I LOVE authentic Greek food and had a very nice meal here. It was my first time dining at Olympia Diner and I have to say that I am sad that I didn’t discover this restaurant while I was still living in Winnipeg! The portions are quite large so come hungry. My friend and I shared the calamari and the Greek platter which was more than enough food. The service was super friendly and efficient. The drinks were equally as good. I definitely recommend Olympia Diner!
Best Greek food in Winnipeg! It was so fresh! Large portions, fast service, and kid friendly. Loved the atmosphere. Almost convinced we were eating dinner near the Mediterranean ocean.
My wife and I recently moved into the neighbourhood. We have been here twice and loved it. The pizza we had for lunch was delicious and the next visit was a Sunday for dinner where she had the moussaka and I had the spanakotopoulo. Well prepared and absolutely mouthwatering. It is a clean restaurant, the servers are friendly and the portions are a good size.
First time eating here. We had some recommendations for this restaurant from a couple different friends. Fantastic meal. Started with the Calamari- it was cooked to perfection with a delightful tzatziki sauce. The meals we had were the lamb souvlaki and the greek platter. The lamb was perfectly done. The greek platter had a nice selection with chicken souvlaki, greek salad, rice, lemon potatoes and spanakopita. The ambiance is very nice. Friendly staff. We will definitely go here again.
Olympia DinerOlympia Diner is a wonderful Greek restaurant on Portage Avenue West. There is parking in behind the restaurant and on the nearby streets.The entrance is on Portage Avenue. You can make reservations or show up at the door. We arrived on a Friday night just as the dinner rush was finishing. I would recomend a reservations around meal time or are in a group.The staff was super friendly. We got our drinks promptly and our starter (calamari) quicker than expected.The calamari was excellent but the tzatziki sauce was brilliant. The breading on the tender calamari was light and fresh. The fresh lemon and tzatziki complimented and didnt over power the fresh calamari.Our main dishes were the Lamb souvlaki with lemon potatoes and veggies and the Greek Platter that had Greek Salad, lemon potatoes, rice, chicken souvlaki, tzatziki and spanakopita also it had lasagna.The lemon potatoes tasted good, well flavoured, tender but grilled justvenough not to be soft. The veggies we got were beans and they were buttery and delicious. The rice was good but not extraordinary. The Greek salad had a tasty dry feta cheese and one very tasty olive (with pit). The tzatziki sauce was the same great sauce that we had with the calamari.The chicken souvlaki was tender and juicy and tasted great.The lamb souvlaki was superb. It was seasoned to perfection and was tender and juicy.The lasagna was okay and the spanakopita had a great phyllo exterior was crispy and buttery. The filling was kind of muddled.The portions here are large and very good. The staff is attentive and friendly. We will be back.
Absolutely fantastic. ive lived in the community for years and have always wanted to check out Olympia Diner. finally treated myself to the gyro pita and it was phenomenal. lovely business.
Super fantastic food! Huge portions! Most of the menu items are made in house, even the fries and salad dressing! If youre going here? Be hungry. The staff are super friendly too. Definitely recommend!
Apparently I never left a review before, so I will :PAwesome food, fantastic portions and always a good atmosphere.
Omg if I could give a 10. Fast service. Friendly staff. The portions totally huge. And very very good. Enough leftovers for the next day. Totally worth visiting this gem.
Food was delicious. Prices were very reasonable. Staff was great.
This was our first time there and for sure not the last one. The food was amazing and the service perfect and reasonable price. We will go back. Good jobs and thank you.
Really great food, I left absolutely stuffed not finishing my meal which is a feat because I have quite the appetite. I’m not super familiar with Greek food but thought everything was excellent!
Were to start! The food was delicious the wine 🍷 the waitress suggested was the right choice. Our waitress was delightful. So refreshing to have a joyful server. We will be back!!
