Friendly Greek

lamb souvlaki is bomb. had mine medium rare which was the first time i ever had lamb not fully cooked. but it was delicious. cost is the same as all the other greek places in the area. this restaurant has been around for a long time but the old location was right across the baskin robbins i believe. rice and roast potatoes are on points and servings are very generous. definitely feel stuffed after my meal.

Underwhelming. The meat was dry and the rice was tasteless… Everything seemed to be pre packaged– defiantly not home made. Would not recommend it.

This place has a great patio (small), inside seating as well with a massive open window. The wait staff is nice, I did ask for recommendation, it wasn’t very helpful. The food is great! Big portions for the price. I was very happy with my order and I would go again.

We loved it. We had the spinach pie. I had the Greek beeftikia sandwich. Would definitely come back again.

It’s good. It’s authentic. I had grilled octopus, which was very tasty, but portion was small. Kalamari was very good, an other dishes that family had were also very good. I would say the food is very good, prepared well, authentic. THe price was a little high for the portions and while the food was really good, not anything really «special» and therefore the price didn’t justify it. I would likely go back, but not before trying other places first — looking for that one that really does something special. We were in the new location, which was a very tight fit. All the tables are on top of each other. No outside seating. It wasn’t crowded, but I can imagine if it was it would be very loud and hard to hear each other. The wait staff was very nice and helpful. Picky teens also found items on the menu that suited them. Overall, very good. Worth a visit.

I’ve always loved going to the Danforth. When I was a kid, it was either, Mr. greek or little hole in wall places. Been to the friendly greek multiple times. Actually enjoyed them more than mr Greek for a while. Tonight we find out they moved to a very tiny location across the street. It was pretty busy so we decided to have dinner. Walked in to find out its where demitries used to be. Waitress led us to the back where it was so cramped you could hear the next couples conversation and they were whispering. I asked if we could move over to the next table. She said that one was reserved. So we ordered the regular dinner with a side of plain feta. Our soda drinks were filled half glass each with too much ice. The 7-​up tasted like the cheap version. I ordered potato and rice, she handed me a salad. Then out main course came. The roasted potatoes were almost mashed, chicken was burnt and the rice was soggy. You can clearly see the potatoes were boiled not roasted. Hubby ordered a souvlaki sand which with salad and fries. Fries were wet and soggy meat was dry. Waitress asked if everything was okay. I told yea, just okay though. I excused myself to the bathroom. Downstairs bathrooms were clean but only to find they have another kitchen down there next to the bathroom doors! Yuck. When I went back up hubby was telling her it was the worst experience at the danforth yet. She said our was our first complain ever. I find that hard to believe. She wanted to give us free dessert. I told her the bill and we left as quick as we could. Honestly, I have never had a bad exp like I did there. Save yourself the trouble and go to Astoria or papas grill!

Friends from out of town love this place, so while their kids were at a concert at the Danforth Music Hall, we thought, let’s go for greek food. We walked down to their original location only to be greeted with «For Lease» signs and a placard listing the new location… so off we went to find it.
The new location must be ¹⁄₁₀ the size of the original location. It is very small and lacks the comfort factor of the older location. We ended up seated at the back… it was dark, and we felt tightly pushed together.
With this move they’ve also downsized their menu options… several signature dishes are gone (I used to love the Gemista, but it was cut from the menu). Anyways, one of our group ordered the octopus and she said it was amongst the best she’s ever had. My chicken souvlaki was a tad overcooked (dried out) and the rice was pretty flavourless. the portion size of the potatoes was way too much.
The food we ordered was good, we just felt confined in the small space and we missed the street views the older location provided (it was very airy).
Our waitress was fantastic… efficient, funny and attentive and the food on average with other places I visit.
The problem I have with the new location is that it doesn’t feel unique anymore, so whereas in the past we would seek this place out, we most likely won’t in the future.

Had the Lamb enough times for me to keep going back, was recommended this place by a friend and he didn’t disappoint it is absolutely delicioud