I rarely ever write reviews, but my experience at Esperia Grill in Brighton was so bad that I feel obligated to warn others. From start to finish, this was one of the most unpleasant restaurant visits I’ve ever had.
The food was terrible — bland, greasy, and poorly cooked. What was supposed to be fresh Mediterranean cuisine tasted like it had been sitting under a heat lamp for hours. To make things worse, I actually started feeling sick after eating there, which says everything you need to know about the quality and handling of their food.
The service was equally awful. The staff seemed completely disinterested and unprofessional — slow, inattentive, and borderline rude. Plates were slammed down on the table without a word, refills were ignored, and when I politely mentioned that something tasted off, I was met with a shrug.
The restaurant itself wasn’t even clean — sticky tables, dirty utensils, and a generally unpleasant atmosphere. I honestly can’t believe this place has any good reviews.
Save your time, your money, and your stomach — avoid Esperia Grill at all costs. There are plenty of great restaurants in Brighton; this is absolutely not one of them.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Betty Chin
The best Avgolemono (chicken lemon soup), very delicious, flavorful and not salty. The stuffed grape leaves were just as good. The prices were reasonable and fair. The service was outstanding and hospitable, and the decor was nice with many pictures of Greece, a clean restaurant. I highly recommend Esperia Grill and I’ll definitely return and try the other dishes too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Boya Tan
It was a very bad experience. My husband and children passed by here. Because the restaurant was closed (the restaurant was closed but there were still people preparing to close), we could only choose the DD next door to buy something to eat casually. My husband parked the car in the parking lot shared by this DD and them. I went to DD to buy donuts. While waiting in the car, my child wanted to go to the toilet, but DD's bathroom was always in use, so I took my child to another restaurant on the road to borrow the bathroom. When my child and I returned to the car, the owner of the restaurant called a tow truck very rudely and forced us to give We can only be allowed to leave by 60 dollars. I told my husband that our consumption voucher was shared by DD. We were spending in DD, and you had no reason to tow our car. He completely ignored it and scolded us loudly that we had to pay. I didn't want to compromise, and my husband also called the police, but The police seemed to be used to the behavior of this restaurant. They answered directly that there was no way to solve their problem. I couldn't imagine that there would be such a bad rule of law and service in this country. Because we were blocked by a trailer and stood in a stalemate for nearly an hour, my child had been scared to tears by the other party's roar. My husband thought it was best to leave as soon as possible for the safety of me and my children. Later, we were forced to pay them 60 dollars, but this was not reasonable, and it was not my voluntary. Don't go to the worst restaurant!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
A S
Finally some really good authentic Greek food. Recently ordered take out first time and my Greek mother loved the lamb. Mic drop!! My husband loved the chicken gyro and the yummy sides. We plan to frequent here often. We live further outside Boston but worth the trip. Bravo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frank Sacchetti
Edit: now I understand - the bad reviews are from people who are mad because they’re strict about parking, none of them actually got food there. I don’t blame them btw, they have 4 spots and customers from every business in the area try to park there all the time. That’s a real shame, google should really reign these reviewers in or make them prove they purchased food there.
It’s crazy to me that this place has 4.3 stars. This is hands down the best Greek food and some of the best food you can get in Boston.
The octopus is out of this world. You can’t even compare it to anything else. The pork gyros are amazing, the fried feta, everything is top notch. I eat there probably once a week for the last two years and it never lets me down. Probably my favorite restaurant in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicholas Georgopoulos
Hands down the most disrespectful staff ever!! pulled in to go in Dunks as I was walking in some old lady came out of the restaurant yelling you can’t park here. I am gonna have you towed.
Isabelle Leibler
Horrible service. Staff was incredibly rude. Do not support this establishment.
Tim Tryste
Ordered their half chicken plate and been sick all weekend. Doc ran tests, confirmed campylobacter infection. Unsanitary conditions. Undercooked chicken. Stay away from this place. Rude owner. Tense atmosphere. On the bright side, I lost 8 lbs in two days hah!
I would give this restaurant a 0/5 if I could. The service was terrible and the owners were extremely rude and irritable. First, they came and yelled at me when I was trying to park in their parking lot even though I was a customer. Not only were they disrespectful to me as a customer, but they were yelling at their employees as my food was being prepared. I explained that I have a dairy allergy and even though I ordered a gyro with no feta, when I finally got my order there was feta all over it and it was completely unsalvageable. The owners had no sympathy, offered no refund, and refused to remake the order. My husband ate his gyro and said the meat was dry and completely flavorless. The terrible atmosphere could be overlooked if the food was halfway decent. Too bad it was an all around 0 stars for me. I will not be returning and DO NOT recommend Esperia Grill, especially to anyone with food allergies.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jacqueline Kassis
It’s definitely not the best Greek / Middle East food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Hoda Javadikasgari
Very unethical and rude personnel. The parking in front of it is for both Dunkin and this Grill and this lady runs after you if you park there to go to Dunkin and mot to their grill and threaten you that they will tow your car!!!!! Unbelievable
Alexis Assad
Literally the best chicken gyro I’ve ever had. Seasoned perfectly and has a great charred texture to the meat. It’s addictive, a must try!
