Athens Square Cafe

We had gyros, spinach pie, humus, crab cakes, and some desserts. Best humus and souvlaki sauce I’ve ever had, even got lucky enough to taste the rice pudding right after it was made, and that chocolate moose cake was out of this world. Everything was delicious and fresh. Can’t wait to try other menu items. Very friendly and polite owner and staff! It’s a tragedy I missed out on this place for the many years I’ve lived in Northport. Definitely will become a regular now and treat our guests when they come to visit. No photos since every dish looked super yummy so I got busy stuffing my face. 😅

Food was terrible and highly overpriced!! They charge 15 dollars for a pita with pork meat and the pita is tiny. They do add a good amount of meat in it but the meat is as hard as cardboard. More like dog food than anything else. They also have souvlaki on the menu but it isn’t the typical skewers it’s just cubed pork meat that again is as hard as rock and grossly overpriced. I was charged 25 dollars for about 15 cubes. Needless to say we paid 60 dollars for 2 small pitas, 2 souvlakia and a coke!! Freekin ridiculous. Don’t know what these people are thinking but I’m pretty sure they wont be around for long.

I don’t know what happened to this place. They are the tiniest little gyros and the most expensive around. When my wife came home and told me how much she spent on four gyros, I was absolutely appalled when I took them out of the bag and they fit in the palm of my hand. I understand things might be a little tough, but ripping people off is absolute BS.

Gyro was great, soup was awful! Basically lemon water with a tiny bit of celery and carrots and a tiny bit of orzo. If I was eating it there it certainly would have went back

$60 for Burger and Salad. Way Overpriced and overrated. Take your money elsewhere

Always good food here! The chef and staff were super!

HIGHLY recommend for catering. They were so kind, communicative, and efficient in catering my mom’s birthday. The food was delicious and everyone at the party was raving about it. I will 100% be using Athens Square again for my catering needs.

$21 for the smallest Gyro literally four or five pieces of thin meat Rip off great white sauce though

A wonderful place to sit down and eat a meal, which is clean great food which is outstanding and the atmosphere is just right. I recommend this place. The food is fresh appetizing to your taste buds and truly a nice place to bring friends and family.

Just look at the sad picture for an chicken gyro dinner. Enough said. Pass on this $20 plate

Alway fresh, amazing owner always there, my go-to food spot for delicious chicken gyro, salad, and omg the spinach pie

I have been coming to Athens Square Cafe for at least 30 years. They keep it very clean, friendly,, on the phone and eat in service. And the food is the best I've had. Reasonably priced for the amont of food they give you. Always have leftovers. Keep making those wonderful meals!!!

Sharing charge of $4.00. What a weird thing to charge people for. Counter workers were nice. The lighting is low and the place is kinda dingy inside. The credit card machine takes FOREVER idk why. They definitely need some upgrading of pricing and look inside this place. The food was definitely not the best Greek food we've had in the area, nor was it the worst. Par for the course. Maybe if I stumbled back in here again I'd eat. But definitely not somewhere I'm pushing to go again. Sorry to say.

I used to love this place. It has gone downhill majorly. The owner has always been a jerk. Everyone knows that. But the food was at least awesome. Now the food is awful. The portions are so small. And the owner has somehow gotten worse. I saw a woman two weeks ago question the size of the giro asking if it was lunch size or something. She was so polite about it. And the owner SCREAMED at her. It was awful. She said she was a customer for 20 years. This place used to be a nice neighborhood spot for a gyro. And the owner has become his own energy. Don't go here. Plus I know a few people who swear it got them sick. Don't risk it. Their service and standards are done for.

Amy is extremely kind and friendly! Very fast and hospitable service. The food is delicious and the portions are large. Their lunch special is a great value! And the lunch special is available any time--not just at lunch! If you're looking for great, authentic Greek food, this is the place you must visit!! The staff is so friendly and the food is great!

Surprusef to see such a low rating because this is our go to greek takeout choice! Consistently great and reasonably priced compared to others in the area. Most often we order lamb or chicken gyros and their mozz sticks. French fries always are a bit soggy by arrival but we pop em in the air fryer and theyre grrrreat

Nice little spot for lunch. I'm not from the area but I do a lot of driving for work and like to try new places, I called a local Greek food spot and when she told me my small lunch special for a small soup and salad was $28 I did a double take and I said huh? She said a side of meat for my small salad was an extra 15 dollars. I get prices went up but, that's a little ridiculous. So as I was driving looking for lunch I saw this place and I decided to stop in. They were very friendly and welcoming which was nice. The food was good as well as the prices. Got exactly what I wanted for under $20. I'll go back if I'm in the area.

