33262 1st Ave, Mission, BC V2V 1G6, Canada
I ordered the captains platter, and I possibly misread the menu, but instead of just the scallops being fried, the Prawns and sole were also deep-fried. The mixed veggies were obviously from a freezer bag, but at least had some flavor. The potatoes were excellently cooked, though so there is a bright spot for a pretty disciplining meal. Also, whoever reno'd the place must have been smoking crack because the ceiling fans are directly in front of the ceiling lights, making a strobing effect that made the dining experience feel weird and hostile
We ordered for pick up, but when I picked up the price was 30% more than prices listed on the website. Our 2 lamb dinners came to 20$ more than listed. When I brought this to their attention I was told they couldn't change the website. Eventually they gave me 2 pieces of custard, but wouldn't give the food at the listed price or even a discount. When I suggested they warn people that call to order that the prices aren't as listed, or give them a total over the phone I was told they have to add it up with a calculator and got a shrug and a sorry. I feel bad for the server at the til. The food is alright, but when you're expecting to pay 50$ for take out and are charged $70 it really takes away from the experience.
Somewhat dated interior, but the food is good. The portion sizes are decent too. This place is a staple for Greek food for me. And I drive in about 45 minutes to eat here. I highly recommend the Greek platter for 2. It’s a great assortment of food. The calamari is very perfectly done.
We arrived at about 5:30 pm on a Saturday. Lots of street parking out front. Was busy-ish, no reservation, seated promptly. Server was courteous and consistently popped by to see to our needs. The restaurant hasn’t changed much over the years but still looks good and is a comfortable place to eat. We ordered the seafood linguini with a Greek salad to start. The salad was fresh, crunchy and so delicious, as well as a really good portion. The linguini came with two pieces of fresh but crispy garlic toast and a mountain of shrimp, prawn and scallops. Lovely creamy sauce and the pasta was just right. Neither one of us finished it as it was a large portion, so leftovers for lunch tomorrow, yum. The only thing I will say, is the prices seem to have really crept up. While I didn’t feel taken advantage of, I didn’t feel like “what a great deal”. Having said that, we did take both entree leftovers home. It’s delicious food, it’s good service and a decent value. The Greek side of the menu is small, and they do serve everything from burgers to bbq. They have a kids and seniors section too. A great family restaurant that still won’t break the bank.
Great food, our server was friendly, informative and professional. It was my sister and niece's birthday and the staff brought out a delicious Greek dessert. It was a pudding made from a secret recipe. It was delicious. We will definitely be going back. I highly recommend this restaurant 💫💫💫💫💫
Eleni’s is a great Greek restaurant. The establishment is sophisticated and has low lighting, something I like in any restaurant. The workers are professional and courteous. The food is magnificent and comes in great portions. I would recommend the Kalamari Caesar Salad, the Hunter Schnitzel and the Oscar-style Steak. My only issue with this restaurant is that they are no longer open for lunch. Besides that, I highly recommend anyone who loves Greek food.
One of my go to places to eat In Mission. There was 4 of us. We ordered the Captains platter, seafood fettuccine, pita bread/tzatziki sauce, chicken burger and chicken schnitzels. They are known for their very garlic taste in their Caesar salads but for the last couple of visits it hadn’t been the same. I was told a different person makes them. Please please keep the strong garlic taste, it’s why I come there!!!
Greek food craving satisfied in Downtown Mission! Great value for your money. The platters are a wonderful way to try the dishes and different flavors. Friendly and attentive staff. How we wish businesses like Eleni's will continue to thrive in Mission. Support local!
The atmosphere is Nice, its located in Mission b.c.
The food was outstanding! Service was fast and the staff was very pleasant. A great birthday meal! Best tzatziki around!
Best garlic ceasar salad!!
Absolutely delicious food. Ive been to a lot of Greek restaurants in the lower mainland and Elenis is by far one of the best.
Low quality food; as an exmaple: Signature Greek salad - made with white onions, chopped Roma tomatoes and shedded cheese (instead of red onions, cherry tomatoes and feta cheese).
Love this place.
Very large portions and helpful staff.
Being Greek and ordering lamb ..this isnt authentic Greek food .
Food average, so find price high for its quality, example Kalamari was told and is advertised as lightly battered , if you like mostly battered and little squid meat then youll love this dish.
