The Greek Taverna

1903 Staples Mill Rd, Richmond
(804) 477-6216

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Gyro Plate with Rice Pilaf
Horiatiki Village Salad
Stuffed Salmon Special
Almond Crusted Salmon
Chicken Shish Kebab
Saganaki Cheese
Grilled Octopus
The Greek Salad
Baked Spaghetti
Greek Spaghetti

Menu

Featured items
The Greek Salad
Mixed lettuce with cucumbers, red onions, tomatoes, green peppers, Kalamata olives, Dodoni feta, and pepperoncinis. Finished with Greek dressing.
Kreatopitas
Six flaky phyllo dough stuffed with seasoned ground beef, bechamel, and Greek cheese. Served with tzatziki.
Souvlaki on Pita Sandwich
Grilled chicken or pork with tomatoes, feta, and red onions. Served with tzatziki sauce on the side and French fries.
Shish Kebobs
Two shish kebobs either chicken or lamb and one veggie kebob. With your choice of two sides.
Greek Spaghetti
Grilled chicken and tomatoes in a butter, garlic, and olive oil sauce. Topped with Greek blend of cheese and oven baked.
Moussaka
Layers of lightly sauteed eggplant, potatoes, with ground beef, sauce and topped with bechamel and oven baked.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Layer of chocolate cake topped with peanut butter mousse
Dolmades
Six grape leaves wrapped and stuffed with rice. Served with tzatziki.

Salads
The Greek Salad
Mixed lettuce with cucumbers, red onions, tomatoes, green peppers, Kalamata olives, Dodoni feta, and pepperoncinis. Finished with Greek dressing.
The Chef Salad
Turkey, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, hard boiled egg, and Swiss over mixed lettuce with your choice of dressing.
The Cobb Salad
Choice of Grilled or fried chicken over mixed lettuce with hard boiled egg, bacon, mozzarella, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions. Your choice of dressing.
The House Salad
Mixed lettuce with cucumbers, red onions, and tomatoes with your choice of dressing.
The Salmon Salad
Broiled salmon over mixed lettuce with roasted red peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and with your choice of dressing.

Mezzes
Kreatopitas
Six flaky phyllo dough stuffed with seasoned ground beef, bechamel, and Greek cheese. Served with tzatziki.
Fried Calamari
Hand breaded and flash fried with Marinara sauce.
Dolmades
Six grape leaves wrapped and stuffed with rice. Served with tzatziki.
Taramosalata
Greek Fish Roe Dip with Pita Bread
Hummus
Tzatziki
Greek Cucumber Yogurt Dip with Pita
Tessera Dips
Spicy Feta, hummus, taramosalata, and tzatziki.
Grilled Octopus
Portuguese octopus grilled and drizzled with olive oil, vinegar, and oregano.
Sausage Appetizer
Homemade Sausage with marinara sauce on side
Bread and Dipping Oil
Quarter loaf of our Crusty Rustic Bread warmed with Garlic Herb dipping oil
Tessera Dips a la Carte
Saganaki Cheese
Imported Kefalogaviera cheese served flambe. Vegetarian.
Keftedes
Ground beef and pork with Greek spices.
Large Onion Rings
Tiropitas
Six flaky phyllo dough stuffed with Greek cheese and spices. Served with tzatziki.
Spanakopitas
Taverna Pikilia
Two spanakopitas, two tiropitas, two keftedes, sausage, feta, dolmades, and olives. Served with tzatziki and pita bread.
Greek Street Fries
Large Fries topped with Gyro, Feta, Tomatoes and Red Onions with a side of Tzatziki.

Soups
Avgolemono
Greek lemon and egg soup with orzo pasta.

Sandwiches
Souvlaki on Pita Sandwich
Grilled chicken or pork with tomatoes, feta, and red onions. Served with tzatziki sauce on the side and French fries.
Cheesesteak Sub
With grilled onions, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo on 8" sub roll with provolone cheese.
Kefte Burger
Greek from Philly Sub
Cheesesteak Sub with feta, tzatziki, grilled onions, olives, pepperoncini, lettuce, and tomatoes on 8" sub roll.
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Cheeseburger
3 Story Club
Ham, roasted turkey, bacon, American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo. Served on choice of toasted bread.
Gyro Sandwich
Sliced gyro meat served with lettuce, tomatoes, and red onions. Served with tzatziki sauce on the side and French fries.

Greek Classics-Taverna's Entrees
Shish Kebobs
Two shish kebobs either chicken or lamb and one veggie kebob. With your choice of two sides.
Moussaka
Layers of lightly sauteed eggplant, potatoes, with ground beef, sauce and topped with bechamel and oven baked.
Pasticho
Layers of pasta with aromatic ground beef sauce and topped with bechamel and oven baked.
Souvlaki Dinner
Grilled chicken or pork with tomatoes, red onions, and feta. Served on an open face pita with tzatziki. With your choice of two side.
Gyro Dinner
Gyro meat served with on an open faced pita with tomatoes, red onions, and tzatziki. With your choice of two sides.
Sausage Dinner
Sausage served with grilled peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Served with a side of tomato sauce and roasted potatoes.

