Quiet local place, ample parking. Entrance is around back, off quadra, I wasn't sure if I was entering the back of the store. Their doors line up so you walk into one and there's another with an employee sign lol so I went here after the in laws gave us left overs of donair to try. Loved it. I got 2 12" donairs, knowing it's large and it's two servings in 1. This isn't a subway 12".. so two took 10mins. Tons of beef. Wish there was more veggies. Lol my partners looked better than mine, my lettuce was getting old and was some core. So if you like veggies, maybe add your own. Looks like to bits of lettuce, one slice of tomato and a finely sliced rings of onion. Not too bad. Paper bags with handles. Lots of advertising. Website is a little confusing. I will add pics of the menu pamphlet too. read more

Athena's Place - a purple shopping bag - Pizza Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

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The DONAIR is to die for! Make sure to get the extra sauce, cuz you are going to need it! 5 - Star YUM YUM.

The best donairs and souvlaki anywhere! They've been around forever and even though the donair sauce is like sweet sauce, so traditional tzatziki is better with the chicken. Either way they're delicious. Huge chunks of roasted garlic in the souvlaki make it so flavorful. read more

I'm a repeat customer for sure ..their pasta are to die for so is that conair sandwich its humongous !! the chicken souvlaki wrap is also amazing .."you gotta eat here " read more

I've been meaning to share my compliments for Athena's. . . . I've had take out from here three times this year, and would recommend it to folks who crave souvlaki or donairs or Greek salad. The donairs are the hugest I've ever seen! One donair feeds two people with a salad share. Seriously good value. The donair sauce is too sweet for me, but the tzatziki works even better. It tastes fresh made, lke they either made it, or the Mediterranean Specialty store down the way. Very creamy and fresh garlicky. One order of the Greek salad is surprisingly huge too, enough for two people. Generous balance of tomatoes, peppers, english cucumber, flavourful herb Greek dressing and more kalamata olive and feta than I've ever seen from a take out joint or restaurant delivery. So yummy. You have to be really hungry though. They do deliver till early in the morn, and pizza too, which friends have given two thumbs up on. From what it looks like from the outside and the take out, it's nothing special, but persevere and you will find a real gem to order dinner from with good food and value. read more

Amazing footlong donairs. Heads up: you need to order 2 for delivery - so bring your appetite. Some of the best donairs in Victoria, if not the best! read more

Great pizza, they load the topping on. If your a pizza lover this is a must, support a local family restaurant and your taste buds will thank you along with the community read more

The food was decent but the service was extremely unsatisfactory. I had ordered two donairs from Athena's which came to a total of 31.25 after tip and tax. The food as previously stated was decent but the issue stemmed from the delivery man and who I can assume is the owner or manager. Upon delivery I was told the price and given the machine to pay by debit, gave a decent tip and was told my card was declined. This was strange because I knew I had the funds, but I told the delivery man I would try again. I tried again and the machine accepted and after confirming with the delivery man that I would only be charged once he left, much like any other delivery service. The real problem began when I checked my on-line bank statement the next day. I saw that I had been charged twice, racking up a bill of ~63 dollars for two donairs. This seemed a bit unreasonable so I decided to call Athena's to see if I could get a refund, big mistake. Immediately I was greeted by a grumpy cook who refused to give me a refund, arguing that it was the fault of the bank and no problem of his, he told me to go discuss this with the bank and get my refund through them. To the bank I went. At the bank I told them of my issue and they gave me a printed statement to show to the owner and perhaps that might bring him to giving me a refund. I went to Athena's with the statement and the man from the phone insisted it was the banks problem and not his, even though all the evidence pointed to me being charged twice and the money being in his hands. Fed up I finally went back to the bank to see if there was any hope to get my money back. They said they could issue a dispute but it would take up to 30 days to conclude with no guarantee of getting my money back. I issued a dispute. Two weeks later I decided to check whether I had been reimbursed for this lengthy process and found I had not. I called up Athena's once more to see if we could get this sorted, big mistake #2. After being yelled at for even suggesting that I get a refund (I doubt this man has ever heard of customer satisfaction or even the word respect) he told me if it meant that much to me I should call the police and hung up. I did. The police were a great help, even though I felt super foolish for calling. They essentially told me what I assumed would be the case, that it was a civil dispute matter and if I wanted to get the money back I would have to go to court. My time isn't worth that little that I would go this route, so Instead I wait on my bank to get me a refund (fingers crossed) and wrote this review to dissuade people. TL;DR I was charged twice for my food. After being yelled at by the owner that he would not give me a refund he insisted I go to the police. Extremely poor customer service, get your donairs and pizza somewhere else. read more

One of the best delivered pizzas I've ever had. Showed up so quickly the bottom was still crisp. Had the vegetarian (hold the green bell peppers, add feta) and the vegetables still had a little firmness to them. Excellent crust, sauce and cheese. Highly recommended! read more

I always order the Donair, it's been the same for years. Amazing! Pizza rules too, I stick with these!

