Pappas Grill

«The space was not too tall, split level with a very pleasant communal feel. It was socially inviting and visually interesting with lots of small elements adding to the atmosphere.»
«Melanzano had baked eggplant with red onion, garlic and parsley — a bit spicy with a smoky smell of meat — to the point where we doubted if it was a vegetarian dish. «
“Cooking chicken to make it retain moisture without being raw is an art and Papas excelled here. One of the best souvlakis we tasted in long time. «
A few bites from our full review.

We figured we’d give this place another try, for dinner, passing by all my favourite Greek restaurants on the danforth.
The service this time was a little bit better, not much better though.
The good was mediocre. The lamb souvlaki was very good. The chicken and the pork souvlaki was less than average. Both were very dry. Greek potatoes and the rice were both awful.

One of the best places to visit on the Danforth in the summer.
The food is presented well and tastes great.

Waited 15 min for someone to just come to my table at 5:30pm. The place was empty. Heard waiters arguing over whose section was mine.

I was recently here for a wedding celebration dinner with my boyfriends Greek family. We went on a very hot night so the restaurant had all the windows open for the breeze to come though which was totally needed. There was about 30 of us in total and it was great that we could all be in the same area.
Now onto the fun stuff– The food was pretty good, not amazing but it was tasty! I got this fish which I NEVER do — I was feeling spontaneous that night. I also got to try a bite of the pork souvlaki, and needless to say I was super happy I got the fish.
The service however was. welll not really welcoming at all. We had a super cold server who clearly didn’t want to be there. She wouldn’t even set our food or drinks down herself– she handed it to each of us to figure out who ordered what. So not the best experience there.
BUT I have to say over all it was a lovely night out and due to the fact there were so many of us I have to give the restaurant kudos for keeping up.

The service was terrible, our drinks came over 20 minutes after we ordered, our food took over 40 minutes to come, by then we were starving because they never brought bread or the apetizer we ordered. By the time we got our food it was cold.
The table was shaky and we had to ask 3 times for help.
It was nor cheap.
Their patio looked so nice, I really wanted to give them a chance, but the neighbourhood has far better and cheaper places, we are not going back.

While walking down the Danforth after a gym session at the goodlife at pape, my two friends and I settled on the decision to try Pappas grill. We were guided to the patio seats and given the menu. The menu has all the Greek staples. We ended up ordering the souvlaki, Greek fries and saganaki. Our server seemed a bit abrasive, but we didn’t have any issue with it at first. The saganaki was delicious. The Greek fries were a tad too salty but still good regardless. The server had a very obnoxious attitude at this point, and did not attend to us asking for a refill of water. We ended up waiting over 20 mins for a simple request for water as we were parched at this point. We had to resort to ask a different server for it. Overall the food was decent but the service can use some work.

Came here for paint nite. The service was ok, the two hostess at the front are anything but friendly, they were on their phones texting the whole time, the drinks are overpriced.
The only thing i liked about this place was their drinks.

We had the village salad (good), lamb souvlaki (ok) and moussaka (cold, boring). Won’t go back, there are many better in greektown.

I been to many restaurants on the Danforth and I haven’t tried Pappas Grill before, so why not and give it a go. The food was ok, but you can get similar cuisine along the Danforth. The service was terrible very slow. It made my first time experience less likable and I don’t think I’ll be going back.
The server didn’t seem welcoming at all and felt rushed to order. After we got our bill which was combine (I felt bad because we didn’t ask on split bill from the beginning when we ordered), we asked if we can split our bill between the couple. She went on tangent very rudely saying i would have ask my manger to void the order and doing everything again, can’t you guys just split the bill ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ i assume it was one bill if you guys asked from the very beginning i would of split the bill. So how did you want to split it.
It wasn’t so much of the context of the situation, we ended up splitting according amongst ourselves but the body language and tone of her voice that put me off. I still tipped 15% because we all have shitty days and I use to work in the food industry I get it.

