lefkas taverna

the food and the wine was quite good, and it is very good value for money. the service was so so, we asked for a few extra things that never came. also the place is a bit too loud.

i celebrated my 50th birthday celebration with 35 close family & friends at lefkas.  john (owner) was awesome in helping with the organisation including the wines, food and table settings. john was super helpful & extremely flexible with food options, decorations and had no issues with some of my friends giving a song performance. the night was all i had wished for - the music played by the band, the zorba dancing, super delicious food, excellent wines and especially the attentive and friendly staff - all helped to make my 50th very special.  we have always enjoyed dining at lefkas & will certainly be returning. thanks john, dennis and the entire team!

we live this place. the souvlaki rolls are spectacular. but what popular family restaurant doesn't open at all on a sunday???? so annoying. sheesh.

really well priced, with huge portions and great interior. staff are a bit sparse and quite busy, but it's a popular joint and well worth the money. it was the first time i had ever had moussaka and i really don't think i'll ever go back to eating lasagne! also, they have the option of having roast vegetables with your main instead of salad, which is really quite a thoughtful option to have.

ordered the combination platter for two people. food was amazing, the octopus & calamari were cooked to perfection. reasonably priced. will definitely be returning.

second time at this restaurant. amazing food and amazing service! the share plate was delicious. love this place! would highly recommend. yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

lefkas is my favourite greek restaurant purely on the strength of their lamb yiros (with freshly made pide, crispy, chewy grilled meat and fresh salad) and their taramasalata which is smooth, delicious and creamy. i believe they are the best at these dishes in brisbane. tonight was no exception as my friend and i enjoyed a nice satisfying dinner here.

what you can expect from lefkas on a busy night  is good honest food at a loud, bustling, energetic restaurant (live music on friday nights), where most people look like they're having a fun time.

apart from their yiros and tarama i've also enjoyed other items like their lamb shank, souvlaki and horta (spinach salad) which i like warm.

not much of a fan of their seafood items (generally not a huge fan of greek seafood) or their moussaka.

i do enjoy their desserts, particularly the vanilla halwa and tourta. their galaktoboureko is nice but is not as good as little greek taverna.

the wait staff are friendly, but understandably a bit harried on busy nights.

had dinner at lefkas on friday night and all the food was very tasty, some of the dishes we had were the calamari, slow cooked lamb, octopus, lemon potatoes and bread w dips. we also had a couple of desserts including the cream caramel and the honey puffs. service was a bit slow, but other than that everything was good.

i had a lamb shank which came with green beans, potatoes and rice. lamb shank was tender and i enjoyed the tomato sauce. the dish came with one or two pretty small potatoes, and it was hard as a rock that i struggled to cut it with a knife. after i cut it, i made a mistake of eating it. it was inedible and i had to spit it out. unsure if it was undercooking or overcooking that caused this.

however, mistakes can happen in the kitchen, and when the waitress asked our table how the food was going, i told her that i enjoyed the lamb shank but the potatoes were really hard and it was almost inedible. she was nice, but she just said okay with no offer to replace the potatoes. when she was collecting the plates, she let me know that the chef apologised for the potatoes, but the standard response would be replacing the elements that had gone wrong. i could go without few potatoes in the dish, but it is disappointing when the dish you ordered is not complete.

best greek i have found in brisbane and therefore my 'go to'. well priced, delicious food with generous serving sizes and friendly staff. gyros plate is delicious as is the platter and haloumi. only down side is comfort - no air con and ineffective fans means a little uncomfortable for sittings at this time of year but because the food and experience is so good i push through. lefkas is a brisbane tradition.

tender chargrilled baby octopus, stunning lamb-atmospheric -embodies the best of the greek generosity of food and spirit. on my list of regular places-a great spot.

had the combination platter for 2 ( lamb & chicken souvlaki, octopus , calamari, haloumi, tzatziki & pita). i was very disappointed because i was expecting a lot after reading good reviews from zomato. taste was very average. the calamari and octopus were not fresh, looks like they were cooked much before as they weren't even hot when served. they looked soggy and didn't taste fresh. the lamb was okay. they didn't serve tzatziki as mentioned in the menu, instead served skord alia. they didn't bother to mention the swap. only when i ordered the skord alia as a separate dip i realised it was the same thing. i would never go back there.

the lamb yiros here was amaaaazing. delicious balance of crispy and tender chewiness. massive serving, you could easily take leftovers home for the next day's lunch. wait staff were very attentive in checking on us and were lovely. the only thing is that it can get quite loud inside, so you may strain to hear your dining companions if you're seated at a long table.

i would not describe lefkas as having an innovative or modern greek menu. this is more of a traditional australian-greek menu with stuffed capsicums, fish, chips and salad and the like. we had pitas and dips for the table which were fantastic. i then just wanted a simple vegetarian meal. i chose the veggies with rice. there was confusion when it was brought to the table as the waitress announced that it was beans and potatoes. eventually she confirmed it was my vegetables and rice. i was surprised there were so many potatoes in a dish that came with rice. however, the flavours were nice and the size so generous i was able to pick out the bits i wanted - the onion, eggplant and capsicum and the lovely tomato sauce. the desserts are really very good and worth leaving a bit of stomach space for. all in all this is affordable suburban greek fare with good service.

we had the tarama dip for entree and shared the mixed platters for mains.  really really tasty food!  dip was fine, plenty of bread.  octopus was really yummy, not tough and chewy, just right, same with the calimari. nice big slabs of haloumi. lamb was nice, bit chewy, but nice flavours, didn't try the chicken.   accompanying greek salad was lovely.  nice big chunks of feta.  olives had the stones in, just a minor quibble.  all in all, would def go again!  oooh and kudos to the wait staff, i barely had to wait for a drink!