We had saganaki and the Greek platter for two. Saganaki was good, but small portion with two scraps of garlic bread for $17. Meh.. Greek platter for two was good, had leftovers and everything was great EXCEPT the calamari.. bland, over cooked and with giant chunks of WHITE onion instead of red. Never had that happen before. Yuk. Im a calamari snob and white onions definitely suck big time. The Caesar salad that came with the platter was delicious! Overall food wAs good, but for the price probably wouldnt return. Server was lovely, atmosphere nice, real plants everywhere. Thats what made me give it Four Stars instead of three.
Eleni s is never disappointing. Great food, servers are always good natured and great atmosphere.
This was by far the worst example of Greek food I have ever seen. The Saganaki was deep fried and for some unknown reason they had egg on it. The cheese was not the correct cheese and it tasted like fried fish. The rice was so over cooked and was soaked in chicken bouillon. They served pita bread however, it was the correct bread and wax dry . The roast lamb was tender . Sorry would never recommend eating there.Even the drinks were poor quality. And we never finished them. I left half my meal behind.
Best Caesar salad ever !!! You guys rock
Consistently delicious
We had a big family dinner here the other night and it was fantastic! Best caesar salad we ever had! All the food was flavor packed and big portions! Cannot wait to go back!
The Greek platter for 2 was well worth the $ Will give them 5 stars for everything.. way to go Elenis Food
Steak was perfect lasagna so good my wife took it
Had an absolutely wonderful time. Dishes are a lot of food for the price you pay, the service was fantastic and I just love Elenis. Its a must stop for me everytime Im in Mission. Parking: Theres a parking lot behind the restaurant with a back entrance in and street parking out front.
We were a multigenerational party of 10 that met tonight to celebrate my wife s birthday at Eleni s restaurant. Brianna was our waitress. Her service was warm, pleasant, and very efficient. All of us thoroughly enjoyed the food and most of us took some home in boxes. We have never been disappointed when we have gone for meals at Eleni s!! Parking: There is always lots of parking space in the lot behind the restaurant and you can enter the restaurant from the rear. Kid-friendliness: Our waitress Brianna was very patient and attentive to our grandchildren. The children s menu had lots of selections for them. Wheelchair accessibility: There is street level access through the front door.
had a big birthday here with lots of guests, the server Briana was a true gem, absolutely lovely. She was professional and extremely sweet!!! good was delicious and giant portions
excellent food, excellent service!
love it
Restroom was extremely dirty..
Amazing food, beautiful service, great family atmosphere and big portion ,we ordered the plater for two and toke home more than half of our foods! Will definitely go back to try their other dishes! Food
Monday night the place was fairly busy and I understand why! great food! Friendly service. It has the wonderful homelyness that you get from truly family run restaurants
Eleni s was a great experience. They have incredibly friendly staff and great service. Our we had the chicken souvlaki and the hunter schnitzel and they were both very delicious. Their sauces they use all have so much flavour.
Always excellent dining experience. Tastiest food ever. In 30+ years weve never had a bad meal. Food
Best Greek In town! People there really care! You can not leave with an empty stomach!
Still the best of the best!
Best food I have had since moving to Mission. Great price and great service.
The taste of the food was fine, well the rice was under cooked so. Good salad and potatoes. But it seems the portion size of the roast lamb seems to get smaller and smaller over the years. More bones and fat. The tzatziki on the other hand is probably the best I ever had, very flavour full, garlicky and nice texture.
Very good and fast
Tiger prawn appy was very disappointing, no flavor at all. We sat by the window on a cold evening. Bloody cold in there. If I could put on more than my long John s, toque, winter gloves and winter jacket I would! It was that cold!!!
I tried Eleni s last week as my coworkers brought it in for a retirement dinner. The Greek salad was fresh and had lots of cheese. The chicken souvlaki and Greek potatoes were delicious. The Tzatziki had an extra tang to it the best I ve ever tasted. I am already planning my next takeout meal from them!.
Food and service were awesome. Thank you very much. Ill be back.
Yumm. Enough said!
Just had the grilled New York steaks, delivered. Done as ordered and the whole meal was delicious! Thank you!
The food and service are excellent. But I find lately that it is too expensive.