Not worth the hype. The quantity of food is not great and taste is decent, not superb. Also they charge you for extra serving of dressing as well, that too about $1.5. Came as a surpyas o havent been charged by any restaurant before
First time customer here - everything was great! From the lady who took our order, food being delivered although we did wait an hour, it was was well worth the wait! The food was awesome and the portions you receive was plentiful! Definitely will be returning again. You have to try it at least once.
Fantastic food and atmosphere. Service was amazing!
Food is always so good never had a bad meal here
Enjoyed a nice lunch with a friend. Service was good. Health rules in place.
The food was really good well prepared and plenty of flavour. Was a bit longer of wait time for our meals but the quality made up for it. However our server started off by being unable to explain things to us. She tried to make up for it by ensuring our table had full glasses and even going a little further than expected of her but that initial impression was bad. Not how u want to start off an experience.
In the midst of all this world change, came my second year anniversary. Since we would be caught at home, my wife suggested Olympia. I hadnt been in years but always remember the food being fantastic.Well tonight I called for pickup and mentioned that it was my anniversary. Not expecting it, as my wife pulled out the food, was Happy Anniversary written on one of the boxes. As if that wasnt enough, at the bottom of the bag was a package again labelled, with a wonderful desert for us to share after the meal.It is those little touches that make the difference, especially now.Thank you Olympia for making our anniversary as special as it could be.
Amazing food, Amazing service! We love going there with our family, and the portions are large. We will definitely be back!
What a beautiful day today, and what made it even more special was the delivery that I received from the Olympia Diner.I needed something special to feed some special people in my life as I was spending time with family in Winnipeg.My sister suggested I call Franca at Olympia Diner.So thats what I didI told her I wanted something that we could serve outside like a summer barbecue, after a couple of suggestions the order was placed.I and my family were not not disappointed. Cheers to you and to your chef extraordinaire Dexter. Great food Great service, a great place run by really special folksPolly K.
Excellent food! Taste is Authentic Greek. Warm environment with prompt service.
Best place to grab quick dinner in St. James! The food portions are very good, the quality is just as impressive.
Amazing Chef/Owner, He came out and spoke to us for about 10-15 mins. This guy is the best, he is hilarious, he loves his customers alot. He gave us the complete history about the restaurant and how he made is own receipt of burger. The Dex this is the burger 🍔. If you want to celebrate, this is the right place to go. Every bit of the burger hits me with nostalgia.
My husband and I have had dinner and lunch on several occasions at Olympia since the new owners took over in 2019. The food is amazing, the service is great, and the owners are dedicated to making the dining experience top notch. Franca is very friendly, courteous and pays so much attention to detail. Very clean, and they are respecting the physical distancing required during this pandemic. I highly recommend this reasonably priced restaurant to anyone wanting to have a great Greek dining experience!
There food is good and all but the waitress are rude to the doordash drivers uber and skip drivers,they need to work on that,they need to treat them with respect.
Hands down best Greek restaurant in the city! Everything is delicious!
Good food even better service. Came in right before the dinner Rush so good came out quickly. Only problem I found was if you sit by the patio door people tend to go out of there. At the time it was quite cold out side so whenever anybody went out we would get a gust of cold air. Other than that it was a great experience. Will come back again
Try to order from here as often as possible. Great experience every time. Thank-you guys for being so great!
Always a delicious meal with really large portions.
Fast service excellent food decent prices
My partner and I recently moved to the area and one of the first places we’ve tried was Olympia. Since our first take-out order we’ve become absolutely hooked! We haven’t had the pleasure to dine inside because of the restrictions, however, from the looks of it they have a cozy dining room and a cute patio as well. Our go-to dishes are the chicken souvlaki and the pitas! The greek salad and the dressing are so delicious we crave it every week. All in all the food is always tasty, olympia does a great job of combining restaurant quality taste with a sense of homemade goodness. Can’t wait to dine in and try some more menu items!
