Grieks Restaurant Athene in Weesperzijde

Best restaurant in Amsterdam. The owner is very friendly and endowed with a nice attitude. Highly recommended!!!

The food was tasty, large portions, hot and fresh. The owner was very friendly and so were the employees. Very chaotic and expensive. It's bizarre that people constantly cycle through the terrace. That also makes me feel a bit rushed. It is also very small inside. You're sitting pretty close together.

Great mood, great place and above all great food!

Very delicious dinner for our New Years Eve!! Keep up the good work from Italy 🇮🇹🤝🏼🇬🇷

Top atmosphere, very personal atmosphere. The owner sometimes goes completely crazy to the cheerful music. Cozy and much less distant than most foreign tourist traps in the city. Location is also ideal, easily accessible by public transport and located along the Amstel.

Had a lovely time at Athena with a big group of friends. The food was lovely and the owner made us feel very welcome. Would highly recommend!

This is such a great place for a fun night with friends ! Had such an amazing night

Excellent night with friends. Host is a legend and we had a blast. Will be back.

Excellent place, the food was delicious, the owner was very cheerful and friendly, we had fun while we waited for the food, I would definitely return ❤️

If you want to have a delicious dinner in Amsterdam, then this restaurant is for those who love fish, we were there yesterday and everything is really fresh and very tasty. The grilled fish is very tasty and there are a lot of things to choose from for different tastes. I recommend this place for those who want to get enjoys food and knows what he pays for

Great place! The owner is always lively! I deeply recommend mussaka!

Stopt by for a nice greek dish.... Very dissapointing

So, I was a little skeptical about this place after reading a few reviews. While they were mixed, it leaned more negativity. But, I was hoping for the best as it is a quaint little place beside the canal. I'm really glad I went! I kept it traditional, as you should with any restaurant you are sure of. I was not at all disappointed. I had the Spanikopita. It was fresh, flaky, and savory. The spinach and cheese filling the most delicious I've had. 2 nice pieces. I was delighted. I was only slightly disappointed when I ordered the grilled lamp chops, and it wasn't available. Actually, all lamb dishes weren't. So I went with the salmon. The salmon was nice. But, pairing it was fries? Ugh. Why? Try baby potatoes or a rice pilaf. But, fries? I already had fries for lunch. So there was that. Safe to say, it's a cute but basic little spot along the canal. They had me with that spanikopita, though. Those were the best.

It s been a while since I wanted to visit this Greek restaurant in my neighbor but it was a total disappointment. We ordered some starters and main dishes at the same time. But main dishes were served after one and half hour later with three warnings to the waitress who has no idea about his job. I ordered a seabass and it was served with it is price label on it(the one used in the markets to show the price and the name of the fish) which they forgot to pull out before cooking. I also ordered kalamar which was medium cooked despite I expected a crunchy one. Ambiance and music was good till the guy who looks the owner suddenly got the mic and start singing a song loudly which killed the vibe within seconds. Not going there again for sure to pay +100 Euro for almost nothing in return. Further comment about this strange place; as you see below, the owner even not caring about how he could make the things right but spending his time to recommend me to go Mc Donalds. That would have been better idea tho:)

We had a great time here on a Friday evening a few week ago. Fast service, tasty food.

The restaurant is a bit cramped inside and it took a very long time before we got the food. However, the staff was very friendly and at the end of the evening there was a good atmosphere, because the plates were thrown on the floor in the Greek style. The food was fine. My dining companion liked the gyros. The vegetarian dish was very much. The spanakopita was good, as was the tzatziki. It was supposed to come with beans, but unfortunately that was not the case. Good ouzo.

We celebrated my girlfriend's birthday at Greek Restaurant Athene, and it was an amazing experience! From the warm welcome to the delicious food, everything was perfectly arranged. The atmosphere was cozy, the service attentive and the food authentically Greek. A great place to celebrate a special occasion!

