Greek Sharing Plates · Central Bath
Meze Restaurantin Bath
Jars Meze is built around the sharing table. Dips, grilled halloumi, slow-cooked lamb, spanakopita, fresh salads, and generous portions, the kind of meal where the table fills up and nobody quite agrees which dish to finish last.
Why It Works
Meze the Way It Should Be
The name says it plainly: Jars Meze. The format the restaurant is built around is the same format that makes a Greek meal worth remembering.
If you know tapas from a trip to Spain, meze is Greece's answer to it: the same idea of small plates and a shared table, built around dips, grilled dishes, and slow-cooked mains instead. Anyone searching for tapas in Bath will find the same spirit here, just with a Greek accent.
The whole table eats together
Meze is a format, not just a dish. Food arrives in rounds, everyone helps themselves, and the meal takes its time. That is how Jars Meze has always worked.
It works for any group
One person wants the lamb. Another wants the halloumi. Someone at the end just wants dips and pita. Meze means no awkward compromise. The table holds everything.
Central Bath, easy to find
Jars Meze is on Northumberland Place, a short walk from the Roman Baths and Bath Abbey. No car park hunting, no long walk in the rain.
What to Order
The Dishes People Come Back For
Start with dips and warm pita. Add halloumi, spanakopita, dolmades. Move into the mains when the table is ready. That is the pattern. Nobody ever complains about the result.
Tzatziki
Greek yoghurt, cucumber, and marinated garlic. Start here. Order more bread when the first basket runs out.
Halloumi Saganaki
Pan-seared Cypriot cheese with honey and sesame. It comes out golden, slightly crisp, and disappears fast.
Spanakopita
Spinach and feta sealed into crisp filo pastry. One of those meze dishes everyone reaches for a second time.
Kleftiko
Slow-cooked lamb with herbs, lemon, and potatoes. Not technically a starter, but the kind of main that makes a table go quiet.
Before You Book
Meze Restaurant Questions
6 Northumberland Place, Bath, BA1 5AR
For groups, dietary requirements, or celebration bookings, call ahead so the team can prepare the table properly.
What exactly is a meze restaurant?
Meze is a style of eating built around sharing. Food comes to the table in smaller portions: dips, salads, grilled items, pastries, seafood dishes. Everyone helps themselves throughout the meal. Jars Meze follows this format: you order across the menu, the food arrives in waves, and nobody goes hungry.
Is meze the same thing as tapas?
Close enough that most people searching for tapas in Bath are happy with meze. Both are built around small, shared plates and a table that fills up gradually. Ours just leans Greek: dips, halloumi, dolmades, and slow-cooked mains instead of a Spanish menu.
Do I have to share, or can I order for just myself?
No rules about it. The menu works as individual meals just as well. Most guests go the sharing route because the portions and the variety make it more enjoyable, but it is your table.
Is the meze suitable for vegetarians?
Yes. Dips, halloumi, spanakopita, dolmades, gigantes, briam, salads, and more. There is enough on the menu to build a full vegetarian meze without compromise.
Can you cater for allergies or gluten-free diners?
Call ahead if you have a serious dietary requirement. The team can advise on specific dishes and preparation so you can choose confidently before you arrive.
Is Jars Meze the right place for a large group?
Meze and large groups are a natural match. Sharing format, wide menu, no single dish everyone has to agree on. Call or email in advance for groups so the team can prepare the table properly.
Ready to fill
a proper meze table?
Book a table, read the full menu, or call us if you need help with groups, dietary needs, or a celebration booking.