Symposio
North Vancouver, BC V7M2J3
- Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean
- Price: $$ ($15 - $30)
- Service: Takeout
- Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Open for Lunch & Dinner. Eat in or take out service.
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Went here on a Saturday night with a friend. We made reservations, but did not need them. The place was nowhere near capacity. A lackluster greeting and we were waved to a table. Suddenly, a large party of 10 appeared and were greeted as if they were family (maybe they were?). For the rest of the night, we were ignored as the other party was served faithfully. The food was okay, but did not include everything that was described on the menu (the potatoes were missing from both our dishes). I had the vegetarian dish which was only $1 less than the lamb version my friend had. In the end, we had to ask for the bill, although our plates had been cleared long before (and no one asked if we wanted coffee or dessert). We will not be back. There are many, many other Greek places within walking distance that are better.
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As a Greek Canadian, I'm very particular about the Greek food I eat at a restaurant. There are now three Greek restaurants in North Vancouver City, and Symposio is the best in terms of taste ('ousia') and value. My fiancee and I have been there four times since it's opened and we've enjoyed consistently excellent food and service each time. They can be very busy at times so as with any great place, patience is a must, but very much worth any minor wait you may experience if you show up without a reservation. They also do a nice take out of all their menu items. For years I've told people that the best Greek food in the Lower Mainland can be found on the North Shore and I've brought many a foreign visitor to North Van to experience Greek food at the other two more established Greek restaurants in NV City. Symposio now tops my list for 'Best Greek Restaurant' in the Lower Mainland. The chef/owner has been associated with other fine Greek restaurants over the years and this is now his signature 'estatorio.'
Yia sas and 'kali xpovia' :-)
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This new place on Lonsdale is where the old bagel place used to be. Inside looks pretty nice with your usual greek motif. Visited during lunch and they have a pretty big selection. Had the lamb shank and it was pretty good, a bit dry on some pieces. The usual greek salad, roasted potato and pita. Agree with the other comments that rice should and normally comes with it. Overall not bad for $12. Will try the roast lamb next time. Good service and pretty quick.
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Our usual dinner gang was looking for some Greek action and I saw that reviewer bc made a positive review of this place. That was good enough for me.
The restaurant was nicely decorated and extremely clean, including the w/c. Service was good. Our water glasses were kept full and there were two quality checks. My companions had roast lamb, lamb souvlaki, prawns souvlaki, and chicken souvlaki. I had lamb kokkinisto (roast lamb with penne pasta and savoury sauce). We also had a great calamari appetizer with fresh hot pita bread and tzatziki. All the food was really tasty, and the moderately-sized portions were packed with flavour.
Our only real quibble was that the souvlaki dishes and the roast lamb came with potato but not rice. No rice was expected with the pasta dish, but the other dishes would have had it at any respectable Greek place. We were informed that rice was $2.50 extra. When one of our party complained about this, we were comped one serving of rice. That was nice, but maybe they should not cheap out on this inexpensive food item. So smaller portions and lack of rice reduces the food rating to 3 stars.
Value-wise, it wasn't cheap, but not outrageous either. A good choice for a little uptown North Van Greek.
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Symposio location used to be westcoast bagel and open the first of July. They have made this once bagel local, modern, spacious, and comfortable to place to enjoy lunch or dinner. I decided to check it out for Lunch and ordered Homous with Pita bread and Roast Lamb Kleftiko. The homous came out first, which was excellent with warm crisp pita bread. My roast lamb was tender, came with greek salad, potatoes with Tzatziki. My lamb fell off the bone, had a great taste and couldn't finish my plate, so I have leftovers for later.
I found out the owner, use to own Mythos on Lonsdale and Medina in West Van, and the construction changes was a done very well. As for the service, I found the two waitress were friendly enough, but one lady ignored tables around her, not paying attention to people wanting to ask questions. I like to think it will improve in the coming weeks. The owner did walk around, served tables, asked how my meal was and made the suggestion for the lamb.
I liked what I ordered, saw a variety of dishes pass me, and many people were raving about their meals. I will be back to check it out again.
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