El Greco

15/07/2026

What are you doing for food before the match tonight?

What about a lovely relaxed meal with us before the madness starts.

We are open from noon today for food and drinks - think calm before the storm.

And for those who want to escape the footy - we know not everyone is interested - we will be open for dinner as normal right until last food orders at 9pm tonight. No screens, no screams …just an oasis of Mediterranean bliss.

The weather forecast is good so our terrace and courtyard will both be open just to add to the peaceful summer ambience.

And after …. well, most pubs in town appear to be showing the game ( although many require pre booking) but others will be football free zones…. Including our lovely neighbour Cafe Cocktail who have a 2:4:1 offer ( 8pm - 10pm) on especially for those seeking soccer free solace tonight!

Stratford Upon Avon BID
Shakespeare's England
Café Cocktail

14/07/2026

Are you a CV37 resident? If so, why not take advantage this brilliant FREE offer from Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust ….we have lots of local customers who make it a regular habit to visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace (2mins walk from us) or New Place (5 mins walk from us) and then pop to us for lunch at the same time. It’s a beautiful ( and cost effective) day out on your doorstep.

13/07/2026

Not sure what to do tonight (Monday) with no football or tennis…

How about a lovely meal sat in the sunshine on our terrace or in the courtyard if you prefer….followed by a leisurely walk down to the Bancroft to see some quintessential English summer entertainment from our wonderful Morris dancers who are performing there tonight from 8pm….. and maybe pop into our friends at Hoorays to grab an ice cream on the way…. Today is their first summer evening late opening.

A perfect summers evening!

Stratford Upon Avon BID
Shakespeare's England
Shakespeare Morris
Hooray's Gelato Kitchen

13/07/2026

Last week of school….

Teachers - get your team together one evening this week to celebrate making it to the end of the school year!

Parents - this is your last chance to grab a nice quiet lunch without the kids and sort your “war plan” for the holidays!

Graduates - well done - time to get the wider family together to celebrate and update them on your plans for the future …before the job hunt proper starts!

So ends the lesson for today!

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11/07/2026

We know….. today (sat) is all about a certain football match tonight for many …. but there is still time to get up a do other things before kick off….and there is another major sporting event scheduled for today (and we don’t mean the Wimbledon’s Ladies Final) and it’s here on our doorstep… Stratford upon Avon Boat Club’s Annual Fun Regatta is on the river until 3pm .

And if all that sounds like too much like hard work what about a gin or rum cruise by Shakespeare Distillery this afternoon🍸🍸🍸 or maybe just enjoy a traditional river cruise or take out a rowing boat.

However, if you prefer your drama on dry land then you are spoilt for choice:

- last night saw the opening night of the much anticipated Cherry Orchard with Kenneth Branagh and Helen Hunt at the RST. 🍒🍒🍒

- Shakers continues at The Attic Theatre 🍹🍹🍹 today and tomorrow

- Midsummers Night Dream is at The Other Place 🌓🌓🌓 with two performances today

- It’s the last night of The Morality of Mrs Dulska ( joint uk/ Polish production 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱) at The Bear Pit Theatre tonight.

- there are at least 8 different films at Everyman this weekend. 🎬🎬🎬 and The Bear Pit is screening KES and H for Hawk on Sunday.

But of course the real focus for many this weekend will be the sport with Wimbledon 🎾🎾🎾finals on both days and that certain football ⚽️⚽️⚽️match tonight.

Many of the pubs in town are showing the match but be advised some are requiring bookings. Some also have live music earlier on in the evening.

And talking of music Coventry Salvation Army Band are performing on The Bandstand on the Rec on Sunday along with a special Songs of Praise Service. 🎶🎶🎶

And if you need a drama fix tomorrow after the big match then Stratford racecourse 🏇🏇🏇is hosting one of its biggest events of the year tomorrow with its annual family race day with a full race card and a host of family friendly activities.

