Awesome Breakfast! Had Greek Special, scrambled soft with…read morefeta cheese, home potatoes, gyro meat, and English muffin I'm half Italian and Greek , Cooked absolutely perfect, I can cut the lamb with my fork, generous portions, I had to bring some home, service very quick and good! Friendly atmosphere and great place to go after donating 2pints next door at Suncoast Blood Bank. Retired Culinary Chef Chuck S.

Ordered a thrilled mushroom Swiss cheese hamburger and it was dry and over cooked and needed more…read more(very little on it)! Pour way too many french fries all over the plate to make it full!? Waitress charged me someone else's bill and got confused?! Don't think I'll be going back! Surprised because the ladies that owned it before ... their food was excellent! I think they were from the Ukraine!

I cannot say enough good things about L'Olive! We've been coming to Venice for years and I'm…read moreembarrassed to say this was our first time here. We ordered the spread sampler and took our waiters recommendations for selection. Oh. My. God. We got the carrot tarator, htipiti and shakahouka spreads and each had such a unique flavor profile, we couldn't pick a favorite. Entrees were delicious (Greek shrimp linguini and seafood tagliatelle). Generous servings. For dessert we got the orange cake which was life changing and a Turkish coffee. It's an intimate setting, not a place for a quick meal! We'll be back for sure.

Saturday, August 16, 2025 - my birthday and a little lunch after some hot muggy golf.... 2 for…read morelunch. They were just opening for lunch time on a Saturday. Putting out place settings outside at tables, and turning on lights......welcomed us right in!! Service is perfect, the water glass never got past half empty (needed after 9 hole in heat advisory and 90F plus weather) It was nice fresh water! We got some pita and hummus for a little app. Pretty good, the hummus was a little thin for dipping and spreading more like a dressing consistency, but tasted great! The pita was fresh baked and properly done. Wife got a Caesar salad with grilled chicken. She said it was very good and the greens and cheese were fresh and flavorful. The chicken was a little charred/burnt edged but not dry. 8/10 I got the Beet Salad and thought this would be my last try for falafel on a salad. (the last three other restaurants it has been a greasy fried ball of "bread crumb sand". yech! Well not here at L'Olive - just the opposite!!!!!! A nice filling that was moist and not bready, just beans and herbs and a nice filling. A LIGHTY fried and NOT very oily at all! 10/10 Falafel is back on my vegan/WFPB/Nutritarian food list. The beets were perfect and ample, the baby spinach was perfect and must have been grown out back in a field it was so green and tasty!! Toss in some yummy figs pieces, a light and nice dressing. Walnuts and orange slices competed the collage of goodies. (I got this sans the goat cheese - "naaaaaaah" I am sheepish about those cheeses) Great salad. 10/10 We both (after the second bread board of pita showed up!!!) had to take half our salads home for the beach tomorrow. Friggin awesome take home boxes!!! They are like Tupperware and we are gonna schlep them right down to the beach!!! I said it before but just to add, service was awesome. These guys are less than 2 miles from our house..... we WILL be back!! Nice job! ========= Note to owner ==== NOT part of the review but an aside. The place is very nice and super clean and nice layout and fantastic sturdy hard chairs for folks with bad backs and etc. and great bathrooms.....HOWEVER 1) you need to reverse the door on the men's room or move that privacy screen and plant - crazy clumsy and goofy. 2) throw out the electric room deodorizer in both bathrooms. they stink worse than five car wash air fresheners! The atomized chemicals wafted my wife and she felt ill. I checked out the men's room and it felt like I was vaping in that "smoke". Pretty musty and stinky.

Everything was so good. We had gyro meat which was very flavorful and cooked perfectly. The…read moreappetizers were also great: hummus, falafel and halloumi cheese. The atmosphere was so comfortable and the service was the best. If we return to the area we will come again.

Best thing about Bodrum: consistency. Food, service, comfort, all deserve full marks and have been…read morethere since our first meal, back several years ago. Favorites: lamb chop, Adana kebab, gyro, piyaz white bean salad, sigara borek, rice pudding. In sum, the tastiest Middle East dishes we've enjoyed in the Sarasota area. Add to that warm, professional-grade service (Juliya, Lisa ) moderate noise level and often easy parking and you have a winning destination.

For the one bad review left referencing frozen entrees...Wow They must be buying some really high…read moreend frozen entrees. We had lunch here today and ordered the trio of dips, a couple glasses of wine, gyro platter with Greek fries (nicely seasoned), Pastitsio and green beans, moussaka, and baklava. The Greek food was all very good, feta cheese used was on point, Greek potatoes and fries were one of my favorites don't change them, and the Pinot washed it all down with a smile. If I had to give some Critique I would say out of everything we had the thing that was slightly off was a touch too much cinnamon in the Pastitsio, but otherwise great food. The server was very friendly and polite. Food 8.5 Service 9.0 Ambiance 8.0

Another stop on our tour was Nikki's Greek Cafe owned by Achilles Kouskoutis. We ate lunch here…read moreand I got the Greek salad with gyro meat(special). The restaurant is small but flavorful and the service was excellent. Although stuffed, the owner brought out his baklava which is the best I have ever eaten- light, flaky and packed with nuts and honey- a must. I will have to return for sure

Use to be one of our favorite Greek Restaurants when it was opened downtown. They just opened three…read moredays ago in their new location. You put your order in at the counter and they bring it to your table. I think they should hire a waitress to take your order. Very casual interior with table sitting. Simple but well done in a Greek Motif. Everyone is very cheerful and the owners make sure everything is great. The chicken on the skewers was well seasoned and tender. I chose the house dressing and my wife chose Tazaki sauce. Both were great. I had the Village Fries with a side Greek Salad and my wife the Greek Potato Salad. Everything was very good. Great to have El Greco back and a welcome addition to the restaurant scene. Make sure you try them out . You won't be disappointed!

