Update! Haven't been here in a few yrs. Not because we didn't want to but we aren't in Mansfield too often. Mostly driving past Mansfield. So we rediscovered this place for lunch. Knew it was the same place as soon as we saw it. Walked in to a warm welcome. Sat in the back room this time. Front room was filled. Christina helped us. She was very informative and helped us decide what we wanted. Got 2 cups of the lemon chicken soup. I can't pronounce the Greek name so it's the lemon chicken soup. Outstanding lots of chicken, rice and carrots. Then we got the fancy Greek salad. It comes on a good size plate and covers the plate. The Greek dressing is homemade and delicious. Chunks of feta in it. Honestly could only eat half. The potato salad on it was good. All the ingredients fresh. Can't go wrong. Christina told us about the other menu items too. Everything is homemade and made with love. It's a family business with kids and relatives involved. We did get a baklava for dessert to split cuz well we had too. Prices are good. Better than on-line. Roomier than it looks. Greek decor with the pics. Great place! Eat here! Homemade Greek food by a Greek family! What else can you ask for! Delicious! Just wish I lived closer. We will be back when in the area again! read more

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Hometown favorite the names and faces have changed, the food service and ambiance is still relaxing

This is a gem and quite surprising how good the food is. I just didn't expect the level of spices and herbs. There's Greek food, and then there's Greek food that tastes like your grandmother made it. This place must have a kitchen full of grandmas. Highly recommend going beyond the gyro. Share plates with whomever you are with. It will make the experience so much more. read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Enjoying Dolmadakia - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

The food is always A+. The staff are super friendly. It is so fun to try Greek beer and Greek wine along with the Greek food. Gyros, spinach pie, baclava, falafels and yum Greek coffee. Recently they upgraded the booths with new seating. Such a fun place to eat. And there are American faves for those afraid of Greek food. read more

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When I tell you this is the best Gyro you will eat without actually being in Greece, this is it. You're greeted by the kindest staff as you enter the establishment, and they are ready to eagerly serve. Mr. George the owner is one phenomenal human being to meet, and he always makes sure you leave with a smile. The front is always brightly lit as you approach this Mansfield staple. read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Original Gyro with tomatoes and onions, sauce on the side. - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

What a fabulous place! Staff were so welcoming and friendly. All the food was tasty (wish I took pictures of other's plates) and flavorful. We also shared pita with spicy humus as an appetizer and that was delicious. The restaurant decor is that Greek blue we are all so familiar with. Such a wonderful family friendly place to dine! Highly recommend! I was so stuffed that I had to take the dessert home. read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Baklava (taken home and had with a scoop of vanilla ice cream) - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

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We love George and his restaurant. George welcomes everyone in as a customer and sends them out with a full belly and feeling like family. The absolute best, authentic Greek cuisine in the area. Always fresh and always delicious. read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

The service and food here was amazing! I highly suggest getting the lamb and chicken! Their time bomb dessert is to die for 100/10! COME HERE IF YOU ARE VISITING MANSFEILD! read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - The time bomb - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

Amazing Greek food and service. Some of the best I've had anywhere. Just go!!! It's great.

Oh my goodness some of the best Greek food I've had outside of Greece. Christina was awesome as was George the owner. Fast and friendly service. Lemon soup grape leaves village salad and gyros were fresh and delicious. The best baklava I've ever had! Beer and wine selection was great. Highly recommend. We will be back. Plenty of parking. Hard to get here with downtown construction but totally worth it. read more

Driving through Mansfield on business and Yelp helped me find this gem. Nice old style diner ambiance with great service and a huge pile of tasty food for cheap. Will be eating here again next time I'm passing through instead of the standard chain places I've usually done in the past. read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

SO delicious. Everything we had was amazing. Best baklava I've ever had. Even the side dishes were incredible! The host laughed with us and told us his story -- a wonderful experience altogether. read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Empty plate because it was so good - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

Was referred to Athen by my daughter. I am so happy I went!! I had the super open pork kabobs. Received a large plate overflowing with gyros meat, two kabobs, quartered pitas, tomato and onion and a large helping of tztaziki (sp) sauce. My spouse had the traditional Gyros The gyros was huge! Service was fast and attentive. Price was reasonable! Met the owner a very kind and attentive man. Talked about the menu and help with our selection. We will be back with friends Loved this place!! read more

