3.5* Big, modern Italian feeling Greek restaurant with no lunch special, so pricey for a ladies lunch. Loved that the big Greek waiter placed a dish of cut up lemons on the table-love the lemons. Also,, loved the Greek grilled pita. Ate: Antipasto platter- yes that is what it was called- meze really $10 Saganaki Salmon with lemon potatoes- $18.50 Samos wine $5 The mez was phenomenal with eggplant dip containing bits of feta and all were so fresh and good. Saganaki did not arrive hot, but was mega tasty. The salmon was a tad dry and I prefer my lemon potatoes a tad firmer. Loved the sweet wine. Service was very attentive and unrushed and seating at a four top was comphy. Complimentary honey/pilo dessert that wasn't baklava, but baklava like. read more

Stamatis Restaurant - Grilled pita - Greek Near Me - Astoria, New York

Opa!! Say it. It's a fun word, isn't it? Too bad my Greek doesn't extend much farther but here at Stamatis, that's OK, or "ehn-dahk-see" as the Hellenics say. I always wanted to experience Astoria and with some friends' help - I had a great evening. My Irish half is so dominant - my looks, mannerisms, "hollow leg" - I sometimes forget I'm half Greek. This experience brought with it a rush of memories from my childhood and a smile to my face - the mention of lamb dishes like Stifado, others like Pastichio, Moussaka and, yes, smelling the whiff of Pine-Sol at the Greek market we stopped at beforehand reminded me of Mom's incessant cleaning w/ Pine-Sol, bleach and Windex when I was a child - I'm amazed Dad and I had any lungs left - or that the house didn't blow up! Anyway, Mom's much older these days and doesn't make 1/2 of what she used to cook up so this experience was a nice stroll down memory lane a bit. OK, massive digression - sorry. On to the food. Very good to Excellent! All appetizers were fresh and flavorful - Octopus, Horiatiki salad (cucumber, onion, tomato and feta), the dips, semolina bread - we had a feast before dinner arrived! My lamb chops arrived as I ordered - medium rare. Very good flavor. I could eat a dozen of them but sadly had to settle for four chops. The lemon potato wedges are a required staple. My friend's lamb with leeks was "Wow"! A braised lamb covered in leeks - really delicious and probably the best item I tasted. I was also impressed with another friend's eggplant dish. Fun, roomy place for friends/family to gather and become 100% Greek for the evening. Opa!! read more

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They're pastitsio took me back to Greece ! The only issue was that they didn't have what both myself and my boyfriend ordered (moussaka and papoutsakia) which is what I really went there for but I can't complain after getting a complementary dessert at the end. Definetly will be going back ! read more

Stamatis Restaurant - Pastitsio - Greek Near Me - Astoria, New York

My favorite Greek restaurant in NY and I've been to them all. Tip the chefs at the front a couple bucks and ask what's great tonight. They'll explain the dishes in front of you while you wait to be seated and they'll take great care of you. Once seated the place is simple, with kitschy decor, but knock-your-socks off fresh Greek cuisine, both land and seafood are top notch. Service is casual, but lightning fast and attentive. With a big service team sharing the load, we never find ourselves waiting for anything. The octopus is fantastic. The moussaka and pastitsio are great. Lamb chops are amazing, and MP fish of the day to share has always been a crowd pleaser without breaking the bank compared to many other places. There's a roasted eggplant in tomato dish who's name I can't recall, but is off-the-charts good, as is the lamb with orzo. Finally, for coffee/dessert, they bring a complimentary galaktoboureko: a wonderful flaky phyllo dough wrapped firm egg custard drizzled in light orange syrup. It's to die for. I call it "galactic booty call" it's so good (and because I can't speak Greek and it's close enough the waiters get it). read more

Amazing food and service! Highly recommended the grilled octopus, Greek salad, all the dips, filet of sole! I can't say enough good things about my dinner here. Can't wait to go back! read more

Best Greek food in Astoria. Awesome price points as well. Get the grape leaves, souvlaki, and any of the seafood. Absolutely perfect pre-meal bread as well! read more

