Athens Tavern - Richmond

Loved our lovely dinner. Spectacular service. This was the 1st restaurant my oldest daughter has saganaki w flames at 8?. She is now in her 30s. And added new fans of retsina.

If I could give more stars I would!! This is definitely a hidden gem in Richmond. If you like food this place is for you. I got the vegetarian moussaka I must say I have NEVER had eggplant cooked to such perfection. Also got the tzatziki appetizer the tzatziki is to die for!!!! The veggies were so fresh like I think they literally picked the arugula from the garden. My friend got the souvlaki chicken pita with the Greek potatoes. The chicken was so fresh beautifully cooked the potatoes were some of the best potatoes I’ve ever had in my life. Not to mention the server was extremely personable friendly.

Recently started rediscovering this RVA classic. Such good Greek food here. Definitely won 't be disappointed with the food. I had the souvlaki which was very flavorful and even better as leftovers the next day. The saganaki was also excellent.Unfortunately, during my last visit, the service was ??. Our server rarely came back to check on us or refill water. One time I look over at her (after spending minutes looking around and trying to look needy and she 's at the bar counting her tips and shoving them into her purse ? Could that not wait until the end of your shift?! We weren 't even that close to closing time! The other server who was behind the bar must 've had x-ray vision because she looked right through us repeatedly.I 've been here previously (recently and the service was fine. That said, the reason I stopped going here 15yrs ago was due to the staff having a screaming match in the restaurant.My advice: go here on an off night when the place is empty and the servers aren 't distracted. The quality of the food should make up for the flaky staff.

Superb restaurant for Greek food in RVA! I'm so glad my friend told me ro fo here. Josie was super friendly, like she was a friend from ten years ago we were reconnecting with.The food was delicious as well, very good juicy salad and chicken kabob was very filling and tasty. Thank you so much for providing high quality Greek food to the area!

Authentic food in a lovely restaurant! Can't wait to visit again. Georgia and Josephine made the evening extra special!