This place is classic Greek restaurant. Food as good as my mom's. George the owner embodies Greek hospitality. Highly recommend for fun, authentic Greek experience. Also, get a Frappe, Geeek coffee and any dessert! read more

The service was promoted, friendly and with a smile. The food was just as remembered, 4 years ago. Maybe a slight change in the sauce but still a delight to the Taste buds read more

I haven't had Greek this good since I was in Tarpon Springs! The food was AMAZING! The service was awesome. We're coming back- soon! read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - The platter was off the hook! A side of green beans are you're set. - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

The customer service was top notch-the server was friendly, joyful, and helpful. The menu has many delicious options. We were all happy with our food, dessert, and service. It's a nice casual, friendly place, with good food. Stop by and enjoy! read more

We're from the Columbus area and were meeting a friend from Cleveland area. We picked Mansfield as kind of a central location and our friend had been to the Athena Greek Restaurant before and recommended it. I love Greek food and have several fovorite Greek restaurants in the Columbus area so I was interested in trying a new restaurant. The Athena is highly rated on Yelp (5 stars) so I was looking forward to lunch at the Athena. The menu is a bit more limited than some of the other Greek restaurants I've tried but they do an excellent job of preparing what they do have on the menu. Personally, I had the gyro and fries and they did not disappoint me. It was an excellent gyro and the fries were very good. Service was excellent and the prices were very reasonable. read more

Ate there for the first time this weekend. Food was amazing and the service was even better! Chatted with George and heard his inspiring story. Came in as strangers, left feeling like family. Definitely recommend and will return anytime we are in the Mansfield area. read more

We got an order of hummus and the extra fancy Greek salad with gyro meat. The potato salad they put on the fancy salad is a little sweet, which is different, and very good. The salad is enough for two people. This is very good Greek food. We had fun talking to the owner, ask him about where he grew up in Greece, he will show you some amazing photos of the town he grew up in. Fast and very friendly service. read more

We were on a road trip and stopped at Athena Greek Restaurant after seeing the great Yelp reviews--so glad we did! We started with the hummus platter, which was delicious, and the spicy feta was definitely the standout. I had the open-faced chicken platter and my husband got the gyro--both were flavorful, and the portions were huge! We had enough leftovers for the next day. To top it all off, they sent us home with a serving of baklava on the house as first-time guests. Such a kind gesture and a great experience all around! read more

I grew up in Mansfield and have been going to the Athens since I was little. We moved away years ago, but this is somewhere we get back to anytime we're in the area. I love Greek food and I think it's because I had such a great first introduction here. Comparing the Athens to other Greek restaurants, in state and out, they are just sooo good! The spanakopita is amazing and better than most I've tried anywhere else. The food is always quick and they are just as busy with carry out as their dine in. The dining room hasn't changed, completely unaffected by time. It's the same blue leather booths they've always had and it feels nostalgic, not out of date. We usually take a tray of the baklava home with us so that we can enjoy it after our visit is over. A true Mansfield gem. If you live in the area and haven't tried it... shame! Run, don't walk and get a gyro, some grape leaves and a dessert and you'll be happy you did. read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Store front - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

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Amazing food and service. Catering was perfect, they even delivered. Everything was so fresh and they provided options based on my needs. Definitely will be back. read more

The food is authentic and large portions The waitress and owner bent over backwards to make sure we were happy and satisfied!

Came here for lunch. Very casual family run place, in a nice setting. Food served quickly and was excellent but we did not feel rushed. We had a humus trio with fresh pita, and a few other items. All great! And all food seems like it's made fresh on site. We definitely recommend!!!! read more

I have visited this restaurant multiple times and enjoyed lunch every time. Classic Greek menu with a couple twists - food is always tasty and service very attentive. I'll definitely be back soon! read more

Was traveling for work and discovered this place by chance. Easily the best hospitality that I have ever received at a restaurant. Christina, our waitress, was hilarious and personable. The food was fresh and delicious - the baklava is in a league of its own. It's a shame I'm not from here because if I were local, I would be a regular read more

An authentic Greek restaurant in nowheresville Mansfield. In addition, Athena is a family-owned business because one owner waited tables and the other one was in the kitchen cooking. I had a lamb appetizer and their lamb special. The sliced lamb in the appetizer was actually more impressive than the lamb chunk. Either way, both were delicious. Parking is on the side of the restaurant. You can't miss it because the amount of parking spots in the lot is generous. read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Appetizer - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

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My carryout order was simply sloppy. The food was good, but I would've preferred. It not spill all over the car when I try to open it.