Perhaps the highest compliment I can levy on a restaurant is after a hearty Greek meal it's hard for me to distinguish whether I was dining at Stamatis Restaurant or at my mother's kitchen. When Stamatis is good it's very good. When it isn't very good it's OK. Yet despite the inconsistency you would do yourself a favor visiting this longstanding staple of Astoria's landscape. You can't go wrong by ordering the basics, which is what I did at my last visit just last week. I list my order for your perusal: Green salad (Romaine lettuce, scallions, dill, feta cheese, Kalamata olives and a basic oil and red wine vinegar dressing), scrumptious grilled octopus in oil and red vinegar, lamb fricassee (lamb stewed in greens, and avgolemono (egg & lemon) broth, and two sides of casserole prepared in olive oil and basic tomato sauce okra and string beans. The service was friendly but sporadic. Noise level was excessive but only because my companion decided to sit in the back room alongside a party of frat-boys. If we sat in the main dinning room the noise level would have been acceptable. Typically the fish and chops are fresh and made to order. The menu consists of traditional "Greek" fare that some other nearby highly regarded restaurants don't offer ( the majority of the items I ordered). Stamatis offers moussaka (baked eggplant, potato, spiced ground meat and bescimiel) pasticho (baked large spaghetti, spiced ground meat and bescimiel) and macaronia me kima (Greek spaghetti Bolognese) daily. So do yourself a favor and make sure you visit Stamatis on their "on" days. The trick is of course knowing when those days occur. Rest assured however their "on" days outweigh their "off" days. read more

My son and I had lunch here based on the good reviews, and the restaurant did not disappoint. Service was excellent, fresh bread and good quality olive oil for dipping were provided after being seated, and our water glasses were never empty. The Pastitsio I ordered was excellent and the portion was generous. My son ordered the Moussaka and thought it too was excellent. I was full after the main course, but the waiter brought over free dessert, Galaktoboureko, which was extremely good. An excellent all-around dining experience. read more

Stamatis is one of my favourite restaurants in Astoria! Why? It offers a variety of authentic greek dishes (especially moussaka which i love so much) and that greek vibe. The place is huge, they have indoor and outdoor, it fits over hundreds of people. Last night i went with 3 friends and we ordered: Greek salad, zucchini croquettes, dips, branzino, lamb, octupus and everything was on point. The service wasn't as good as usual but no compains! I'll definitely go back and would recommend you to try!!! read more

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Good food - awful service - staff very busy - chicken souvlaki and tzaziki very good

This place is like home. Greek home. The greek salad is not a traditional one(which is without lettuce) but always fresh and flavorful. Dont forget to pour lots of vinegar and some olive oil, then toss for a few minutes. Recommendations: -Grilled octopus is highly recommended. Its like octopus cream. yum -Lamb with orzo. Slow cooked meat is so tender it just fall apart... My boyfriend's dad first introduced us here a few years ago. Very special man. He is not with us anymore but when i miss him i come here and reminisce... read more

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Excellent Greek restaurant. Food was extremely fresh and flavorful. Such a great value- can't wait to go back. One of the best Greek restaurants in NYC. read more

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One of the best Greek Restaurants! They have smelts! Yammm!! Will visit when in queens for sure!

I've been on a Greek food kick recently and when my friend suggested our dinner date be at Stamatis I was quite eager to come here after seeing all the great reviews. We came Friday night around 7:30pm and the place was filled but we were able to get seated very quickly. I ordered the baked salmon with lemon potatoes and my friend had the pork soulvaki platter. Our dishes were cooked and seasoned well and the portions were generous. We could hardly finished the whole meal before getting our complimentary desserts. These desserts were heavenly. They were these soft cream wrapped with phyllo dough and drizzled with honey? Not exactly sure what it was but it was delicious. The service was great here as well. From the front end to our waiters and servers everyone was very friendly and quick. read more

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Hands down best greek restaurant. Food is always fresh. Best grilled octopus I ever had. Been coming here for 30 years. Highly recommend. read more

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The food here is great and very on-par with Kyclades but without the hour and a half wait. The fish is all cooked well and the flavors are simple but delicious. We had the stuffed cabbage app which was delicious and the meatballs app which was flavorful but a tad dry. The baby shark is our goto and the scordalia that comes with it is great. The seafood platter was good with a variety of seafood and fish, but at $30 it's a bit much and not a huge portion. The place is pretty large and can accommodate large parties. There is a little backyard section that can be fully covered by a retractable awning. Why it didn't get 5-stars: 1. Cleanliness is very important to me, but I can be forgiving at times depending on the situation. What I can't forgive is the blatant laziness of not cleaning areas around the table. I don't want to look at the caked on gross food that has splattered on the wall over the years right next to me. 2. My friends kebabs came out the same time as our seafood dishes, but were obviously cooked first and therefore cold when they got to us. Cold souvlaki is unacceptable. 3. The way they set up the tables around us, created a tight space and the dirty dish cart that kept coming through the restaurant didn't fit and we kept having to move our chairs to make it fit. They need to be more considerate and have a better system when it's packed. read more

The food here is amazing and authentic but what sets this spot apart is the best servers. There really is a homey vibe about this place and the service is amazing. The menu is pretty extensive but everything we got from the vegetable platter to the pork souvlaki and pastistio were incredibly flavorful and the prices are very reasonable. I use to think Taverna Kyclades was my favorite but I think I found a new go-to Greek spot. I highly recommend !! read more

