Service dropped with new ownership!

Posted by joetraveler99 from Tucson on 8/12/07

Food is tasty, but the service has definietely dropped with the new ownership this summer. I had always enjoyed eating at Athens in the past, and frequented regularly. The new owner, however, has forgotten that service means providing the customers with what the customer wants, not what the owner wants to push on the customer. On my most recent visit I did not desire to have any wine with my meal. I still had a workout to attend later that evening. After I said no thank you to any wine to the waiter, the new owner took it upon himself to come over to the table and offer wine ( or rather push) to me three separate times. I know what I want, not him. The ought to listen to their customers. It is annoying to keep pushing somehting you don't want - like a telephone solicitor who calls back three times to sell you something. As if that was not annoying enough. As I was leaving the resturant the new owner blocked me at the exit to lecture me about how I needed some wine with my dinner. He stated hesaw how I loostened my tie and next time to take the whole tie off and I needed some wine to help me relax. He lectured me about he always makes it a practice to have two glases of wine with lunch and two with dinner. I had to push myself out the door. There won't be another visit to Athens. I am sorry the service changed so abruptly with the recent change in ownership. In the past I thoroughly enjoyed and looked forward to dining at Athens.

mediocre at best

Posted by Lionel22 from San Francisco, California on 3/25/07

inexperienced waitstaff and long wait for mediocre food.

Best fresh greek food in town!

Posted by Heidi from Tucson on 2/23/06

I dined at at Athens with my husband a few weeks ago and we were overly impressed. The food was so fresh! The vegtables tasted like they were just picked! The gyro platter was divine and the lamb melted in my mouth. Just when we thought dinner couldnt get any better...we had the yogurt honey cake. We have been dreaming about it ever since!