DON'T GO TO THIS PLACE...if you don't want to have a good time. The food is great, the place is quiet and nice, and the service is phenomenal. I never leave dissatisfied because their people will do everything for you to have a good time. If you are coming as a tourist and you are looking for something outside the center, come here and ask for Emilius, he will prepare you nice food and make sure you leave happy!.

We tried this restaurant one of those days where the sun was shining in Amsterdam and we didn’t want to miss it. Nice location but the food was not the best. Very oily and the quality of the meat was not nice

Got the wrong wine, got the wrong skewer then the meat on the mix grill was incredibly dry. Do not recommend a visit.

The owner is very rude when it comes to customers inquiries or concerns.

Staff is really nice. Food was good. Great location. We’ll be back!

There are 3 basics to restaurants. Food, service and wine and this fails on all of them. The waiters barely spoke Dutch or English and had no waiter skills at all, unable to take drinks orders, provide menus, bring dishes or much else. The food was appalling. Greek cuisine is famous for the meze. They were dire, small portions with no flavour and barely anything Greek about them. The mains were all reheated and oily. The "bifteki" were still raw on the inside. The gyros were tepid. The Retsina wine had been over-flavoured with sage leaves. Avoid at all costs!

Went yesterday! Crazy busy…they were short staffed so had to wait longer for drinks & food . But, everything came out fresh and delicious. Worth the wait.

Really nice place with friendly stuff, delicious food (there are vegetarian options). The Greek salad and the aubergine salad deserve a separate star! 🤌 You can also try traditional Greek Retsina wine here. The only thing, is that you need to pay for tap water, but it is normal in many places in Amsterdam. Highly recommend!

Delicious lamb chops! Good-value kids’ meal (children ate everything on their plates). Very nice staff. Beautiful view of the canal. Lovely family dinner. Recommend!

Nice location, but food is quite disappointing

Good things first. The staff is really nice, they are attentive and kind. Th location is really nice, along the Amstel, enough hustle and bustle to make sitting here fun and entertaining. But the food. The tzatziki with bread is the only thing we had that I can recommend. The mixed grill and the mixed vegetables were actually pretty bad. The mixed grill had some dry pieces of chicken and an incredibly dry meatball. The taste wasn’t all that bad, but the entire dish was so dry. The salad was poor and the fries were also poor. The mixed vegetables dish was just wrong. A bowl of watery tomato something with vegetables that have been cooked to mush. Even the end parts of the leek and onions were in the mix. The rice was a tiny bowl of rice, again dry, and the salad was poor. I think they tried to make the vegetables a Greek dish by just adding 3 pieces of feta in it. Overall really really really poor food. Bad in taste, visually bad, price quality way off. Oh and the aperol spritz was also bad. Very watery, no sparkle, lots of ice. The staff was friendly, but that’s all.

De service was belachelijk, vreselijk zelfs het eten duurde 80 min voor paar simpele gerechten en dan was het ook nog koud .. en na dit gezegd te hebben wilden ze het niet terug nemen..ga nooit maar ook nooit naar dit restaurant

Delicious food, friendly staff, recommend for authentic greek food!

Ate here twice, food is delicious, portions big with proper homemade Greek taste. Servers would go extra mile for you if you know what you want and maybe it's not on the menu 😉. We usually order multiple dishes cuz choosing only one is impossible.

Really good food , Nice service . Perfect tzatziki and starters in general. Main dish also delicious,and the perfect atmosphere due to blue/white colors and greek Music. All finalised with a couple of Raki shots. 100% brilliant evening.🤘

Best choice. All fine See u again

The food was really good. I ordered something based on the waiter’s recommendation and I thought it tasted amazing. The service was also very friendly and the waiter was very nice :) it is a bit pricey however overall it was a nice experience :)

SCAM FOR TOURISTS Food is good, but service really low and the owner rude. First of all the menu he gave us was not the same as on the website, cheaper on the website. We were charged for tap water and pita bread although we didn’t order it. And after the low service he brought the incorrect order .

