Athos in Essen

A really good Greek. The food is very tasty and fresh. You'll always be full here and I'm a very good eater. The conditions here are particularly friendly and regular guests always remember what their favorite dishes are. I can highly recommend the shop to anyone who enjoys Greek cuisine. Toilet facilities are very clean. Prices are absolutely clear. In summer you can also sit outside.

Were in Athos on Saturday... very good and plentiful food... and wholesome wine... with very good service... A great "Greek" ....

Nice atmosphere. Very friendly staff. Very tasty food with good value for money. Always my pleasure Update March 7, 2025 It was really tasty again 😋

This was our second time eating at Athos and we were very positively surprised both times. Both gyros and the lamb shank were very good, the portions were larger than average and the price/performance ratio was great

The food is very tasty, the staff is very friendly and attentive! This is the fifth time I've eaten there as part of a hotel stay and I've always loved it!

Food was very good and very large portions

The restaurant was full when we visited on a Friday evening. But the staff is always very friendly. Our food was fresh and tasty and totally reasonably priced. We would love to come back...

Food without taste. Unfortunately the fries were completely fried to death. And it just took far too long, even though the store wasn't even full. The table opposite didn't taste it either.

Not our taste. We won't come again.

Very nice restaurant, good food at a reasonable price-performance ratio and very friendly staff... there may be a short waiting time at peak times...

Always cheap and solid Greek cuisine. I'm glad to have you as a neighbor so I can satisfy my cravings right in the immediate vicinity :-)

We come often and always find something delicious, schnapps included. Nice service.

It was very busy but service was good

Super delicious food, super friendly waiters and great value for money. We would definitely love to come back! Thank you :)

We have been regular guests there for 5 years, we are treated great and the staff is very accommodating and very friendly. It is also very child-friendly. LG

Nice Greek guy on Margarethenhöhe. Well attended. Food good. Service nice.

Very tasty food in a good atmosphere. Nice employees and a great boss.

Unfortunately, it wasn't convincing. Very average in all respects. The calamari filled with spinach and feta was the best thing that evening. The dish "Magarethen Höhe", on the other hand, was chip shop level. Although the bifteki was still raw, which is probably a rare occurrence in a snack bar. A look at the table next to us revealed: apparently not here. Bifteki also still raw. The calamari rings were good, but must have been frozen. The ambience is from another time. Just like the menu. Greetings from the 80s. The staff tried hard, but overall everything took far too long. You can do it once, but it's not a highlight.

Actually an above average Greek restaurant. Absolutely tasty food, hot and served promptly, even for a larger group, the “finish” was below par! A portion of tzatziki for a group of around 30 people was probably not paid for. The owner behaved anything but professionally in this regard. Instead of saying goodbye to the guests in a friendly manner after taking well over €1,500 and forgoing the €4.50 for the tzatziki, he... (I don't want to put this into words). If it was a main course, if it was presented in a friendly manner, you would certainly have been accepted as a guest. Just one! This behavior doesn't work at all. A reason for me not to dine there again. My tip alone (my own fault?!?) made up for his “loss”!

We were there on a Wednesday evening with 8 people. The restaurant was full to the last seat. Yes, we had to wait a little longer for the food, but we made good use of the time. All dishes were delicious and special requests were no problem. Gladly again.

Super tasty, good price/performance ratio. Very nice and courteous staff. We got a nice place even though we didn't make a reservation.

Very good value for money - friendly service - delicious food - nice location in the Margarethenhöhe district of Essen

Athos is a very busy restaurant. And rightly so. The wait staff is professional and friendly and the food is excellent. Typically Greek, there is a lot on the plate and the meat is of very good quality. Ouzo before and after is also part of it. Recommendation: Feta Athos style and then the Athos plate for 2 And if it's too much, you can have it packed up. If you want to feast on meat, you definitely have to stop by.

Great food, also very child-friendly. My favorite is the lamb shank, simply delicious.

Food great, service great and ambience great! Simply recommended! Went there again yesterday, November 9th, 2024, and I have to say that nothing has changed in terms of the food or the staff. Friendly, accommodating, not intrusive and the fried onions on the liver were simply brilliant.

Very nice restaurant the Athos you can have a delicious meal and the service is very nice.

Price, performance ratio okay. Clean and prompt service. Highly recommended!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍

Went there to eat on recommendations from friends. Staff very attentive and friendly. Cozy atmosphere. The menu offers everything you would expect from a Greek restaurant The food itself was very good and tasted well. And also at a fair price/performance ratio. There were six of us there and it is advisable to reserve a table. We will definitely come back and can only recommend the restaurant to everyone.

We were here with 7 girls for dinner and drinks this evening. We're always trying out new places. I liked it and the food was great. Above all I like the gyros crispy and that's it.👍 Maybe opening a few windows would have been good since the air wasn't that good. One of us mentioned it but nothing happened 🫣 All in all, a successful evening and we would be happy to come back.

