We both Had the chicken gyro with fries. The place was empty when we went in around 7:30 on a Thursday. Food was ready super quick and was pretty good. The pita and fries were super hot and tasty. The chicken was a good portion but not as hot as I would have liked. Perfect amount of food and good prices. read more

Went for lunch. Menu was extensive and reasonably priced. Server was attentive. Food was great. My wife loved the Shrimp Aegean and Greek Salad. I had great Greek Salad with grilled salmon on top. Nice vibe and family friendly. They are affiliated with ice cream place next door, which was also great. read more

Service and food is outstanding! What a welcome surprise to have such incredible Greek food in Savannah! I've been to Greece, and this is literally just as good. Alec is amazing. Request him, he's so charismatic and he will steer you in the right direction. the best way is to order family style go with a group of people and try a little bit of everything we loved it! read more

I highly recommend this place if you want to experience authentic Greek food that will make your taste buds sing! The staff is friendly and the service is spectacular! Opa!!! read more

Olympia Cafe - Pastitisio with potatoes and rice and Greek Salad with Gyro meat! - Greek Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

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I came here for lunch one day with my mom and my boyfriend. We all had different meals. I ended up having the moussaka, my mom ended up having the stuffed red snapper, and my boyfriend had the gyro dinner plate. We also had hummus for an appetizer with fresh pita. We all loved our meals especially my mom. read more

Ok but not great. Great service though. The building has great history! You can tell it's an original building

Really yummy food!! Go into the restaurant part of this not the fast food sitting area. The restaurant atmosphere is a lot funner. Really nice staff. read more

Great food and hospitality. Just like in Athens Greece and N.Y.C. I'll can eat 3 times a day here

Best Greek food around!! Dimitrius Made the meal even better with His knowledge of Savannah. His suggestions on things to do during our trip were so helpful.Thank you for a wonderful meal and a wonderful experience! read more

Dinner honestly exceeded my expectations. The atmosphere was cozy, relaxed, inviting and pleasant. Staff was absolutely incredible, they took care of us from start to finish. Drinks were cold & easy. But their food - WOW! I went with a few friends, we shared a variety of apps & everything was more delicious than the last! Flaming cheese, peppers & cheese, cheese pastries (we obviously couldn't get enough cheese ha!) - those were all fabulous. It's the calamari and grilled octopus apps that soared above all in my book! SO GOOD, so so good, they were perfectly prepared. Tender and addictive. I truthfully could've licked every plate though, everything was wonderful. I had the blackened salmon Greek salad - fresh and savory. (My salmon filet was the size of a small dog, no complaints there - flakey, juicy & delicious). I cannot wait to go back! Highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a date night, girls night, Greek dinner or just an overall great place on river street. read more

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There's an old wooden sign somewhere on President's Extension/Islands Expressway that I see driving by every once in awhile. It says, "Olympia Cafe Calamari. Voted #1!" I missed this fried squid election. I would have voted. I love the democratic process! Opa! And Olympia Cafe has legit #1 calamari. Any server that brings out the freebie pan of hot calamari onto River Street is going to get swarmed like a minor character on The Walking Dead. Opa! Every few minutes an order of saganaki comes out from the kitchen and the server sets fire to a plate of brandy soaked cheese. The server will also tell you the plate is hot. Just in case you weren't watching. Opa! Mythos beer is still on the menu. We asked for it. They don't have it anymore. Something with the distributor. We drank vodka and bourbon and wine instead. Opa! We tore through plates of calamari, velvety red peppers, the aforementioned saganaki and stuffed grape leaves (my mother-in-law tried to say "Dolmadakia" in a casual, I-Once-Dated-Aristotle Onassis way and it came out like "Dalmatian Toes". She got better at it with more wine.) Opa! The smallest person in our group who eats nothing but small pellets of chipmunk food and every once in a while a whole strawberry ordered the kokinisto--or lamb shank. All of our mouths hung open in shock. In our minds, this was equivalent to taking Little Bo Peep behind the barn, shooting her in the head and hacking up her lamb with a rusty handsaw. She ate all of it. She even fashioned the leftover shank bone into a necklace. Opa! We drank shots and shots and shots and shots of ouzo. Our server figured us out eventually. She just brought the bottle over. A licorice buzz is pretty much the best way to navigate River Street later, anyway. Opa! read more