Very profesional staff and perfect cousin 👌5/5

IF the owner had told us when we booked that he had a birthday party in that night of around 30 people - Yea, we might not have come. As it is I will never go back again because apart from him not having the decency to inform us that we would be unable to hear each other for most of the evening, let alone have a conversation. When it was actually quiet enough to talk - they were having )long, interminable, boring birthday speeches. During one of which we were 'shushed'! My dinner companions stopped me from saying anything. The food is not cheap and it's varied - One of the vegetarian dishes was lots of fried stuff and therefore delicious - but it was more or less the same as the (vegetarian mixed mezes) starter we had ordered. The other was a fairly tasteless and boring sort of stew - give it a miss. There were only two of them working which resulted in pretty shoddy service and the food was not presented well. I had a mixed grill, couldn't work out what most of it was. They were really good about swapping the chicken breast, for a meatball as it turned out, which was the only identifiable meat on the plate. The head waiter is gropey, touchy, feely. Was also not allowed to say anything about that!

Very enthusiastic and friendly welcome by owner/manager. We had a very tasty meal and enjoyed occasionally singing along to the Greek music (which was perhaps a little too loud, but did contribute to the good atmosphere). We sat at the table for a nice long time. No rush, not too often asked if you want something to drink - actually all just right! The main meal was served from the kitchen with great enthusiasm and as mentioned, the food was very tasty. After dessert, a glass of ouzo to round off a wonderful evening. Until next time!

What a gem! Extremely tasty. A little vacation! Thank you! Regular customer from now on! Delicious!

I had dinner here with my mother, very nice gentleman and very hospitable, nice and warm atmosphere and very open, all in all very good

Can't really go wrong with good Greek food, but this is probably a little on the pricey side for what you get really.

Good Greek food and the service is excellent. We arrived a little bit late and the owner re-opened the kitchen for us (not so common in Amsterdam). Food is great, he made us some dishes to be shared combining small portions of his menu so we had the opportunity to taste a little bit of everything. He was really friendly and the atmosphere was great. I will totally come back soon. Felt at home. Thanks Emilios

Very friendly owner and food was great! We were a bit hesitant because there were no other guests, apparently it was a quiet night because of people coming early for the theatre. However they made us feel very welcome and the food was absolutely fresh and prepared with care. Really do recommend, I don’t see why people would rate this poorly. Spanakopita and pita with tzatziki were absolute favourites!

Me and my friend had awesome dinner tonight. It’s so tasty and fresh. Absolutely wonderful atmosphere and very friendly staff. We will recommend this restaurant to everyone. And we will come back there very soon. Thank you again for such a awesome evening.

Heb met groep vrienden heerlijke grill gegeten. De sfeer, muziek en service maakten het compleet. Tot snel 💯

The Greek salad was small and about too sour. I took also some vegetarian dish that was small quite tasty and with it a-bit of rice and small salad.

Heerlijk eten en een gezellige sfeer!

Liebevoll gestaltetes kleines Restaurant mit sehr stimmigen Ambiente. Wir waren rundum zufrieden. Das Essen war geschmacklich sehr gut, schön angerichtet und auch das Pitabrot und Tzaziki als Vorspeise war sehr lecker. Preis-Leistung fanden wir auf jeden Fall in Ordnung. Der Service war freundlich und aufmerksam aber nicht aufdringlich. Wir können das Restaurant empfehlen!

Nice to sit outside, fair pricing for drinks The food wasnt good anymore and tasted sour

What a great little restaurant this is. The owner is friendly and very proud of the quality of his food. And rightly so. Their home made pita bread was superb, as was the feta and tzatziki we had as a starter. Our mains we just as good. Great atmosphere, great service, fantastic food Highly recommended

Lekker en goed eten, ook al hebben mijn tafelgenoten niet hun bord leeggeten, maar dat lag niet het eten zelf.

Viel besser als jede Pizza! Echtes griechisches Essen und sehr freundliches Personal. Die Tische sind sehr gemütlich dekoriert und die Location ist fantastisch.