Love the Greek dishes. Can t go wrong, always excellent.
Very slow service, they dont know how to handle a full restaurant. Good food as always, but aim for nights when there is no one
The food was awesome everybody was very friendly the waitress was exceptionally attentive and we truly appreciate it.
Best Greek food we have ever tried. Quality, quantity and customer service is top
Has been a staple for years
Classic North American Greek/Italian restaurant, with the food and atmosphere of such. Friendly, polite, and professional staff & owners. Theres a reason it has been in Mission only ten years less than Ive even been alive, and the reason is consistency. You know what to expect, and you get it every time. You can be coming from anywhere in North America, and youll get exactly what you think youll get. Sure - you can find better. If youre going to a restaurant with 100 dollar per plate(at the lowest end)service, you should expect the best. If youre going to Elinis, and expect better - then youre disgustingly rich, and should be eating exclusively at the aforementioned 100 per plate baseline establishments. In fact, one of the reasons Ive become a more frequent customer recently, is quality vs inflation. The prices here more or less resemble what they were 20 years ago, and the quality has remained consistent - while everywhere else has inflated so high, so rapidly, with consistently declining quality and service. I can get a filling, good quality meal from Elinis for 20 to 30 bucks, while fast food like Wendys is going to push towards(or even over) 20 bucks, for slop that isnt even made to their own chain standards. Elinis deserves recognition not just for quality, but their insistence at proving said quality with as little inflation as they can. For this reason alone, I wish them another healthy 32 years as an establishment. Edit: I should note that last time I ordered, I payed 10 extra bucks for a skewer of chicken soulvaki on the side. This was definitely not worth it. I got a tiny little bit of chicken - and while delicious, I felt ripped off. So there is some discussion that could be had about prices vs portion on certain items, but I stand by my overall assessment.
Outstanding service ! I will be back.
Great place and quality food
Great chicken souvlaki and rice/potatos were delicious as well
Husband and I waited over 45 minutes for vegetable stir fry to be cooked and brought out. Then it had no flavour and the rice was dry. I would understand if the restaurant was busy but only a few tables had people at them. We had to wait 15 minutes for the waitress to come around to refill drinks. Again she only had a few tables with people and she disappeared for 15 minutes at a time. I was very disappointed as this was supposed to be a celebration for us not a disappointment. If you have lots of time to sit around come here.
Service was non offensive but somewhat cold, and average. Food was disappointing. Calamari was so breaded and hard that I could barely eat it or even tell it was calamari. Rice was bland. Potato was small. Atmosphere was acceptable, but I wouldnt be taking a date here anytime soon.
Most delicious lasagna
They can make a GF chicken slouvlaki. Get the chicken and rice soup and the GF chocolate torte for dessert. So good! Dietary restrictions: Gluten Free options and awesome modifications available
Excellent Greek food. Had the Roast Lamb. So good. Highly recommended.
Hadnt been in many years but we thought we would try it again....bad decision. We have had much better hospital food. 2 orders of something they call veal parmasean, its not. The sauce seemed familiar, a childhood memory...ahhh, yes!...chef boyardee spaghetti os with the os removed, presidents choice noname marble cheese and mystery meat of some sort, all was microwaved in a convenient takeout container....o stars. The service staff was very pleasant but you cant eat the service staff...hmmmmm.
Great food. big portions so make sure you have an empty stomach! the calamari was amazing.
Great Greek here. Portions are huge and it has that home cooking feel to the whole experience Food
Food is always good here. The tzatziki and Ceasar salad should be award winning, absolutely incredible. Would highly recommend Kid-friendliness: Great place to take your family
Fantastic Greek food
We arrived in big group and we had excellent service! The food was amazing and the waitresses were so kind. Thank you Brianna and Vicky for being so patient and sweet. It was my first time eating there and it exceeded my expectations. We also really enjoyed the complimentary dessert to celebrate the bride to be! 10/10 recommend.