We ordered chicken souvlaki to pick up and garlic shrimp. The greek salad was forgotten. The shrimp was $12.95 and we received 4 very small shrimp with some mushrooms. Portion for the main dish was very small and again the salad was omitted. Very disappointed when we got home as we live out of town. Food was tasty, but not very happy with the outcome. We have eaten here before, which was very good and friends always tell us about portion size. This was NOT a big protion at all. Not sure what happened today, but not good.
Excellent food and service!! A must!
Loved it food is awesome and the price is not bad for all the food u get
Love the new owners. Very friendly staff and very good food. Cant wait to go back and try dishes I never have had. Franca treats everyone like family.
YUM! Best Gyro pita. Cant wait for my next one, I will definitely be craving this again in a few days. Greek Salad was fresh and full of crisp veggies. The Spanikopita was delicious, full of filling and the pastry was crispy and light. This will definitely be top of the list when we order in from now on. Had to pick up an Imperial cookie when I saw them on the counter of course. Perfect sweet treat for dessert!Staff was also incredibly friendly on the phone and in person despite the phones ringing off the hook. Glad to see it was busy for them.
One of the best gyro/tzatziki combos Ive had in Winnipeg. 10/10 would recommend! 💪🏾
I was looking for a place to eat in this area and came across this gem. I wanted a good home cooked meal and was not disappointed. I ordered the Reuben and soup special Chicken Gnocchi.The restaurant has a great charming atmosphere with soft Greek music playing in the background.Although I wanted to give 5 stars, my warm meal was interrupted everytime a new person came into the restaurant as a gust of cold winter air followed. So bring a sweater if youre dining here in colder months.Ill definitely come back!
Olympia diner is one of the best place to work. The working environment here is very positive and friendly. I am working with Dexter and Franca for more than a year now. And I am extremely happy with the management here. Dexter and Franca are very nice people, they are very supportive.I delight working for them.
My favorite place. Always delicious. First time going to a restaurant w/ current restrictions on and I was treated fantastic. Took name and # and biz as usual. Felt very humanizing in this day and age.
Was very good, friendly service. So nice to be able to dine in again.i would go back again. Nice to support local places.
Messed up our order for New Years. Steaks were rare, not medium well, gave two orders of lemon potatos not one and a order of fries. So used fries from the burger order and split it with other son. I hate take out ordering because when you pay, you tip. this was not worth tipping at all. Dont think we will be back. The owner called and offered us a chance to come back and have a dine in dinner. Was so much better. Thanks very much. I am very grateful and the service/food was very good.
We ordered for takeaway and the girl on the phone was polite, quick and efficient (which I always love). The food was perfect Greek food. They had a ton of local food products for sale for the holidays inside! We’re lucky to have them in the neighborhood.
Ordered some food through DoorDash and for some reason the delivery driver left and didn’t pick up my food. I called the restaurant and was told that my food had been sitting there for an hour and I could contact DD again and get them to come pick it up but I would have to accept the food that was sitting there and they wouldn’t make it fresh. Surely that’s something that the restaurant should take up with the delivery service and not expect me to accept stale cold food. They are the ones who have the contract with DoorDash not me. Won’t be ordering from this restaurant or DoorDash ever again.
The BEST Greek food in the city. Generous portions & great customer service!
Fantastic, locally owned Greek restaurant that is a gem of St. James! Excellent food that is consistently fantastic every time. The house made tzatziki sauce is to die for.
Good food! Wasps is bad tho!!! 😤
Had a great experience on the patio here after a very unpleasant experience across the street at a place that rhymes with pittys.Food was great, prices are reasonable, and the staff are friendly and personable.
Gyros were good, fries were okay but excessive portions. Baklava was not good, frozen inside and dry.
