ate at this new place last night. We were greeted very warmly at the door and seated right away. Comfy booth seating around the restaurant that they seem to fill up first with tables in the middle. Dark wood floors and very clean with a lovely bar area and metal ceiling accent. Value for the price is very good and the service is friendly and not pushy. They have lots of different food options. Seafood souvalaki read very well, but I decided to have the steak and lasagna (with most of the lasagna going home with me). Great choice! It was served at the right degree with a nice amount of caesar salad and garlic bread well presented all together on large square plates. The lasagna could have been a little warmer as by the time I got to it after enjoying the salad and bread, the cheese was no longer melted, but this was fine. The lasagna flavour is excellent with a lovely meaty sauce and spinach. My friend had the chicken marsala which he really enjoyed as well. His drink was refilled without having to ask so we appreciated the level of attention that we received. The desserts read really well on the menu, but we were too full so will try them next time. Will definately be back especially because of the quality of food for the price as our total came to only $40 and they also provide delivery and take out which is wonderful.

From the outside, this place doesn't look like much. We were one the first people to arrive that night which was a bit concerning as it's nice to see other diners in a place that's new to you. Inside, it's filled with what definately is an eclectic array of items; everything from paper mache pigs to the Mona Lisa to lots of interesting lighting. The manager is great as is very upbeat with detailing specials and wasn't overly attentive which was great. The flaw is that the butter which came swirled in it's own little dish with a nice basket of yummy bread wasn't really butter; tasted more like margerine or was old as very oily instead of buttery tasting. I had the soup of the moment which was an Italian beef and white bean concoction. BF had the chowder; both were great and filling. We had noticed KANGAROO on the menu which neither of us had before. It was absolutely delicious with a sweet berry sauce which he scraped every bit of off the massive plate that it was served on, with creamy mashed potatoes and vegetables. I had the seafood hotpot which was beautifully presented in a large square glass bowl. Although it was hard to eat the vermicelli that it was served upon, the broth and seafood were both delicious. It's a large portion that I couldn't finish and would have taken home, but the server didn't ask if I wanted it to go and I forgot to ask; oh well. We had also asked this same server what was in the berries on top of the roo and she went to ask as she didn't know but never came back and told us the answer. No problem at all with the Entertainment card and we would have paid full price at this place if we go again; the food is that good.

ate dinner here on a Friday evening as a co-worker had recommended it. Place was busy. Inside I wondered if they kept the Christmas lights up all year round. Watch your step when you're walking and try to get someones attention through all of the plants in this place. We shared the calamari skaras. They looked more like perogies and were quite tough; Sokela is soooo much better. I had halibut that was a nice large piece, but too dry. The vegetables were overcooked and everything tasted like fennel/licorice. My partner had a huge portion of roast lamb that tasted all right. Unless you're super hungry, you'll have leftovers at this place. Overall, as there are other wonderful greek places that we've tried before like Pallas Athena and Sokela and other yet to try, there is no point in us going back to this place.

stopped by this place today at lunchtime. It was empty but looked inviting. There was a tray of tea biscuits on the counter with a sign saying 'fresh baked and free.' We picked the $5.99 soup/sandwich/coffee special. There was a choice of four soups and four sandwiches. I picked the seafood soup, turkey ham sandwich and peppermint tea and my partner picked the mushroom soup and bbq beef sandwich and coffee.
There are lots of couches to lounge around on but as we ordered soup we sat at a table with nice cushions.
The soup arrived in lovely big bowls and were garnished nicely. Definately homemade.It was a much bigger bowl than I expected for this price and came with a wooden spoon. They've only been open two months so the spoons looked like they had never been used(which is why we asked how long they had been open for). My soup had lots of rice, shrimp and scallops, but was a little bland. I don't normally salt things, but had to for this dish. My partner liked his soup. All sandwiches freshly made when ordered and arrived looking great. Large whole wheat hoagie bun with meat, tomato, lettuce, bell pepper, as well as thin strands of cabbage and carrot. Delicious!! My tea was also nicely presented and was loose leaf. The tea cup was very unique with flowers stamped into the saucer. I was full after lunch and was amazed at the portion size for the price. In Vancouver, I can't buy a sandwich like this for six bucks let alone have tea and soup as well! The menu is limited but yummy.
The only other person that came in while we were having lunch was someone who ordered a bagel for takeout so hopefully business picks up and this place stays around or maybe it's busier later at night as they have long hours.

we've been driving by this place for months and joking that we should try it as the place from the outside looks so dodgy. Then we checked out the other reviews here and also a friend recommended it. We had takeout last night. When we opened the bags, the rice and pad thai were decent sizes comparable to the normal amount you always receive from takeout at other place. However the main dishes were in the two cup plastic containers like you get at the bulk food store and not even full. we were worried that we wouldn't have enough food. Food was very tasty..pineapple/tumeric rice, cashew chicken, ginger pork, yellow curry chicken and the one with triple meat layering, but there wasn't enough considering we paid $80 for it.

I had heard from a friend about what fun Ethiopian food was so decided that we would give it a try.

The walls are brightly painted with some older type pictures but it was clean and the server was pleasant. She asked if we had had this kind of food before, made some suggestions and as I told her based on other reviews I should try the fish, we decided on a fish dish and the Fassil's platter as it contained veg and meat items.

The food looked interesting on it's big pancake platter with the mounds of the various items. She put the dish of fish into the middle of the platter. When she brought the food the server detailed how to break off a piece of the bread and use it as a scoop. There were numerous rolls of the pancake for the scooping (too many for us to finish). I would have preferred that it be warm, but it was OK and not as vinegary as I had expected. We did eat some of the fish which was delicious just by itsself with our fingers which was a treat as we had never eaten this way at a restaurant. It was spicy, but not too spicy. It was hilarious to see my bf try to fold up part of the pancake that was under the salad and try to make a wrap. It certainly did not work as the spongy pancake had soaked up some juices by then.

Near the end of the meal, the owner??? came out and asked us how we had found out about the place. We talked about the lijeera pancake and she told us that if you had gluten issues(we don't) and called ahead, she could make it without the flour.
She seemed a little disappointed that we didn't want to take home the two leftover pancake rolls so maybe we should have.
We were the only ones in the restaurant until one other couple arrived just as we were paying our bill which was about 7pm. Perhaps it gets busier later in the evening as when the other couple arrived, they were asked if they had a reservation. The bathroom door sticks and there was cardboard on the ground near the toilet which seemed a little strange, but we would go back and try this place again.