Eleni's NYC Restaurant

“I’m not Greek but this felt really authentic (for credibility purposes I spent 8 days in Greece last year and I’m almost sure most of the staff was Greek). I am thankful my friend and I found this spot while walking around on a Thursday evening. We each ordered a glass of wine from an excellent selection and decided to split the Imam and Octapodi salad. Delicious! The imam had flavors of French onion soup and the octopus was grilled to perfection. The complimentary pita and hummus was a plus. The staff was a little slow to serve us and it almost felt like we had 3 different waiters, but overall amazing experience.”

“This is a wonderful Greek destination as they serve delicious appetizers, seafood, meat, and deserts are amazing! I recommend the octopus and saganaki also the Lamb chops and Lavraki and for dessert I recommend the Galaktobouriko and Baklava. Also our waiter Will was great!”

“Highly recommend the lunch prix fixe! The amount and variety of appetizers, entrees, and desserts is so worth the $32,, everything was delicious. My cousin and I ordered different dishes and shared everything. The octopus appetizer is a MUST, I’ve never had anything quite like it~ the texture was more soft and chewy rather than rubbery like most octopus dishes, a true delight. The dessert sampler is a must, and honestly any entree would have been good as well. The ambiance inside was beautiful and cozy, lovely service as well. Also the free hummus and pita were delicious!”

“The portions were quite generous, making the dishes perfect for sharing. We started with the grilled octopus as our appetizer, and it was cooked beautifully—tender with a nice char. Unfortunately, we found a hair in the dish at first, but the staff apologized sincerely and replaced it with a freshly made one right away, which we really appreciated. For the main course, I ordered the pan-seared fish. It was cooked perfectly, with tender, flaky flesh and crispy skin. It was simple, fresh, and full of flavor.”

“I thought Eleni’s was decent but it has potential to be better it’s super cute inside and was relatively crowded on a Thursday for dinner. I loved the salad but the lettuce wasn’t washed and I was crunching sand. That gave me trepidation for the rest of the meal. The shrimp were only four and two were large and two were much smaller. The pitas were banging tho! I’m not sure id go back but thank you for having us!”