olympia diner

great place! small and unassuming, but the food isgreatand portions are large. i had the veal parmigiana baked with spaghetti, which comes with soup or salad(i had the greek salad) and garlic toast. i had to box up half my meal to take home. delicious and very reasonably priced!

hands down best greek restaurant in town but be forewarned you’re gonna leave stuffed! super affordable, huge portions andgreatservice. new look too since the remodel in early 2018. check this place out! opa! 🇬🇷

went here saturday after having many good meals here! i decided to bring the parents this time to enjoy some tasty greek food!
dad ordered the olympia burger with french onion soup to start with 1/2 greek and 1/2 caesar for his two sides. mom went with the chicken souvlaki pita with fries and salad. potato bacon soup of the day which is a tasty one! ☝️
my husband went with the veal cutlet and fries with salad as his choice with the potato bacon soup. and for moi, i decided to go way outside my regular.. i went with pizza... i've never tried theirs and my curiosity had got the best of me.. so i went with the hawaiian one with pineapple ham cheddar mozzarella pizza. had to grab a bowl of the lemon rice soup (mm yum!). forgot this place serves up garlic bread with the soup and they had fresh bread that day too with olive oil balsamic... didn't need pizza 🍕🙂
although the pizza was pretty good that night and the next day too, i'll stick with the greek specialties for future visits. calamari to start which was tasty!

service has always beengreatwhenever we go here. friendly staff and big big food portions, good quality for the money you spend.

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feb 2017:
came here with my friend a few days ago for lunch. whenever i visit a greek restaurant i tend to lean towards chicken souvlaki pita just to see how their version is.
wow is all i can say. i was very happy with my order.
i took a page out of the heavy hitters book and decided to double up on salad - went with 1/2 caesar and 1/2 greek. the caesar was delicious and the greek salad could've used a tad more dressing, but it's probably best that it didn't (less is better for the waistline) :). kalamata olives is what i like to see on a greek salad as well.
to start, i added lemon rice soup and again wow, one of the better if not the best i've tried so far from any of the greek restaurants i've visited in the city. it was nice and lemony. a thicker broth and very good overall. yum.
our server was very nice and attentive. the souvlaki pita was tasty. chicken nice and tender with flavour.

i had ordered take out a few years back and i wasn't overly impressed at that time, but glad we gave this another chance because it was pretty fantastic 👍
i will most definitely be coming back here again and again ... ! check this place out!
ooh and big portions! greatvalue for the money spent.

i've been a customer at olympia diner for years, i always recommend it to friends and family and it is our go to for dine in or take out. my opinion is alwaysgreatquality and generous quantity. fromgreatentrees with lemon greek potatoes to delicious homemade soups and pitas for lunch. love it!

great food! i've been here a couple of times and it's pretty consistent. got the lamb souvlaki, which was great. good seasoning, flavourful and cooked right, but i do feel like it's missing a little something... can't put my finger on it, but i know it can be better. the tzatziki sauce here is pretty good, flavour and adds to whatever you're dipping in it. the village salad was good, the dressing and seasoning was enjoyable, but my only complaint is the size of some of the veggies in there. tomatoes were about the size of a sushi roll piece, and feta was just big chunks... too big. i like an equally consistent balance for my dishes, so having to cut the tomatoes and feta pieces smaller felt kinda silly as you usually shouldn't have to do that for a salad. i ended up wasting a lot of feta and olives unfortunately. i'm not a big fan of olives, so to put in the effort of eating around the seed was just not going to happen, haha. feta is very rich and flavourful, so smaller chunks spread out would workgreatfor that salad. less would be wasted for sure. wasn't sure if the big chunks was just their style of doing the dish, or if they do it that way because they might be taking shortcuts? i will say the poutine here is good! the fries themselves taste home cut and made, so i enjoyed that. portions were perfect for me, by the end of my meal i was a comfortable full. overall a good experience, service isgreatand friendly! worth a try!

first time here, recommended by a friend.   all i have to say is holy crap.

it's looks a little sketchy at first but it's pretty cozy once you get settled. 

i had the french onion soup and a chicken pita with a village salad (greek salad with no lettuce) and rice. 

my party ordered the pita and cheese platter and calamari to share and they weregreatand there was a ton of it.  there were huge pieces of feta and tomato with the pita's.

the soup was good but nothing to write home about.  the cheese on top was pretty bland.

the wrap had amazing tzatziki sauce and was super delicious and the portions were massive. 

the village salad  (a slight up charge) which had huge pieces of tomato and feta and onion in it but no lettuce was really great. 

i was so stuffed but my party wanted desert so i ordered the baklava.  it was so huge i shared with everyone and still couldn't finish it. 

the prices were extremely cheap for the huge portions would defiantly go back!

amazing food. got the chicken souvlaki entree to go. packed really well. also got extra tzaitki (sorry spelling). amazing food when i got home.greatportion, everything was cooked perfectly and still warm when i got home. totally recommend.

