Over the years, I have gone to "Daphne's" (formerly known as "Daphne's Greek Cafe") on multiple occasions. They once had a location in Midtown Sacramento (at 18th & S) but that location had closed way back in the early 2010's. Which brings me to their only location which is in Roseville. Located directly on Sierra College Blvd. & Douglas Blvd., this Daphne's is located in the Renaissance Shopping Center which offers a ton of popular businesses including HomeGoods, Safeway, Jack's Urban Eats, & McDonald's.
I came here on the afternoon of 12/5/2020 around 1:30pm. The weather was an unusually warm 68° degrees but that was ideal since at the time, they were only allowing outdoor dining and to-go orders. Since this was around my 5th time eating here, I was already familiar with their menu of popular Mediterranean styled food. Everything from falafels, & salads to pita sandwiches & complete skewer entrees. Business was thriving as several people were in line to order as well as quite a few people waiting for their food. The inside is spacious but with indoor dining restrictions in effect, it looked larger than it actually was.
I ended up ordering their "Surf & Turf Plate" (for $12.99) as my lunch of choice. This consisted of a combination of a grilled shrimp skewer and a steak skewer served on a bed of seasoned basmati rice with roasted vegetables, tzatziki sauce, and warm pita bread. I ordered a lemonade as my drink of choice. Since I had told the cashier that I'd be dining outside, he told me they would be bringing my food out to me.
It was very busy so I waited a good 20 minutes for my food to arrive. To my disappointment, they had forgotten to include both my sides of tzatziki sauce AND pita bread. In all the years I have been dining here, this is the first time this has happened to me. I basically had to get up, walk back inside, & let one of the employees know I was missing these two items. Fortunately the employee who originally brought out my food did bring my missing items.
As far as the overall flavor, the shrimp was seasoned very nicely. However, they were very skimpy on the steak with mostly grilled veggies dominating the skewer. There was an abundance of rice but just not enough of the actual surf & turf at around $14 (after tax). I do have to say that the prices are just too much for the amount of food that you receive. With that said and done, I am giving "Daphne's" in Roseville just an average three-star rating. Decent food but pricey and just subpar service make this a spot that has potential to do much better but this recent visit was just A-OK to me. read more