Oil Lamp Unique Dining

The chicken souvlaki was standard. This place was mostly empty when I got here and service was prompt.
The décor is Greek heavy as is the music and ambiance.
The menu is limited to Greek classics as it should be.
The neighbourhood is a little sketchy but close enough to downtown for people to drop by for lunch.

Delicious, it was a great lunch special and the happiest, kindest wait staff ever. I wish I was downtown more often so that I could eat hear again.

Just popped into a restaurant I have been waiting to try. This is a perfect spot for dinner before a Winspear or Citadel Theatre show. It is a Greek restaurant and the food is scrumptious.
The décor is warm and very Greek. I love the décor. It is a very clean restaurant, well taken care of.
We ordered the chicken souvlaki. Very fresh and delicious. Their tzatziki sauce is fresh and flavourful. I just wish it came to the table in a glass dish instead of a small plastic container.
The chicken was fresh and well seasoned.
The Stars have to be the Greek salad and potatoes. I could eat these every day. Absolutely delicious.
This is my new favourite Greek restaurant in Edmonton.

I have worked nearby for a while and never tried it. So one night after work, I stopped in. It is a funny little café serving very good Greek food. The fried cheese appetizer was perfect on a cold day.
The roasted lamb was good-​sized portion served with roasted potatoes and a salad. The chicken souvlaki was very tender. Both were worthy of a return trip.
My co-​workers tell me the lunch-​hour specials are a very good value. I will have to check them out.

Awesome. Greek salad is to die for!
Great atmosphere great service great food need I say more! Get on down there if you love Greek food you’ll love this place.

I had a spanokopita dinner plate, which came with greek salad, potatoes, and tzatiki sauce. The spanokopita was average; the rest of it was pretty good though. Also had a piece of baklava — that was okay, very sweet, but I guess they’re supposed to be like that. I like the interior — a little mismatched but open, spacious, and a lot of interesting decorations from Greece, including oil lamps :). My friend and I were the only ones dining so the service was pretty good. Also, the server (seemed like the owner?) brought me hand sanitizer when she heard me asking my friend if she had some, so that was nice.

I would say the food is good but the fact that the service is terrible, makes it hard to give a fair rating on food. I wanted Tzatziki for lunch, and pointed to that item on the menu, and the waitress came out with hummus and tried to say that I pointed to hummus on the menu. My friend confirmed that she saw/​heard me point to Tzatziki. Glasses of water was poured for us, but we were never asked if we wanted something else to drink. We both each ordered pizza, and after 10 minutes, got told there was no more pizza. So my friend settled for chicken soulvaki and I settled for grilled prawn. The grilled prawn came out but it was smothered in some kind of tomato sauce. Not what I envisioned or expected. Nonetheless, I dug around for the prawns. Our bill was difficult to read, and my friend’s food was just 11.25 but the waitress put some other amount on the debit machine instead of discussing it with my friend. Both my friend and I will not be going back there for some time.

Subpar food I wouldn’t recommend to anyone looking for Greek food
Take your money elsewhere, they Suck.

Ordered takeout through dial and dine, everything was so good. Tzatziki nice and garlicky just the way it should be, spanakopita flaky and delicious, steak cooked perfect despite being in a takeout container. Will definitely have to go in for a visit.

Amazing! Nice atmosphere, good prices and big portions! Cute interior with ample comfy booth seating.
The chicken soluvaki with Greek salad and potatoes was incredible! The spanikopita and calamari were great as well. Went in time to watch sunset over downtown at one of the big window tables. Ample parking. Very clean restaurant and super friendly service! Will definitely be back!

We went to the Oil Lamp with friends on a Saturday night based on Unilocal reviews and on other sites. I was under whelmed by the experience. Some of the items on the menu were unavailable, such as the octopus. It appears that Edmontonians are quite unadventurous and the Oil Lamp had to throw out unused product too frequently. I didn’t see retsina on the wine list (my quirky taste) but was assured that they did indeed have a house retsina. From a lack of that refreshing pine taste, I suspect that I got a mediocre house white instead. Service was also slow (only one on duty — it was a slow night. Also, the list of available desserts was much too short so we went home and had our own dessert.
On the good side, what was available was quite well done. Three of us had the lamb and the fourth had shrimp. No complaints. Also, the server was very friendly and provided us with a history of the building.
Overall, a mixed experience

I was happy with my experience here. Having also come from Vancouver, I’m trying to get over some sticker shock. Yes, Van can be pricey, but eating out in Edmonton is often more expensive. Based on my experiences so far in Edmonton, this place had good value (a ratio of quality and price).
I ordered the spanakopita with Greek salad and lemon potatoes. I really liked the Greek salad: they did a bit of a different take on the dressing which I enjoyed and there was plenty of veggies and feta. The lemon potatoes were tasty, however the spanakopita left a bit to be desired. The filling was dry and bland and had to be lathered in tzatziki to be enjoyed. Next time I’ll order the chicken souvlaki.
Pros: decent value, nice atmosphere (I liked it), decent food, quick service. I will definitely go back.

