Popular Greek restaurant preparing to celebrate 25th anniversary in Carlisle

Yahoo

12-05-2025

A popular Greek restaurant in Carlisle is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
Alexandros, which is located on Warwick Road and specialises in 'authentic Greek cuisine', will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Carlisle in September.
The popular restaurant was opened by owners Aris and Sarah Pathanoglou on September 7, 2000, who also opened the popular Alexandros Greek Deli in 2009.
Ahead of this the quarter of a century milestone, the pair sat down with the News & Star to reflect on 25 years in business and preview their upcoming anniversary celebrations.
"We planned to come to Carlisle for five years to see how it goes and then maybe go back to Greece," Aris said.
"After five years, the customers kept coming back, and the business kept on getting better.
"We have a very good relationship with our customers, and their support is amazing.
"They have been coming for almost 25 years now, and everyone loves the food."
"I think this restaurant has become special because we have shown our customers something different," Sarah added.
"Everything we make is from scratch because we couldn't find it in Carlisle 25 years ago. There was no Greek yogurt, no Greek feta, no olive oil, so we had to get it, find it, or make it, and we made it from scratch.
"Whatever you get here is authentic and homemade."
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Aris and Sarah are planning to hold a special event in September, which will be similar to events that they have hosted for Alexandros' previous milestone anniversaries.
In addition, this event will follow an established tradition at Alexandros of raising money for a local charity, with Aris and Sarah previously donating thousands of pounds to charities such as Cash for Kids.
However, this year the pair are discussing whether to raise funds for the Carlisle-based Eden Valley Hospice.
"We have always done Cash for Kids, however, I have been thinking about the hospice.
"I think the hospice would be a really nice idea because it is very local, and the money we raise wouldn't go out of Carlisle.
"However, people from all over have to use and it is so important, and we know so many people who have been supported by them as well."