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Recently stopped by here with some friends who were visiting. We got the gyros which were done very well. More impressive was their Greek salad. I visited with my three small children and they were very accommodating. I will likely come back. read more

This place was amazing! From the service all the way to the food presentation! The explanation of the menu and the food's was on point. read more

Olympia Cafe - Octopus tentacle! Sooooooo good!! - Greek Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

Ok so the food was really good. I had a great experience because a person in our party new the owner who came out with the ouzo and made the meal a great experience! The fish was absolutely amazing. I don't really remember the rest of the food as i was wasted after like 5 shots of ouzo. BUT SO GOOD.. Come try it out and get the fish- it was fresh and delicious! read more

Enjoyed the food very much. The owner Nick came out to check on things and be sure everything was to our liking. All the food was good and flavorful. The octopus wasn't tough at all and soaked up the flavor of juice it was served in. The soft shell crab was ok and the tzatziki was ok as well. Next time will skip that and go with taboule if available read more

Olympia Cafe - Grilled octopus - Greek Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

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For a "Greek" restaurant, they do not make a GOOD Greek Salad (nor authentic, but good luck getting an authentic Greek salad stateside). Lettuce - okay, the olives, as expected, tomato - ripe, feta was lacking in flavor/quality, the peppers were poor quality. If I come back here I'll certainly look at different menu options. I've had much better in Durham. Service was okay, drinks were refilled and the server was somewhat attentive. read more

Did not particularly Enjoy. I got the pastisio or the Greek lasagna. at first I was not sure if it was thoroughly cooked or if it was just microwaved because the top seemed a bit cooler than the middle which was warm. the taste was OK a bit bland for my palate. The customer service was great. And I received a free tiramusu since it was my birthday. And the tiramisu quite nice I might add. read more

I absolutely fell in love with this place. The setting is beautiful and the location is right in front of the river. The service is PHENOMENAL. The waitress (unfortunately I cannot remember her name) was extremely patient in explaining the menu and answering questions. The food was delicious, but not the best Greek food I've ever had. Having said that, this place is definitely worth trying. read more

Food and service were great. Minus a star because of seating - not spaced quite enough to feel comfortable in these covid times. Fortunately the tables which would seat 4 only had 2 so we didn't feel the need to move. We did notice that another couple were reseated (at their request) without issue. My eggplant dish was wonderful- not over spiced. Husband loved his fish and chips. Generous portions on both meals. Took dessert back to hotel room since it looked too good to pass and we were glad we did. Baklava could not have been better. read more

Ehhhh ....I think this place is overpriced. Husband had the Scored flounder with a red wine sauce. The sauce was WAY to sweet to be served over fish. It was almost like a candy drizzle. I had the grilled red snapper and it was just ok. The rice and peas side dish was very lemony and gooey. The best thing served was the seasoned red potatoes. I was thankful for the bread and olive oil as well. Our server was more interested in chatting up the table next us than checking on his tables. I had to ask for a refill twice. read more

This place is absolutely phenomenal! The food and service was perfect. I had the stuffed Red Snapper and my wife had the Lambchop with mixed vegetables. It was to die for and super succulent. Will definitely come here again. The previous reviews did not disappoint. Do not skip this place if you are in town. read more

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One of the best gyro I have had in my life. Pita fresh, meat cooked perfectly. Highly recommend!

