Souvlaki Bar

Delicious food however a long wait if you go on a friday or saturday evening! Have to grab a Mylos beer and a gyro pita delicious! Busy restaurant because the food is quite authentic. Second floor lots of room if you want to plan a birthday or family get together.

I enjoy this restaurant. Nice atmosphere. Great food. Service is alright. The most important part is the food so yes it’s good stuff. It’s kids friendly too which is practical with 2 little boys.

Came out here with a friend for a casual weeknight dinner. Like most places in Centropolis, the space is very large with high ceilings. There’s some nice greek inspired décor mixed in with sports memorabilia and TVs playing the hockey game. I know it’s meant to be casual and as the restaurant name implies «Bar”-like but personally i found the design a bit strange…
Anywho, on to the food. At the recommendation of the waiter I ordered the ½ pound pork gyro plate with greek style potatoes and salad while my friend ordered a pita. I swear the order came out in less than 5 minutes! Don’t get me wrong, I love speedy service. However I do believe it can be a bad thing to be too quick on service. Made me wonder if there are just trays of food lingering around in the kitchen… my plate was borderline warmish-​cold. The gyro was tender but nothing too memorable. The potatoes were an oily and bland letdown while the salad was a sloppy mix of unevenly cut veggies drowned in what tasted like store-​bought Kraft dressing. Honestly the main course was hardly better than food court fare.
On a more positive note the dessert we ordered was the redeeming factor. A cross between a baklava and cheesecake. Satisfyingly sweet and perfect to share.
Our server was attentive enough but often gave us a vibe of being in a hurry to clear our plates and make us leave. There were several free tables throughout the restaurant and it was far from being late (8 pm) so it did strike us as odd.
If you’re looking for a true Greek experience definitely look elsewhere. It’ll do for a quick meal but I find Arahova and Marathon taste better.

Souvlaki bar opened up last year and located in the middle of Centropolis. We came here for lunch to celebrate a coworker’s birthday. Despite my apprehension of prior experiences I had in restos located in Centropolis as well as precedent Unilocal reviews of this establishment… I’m pleased to report my experience here was quite positive.
We went with the gyro meat shovel plate (was that even a debate?!?) as well as with their greek village salad. The plate comes in two formats of dinner for 2 or 4. Four our group of 3, this was sufficient. The meats were very good and I enjoyed making my own pitas with the provided meats and dressing. I even snuck in a few crispy fries to make it authentic.
Service was very good but the place was quiet for most of the service so I can’t judge how efficient they are during busy hours. However Yanni was efficient and friendly.
The price-​tag is higher than average but then again you’re paying for dining in Centropolis.
I’d definitely come back and in fact… it may come sooner rather than later!

Service can use a little work, but the food is very good, as is the ambiance.

La pelletée de viande est succulente. L’ambiance est familiale. Une bonne expérience.

I have been to the souvlaki bar a few times now, and it’s not a bad place. The problem with this place is consistency. You could have the best souvlaki, or grilled chicken greek style with fresh salad and great pita bread or you can end up having dried chicken, burnt bread and salad with yellowish lettuce. It’s really a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ chance. Same goes for the staff, they can be really friendly nice or they can completely forget your there. Overall If you have never been here i would give it a try.

I went 3 times.
It’s not exceptional food. It is very basic. However, the meat shovel concept is fun and it makes for a nice family style atmosphere at the table.
Avoid the baked feta… It is covered in honey and the combination is a little nauseating. The burger meat is delicious. The salads are fresh but very bland.
I noticed many bad reviews about the service. I am surprised since I always had great service at this restaurant and all 3 times, my waiters were super friendly and efficient.
I will probably go back because my husband loves it. I don’t mind because, like I said, they are very nice and the food is acceptable.

Il y a de l’amélioration. En fait, hier c’était la 4e fois qu’on va au Souvlaki Bar. L’atmosphère est bien et la terrasse nous fait revenir lorsque Mme Météo le permet. Par contre, la qualité de la nourriture nous faisait hésiter. Il faut dire qu’à Laval, nous sommes bien servis par les restos grecques. Par contre, je dois avouer que le restaurant s’améliore et je vais retourner encore. J’espère que la qualité et la constance vont être au RDV. Félicitation pour l’amélioration.

