Reviews for Cafe Athena in San Diego, CA
Lovely interior. Waitress recommended Avogolemono soup. It was fabulous. Nice place that I would definitely return to if I... wasn’t just visiting for the weekend. Read more
Another hidden gem, perfect for a to go order to Kate Sessions Park, but the dining space looks beautiful too, I have aways take... to go and done the Kate Sessions park for the view, but the best local food option to bring up the hill! Read more
I was very disappointed. I got the gyro plate and the meat was dry and the vegetables left a horrible taste in my mouth. This is... probably the worst Greek food I have ever had. I gave it 3 stars because the atmosphere is nice and the staff is friendly. Iwon't be dining here again Read more
Ordered lunch to go: 1. Placed order by phone - very friendly and quick phone support for the order. 2. Picked up in person -... little slow because they needed to locate the phone order,lol. Once they found it, we were promptly provided our order togo. 3. Unveiling the food and consuming:. This is going to be a regular in our PB rotation. We ordered: Gyro - by far one ofthe best; taste and ingredients were excellent Roasted Potatoes - I thought I wanted greasy fries....until these potatoes! Iwant more is all I can say. We'll be back Cafe Athena, until next time. Read more
Great vegetarian dishes with all the best Greek specialties. Beautiful restaurant with an awesome outdoor dining area.
Cafe Athena is a clean, no-frills, laid-back Greek restaurant on the eastern edge of Pacific Beach. They have great Tzatziki and... Skordalia. I really enjoyed the Greek salad and the gyro as well. The place was recently remodeled and the interior is reallynice now. The atmosphere was cool and chill as well. The downside was the lack of people working. We had some trouble flaggingdown a waiter although there weren’t many people in the restaurant. I think the staff may be new, and the restaurant may beunderstaffed, which isn’t really surprising now during the pandemic. Read more
Wow! What I thought was just another hole in the wall mom and pop place is actually a beautiful restaurant amazing quality Greek... food and great value for the price. We ordered a feast of $50 worth of food to try...here is what we liked. Our twofavorites: + Best version of Greek salad we have had...homemade dressing was great, the small salad was actually quite large andwe shared it. +Amazing grilled vegetable wrap, this is what grilled vegetables should taste like. +The gyro wrap- it was kindof fancy, really good quality meat and veggies...almost too fancy, we are used to greasy cheap gyros lol. +The avgolemono soup-very interesting and probably an acquired taste. Glad to try new Greek food but once was enough. + Red potato and aiolidressing- potatoes were great on their own. I liked dipping the aioli dressing with the pita triangles. + Galacto borekodessert- very interesting with the rose water, was a nice new kind of Greek dessert to try but I think I prefer baklava + weaccidentally ordered pocket pita for dipping into all the nice extra sauces we ordered on the side...the one we should havepicked was the thicker smaller triangle pita. *update: toasting the pocket pitas make it great for dipping sauces Overall can'twait to try other wraps and dishes and desserts here, and when COVID restrictions ease up, am excited to dine here in person forthe beautiful atmosphere. Great service for pick up, was ready in the 30min they said when we ordered it online via theirwebsite. Their website has pics of everything btw, makes it super easy to order especially if you arent that familiar with Greekfood. Very happy with our sample feast tonight and we will be back! Read more
Food is superb ???????? really fresh and delicious. Love this place! I also really love their indoor decor - so pretty, modern,... rustic, and chic! Read more