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Esquire Restaurant

3.3 (134 reviews)
ModerateGreek, Salad, Sandwiches
Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Chicken poutine
Jimena B.

If you're looking for a Greek restaurant with huge portions, this is the place to visit. The food tastes really good, and the service is excellent. The ambiance of the restaurant is quite normal; it doesn't have a particularly aesthetic feel.

Chicken souvlaki dinner with rice and potatoes
Navnit S.

This restaurant is great for when you are craving Greek food. The food is 10/10!! We got the chicken souvlaki dinner and it came with rice potatoes and salad. Enough to feed two people. Prices were great too but only negative was the fact that it is cash only so had to find a bank to take out cash. I took off a star cause of that. Other than that the restaurant is big, clean, and open till late too!

Onion rings
Gary T.

Went to Esquire yesterday for lunch after some recommendations from co workers and friends. Service was friendly and the location was well kept and clean. Ordered a homeburger and onion rings. Onion rings a bit soggy, due to the take out container. Homeburger was ok, nothing too special. Not sure this restaurant would be on the top of my list of go tos, with Johnnys Hamburger and others around the neighbourhood.

Chicken Souvlaki Dinner
Lakshay V.

Honestly Esquire's food is amazing. I got the chicken souvlaki plate, and the flavours of the chicken are spot on, however the bread was little bit hard. The restaurant itself is pretty neat overall. The only drawback is that they're cash only. Otherwise, I definitely recommend checking it out!

Chicken Dinner Plate

Have a Chicken dinner plate, the portions are first of all so HUGE! Worth every dollar! And the best part, it tastes so damn amazing!!!

Chicken Souvlaki Dinner with Rice and Potatoes
Imelda M.

Long-standing Greek spot for souvlaki, steak, gyros and grilled BBQ platters. This late-night, CASH ONLY, eatery has been serving fast food counter service and takeaway orders to customers since 1981. They've raised their prices due to inflation but the food quality has remained the same. Their chargrilled Chicken Souvlaki Dinner is tender, juicy, and comes with a generous amount of tzatziki, garlic bread, salad, fries or rice with potato. Their burgers are not bad, if you're looking for an alternative to Johnny's Hamburgers in the next plaza.

Chicken souvlaki dinner
Daniel C.

Updated this for COVID-19 situation. Came here with a takeout order of gyro on pita and hamburger. Definitely stick to the Greek items not the hamburger/hotdogs. Everything was ready on time. Gyro on pita is delicious - thick multiple cuts of gyro on a pita bread with tomatoes and onions and sauce. Delicious. Come back for this every time. Hamburger was okay. Probably just a normal frozen patty on a burger bun with lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup and mustard. Decent sized burger diameter wise but the patty is decently thin. Probably wouldn't get it again. The price is hard to beat though - for both items, just came to 10$.

Chris C.

Esquire has been around for a long time, serving up decent Greek food until the wee hours of the morning, making it a great late night spot. It's a simple place with ordering and pickup at the counter and ample seating. Cash only. It was late and we were hungry. There were a few diners there when we arrived and a few waiting for their orders but we ordered right away and found a table. We ordered a Pork Souvlaki dinner, Gyros on a pita, and two small Greek salads. THE GOOD. The food was tasty and the portions were on the generous side. The prices are very good for what you get. THE BAD. REALLY BAD. The service here is terribly SLOW! I usually give a business the benefit of the doubt when I read reviews but I see I'm just one of many that have the same complaint. It took around 45 minutes to prepare our order! It was very obvious that we weren't the only ones waiting and getting irritated. It was also very obvious that orders weren't being prepared in the sequence they were received in. A party of four arrived after us, ate, and left before we did. Another gentleman was waiting for his takeout order before we got there and we got our order before he did. He was understandably not happy. Another fellow arrived while we were waiting and got his order fairly quickly. With an open kitchen, we observed no reason for the delay in preparing orders. The staff just had no sense of urgency and didn't seem to care that customers were complaining. CONCLUSION. Esquire represents a good value for Greek food if you don't mind crappy service. I do.

Chicken souvlaki dinner
Yasmin M.

Esquire is my go-to place for a souvlaki or Greek food craving. Everything is made fresh to order, prices are super reasonable and the food always tastes great! My friend told me about this place and I've been going ever since. Just a heads up, their tzatziki sauce is pretty heavy on the garlic. Also there's a great Greek pastry place next door definitely worth it to finish a great Greek meal.

Cook not wearing mask while cooking.
Martinn L.

Cook does not wear mask while preparing food. In fact, he was rapping (singing) while grilling the food on the grill. Manager said nothing to this cook about not wearing a mask or SINGING while preparing the food. Will not go back until pandemic is over. Too risky.

Gyros on a pita ! Sooo good !
Wize M.

Best Greek food in Scarborough. I have tried the chicken souvlaki dinner, the pork souvlaki dinner, the gyros on a pita and I must say everything is always delicious and I've never been disappointed. Freshly prepared with fresh ingredients and decent portions. If your looking for good Greek food , check this place out! Make sure to call ahead to place your order as they are very busy, and they only except cash. Wish I had a better picture of this gyros ;) but it was the best!

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I wish Toronto had more late night sit down restaurants. I am so thankful for Esquire and their amazing chicken souvlaki dinner for $18.50!

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The food at the restaurant is amazing and the portions are great! Staff is helpful and great ambience

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very good food with very nice service. Would definitely recommend going anytime you are in the area!

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the service was phenomenal Levi was friendly knowledgeable and efficient the food was great felt like I was in Greek town

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Order in advance and they only accept cash. Otherwise a decent place for Greek food.

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