker, auch das Preisleistungsverhältnis ist super Sowohl das Personal als auch der Inhaber waren sehr freundlich und aufmerksam :) Wir waren alle sehr zufrieden. Gerne wieder !

Unfortunately we didn't even get a chance to try the food because we were with 5 people and waited 1 1/2 hours for our food. We were always put off with the fact that our food would arrive any minute and that your receipt printer was unfortunately broken... ALL the people who came AFTER US had their food 20 minutes later. This experience was subterranean and an accommodation on your part would be appreciated.

Great food, Greek tapas or pita. Whether on site or to take away. I can fully recommend this place. I like the pulpo and all natural pitas and bifteki dishes the best.

Tsasiki €7.50 - What an awesome shop that must be!

Sehe gute GREEK KOUSINA . KALI OREXI PAIDIA

Ordered from the delivery service. Came very on time and everything was hot. Well, to be expected. The food: pulled pork and lamb, both juicy and still with crispy pieces; Biftekaki with a pleasant portion of red onion and a piece of lemon, wonderful; Souvlaki Kotopoulo also on point; There was tzatziki for dipping, like in Greece. There was then a free piece of bread, yes bread, really delicious bread. I was completely thrilled :)

Awesome, totally delicious things and friendly people

Centrally located Greek restaurant with street food style, delicious dishes on the menu, we'll be happy to come back

Our visit to this restaurant was a big disappointment. We ordered two gyros platters with pork and one gyros platter with lamb. The portions were small, the meat was dry and the pita bread was cut into tiny pieces that were neither tasty nor fresh tasting. What was particularly annoying was that we only had two small slices of pita bread per plate, and when we reordered we were only served five more pieces. The salad was equally disappointing - completely tasteless and anything but crunchy. Overall, the entire meal had an unpleasant, stale taste, as if it had been prepared long before. We paid €60 for this disappointing experience, which bears no relation to what we were served. The price-performance ratio is absolutely not justified. We cannot recommend it

Greek friendliness but unfortunately the food didn't taste good at all (and certainly not in relation to the price) and the fact that you have to ask for a cooler for your bottle of white wine in the shade at 25 degrees is of course not very professional either!

The food was lower quality for the price! The service was bad such as one of them decided to take my cars while paying and tipped himself. Plus, there were tons of mice around and I wanted to run away while eating.

Never had a Greek meal as bad as it was there. Pure tourist rip-off!

There are real Greek café specialties here, as you know them from your vacation in Greece. Absolutely great 😊

Well made, large and tasty portions. Discovered on Insta and tried it out. Classics and lots of tasty things. The day menu and normal menu offer a good selection.

Very tasty food, staff very friendly, reasonable prices

Super friendly chef, we cannot say the same about the waiter. They have the habit of not giving you the ticket so you can see the prices you pay. All Greeks, a detail since it is a Greek. Very good and abundant food, it is true that in Greece you would not pay such amounts, but this is Cologne and for being here it was super well priced. PROBLEM! The water! Each bottle €7.5! ! And we made the mistake of ordering 2! 🫠 We ordered: a bowl of chicken gyros and a pita of souvlaki, with some starters of various dips, two bottles of water and two “cappuccino” coffees (Costa brand, so they left a lot to be desired). They gave us dessert, as is typically done in Greece. Total: €61.7 I recommend it, and I would return, but this time without water and without coffee!

Prices are higher than on their own website, which I didn't think was right, e.g. starter Tarama is €5.90 on the website although it's €9.00 in the restaurant, etc. Unfriendly staff (not all of them with rolled-up sweatpants) Food quality very good!!! Cook very good!!! I say this as a Greek cuisine connoisseur!!! I would like to go there again, hoping not to be served by the unfriendly one.

**Experience report: Greek restaurant Kouzina in Cologne** Last night we had the pleasure of visiting the Greek restaurant Kouzina in Cologne. Unfortunately, our experience was anything but satisfactory. First of all, the staff was extremely hectic. Although they were not unfriendly, the neutrality in their interaction was noticeably unpleasant. An example of this was that plates were cleared away even though I was still eating - an absolute no-go in the catering industry. In addition, throughout our entire stay, we weren't even asked if we wanted any more drinks. The food also left a lot to be desired. For the prices charged, the portions were either too small or the quality was not adequate. The fries were particularly disappointing: they were fried to death, soft and simply inedible. The remaining dishes were also overly seasoned and did not offer any particular culinary enjoyment. Based on our experience and comparison with many other similar reviews, we unfortunately cannot recommend this restaurant. There are definitely better alternatives in Cologne if you are looking for authentic and tasty Greek cuisine. **Overall rating: 1 out of 5 stars**

We were put under a lot of pressure when ordering. The food wasn't that great and we found the atmosphere to be rather stressful.