Always good and delicious prices probably don't match, so it stays at 7% at least for the time being

Delicious dishes, nice staff, pleasant atmosphere!!!

Fantastic place with welcoming staff, who showed their amazing service skills and made sure that we had a great time. The food was worth more than we paid, for sure. Succulent lamb shanks and awesome souvlaki. Try it out when you are in Essen. :)

My girlfriend and I really like going to Athos. The food is very tasty and the waiters are very nice. So we can highly recommend it!!!

Everything is perfect here, we like to eat here at any time

A great restaurant with delicious food. The restaurant itself is a little old-fashioned and the chairs and benches inside are a little worn out. But it doesn't matter, we'd still like to come back.

A very nice restaurant, with very good food, and a decent price!!! The service was also very friendly and attentive 👍🤗👍🤗👍

Very good Greek, which far exceeded my expectations. The staff accommodating and very friendly. The gyro was tender and juicy, the rest was also buttery and not done. You can still get quality meat here. Portions more than generous, and an ouzo as a welcome greeting❤️

Very friendly service and a brilliant ambience. The food tasted excellent but the waiting time between dishes was a bit too long. It took 60 minutes from the starter to the main course. That was a bit too long. The restaurant was very busy. But we were there at 5:30 p.m. The main course didn't arrive until around 6:55 p.m.🤔 That's why only 4 stars.

Very tasty and a nice atmosphere.

Food ok, but I don't like it that much. Uncomfortable outside. Very nice staff.

Great hospitality, great food. I can only recommend it.

Incredibly tasty, very well organized team. Food came quickly and, despite many special orders from me, was accurate and very filling.

Good food, inexpensive, nice seating, friendly service

Very tasty gyros, fresh fries and good value for money. Nice and fast service. The salad was very simple and the rice was not my gift. Still a very tasty meal for the price

Delicious food, good portions, full but we had reserved.

Very good and fresh food, very nice service and reasonable prices; absolutely recommended.

Very nice service. Food absolutely delicious.

We have enjoyed visiting the Athos restaurant for years. The warmth of the staff is only exceeded by the food, which has been served with consistently good quality for years. On and on!

Super delicious food and funny staff! Unfortunately, parking is a real problem if you don't live nearby and can't walk. Otherwise really just great!

Very good value for money. Food great

Everything was perfect, the food, the service, the atmosphere and the price.

We were here for the 2nd time. We were very satisfied again and can only recommend the restaurant. Although we pensioners all ordered senior meals, the portions were plentiful. We will be back.

Super tasty Greek with very reasonable prices.

Excellent food, large portions. Delicious

Very good price/performance ratio.

Very tasty 😋 eaten. We'd love to come back.

Top restaurant of Greek cuisine. It's good to be here. Right by the forest and in the heart of the old Margarethenhöhe. This beautiful old settlement that you can stroll through so beautifully. A village in the big city as I've always said. The staff is very friendly. The kitchen very good. You just have to go there.

The food is very good and the service is very nice.

Went there last night with 5 boys, 1 table was reserved. We were thrilled 🤩 Food, drink and service were all perfect 👌. I can only recommend it, including a beer garden in the summer.

Friendly, delicious, what more could you want

As always, great service, nice and quick,

Very tasty meal. However, even a senior menu was still a lot. Had dinner 2 days ago and very friendly service. See you next year

Friendly service, delicious food.

Very, very tasty and rich menu, highly recommended and we will definitely be back

Nice Greek restaurant with extensive European cuisine. Rich menu at fair prices! Lavish portions, which can also be ordered cheaper by anyone as a senior portion if desired. Very commendable. Always friendly staff who work quickly even when the house is full! Hardly any longer waiting time! We can only recommend! We'd love to come back! However, booking a table is highly recommended!

Once again totally delicious and very powerful in terms of the portion. I'll come over again with the family at the weekend. T. Zitt

My favorite Greek restaurant in Essen. The price/performance ratio is definitely right here. Nice service and delicious food, what more could you want?

It's always beautiful and delicious there. Thank you very much

Very good lamb cutlet, was very good. We were there with many friends and everyone was very happy. Can definitely be recommended.

We were very satisfied, the meat wasn't fried to death (skewers and gyros), and it wasn't over-seasoned. Prices are still close, okay, but it would be nice if you had gyros with you and a dollop of tzatziki for an additional 4.90. Parking spaces are scarce, location on a side street.

Nice service, very tasty food, large portions, special requests are fulfilled. Reservation of a table is recommended.

Spontaneously went there on Saturday evening and found a full house. Always a good sign! Very nice service pushed tables together for us and was very kind to the children. The food was good, the portions are ok and the price too. What I had for the first time in a Greek restaurant - no tzatziki in the food. If you want something you have to order it separately. Small drawback to the area - there is hardly any parking space.

