athena greek & lebanese

pretty boring. i find their food rather bland and uninteresting. nice building, although the building has been a variety of things starting with a daiquiri place when video poker was popular. i think the building is yet again for sale. nice locale but seems to be just a revolving door of unsuccessful restaurants.

didn't like. tried it three times. first time, i walked out after not getting service. returned for lunch, food was cold and bland for lebanese food. third time, same deal, just poorly executed food. it's a damn shame this is the only option in monroe for greek/lebanese food. i give it a "f"

still disappointing.... this is lebanese mediterranean , not authentic greek mediterranean; so, i have fairly moderate expectations, once again, as i give the place another chance, only to be disappointed again.
staff act as if they're agitated to take an order. the falafel is burned on the outside edges and gooey in the center.
on the upside, the salad was good.

fantastic! food was fresh, authentic and excellent. atmosphere is quiet, maybe even a somewhat romantic. service was a bit slow, but this was because they were actually making my food, not defrosting it.

quite tasty. decided to try this restaurant after church today. i love pasta so the chicken schwarma pasta was my choice since i wasn't quite sure how i'd like the lamb. the dish was absolutely wonderful and i enjoyed every bite, but needed a carry out box. my son got the combo lamb and chicken pasta. i tried the lamb and will order that the next time we go. we certainly will go back.
i might say we were the only ones there so we received excellent service.

love it!!. this is one of my absolutely favorite places to eat in town. lucky for me as it is the only greek and lebanese in the area! the service and food have always been great and the prices are reasonable. =)

picked up lunch from athena the other day and was pleased with my meal. i ordered the sampler. it had chicken, lamb, salad and hummus. the amount of food was plentiful and the flavor was exceptional for this area. will definitely eat here again.

excellent mediterranean cuisine packed full of flavor. while it may be a little spendthrift, the portions are large. i highly recommend the grecian dip and athen's sampler (see photo). gyros & shawarma are a good choice, and the greek coffee is so good!

it has always been good. i like the kabobs and gyros...miss the tiramisu. not sure why it was removed from the menu after a management change several years ago.

we stop very time we are driving by monroe. great food. our pre-teen likes the food, too! hummus is so creamy and good. only 2.5 miles off of i-20, a perfect stop.

love this place! the food is amazing!! i especially like the gyro platter. it's a ton of delicious gyro meat, pita bread, and rice with a feta salad and the best hummus ever! go try them out and you'll see for yourself.

food, atmosphere, and staff were excellent. great restaurant for a city with few great restaurants. i will definitely dine with athena again.

gyro plate. lamb was succulent ..humus rich and creamy,, and pita bread hot and delish. great dish

late evening stop but was better off going the little caesar's for better food than this. it was like the only taste was garlic powder... on everything!! ithe whole family still gags when i drive by.

wow! i read all the reviews not only on this site but yelp and a few others. i was optimistically guarded about this place but i have lived here three years and was ready to look for something new.
the place looked closed but was just empty ( at 630pm on a thursday). the waitress was obviously not expecting anyone but immediately snapped too and was very attentive as soon as she saw us walk through the door.
being some what new to greek food we asked for recommendations. the waitress was not so helpful at first. she obviously didn't know the menu (and maybe never eaten at the restaurant?). i asked specifically about the grape leaves, as they where well described on the menu, and asked about a half order so we could sample it verses the whole order of six. she was more than accommodating and seemed interested in us trying something new - we will call it a social experiment i guess.
we settled on the athena's combination extravaganza for two. it was more food than the both of us could eat! i am not sure what other peoples experience was but the food was hot (temperature), seasoned well ( really wish the waitress would have know what was on the chicken - love to reproduce that in my kitchen ) and the hummus was good!
the two of us paid ~ $35 plus tip for a small appetizer, two teas ( try some unsweetened lebanese tea with just one packet of sugar - omg ! ) and enough food to take home some for lunch the next day.
there was one big down sides- the menu pictures on here need to be updated - expect to pay between $5-10 more for all the dinner menu. do not be afraid of the higher price - it's worth it!