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Loved this restaurant but you need to know what to order. Avoid the saganaki, it's not lit and comes to the table cold. Everything else we tried was fantastic including the moussaka, souvlaki, Greek salad, fried zucchini and of course their delicious free dessert. We went back again the very next night for more yummies. Can't wait to visit again next time we're in town. read more

Wow, what a feast!!! While visiting the area on vacation, our family had one the greatest meals we've had in a long time at Stamatis Restaurant. It was like stepping off the streets of Astoria and stepping into a local restaurant in Greece! We tried a little bit of everything as a friend ours ordered a sampling of some of her favorites on the menu! There wasn't anything that we didn't like. Great food, fun atmosphere, excellent friendly service, and made us sad we had to leave. It's a must eat again for us our next visit back to the city. read more

Stamatis Restaurant - Greek Near Me - Astoria, New York

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If you are looking for a healthy seafood or food in general - this is not a place . All meals are soaked in so much oil, butter and fat..... regardless of a not busy Monday lunch time- service was very slow and inattentive Way overpriced for size and quality of meals. Barely 3 stars... (mostly for their fried cheese and Greek salad) ....barely read more

Stamatis Restaurant - Greek Near Me - Astoria, New York

My favorite Greek restaurant in the city. Worth the trip to get here. It's a restaurant where not only the locals go, but also a number of Greek chefs from around the city. Authentic as it gets. From the dips, grilled octopus and fried zucchini to the mains. Everything was perfectly made. Had the whole Black Sea bass as a main. Perfectly prepared and deboned. Always love coming here. read more

Awesome Food is delicious and the service excellent. I love this red. I now live in Florida, but every time I'm in New York I have to visit this restaurant. The grilled octopus is amazing. I recommend it. A must have. Everything in this restaurant is delicious. Love it. read more

Very happy with menu, quality of food and service. We ordered the 4 dip appetizer, baked clams, Greek salad with Chicken, filet of sole and the lamb souvlaki platter. The lemon potatoes were delicious. We will go back. read more

I have dined here in the past, but unless something is done to improve the service and their board of health grade I will not be returning. Dined here this week and this is how it went: Stale bread basket . First sign of things to come. Indifferent waiter. Showed no interest in serving us. In fact handed us off to another server. Only the busboy was pleasant and attentive Food was mediocre and slow getting to the table No follow up from server Had to request water, ketchup, etc Upon leaving noticed the NYC board of health grade as "grade pending " final insult to a lousy dinner. read more

AMAZING GREEK FOOD!!!! Authentic, generous portions, and very friendly staff. Felt like I was back home in Greece. Just like my Yiayias food!! Highly recommend. Will be back on my next visit to the city! read more

Stamatis Restaurant - Seating Area - Greek Near Me - Astoria, New York

Good food for sit down or on the go. The service is friendly and attentive and the atmosphere is really nice with the paintings. I just wish they provided greek coffee. Weird that a greek restaurant doesn't have that. However, the menu was full of authentic greek meat and seafood options and it was very delicious at a reasonable price. read more

Why would anyone to here when they can go to the probably 100 other places in the neighborhood that are so much better?? The salad had "crumbled" feta that didn't taste fresh, enough said! The chicken was dry and the fish was super boney: The beef was the only thing I enjoyed. I can't say I hated it, but I can say that I'll never go back. read more

Horrible management - ordered $180.00 worth of food for delivery - 3 main course meal were missing - called and was accused of lying. Obviously that is how they are used to dealing with people - because they cheat and lie - If you value your money DO NOT give these crooks your money! I cannot rate since there are no minus stars available but this site requires a rating - will give them a minus 0 - I'm still in shock with the treatment I received from the manager (or whoever claimed to be the manager) was working on 5/17/20 @ 5:30 on. read more

the food is amazing the service can be hit or miss...ill always come back especially if im in the mood for lamb and potatoes.

Went here after a friend of ours received a suggestion that this was a good Greek place and it was a great suggestion! The 3 of us shared the stuffed cabbage with an avgolemono sauce, the mousaka and the baby shark with scordalia! All 3 were great, I wouldn't hesitate to order any one of these dishes again. The reason they didn't get 5 stars is the shark was slightly over cooked but it was still great! read more

I have been going to Stamatis for many years. The service is always impeccable and the food excellent. They really go out of their way to make sure each customer has a good time. We went today with our 4 month old baby and they made sure they accommodated our rather large stroller and even offered to lower the air conditioning if it was too cold for the baby. That's service! read more

Been going here for 20 years still same Greek home cooked meals!! I recommend the saganaki, grilled octopus, lentil soup and pastitsio. The give you some free dessert at the end some delicious galactoboureko. It's a Greek custard in phyllo dough!! read more

Another great meal with fresh seafood. The seafood combo is as great. All the fish was fresh, moist and tasty, we got here at a decent time (7:30pm) on a Saturday night without reservations and we were immediately seated. The staff, especially our waiter was very attentive and came by several times to make sure we were doing all right without being annoying. read more

