Fantastic! As the saying goes, “a pictures can say a 1000 words” my pictures fill the 3000 word quota.Service was fast, effecient and very freindly, which made us feel welcome and proud, that we were bringing out-of-town visitors who were impressed by these qualities.We were four, and two ordered the Calamari dinner - perfect in every way! Portion size, lightly battered, tender, tons of flavour with the right amount of seasoning.The Ribs were slow roasted and nicely seasoned too. Just salt and pepper and some light seasoning to enhance the tender pork meat. Anyone who expects sauce will be greatly disappointed, but they should know that this is how the Greeks do their ribs, unlike Southern USA versions where a BBQ sauce is applied before or after the roasting.These three dishes came with lemon baked potatoes, that were velvety smooth with the distinctive lemon overtones baked in olive oil - yum!And finally the Olympia Pizza (House Special). A beautiful full and fluffy crust, with generous fresh toppings inclusive of shrimp in nearly every bite.We all walked away full, VERY full! I can hardly wait to come back.
The WORST greek restaurant ever!!I was coming from Toronto and wanted to spend a special night with my friends. I thought the grilled lamb should always be good. It was awful ? it wasn’t fresh and soft. It was also smelling.My friend ordered Margarita pizza. That one was awful as well! It was too sweet. All the vegetables were raw and haven’t been baked properly.Service no good!Neither come back again nor recommend it to anybody!
My husband and I have lived in the neighbourhood for the last six years and Olympia has been our “go to” restaurant for a meal. The food is always very good and yesterday we loved the Aegean pizza. Unfortunately we had a bad experience with our server, Jo-Ann. She took our order without much of a greeting. We ordered our drinks and pizza shortly after getting there and were brought to our table in good time. I asked her for some hot water which she brought in a bit of a huff. After our meal she asked if we were done with our pizza, took our plates and brought our bill. I politely told her “ are you assuming we didn’t want any dessert or coffee? She said I thought you were finished. At this time she did not apologize and say that may I now get you a coffee/dessert. I heard the other young servers waiting other tables as cheerful and friendly. I understand restaurants are having staffing challenges, however, such lack of service may result in loss of revenue in the future.
Nice place in Kitsilano. We ordered prawn souvlaki and arni psito. They were both great, the meat was well cooked and delicious in arni psito. However, everything was very greasy, which is the only reason I gave them 4 stars instead of 5.
The food was delicious, but the portions were huge and I could'nt finish mine. I felt like I was in trouble for not clearing my plate and not wantig to take my left overs home!!
If you do appetizers, bring more than one person with you. My date and I had the calamari which was SUPERB-O!!!! But one order filled us both up and we hardly made a dent in our entrees!!!!The pizza was amazing even though I couldn't finish it!!!!
Unbeatable price for a dinner in Vancouver downtown core, also the amount of food you get is massive, the restaurant looks old and it was a bit cooler that it should be but as budget dinner this is a fantastic option, the server is so nice and professional, definitely a restaurant to consider if you’re craving Mediterranean food
This is my first time at Olympia, the service was absolutely amazing, my server Tina was very pleasant & attentive! The food was delicious! The spinach pie was super tasty & the tomato feta pizza was to die for! I will definitely be back for this mouth watering food!
I've spent several months in Greece and I can't remember having lamb chops as succulent and delicious as I had at Olympia in Kits. In fact everything is very authentic and the portions are very generous. Service was great, too! I will be going back every time I crave an outstanding Greek feast.
We like ordering from Olympia. Today wasn't the best order placed. After a rough day, we called in around 9 pm and ordered 3 items for a treat: baked ravioli, lamb soulakia and 1 side order of pilaf rice.The ravioli was cheesy and full to the brim. The lamb was yummy but the rice in the container was lacking. For $25, it was less than 1/2 full. One of the potatoes was harder than others... didn't taste the freshest.Our side order of pilaf rice for $7 was less than 2/3 full. Rice was also not fluffy when warm and definitely not fresh. We have ordered all of these menu items many times.. it feels like your kitchen ran out of rice tonight because our order was end of night and it became an afterthought. We expect the same quality even if our order is at the end of day. Shame bc the rice is our favourite.