One of the best pizzas you can buy in town same owners for as long as I can remember excellent pizza excellent service, especially with fresh tomatoes on the pizza!! Not to mention their donairs are fantastic and the sauce is right on spot...... Can't believe more people are going here every day I eat here at least four times a month if not more, try the meat lovers with onions D read more

Great donairs that's no lie but the service is so bad that i can't even think about supporting this place. When ordering delivery 70% of the time no one answers ever, the rest of the time you get additude and bitchy comments. I once waited 3 hours for my order and no one answered the phone or email during that time. When I got my food it was cold, slimy and greasy. Will never order again read more

I read the reviews and didn't really believe all reports that a single donair could provide for multiple meals. But its true, I brought my hunger and could wolf down 1/3 of the meatiest donair i've tasted. Recommend a greek salad that was loaded with tomatoes in the winter, red and green peppers, a decent amount of feta. Highly recommend for value and taste. For street food take away this is a good as it gets. read more

This was the biggest Donair I've ever laid my eyes on. This SOB (son of a bitch) will fill you to the brim and push you to your breaking point ! That sweeeeet sweet Halifax taziki tastes better than a cold corona on a hot Friday night. Although it is free delivery, it would be a shame to not experience the lavish and industrial charm of Athena's restaurant. The service is impeccable and trumped only by the staff it's self. This is your one stop shop for Donair's and diarrhea read more

Great food and service. The 2 for 1 is sweet. The biggest and best donairs in the world

haven't been here yet, but it's more than just pizza. pasta, donairs and souvlakis....too bad they don't deliver during lunch in DT. read more

Definitely not about the service here. Being an east coaster it's hard to find a good donair out here and this is the closest I've come to the real thing. read more

Sweet sauce on Donair was way to sweat... Toppings weren't fresh but the meat was tasty. The donairs were huge but it also took me 7 calls to finally get ahold of someone who worked there. All in all the service was bad, when I asked how much I owed him he said $15.13 but it was $13.13. read more

Heard about a massive Donair that Athenas offers for 13.50$ Came from Langford with a buddy to grab one. We took them back to my place talk about awesome! The size is incredible value for you're money and tasted awesome! Loved the tzatziki sauce which is a little sweet. Absolutely loaded with meat. My friend joked about asking for double meat because Madgreeks in Langford offers so little in their donair. Boy was he wrong this one from Athenas absolutely knocks it out of the park! Well worth the drive in from Langford and was still hot when we got home. read more

Omg the best donairs in Victoria and they are huge and the yogurt sauce is to die for absolutely love it.The portions are huge and would feed 2 people I always order a beef donair Greek salad and extra yogurt sauce it does me two meals sometimes three .Will definitely be ordering again real soon read more

Best donair in town! The prices are more reasonable compared to all six other pizza places I have tried. Give good amount of toppings compared to others in town as well. If there is a better value for the money, I haven't found it yet. read more

Food was nothing special but when I tried to talk to the owner about the bill because of a mistake with the machine charging me twice, he was extremely rude and started yelling. Very bad customer service. Will not be returning and do not recommend. read more

Terrible, rude service and won't deliver to certain places downtown. Wow.

Used to order donairs all the time until they made a mistake with my order then continued to blame me. When they corrected it they still made me pay difference while complaining that it was my fault. What a way to treat customers. Will not go again. DO NOT RECOMMEND. read more

Wow! This unassuming (looks like a family operation) neighborhood pizza joint ROCKED my world tonight! It's been a LONG time since I've felt like I got great value from a pizza place, usually we get pizza's from Romeo's because it's consistently decent, although not great. BUT THIS PLACE, WOW! I ate three slices and I'm full, they are absolutely loaded, and the topings are QUALITY, and the pizza sauce has real flavor unlike a lot of bland stuff most places use, cheese is a mix of mozza & edam,( I asked :)). We ordered two mediums for pickup, 1st pizza was capicollo, ground beef, feta & mushroom ~ you can taste the smoke on the BIG bacon chunks, lots of feta, big mushroom chunks (diced, not sliced), and tasty capicollo you can actually taste the hot pepper spice in the meat. 2nd Pizza was a Hawaian, plus Ground Beef and Mushrooms, with tons of sweet pineapple, and real ham slices, diced mushrooms, and spiced ground beef chunks. They said they are open latest in town, 4-am Friday, 3-am weekends, and 2-am weekdays, and they deliver all over the city. They also offer HUGE souvlaki & donairs, haven't tried those yet. I knew there was something to these pizzas when I carried them out because they were so heavy it felt like there was a brick inside each box. They are only Pickup & Delivery, there is a large parking lot at the rear for pickups. Located right across the street from the Keg, on Quadra. Total was $28.25 + $3.39 Hst = $31.64 ~ I'll be back! read more