I didn't find it convincing here at all. The food is worse than at the gyros snack bar and costs three times as much. The gyro was not crispy, but rather pulled meat and limp. The fries were also limp. Other guests who seemed to know the owner were given preferential treatment. They had bread and drinks straight away while we didn't get any bread at all. I cannot recommend the restaurant.

Food came quickly and was very tasty. Service staff was great! Thanks for the great lunch!

Very tasty food and good service.

Oh well. The food is rather boring. And €18 per main course is not appropriate.

Favorite Vegetarian Pita - healthy!!

Super tasty and very nice staff!

When I came to Kouzina, I was immediately welcomed by the boss, who told me that the kitchen was unfortunately already closed (I was really very late). He offered me that he could at least make gyros with fries and I had already accepted my fate, I was just hungry. What was served exceeded my expectations! Slow cooked gyros, home-cut fries, a salad that was way more than the standard lettuce leaf with a tomato... it was absolutely great. In addition, really great and friendly service, a cool atmosphere and an overall great impression. I can really recommend Kouzina to anyone who wants to eat very good Greek food off the beaten track.

The food is heavenly, but the service is subpar. We won't be coming back because of the staff. Actually, it's a shame...

The food is way too expensive and unfortunately not good A wine spritzer costs 8 euros and tastes like water with a little wine. The waiter reacted absolutely rudely, but then brought us a small sip extra. Wine glasses don't have a fill line...?

The pita is cold, very salty, not much meat. I don't know if it deserves the 2nd star. And the order came late at a time when there were few customers.

Service unfortunately very unfriendly and stressed. But the food was really great!

Food quite good. Service unfortunately below all standards

Good cuisine, male service staff unfortunately let stress out on the customer, super unfriendly.

Criticized for tipping, very rude and unprofessional

Unfortunately, last time was a very bad experience. Service was not friendly at all.

It's a really cool place. Had a tasty lunch there and had an issue with drink - it was changed with no problems. And also I lost one of my bags there, they saved it before I returned in 30min. Thanks a lot

What more do you want? Delicious, authentic Greek food paired with Cologne schnapps results in a successful stay for the eye (preparation of the food 🔝), the stomach (quality of the ingredients 🔝) and the heart (as a guest you are treated friendly as part of the Kouzina family ❣), earn points from 💯 and be guaranteed to visit more often!

Most of the times when I come to Cologne, I choose "Kitchen" for food. Same yesterday. Only this time I was disappointed... With the exception of the appetizers, the main dishes were far from what we are used to...pork fritters, chicken skewers, stuffed burgers, all mediocre... The service made a bad impression on us...the waiter made a remark to us because my 75 year old mother started the order from the main course and confused him...then he took care in an aggressive way to teach us how they order in restaurants. The employee at the counter attacked us while talking to us, when we turned around surprised because voices were heard from the kitchen. Dishes that we had ordered never came but were charged as normal.... The prices are particularly high in proportion to the quantity (octopus in vinegar €18.90 for one tentacle only...) It's okay gentlemen... luckily Cologne has a wide variety of restaurants! Good luck!

I had to think about what I was drinking several times and the waiter complained and said that wasn't normal because I didn't know straight away what I wanted to drink

Unfortunately I got food poisoning from the bifteki! Service is mediocre. Way too overpriced.

Small Kölsch for €5 is really outrageous. Every other bar on the Aachner is 3 euros maximum and with a much better ambience.

Under no circumstances go there! The staff is ripping people off! The staff tried to deduct us, so we would have had to pay more than €50 above the value consumed. We had 0.3 drinks. The bill said 0.4 and more drinks than we ordered. When we wanted the difference back, the staff and the boss objected. Then we threatened to call the police. The manager of the restaurant then disappeared without a trace. When the police arrived, the staff also lied to them: "They would only pour 0.4 drinks" when the menu said something different. Only then was the problem solved and we got the difference calculated by the police back.

Speisen, Geschmack super, die Hygiene im Gastraum schon fraglich. Teller nicht ganz sauber, Besteck fällt runter und landet dann doch in der Schublade oder auf dem Tisch. Umgang des Chefs mit Personal und Gästen mehr als fraglich! Er kritisiert uns als Gast, dass wir nach der Rechnung fragen. Zitat „es läuft doch genügend Personal rum!“ und dann zog er sauer davon. Auch sein Umgang mit dem Personal geht nicht. Agressiv und von oben herab und auch das vor den Gästen! Für uns das letzte Mal, schade für die gute Küche. Kein guter Gastgeber!

