The food was amazing and we had the best servers ever (Allyssa and Lauren), they provided THE BEST service I've ever experienced. The food was also amazing, definitely will be coming here again. I recommend this place 100% :) read more

The food was excellent and the staff were very polite and knowledgeable and informative about the specials. The restaurant was pleasant and accommodating. Would definitely return. read more

I don't usually care to leave reviews, but our experience on mother's day was awful. There were no menus available and had to wait 20 minutes for those. The restaurant was only providing dinner service all day when prior to our reservation we were told brunch is being served, which was not communicated after asking multiple times about a brunch menu. We waited over an hour for our food which was hardly warm. I ordered the Pastitsio which tasted very bland, the pastry top layer was tough, and some of the meat was actually cold as if the casserole was reheated instead of being freshly made. I basically filled up on the pita bread alone. Poorly run all around, and we will not be coming back read more

Love everything! The food is always consistently delicious. The service is always great too! Gabriel is the most courteous, efficient and attentive waiter. He puts in so much effort doing his job, and doing it well. He always makes you feel welcome and treats you like you're his only table. He is definitely an asset to this restaurant! read more

I came here with a friend to check this place out and we had a great experience. I would totally come back thanks to the amazing service we got. The food was great, and my server Kelsey was so welcoming, and accommodating. My friend and I are both vegan and sometimes it seems like servers don't really know the options for us, but Kelsey was very knowledgeable and understanding. She made us feel great with the options we had, assuring us our food would in fact be delicious and vegan. She recommended we start with a veggie hummus plate, which was a delicious. For the entree she recommended the vegan grilled veggie pasta. Overall the service alone makes we want to try this place again. read more

First and last time my friends and I will go to Papapavlos. We were a group of six WITH a reservation. Right off the bat, we felt uncomfortable walking into the restaurant. If you have been to the Lodi location you how small the restaurant is and we walked through to our table receiving dirty looks from not only the customers but also the workers. Our waitress, who never introduced herself, approached the table after about 10-15 minutes of us being seated granted we were still waiting for some of our party to arrive so we weren't ready to order just yet so we didn't mind. She was a blonde female with glasses and not once did she welcome us with a smile or took the time to explain the menu or even ask if we have been here before, which we haven't. We were celebrating a huge accomplishment of our friend so we decided to get a her a celebratory shot. When we asked what tequila options they had, she answered us with an annoyed face and we could tell by her demeanor she was not happy serving us. The rest of the guests arrived and when she finally came to take our order she began looking up and down at our friend who we were celebrating. It made us feel very uncomfortable but we tried to brush it off. We received our meals within a timely manner and they were tasty. We continued our meal chatting amongst ourselves, trying to enjoy our meal despite the unsatisfactory service we had up until then. Then a party of 6 older Caucasian women began to get loud and make racist remarks about Indian people. Keep in mind our party consisted of 2 Indian women. At this point, we're extremely upset and uncomfortable with the service, atmosphere, and lack of respect. We exchanged looks with those women to ensure them we had heard what they had said but they did not care. We were at the end of our meal waiting for the waitress to bring us our tab. She did not come check in on us during our meal or offer us refills on our drinks, she spent most of our time there tending to her children who were sitting at the bar or chit chatting with the bartender. Our bill ended up being $330 due to the $55 gratuity that was added that in my opinion they did not earn. We paid our bill in one tab to not complicate thing as were a party of 6, and as we were walking past our waitress to exit the restaurant, we did not receive a thank you or have a good night by her nor any other staff. Overall, we are very disappointed in the lack of inclusivity this restaurant has. I definitely will not recommend this restaurant to anyone I know, especially those of color. Nor will I be returning as a customer. read more

So I really love love this place but the worst service ever tonight! Almost feel like she knew we were a party of 6 or more and that means automatic gratuity so she was the worst, treated us like cattle! Her name was Victoria, she was not friendly, rushed us to order and never checked on us ! What a disappointment! ! read more

This is A LOT different from Stockton. I ordered the gyro salad. I asked for tzatziki sauce (spelling)and it took our waitress 30 minutes to ask us if our food was fine. I told her I asked for sauce. 8 minutes later a bus boy comes back with some. When the bill comes. I was charged an additional $4 for it. Service is SLOW. The location is small and it's not like the Stockton location. I don't think we'll be back. Our group of friends and I said we don't think we'll be back. My friend ordered a meal that included a garden salad that was never brought out too. For the price of our meals we expect better. read more

Food is always amazing here! Service is great and it's always wonderful every time my wife and I go.