Land and Sea-Taverna's Entrees
Almond Crusted Salmon
Salmon broiled with almonds
Shrimp Santorini
Sauteed jumbo shrimp with tomatoes and feta. Served with your choice of two sides.
Pork Medallions
Pork medallions in a mushroom sauce over rice pilaf. Served with one side.
Salmon
Lamb Chops
Four grilled lamb chops with your choice of two sides.

Pasta-Taverna's Entrees
Greek Spaghetti
Grilled chicken and tomatoes in a butter, garlic, and olive oil sauce. Topped with Greek blend of cheese and oven baked.
Shrimp and Scallops Ouzo
Shrimp and scallops sauteed with a light creamy ouzo sauce served over spaghetti pasta.
Taverna Special
A combination of meatball, sausage pepperoni, and meat sauce. Topped with a three blend cheese and oven baked.
Baked Spaghetti
Spaghetti Marinara
Seafood Pasta
Sauteed shrimp, scallops, calamari, crabmeat, and spinach in a tomato cream sauce. Served over spaghetti pasta.

Sides
French Fries
Our delicious French fries are deep-fried 'till golden brown, with a crunchy exterior and a light fluffy interior.
Yiahni
Greek style green beans stewed in tomato sauce with onions.
Greek Style Potatoes
Oven roasted potatoes.
Gigantes
Large beans with onions, tomatoes, carrots, and parsley.
Rice Pilaf
Side of Spaghetti Marinara
Vegetable of the Day
Please call to inquire about the vegetable of the day. 804-477-6216

Beverages
Diet Coke
Unsweet Tea
Sweet Tea
Sourati Water (Sparkling)
Coke
Sprite
Ginger Ale
Mr. Pibb

Desserts
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Layer of chocolate cake topped with peanut butter mousse
Chocolate Cake
Layers of chocolate icing and chocolate cake.
Baklava
Baklava Cheese Cake
Kataifi Ek Mek
Shredded wheat soaked in a honey syrup and topped with vanilla custard and sweet cream with almond.

Pasta-Lunch Entrees
Chicken Parmesan
Filet of chicken breast breaded and fried, topped with marinara and three types of cheese then baked in the oven. Served with a side of spaghetti.

Wines
Aivalis Winery GR
Aivalis Winery Nemea GR
Avantis Estate White, Central GR
Avantis Syrah Central GR
Cabernet Sauv, Tetramythos
Chardonnay, Fragou GR
Chianti, Fonti du Borghi Italy
Fileri Semi Dr, Dionysos GR
Fragou Cabernet Sauvignon Peloponnese GR
House Cabernet Sauvignon
House Chardonnay
House Merlot
House Pinot Grigio
House Sauvignon Blanc
Kamkoutis JK Red Merlot-Cabernet Northern GR
Malamatina Retsina 500ML
Melbec, Siete Fincas Argentina
Moraitis Estate Assyrtico, Island of Milos GR
Moraitis Paros Silogi White, Island Paros,GR
Moraitis Winery Rose, Paros Island GR
Moraitis Winery, Meltemi Paros Island
Moscato Italy
Nemea, Aivalis St. George GR
Nico Lazaridi Merlot Northern GR
Pinot Grigio, Sottoriva Antica Italy
Pinot Noir, Franco Serra Italy
Prosecco La Jara Organic Italy
Rose, Moraitis GR
Rosso Cabernet, Bixio Italy
Tetramythos Cabernet Sauvignon GR
Tetramythos Sauvignon Blanc, Peloponnese GR
Wine Art Estate Idisma Drios Assyritco, Drama Northern GR

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Recent Reviews

First visit after meaning to try it for a decade. Got a great souvlaki with tzatziki sauce. Pita was soft and tasty, meat was tender and flavorful. Service was fast and friendly. I will be back!
July 2025
The food is good here most of the time, the drinks are ridiculously inconsistent. It feels like when you come in here that if you aren't one of their chosen long time patrons who have a 'reserved table,' then you might as well not exist. I've had great and very poor service here and great and OK food, and great and terrible cocktails. They don't really have a bartender. They have your server make your drinks and most of them really just don't have...
July 2025
Great Food…Service…Vibe…
This place has it all! Was there for a birthday and they had a handsome trombone player server come out to play the ‘Happy Birthday’ song!! Who else does that?? I’ll definitely return on my birthday and any other time that I have a craving for the good stuff!
May 2025

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The Greek Taverna

1903 Staples Mill Rd, Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 477-6216