Ordered takeout last night, I drove from North Kildonan (over a half an hour drive) just to order takeout from Olympia. I was skeptical at first and was fully prepared to not enjoy my takeout experience because well, it’s take out, it’s not the same as eating in. It’s hard to keep things fresh and crispy and hot but man oh man, Olympia delivered! Every thing was packed in its own container or was separated by paper so nothing got soggy on anything else. I ordered baked feta (yum!), pork pita with Greek salad and Greek fries and everything was so delicious and perfectly cooked even eating it from my car! Well done Olympia! I will be making the drive across the city again just to experience somewhere whose takeout game is strong! Maybe one day in the future we’ll all be able to dine-in again.
A year ago they switched owners, this place is no longer worth supporting, awful ownership who are abusive to there staff. The food may be good but Franca does not deserve your money or support. BEYOND RUDE owners take there angry out of there staff.
Delicious food and wonderful service. Will definitely go back
After being employed at Olympia for over a year I can say this has been one of my best experiences in a work place. The owners are passionate about their business and creating a competent, happy team that can handle the realities of working in such a high paced, high volume restaurant. Franca takes the time to train her staff properly, and although she holds us to a high standard, she holds herself and her business to an even higher one (theres not many owners out there who will get in there and do the dishes if thats the job that needs to be done). There is a good work/life balance, appreciation for the work done, fair compensation and unity among the staff. Plus the food is bomb af, I even come in to eat on my days off lol. Thanks for providing the community with such good food and some of us a workplace we can look forward to coming to!
Portions are huge, one could almost share every dish. Friendly staff, zero complaints
Best Greek food in the city.
I am one of the oldest staff member working in the Olympia diner for almost two years now. I worked with the previous owner and now I work for Dexter and Franca. Today, I can proudly say that this is the best place to work. They take care of all the employee like their own child. Specially Franca HAS BEEN THE GREATEST SUPPORT to all the staff members and to me. Franca and Dexter both are very positive & honest people, they care for every customer and support their employees. I feel extremely lucky to be part of Olympia Diner and to work for Franca and Dexter.
Olympia Diner is the only place I go for greek food in the city! The food is delicious, portions are big, service is quick, and staff/owners are very friendly. Dessert is a must, it’s made in house and to die for!Not only am I a customer, but I do photography work for Franca and Dexter and they are amazing people to work for. When covid first hit the city my photography business was very slow, they would give me food to take home after our photoshoots. The gesture was so kind, generous, and greatly appreciated. I will recommend Olympia Diner to everyone I know.
Delicious food and generous portions. I ordered the Greek platter. The moussaka had one of the best bechamel sauce Ive had and the lemon potato was very lemony. The rice and chicken souvlaki were a bit too salty for my taste but otherwise flavourful. The salad and spanakopita had generous amounts of cheese. I love vegetables so would have preferred more spinach in the spanakopita. Overall a positive experience and I would order from here again.
I ordered the spaghetti & meatballs & it was great, was really really full after having this dish 😋
Food was delicious as always. Good portions for reasonable prices
If I could give this diner 10+ stars I would! One of my favourite restaurants in the city for quality home cooked style meals, fresh ingredients, top notch service, and HUGE portions. Franca and Dexter go above and beyond to make you sure you are satisfied with your meal. Whether we dined-in, ordered take-out or catered, its always been consistent! Tried and true favourites are the gyro pita and tyropita mMMMmmm! Go there, you will NOT be disappointed.btw @JasonCressman, nobody likes a Karen.
Olympia Diner is one of my favourite restaurants in Winnipeg. Not only is the food consistently fantastic, but the staff are also always so friendly, accomodating and quick. Franca and Dexter have always gone out of their way to ensure that guests are looked after and enjoy their experience and quickly rectify any possible issue. I worked for Franca for four years at a different establishment; therefore, I know firsthand the type of person she is and the work she puts into something she cares for, and Olympia Diner is a prime example of that. Franca is a fantastic employer, and that is reflected in her business. Olympia Diner is always a place I recommend to anyone looking for quality Greek food with exceptional service.
Amazing Greek food! Big portions and it is all so tasty and fresh!
First time ordering pizza here (Tropical Ham & Pineapple). It was absolutely delicious, delivery was fast, courteous. Will definitely order again or even givein- restaurant a go.!!
