LOCAL GREEK Reviews Summary

Category: Greek restaurant

Address: 44 Leigh Ave, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA

Phone: +16092852969

Rating: 4.6
based on 166 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is genuine and authentic... Best gyro I've ever had."
  • "Both were unbelievably delicious. The pita was soft and warm, the dips had huge bursts of flavor and the cheese had a perfect texture."
  • "The food was DELICIOUS!"
  • "Each dish was very tasty."
  • "The food taste better! Junior and I got the gyro plate with fries. And I had extra onions white sauce and no tomato in mine..AMAZING!!"
  • "We had branzino and swordfish steak kabobs for our entrees. They were both so good."
  • "Everything was delicious. Dishes are served family style."

Cons:

  • "Desert was not fresh but a bit chewy (portokalopita, bougatsa, galaktompoureko)"
  • "The veggies in the village salad was flavorless, the olives were so disgustingly salty that all you taste is salt."
  • "Greek food is really tasty but this lacks flavor."
  • "The food was ok. A little heavy on the butter."
  • "We got the grilled meat platter, very very greasy, most of the meat was chunks of globby fat."
  • "The Greek fries were soggy frozen fries with some feta crumbs."
  • "The food was not fresh and partly cold. The Greek salad had stale vegetables, the terina (eggplant with cheese and tomato sauce) was cold and old, and overall food seemed 'tired'."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was excellent with a very friendly staff."
  • "Service was friendly and attentive."
  • "Service was good and courteous and location was great."
  • "The service was very friendly and responsive."
  • "Service was too notch!! Ambience was also very pleasant."
  • "Our server Kyler was great."
  • "Our server Mr Carranza was very friendly and made good suggestions for dinner and dessert."

Cons:

  • "Bad service, long wait on weekend afternoon, some dishes are not described properly as on the menu."
  • "The guy who seats people continued to look at us when we were finishing our meals so I felt pressured to finish so that they could bring in more business."
  • "Visited Local Greek this past Monday for dinner. We were VERY DISAPPOINTED with our experience!"
  • "The chicken was very simple, nothing special, the salmon (the one we received) has a very fishy smell to it."
  • "The older waitress we had was useless, she was supposed to bring us water and completely forgot."
  • "Service was... ok at best. Took a while to have my order taken."
  • "Not even 20 minutes into our meal our waitress told us we had to hurry up and order so they can flip our table."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "Such a nice meal in a bright, comfortable setting!"
  • "Live music on some nights, and the restaurant is open early and closes late."
  • "It was nice to have option of indoor and outdoor (under canopy) seating."
  • "The atmosphere is like a Greek restaurant you'd find on the Greek islands."
  • "Everything was delicious. The service was wonderful and I loved the atmosphere."
  • "Great, rustic atmosphere, and the food and outside seating pair amazingly well with some spring or mild summer weather."
  • "Ambience is very modern and cozy."

Cons:

  • "The main entry room was crowded (and noisy)."
  • "No sound paneling so it was relatively loud but some people are into that if it feels like it's 'poppin'."
  • "The place was too crowded."
  • "The place is a little small and cramped."
  • "For some reason, the restaurant was just very noisy inside."
  • "The space is small and everyone’s voices carry and can make it somewhat difficult to hear one another."
  • "Unfortunately our experience was spoiled by a large group cutting In the center of the restaurant which was super loud."

Value

Pros:

  • "The portion sizes are generous - we almost always stretch them into two meals."
  • "Love my first visit. Great food, generous portions and reasonable prices."
  • "Well worth the $18/person price."
  • "Charming, delicious and reasonably priced neighborhood staple for healthy, hearty greek food."
  • "Finally, a restaurant with amazing quality food at a reasonable price and great portions."
  • "Portion sizes were pretty large and a good value for the price."
  • "A restaurant with amazing quality food at a reasonable price and great portions."

Cons:

  • "Price is above average."
  • "They now also charge a hidden %1 surcharge on top of that if you pay by credit or debit card."
  • "We spent $70 not including tips for 2 souvlakis and 1 soup during lunch."
  • "Food is good, authentic but not worth the high price."
  • "Prices are still very high."
  • "On top of that I noticed that they added a surprise 3.5% surcharge to the bill!"
  • "They charge you if you use a credit card without telling you. 3%."

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