All this on top of all the usual town favourites:

The Stratford Society’s summer exhibition about historic Stratford continues at Havard House.📚

Stratford Town Walk and Ghost Walk🚶🏽‍♀️👻

Stratford Butterfly Farm 🦋

Rother Street Market today and Waterside Market tomorrow 🛍️

Tudor World Museum, Shakespeare tour and ghost tour 🚶‍♂️👻

RST backstage and costume tours , viewing tower and exhibition (some free)

The Shakespeare Houses (ask about free locals entry)

Shakespeare’s schoolroom and Guildhall 📚

Holy Trinity Church and Shakespeare’s grave

MAD Museum

Magic Alley 🪄

City Sightseeing open top bus 🚌

Leisure Centre activities 🏊

The big wheel.

Whatever you do have a wonderful weekend and remember don’t just support England do also try to support local indie businesses like ours when you can.

It’s still officially hotter 🔥🔥🔥than Greece so eating and drinking like a Greek 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷somehow seems absolutely the right thing to do.

We are open from noon until 9pm today serving chilled drinks 🍻🍻🍻and wonderful Greek food. The air con 🆒🆒🆒 will be on in the restaurant but we will also have tables on the front terrace and in The Minories Courtyard.

The sun 😎😎😎coupled with the sound of Greek music 🎶🎶🎶and souvlaki’s on the grill ….. close your eyes and you could be in Greece….well almost!!!

Yamas!

10/07/2026

Friday night …. The weekend starts here….begin as you mean to go on by joining us for dinner this evening.

It’s still officially hotter 🔥🔥🔥than Greece so eating and drinking like a Greek 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷somehow seems absolutely the right thing to do.

We are open until 9pm tonight serving chilled drinks 🍻🍻🍻and wonderful Greek food. The air con 🆒🆒🆒is on in the restaurant but we also have tables on the terrace and in The Minories Courtyard.

The sun 😎😎😎coupled with the sound of Greek music 🎶🎶🎶and souvlaki’s on the grill ….. close your eyes and you could be in Greece….well almost!!!

And if that’s not enough to tempt you what about combining dinner with some theatre or music:

-Tonight is opening night of the much anticipated Cherry Orchard with Kenneth Branagh and Helen Hunt at the RST.

- Shakers is on at The Attic Theatre

- Midsummers Night Dream at The Other Place

- The Morality of Mrs Dulska ( joint uk/ Polish production 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱) at The Bear Pit Theatre ( opposite us)

- The Music of Whitney - The Candlelight concert at Rother Street Arts House ( opposite us)

- there are 8 different films at Everyman

- and various live bands on at different pubs in town.

So throw off your work shackles and get out and enjoy yourselves

The Bear Pit
Rother Street Arts House
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Attic Theatre
Stratford Upon Avon BID
Shakespeare's England
Everyman Cinema Stratford upon Avon

09/07/2026

Love these old pictures of Stratford. On this one you can just about see where El Greco is now behind The American Fountain and next to The White Swan Hotel.

Stratford-upon-Avon.

09/07/2026

Mama Mia….its officially hotter 🔥🔥🔥than Greece again today!!!

With that in mind it’s definitely the perfect day to go Greek. 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

We are open until 9pm tonight serving chilled drinks 🍻🍻🍻and wonderful Greek food.

The air con 🆒🆒🆒is on in the restaurant but we also have our tables on the terrace (under the parasols ⛱️⛱️⛱️) and in The Minories Courtyard (the ones under the arch are in the shade).

Our Tapas Menu, Greek salads and Hallumi burgers are proving particularly popular today washed down with a chilled beer or rose. Tonight our money is on Souvlaki and Salmon being the big hits.

The sun 😎😎😎coupled with the sound of Greek music 🎶🎶🎶and souvlaki’s on the grill ….. close your eyes and you could be in Greece….well almost!!!

And if you are one of the lucky ones with tickets for one of the hot things going on in town tonight ….