Tried it once and probably wont return. We were in the Mission area and thought wed try this place for dinner. The restaurant was not busy, only 4 other tables had guests. The greek salads were not too bad for portion and taste. We waited almost 40mins to get our dinners...why I dont know. The moussaka was way over cooked, dry potato top dark brown with burnt edges. Dolmades was ok but overly salty as was the keftedes. Roast lamb was ok. The tzatziki was not the cool yogurt sauce we expected, not sure why it was so spicy and not creamy. The portion of bread, rice and potato were good however the rice was plain and the potato was quite salty. Why so much salt on the food? Service in general was quite slow and the waitress engagement wasnt there at all. Probably wont be another visit by us.
First time and first love! Great portions and quick service. Beef souvlaki was perfect!!!! Price was on point!! Going here again and again!
I m not sure what happened to the quality of the food here! . The calamari was so dry and flavourless. Even the rice and potatoes were mediocre. Very disappointing. I wasted almost 30$ including tip on this. The cooks will have to step up their game if they are going to compete with the new Opa coming in town. That s where I will be going because their food is consistently delicious. I hate to see this business go down because of this decline in quality.
Always greeted with warmth and love . The food is a 10 out of 5 . The the service is fast and always hot. Warm at home atmosphere. Beautiful family owned business.
Good food, excellent service.
service was fantastic! food i amazing! i wish i could eat the calamari, rice, potato, pita and tzatziki for the rest of my life.
Have eaten there three times and three times have been majorly disappointed. The last time I ordered Greek salad with a sprinkling of feta and 2 Greek olives. I wont go back.
Delicious food. Highly recommend.
always choose this restaurant for a special day. Sometimes we get the Greek dinner for 2 if we want leftovers. Food
It was very busy and yet the service was prompt kind and not rushed. We always have had a good meal here. Food
The service was the best I have had in years! No exaggeration. Great food and reasonable prices.
Great food, service is tops.
This is a fantastic family owned place with fantastic customer service and excellent food!
Great food and friendly staff. So happy we can eat there again
Delicious!
Good food
This is the first time we have ordered in 3 years, as we have a 3 time rule and the food became subpar. It has not improved. No spice, bland, tasteless rice and gravy. There was a long, large hair in the gravy. Wont be back. Will continue to order elsewhere. Dont recommend to others. Staff where friendly thats why I gave it a 2 rating.
My favorite Greek restaurant is the whole lower mainland!
Greek Dinner for two. One Chicken Souvlaki and one Beef Large portions and everything was Delicious..Would defiantly dine in next time as we chose take out. Ty for a delish dinner and lunch for tomorrow Thank you for a lobely dinner and lunch for for tomorrow
Food and service and company awesome awesome
Waitress was great food was delicious definately recommend to family and friends
Asked for a few extra olives on my Greek salad since they only put one in it, and was told it would cost $4 for a bowl of them. Why would I want a bowl of plain olives? Why can t you just throw a couple extra olives in the salad and not be so cheap? Very overpriced small portions, I got the chicken souvlaki and it tasted fine but had no veggies just a plate of starch with a meager amount of chicken. Wasn t worth $23. Giving 3 stars because service was decent and the tzatziki was tasty.
The staff were a 100 percent. The food was 100 percent also. The place was full.
Best Greek Food I had in a long time. The service and the price were really good too.
Elenis puts out quality food at reasonable prices consistently with great staff its decor and aesthetic however are quite dated so coming here for a solid meal is a big plus but if youre looking for a spot to eat well and feel fancy youll need to likely go into downtown Vancouver for that experience.
Good food, good service. Prices have increased while some portion sizes appear decreased, but thats a common issue in todays economy. Greek platter is better choice than individual items--more food for the price.
Great Prices. Good selection of dishes.
We love the Greek dinner for two. It is always satisfying, and there is always leftovers.
The food and service was excellent. The waitress was very pleasant and knew how to handle a rambunctious 4 year old with grace and humor. The whole meal experience atmosphere and all was top notch.
It was a great dinner food was good cooked the way I wanted my steak great service happy owner
Fantastic food - a great Greek salad that is not overdressed. The souvlaki is lovely. Prices have gone up quite a bit and they are short staffed but the service is still extremely pleasant and attentive. Really good space for families and groups.
My favorite spot ever for roast lamb, huge sizes for great prices. Their drinks are super strong which I love!!!
The owner is wonderful and the portions are always massive. Ive never had a bad experience here. The staff are exceptional as well. Do yourself a favour and visit this place if you want authentic Greek minus the yelling of an owner at their staff because for some reason thats what (bad) owners do... And this owner is definitely one of the best out there!