A nice old fashioned restaurant and fantastic service and the food was done quickly. So I ordered some nice and It was done in 10 or less minutes and it's delicious. 9.3/10 read more

This review is solely based on the hot grape leaves. It is a rarity to have the hot grape leaves with meat and lemon sauce at a Greek restaurant. Well let me tell you, they NAILED it. We just wanted a little snack so that was all we ate, but if I'm back in Savannah, I will definitely go back! read more

I am in town from CA for a conference. The restaurant is on the river front. We got grape leaves which were amazing and hummus. For my main dish Ingot chicken kabob dinner. Oh and the Greek salad was so good. It's a meal in itself. The dressing was so creamy and the feta cheese was perfect. Not strong at all. Everything was excellent. read more

Olympia Cafe - Menu - Greek Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

If I had the option of giving more than 5 stars I would. I was in Savannah for 3 nights and I ate dinner twice at this spot. My friend Ken and I both just loved the place. Both times I ordered stuffed snapper that is stuffed with crab and other seafood (no breading or cheap filling) and I must say that is one of the most generous and most delicious portion/meal ever. I have to go back to Savannah from DC just to eat that fish again. It comes with grilled potatoes and rice. Second night we also added lamb chops to our order and my god they are super licious.... Best I ever had... They have a sitdown restaurant and a deli and both times we sat at the deli and the chef became our friend. For dessert we got baklava as gift and we added apple pie to call it a night one - if in Savannah must must go. read more

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Food was excellent! Everything you would want from a Greek restaurant experience! The service was good, not great, but I would chalk that up to it just being extremely busy. read more

Not very impressed with the Gyros and Suflaki plates. They were just plain bad. We have been lucky enough to have sampled very good Greek food across Europe and Greece. Recommend finding some place else to get your Greek fix while in Savannah read more

Had the moussaka and dolmades as they're both a regular favorite for me when having Greek, and both were incredible. Was REALLY happy to find Mythos beer from Greece and it went great with my meal. Plenty to eat and was definitely satisfied afterwards. Staff was helpful and polite and regularly checked in throughout. read more

Olympia Cafe - Moussaka and Dolmades - Greek Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

This is about as bad as it gets. Dirty. Lowsy food. Few choices. Dark. Ugh. I had the gyro and fries. The meat is poor quality and flavoring than many gyros I've had. And the fries are absolute basic. Don't bother with either. The river walk so badly needs a fast food for that is tasty. read more

I wasn't sure about this spot because its small and looks "common" I assumed the food would be common, too. Boy was I wrong! I had lamb chops...they were so tender and well seasoned that I nearly placed another order! It was sooooo good! Don't pass it by. Your taste buds will thank you for stopping by! read more

After a long day on River Street and being frustrated with no service at another option we tried, we arrived to Olympia Cafe weary and hungry. Our waitress was kind and got us our drinks very quickly. I had a Shirley Temple, which came with a cute Kabob of cherries. (Fun fact: most restaurants don't give you more cherries with refills, but Olympia Cafe did! I thought that this was nice.) They brought us 'fresh' bread, which was a bit hard a cold, and came with pre-packaged butter. Definitely not my favorite, but it was complimentary, so I can't complain much. We ordered an appetizer which I can't spell that consisted of Fillo dough and Feta cheese. I assume it was good, but we didn't finish it. The Feta was very overwhelming -- seemed like too much for the amount of dough, but that could be personal preference. I wasn't very hungry at this point, so I ordered a grilled cheese with fries. (You can always tell how good a place is by how well they cook their simplest meals!) I wasn't exactly disappointed, but it wasn't very good. Standard store-bought white cheese and American, and frozen fries. Not exactly nice. My father ordered a Chicken Kabob (and fries) and was thoroughly impressed -- and I must say, his food looked very good. I would have tried some, but I'm vegetarian. Our service was great for the majority of the meal, but slowed down drastically once it was time to go and once we needed the check and to pay. Oh well -- it didn't get much busier, but it was nice to sit for a little while longer. Overall, the atmosphere was pretty good - although the attached order-and-leave style cafe attached was a bit off - and it had a nice view on River Street. Best of all, the service was much better than some of the other restaurants we tried on our trip. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a quick, mildly priced meal with expectations that match the speed and price. read more

Olympia Cafe - The Margaritas and Shirley Temples come with kabobed fruit! - Greek Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

