Awesome place. Great food, great staff, fair prices. One of our favorite places to go!EDIT:Six years and plenty of dinners later and this place is STILL FANTASTIC!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Styl Chas
Small portions and the food didn't seem fresh. Didn't go the extra mile in terms of decor or taste.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
dylan lloyd
Great food, and great people. The octopus was tender and delicious. The olive oil was excellent.
Heather Olson
This restaurant is a MUST!!! Forget Taverna Kyclades. This Greek restaurant has an amazing menu. The food has been consistently delicious. The service has seriously been the best of any restaurant I’ve gone to. You feel like family after just one visit. ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cynthia
Absolutely our favorite Greek restaurant around the neighborhood. The staff and service is 10++++ better than anywhere else! The food is always amazing and fresh, omg the spread is the best of the best!!!!Parking: Street parking with meter
Charming neighborhood family restaurant with amazing food and warm friendly staff! The owner was so nice to treat us with complimentary appetizers and off menu dishes on our first visit. Food is exceptionally authentic and tasty. Highly recommended!Dietary restrictions: The owner made sure to offer pork free options.
Great people and great food! We come here every weekend. Avgolemono soup and branzino are our favorite things to order!
Alex Silverman
So warmly welcomed by the staff on a hectic Saturday before New Year’s Eve. Food was just delicious and portions were large. Absolutely nothing to complain about.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad and Dipping Sauces, Baby Lamb Chops, Red Snapper, Lemon Potatoes
Eleni Palmos
If you find yourself in Astoria, NY dine here!The service is friendly and impeccable. I had had a long day, filled with highs and low-lows. I asked for a table of 1 and the waitress who greeted me was so friendly about it! I appreciated that.My meal was excellent. Loukoumi Taverna has a good reputation in the local Greek community and always lives up to it.I was doubly-impressed that the chef came out to greet everyone dining and walked amongst the tables. We took a photo together!This is a very clean restaurant with well-spaced tables.
I'd rate Loukoumi four and a half stars. Fantastic neighborhood Greek spot. I wish all neighborhoods had a cozy Greek place like this. We walked in with friends on New Year's Day and were seated immediately. We started with the Greek salad and the four dips platter. The platter was a hit. It had tzatziki, taramasalata, babaghanoush, and a creamy potato dip. The creamy potato dip also came with the fried zucchini chips. The chips had a thicker but non-greasy fry to them. Light crisp and held together really well. Another table favorite was the grilled octopus. Perfect seasoning and an excellent char. Texture of the octopus came out exactly as I like. One of the better grilled octopus dishes that I recall having. For the main course, we shared the branzino. Grilled and filleted. Grill was done well. Most of the skin came out crispy. Branzino was tender and juicy. I liked the lemon based flavoring. They served the branzino with a side of lemon potatoes and crispy fried potatoes (circular French fries). I'm not usually a fan of lemon potatoes from Greek spots as they usually come at overdone, but the tenderness of these came out on point. Topped with some salt and black pepper. The crispy potatoes were solid too. The branzino was filleted perfectly. I didn't come across a single bone in the body of the fish. We skipped on dessert but the only option was a slice of vanilla custard cake. En route to the bathroom, I investigated the whiskey selection at the bar. A fun and random variety. Certainly had the feel of a home bar. The offering will probably vary from time to time but a few that stood out to me were the Woodford Double Oaked, a 9 year Lagavulin, some Oban, and a lineup from Glenfiddich. There was only one gender neutral restroom which always seemed to be occupied even though the restaurant was half full. Service was friendly, helpful, and attentive. The pacing of the food was pretty smooth.
John Miller T.
Great food & Nice staff. Wife went later with her friends...consistently delicious with great service.
Awesome place. Great food, great staff, fair prices. One of our favorite places to go!EDIT:Six years and plenty of dinners later and this place is STILL FANTASTIC!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small portions and the food didn't seem fresh. Didn't go the extra mile in terms of decor or taste.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Great food, and great people. The octopus was tender and delicious. The olive oil was excellent.