Ordered New Years dinner earlier in the day. Was ready right on time, excellent meal. Ill be back. Happy New year
What a find! Best Caesar dressing ever tasted. Moussaka to die for. Prices were fair and generous portions also. Cant say enough about this restaurant. Spotlessly clean, authentic Greek decor, fresh flowers even, top notch waitresses, lovely patio out back with ample parking. Ill be returning each time Im in Winnipeg thats for sure. Check it out, you wont be disappointed.
The service is awesome. The portions are massive! Without making u feel rushed, they usually have us in & out in an hour. Im so glad somebody recommended this restaurant to us! Weve been there 4 times in the last 2 months & this place does not disappoint:)
Just another place that cant handle non vaccinated people
Ive been several times since the new owners took over the business. Having previously worked for Franca for over eight years, I was delighted to support them. The food and service has been on point everytime I have been there. Franca and Dexter are both very personable and hard working owners that value everyone that comes through thier door. Will definitly be back again very soon.
Best food and portions in town
A real hidden gem in Silver Heights! Satisfying Greek(+) food, INSANE (good) value, and great service! HIGHLY recommend the gyros/pitas and the Greek salad with roasted lemon potatoes which are fantastic and plentiful. Prices may seem steep to some, but you walk away with a take-away lunch for the next day = Worth every penny! Recent renovations are a plus, but the FOOD is the draw, hands down.
We were very disappointed after ordering last weekend! The portions were small and potatoes were not cooked through! I would hope that during these hard times when the restaurant industry is struggling that they would pay a bit more attention to the quality and value! Taste was good though but the other stuff put me off!
We have eaten or ordered from Olympia many times.One of my wifes favorites.I was picking up dinner for myself this day.My wife put me on to their Cheesy chicken burger( not sure about the correct name)but I am addicted.Best chicken burger of any kind that Ive had.I had a greek salad& poutine along with it.A filling, delicious meal.
First time here, and came with a big group. All our food came quite quickly, and very big portions as well. We enjoyed it for sure, would recommend
Awesome restaurant with GREAT quality food! The portions are very generous and prices reasonable. Service is always really good too. One of my favourite restaurants in the city!
Olympia Diner is usually a reliable place with great food, especially the souvlaki.Unfortunately for me and my parents last night, our food arrived lukewarm. Like for souvlaki, which should come straight off the fire, and lemon potatoes (which, I mean, potatoes are easy to keep hot no?) to come barely warm is super disappointing. Especially in these times when we are eating out less and less and really have to choose where we go on these nights out.Also highly recommend switching methods from putting the salad on the main plate, that cools the other food on the plate down, and somewhat forces the patron to eat the salad in lieu and at the expense of that warm food. Bring the salad out first.Olympia is usually really good and Im hoping it was just an off night. We didnt complain which is probably our fault and Im sure they would have fixed if we had.
My husband and I ordered from here for the first time last night. We had called around to a few places and this is the only one that not only included fries but also a salad and for a great price!! Even though the crazy busy time our order was ready for pickup within 15 minutes. It was the best burger weve ever had! We will definitely be ordering from them again.
Ordered a Gyro with lemon potatoes and ceaser salad. Was the best gyro Ive had in Winnipeg, the sides were great as well. Good portion sizes. Friendly staff.
Wonderful authentic Greek food! Always willing to go the distance for customer service!!
Absolutely love the burgers
Have used their take out several times now. I think its one of the best Greek restaurants in Winnipeg. Highly recommend you try it.
Great tasting food with generous portion sizes! Servers are friendly and helpful. You can also tell that everything is sanitized often. Highly recommend for Greek food!
Dishonest resturant manager. Tell lie to the food delivery drivers.
Had the calamari, moussaka with a greek salad and lemon potatoes, and a bowl of soup.Delicious, and BIG portions!!!!!! Great Friday evening dinner!