Absolutely amazing… delicious food affordable and very good service 10/10 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Great atmosphere, delicious food and very nice staff

Delicious food, but the price/performance ratio is not justified… 18€ for 4 shrimps.. Service was very rude, cleared away without asking if we would like anything else…

Nice shop, very nice attentive staff, very tasty food but the prices are way too high even if it's downtown. A Gyros Pita, for example, costs 13 euros One can also exaggerate.. Otherwise recommended if you don't care about money

Great dips and delicious pita bread… Pulled gyros ok, but too mushy.

Staff are friendly but the quality of the food was low compared to the price. The food is very expensive and there is no sauce or special

Ordered a starter and two main courses. Starter came after a few minutes, one main course came after about 10 minutes and the other never arrived. When we asked after 20 minutes, they took the now cold main course back with them and promised us the two main courses in 10 minutes. After thirty minutes we left. The icing on the cake was that the waiter took a 50 cent tip when settling the bill, even though it wasn't mentioned. Never again!

Hmm, the food is ok, not really "traditional Greek", but not really fancy either. The bifteki was good/fresh, the zucchini meatballs were great. The gyros pita with "pulled lamb" was very sauce-heavy - there was (too) thick mustard and ketchup between the bread and meat. The meat itself was already marinated in a sauce. Location on Aachener Straße is at least central.

Hello folks..... I had already written a review based on my wife's experiences. Now I went to the scene as quickly as possible. And I can only confirm all the positive impressions. Very friendly staff, delicious food and the beautiful location. To start we had a whole lot of delicious creams, with crusty slices of bread and pieces of flatbread. All very tasty. Everyone was more than satisfied with the main courses. I had a grill plate with bifteki. Very nicely served on a wooden board. The meat was juicy and well seasoned. Plus crispy fries, fresh tzatziki, onions and salad. Everyone was completely satisfied. In my opinion, the price and performance are also right. So you can highly recommend it. We will definitely be back here soon.

Unusual, very good Greek cuisine, not exactly cheap but very tasty 😋

Food was incredible. Very nice service all round perfect.

I can't recommend anything with scampi. The fries and burgers were okay. Pulled Gyros had absolutely nothing to do with gyros and unfortunately it didn't taste good either. We asked for the drinks to come with the food, which was ok with the waiter. They finally came just before we were about to leave after we asked for drinks 3 times. The bill was wrong and the waitress called someone over. I don't know if it was the owner or another waiter, but he was super rude. Asked if we had drinks, which I confirmed, with the info that they were very late. The answer was just "but you get them" in a very rude tone. The waitress was very nice and took care of the rest.

High prices, but the food was cold and tasted as if it had been prepared 3 hours before consumption.

Unfavorable price-performance ratio. Depending on the situation, very long waiting times. Wouldn't recommend the place.

Super nice, would love to eat again, it was delicious

The food was very tasty, everything freshly prepared with fresh ingredients. Very flavorful. The service is very friendly, attentive and accommodating. We were very satisfied and would like to come back.

The Pulled Gyros Pita tastes great! Completely different from the usual and really recommended. I found the staff to be a bit intrusive, but that may also be a subjective impression. The food is always great.

The food was very tasty and the staff was extremely friendly and attentive. The starters were varied and if you order several, they are very filling. Accordingly, we didn't manage any more main courses. Overall, highly recommended - we'll be back!

Very nice service and the food is authentic and delicious.

Original idea to spice up "simple" Greek fast food. Knowing full well that Greek cuisine is a revelation, Greek Food is a tourist catcher. An ordinary pita, unfortunately in miniature, for 15 euros. The pulled lamb is ok, unfortunately the small portion is lost in far too much mustard. It was ordered without tomato. Nevertheless, there were large (cheap) quantities of tomatoes on it. In Greece, food is traditionally served lukewarm. This meal was rather cold and therefore does not suit the happy palate. The waiter didn't accept the criticism. All in all, a shop that I would not visit again. The great Greek cuisine is interpreted much better by many talented Greeks.

Little cozy place with greek food. Delocious and a cute place for a pitstop.

Barely any complaints until the check arrived. Apparently the prices you pay for dining in are not the ones you see on the menu. We thought we would pay a total of 17€ for two pitas (5,30€ for a pita as said on the menu) and two cocacolas, but the actual price for a pita was 12,50€????? Where is that information????? We‘re really upset and we for sure will not be coming back even though the service and the food were pretty good.

Very tasty food and delicious wines. Prices are okay. Super nice service. I like the street food atmosphere :-)

Nice little restaurant. Good Greek street food. Waitress was very accommodating. The food was very tasty and well seasoned and something new Greek.

Good Greek in Cologne. Unfortunately, portions aren't really big, Suflaki tasted good (although it wasn't hot anymore (warm/lukewarm)). Gyros are not recommended. It looks like pulled pork and unfortunately tastes nothing like gyros. Unfortunately there is no regular tzatziki. Must be ordered separately. Fries were OK. However, prices are expensive for the quantity. Service was very courteous and friendly. You can visit Cologne on a city trip, but you don't have to.

