broken plate

wonderful dinner!!!. we had a quick business dinner this week at the broken plate - willow park. it was absolutely fabulous. we had the prawn entree & calamari salad. both dishes were absolutely delicious!!! the one thing i want to point out most is how amazing their staff is! so friendly, attentive & professional - this is really fantastic!! i would really recommend this restaurant to everyone!!!!

nice and modern greek restaurant. i phoned in for a table for 9 and we were seated in about 15 min! they were very accomodating considering it was the long weekend. the food was excellent. no one had any complaints. the price was reasonable for quality greek cuisine. keep in mind that if you dine with 8 or people the tip is automatically added to your bill at 15%. i wasn't to impressed with this. the waitress was not outstanding. but, you do get to smash a plate when you pay!

never again. food was just ok but very north americanized ,bland, and small portions. poor service

mixed review. spanakopita, dolmathes, mousaka dishes were delicious but everything was way too salty. triple dip appetizer is way overpriced, pita bread hard as rock and hummus with cumin, seriously? greek salads had some thousand island like sauce all over, turned us off.

our server basically ignored us. we will not come back again.

was at the broken plate in willow park on thursday for dinner with a friend and the lovely kate was our server, not only was she personable, but very efficient and knowledgeable re questions pertaining to various types of wine and specials that were being offered. she is definitely an asset to this charming gem of a restaurant and should be commended for going above and beyond the extra mile to ensure customers are satisfied. thanks kate

i should of wrote this review about a month ago but i don't even know why i didn't get to it.

my husband and i ordered a few items with broken plate, through skip the dishes. the food was hot, fresh, and tasted great! however, we were eating in the dark on the couch watching a movie and this was one of the few times that i didn't double check my order... i specifically put "black pepper allergy" in the comments of each dish. i am luckily not deathly allergic, but i get projectile vomiting from black pepper pretty quickly, & diahrea usually the next day.

i found out the hard way that the chef clearly doesn't care about allergies because i go to eat my last dish and i can see a ton of specks in it even though the room is dark. i call the restaurant manager and he is apologetic but he blames it on skip saying they didn't tell him. fyi a few mins later the vomiting starts! lucky me.

so naturally, my husband messages skip and loses it on them. this is before we realized that we should double check to see if it was on the receipt. well... the mgr lied!!!! it was on the receipt!!! so, now i go from being pissed off but assertive to pissed the f- off. not telling, but i'm mad.

they remade the order without pepper and gave me two coupons for 20% off i believe it was. i gave the food to my husband because now i'm vomiting and i sure can't eat it... not to mention now i don't trust them.

i honestly feel like restaurants don't take some allergies seriously, and i don't know if it was a one-off or not, but i won't be trying them again!!! yes their food tasted amazing... but if you have food allergies, i probably wouldn't suggest going there.

very good, well prepared, greek dining. i’ve never had a bad meal. it doesn’t blow your mind but it’s clearly fresh and well seasoned. try it. it’s all good.

not what it used to be.

this had been our favourite greek restaurant in calgary for years. it had a cozy ambiance to it and served the perfect greek comfort food. we have been twice since their renovation. the reno is nice and has the famous blue and white colours of greece.

however, the food is really disappointing. rather than being the comforting food that we knew, they have changed the food to be modern contemporary. we understand what they are trying to do but after doing such great food for 15 years, why change it?

the menu used to be large but is now really reduced and not so great. they used to have a good selection of dips but now only have the beet hummus and tzatziki. the main dishes have also been cut back.

to start, we had the beet hummus and the dolmades. the hummus tasted good but the portion size was absurd. it more about presentation than the food. when we used to get the hummus, we would have to order more pita because there was so much. now, there was barely any between the two of us. 

for our mains, we had the chicken souvlaki and pork ribs. both were nice. i am really disappointed that they removed the original salmon dish from the mains (salmon in filo with spinach and cheese). it was delicious.

we had the baklava cheesecake for dessert which was fine but has again been completely changed from what it used to be.

we also noticed that what used to be a bustling restaurant and hard to get a table at was not even half full. unfortunately, we feel like it has gone downhill and won't be returning.

i've been meaning to go here for ages, but just haven't found the right partner/circumstances but that changed recently.  after 2 closed-down restaurants in a row, the broken plate became the next up on the list and that turned out to be fortuitous because we loved the place.  there is outside eating if you chose, but we ate inside.  the restaurant is cozy and pleasant.  our server was helpful and ran us through the menu options with explanations for dishes we were unfamiliar with.  drinks were the first order of the day, and at $9.25 the red wine sangria was delightful, if a bit premium at $9.25.  we followed with some pepper-based dip and pita and my eating companion wouldn't let it be taken away until every last bit was cleaned out of the bowl.  we were both anxious to try the greek lemon-based soup (avgolemono?) and were not disappointed.  at some places, the broth is too clear or too lemony.  the broken plate gets it just right with one of the best versions i have tasted in a long while.  we shared some lamb ragout pappardelle and it was fantastic as well.  so, basically 4 big hits for 4 orders.  we will be back to try some of the other traditional greek dishes.  and yes, they do break plates here!  we watched another family do a ceremonial plate breaking by one of their children in celebration of a birthday.  she got a big kick out of it as did we.

warning: the broken plate does not follow the alberta fair trading act. this act states "no expiry dates are allowed on gift cards. if a gift card has an expiry
date that falls on or after november 1, 2008, the expiry date is void. a
card will not expire until the entire value has been used".

i have gift card for $100.00 that was issued dec 2009, with no stated expiry that was flatly refused by the manager 2 weeks ago. i informed her of the law, but still it was not honoured. i left my contact information, and asked to speak to the owner regarding this issue, but still have not been contacted. needless to say, i have reported them to the bbb, and will not be supporting this business in the future.

chart topping experience over here!  upon entry you are greeted by a polite hostess and ushered to a seat in a cute restaurant with modern greek music playing.  you can't help but get in the mood for an authentic experience.

i tried the lamb shank and my wife tried the ionian pasta.  the lamb was tender fall off your bone and seasoned perfectly.  the tenderness was ridiculous, and a definite encore order for me in the near future.  the ionian pasta was loaded with in shell mussels, fresh calamari, and the shrimp that you should share .. but you end up eating all yourself.  

servers checked on me often, and not just one, but others too.  made me feel like they operate as one family rather than territorial paycheque players.  amazing.

what took the cake for me was the gm coming out to check on our table.  all class with some background on our meals and a genuine desire to befriend us.  

it worked, we are coming back and on the regular.

phenomenal.

located in the willow park strip mall, there is ample parking in front of the restaurant. the calamari in the calamari salad was coated nicely and was super crispy. the creme brulee was a nice way to end the meal. service was friendly and the ambience was good. would recommend coming here with friends or family.

it's a great restaurant with a good vibe. good service and delicious food. it's a tad too dark but overall great place to go out and eat! i would recommend this place!

went for my husbands birthday back on august. service was super friendly, and the food was delicious. he got free dessert and was aloud to break a plate! will for sure return.

do not bother booking a reservation at this restaurant.  this was the second time we booked a reservation and they didn't have a table.  the food brought us back for a birthday, but once again we waited 20 minutes and finally left and had to go to a different restaurant as we had event tickets after dinner.  food is good, location is small and tables are almost on top of each other.  you will be waiting the same length of time whether you reserve or not.