Let's start with the kids answering the phone. We asked for taramasalta (on their menu), her response was "what's that?". Should have skipped ordering it because we spent $9.00 on a dollop of dip. The Greek salad with grilled chicken was underwhelming. Very little lettuce and oily dressing. Husband ordered a gyro (despite menu saying it comes with onions) there were none. There is a lot of competition around for Greek food. I'd skip this place.

Best Greek salad I've ever had, everything was chopped so small! Service was excellent and efficient! Definitely recommend

I think the food here is amazing! I love their greek salad with chicken! The yogurt dressing and pita are delicious! I usually get the food to go here during my lunch! The lady at the counter is very nice!

There I was hungry but not the normal kind of hungry...that kind of hunger that only a chicken soovlacki can satisfy...I enter...I am greeted by what can only be described as the most Greek person I've ever laid eyes on (very hairy)... nonetheless I order my chiken soovlacki but oh my!! Suddenly the feeling hits a feeling we all know too well...I need a bev I gaze past the man at the soda fountain...we lock eyes ISLAND. ORANGE. RUSH. Now if you know anything about me I love anything orange flavored I'm what you would call a slut for citrus nonetheless I order the IOR (Island orange rush) oh my what's this 5$!!!!!! FOR A SMALL SODA?!?!?? A cup like the ones you get on a plane like a tiny ass cup like soo fuckin small like think of a small cup...imagine it in your mind...yeah pretty small huh nope...make it smaller yep now you've got it...nonetheless I did not protest (I am a timid man by nature) I drink my newly purchased tablespoon worth of IOR (Island orange rush) and it was.......not great the soovlacki was pretty good tho Alyssa did not spit in my food (I asked her to) (terrable)?

My entire order was wrong! I ordered chicken souvlaki with fries for myself and my daughter. They made them souvlaki gyros. NOT what I ordered. And my fiancés gyro was plain! I didn't order it plain! Avgalemeno soup - poor. I love Aegean grill. Should've stuck with that!

I walked in Today for a side of chicken gyro and 2 pitas for my son. $12.00. I barely got any gyro all ends. Will never go back. I'm tired of restaurants /takeouts taking advantage! Big prices and tiny portions.

Food is always on point. Service is okay everytime. The ambiance is always clean. Very great food which makes up for the service and I used to work there and don't anymore and still order because the food is just unreal. Great yogurt sauce & dressing!, crab cakes, saganaki, and chicken gyro and salads are my favorites here.

We saw online menu on their website and called to place an order for pickup. Online menu has kids menu, but they said they don't have kids menu. My chopped steak (it is like a huge hamburger) was tasteless. I wonder if they forgot to season. The dressing for Greek Salad was jut ok and my husband thought the lettuce were chopped too small. I wish they had lemon potato for dinner because their potato was just oven baked potato. Baklava came with complete dinner set was good.

It's ashame how one bad experience can turn you off from a place for life. I absolutely love the food here. However, I went there for dinner last night and experienced such horrible service to the point I will never go there again. The waitress knew exactly what she did wrong and didn't even try to apologize. Nope, she just ignored the situation and the girl is lucky I was nice enough to leave a tip, but I think the staff may need to work on their customer service skills. In conclusion. The place is great for take out, but don't dine in. Unless you have nowhere to be and enjoy the waitress giving you an attitude while she forgets to put in your order, because she is too busy talking to her friends. Oh and I called my order in over the phone and explained that we want to eat there, but ordering now because I have a toddler who didn't nap and in unpredictable in a restaurant. Get there 15 minutes later, she acknowledges that the order was called in. We waited an additional 40 minutes before the food came out!!! I don't care if you talk to your friends, but, to give me an eye roll and not even acknowledge or say sorry for the wait is what really upset me. An apology can go a long way.

Chicken gyro was very good. It was fresh. Place had a nice vibe. I would go there again and try the souvlaki.

Love the food. Its our go to Greek restaurant. My favorite is the Greek salad with chicken gyro meat. The salad dressing is excellent. My husband's favorite is the chicken gyro with fries. The tzatziki is fantastic.

Walked in to get food. Was immediately scolded for mask. Dangerous place. I didn't place the order someone else did. I was shocked to pay 36 dollars for a crappy little sandwich and salad. Never again. But don't worry I'm sure you will get Covid bailed out. Sandwich was dry an inedible.

This has got to to be one of the smallest gyros I've ever gotten for $9 dollars. It looks like it came off a kids menu.

Reliably good, reasonably priced take out. Always ready quickly and usually can get two meals out of a lunch special. Been going here over 10 years. The owners are great!