Oil Lamp got my business this weekend when, after an extensive online search I concluded that it was one of the only sit-​down Greek restaurants open for lunch on a Saturday. Not wanting to satisfy my Greek food craving with a food court quick stop, I decided to take my husband and friends on an adventure to a part of town we don’t venture to often.
We arrived for noon, and were the first to be seated. The hostess was very warm and friendly, with quick and attentive service. Despite being located in a somewhat seedier area of town, the restaurant was very clean (they were just finishing up cleaning as we arrived), and decorated as one would expect for a Greek restaurant.
The menu included all of the dishes usually found at Greek restaurants including appetizers of hummus, dolmades, keftedes, etc. There was a lunch menu with selections such as gyros, chicken souvlaki, and other similar dishes. The lunches came with a sufficient helping of Greek salad and lemon potatoes.
I tried the gyros lunch special ($ 13.95), and found the portion size to be more than ample, the salad to be perfectly dressed and the lemon potatoes to be some of the best I’ve ever had. The only downside was that the tzatziki was a bit runny, which ended up making quite a mess as I was eating my gyro wrapped in pita.
My fellow diners had differing opinions than my own however– my husband found his gyro on a pita to be too greasy, another friend’s lemon rice was very overpowering, and the final friend’s beef sandwich lacked flavour.
This is one of those «diamond in the rough» restaurants in Edmonton. It’s open at lunch on the weekends which seems unique compared to the other Greek counterparts around the city. As well, the price was very reasonable compared to the more expensive Koutouki or It’s All Greek to Me! It’s worth the trip to check this out if you’re looking for value and friendly service.

Perhaps the Greek Food in Vancouver is a bit much to live up to — no matter where I go, I find myself disappointed. Or perhaps there are just too many mediocre Greek restaurants elsewhere.
I should note that my wife is a huge fan of this place, particularly their lemon potatoes and their tzatziki, both of which are homemade. She likes their Spanakopita as well.
But I haven’t been as thrilled about a few of the dishes I’ve ordered.
It’s rare that I don’t like a Caesar Salad, but for some reason, I don’t like the one here. Perhaps it’s the odd texture of the bacon bits they use, or perhaps it’s the cheese. But there was something off about it.
And normally I love Saganaki, but I found mine to be a bit tough. And the pita bread they served with the meal was stale. I should note that I had both the saganaki and the pita on a Saturday night, when there were only a couple of other parties eating in the restaurant. On most weekdays, the restaurant is bustling and I imagine the food is a bit fresher.
Also on that Saturday night, I ordered meatballs, which I found to be a bit too chewy. But I liked the flavour, and enjoyed the accompanying tzatziki.

Succulent, moist wild salmon, savory spanakopita and crisp Greek salad. Excellent service. I find no fault.

It’s so wonderful to see all these great places on 97^th Street including this restaurant. We arrived around noon and there were a few tables available. We were seated in a booth for 2 which was cozy and not too cramped. I also liked how they had coat racks available. I didn’t look at the menu too much as I saw they had a variety of lunch specials. I decided on the marinated chicken souvlaki. You can choose from 2 salads or vegetables to accompany your meal which already comes with potatoes.
The food was excellent. The ceasar salad dressing was a bit too creamy and had too much cheese but it was good. I loved the potatoes and the chicken was plump and tasty and not too dry and overcooked. There was about 5 pieces served on the skewer along with tomatos and onions on pita.
There was plenty of food and for $ 10.50, it was a great deal. If I’m in the area, I would definitely be back. My only concern is that it gets busy and sometimes the server can forget a few things, but they are only minor.

Get me to the Greek! The Oil Lamp serves some dandy Grecian fare on the eastern edge of downtown in a brick and foliage-​filled atmosphere. And yes, there are innumerable antique oil lamps that line the walls (and hence the name). The Greek salad is lightly dressed and bursting with feta, tomatoes, cukes and olives. The spanakopita is enveloped in crisp, auburn, buttery phyllo pastry. The filling is vibrant with spinach, garlic and cheese; these flavours shine and are not overshadowed by olive oil. Friendly and personable service. I am told that the chicken souvlaki on a pita is the most popular lunch item… I look forward to my next visit.