Well then; so much to say, only so many character's! I would say My Big Fat Greek Wedding is the point of reference here. Workers yelling at each other, the gossip girls drinking coffee and chatting about current events, and dummies everywhere. (You have to ask the owner why, it's adorable) it's an eccentric masterpiece of planned chaos. Now, the food. Every single item was top notch; with large portions, great unique sauces, and fresh delicious flavors! I literally told the waitress to order me anything that was unique that I couldn't get anywhere else. My friend liked the idea and did the same. We ended up doing the Gyro bowl and Soutsoukakia. It was incredible! My other friend had the flaming cheese; you have to order this; the presentation is sick! Now; desserts. Not to sound like a broken record, but WOW! Only a creative group of foodies can incorporate shredded wheat into dessert and make it work so well! If you haven't tried Ekmek you have to! The cookies were similar to what my German grandmother used to make me and were also spot on! If you've read this far; this is one of my top 3 places I have EVER been. I have cooked and served customers in the restaurant business my whole life and this is a top 3 stop EVER! read more

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A delight!!! We loved the lemon soup and the platter. The cheese pie and spanakopita were next level!!! They even have wine. Service was excellent, what a delightful time. Cozy ambiance and fair prices. Give it a try! read more

Athena Greek Restaurant - Combination platter - Greek Near Me - Mansfield, Ohio

It was our first visit to Athena's. Ir came highly recommended from a friend. I loved the welcome as we entered and the aroma of the Greek food cooking was delightful. I ordered a regular Gyro and it was packed with meat, tomatoes , onion and tzatziki sauce. Much larger than expected and didn't have to wait long at all! It was the best home made Greek food that I've had in a while. It you are in The Mansfield, Ohio area, I would highly recommend a visit to this authentic restaurant. read more

I was in town for a festival and happened to find a great, cozy Greek Restaurant! Our server was careful to review the favorites on the menu and she pointed out all the things that were made from scratch, in-house. So many things! Too many to list! I tried the Fiesty Feta Bread (served with warm pita bread!) and the Dolmadakia (grape leaves); both were very good! They have a full dessert menu too. The Galaktobouriko (an egg/farina custard baked in strudel) was outstanding!!! Definitely going back to try other menu items.... Don't miss this place if you're in Mansfield! read more

AMAZINGGGGG!!!!! The best falafel I have ever had. Got our food so quick and it was absolutely delicious. I need one next to my house. Their baklava cheesecake.... I have no words. Best thing I've eaten. George (the owner) is so funny and personable. He made the experience incredible. I would come back just for George alone, but combining his phenomenal customer service with the food.... It can't get any better. We will absolutely be coming back!!! read more

WOW!!! Authentic, delicious Greek gyros. Open plate offers a gluten free option. Great service.

I'll start with the positive- the service was great. Server was kind and funny. Now the negative- the food was underwhelming at best and offensive at its worst. The pasticio was like solidified hamburger helper with cinnamon sprinkled on it. It was borderline inedible, the worst I've ever had. The gyro was fine. The tomatoes were not sliced cleanly, nothing seemed very fresh. The fries were honestly the best part of the meal. read more

Absolutely loved it. Especially George! The food was authentic and outstanding. The service was exceptional as well. Definitely a friendly environment with typical Greek hospitality. It always leaves an impression when the owner comes out, talks with you, and makes you feel like you have been longtime friends and family. A must go to place for good food and enjoyable time! We most definitely look forward to going back and taking up where we left off! Thanks George!!! OPA!!!! read more

I love this place! Service was personal and fast. I was in Iraklion Crete Greece 25+years ago, and this brought me right back to the great flavors and atmosphere. Hearing Greek being spoken in the background was the icing on the Baklava. Gyro meat shaved from a vertical spit can't be beat. The baklava was as good as I remembered. This was better than any in the Detroit Greek-town area. I WILL be stopping by near the next time I'm in town. read more

Food is amazing!! Everything came quick and was very fresh. Was definitely a good experience and would order again.

The service was fantastic. The owner ran through the menu with us and the food is authentic and great!