Service was kind but the food was terrible and i was forgotten on hold on the phone for 5 minutes. I had to call back for service. The Greek potatoes were gross and covered in seasoning salt and nothing else, the calamari was ok but the portion size was tiny compared to the price, the bread was ok, the Greek salad was not very good and we ended up making our own sauce (since the greek salad sauce was grey and tasteless). The chicken parmesan tasted off and was very underwhelming, a very disappointing visit to a so called Greek restaurant. All in all for the over $100 I spent I am very unhappy. We would have had a better dining experience at McDonalds for 1/3 of the price.
Went here for a birthday and were sorely dissapointed with the food also found staff to be either over worked not happy either way wasnt a place i would return to
Lamb with mint sauce is a must! Great service...old decor so you only pay for the food.
Amazing Greek food, would reccomended for anyone in the area.
Always a great place to go, unfortunately my steak n prawn dinner lack in flavor on the steak. I could taste the grill mark charing as to any taste to the steak.. Thanks to the help of hp sauce.
If you do get the chance to go here, do not miss it for anything in the world! One of the best restaurants Ive ever been to, impeccable food, great service, comfortable ambiance and so much more!
I ordered for the first time tonight and can t remember enjoying a meal this much. The food was fresh and flavourful. We will definitely go back!
Food and service was AMAZING!!
Fast service!
Great food. Good variety of Greek and Italian style dishes
Love the pasta night! Come here all the time
Its always the same, never changes and I love it that way!!!
Great tasting food. Served warn and quickly. Service was also excellent.
I have been going to Elenis for over 25 years! Always great service and food. Very reasonable prices as well. I have tried nearly everything on the menu. I suggest the Greek Plater for two or one! Darrell Ellens
Always great food and great service
Great Greek cuisine!
Best Greek food on the planet. Tzatziki is the absolute best I have ever had. Fantastic restaurant.
Our admin got a catered lunch from Eleni s and it was the best greek food I have ever had. Everything was top notch quality food and was hot and on time! Would highly recommend Eleni s any time, anywhere!
Elenis a real hidden gem, that has recently suffered damage due to an electrical fire, I believe. This is a sad day for Nikos and his loyal clients that will surely miss the delicious food and wonderful experiences that this place might have typically offered. Im watching you Nikos, come back stronger, improved and better than ever before, open the doors wider than than theyve ever been. We miss you and cant wait to return. Good luck and all the best during your speedy recovery and have a stellar new year..
Nice and cozy clean restaurant, well prepared tasty food, Great service. Overall, very good choice for casual dining.
We had yet another wonderful experience at Elenis Restaurant! The service, food and beverages are excellent. Well be back for more date nights in no time.
We order take out from Elines most weekends and have eaten there for many years . We love their food and service . their Athenian dressing is so good as is their Tzatzeki the best ever
Always loved the service and no complain about the food either.
We got a last-minute Valentines Day reservation food & service was awesome Covid protocol was great Thanks
Ordered two chicken souvlaki meals for take out last night and the food was amazing. Our only complaint was the tzatziki, a garlic calamity after but to be honest it was worth the garlic burps.
The food is amazing. So fresh and full of flavour. I recommend Elaine s %
Its one of my favorite places. They are all awesome
The hubs & I love coming here, our go-to neighborhood dine-out stop! Service is consistently perfect (Erika youre tha BOMBE!) & we usually order the same thing every time -- Frank has his fave baked Lasagna & Ill have his salad (ya he BAD) -- which is aLways fresh & yum -- & their flaky-pastry Spanikopita..(Warning: their Baklava for dessert is drenched decadence..) Used to be CRazy busy here weekends -- kinda nice having the place aLmost to ourselves now! (Everyone duly distances & masks up when we come for take-out too..) TX TONS for staying open this year Elenis --& heres to many more!
my kids told me i was equivilent to satan after taking them here. they hate me because of you.
Best Greek restaurant
After spending a year at home without socializing in person, last Tuesday we had dinner at a Elenis with a friend. The food was excellent just as we remembered. I would recommend anything on the menu. The service was a 10! Also, thank you to all the staff who have worked so hard over this past year to make meal deliveries to our home so we could continue dining even though we were not there in person. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone.
