Kellari Taverna

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   jeffrey

   New York City

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Second lunch there in as many months. Prix Fixe menu offers great choices and food is always fresh and delicious. Staff is friendly and attentive and the decor is clean and elegant without being fussy. Highly recommend!!
   

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   Ernani

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent restaurant. Very good ambiance and a excepcional wine list.
   

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   Deborah

   New York City

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was excellent and the pri-five menu offered so many delicious options!
   

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   Stefan

   Philadelphia

   12 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   It took a while for someone to take our order and again to bring our first course.
   

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   James

   Phoenix

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   If you are in NYC and want to experience true Greek hospitality, excellent food and attentive caring service this restaurant is an absolute must. The owner Stavros Aktipis has done an outstanding job in bringing you a touch of Greek elegance for your evening enjoyment. Gorgios Mitzelos the Manager takes a personal interest in your comfort and dining experience and makes sure the service given by servers such as Philip is genuine and caring. The mantra depicted on their business card states, "Enter as stranger, leave as friend." They accomplished this goal for us and in our view will do the same for you. We can't wait to come back to this exceptional dining experience the next time we visit NYC.
   

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   Jeffrey

   Dallas

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Based on our experience, I could not recommend this restaurant. The food was good, but we were not treated the way I would expect to be treated at a restaurant in this price range. My wife had the lamb chops, which were great, and I had some fish (that I don't remember, see below) which was good, but just barely hot, meaning it had probably sat for a bit before being served. Our issues were as follows - Menu lists 10 different kinds of fish (one of the reasons we chose the place), only 4 were available, and we were not told that until we ordered. So at the last minute I had to decide what to eat, since my first two choices were not available. Usually if something is on the menu and they don't have it, they inform you when you are seated. We did not order appetizers, and were left sitting at our table for 40 minutes with one piece of bread each. I asked for a second drink, and it never came. The final straw was that the server came and took the dessert order at the table next to us. We were sitting there with absolutely nothing on the table but water after it was cleared. He took their dessert menus and walked away. We tried for 10 minutes to get his attention to order dessert, and nothing. I had trouble getting our check, a process that took another 10 minutes and it took me turning my chair around to face away from the table, which eventually caught the attention of another waiter, and we still had to wait to get the check. We were very much looking forward to this meal, and it as not a good experience. I spoke with the manager as we were leaving, just to let him know. His response was "Sorry, but you should have spoke up sooner, I was here all along." I guess I could have but chose not to do so.
   

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   Rudiger

   New York City

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Moved to CT and miss the vibe and experience of first class service coupled with world class cooking. We we pleasnatly surprised to find both at Kelkari! Thank you. Ann and Rudi
   

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   Ronnie

   New York City

   61 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   61 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food as usual. Much quieter on Saturday rather than when I usually come in on Wednesday always enjoy coming there.
   

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   Robert

   Philadelphia

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very pretty place. Food and service both good. Excellent for pre theater.
   

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    Larry

    Portland

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4

    The food was flavorful but not particularly notable. All of the seafood dishes were overcooked, leaving them dry and unappealing (which is particularly disappointing since they tout themselves as a seafood restaurant). The chicken was well prepared and properly cooked. The wait staff were very attentive, but the night we dined there we watched the manager chastise and lecture the hostess in front of us as she tried to figure out where to seat us, then we watched him again berate a waiter right next to our table as we ate. No compelling reason to return to this restaurant.
    

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