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    Cafe Phoenicia

    4.1 (43 reviews)
    ModerateMediterranean, Greek
    Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Classy
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Andrew W.

    I really didn't want to write a review full of complaints about Café Phoenicia, but I really didn't want to have a mediocre meal at Café Phoenicia, either. The menu is sort of Greco-Lebanese, but dumbed down for the locals. How so? Instead of tzatziki, saganaki, and spanakopita, the menu lists "Grecian dip," "fried halloumi cheese," and "spinach pies." Much of the food is Greco-Italian fusion with a lot of pasta dishes with some "Greek" ingredients (olives, artichoke hearts, "Phoenician spices") thrown in. The spanakopita ("spinach pies") were terrible. Rather than anything like the flaky layers of phyllo the dish should have, it came with a soft, moist skin almost like a Greek pierogi ― Zeus only knows how long these things had been sitting around. Two old soggy spanakopita for nine dollars was highway robbery. The fried kibbeh was good, but it was just one for $5.50. The saganaki ("fried halloumi cheese") was okay, but the serving was four slim pieces for ten bucks, not freshly fried, and served in an Olympic-sized pool of olive oil. Things didn't get better when the entrées arrived: My lamb shank brought to mind the old phrase, "Mutton dressed as...," well, you can guess. It was fatty and not freshly cooked, and the food service hummus on the side was flavorless. My mom ordered their lobster bisque and a large feta salad. The bisque was another food service product to which some sort of cheap langostino (a.k.a., squat lobster) meat was added; my mom didn't finish the small portion. Her feta salad was conspicuously missing feta. Only my dad enjoyed his dish of some sort of eggplant topped with crab. The service was less than polished: I've rarely seen plates pile up on a table like that outside of a dim sum house or conveyor belt sushi bar. Since our reigning Sith Lord, Darth Biden, won't let let the nonsensical COVID hysteria die until he does, it's still tough times for restaurants, and I'm loath to knock an eatery in these tough times, but the experience at Café Phoenicia was a failure on pretty much level. We won't be back. In closing, I'll leave you with the words of another great Mediterranean civilization: Caveat emptor.

    Zaid N.

    After trying the Dessert in the Denham Springs location and drooling from the dishes server in that location, we decided to have our family lunch in the Central location. We went in during Sunday lunch and the restaurant was packed. It was 10 of us and we were seated up front by the hostess and our waitress was Stephanie. They provided excellent service. As for the food, we all ordered a bunch of different dishes but started with the fried cheese and hummus! Alright fried cheese was delicious! 5/5 The hummus was delish 5/5 We all got some salads to start 3.5/5 Meat Samplers 5/5 Chicken shawarma plate 5/5 absolute greatness! Shrimp and Crawfish Diablo - if you're not feeling the chicken or gyro this evening I highly recommend this dish. 5/5 Overall the service and the food were amazing! Shoutout to the Chef and his team! The food portions were generous and delicious. I would come back to this spot for any occasion and I am sure the place in Denham is just as good!

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    Debbi D.

    The food is good for Greek and the service is great! We eat here or do take out at least 3x a month. Everyone is friendly and the portions are decent size... when we get the Pho sampler, it feeds two! Definitely one of the better restaurants in Central! Below is a pic the lamb kabobs

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    8 years ago

    The waitres was outstanding as the dinner was never a disappointing event ,fast and friendly.

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    7 years ago

    Very small portion of food. Not worth the money paid. Unclean table, re-heated leathery chicken, mushy salad! Pita bread old!

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    Best Greek Restaurant in Baton Rouge. Hands down…read more Food impeccable. Brought my fiancé because she'd never been and she loved it! Vibe of the place is a little odd. Can get a little loud and not sure we liked the outside seating situation. But very small complaints. Would recommend this as the premier Greek place to go for anyone in BR that asks.

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