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| - For my first visit to Kalyvia, my BF and I went on my birthday. It was a Wednesday and very quiet. In fact, the place was 3/4 empty but I'm sure that on weekends it's packed.
First off, the decor. The place can definitely use a good sprucing up. When Ehsan F. wrote "feels somewhat outdated and drab", they were spot on. But on to another issue which was our somewhat overzealous, TOO ATTENTIVE waiter. I swear, this guy was at our table EVERY TEN MINUTES between six o'clock and six thirty. To say it was annoying is an understatement. The fact that he was so nice prevented me from unloading a very nasty "Could you please just leave us the f*&%k alone for ten bloody minutes, so we can decide what we want?!!" He was that annoying and my friend and I agreed that we really should have said something, had we not been mellowed out by the wine. I thought, Dude...come on. It's Wednesday and dead in here. It's not like you need the table so stop rushing us! But like I said, the place was not busy so maybe he was just bored.
The food was disappointing. Very typical, middle-of-the-road Greek fare that one can get at pretty much every single restaurant on the Danforth. Nothing special. The Feta Fries while very tasty, did not live up to my other friend's rave reviews. The Greek Salad I ordered also fell flat. Iceberg lettuce......REALLY?!!! Could it not have killed them to use Romaine for a change? And as far as the much ballyhooed "secret salad dressing?" Mine tasted just like good old oil and vinegar and really could have used more of both.
I will say that my chicken souvlaki was the one shining star in the whole evening - tender and juicy but again, I can get the same thing anywhere. I have yet to have bad souvlaki on the Danforth.
All that to say, the only saving grace was that I had a gift certificate so I didn't have to pay for it. Upon seeing the bill, I was surprised at the amount for such a nothing dinner. I will not be returning to Kalyvia. With all the competition on the Danforth, I am very surprised that they have such a loyal following for serving such mediocre food.
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