Athens Restaurant

I tried Athen's for the first time a few weeks ago and I really enjoyed it.
- Good portion
- Slightly on the expensive side
- Protein was tender, juicy and well seasoned
- Rice was good perfectly and well seasoned
- Potatoes were cooked perfectly the first time I ordered and the second time it was slightly undercooked
- Could use more tzatziki sauce for the portion of food

Best Greek food in Toronto. The restaurant has a great atmosphere and staff, especially Alex.
Hope to return again soon. Definitely will order the veal and cod again!

Best Greek food in the entire city! Great ambiance and great service! Fantastic service from Alex today. Everyone is so friendly here and you see a lot of regulars which is another testament to how great this staple is.

We ordered from here a few weeks ago and regrettably, nothing was very good. The village salad and calamari were passable but the lamb chops and souvlaki (both chicken and pork) were dry and over cooked. Tried supporting someone other than our usual (Pantheon, Arkadia House, etc.) and regretted it.

Went with my family On Sunday November 21, 2021 & we were made to feel very uncomfortable & unwelcomed from the start, because of the color of our skin. We waited almost 30 minutes before the waiter came to finally take our order despite the fact they weren't that busy. The Manager was very rude to my sister who had a coffee with her in a paper cup & he was telling her the restaurant policy is no paper cups on the table. I'm saying I don't want to jump the gun & call them racists but we were definitely made to feel very uncomfortable & unwelcomed. Wouldn&apos

Fantastic experience at Athens Restaurant. The service was outstanding. Chris and Alex made us feel very welcomed and as part of the family. The food was fresh, well portioned and tasty. So many things on the menu to try that will have to wait until our next visit.

The most amazing service and food. Wow! Easily one of the best Greek restaurants in the city. Will be comiing back soon.

Couldn't be better. I really this cosy, authentic Greek restaurant. We enjoyed both our food and dessert.
- Mousaka: Minced meat, eggplant, zucchini, topped with Bechamel. It was awesome.
- Roasted Ontario Lamb: Lamb chops, rice and potatoes. The meat was great and cooked to the perfection. I didn't like the potatoes. The rest was good.
- Lamb in phyllo: Lamb, cheese and peppers wrapped in phyllo. Our first experience of phyllo. That was the best food here. Highly recommended. Probably next time I try Chicken in Phyllo.
- Chicken Souvlaki: Shish chicken served with rice, potatoes, and a great

Uber Eats Review: We decided to give the delivery service a try one night and the food was really good. Don’t get me wrong, if you have a chance to go eat it fresh in the restaurant do that instead as it’s probably much better but we still had no complaints at home. The Family meal was a pretty good deal overall. The Souvlaki and Salad were really good and the rice and roast potatoes were awesome. Looking forward to going there to dine in one day as I’m sure fresh and hot to table can’t be beat 👌🏼

Awesome Greek restaurant, highly recommend this place! The eggplant spread was incredible, the pita bread was excellent, the souvlaki meats were juicy and very tender, and the Greek salad was perfect. Walnut cake was also lovely (very sweet!). As good as actually being in Athens!

This restaurant brings you to Athens’ awesome food scene without having to board a plane. Everything I’ve tried there is so delicious! Can’t wait to be back for more Greek salad and souvlakis! Very friendly and attentive service too.
Highly recommend!

Treat your customers.wotj more respect. Won't step foot in this restaurant after the service I received yesterday.

I don’t like to do bad reviews, but the experience was kind of frustrating. The waiter was in a extremely bad mood. The most wanted Saganaki wasn’t on fire (the lighter was broken) and of course, he didn’t say “OPA”. Food was great, a little but overpriced, but ok.

Greek is one of my favourite cuisines, so when I'm on the Danforth, I need to eat! I was in the area around lunch time a few weeks ago and had bookmarked Athens on Yelp to try.

I sat outside on the small patio in front (though they have some extra patio seating due to the street closures for Covid). My server was wearing a face shield, and the tables were spaced out well.

I decided to try one of the specials, and ordered the lamb wrapped in phyllo and a village salad. There was SOOOOO much food. I ended up having a ton left over to take home (and yes, it tasted just as good the next

Athens is a great Experience Everytime. the food brings memories from Home food back in Greece. Great wine selection with friendly Service. A must visit when in Toronto

You get to go to tHe kitchen and check out their daily specials. Different each day!!
Gott the lamb exohiko (lamb wrapped in pastry with vegetables and cheesee). Not too heavy.

A hidden gem. When we were disappointed we couldn't get into another restaurant, we were looking for another place to eat by the Danforth. We went on the day with a snow storm, so we almost missed it. When we came, we were the only ones there but welcomed nicely. Upon sitting, they allowed us to go into the kitchen to see what's cooking for their daily specials (which we thought was cool cause, no other restaurant had ever offered that).

As for for the food - the dips were probably one of my favourites. I'm not usually a huge fan of hummus but this really impressed me and, with

Restaurant is located at the edge of Greektown on Danforth. Restaurant appears to be quite popular with Greeks and locals. There were many large groups and everyone seemed to know each other....staff and customers. Our reservations was on Saturday at 7:30. By 8:00, the place was full. Atmosphere was quaintly small and dimly lit.