I rarely ever write reviews, but my experience at Esperia Grill in Brighton was so bad that I feel obligated to warn others. From start to finish, this was one of the most unpleasant restaurant visits I’ve ever had.
The food was terrible — bland, greasy, and poorly cooked. What was supposed to be fresh Mediterranean cuisine tasted like it had been sitting under a heat lamp for hours. To make things worse, I actually started feeling sick after eating there, which says everything you need to know about the quality and handling of their food.
The service was equally awful. The staff seemed completely disinterested and unprofessional — slow, inattentive, and borderline rude. Plates were slammed down on the table without a word, refills were ignored, and when I politely mentioned that something tasted off, I was met with a shrug.
The restaurant itself wasn’t even clean — sticky tables, dirty utensils, and a generally unpleasant atmosphere. I honestly can’t believe this place has any good reviews.
Save your time, your money, and your stomach — avoid Esperia Grill at all costs. There are plenty of great restaurants in Brighton; this is absolutely not one of them.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The best Avgolemono (chicken lemon soup), very delicious, flavorful and not salty. The stuffed grape leaves were just as good. The prices were reasonable and fair. The service was outstanding and hospitable, and the decor was nice with many pictures of Greece, a clean restaurant. I highly recommend Esperia Grill and I’ll definitely return and try the other dishes too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was a very bad experience. My husband and children passed by here. Because the restaurant was closed (the restaurant was closed but there were still people preparing to close), we could only choose the DD next door to buy something to eat casually. My husband parked the car in the parking lot shared by this DD and them. I went to DD to buy donuts. While waiting in the car, my child wanted to go to the toilet, but DD's bathroom was always in use, so I took my child to another restaurant on the road to borrow the bathroom. When my child and I returned to the car, the owner of the restaurant called a tow truck very rudely and forced us to give We can only be allowed to leave by 60 dollars. I told my husband that our consumption voucher was shared by DD. We were spending in DD, and you had no reason to tow our car. He completely ignored it and scolded us loudly that we had to pay. I didn't want to compromise, and my husband also called the police, but The police seemed to be used to the behavior of this restaurant. They answered directly that there was no way to solve their problem. I couldn't imagine that there would be such a bad rule of law and service in this country. Because we were blocked by a trailer and stood in a stalemate for nearly an hour, my child had been scared to tears by the other party's roar. My husband thought it was best to leave as soon as possible for the safety of me and my children. Later, we were forced to pay them 60 dollars, but this was not reasonable, and it was not my voluntary. Don't go to the worst restaurant!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Finally some really good authentic Greek food. Recently ordered take out first time and my Greek mother loved the lamb. Mic drop!! My husband loved the chicken gyro and the yummy sides. We plan to frequent here often. We live further outside Boston but worth the trip. Bravo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Edit: now I understand - the bad reviews are from people who are mad because they’re strict about parking, none of them actually got food there. I don’t blame them btw, they have 4 spots and customers from every business in the area try to park there all the time. That’s a real shame, google should really reign these reviewers in or make them prove they purchased food there.
It’s crazy to me that this place has 4.3 stars. This is hands down the best Greek food and some of the best food you can get in Boston.
The octopus is out of this world. You can’t even compare it to anything else. The pork gyros are amazing, the fried feta, everything is top notch. I eat there probably once a week for the last two years and it never lets me down. Probably my favorite restaurant in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hands down the most disrespectful staff ever!!
pulled in to go in Dunks as I was walking in some old lady came out of the restaurant yelling you can’t park here. I am gonna have you towed.
Horrible service. Staff was incredibly rude. Do not support this establishment.
Ordered their half chicken plate and been sick all weekend. Doc ran tests, confirmed campylobacter infection. Unsanitary conditions. Undercooked chicken. Stay away from this place. Rude owner. Tense atmosphere. On the bright side, I lost 8 lbs in two days hah!
Parking fiasco
Amazing authentic Greek food
Restaurantji Recommends
Super rude
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I would give this restaurant a 0/5 if I could. The service was terrible and the owners were extremely rude and irritable. First, they came and yelled at me when I was trying to park in their parking lot even though I was a customer. Not only were they disrespectful to me as a customer, but they were yelling at their employees as my food was being prepared. I explained that I have a dairy allergy and even though I ordered a gyro with no feta, when I finally got my order there was feta all over it and it was completely unsalvageable. The owners had no sympathy, offered no refund, and refused to remake the order. My husband ate his gyro and said the meat was dry and completely flavorless. The terrible atmosphere could be overlooked if the food was halfway decent. Too bad it was an all around 0 stars for me. I will not be returning and DO NOT recommend Esperia Grill, especially to anyone with food allergies.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
It’s definitely not the best Greek / Middle East food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Very unethical and rude personnel. The parking in front of it is for both Dunkin and this Grill and this lady runs after you if you park there to go to Dunkin and mot to their grill and threaten you that they will tow your car!!!!! Unbelievable
Literally the best chicken gyro I’ve ever had. Seasoned perfectly and has a great charred texture to the meat. It’s addictive, a must try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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