I recently ate there and was very disappointed! For €17 I got three (really three!) rolled zucchini slices with a hard piece of bread and the steak for €25 is not even as big as a salmon fillet. The price-performance ratio wasn't right for me. It's a shame, I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

To be honest, as a fan of Greek food and Greek food, I'm disappointed. I have never seen a pita served so that the filling is not in the pita but on top. The pulled gyro meat had a very good consistency and tasted good too. However, that is the only positive thing I can say about this restaurant. Because I couldn't eat the entire meat because it was completely soaked in mustard shortly after I finished half of the meat. I've never heard of Gyros Pita being served with mustard. I also found it difficult while eating in a closed restaurant to see the waitress a few tables away happily puffing on her vape stick.

I was here today to order a takeaway dish. While I was waiting inside for the food, the rain outside was getting heavier. Since I didn't have an umbrella or somewhere to put it under, I asked if it was okay to eat the pita inside. I was told that this wasn't possible because the food would have been more expensive if I had eaten inside. Even when I pointed out that it was really pouring outside, I was told by the waitress with a smiling shake of the head that that wasn't possible. Mind you, it was only 5 p.m. and there was only ONE table occupied in the entire restaurant. I then had to eat outside the door in the rain... In such a situation, and the fact that the restaurant was virtually empty, I just found it outrageous!

The food, service and ambience are great. Rarely have Greek food been so good. Super friendly staff. Am thrilled!

Spontaneously went to dinner. Ordered burgers and gyros once. Food was plentiful and very good. Ambiance was also great. Service was a bit disorganized but not too bad. Would love to come back.

Waited way too long for two cheeseburgers (approx. 55 minutes). It has to be said that the store was full. The fries were significantly over salted for my personal taste. The cheeseburger was cold to lukewarm. I was quite disappointed because we waited almost an hour for it. Service didn't even ask if everything was OK. I wouldn't recommend the store (phrase used intentionally). If someone still wants to go, it's best not to go when it's full.

Had a lovely meal here this evening with my fiancé and family. The food was delicious, staff were very friendly and welcoming. Restaurant was beautifully decorated and we were really impressed with the standard. Definitely will come back here if we come to Cologne again! ❤️

Disappointment! The restaurant was recommended to us, but it was disastrous. We had reserved a table outside, but when we arrived (on time) it was already gone. We had to wait and were then seated inside. The service was terrible, super unfriendly and rushed, our orders were forgotten and brought incomplete. We waited 2 hours for our food and then a dry piece of meat (see photo) arrived as “Biftekaki” - ridiculous. Fries were cold and burgers were dry, all in all it was just bad. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone, better stay away :-)

The staff is very friendly and attentive. The food is delicious. We really enjoyed being here and felt comfortable.

Exceptionally good food! I haven't eaten so well in a long time!

Expensive and tastes below average... not worth it!

If anyone can handle lamb, it's Kouzina. Love it here 🥰

Tasty but very small portions and veryrrrr expensive

The souvlaki is delicious.......as if you are in our Greece. The Tour. ..like boiled meat cut into small pieces. . UNACCEPTABLE

We were there on March 15th. The two of us here and paid over €80 for main courses with a side dish and 6 Kölsch. The food was partly very good - the bifteki is world class - partly disappointing - the pulled gyros were far dry and impossible to eat without tzatziki and ketchup. Service ok, ambience so-so, tables right at the door are really not nice. Unfortunately, price/performance is not right. At Jakob auf der Bonn it would have cost half as much. Is half the restaurant feeling worth the extra charge? Everyone has to decide for themselves.

Everything just fits here. The friendliness, the food, the ambience and the prices. I hope it stays that way and we'll be with you more often. The stuffed zucchinis are particularly delicious.

Unfortunately we had to wait quite a long time for the food, but it was tasty and everything else was fine.

I had dinner at Kouzina with my friends on a weekday before going to a musical. We all chose a bowl with chicken gyro fries, rice, tzatziki and tomato slices. We were served very friendly and quickly the entire time without the service staff seeming intrusive. The food was beautifully presented in the bowl and all three of us enjoyed it very much. My friends, who were new to bowl dishes and initially skeptical, were thrilled after eating them. We will certainly come back.

The quality of the meat indulgently unacceptable. What was served as pulled gyro was just a lukewarm, shapeless mass of meat, full of fat and oils, without any gyro flavor. Potatoes dipped in oil, immune. Pork skewer with pieces full of fibers and fat, hard and without any taste. The costing of the dishes must be urgently revised, the quality of what is offered does not justify any of these prices, unless they knowingly put a tragic product in the delivery.