Happy to see them in town but very small space. Came here for desert and tried the carrot Cake. Carrot cake was overpriced, dry and dense and really bad cream cheese frosting. Maybe I was just served an old piece of cake but it was really bad. read more

Wow so bummed that this was not a good experience. Super slow service which is okay sometimes but it was bad. Sorry to write a negative review but others I know have tried this place also and had same experience. Dirty wine glasses, canned tomato bruschetta on I toasted baguette, blasting speakers and management didn't realize restaurant is not being run how it should be. We have lots of choices and am sad this place won't be one of them in the future read more

Food was good. Service was lacking. 5 employees all standing around talking. Took forever to order even though only one other table was here. Artichoke was on point. I'll be back, but management needs to discuss customer service with the staff. read more

Papapavlo's - All employees standing around talking instead of serving the tables. - New American Near Me - Lodi, California

Treated to dinner by friends. Had the flaming cheese appetizer which was flamboyant and delicious. Greek salad was delightful though a little heavy on the dressing. Main course was the 10oz prime rib. Cooked to perfection and delicious. Asparagus which accompanied it was also cooked perfect. I chose carrot cake for dessert which was my only disappointment. It was a bit dry and not much flavor. My husband had the chocolate pie which was rich and delicious. Our server was perky, friendly and attentive. read more

We ordered take-out for family and the food was well packaged, good size portions, and delicious! We would not hesitate to eat there or order take-out again. Highly recommend. read more

Excellent food. The menu is interesting and everything we ordered was delicious. Local wines too.

We thoroughly enjoyed our evening here! The inside is tiny, and we did not have reservations, so we were seated out on the patio, which is large! They had live music (Friday night) which was a lot of fun! Our server was excellent (Celeste) and attentive and our food was delicious! We'll be back! read more

Yummy! Excellent service and food. I had the lamb brochettes. Signature blackberry cocktail. It was busy but the service held up. Quality all around. Coming back soon read more

The customer service here sucks! As far as pricing very expensive paid $30 for one dish of pasta. If the service and the quality was there, then that's not bad, but none of that was there. The staff is very lazy and unfriendly. I have seen the owner on live videos on Facebook promoting this place, but it totally sucks. I rather go to Olive Garden. I went and visited the Stockton place a couple times and tried Lodi today. It is just a hype not worth your money. Try something else. read more

1st time we had lunch soon after opening and it was not bad. 2nd time we met clients there for dinner and the wine glass had lipstick on it. We showed the waitress and she returned with an even dirtier glass. 3rd time they had some sort of karaoke music show that was so loud and not what you expect when you're trying to have dinner and visit with friends. Will not be going back! read more

The hummus and the pesto with the naan was really good but was not impressed with the gyro meat or moussaka

We are meat eaters, this is the perfect place for carnivores. I got GYROS ENTREE and my wife got Chicken Breast Skewered and it was good. Waitress La Rue she was super nice and understood exactly what we needed (meat only) and we did not have to wait that long either. read more

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We had been watching something being built on the corner for awhile. My wife told me that today was their first day. I have been wanting Mediterranean food for awhile; so, we decided to check it out. The six page menu is filled with great sounding food. We decided that the Appetizer Platter would be a good way to learn about a new restaurant. My wife summed it up: there is nothing on this platter that is not good. Due to the pandemic we took our food to go. The to go packaging was excellent. Everything was still nice and warm when we opened it. The Mushroom Triangles were only topped by the Feta Cheese Triangles. Add to that a plate of Spinach and Feta Cheese Appetizers and I would be very happy and well fed. My wife's favorite was the Roma Tomato Bruschetta. Everything was so good that we hardly touched the Tzatziki. Until we can gather safely, I plan on enjoying working my way through the Burgers, Pitas & Sandwiches part of the menu. I cannot wait to gather on the patio with friends and enjoy great Mediterranean Food. read more

Went out to eat a couple nights ago and had THE BEST experience. The food was amazing but more importantly I wanted to shout out our amazing server Kelsey! She went over and above to make sure we had a great night, I'll definitely be coming back and requesting her as our server every time she's working!! read more

The food was awesome and the service was great. The place is a bit small but welcoming. Worth giving it a try.

Went here for lunch on Friday. Same exact menu as the Stockton restaurant. Small inside, but very nice. I prefer the ambiance of Stockton, but I guess I'm just used to that. read more

I really recommend serving normal sized meals. The portions here are huge! Hardly a thing to complain about... but food waste and healthy portion sizing are important. The food is also lacking flavor. Service and ambiance are amazing though. read more

Stumbled on to this restaurant By accident and the food and service was amazing. Lamb chops were great seasoned perfectly and cooked to perfection. Highly recommend to anyone living in Lodi or just passing through like us. read more

Had an amazing experience here. The waitress was very nice and helped us choose our delicious meal. Even Edith the head chef came out to ask how our food was. IT WAS DELICIOUS! Mango salsa on sea bass was so good! read more