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awesome... i loved this place, and so did my family... big portions,greatyummy food. very home-cooked. super tasty. all around fantastic. nice waitresses and located in a really pleasant area of sunny st. james. will be back again. 

100% great!

best greek restaurant in winnipeg...hands down! i'm not sure what previous reviews are talking about when they say "not enough food" or "left hungry"? you'd have to be a gluttonous human being to leave this restaurant hungry. the portions are huge and delicious. my wife and i frequent the restaurant on a regular basis and find it to be one of our favourites. "diner" is the best way to describe it.greatfood, service, relaxed atmosphere and prices that compete with any other restaurant of its kind. don't go there with the expectation of dinning at a main stream chain because it's not that. it's a restaurant you go to because it's simple...and that's what makes it great. a family friendly atmosphere because it's family owned and operated. of course things can be improved, including an upgrade to some of the dated interior, but the food makes up for what it lacks in style! either way it's one of my favourites especially when it comes to greek food in winnipeg.

great food andgreatcustomer service. we went to the olympia for dinner, we hand a craving for good greek food, and were seated right away even though we didn't have a reservation. we ordered our dinner and an appetizer and waited for our food to be served. the appetizer, saganaki, was fantastic it was the perfect size for a couple to share. when our mains were served one was fine but the other was not up to spec. we pointed this out to the waitress and she apologized and took then took it back to the kitchen. unfortunately the re-fire of the one main took too long and we ended up getting it to go. however, the restaurant took very good care of us and made it up to us.

based on this experience alone i would recommend the olympia to anyone looking for good food and good service. congratulations olympia you and your staff have done yourself proud.

deliicous food but less  offerings, price increases. real food, tasty, worth the wait. look @ the over 91 % ,one of the highest ratings of all eateries.
this is not fast food! most everything is delicious and house made!
the main complaint lately from so many people i know is the huge price increases and in many cases no more garlic toast, and soup or salad with most meals as before, now eliminated from the meal. ... so take out is also becoming costly here. still, pleasant service andgreatfood, worth the wait and drive.
the food still tastedgreatbut the trek is less so worth it unless you reside in proximity!



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awesome lucious lasagna ,savory soups, fabulous fries!greatgarlic toast! + + +. olympia is a gem. a hidden treasure among the hundreds of predictable line cooking chains around town and north america in general!.
a very comprehensive menu.
steaks are very popular and the fish and many greek dishes all good.
the lasagna is absolutely amazing! among the very best in town!
it has a slight kick to it and a very healthy sized portion. real cheese.
the garlic toast is awesome and one of the best.
even the chicken fingers are great.
the french fries are delectable.
i prefer the soups of the day, true homemade & delicious
lamb, veal and greek specialties abound in a very cozy atmosphere.
great service, friendly and good value for the almighty dollar!
the dessert are usually quite good as well. the service always friendly.
this place has an on hands owner and u can see that in the high customer satisfaction rating here and how busy it usually is lunch and evenings,earlier on.

best place for greek. this is definitely the best place for greek food in winnipeg. it is a charming little restaurant on portage avenue that serves excellent food at agreatprice. the meals are served consistently fresh and delicious; service is always polite; value for my dollar has always been outstanding. today we had bruschetta for starters, and for our entrée we each had a gyro with fries and a greek salad. can't wait to dine here again!

great little gem. i met an old friend for lunch. the service wasgreatand the portions generous. i had a pork gyro with half salad half fries. it was very tasty and had nice big pieces of pork. my friend had the slouvaki and said it was tasty as well. we will be going back!

awesome food! checked it out because ofgreatreviews. service was excellent. made every effort to accommodate dietary concerns. definitely eat here again. an awesome start to date night!

overall ok, long wait for food just ok service. the chicken pita was polo park typical pita and lime juice potatoes had to much oil. other than that don't recommend to bad they had such agreatrating and i expected more. please owners you need to pay attention to new people going to your restraint not just the regulars.