Diner reviews of Cafe Athens
A diner from Fort Collins
Jun 11, 2010
The Athens Cafe is not run by anyone with any experience with Greek food. The owners and cooks are from Nebraska. That might normally be okay, if they followed any real Greek recipes, but they don’t; they make up their own.
The worst thing noted at the Athens Cafe is that they substitute pork for their lamb. They use 1 or two pieces of lamb on the Kabobs and fill the rest with pork! I caught the cooks and waitress discussing this “trick” and she said that it saves them $2 per lamb meal ordered. Problem with that? It’s dishonest, and potentially illegal.
When the owner was made aware of this issue, he threatened us with violence.
A diner from Loveland, CO
Mar 7, 2010
A very nice change from burgers/pizza/subs. We will definitely return!!
A diner from Loveland, CO
Jan 20, 2010
Decent gyros. Good fries. They serve beer. More upscale than a "gyros joint" and lacking the character of one, but worth going since Ft. Collins has so few places to get a gyro.
A diner from Fort Collins, CO
Sep 24, 2009
The food was okay. Not great, but not bad. I would eat there again based on the food and pricing. However...we asked for a take out menu to take home so in the future we could order "to go" and the gal working the front told us "We were spending $50 for menu's which is ridiculous! We just ask you to go online to view the menu". To which I thought "Nahhhhh...how about I just pull one of the OTHER restaurant menu's I have in my to-go drawer at home and just call them when I want take out instead".
A diner from Fort Collins, CO
Sep 24, 2009
The gyros platter is awesome. I had so much meat left over, YUMMY
A diner from Fort Collins, CO
Sep 11, 2009
The restaurant had such promise. If only it could have delivered. The food was horrible, over priced and made me ill.
A diner from Berthoud, CO
Jul 3, 2009
Enjoyed the food very much. Wasn't Chicago but neither were the prices! Would, and have, recommended and will return.
A diner from Eaton, CO
Jan 30, 2009
Wonderful greek food. Meals are on the big side, so I always have some to take home. Love the Gyros Platter, yum!
A diner from Fort Collins, CO
Jan 10, 2009
This food is cheap and highly overpriced. I basically paid $10 for a plate of shredded lettuce, a pita and about 5 small bites worth of meat on a skewer. We also tried their pizza which was not even cooked all the way. The waitress even said that their food quality varies alot. I left hungry and empty pocketed. Would NOT recommend.
A diner from Fort Collins
Dec 23, 2008
A spacious new restaurant by a seasoned operator brings a full menu of Greek fare. The format is modern- a server greets and describes ordering at the bar and delivery to the table. The food came in due time and was fresh with authentic flavors. (It's been awhile since I left the town with real Greek food.) One of our four is Greek and signaled glad approval. O-pah! Another, a vegetarian, had plenty of choices. The little ones at other tables were munching away. It will take several more visits just to further sample the menu.
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