Usually go to the place down the block, but decided to give this place a try. Big mistake!!! Called in an order for 2 gyros and a side of hummus. Upon returning home found that the onions and yogurt sauce were left off both sandwiches. Can you say dry tasteless sandwich. BTW, hummus was tasteless as well. First and last time we will be eating at Athens Square Cafe.

Their gyros are so delicious I crave them all the time. Great tzatziki sauce and spanakopita as well. Friendly staff. Low key

This has to be my favorite greek place ever. Every time I eat here I get the same waitress, Catherine. She is an amazing waitress and she makes the experience much better. Great food, great service, great experience. 10/10 would recommend.

Stuffed mushrooms as appetizer were a bit rubbery and tasted like they had been in the freezer too long. Skip the falafel dinner.. There is no textuure nor taste and patties instead of the more familiar falafel balls were served. Plain and very disappointing and were in the oil too long or reheated. Chicken gyro sandwich was very good. That's about it.

Went there for lunch, not very good. Ordered gyro dinner, to me a gyro is meat & fixings wrapped in a pita, this was sliced stiff gyro meat on a plate with potatoes, asked the waitress 'what's this?" She replied the "gyro dinner" needless to say I should have ordered the gyro lunch instead. My guests ordered lunch, the oven baked potatoes were overly "crispy" meaning they weren't edible. the rice pudding for dessert also was left, the rice was hard as a rock. We were the only ones there for lunch, had to call the waitress over a couple times. Not impressive at all!

Have lived in town for 20+ years and think I've been coming here ever since. I seem to always get the same thing, chicken souvlaki lunch special with salad. It's really excellent. The pita there are excellent and so is the yogurt sauce which makes for an excellent sandwich. Really can't speak much about their other food. If I have one complaint, the chicken is overdone a lot. But hey, it's not fine dining and better safe than sorry I guess. Will continue to go for another 29 years hopefully.

This was always one of my go to places. While I still feel the food is good the service and the attitude is sometimes really lousy. Which to me is 50 percent of the meal. I was there last night and after one to many attitudes I will not be back. Their food is not that good to put up with it.

Food is delicious but the portions are a joke.I ordered chicken souvlaki dinner for 20 bucks and got 5 little pieces of chicken

Loved our gyros and chicken souvlaki. Chicken was flavorful and juicy. Tzatziki sauce was fantastic! Solid price too

So happy they updated the service here! I loved Athens Square and was going there for years! Service was falling short where I felt board line uncomfortable to eat there (won't get into that because the two women are clearly not working there anymore). Food is great, especially the yogurt sauce and house dressing! Service is so much better than a few years ago. So happy I have Athens Square in my life again! I literally refuse to eat greek anywhere else but here!

I've been to this restaurant a number of times and I've gotten hair in my food too many times.To me getting hair in my food is the most repulsive thing that can happen I will never go there again. And to boot I don't think the owner cares

This place is great. I'm not sure why there are a bunch of semi-good/bad reviews. They should all be 4-5 star if you ask me. I live 45 minutes away from here and tried it today for the first time because we happen to be in the neighborhood. I guarantee I will be back and probably very soon because it was that good. We had the gyro platter and a chicken sandwich. The meat was so fresh and tasty. The pita was super soft and fresh and the sauce and dressing was super tasty. My platter came with a side salad which was awesome! Everything was so perfect. Super tasty and great portions. I'm a Greek food nut who has tried many places in the city as well as nasssau and Suffolk. This spot is now going to be one of my favorites. I will take the drive for it. The place has plenty of parking, it's super clean and cozy and the girl working the counter and the tables was so sweet and efficient. It was a great experience all around and I recommend that you give it a try if your in the area looking for excellent Greek food. Enjoy

Great falafel and hummus. The atmosphere is casual booth seating. Nothing fancy but great for a quick bites. Pricing is standard for such a place. Friendly and extremely quick service. Ill definitely be back.

Great food and casual atmosphere. I love the chicken gyro and their Greek salad and dressing are both excellent. Highly recommended.

Just simply great food. Consistently putting out great meals. Love this place for Greek takeout.

Love their Greek salad with grilled chicken. The portions are generous so I always have enough leftover for lunch the next day. The moussaka is really good, too. We always get food to go and it is ready quickly - not sure what the dine in experience is like.

A local favorite. The Greek salad is top notch compared to others in the area. Excellent service, excellent staff, reasonably priced, and there's always a coupon in the local paper. Highly recommend.

