Jars Meze, Bath
The dishes people come back for
These are the plates that end up in the conversation the next day. Slow-cooked, properly seasoned, and specific to a tradition rather than adapted to be inoffensive. Greek and Mediterranean cooking in Bath city centre.
Moussaka
Layers of seasoned beef mince, roasted aubergine, and béchamel baked until the top turns golden. The Greek version, done without shortcuts.
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Kleftiko from Ioannina
Slow-roasted lamb sealed in parchment with garlic, lemon, and herbs. The most celebrated dish on the menu. When it arrives, the whole room notices.
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Beef Stifado from Corfu
Slow-braised beef with pearl onions in a cinnamon-spiced tomato sauce. The Corfu version has a Venetian depth to it. Bold, warming, completely its own thing.
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Pork Gyros
Properly marinated pork served as a generous platter with pita, tzatziki, and chips. The most consistently ordered dish on a Friday evening.
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Chicken Giouvetsi
Chicken with orzo pasta slow-baked in a clay casserole until the orzo has absorbed everything. Served in the pot it cooked in. Greek Sunday cooking, available all week.
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And much more
Dips, meze, salads, and desserts
The full menu covers Greek dips, meze plates, salads, and desserts like baklava and bougatsa. Browse everything before you come in.
These are the five dishes that get ordered again on the second visit. Moussaka and Kleftiko from Ioannina are the slow-cooked classics. Beef Stifado from Corfu is the one that fills the room with the smell people ask about. Pork Gyros and Chicken Giouvetsi round out the mains. Every one of them is on the full menu alongside the meze and sharing plates.
How to eat here
Start with dips and meze. Then order a main each
The format at Jars Meze is built around sharing. Order a few dips and warm pita to start. Add two or three meze plates for the table. Then each person picks a main. It sounds like a lot of food because it is. That is the point.
Find us in Bath city centre
6 Northumberland Place, Bath, BA1 5AR. Two minutes from the Roman Baths and Bath Abbey. Book online, call ahead, or walk in and ask.