i’m not sure why this place has such a low review.
this was my first time coming here and i enjoyed it quite thoroughly. no complaints about the service and the food was great. i had a hard time finding parking but that’s not even their fault.
i ordered the lamb souvlaki. i usually eat my steaks rare and didn’t know how i should have the lamb. so i asked the waitress and she suggested i get the medium rare which ended up being perfect considering that lamb is gamey. it was seasoned very well, and had enough of that raw chewy texture that i love so much as opposed to the dry stringy well cooked texture.
along with the lamb souvlaki came rice, potatoes, greek salad, and tzatziki which all tasted delicious and had me leaving with a bit of garlic breath.
would come again on lamb souvlaki alone. yumm

This is one of the times I should have looked at the Unilocal reviews first.
We were hungry and decided to stop in here for a bite.
We were seated eventually after I flagged down a host.
Bringing us the menus was slow.
Ordering was slow.
Food execution was… slow.
The souvlaki was passable. Not overly dry but nothing stand-​out.
Overall, with so many great options in the area I won’t be returning to Pappas Grill.

I didn’t read the Unilocal reviews before my visit as this wasn’t my first choice. Probably for the best, as I wouldn’t have come here if I had seen its two-​star rating. On the night I visited, the nearby Seven Numbers (my first choice) had a long wait for a table, and my bf and I were hungry, so we just came here instead.
I loved the spread out interior, the tiled floors and garden-​ey décor, designed to resemble a patio. The layout of this restaurant really lures you in and is a very refreshing change from the many cramped places nearby. There was a really good atmosphere on the Saturday night we visited — it was busy with patrons, yet not overcrowded, just nicely buzzing.
The menu is an eclectic mix of Greek, Italian and standard North American fare (NY steak, pork ribs, etc) I had the ‘Pappas Rigatoni’ (spicy sausage with veg in a cheesy sauce) and really liked it. I was initially worried about how sausage and cheese would go together in a pasta dish, but it worked really well and I was glad I took the risk to try something different. The sauce, which was composed of no fewer than three different cheeses, was surprisingly light, and the meat came in very generous portions. I ended up taking some of it home in a container as it was so filling I couldn’t attempt it all.
My bf had the stuffed chicken with spinach and feta and loved it, appreciating in particular how well the chicken was cooked and the generous size of the meal. I had a bite of the chicken and the feta was delish!
I had tiramisu for dessert and again the portion size blew my mind! It was delicious and I ate every last bite of the dessert even though I couldn’t finish my entrée… whoops.
While my enjoyment of the food here is in contrast with many reviews below, my experience with the service seems to be perfectly consistent with everyone else’s. This struck me from the second we arrived. The host (who also ended up being our server) wasn’t rude, but did the absolute. bare. minimum in every regard. ‘What do you want?’ was the instruction for us to place our food orders and ‘dessert or no?’ with no smile or attempt to engage us was the prompt for ordering after-​dinner treats. More significantly, the service was SLOW. We waited a long time for our meals, same for drinks and desserts. Server passed by multiple times and didn’t acknowledge the delay, just kept silently filling us up with more baskets of bread!
That said, in terms of food and atmosphere, I’d happily return here. I can only review my own experience, and I thoroughly enjoyed the food that I was served. However, I would not recommend this restaurant if you are in any sort of a hurry.

I’m always tricked into going here by how nice the patio looks. Don’t be fooled. Went for lunch recently on a beautiful day, decided it was such a nice patio we should eat at Pappas. First off the server (older woman) was completely indifferent to us. Fake nice, you could tell she was having a hard time not rolling her eyes at us when we asked for things like lemon with our pop. Secondly the food was terrible. I didn’t find the portions large, the chicken souvlaki tasted like it had been soaked in water, the salads were tiny and the dressing disappointing, and the prices quite expensive especially given the quality and quantity.
We waited a lonngggg time to order, and for our bill, to the point where I had to finally get up and go inside, track her down (she was chatting with a colleague and seemed irritated that I interrupted) to ask for the bill; then we still had to wait at least another 5 minutes for her to bring it to the table. We were one of 3 tables she was ignoring, so it wasn’t like she was swamped and couldn’t get to it.
Given the amazing number of Greek restaurants in the area I wouldn’t waste another penny at Pappas. Avoid.

