Hive Events
A full list of upcoming events at the Hive
Three ways you can enjoy a healthy Mediterranean diet at The Hive
Three ways you can enjoy a healthy Mediterranean diet at The Hive Co-owner of The Hive, Emma Wood, is no stranger to healthy cuisine. Having spent many years living in Greece – during which time she regularly trekked across the Northern mountain region with family including a herdsman and an orthodox Monk [...]
Deals, Rewards & Discounts for Foodies at The Hive this winter
Fabulous Foodie Offers for everyone all week. We have created a range amazing deals, rewards and discounts at The Hive this autumn & winter, including a way to get all the family around the Taverna Table for less, and a few free beers on the house. ALL orders are eligible for our 'favourite things' [...]
Takeaways at The Hive
Tier 3+ or lockdown for Foodies at The Hive GREEK KITCHEN TAKEAWAYS: The kitchen will be open for Takeaways ONLY under Tier 3+ or lockdown Takeaways can include alcoholic drinks from our licensed bar if pre-ordered - however NO alcoholic drinks can be sold under lockdown We can also prepare the Taverna Table [...]
Holiday to Corfu – NOW CLOSED
The holiday to Corfu has been won by Jane from Faversham For the last few months we have been running a free prize draw to win a one week, self-catering break for four people on the stunning island of Corfu at the amazing Nisaki Sea View (pictured opposite). Entries closed at [...]
10 Reasons to say ‘Yes’ to the Mediterranean diet in 2022.
10 Reasons to say ‘Yes’ to the Mediterranean diet in 2022. View The Hive Medi Menus >> If you’re looking for a delicious and easy way to make healthy eating part of your everyday life, then look no further than The Mediterranean Diet. Forget hard to find ingredients and complicated recipes, [...]
New Kypseli Taverna at 15 Stone Street, Cranbrook. Open from Valentine’s Day!
Opening on 14th February 2022, our new Kypseli Taverna at No 15 Stone Street New Greek dishes for our new Greek Taverna, Kypseli - which means Hive in Greek. Our new taverna will be a community space where friends and family gather to eat and enjoy one another’s company, as well as being a local [...]
Careers at Kypseli, 15 Stone Street, Cranbrook, Kent
We are recruiting for Chefs, Front of House & Kitchen Staff at Kypseli Taverna, Cranbrook. We are looking for new team players at Kypseli Taverna, No15 Stone Street, Cranbrook, Kent. Kypseli means Hive in Greek. A taverna is a community space where friends and family gather to eat and enjoy one another’s company, as [...]
Careers at Kypseli; Kitchen Staff
We are recruiting for Kitchen at our Kypseli Tavernas in Cranbrook & Tunbridge Wells We are looking for kitchen staff at our Kypseli Tavernas Kypseli means Hive in Greek. A taverna is a community space where friends and family gather to eat and enjoy one another’s company, as well as being a local food shop. Kypseli [...]
Careers at Kypseli; Front of House
We are recruiting for Front of House Team Players at our Kypseli Tavernas in Cranbrook & Tunbridge Wells We are looking for front of house staff at our Kypseli Tavernas Kypseli means Hive in Greek. A taverna is a community space where friends and family gather to eat and enjoy one another’s company, as [...]
Careers at Kypseli; Sous Chef
We are recruiting for Sous Chefs at the Kypseli Tavernas in Cranbrook & Tunbridge Wells. We are looking for new Chefs our Kypseli Tavernas Kypseli means Hive in Greek. A taverna is a community space where friends and family gather to eat and enjoy one another’s company, as well as being a local food shop. Kypseli [...]
Greek Easter at Kypseli
Greek Easter with Red Eggs and Games! This weekend at Kypseli Taverna in Cranbrook, Kent we are celebrating Greek Easter. Anyone dining at our traditional Greek Taverna at No19 Stone Street on Friday 22nd or Saturday 23rd April will receive complimentary bread sticks and 'red' eggs. Play Tsougrisma: The [...]
Summer Sundays at Kypseli
Kypseli will be open on Sunday during Cranbrook Goes Nuts in May and every Sunday this summer. To support Cranbrook Goes Nuts in May, we are opening Kypseli on Sunday 29th May from 10am to 5pm for brunches and lunches. Sit inside our cosy taverna, or watch the world go by [...]
Healthy Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil: A Key Ingredient for a Long and Healthy Life. Buy Olive Oil at Kypseli >> It’s crazy how good life becomes when you add in a daily dose of extra virgin olive oil. The health benefits of olive oil are unrivalled, and research reveals more benefits nearly [...]
5 Star Rating from Food Standards
Kypseli Taverna is awarded the top Food Standards Hygiene rating We are proud to announce that Kypseli Taverna at No15 Stone Street, Cranbrook has been awarded a 5 Star Rating for Food Hygiene. When the inspector visited the site in March 2022, he described our procedures as 'meticulous' and our hygiene standards [...]
Kitchen Update at Kypseli
Kypseli will be shut from Sunday 17th to Sunday 24th July for a kitchen reconfiguration Our kitchen is being updated and reconfigured so that our Greek Chef can cook more authentic Greek specials. More space for Yeeros, quicker grills, snazzier hobs and he has many more Greek specialities planned, including stuffed squid [...]
Danielle our General Manager
Danielle our General Manager at Kypseli Danielle is our Kypseli General Manager. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the hospitality sector, working front of house in busy UK pubs and within a bi-lingual team in Corfu at one of the island’s busiest restaurants and beach bars. Her table and customer [...]
Meet Emma our Anglo-Greek Owner
Emma our Owner Co-owner of Kypseli & The Hive Emma Smith, is no stranger to Greek cuisine. Emma spent many years living and working in Greece, bringing up her family and running her own Taverna. She was married to a Greek and her surname was Koskina, which comes from the word [...]
Meet Vangelis our Greek Barista
Vangelis our Greek Barista & Coffee Consultant Vangelis Smyrnios joined the Kypseli team in early 2022 and is our expert coffee consultant, trainer & brilliant barista. Born in Athens, Vangelis's early career was spent as a journalist and UK correspondent for the Greek National press. After meeting his Greek wife whilst [...]
How to eat a Yeeros – the Greek way!
Vangelis, our Greek barista demonstrates how to eat our chef Yianni's famous chicken Yeeros. Yianni is quite evangelical about how to eat a Yeeros, and never, ever unwrapped with a knife and fork! Seems inevitable that it'll always be a messy but delectable affair!
Meet Yiannis our Greek Chef
Yiannis our Greek Chef Yiannis joined the Kypseli team as our Greek chef just before we opened in July 2021. His passion for Greek cooking started early in his family's tavernas, learning traditional methods and recipes from his Mama. After five years in the Greek Navy as a cook, Yiannis worked [...]