My family and I recently took a vacation to Siesta key and flew in and out of Tampa. On our last…read moreday, we wanted something delicious, yet nutritious for lunch and we're excited to find El Greco kitchen and market. I am a huge fan of a loaded Mediterranean bowl, so I was feeling really good about my choice. The reviews were also great. The prices were pretty good for the amount of food we got. A woman at the counter, taking my order was helpful and kind. And the interior is decorated perfectly and truly makes you feel like you are in Greece. Unfortunately, my good experience stopped after I left the restaurant. The food was just too mediocre to seek out again. The "herb rice" that was the base of my bowl was white rice with a little bit of what seemed to be chopped oregano mixed in. It was nearly flavorless. The chicken souvlaki had nice flavor, but was dry. The tomatoes were huge chunks of a less than average grocery store tomato. I will say that the house dressing and the spicy feta sauce were both excellent and I would gladly eat those items again. The pita bread was totally fine. We ordered beat hummus as it is a favor of mine, and it tasted spoiled, and neither myself or my toddler could eat more than a bite. The greens on the bowl were either straight arugula, or a mix of arugula and spring greens. I feel like that should be advertised as arugula is such a strong flavor that many do not like (including me). The bathroom was very clean. And parking is easy in the plaza lot.

Great little spot for lunch or dinner. My wife and I were craving Mediterranean after a quick day…read moreat the beach and we decided to stop by. The inside of the place has a few refrigerators and shelves with middle eastern/mediterranean cold food and canned goods. The restaurant is a small ordering desk with a few rows of seats along the wall and towards the back. My wife and I shared the Sahara Meza Platter and I got a Chicken Lebanese Pita Wrap. All the food tasted great, especially the Meza platter items (I'm a huge fan of Baba Bhanouj). We also got an extra side of garlic sauce (had to ask for it specifically I think) to add on to the wrap. Only thing I would say was missing was some hot sauce/chili paste to add some heat onto the food. Definitely a fan and will be back!

Decided we try a different Greek restaurant since are go to closed down. Nestled in a Publix Plaza…read morenear Clark Road. You order at the counter and they bring it to your table. Food was delicious. The chicken was very tender and flavorful. Loved the side Greek salad and especially the homemade potato salad. My wife had the Hummus as her side and liked it. The only downer was the pita bread it was on the stiff side. The lady,who takes your order at the counter, was a sweetheart. Pretty cold modern interior with groceries and a refrigerator in the front for drinks and different foods. Portions and prices are very good. Can't wait to come back and try other menu items.

Stella Greek is one of those little family owned hole in the wall spots that ends up becoming your…read morefavorite place. The food tastes truly authentic and everything was packed with flavor. Even the olives were amazing. The marinades on the meat were so good and you can tell the veggies are super fresh. They were also really sweet to the kids and gave them a little treat before we left, which meant a lot. Great food, great people, and you can feel the family atmosphere the second you walk in. Definitely a local gem.

I made a reservation because this place came highly recommended…read more It is a small restaurant with about 15 tables. AC not keeping the temperature cool in the restaurant. We ordered hummus and dolmades with lemon sauce to start. They offer a cup of soup with entrees. I got the avgolemono and my husband got the lentil. My husband ordered salmon and I ordered the Kokinisto Kotopoulo( chicken stew) Overall, the food was OK, but not outstanding. My husband complained that his salmon was way overcooked, the hummus was pretty bland. The soups were ok. My husband said his lentil soup tasted like lemons as well. He also said that the dolmades tasted like they came out of a can. My chicken stew the chicken was not tender and falling apart. It was kind of tough and chewy. The spices and flavoring were nice though. I almost feel like not posting this review because I don't like to drag on local places. But for the price and the ambience, not sure that this is worth my money in the future.

Loved the sandwich, the soup, and the service. The employees were super helpful and had great…read morerecommendations. They were also very funny and a joy to be around. The Italian sandwich was perfect.

Fresh, fresh, fresh delicious deli sandwiches! Great complete deli menu too from simple ham and…read morecheese to spicy Italian. Plus, there are hot sandwiches. You can order on the menu too. You can find something on this menu that you're going to love. Bread is fresh and so are the deli meats and all the toppings from green pepper to banana peppers to lettuce, tomato and spicy oil and vinegar dressing you'll put together a perfect sandwich. We had two different ones the Italian with the hot capicola, which was perfectly spicy and loaded with meats. The second sandwich was a ham, cheese and salami with lettuce, banana peppers, tomato, onion, all the fixings and that hit the spot too. We had two 8 inch subs and nothing was left. We also had chips on the side And that added to making the sandwich a perfect lunch combo. The only reason I'm giving four stars instead of five is because parking is extremely limited and in the back. If you don't know this deli, you wouldn't know where parking is but if you drive around the back, you'll see a very small parking lot and an entry into the deli. Staff is friendly and super helpful if you're not sure what to get. The place was crowded at lunchtime on a weekday with plenty of regulars, they know a good thing when they taste it. I'm looking forward to coming back into town to try something different since the menu was so vast it just means I have to come back again and again.