Unique feature was that when asked whether this was our first visit, they asked us whether we wanted to visit the kitchen. We agreed as we were curious after reading other reviews saying the same thing. With trepidation, we went into the kitchen where the cook showed

Greek food at it's finest. This is truly a remarkable family style restaurant. Walking around we decide to grab some food and we did not expect to eat so much haha. Sat down by the windows and the server promoted us after a while to go see the specials of the day in the kitchen. We were surprised by this, but you literally walk back in to the kitchen and the chef shows you the home made meals of the day. We chose to start off with a delicious feta cheese salad and then got some spinach style bake made with filo dough, it was delicious. And then got the lamb stew with artichokes and lemon

Very good food served at this unassuming Greek restaurant where the Chefs invite you into their kitchen and show their day's specials.

I'm Turkish. This place made the best eggplant, best beans, and best lamb I've ever had anywhere in the world. Will be coming again.

I can't say enough amazing things about this place. I never leave unhappy. The food is just incredible, and the portions are impressive. Everything is so fresh and flavourful! My mouth is watering just writing this review. The village salad is an absolute must.

The fish roe dip is creamy and delicious, but keep in mind that it is fish roe, so if you're a fan of seafood, the spicy feta dip is also amazing. Today was my first time trying the octopus and I was very impressed. I was afraid that just the one tentacle wouldn't be filling enough but it was perfect. My honey really loves

Really good Greek food, with good portions and amazing salad!

FOOD // I ordered the Chicken Souvlaki Dinner to go! The portions were good and came with lots of chicken and rice. The chicken and potatoes were really good, but I found the rice a bit bland. I wish there was more seasoning or flavour to the rice alone. The salad was amazing and quite authentic, with a huge chunk of feta on top. The tzatziki was also pretty good and came in a huge quantity, but again not as garlic-y or flavourful as I hoped. I admit, it is really good Greek food, not the best I've had in Ontario, but the best

I last went to Greece exactly 5 years ago and I really wanted to re-live my Greek experience by trying out a Greek place that I have never tried out before. I was recommended to try out this restaurant by my friends and I decided to go along with it.

The first thing I recall is that the decor reminded me so much of the typical Greek restaurant decor and I was already smitten. After being shown to my seat, I was lead to the kitchen to see the specials.

I decided to order a Gyro plate (regular menu item) as well as the spinach pie (called spanakopita, and was a special for that day).

I was foolish

I'd give this place 3.5 stars if I could, and this rating shows my confusion with it. Athens Restaurant is good, but it's almost like it should be better. Let me explain:

You enter the restaurant and it's like you're transported to Greece. From the cheerfully loud and vibrant Greeks that run the place to the chairs and tables that looks exactly like the ones in the actual Athens, the mood and decor transport you to another world. On top of this, there's the "experience" of heading to the back kitchen to see what's available for the day - fun, unique, but

Food: (5 stars)
They got a few specials every day which has limited quantity. To see the specials you actually walk into the kitchen to talk directly to the chef. Every time I got the special I was extremely satisfied. The cost of the specials is around $20.
The items from the menu are all really good: Calamari (both grilled and fried), octopus, dips, greek salad (With huge pieces of feta cheese), Saganaki cheese (grilled cheese with a shot and lemon poured over it).
The only thing I was not a huge fan of was fried Zucchini.

The classic dinners are very large: salad, potato, rice and meet

Given the fact that I just came back from Greece a month ago, I ALMOST felt like I was whisked right back. It's those damn Greek chairs! lol When you walk in, you are welcomed with dim lighting and Greek music. Also, the menu is exactly how it would be in Greece.

I was beyond hungry coming here, hungry to the point where you feel sick. So that kinda threw me off and I couldn't truly enjoy my experience. Still, I forced myself to eat. As you may have read in the reviews (and it says right on their menu), they take you to the kitchen to show you the specials of the day. One of the

This place is AMAZING. I didn't get a chance to read the reviews before I went so I wasn't sure what to do when I got there. So for anyone going please read this...

Arriving at the restaurant for dinner around 5:00 pm, we waited at the front to be seated for a while...The place is small and a number of the tables were actually seated already by families. We were debating to leave after a while when no one came but finally the waiter came by and told us we could sit anywhere we wanted. Again, we waited a while to get menus and water to the point where we were about to leave cause it took

Unbelievable. Incredible. Awesome! Amazing! OMG!!!

Best greek that I've EVER HAD. And I've eaten at most Greek restaurants on the Danforth!!

And they really DO let you go to the kitchen to see the specials... I felt just like the prime minister!!!

I had the Horiatiki salad. Never had it before. Incredible! You must try it!

They have awesome bread, with olive oil AND GREEK balsamic vinegar... No idea that the Greeks MADE balsamic!! Well, I sure do now!!

Village lamb was truly a STANDOUT!

Comes with the yummy roast potatoes..... Red peppers. Yummy cheese

A great start wen the server drops a bottle of balsamic and a carafe of olive oil with some extremely fresh bread at your table. I wanted a light lunch since I had a big dinner party later, so I fought back the urge to devour the bread.

Before ordering, the host invited me to step into the kitchen to see the specials. They all looked amazing, but I knew they would be massive portions.

I ordered chicken souvlaki, thinking it would be a manageable lunch, but I say "nay nay"! The first thing out was the Greek salad. A whole plate of Greek salad. With a 1/3 pound of feta cheese on top