Reviews for Desfina Restaurant in Cambridge, MA
Desfina is like a hidden gem of Cambridge! It was our first time here and the staff were so attentive. Food was delicious. We... had many appetizers from fried calamari to grilled octopus to all 4 dips with pita bread. They were so fulfilling and had tostop to save room for my entree. The lamb gyro was a must. It came with fries and side salad. The lamb was tender and not gameyat all. Would definitely recommend dining at Desfina! Read more
Delicious food and plentiful! The waitress recommended a good wine and the orange cake which were both on point. You can sit... outside on a nice night. My friend and I had a nice leisurely evening. Read more
Home-cooked style Greek cuisine place. I recently took a visit again with my friend for a dine-in experience. My several pick... up experience in the past was not very pleasant, but I was glad to find out that their service is now miles better than what itused to be during the pandemic. This time I got the grilled octopus, baked lamb, and the lavraki. The food was still basic asthe seasoning for most of the dishes were limited to olive oil and lemon juice. Yet, they were great representations of Greekand Mediterranean style of cooking, and I enjoyed their simplicity. The baked lamb was our favorite as its tender pieces of meatfell right off the bone. The sauce also added a good amount of acidity that went well with the baked potatoes on the side. Pastreview Recently picked up their lamb kebob with a side of gratis Greek salad. While waiting for pickup, I watched how they cooktheir kebobs, and instead of the traditional oven method, they put the skewers on a grill and unloaded all the meats from theskewers half-way. I was initially unsure whether it would taste good, but the meats were cooked perfectly medium. However, theirservice was extremely slow and the food wasn’t ready by the estimated time. Read more
We happen to be working nearby and decided to stop in. I got the chicken kabob wrap which was delicious and fresh. My coworker... got the baked Lamb with rice and he raved about it it looked like the meat was falling off the bone. This is definitely awalk-up establishment as the only parking I could see was on the street and in the middle of the day during the week thereweren't a lot of spots. The pricing is very reasonable and the food is very good quality I would definitely visit here again ifI'm in the area and on foot. Read more
Simply amazing Greek /Mediterranean food. I cannot say enough about this place. Our server Ellena was amazing. My daughter and... I ran across this place while on vacation. We enjoyed a truly authentic spread: great fresh bread and herded olive oil, grilledcalamari appetizer, the muscles dinner, lemon rice soup, Greek salad with grilled shrimp, Greek chianti, orange cake,baklava and another shredded rolled dessert that is my new favorite. We took lamb gyro plate and village salad back to hotelfor hubby and it was truly amazing as well. Everything was amazing! Read more
I have never seen orange cake in any Greek restaurant in the US. It was a pleasant surprise to see it on the desert menu and it... was simply scrumptious, as good as the orange cakes we had in Sparta. It’s worth going here just for the orange cake, but theother food is great as well. Very authentic restaurant. They also had bottles of Kechribari retsina, which is from northernGreece and is never seen anywhere else in the world! Read more
Warm and friendly service. It was a bit slow but that was probably due to it being full. There is a reason for that. The place... has good ambiance and great food. The octopus appetizer was delicious and so was the roast lamb. Will definitely be back again,and often. Read more
what a find, SPANAKOPITA, just like i remember, great tasting spinach pie that would even make popeye and his pappy happy, moved... on into the greek salad with the steak tips, luscious, tasty, OPA! they alseaux brought out some bread with an absolutelydecadent decanter of a mixture that was good on the bread and the salad... only drank sierra mist... but that was goodtoo... friendly staff, excellent, authentic Greek cuisine ????????? Read more