- the incredible Rhoda Dakar (goddess of 2 tone) in conversation at Rother Street Arts House ( opposite us)

- Shakers at The Attic Theatre

- Midsummers Night Dream at The Other Place

- The Morality of Mrs Dulska ( joint uk/ Polish production 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱) at The Bear Pit Theatre ( opposite us)

You will be particularly welcome…Yamas!

The Bear Pit
Rother Street Arts House
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Attic Theatre
Stratford Upon Avon BID
Shakespeare's England

07/07/2026

Too hot and bothered to cook tonight? Or maybe you’re still recovering from that football all nighter! Let us take the heat off and cook for you.

We are serving dinner until 9pm and have tables available inside or outside on the terrace or in The Minories Courtyard. The temperature has finally dropped and there is a lovely breeze so it is lovely out there. You really could be in Greece ….so you might as well eat like a Greek!

Popular dishes tonight already seem to be the great Greek classic of Moussaka served with Greek salad and oregano chips or Chicken Souvlaki (grilled) with salad and rice or new potatoes.

Followed by Greek yoghurt with honey and fruit or chilled lemon cheesecake with clotted cream ice cream.

But we have a whole lot more on offer to suit every taste and budget.

And to wash it down what about some cold beer or chilled wine?

Come down and we promise a great Greek welcome and amazing Greek food.

Yamas!

04/07/2026

Yes, we know it’s a massive sporting weekend in the UK with the British Grand Prix 🏎️🏎️🏎️Wimbledon 🎾 🎾🎾and a certain football match looming 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿….. but in between all this what about popping into Stratford to enjoy all it has to offer on a lovely summer’s day…. and maybe come to us for some food and drink at the same time.

We still have tables available for lunch today (Sat) until 5pm - with tables inside, on the terrace and in the courtyard.

The weather is lovely with some cloud cover and a breeze so it really is very pleasant. Town is busy and there is a lovely buzz.

Tonight looks particularly busy for us too but we have a handful of early tables (5/5.30pm) and later tables (8/8.30) ….plus some outside tables.

And here’s our weekly round up of some things you might like to consider doing in town.

The RSCs special production of Midsummer Night’s Dream aimed at younger audiences continues it’s summer run at The Other Place with two performances today (Sat) 🎭🎭🎭

It’s the final two performances of Guards! Guards! at The Bear Pit theatre today.

Shakers continues at The Attic Theatre today, tomorrow and until 12 July.

The annual Warwickshire Open Studios festival continues with over 300 local artists exhibiting their work at over 100 different venues-including around 20 in and around Stratford - until tomorrow 🎨🎨🎨

The Stratford Society’s summer exhibition about historic Stratford continues at Havard House…. A perfect place to visit being 4 July…. Aswell as The American Fountain opposite us! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Local vocalist favourite Louise James performs at Stratford Bandstand on The Rec at 2pm tomorrow. 🎶 🎶🎶

Many of the pubs in town have live music and/or football over the weekend.

All this on top of all the usual town favourites on offer:

Stratford Town Walk and Ghost Walk🚶🏽‍♀️👻

Stratford Butterfly Farm 🦋

River cruises and boat hire ⚓️🚣

Rother Street Market today and Waterside Market tomorrow

Tudor World Museum, Shakespeare tour and ghost tour 🚶‍♂️👻

RST backstage and costume tours , viewing tower and exhibition (some free)

The Shakespeare Houses (ask about free locals entry)

Shakespeare’s schoolroom and Guildhall 📚

Holy Trinity Church and Shakespeare’s grave

MAD Museum

Magic Alley 🪄

City Sightseeing open top bus 🚌

Leisure Centre activities 🏊

The big wheel 🎡

Everyman cinema ( showing about a dozen films) 🎞️

Whatever you do have a wonderful weekend.

Yamas!

Stratford Upon Avon BID
Shakespeare's England
Second Thoughts Drama Group
The Attic Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Stratford Society