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I have been to this hole in the wall in Esquimalt a few times and have never been disappointed. Their donair meats are authentic and stuffed inside large warm pitas with veggies and delicious sauces. Very reasonably priced and I haven't found a better place to pick up a donair and greek salad for take out. Service is fine, not overly freindly, but I think it kind of adds to the personality of the place. If you want a nice place to sit down, this is not the place for you.
This is the only place I'd go for donairs in Victoria. They do them the true Greek way a thick pita onions, tomato, meat, and sauce all wrapped up in all its yummy goodness. Let's face facts though, the booths are not designed for comfort, the best way to go is to take it either home or on a sunny day to Saxe Point Park to eat. It is well worth the detour to Esquimalt to grab some grub here.
It doesn't surprise me that there are no reviews of this place since nobody is stupid enough to go in to this place...except me, apparently. Where to begin? The fact that the front window was so dirty that we could not see inside did not deter us; we were hungry and willing to try hole-in-the-wall Greek food. When we walked in, the man behind the counter acted as though we had just rudely interrupted the question to the Final Jeopardy answer in the Tournament of Champions (or something). The decor was reminiscent of what I would imagine a prison visitor waiting room to look like. To give the man behind the counter some credit, he did bring our chicken souvlakis to our table and handed them to us with about eight (8) napkins for each of us. We soon realized that we'd need this many napkins since each souvlaki wrap had about three quarters of a cup of tzatziki sauce on it. Mine also had a bonus 30 centimetre-long hair on it (luckily, it was in plain sight so I didn't actually bite into it, but wondered how he did not notice it). MAYBE, this food would have tasted good if you had just blazed a fatty in your orange shag carpet apartment after not having eaten for a day and a half, but for anyone else it was just not enjoyable at all. Not recommended.
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