This restaurant is a MUST!!! Forget Taverna Kyclades. This Greek restaurant has an amazing menu. The food has been consistently delicious. The service has seriously been the best of any restaurant I’ve gone to. You feel like family after just one visit. ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely our favorite Greek restaurant around the neighborhood. The staff and service is 10++++ better than anywhere else! The food is always amazing and fresh, omg the spread is the best of the best!!!!Parking: Street parking with meter
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baby Lamb Chops, Grilled Octopus, Chicken Souvlaki
I'm Greek and this is THE BEST GREEK FOOD, I've had here in the US. This place outdoes every Greek restaurant. The food is AMAZING!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Calamari, Grilled Kalamari, Greek Salad and Dipping Sauces, Halloumi, Loukoumi Chips, Cyprus Salad, Baby Lamb Chops, Mussels Saganaki, Grilled Octopus, Pork Souvlaki, Spinach Rice, Shrimp Saganaki, Moussaka, Chicken Souvlaki, Lemon Potatoes, Biftekia
Charming neighborhood family restaurant with amazing food and warm friendly staff! The owner was so nice to treat us with complimentary appetizers and off menu dishes on our first visit. Food is exceptionally authentic and tasty. Highly recommended!Dietary restrictions: The owner made sure to offer pork free options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Calamari, Cyprus Salad, Baby Lamb Chops, Grilled Octopus, Shrimp Saganaki, Lemon Potatoes
Really nice service and yummy food! Will definitely return :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The place was packed and loud. The food was good but my baby lamb chops were over cooked and my husband's salmon was too.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad and Dipping Sauces, Hummus, Lemon Potatoes
Typical Greek tavern in New
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great people and great food! We come here every weekend. Avgolemono soup and branzino are our favorite things to order!
So warmly welcomed by the staff on a hectic Saturday before New Year’s Eve. Food was just delicious and portions were large. Absolutely nothing to complain about.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad and Dipping Sauces, Baby Lamb Chops, Red Snapper, Lemon Potatoes
If you find yourself in Astoria, NY dine here!The service is friendly and impeccable. I had had a long day, filled with highs and low-lows. I asked for a table of 1 and the waitress who greeted me was so friendly about it! I appreciated that.My meal was excellent. Loukoumi Taverna has a good reputation in the local Greek community and always lives up to it.I was doubly-impressed that the chef came out to greet everyone dining and walked amongst the tables. We took a photo together!This is a very clean restaurant with well-spaced tables.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Halloumi, Chicken Souvlaki, Risotto
I'd rate Loukoumi four and a half stars. Fantastic neighborhood Greek spot. I wish all neighborhoods had a cozy Greek place like this. We walked in with friends on New Year's Day and were seated immediately. We started with the Greek salad and the four dips platter. The platter was a hit. It had tzatziki, taramasalata, babaghanoush, and a creamy potato dip. The creamy potato dip also came with the fried zucchini chips. The chips had a thicker but non-greasy fry to them. Light crisp and held together really well. Another table favorite was the grilled octopus. Perfect seasoning and an excellent char. Texture of the octopus came out exactly as I like. One of the better grilled octopus dishes that I recall having. For the main course, we shared the branzino. Grilled and filleted. Grill was done well. Most of the skin came out crispy. Branzino was tender and juicy. I liked the lemon based flavoring. They served the branzino with a side of lemon potatoes and crispy fried potatoes (circular French fries). I'm not usually a fan of lemon potatoes from Greek spots as they usually come at overdone, but the tenderness of these came out on point. Topped with some salt and black pepper. The crispy potatoes were solid too. The branzino was filleted perfectly. I didn't come across a single bone in the body of the fish. We skipped on dessert but the only option was a slice of vanilla custard cake. En route to the bathroom, I investigated the whiskey selection at the bar. A fun and random variety. Certainly had the feel of a home bar. The offering will probably vary from time to time but a few that stood out to me were the Woodford Double Oaked, a 9 year Lagavulin, some Oban, and a lineup from Glenfiddich. There was only one gender neutral restroom which always seemed to be occupied even though the restaurant was half full. Service was friendly, helpful, and attentive. The pacing of the food was pretty smooth.
Great food & Nice staff. Wife went later with her friends...consistently delicious with great service.