I was not impressed with my experience at Pappa’s Grill. The food was okay (nothing special) and the service was really bad. We literally had to chase down our waiter to get water and order our meals.
The Pros:
A nice patio
Big portions
The Cons:
Bad Service
When I stood up after my meal my friend noticed something on my jeans. I immediately thought it was tziki sauce. When I went to wipe it off, I discovered it was gum. Someone had put gum on my chair and now there was sticky gum all over my pants. I know this isn’t the restaurants fault, but they should have inspected the tables/​chairs a little more closely after each use/​cleaning.
Once I got home, It took me 45 minutes to get the gum out of my jeans. Let me not forget to meantion how gross this was. I had to use my nails to pull someone else’s gum off of my jeans.
Before I left the restaurant I told the host about this incident. The host had nothing to say and left to take other customers to a table. I found a man who looked like the owner and I told him about this and he did nothing for me. I was disappointed with this experience. I think the restaurant could have done a better job on trying to make the situation right after this occurred.
I told (the potential owner) about this so they could check the table and make sure this wouldn’t happen to another guest. His initial reaction was to not be proactive. I literally had to encourage him to go and check the tables so this wouldn’t happen to another customer.

I don’t normally complain, as I was in the service industry for years, so when I do, IT’S BAD.
My boyfriend and I arrived here at 2 PM on Sunday. We we’re sat right away on the patio. The place didn’t seem overly busy; there was a family of 8 in out section and a couple other duces. As beverages, we ordered Caesars and waters, which came promptly. For meals, he got a chicken Caesar and I ordered eggs over easy from the brunch menu.
Things seemed to be taking a while. Our waitress didn’t come by to see if we wanted refills on our empty Caesars or waters. After 40 minutes– yes, 40 minutes, our food came to the table. My eggs were wrong, and I told her, but said it was ok, and she walked away without saying anything.
We ate our meals as we were starving at this point and got the cheque. Lucky for our waitress, my boyfriend picked up the tab and tipped her– I have NEVER left nothing when I have been out to eat, but the lack of service, communication, and messing up my order certainly warranted a big fat goose egg of a tip.
We won’t be coming back. Save your money and your time and go somewhere where the servers actually care and you get better value for your money. It was gross and the servers there are either super arrogant or completely clueless

Ugh. It’s too bad the food isn’t so great here. The restaurant itself is in a good location & looks lovely. It’s got that old world charm going for it & a nice patio space. I had the salmon lunch which was a small piece of grilled salmon & a greek salad. My mom had the chicken with greek salad. Everything tasted fine. But not long after eating my stomach got really upset. Needless to say I won’t be eating here again. Also the bathroom was kind of messy with paper towels strewn all over the floors. When we were leaving I let the host know & he said someone would take care of it. Also the service was fine. We didn’t wait too long for the food & the waitress was really nice. Just the food didn’t agree with me.

The patio is absolutely beautiful.
If you want to sit outside and enjoy the weather then it’s a great place. The food? Not so much; I guess I’m lucky I filled up on bread.
The Mahi Mahi fish was more than questionable. First time around it was raw, could have probably flopped off the table. The second time it was over cooked. It seems like there is no happy medium. Also, surprised no manager came out to see how we were doing since our fish came out and went back in to the kitchen just as quickly. Last but not least, the rice pilaf had the consistency of overnight risotto left on the kitchen counter; you can infer the taste from my less than positive comments above.
Overall atmosphere was pretty good. But if you’re coming to eat I suggest heading out somewhere else down the street.

Too bad you can’t have NO stars, as that is how would I would like to rate the service. One hour and 45 minutes waiting so far, over 10 minutes since they offered us complimentary drinks.
If we ever get our food I’ll rate it.

I have no idea why this place has such a low rating. I loved it here so much last night. I came here with a group of friends for paint night but we had dinner first. The place was so beautiful inside and has a great patio for if the weather ever warms up. I had the mushroom chicken penne and it was absolutely amazing. I haven’t had pasta that good in such a long time. It was the perfect amount of cream. I wish I could have it right now. My friends got the lamb and they loved it. I tried the lamb shank and it was very soft. The riesling they had was also great. Not too sweet or dry. The food came out so fast. Our waitress was so great and working so hard. The paint night downstairs was also wonderful and such a great time. I probably wouldn’t have gone here otherwise but I’d definitely go back for this great food and service. Lots of street parking and also green p parking too.