My husband and I always order our Greek food from Sfinaki. We discovered it a few years ago and have been going back consistently over and over again. The food is alway great! The Greek Salad is the best in Vancouver that I have found. The Chicken Souvlaki is delicious and the potatoes are delicious. Although they have all the same items on the menu that most Greek restaurants have, everything we have tried is really good. We usually order takeout, the ambiance is a little old and outdated, but once again the food is incredible!

My wife and I went there on a very quiet Thursday (maybe 40% capacity). We got a nice seat by a window.

The ambiance was nice. Not too dark like some places. It was also typical to a lot of Greek places.

The menu was also typical to the Greek restaurants in Vancouver. Same dishes, which is good.

The hostess and waitress were great. They seemed in good spirits. They were also quite quick and efficient. Could be because it wasn't busy. They were also quite helpful in making up my mind.

We started with the Kalamari. Maybe a bit worse than other Greek restaurants, but I still liked it. We also got pita bread on the house, which is fantastic at Sfinaki.

My wife ordered the Lamb shoulder. Came with rice, pita, potato, and a salad. A lot of food, enough for her lunch the next day. The lamb was cooked perfectly. The rice seemed undercooked (a bit hard). Overall, the dish was a bit too salty, but great.

I ordered the lamb Gyro. The waitress recommended it to me. It came with salad, rice, and fries. It was just the right amount of food, I was a bit overstuffed. Only $12 there too. Same comments as the lamb shoulder, rice undercooked, and a bit too salty. I loved it. It wasn't too messy either. I usually have the theory that the messier the wrap, the better, but this was surprising good for how neatly it was made.

We also had an entertainment coupon. So the Gyro was free. I would recommend Sfinaki only to those who are nearby (within a 15 minute drive). Not worth a long trek to go here. So check it out if you are around the area.

T. Schuay

I have meant to try this restaurant for a long time, and finally got around to it. Their side pita bread is very good, but I am afraid I can't say the same for the rest of the meal. I wish the chef had been easier on salt and let the taste of the food come out more. Service was pretty good, and so was the ambiance. Having said that, we were there for an early dinner and were seated on the side with fewer customers. Towards the end of our meal, when more customers came in, the room started to get quite noisy. I am not sure if I will be returning anytime soon.

From the time I first ate at Sfinaki a couple years ago until now, they have given the restuarant a few upgrades. The restaurant itself is still the same, but they've changed all the chairs (leather) and tables and added table decor for a more upscale look. The food is better than before, but unfortunately, the service has slipped.

We waited a long time for everything: to order, our meal, to pay, to get change. Eventhough there were 2 servers on the floor, only 1 did the serving for the entire restaurant. But when we actually got our meals, the food was worth the wait. My boyfriend had a chicken gyro w/ fries and I had the moussaka. Although the portions were on the small side, everything was delicious - especially the dessert. Custard pastry with ice cream and honey.

Yes, food was very good. But the minor updates to the restaurant and especially the lacking service, doesn't justify charging the prices they do. Even with our E-book coupon, our dinner totalled over $35 for 2 entrees, 1 drink and 1 dessert.

I have dined at Sfinaki on several occasions and have yet to be disappointed. The Greek cuisine is expertly prepared and the flavors are authentic. Especially lovely is the roast lamb which was done to perfection. The salad was excellent. The portion size is very good. The service is attentive and caring. The atmosphere is that of your typical Greek taverna with the wonderful blues and whites of the homeland in evidence. Altogether I would not hesitate to recommend this eating establishment.

My son recently told me that the really annoying thing about cooking when living on his own is he puts in the effort to cook, and then if it turns out bad and he has to finish it. By that he meant he put in too much salt in his cooking that made his dish twice as salty as it needed to be. Well, we have a similar experience, except that we didn’t cook it, the restaurant chef did. My wife and I went to this restaurant on Wednesday evening around 6 o’clock. Looking from the outside, it seemed like a nice and clean restaurant. The inside décor looks pretty decent, though not the greatest. We were seated at a table by the front glass window with a view facing Hastings Street. It didn’t take long for the waitress to respond to our order. I ordered an Arni Psito Roasted Lamb dish. The salad and pita bread was quickly served. Everything including the service was good up to that point. Then the main dish came. My whole dining experience was about to change. The roast lamb was tender enough. However, it was so salty that without the rice, it was just impossible to eat. I had to keep drinking water to wash out that salty taste in my mouth. After I came home, I was reading some past reviews on this restaurant. I wasn’t surprised to find that several reviewers had already commented that the food was too salty. I guess I should have read the reviews first before I went.

A friend told me about this place, but after reading the last few reviews I was a little nervous.

Well I was not disappointed. The food was incredible! The right amount of seasoning and flavour. Large portions too!

The service was excellent and our server was attentive.

The inside of a restaurant is very Greek, and with a lot of plants, but still had a nice feel.

The prices are reasonable, especially for the amount of food you get.

All in all, I was very pleased and will be going back soon.

When I crave Greek food, it is because i want a large quantity of comfort food.

Me and the boy were in the neighbourhood and happened upon Sfinaki Taverna.

We were seated after a couple minutes, and were allowed to peruse the menu for a little longer than expected (it was later found that the hostesses were all in the staff area talking about spring break plans. We considered telling our waitress that we weren't going anywhere for Spring Break when she came to take our order, just so we wouldn't feel left out. :p) but decided on the "Large Eaters Platter".

Since we were expecting a lot of food, we were slightly disappointed when the waitress brought us two salads, one plate of food, and one pita, sliced into sticks.

The salad was excellent; the ingredients were fresh, and there was a nice balance of salty cheese, olive oil, and the flavours of the vegetables. The tzatziki was also really good - nice and garlicky.

The platter consisted of two quails, two lamb chops, and one skewer of each beef and lamb, on a bed of rice. The lamb chops were the best thing on the platter; tender, juicy, with a nice crispy fat cap from the grill. The worst thing was one of the skewers - the meat actually tasted sour!

The disappointment was from the size of the platter - it was named the "Larger Eater Platter", but me and the boyfriend polished it off! I usually divide my plate at other Greek restaurants and take one half home for lunch the next day, but there were no leftovers at Sfinaki. The boyfriend even said that he "wasn't stuffed, and could eat more."

While some of the food at Sfinaki (lamb chops, tzatziki, and salad) were really good, they have to work on giving value to the customer. At ~$50 for a two person platter (no drinks or dessert) of just mediocre food, it's nice to know what Sfinaki offers, but I wouldn't go out of my way to return again.

Like many others, I went to Sfinaki based on the coupon in the Entertainment book.

Food: The lamb I had was extremely tender, tasty, and almost melted in my mouth. The dessert was a bit greasy for my liking, but the rice pilaf was great by itself and nothing disappointed.

Service: Adequate and timely, for the most part. When we wanted to pay the bill, it took them quite awhile. Don't they want their money? :)

Value: Not as much food as you get from other Greek places, but more than enough to fill us both up. I don't want to have too much food, either. Good value for the price.

Ambiance: The usual knick-knacks and paintings in a random fashion. What stood out for us was the large amount of vegetation in the restaurant. It was a mini-jungle in some places, and definitely made the experience more interesting and relaxed than other place.

Overall: A good, solid choice for Greek food in North Burnaby.

This was my first time here because it was conveniently located between downtown and SFU Burnaby, and it in the entertainment book. I had a dish with roast lamb, and it was VERY juicy and tender! The service was decent and quick. Great decor and it had a very homey feel to it.