We arrived as a party of four. We were seated relatively quickly for how busy it was, so we were happy.
As soon as we sat down, our waiter greeted us with water and we ordered some dolmades. The dolmades again came relatively quick (I'm assuming they are pre made and stuck in a fridge). They were none the less delicious. Our waiter came back and we placed our orders. I asked him rather than two starchy sides (potatoes and rice) could I have veggies? His response was "we don't have any". How in the bloody hell does a prominent GREEK RESTAURANT ON DANFORTH not have veggies as a side? "I can give you more rice and a bigger salad". With no other option, I agreed.
Then the salads arrived. This is where the evening really began to descend down hill. Upon beginning to eat my salad, I came across moulding lettuce. Disgusting. -2. Even McDonalds has fresh lettuce.
Then the food came. The chicken, flavourful but burnt to a crisp. The rice, severely under cooked. Actually that bad. Rice was in the water no longer than 2 minutes. Totally inedible. The only thing worth eating on the plate was the tzatziki sauce, even that was full of garlic. Not to mention my plate looked like it was platted by an 8 year old making their parents dinner.
After dinner, we waited 20 minutes till the waiter returned. I counted 8, yes 8, waiters working one side of the restaurant. Still took 20 minutes, then another 10 to pay. When I didn't tip his sorry ass the 20% he was expecting he just tossed the bill on the table. Some nerve this 40 yr old waiter had. If you're that miserable and hate life, get a career you enjoy. Your services were atrocious and food inedible. You're not getting a 20% tip.
As one of the longest lasting main Greek restaurants on the Danforth, I was severely unimpressed. Will never return here again.
Use to come here all the time and never has it been this bad. I hate to say it but after reading some of the fellow Yelp reviews, the majority of the bad ones hold true. I guess coming here on Taste makes no difference as I originally thought.
Final conclusion: Pass and try something else down the road. This place knows its popularity and they no longer care about the service or food. 1/5 for me, only cause Yelp doesn't allow ZERO.