I was really hesitant to change my review of Souvlaki Bar but I feel that people have the right to know…
As my earlier review mentions, I never wrote a review of my first experience at Souvlaki Bar because it was just horrible but it was opening week and mistakes happen. The second time we went it was much better (the proof is in my 5* review).
However I have now been 4 additional times since my last review (Each time I am an invited guest of someone else, not my own choosing). While the food has always been decent to good the service has always been horrible on each of those 4 occasions!
Here are some highlights from my visit in early June.
1. Had to flag down waitress to place order
2. Had to flag down waitress to clear our plates
3. Had to flag down waitress to BEG for water or a second beverage
4. Had to flag down waitress to request coffee and dessert
5. Had to flag down waitress to pay our bill.
(As a side note, we ordered a Meat Shovel for 4 people and we ALL hated the fact that our fries, which we paid extra to upgrade, were buried underneath the 4 types of meat. I would make a friendly suggestion to put fries on the side!)
Highlights from our visit last night:
1.Asked for water from our waitress when 1. Placing our order for drinks 2. Placing our order for apps, 3. Placing our order for main course. Only got water when stopping ANOTHER waitress.
2. Ordered a Coke which was flat, had no taste. Waitress said «Sorry» and left it on our table. Asked another waitress to take it away and bring us a bottle of water.
3. The oven roasted potatoes were NOT oven roasted. In fact they were boiled and meant to be finished off in the oven but weren’t left long enough. Potatoe was undercoked, had no browning or any flavor.
4. The french fries on the «Massacre» tasted like store bought french fries.
5. Was charged for returned coke. When asked to have the bill adjusted it took over 20 minutes. Waitress seemed very unhappy that we didn’t want to pay for a crap product and said «its better than nothing».
Needless to say, I don’t care if Adam Levine himself invites me to Souvlaki Bar, I’ll have to say no… okay maybe I’d go and watch him eat while I sip on an Athena cocktail because THAT is good!

There are much better souvlaki places in Montréal but in Laval, it’s not a bad restaurant. The Greek potatoes were a good accompaniment. It’s a bit pricey but the décor is nice.

I had suggested trying souvlaki bar to some friends and had regretted suggesting it
First point we waited a very long time to be served,
Second point We could barely converse as the music was too loud.
When the appetizers arrived they were good, particularly the calamari, and the tsaziki,
I must say however that my chicken souvlaki was burnt to a crisp, literally crunchy ashes on some of the bites
The prices weren’t too high and the portions sizes were good
I will not go back

Stumbled here while looking for dinner during a weekend trip to Montréal and we were staying in Laval. It is in the Centropolis plaza and we thought this was an interesting restaurant, so we stopped in. We were pleasantly surprised. Our waitress, Lisa, was the nicest person we have ever met! She took her time to explain the menu and recommended awesome drinks. Never did she get rude or become inpatient. We ordered the fried calamari appetizer and the meat shovel (gyro version) the other version is the stick version and the meat is on a stick rather than in pieces. You get an option of a potato with the meat shovel (though it states it serves 2, it definitely can serve 3! The calamari were LARGE and perfectly fried. The meat was alright. I preferred the pork and chicken over the sausage and hamburger meat. We chose roasted potatoes, and that was pretty good as well. Souvlaki Bar has a great atmosphere for the weekend as it was packed and lively! Their drinks were also pretty potent! The meat shovel also comes with 2 pitas which were soft and fluffy.
Parking may be difficult to find in this plaza as we were only able to find a spot all the way across the plaza. It was also a very cold night so if they start to valet (maybe it’s an American thing), it would be amazing.
Overall we had a great time, highly recommend.

Nothing special. Greasy Greek food just like you’d find at Arahova or Marathon at twice the price. Annoyingly loud music, like they’re desperately trying to create an atmosphere from nothing. Not planning to go back there.