אווירה נעימה ורגועה, מקום שמעוצב יפה, ישבנו בחוץ והיה מזג אוויר נעים. הזמנו אוכל צמחוני. הדולמה (שזה עלי גפן ממולאים קטנים) הגיעו 4 יחידות וממש לא היו להיט, מנה מאוד קטנה. בנוסף, הזמנו צלחת קומבינציה שכוללת מזטים קרים וחמים וזה היה ממש טעים וממלא. בנוסף, הזמנו סלט יווני שלא היה טרי. הצזיקי (שהיה מעט יקר לגודל המנה) והפיתה שלהם היו מאוד מאוד טעימים. מסעדה ממש לא זולה. שילמנו 55 יורו לזוג על מה שפירטתי עם יין וקולה.

J'aime beaucoup la cuisine grecque mais là c'est seulement une arnaque malheureusement. Un restaurant qui ne veut que prendre de l'argent....

Heerlijk eten waarbij Griekenland weer dichtbij komt. Het eten is heerlijk. Gelegen tussen de terrasjes op de Weesperzijde aan de Amstel. Voor ons een favoriet.

At this restaurant the food was delightful. The pita bread was addicting. Although the service was a bit slow, it was worth the wait. The restaurant was a bit small, but it was very nice, calm, and clean. They gave us pita bread with dipping so we can wait for the food since it took a while. This restaurant was amazing.

We were pleased to find a nice Greek restaurant by the riverside. Service was great a little slow but worth the wait. Food was above and beyond, Pita bread was amazing. Highly Recommend

Noting home made things there.. Dolma from fabriek, Salatas not delicious, they charged tap 2 tap water €9,5.. I do not suggest!!

very good meals. tastes delicious. Definitely recommendable. staff, service professionals

точно в центъра. приятен престой

Gezellig eten op een mooie locatie. Bediening aardig maar een beetje rommelig. Eten prima maar wat aan de prijs voor wat je krijgt.

Not bad, not great. I would say just go there to sit in the sun, have an appetizer and a drink. It’s not cheap but at least worth it. The dinner wasn’t great. I had a chicken dish, my bf had the lamb. The chicken was dry, not able to get it down, the lamb was gamy. Cocktails are great!

Super nice hosts, delicious good and very good restaurant for some late night fun!

Disappointing mousakka and a very mediocre chicken. Tzatziki was made with a lot of garlic, which overshadowed every taste later. Only the bread was tasty.

Very friendly people, great Greek wine and food. Good quality for price.

Friendly people and great Greek food.

Been reading the reviews and yes, the service was a bit slow but the staff were extremely kind and the food ended up being super good! I definitely recommend this place, would love to return but this time seat in the terrace😉

We reserved a table where we mentioned that we just wanted some drinks. When we sat down and ordered our first drinks, we were given the bill and told to leave. The owner is rude.

Sehr nette Bedienung, leckeres Essen und gemütliche Atmosphäre!

Lekker gegeten. Precies wat je verwacht van een ‘klassieke Griek’. Aardige mensen. We komen terug. 👍🏼

Der Service war gut und das Essen war geschmacklich auch sehr lecker. 👌👍

Great restaurant, delicious authentic food, nice atmosphere and a view out to the Amstel river too. The hospitality was top rate, you don't find this in Amsterdam, the owner takes the time to make sure you are well taken care of. We will go back for sure!

Actually the food was very tasty and we had a good service. I recommend this place 100%

Echt een Griekse parel. Vooral topkwaliteit. We hebben zeker genoten van het eten en de mensen die het eten maken en serveren.

Nice food and very friendly waiters!

Super lekker gegeten met een verjaardagsfeest. De eigenaar heeft er een leuke feestje van gemaakt, er werd gedanst, gezongen en met borden gegooid. Wij komen snel terug! Bedankt

Goeie service en lekkere gerechte !

gezellige sfeer en heerlijk eten