I drive all the way from Coram to eat at this Greek spot. Being Greek myself, I have tasted a lot of these dishes cooked by an old-world grandmother who had nothing but time on her hands to cook all day. Athens Square Cafe (ATC) manages to hold a candle to her handiwork. The setting is casual, perfect for lunch. I have not been there yet for dinner, so I'm not sure how crowded it gets but lunch service was passable but not great. The current waitress must be a family friend or something because she talked to some other customers and was not as attentive as possible. I didn't care too much because it's the food I come here for. I've been to ATC a few times and always get an assortment of appetizers (Greeks call it mezes). The chicken gyros tasted as good as the ones I usually get when visiting Greece (I go every other year). The tzatziki (that white yogurt) is the best I've tasted in the Suffolk area. The other mezes there are excellent too (tarmosalata, saganaki, greek salad, etc) and the waitress didn't mind giving me piles of extra pita with the dips or if I needed more with my souvlakia. The chicken is very juicy and flavorful, which is why I usually go gyros or souvlaki. The one time I deviated from my chicken pattern, I discovered the best thing one the menu and the reason I gave five stars. It's an eggplant dish, the name of which I forgot. It's basically a kind of lasagna with eggplant instead of pasta layers and stuffed with feta cheese and spinach. It's very savory and the salty feta compliments the eggplant, which was well cooked and not rubbery (can happen when one order eggplant). It was very dense so if you order this, don't go overboard on pita and mezes beforehand or you'll end up like me: carting most of it home. Luckily, the flavor held up the next day when I reheated it. My last comment is on the average to above-average quality of the sides. A Greek restaurant doesn't HAVE to get things like french fries right but ATC does a good job with their essentials as well as their specialties.

Have only had their take out on several occasions, chicken souvlaki and chicken gyro sandwhiches. All hot and yummy, the gyro meat seasoned perfectly, melt in your mouth! I like their tzatziki sauce, different than what I'm used to, very intricate and refined spices, not just plain yogurt and garlic as I've experienced in some other restaurants. I used to live in Queens NY and Bayside and Astoria are kind of the mecca for Greek food in NY. That being said, I'm very happy with their food so far. We're going to try eating here for one of their dinner specials which are posted on an easel as soon as you walk in - they all sound delicious!

This place was always my go-to, but lately the quality has declined, both of the food and the service. I usually get take out, and wait for the order to be ready. The food is prepared quickly, but the souvlaki is often dry and the food isn't even warm. Also, the last time I went there, I waited patiently on line to order, only to be asked if it would be OK to help the person who just walked in since "it would be quick" - I would have said no, but they already started to help the person who came in after anyway. I won't be back.

I don't even know where to begin here... the girl on the phone that took my order was curt and rude - couldn't get off the phone fast enough. Went to pick up the food and was curious about what oil was used to cook their falafels. I have a food allergy and wanted to know if I could order it next time. They asked the cook if it was fried in peanut oil and he made a face like, what kind of question is that? It's 2014 and people have peanut allergies. Okay fine, I now know not to get it. Brought the food home for a few other people only to discover they forgot to add my dinner (we were charged for it though). So my dinner was reduced to a side of pita and hummus. Speaking of their hummus, it was gray and not very appetizing. Safe to say, I'll never be going back here.

1st visit tonight for take-out. All the food in the plastic bag was wet. Maybe condensation, but even the pita was wet. Yucky. Not at all impressed. The spinach pie was so salty I couldn't eat it. The yogurt sauce that came with my chicken souvlaki was loaded with black pepper. Long story short, I just threw away $16. Never going back and will stick with Venus or Aegean Grill.

I used to come here all the time with my family. Recently the service and the food has been very much different. Last night while we ate I over heard the 15 and 16 yr old girls flirting with the back line cook. While they did that neither came over and asked us how our food was if we needed anything else and I literally had to wave for 5 min before she noticed me. Mind you there are 6 booths in the place. The food as well was out together sloppy. There was not lettuce or tomatoe on my chicken souvlaki. The flavor on the chicken was great and the yogurt sauce is the best ive had but it feels like the owner who cooks everything has just given up. I'm sad to say I won't be returning to sit down there anytime soon

In the past, we have ordered regularly from here. My favorite, and the dish I always get, is the Gyro dinner that comes with roast potatoes. I'm not sure if they are employing a new cook or what's going on, but the last three times the roast potatoes have not been as good. The first time they were burned, the time after that there was barely any spices on them and tonight the potatoes were cut just about in half instead of smaller pieces and consequently, they were not very spicy. Also, two of my potatoes were not cooked all the way through. In addition, many pieces of the gyro meat were dried out and crusty with this last order. This used to be my go-to Greek place, but I am thinking we will try somewhere new next time.

New and improved Athens Square Cafè, they got new tables and the food somehow gets better and better with every taste. Can't think of one bad thing to say about this place!!! Definitely recommend giving it a try if you haven't already!

microwaved food, unfriendly service and ugly decor. i'm glad i've stopped coming here.