Super tasty Greek food, awesome made-in-house everything! Great garlic bread and fettuccini Alfredo! Great service too!
This is my aunts favorite restaurant so we always make a point of going there when we visit. The service is always friendly and the food is fantastic!
Best Greek food in Mission
Amazing food and amazing service
Efficient friendly and informative.
Its ok for greek didnt like the fact that the greek salad had balsamic vineger in it.The waitress told my partner and i it had balsamic vineger in it which i retorted i wish you wouldve said that before i ordered
Food is good
I am very disappointed the ribs are plain nothing on them my rice was made from a two year old even the potato was dry probably boiled in plain water
Terrible. Prawn Dinner has gone down the toilet for that kind of money they just lost two very good customers
Best pasta Ive ever had
Awesome greek. Big portions and great service.
Great food
Awesome food, our waitress was so good a wonderful evening
One of the best places in mission Good food great service lovely people
Great, but with one reservation: order actual Greek food instead of whatever specials/other menu stuff they have. Id also avoid the huge family pack, the quality drops to catering level. However, if you order greek food and get it in house, it cab be amazing. I love the Greek salads and dry ribs here.
Good food, nice staff.
Elenis has been a favorite for locals for many years. The food is always delicious and there is great value with every plate (try the Greek or Seafood Platters - SO MUCH FOOD!). The service is fantastic and you can sense the family vibe from this tight knit team of family and friends. The atmosphere is perfect for a lunch meeting, date night or large gathering with friends. Vicki and her family have a created a very special experience which makes you feel like you are visiting their home. Also a great option for catering large or small gatherings. Definitely one of my all time favorites!
Great tzatziki! Tasty food and great value
Order takeout by phone during Covid-19. Ours was ready in 15m and friendly manager threw in some extras. A lambtastic experience with Missions very own Greek legend.
Prior to COVID-19, we visited once a week. Since COVID-19, we have had takeout a few times. Both experiences were always fantastic! Although, we miss getting to chat with everyone. They make you feel like family when you visit. The portions are BIG, so worth the money spent. We love all of their Greek food, so yummy!
Food is hot tasty and fresh. A family.favorite
There doing a great job during these times . Good food as always...
Had take out today not what it used to be dry tasteless food should off went to Macdonald
Greasy calamari and the crankiest waitress ever. We realize were under different times with Covid but theres no reason why anyone who works in this field should be so miserable with customers. Her tone was extremely rude.
Great food
Best good dining in mission!!
Excellent roast lamb!
Amazing food! Truly authentic Greek at a superb price
Maybe I just didnt order the right dish. Tried the Slovakia too but I wasnt too impressed. I lived in Greece for 3 months and never had a meal like this.
Great quality food and large portions. Dim lighting and comfy seats create a cozy atmosphere.
Had nice friendly service. Good portion sizes, and good tasting food. Edit: Went back a few months later and was utterly disappointed. Food was bland and flavorless. Portions were cut down. Service wasnt the same. Wont go back here again.
We had a very nice anniversary dinner. Elenis is one of our favorites.
Solid greek food. The Roast Lamb is great. A bit slow for pickup at the moment, which I imagine is due to a large demand with Covid. Also they didnt give us a Kalmari we ordered last time I went. We were already 15 minutes away and I wasnt doing another 30 minute round trip for a Kalmari.
Great food, ample servings, very friendly staff. We always enjoy eating at Elenis
There are not many local options for great food in mission . Elenis takes the #1 spot in my mind, never disappointed the chicken souvlaki is always perfect. The staff is above and beyond friendly and it looks like you can dine in now. Will always choose this spot for excellent greek cuisine.
Friendly and fast service. Good good and price isnt too bad.
The roast lamb is amazing! So tender and delicious, great service here and great food, a really wonder place to take someone special
I ordered the Stuffed Cannelloni. It was good but a little on the salty side.
A great Thanksgiving dinner!
Food and service was excellent.. Very clean and Covid safe environment... Will definitely go again and strongly recommend it... Five stars times two..
Missions best, most tastiest high quality restaurant. Greek cuisine perfecto !!! Never a bad meal and Ive been coming here for fourteen years. My first choice is ELENIS