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Athos

Athos

1814 Western Ave Albany, NY 12203-4602, United States

Greek • Vegan • Seafood • Mediterranean


"For our second visit, the host and staff cordially seated us in the dining room, attended to us promptly and afforded us a personal visit from the friendly owner. We had read that alcoholic beverages are now being served, a wonderful and anticipated change from our first visit. Bottled water with a basket of pita and chopped marinated red pepper were offered as a complimentary starter while we reviewed the options for our meals. The menu is extensive and the portions are ample. For an appetizer, my wife I enjoyed authentic falafel with humus and arugula accompanied with a sour cream topping. Unlike what we’ve eaten in other restaurants that serve this delicacy, our appetizer was savory, nicely presented and tasted better than any we’ve had in the Capital District. For our main dishes, my wife, a vegetarian, had the eggplant salad platter with baby baked potatoes, cherry tomatoes, ample cheese topping and a sizable green salad. My dinner meal was the branzino filets, delicately and artfully arranged mashed potatoes and a green salad. Both meals were served on large plates and very hot. Neither plate had any leftovers! Completing our meal were a serving of pistachio baklava and a pot of decaffeinated rooibos tea. The ambiance and excellent service by Sean made for an extremely favorable impression on us during this follow up visit. Needless to say, we highly recommend this restaurant, and we’ll be back!"

Opa Life Greek Cafe

Opa Life Greek Cafe

9404 West Hanna Lane, Glendale, 85305, United States Of America

Cafe • Pizza • Greek • Mediterranean


"Been here a couple times, for me I've never had a super strong positive experience with the staff, ranging from lackluster emotion to maybe slightly rude (I do remember some being super nice though, they're not all like that! . One time i was ordering, I asked for 2 water cups and was charged for 2 regular fountain drinks. Another time I went up to order wings and forgot they were out, but the guy at the register kind of snapped back so that was not exactly a happy memory either. Lastly, on more than one occasion me and my friend have often received different parts of our order at disproportionately long times. I can understand some delay if you choose to bring out the food as it's done while a little busy, but at least twice we've had the other half of our order come as late as 30 mins; sometimes they forget we're missing an item and they have to fire it back up. THAT being said, when they do get your order right the food is very good as you'll see among other reviews. I had the salmon sandwich (burger , and the nice grilled salmon combined with the lemon Dijon sauce and greek fries was very good, I would definitely come back just to eat it again. Another good item of theirs is the wings and fries. While they're not something like one of the best things you'll ever try, they're way better than what you'd expect. So all in all, the customer service is what brings my review of them down to 3 stars. However the food is good enough to keep me coming back whenever I find the occasion. Recommend others try this place out."