This is no longer a Greek restaurant...burgers and mac n cheese.... Was not expecting that change....
Mary Higgins-Bucher
Great entertainment with Dave Lowe!
J B
This makes me sad. I love their food and the ambience is very warm. That is where it ends. This was the worst Valentine's Day dinner ever. 2 hours and five minutes from seating to paying the check and leaving. They had one sever for a full house and one person sort of helping with drinks. 25 minutes until anyone took our drink order. I witnessed customers walking out after being seated and waiting at least 20 mins for a glass of wine. I watched 2 parties the employees turned away at the door. They actually did those people a favor. The main theme of these reviews going back 12 months is wait staff turn over. The two ladies working the floor tonight will almost certainly quit soon. They must have been embarrassed beyond belief. I spoke to Effie (sp?) who I was told is the manager or owner. She appears to be the primary cook and at that she excels. She did not apologize for our experience and was clearly overwhelmed. Effie if your reading this, please hire 3-4 rock star wait staff and maybe another cook and pay them more than your competition. A few well paid, talented and motivated people helping you can save this restaurant. This place has been in business since 1986 and I am so disappointed they may not make it. We were so glad not to eat at a chain restaurant tonight and sadly we may never return. Please fix Hellas Cafe! Indianapolis needs you!
Lloyd W.
Like a previous reviewer mentioned, I've been coming here 20+ years and have been very happy until today. Great food, great atmosphere, but the service has tanked. So much so that I may not be back. It should not take 3+ hours to get dinner. Service for everything was so slow, we joked about going elsewhere to have a happy hour until our drinks and food were ready. The server was nice but seriously people, one server to thirty patrons is not a good ratio. You need to fix this. It's Valentines Day for goodness sake. You should have been better prepared. And, all of our bills were messed up. Couldn't keep anything straight. You need to fix this - you're ruining two decades of good experiences.
Eric W.
I've been a patron of this restaurant for 20+ years and never been unhappy until Friday night February 7, 2020. Short staffed, terrible food, super long wait for each course. I ordered a side of Greek potatoes, recieved 1 potatoe, here's the actual picture of that potatoe.
Tool Man
Great food and very clean friendly staff. Definitely coming back.
Rod Ruger
I used to eat in Greektown in Detroit. Excellent food, etc. Hoosiers don't know great Greek food from a milk-dud. This place is a l***** Why? Probably because it is not owned/run by true Greek restaurateurs. Hoosiers will eat and accept anything, which explains the mediocre dining in and around Indy. Avoid.
Jimmie Kins
Having a lot of vegetarian options is such a plus plus! And the server was super sweet and offered perfect recommendations. Thanks for everything! Can't wait for next time
Symona Miles
The owner is not professional and curses out her staff. She calls them stupid and has the people who are not qualified to be working on the line work on the line. Unsanitary conditions. A staff that is obviously very poorly taken care of and lacks training. The food takes an hour, even during slow days, to be delivered to the table. Hellas Cafe needs a new owner. She’s not qualified like her grandparents were and she doesn’t care about her guests and employees like her grandparents.
Amanda Sia
Atmosphere was beautiful. Very friendly staff. We went on a Friday evening and they had gentleman playing live piano, Christmas songs. I gave 4 stars because it did seem they were low on staff and the food wasn't very warm when we got it.
If you don't mind waiting over 45 minutes JUST for the appetizers, then having your food come out sporadically. Then by all means! This is the restaurant for you! The food was good but the service left something to be desired! I'm sure there are other Greek restaurants where the food is as good but WAY better service!
dayrunner1000
They have great service and the food is awesome
A F.
Just walked out at 1:40pm today (Friday, Dec 20). That's an odd hour and there were only a couple of tables of people finishing up lunch. Unfortunately, the man in front of me placed a carryout order. The hostess took his order, then seated me, then went to the kitchen. In the next 10 minutes, nobody ever came out of the kitchen. Nobody spoke to me. In fact, nobody saw me leave. Near as I can tell, the cook and the hostess in the kitchen were the only staff. I like to eat in family-owned restaurants and was interested to try this one, but the risk is that nobody is actually running the place. That's what happened today. Edited 4 hours later: I mentioned this on the Hellas Facebook page, the owner called me within about 4 hours, and they made a strong effort to apologize and make it right. Full credit. The event really happened, but anybody who sees this should know the positive way they responded.
John Ibrahim
Great food, very nice atmosphere, food always fresh!