The existence of Olympia Café right smack on the Savannah riverfront is a blessing. We are not big on southern food and with our trip coming to end, we wanted to try some different cuisine, so opted for Olympia Cafe. Best decision!! What delicious food :) The appearance from outside was a bit worn out but when we entered it was completely different - perfect candlelight ambiance. Also, it was late right around closing time but the server was very sweet and she didn't rush us for our order or to finish up in a hurry even after everybody had left. We ordered the falafel for appetizer - i am not a falafal person but was blown away by it. The hummus complimented it perfectly. My husband and I both got the traditional gyro and chicken for entree - we loved it, was beyond tasty. My husband couldn't stop raving about the food that night. While waiting for the check the owner/head chef stopped by, lovely man. We complimented him for the great food and service that his restaurant was providing -- Oddly he asked as to why we picked Savannah for vacation, which we thought was funny. The prices might feel over but you are paying for great food and nice ambience too. I say it is value for money. read more

Food was not that good. Ordered the gyro platter and got some thinly sliced meat placed on top of a pile of lettuce. It wasn't listed that way, just said sliced meat with fries, pita, and tzatziki. For the price I expected a standard platter with a decent amount of meat, they used the lettuce to make it look like a lot more than what you get. Also, my stomach was still queasy the next day, definitely not coming back and would tell anyone reading this to avoid this place. Way overpriced and the food is not good, the server was very nice and attentive so there is that. read more

As one poster asked - why would you choose Greek in a land filled with great southern cooking? We hit Savannah as our last stop before heading north and after a week of seafood and great southern dishes, we were in the mood for something different. We found Olympia Cafe on a Yelp search and I'm glad we did. We wanted to try just about everything so we opted for the special $35 sampler meal. I would not say portion wise it was a great value but it gave us an opportunity to try the best of the classic Greek dishes. We started with the Saganaki, followed with a delicious Greek village salad (dressing was sooo good!) The main course was a platter filled with the following, small portion per person: Lamb chops (very good) Calamari Euro meat? Spanakotiropita Stuffed grape leaves Potatoes/peas and rice (could have done without) Shrimp Aegean (sauce was good for dipping calamari) Tzadziki and bread Dessert was a small plate of fruit and two small pieces (a large bite size) of Baklava which was outstanding. We had the Greek Rose which was quite good. I would definitely go back again and try the grilled octopus and select one of the standard entrees read more

Had late lunch at Olympia Cafe and found it to be a hidden gem on the river. The service was excellent and the appetizers were delicious. The bread was warm (OMG) and I hardly had room for my entree. I had to get a doggie bag. The owner Nick came out to welcome a newbie to his cafe. Also, enjoyed my Merlot and met a local alderman Tony Thomas, he was delightful and personable as well. Look forward to the lamb chops on my next stroll on the river. Ginger S Atlanta read more

We had such a great time at Olympia! We had a large party of 11 and we able to make last minute reservations for a Saturday night. Everything was amazing! The food was tasty, the ambiance was like a big, fun family party, and our server was so thoughtful. read more

Wow. Tasty, fresh, and great friendly service. Highly recommended. Olympia Salad was delicious. Shrimp Aegean also a big winner. read more

Let me qualify this review by saying that I was there for lunch and not for dinner. The service was excellent and the food was very good but I thought it was a bit on the pricey side for lunch. When I asked about a "lunch menu", I was told that it was the same menu for lunch and dinner. I had a gyro that was excellent and my wife really enjoyed her lamb kabob. The salads were good - with plenty of feta cheese. As a dinner destination - I probably would have rated this as a 4 star restaurant but I think it was over-priced as a lunch destination. Overall, good service, good food and a nice decor - just a little pricey. read more

Authentic old building complete with uneven old brick floors, very cool. Enjoyed a delicious Greek salad with gyro meat- the best Greek dressing j ever had and the feta was shredded not crumbled, very interesting and very tasty. They Served you fresh hot bread and butter (or better yet high quality imported Greek olive oil). Bathrooms could use improvement, I know you want to keep the authentic old building, however a paint job and keeping it clean would go a long way. NOT GOOD FOR little KIDS. No place for striker, it was a challenge for them to find a high chair, no place to change baby in the bathroom and you are NOT going to put your baby down on that bathroom floor..... read more