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    Greek Taverna

    3.5 (322 reviews)
    ModerateGreek, Mediterranean
    Open 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Wei H.

    Greek food by Edgewater NJ. Nice decoration and chill vibes. The staff are friendly. Food is average tho. Fish is good but chicken is kinda dry. The seafood sampler tastes salty. Mashed Eggplant did not taste like eggplant. Not really sure what they add into it. But everything is in big portion. I basically had 2-3 meals out of that.

    Gyro, chicken souvlaki, seafood platter, Greek salad, hummus and roasted egg plant.
    Sumi K.

    Greek food at Edgewater, NJ Ordered online and took out the food. Once food is ordered they tell you when it could be picked up and their is a parking space in front of the restaurant. Their hummus and roasted eggplant were fresh and delicious with pita breads. The Greek salad was so so. The falafel and chicken souvlaki platter were on the dry side. But we enjoyed gyro and seafood platter. The octopus was very tender and tasty.

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    Chris E.

    Really good food, good service and great location by the water. Our family came here for Mother's Day lunch and I was pleasantly surprised at how good the food was. I knew that the restaurant was relatively low-key and seemingly not super popular due to the fact that there were many open reservation slots available on Resy, but, it actually got quite busy by the time we left. We came in for an 11:30am reservation and the restaurant was pretty much empty at the time. What I did love was the interior decor and how it brought me back to when I visited Santorini and Mykonos a decade ago. Literally everything in the restaurant was white, except the blue chairs. I saw on Yelp that they had done a significant reno years ago, so it definitely paid off. Service was quick throughout our lunch and we were served our food very quickly. Here's a quick run through of what we ordered: SEAFOOD PLATTER (FOR TWO) - OCTOPUS, CALAMARI & GRILLED JUMBO SHRIMP SERVED WITH LEMON OLIVE DRESSING -- Really, really good. The seafood was fresh and there was plenty of it - although a lot more of the calamari than anything else. We definitely could have used more octopus and shrimp, but a solid starter nevertheless. GYRO PLATTER - HOMEMADE GYROS SERVED WITH PITA BREAD, TZATZIKI, SALAD AND HAND-CUT FRIES -- This entree was HUGEEEE. I wasn't expecting such a massive serving, but it easily could have fed 2 people. The gyro was excellent and so was the simple salad. I loved that they gave a nice portion of tzatziki, WHICH you can use for the complimentary bread that they give you at the start of your meal. CHICKEN SOUVLAKI - MARINATED CHUNKS OF CHICKEN ON A SKEWER GRILLED OVER CHARCOAL, SERVED WITH RICE -- The rice was good, but, the chicken was absolutely on the dry side. It was too be expected. I was hesitant to order this, but we figured our kids could share it since it was chicken. COLOSSAL TIGER PRAWNS WITH HERB RICE AND BROCCOLI -- There were 4 prawns in total, split in half, and my wife loved the flavors of it. I had 1 of the prawns and thought it was really good too. However, it was advertised as "COLOSSAL" and they didn't seem that colossal. Also, for $38, it would have been nice to have gotten 2-3 more prawns on the plate. Overall, we enjoyed our meal here. The flavors of the food were excellent, but we just wish we had more of it, especially the octopus in the seafood platter and prawns in the entree. Definitely a restaurant to visit if you're looking for a low-key, yet delicious meal.

    Mary K.

    Fast Service Friendly Owner and Employee. Love going there. Thank you Great Atmosphere with the feel of Greece

    Shrimp Santorini
    Tifane R.

    Good food, friendly servers, nice relaxed atmosphere. I love that they are byob, so you can bring what you like to drink and are not limited by only what they offer. Parking is tricky here and is hard to find on a Fri night or weekend. Downstairs parking is a MUST!

    Greek salad, Pita bread...
    Dom C.

    The food was fresh & delicious, the service by Caesar was great, the decor and ambiance was excellent (the place is spotless, the authentic Greek music was playing at the proper volume). A wonderful dining experience! I had the Greek salad, with warm pita bread, and baklava for dessert.

    House made pita bread
    Kathleen A.

    The food was amazing. I had the grilled salmon entre served with a large delicious vegetable medley and rice. My companion had the whole branzino rice and broccoli. We had feta and humus and grilled octopus appetizers. Everything was wonderful. Cesar was our server and he was helpful and fun. The restaurant is cute not cutesy and feels like you could be transported to Santorini Greece. We loved it. Thanks to all.

    Seafood Platter for 2
    Keyla P.

    The food was very tasty the shrimp and octopus were really delicious. The tzatziki sauce was spot on. Salad was good. I thought the chicken skewers were okay a bit dry. The service was good and the interior was decorated nicely on the side I sat in. The ambiance was peaceful. Will be back!

    Spit fire gyro
    Mel W.

    Arrived for brunch the food was very good. It seemed freshly prepared and authentic.There was at least a 30 minute wait to receive the food but, everything arrived together, hot and well prepared. I ordered the spit fired gyro, it is prepared with beef and lamb. The meat was very tender and thinly sliced the tzatziki was very good, creamy and thick. It came with potatoes and cucumber salad, very fresh and a plentiful portion. The interior was well maintained, the table we sat at was nicely decorated. The service was attentive and I would return when in the area again.

    Jane M.

    Great atmosphere and service. Most of what we ate were flavorful. Recommend the risotto and the spare rib ravioli. Calamari and the octopus were very tender as well

    Gyro Wrap
    Marilu S.

    I did a order pick up from Greek Taverna and they were pretty quick with having my order ready. I ordered the lamb gyro wrap and it was delicious. I would definitely want to order more food from them. It was my first time trying this restaurant and I really liked it. My plate was full of food and the fries were amazing. They followed instructions as requested on the app so I would say this place is a 10/10 recommendation

    Enxhi B.

    Stopped here for dinner on the way to dropping off family at the airport. It wasn't very busy so we were able to get a table for 5. Ambiance is pretty casual. Food was average but not very impressive.. it was an ok dinner but nothing special in our opinion.

    Petit mousaka with potato

    It is a nice small Greek restaurant. The stuff is kind, fast. That small appetizer is just so great! Mousaka is my favorite there. On the photo it is with potato, but you can have it with salad, which I prefer. Food is delicious and the price is also very good. It became a regular place pretty quickly for me.

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