Nicole Newman
We love Hellas! Tuesday nights kids eat free and there is a lovely lady who does face painting and balloon creations! Wonderful experience every time.
This is no longer a Greek restaurant...burgers and mac n cheese.... Was not expecting that change....
Great entertainment with Dave Lowe!
This makes me sad. I love their food and the ambience is very warm. That is where it ends. This was the worst Valentine's Day dinner ever. 2 hours and five minutes from seating to paying the check and leaving. They had one sever for a full house and one person sort of helping with drinks. 25 minutes until anyone took our drink order. I witnessed customers walking out after being seated and waiting at least 20 mins for a glass of wine. I watched 2 parties the employees turned away at the door. They actually did those people a favor. The main theme of these reviews going back 12 months is wait staff turn over. The two ladies working the floor tonight will almost certainly quit soon. They must have been embarrassed beyond belief. I spoke to Effie (sp?) who I was told is the manager or owner. She appears to be the primary cook and at that she excels. She did not apologize for our experience and was clearly overwhelmed. Effie if your reading this, please hire 3-4 rock star wait staff and maybe another cook and pay them more than your competition. A few well paid, talented and motivated people helping you can save this restaurant. This place has been in business since 1986 and I am so disappointed they may not make it. We were so glad not to eat at a chain restaurant tonight and sadly we may never return. Please fix Hellas Cafe! Indianapolis needs you!
Like a previous reviewer mentioned, I've been coming here 20+ years and have been very happy until today. Great food, great atmosphere, but the service has tanked. So much so that I may not be back. It should not take 3+ hours to get dinner. Service for everything was so slow, we joked about going elsewhere to have a happy hour until our drinks and food were ready. The server was nice but seriously people, one server to thirty patrons is not a good ratio. You need to fix this. It's Valentines Day for goodness sake. You should have been better prepared. And, all of our bills were messed up. Couldn't keep anything straight. You need to fix this - you're ruining two decades of good experiences.
I've been a patron of this restaurant for 20+ years and never been unhappy until Friday night February 7, 2020. Short staffed, terrible food, super long wait for each course. I ordered a side of Greek potatoes, recieved 1 potatoe, here's the actual picture of that potatoe.
Great food and very clean friendly staff. Definitely coming back.
I used to eat in Greektown in Detroit. Excellent food, etc. Hoosiers don't know great Greek food from a milk-dud. This place is a l***** Why? Probably because it is not owned/run by true Greek restaurateurs. Hoosiers will eat and accept anything, which explains the mediocre dining in and around Indy. Avoid.
Having a lot of vegetarian options is such a plus plus! And the server was super sweet and offered perfect recommendations. Thanks for everything! Can't wait for next time
The owner is not professional and curses out her staff. She calls them stupid and has the people who are not qualified to be working on the line work on the line. Unsanitary conditions. A staff that is obviously very poorly taken care of and lacks training. The food takes an hour, even during slow days, to be delivered to the table. Hellas Cafe needs a new owner. She’s not qualified like her grandparents were and she doesn’t care about her guests and employees like her grandparents.
Atmosphere was beautiful. Very friendly staff. We went on a Friday evening and they had gentleman playing live piano, Christmas songs. I gave 4 stars because it did seem they were low on staff and the food wasn't very warm when we got it.
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If you don't mind waiting over 45 minutes JUST for the appetizers, then having your food come out sporadically. Then by all means! This is the restaurant for you! The food was good but the service left something to be desired! I'm sure there are other Greek restaurants where the food is as good but WAY better service!
They have great service and the food is awesome
Just walked out at 1:40pm today (Friday, Dec 20). That's an odd hour and there were only a couple of tables of people finishing up lunch. Unfortunately, the man in front of me placed a carryout order. The hostess took his order, then seated me, then went to the kitchen. In the next 10 minutes, nobody ever came out of the kitchen. Nobody spoke to me. In fact, nobody saw me leave. Near as I can tell, the cook and the hostess in the kitchen were the only staff. I like to eat in family-owned restaurants and was interested to try this one, but the risk is that nobody is actually running the place. That's what happened today. Edited 4 hours later: I mentioned this on the Hellas Facebook page, the owner called me within about 4 hours, and they made a strong effort to apologize and make it right. Full credit. The event really happened, but anybody who sees this should know the positive way they responded.
Great food, very nice atmosphere, food always fresh!
We love Hellas! Tuesday nights kids eat free and there is a lovely lady who does face painting and balloon creations! Wonderful experience every time.