Saloniki offers your typical Greek fare in Commercial Drive. Not too bad on your pocket, it is easy to get lost in the patio for a couple of hours during summer. The service lacks a little, but the food has a couple of interesting options: lamb shank, which is super cheap during the lunch special, and the grilled lamb is delicious.
Surprised to see mediocre reviews. They have a really great meat, fish, and veggie selection. The prices are comparable to most Greek restaurants. Most importantly the food is genuinely good quality and presented very beautifully. I've had the Salmon Souvlaki previously and this time I had the veggie pasta dish. Very impressed both times I went. I've been to 6 or 7 other Greek places in Vancouver and only one even compared in terms of food quality.
Last year I dined at Saloniki and found it average quality Greek food. But the meal I had last night was excellent. The grilled calamari and tzadziki sauce was delicious. All the vegetables were fresh and flavorful. The outdoor patio is a great place for visiting and people-watching. The service was fast and friendly. And they have live music.
All-in-all, a great dining experience!
3 course dinner special: Kalamari, roast lamb and ek Mek for dessert. All for $17.99. Plus 2.99 beer specials and 4.99 martini specials. Saturday night. Food was really solid. Large portions. Decent prices. Shall return!
Good Meat. Roast lamb was pretty good, spanakopita was superb, and the rest of our orders ( tsaziki, hommus, dolmades, etc ) are also quite decent. I see the guys beside us having this iron plate where the server would light it up on fire in front of your eyes, which is pretty cool. Also the servers are quite friendly. I would come back just to try out that iron plate.
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