Papapavlo's - Sea Bass special - New American Near Me - Lodi, California

Lodi Papapavlo's didn't disappoint. Smaller than their Stockton location, but was seated right away and the food was delicious. As the economy opens back up and restaurants get busier you may want to get a reservation to avoid longer wait times. If you do have to wait for your table they do have a bar area where you can grab your favorite glass of Lodi wine. The baklava cheese cake is to die for. read more

I've always gotten food to go; haven't eaten in. I always get the casseroles - spanakopita, moussaka, and the other one with macaroni pasta. Always very good. I've also had the crab cakes, which have a very good buttery tasting sauce. It has mustard in it, but the mustard flavor isn't too strong. Highly recommend. read more

Great food and atmosphere. I love the seating in the back with the misters during the summertime. My chicken and rice dish was delicious!! Highly recommend this place. Food is fresh. Can't wait to try one of the amazing salads next time. read more

Had a wonderful lunch with marinated sirloin steak, asparagus, and rice. I also had lemon chicken soup and pita bread with humus or oil and vinegar. My friend had the same thing but with lamb. we were both very happy with our lunch. The deserts looked wonderful, but we were full. The inside is beautiful and the staff was wonderful. Looking forward to going back. read more

I would have given this place 5 stars, if it wasn't for the bartender Anthony. He was super loud and obnoxious. Talking about how he was gay, the sugar daddy that took him to Vegas, checking out and making comments about male customers, singing songs rude and off key almost to the point of making fun of the songs! Then complaining about closing and standing there watching YouTube videos with other coworkers. It made dinner barely enjoyable. Not every customer wants to listen to this. read more

One hour to get our food. 30 min to get out tab. 30 min to get my debit card back I asked for my debit card and was told my 'situation' was being figured out. Also don't advertise the seafood pasta as having prawns and you serve shrimp instead, also asked for my steak medium and it was well done, another plate ordered was also missing the mashed potatoes on it. Anyways go anywhere else save your time and money. read more

The service was good, they handled our large party well. The tables were bussed, drinks full and regularly refilled. Always friendly and i commend them. The food was ok. My wife and I shared a porterhouse steak and my children ordered pasta. The pesto was nice my son enjoyed it to the last bite, my daughter ordered Penne with chicken, the amount of pepper overwhelmed the dish. She could not finish it. The porterhouse was ordered medium rare. It was cooked rare in to the bone and well towards the outer edge. It was a tough steak, I have a strong jaw but the quality of the steak was poor. We were working trough it until we found the hair under the vegetables. That ended the meal. Inpresnted the hair to a server. He apologized. And seems genuinely sorry. It wasn't his fault and I declined having the remaining food put into a to go box. I cannot feel that I will ever frequent this establishment again, nor recommend it.. I'm sure plenty of people enjoy it, it was packed, but this place is not for me. read more

The food was great especially the swordfish which was a special for the night. I wish they would add this option to their daily menu.

Worst restaurant I been too in Lodi. Me and fiancé order our food and was ask how would we like our meat we both said medium rare with much pink as possible. They bring out food out and it was well done which was not what we ask. We informed them that's not how we wanted, the sever took the food back and insure us that it will be fix. The sever came handed my fiancé her food claiming it was a new plate and how it was the way she wanted , but all she did was give her the back the first plate which now the food is cold. Then tells me to have my food the way I wanted it would be a lil on the cold side,which I was fine with cause I love my meat to be really pick. But what I got was not only colder then what she said but unseasoned as well. To top it off they charged us an additional 3 dollars for paying with card. Would not recommend this place to any one. Edit: to the owner that wants to call me a lier. I will be coming back tomorrow to be demanding a refund and will tell everyone to not come to your restaurant for not only not getting our food wrong but to say we are lieing. Your restaurant is on the corner of school and lockford not to far from a quick stop gas station. read more

This place is great! The food has been yummy every single time. The service is always friendly and the place is always clean. One of my favorite spots in Lodi! read more

I love Papapavlos and have been coming for years, however this experience was much different from previous visits. From the start of walking in we were not greeted and there were at least 5 girls standing at the counter which was off putting. We got a table once one of them greeted us and were sat outside which is a really nice spot. The food was mediocre compared to my visit from last week and seemed almost preprepared versus being fresh. The time we spent at the restaurant there were many employees but little to no service. I normally don't leave negative feedback but this was just bad. I've had two mediocre experiences within a couple weeks of coming. read more

This is unfortunate to write but I'm still sitting at my table and have been waiting for my drink for 40 minutes. Everyone working is running around and they have no idea what they are doing. Our server has no idea what she is doing and the establishment itself is so small that it makes everyone feel like cattle packed into a slaughter house. Update during my review: My family and I just got up and walked out because of how unprofessional the staff is. Avoid this place at all cost. I would give it 0 stars if I could. read more