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This place is my favorite spot in Astoria. We love the food, the atmosphere and especially the service. They are very attentive and everything we ask for come to table in a minute! The octopus is great and the branzino is delicious. We drank Malamatina wine and adored it! Definitely will be back! The desert at the end is out of this world. read more

Stamatis Restaurant - Greek Near Me - Astoria, New York

I've been here many times and just enjoyed my meals so much that I forgot to take pictures. I've had an enormous amount of food, but this one afternoon for lunch I was determined to not eat it so fast. Located steps away from the N train station, this place takes me back to my favorite place in all my travels...Greece, but especially Santorini. The service, the ambiance, the fresh ingredients and simplicity of the dining room is too good to miss out on. Every Wednesday they make a delicious stuffed zucchini that almost needs no chewing. It literally melts in your mouth. If you've ever wanted a homemade meal that you didn't want to cook yourself, check out a little bit of Greece, Astoria style. Priced to fit your budget and guaranteed to want to come back. The chefs use the freshest ingredients and you can tell by how full you are after you stuffed your face :) read more

Stamatis Restaurant - Stuffed zucchini with an amazing lemon sauce. This is what a Wednesday afternoon lunch should look like. - Greek Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Bonnie G and I have visited most of the Greek Restaurants in Astoria over the past years and we had not been to Stamatis in awhile. Saturday night over the Labor Day Weekend we took a shot and drove to Astoria despite the fear of traffic on the way. We got street parking a block away and casually strolled up 23rd Avenue passing Telly's Taverna and finally arriving at Stamatis. Upon entering we immediately notice the major makeover of the restaurant interior. Used to be bright lights and white walls and now it was subdued lighting with freshly painted murals on the walls which we found out were hand painted from photos the owner took in Greece. A beautiful job and a more comfortable karma eminated from the space. We were immediately seated and our waiter was right there asking for drink orders. We got a bottle of Greek Retsina, our favorite standby for Greek Food. On the table was a fresh basket of crispy bread and Greek EVOO for dipping! For Appys we ordered: *Tiramusalata- Creamy and delicious ! *Spinach Pie - The best! the warm flaky phyllo was filled with creamy spinach and was outstanding. They dont serve pita so the bread went well with the Tira dip and salad.. Then we had the Cucumber and ripe Tomato Salad with Feta - Another outstanding rendition far better than others we have had. For mains we decided on Fish: Bonnie G., had a huge Grilled Swordfish Steak with a side of Giant Lima Beans...Fish was perfectly cooked and juicy! she requested a side of freshly diced garlic clove and we used it with the fish for an extra kick. I had Grilled Whiting with a side of Okra....An excellent choice for a modest $13. You remove the only bone and its pure white fish heaven! Tonight everything was on point...including the incredible free dessert of Custard in phyllo with honey...OMG GOOD! Along with a Greek Coffee to top off a wonderful Greek outing!!! read more

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This place used to be top notch across the board but there has been a significant decline. The food was tasteless, the cook put pickles on EVERYTHING, including the octopus- why??? The waiter was abrupt and made no effort to discuss the menu or anything special. We had to ask for water refills, lemon and bread for the dip we ordered- how are you supposed to eat that without bread? If you need to use the bathroom, go across the street to the bagel store- disgusting. Dirty, no hot water and filthy toilet seats and broken sinks. Too many things gone wrong. There are plenty of other places with tastier food and much more sanitary conditions. read more

Recommended to me by a fellow yelp eliter. Was pleasantly surprised by the extensive menu offered here. The hot bar almost tempted me to just getting a take out order home but I resisted since I got all dolled up for date night. Walls are painted in picturesque scenes of Greece. My husband and I loved that part and kept talking about how much we wanted to go back to Greece again. Anyway back to the food. Overall 4 out of 5 experience. Start every table with bread drenched in olive oil and oregano which I should have taken it easy on lol. My husband ordered a spinach pie to start and I ordered the grilled octopus. They were both great. Spinach pie was fresh but a little to oily for my liking. My octopus was tasty but a little overly charred. Stripped base was deboned very good with a side of lemon potatoes. I couldn't finish it all and had half of fish and lemon potatoes. Still very good. We were served complimentary dessert bites but we were so stuffed!!! read more

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I have always, always, loved Stamatis. Fresh, simple food, prepared with loving care. There is so much history in Greek cuisine, and Stamatis does it right. read more

Does not look much from outside but what's inside counts, i have been eating at this restaurant every chance i get 40 years) (i live in New Jersey) and it's kind far but it does not stop me from going there as food is superb, worth every penny and then some. I know about the cuisine and how this food should look and taste and this restaurant exceeds my expectations. Best of the best, owner and wife are always there to ensure all goes well. read more