We were there for the first time. We found the restaurant by chance through a Google search. Very friendly staff and very cozy there. Very good selection of food. Very good and tasty food. The lamb fillet is also highly recommended!

Very nice atmosphere and good food.

Mega tasty and large portions! Highly recommended!

Always delicious. Service good.

Es war super lecker. Wir kommen jetzt öfter.

- griechisches Restaurant in Essen - schöner Biergarten - rustikales Ambiente - schneller freundlicher Service - Preis/Leistung völlig in Ordnung - Ouzo vor und nach dem Essen frei Haus - Tsatsiki sehr lecker - Hauptgericht sehr viel und gut Es war ein sehr schöner Abend. Ich habe mir die Reste einpacken lassen und bin am nächsten Tag noch satt geworden. Wir werden wieder kommen 😋.

Wir waren heute mit acht Personen hier essen. Der Service war sehr gut,alle waren sehr freundlich und das Essen war hervorragend. Kommen gerne wieder.

Sehr Leckeres Essen einfach Genial 🍽👍

Essen sehr lecker, Getränke recht teuer, freundlicher Service, bei viel Betrieb Getränke rechtzeitig nachbestellen

Wie immer, tolles Essen, tolles Ambiente, alles, wie es sein soll. Perfekt!

Wir fühlen uns einfach immer wieder wohl hier… Eine angenehme, unkomplizierte, familiäre Atmosphäre, Speisen mit unschlagbarem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis und sehr aufmerksamer Service! Sehr empfehlenswert!

Die gegrillten Peperoni sind der Hit

Essen und Service Topp, Ambiente etwas altbacken.

Essen ist ausgezeichnet. Service ist mega fleißig und lustig. Im Sommer sitzt man sehr gemütlich draußen aber auch drinnen ist es kuschelig und bequem ☺️

Alles super. Würde ich wieder hin gehen!

Mega lecker und sehr sättigend. Ein hervorragender Abschluss nach der Spiel 😀 Ich hatte die Bacchosplatte mit dem scharfskäse. Mein Mann schwärmt von den selbstgemachten Röstzwiebeln auf dem Bauerngyros. Yammi 🤗

Wir besuchen dieses Restaurant regelmäßig. Das Essen ist hervorragend. Egal, ob es sich um Souvlaki, Moussaka oder Gyros handelt, die Qualität und der Geschmack sind unübertroffen. Die Portionen sind großzügig bemessen, sodass man sicher sein kann, satt und zufrieden nach Hause zu gehen. Besonders hervorzuheben ist, dass die Bedienung bereits nach einigen Besuchen weiß, welche Getränke und Lieblingsgerichte wir gerne bestellen. Das müsste eigentlich einen 6. Stern für Service geben! Insgesamt ist dieses griechische Restaurant definitiv unser Lieblingsort, um gutes Essen in gemütlicher Atmosphäre zu genießen. Danke an das gesamte Team für die stets freundliche Bewirtung! Wir freuen uns auf unseren nächsten Besuch!

Essen und Service sehr gut 👍. Da wir nur auf der Terrasse waren kann ich noch keine 5 Sterne geben. Wir kommen gerne mal wieder

Stammlokal nach Messen und Veranstaltungen.

Schlimmste griechische Restaurant indem ich je war! Doppelaktion: Erste und letzte mal Bedienung ist ein Alptraum Dinge vergessen, Bezahlen musste hinterher laufen ...genauso wie Getränke Wer es hier gut findet .... puhh, der hat noch nicht viel im Leben gesehen

Man muss auch mal sagen, wenn es nicht so gut war. Personal völlig überfordert und ständig in Hektik. So einen schlechten Service haben wir schon lange nicht mehr erlebt. Bestellungen wurden, wenn wir sie überhaupt machen konnten, mehrfach vergessen. Andere Gäste, die viel später kamen, wurden eher bedient, wie wir. Wir mussten unsere Bestellungen regelrecht einfordern. Essen war Durchschnitt, das Tsatsiki dafür echt super, auch das Gyros hätte leider krosser sein können. Doch ein grandioser Ausblick, während des Essen, auf den "Schweiß abwischenden Kellner", der danach wieder Gäste bediente, topte wirklich alles. Hygiene 1+. Leider wurden wir auch vergessen, als wir Zahlen wollten, sodass wir Schlussendlich rein gegangen sind, um zu zahlen. Für so eine Leistung, gibt es dann auch kein Trinkgeld.

Freundlicher Service, leckeres Essen und große Portionen. Bei guten Wetter mit schönem Biergarten. Reservierung, gerade am Wochenende, ist empfehlenswert.

Sehr leckere griechische Küche, immer gute gleichbleibende Qualität. Netter Service. Auch mit Hund kein Problem.

Nettes griechisches Restaurant. Qualität und Frische stehen hier ganz oben. Der Service ist nett und freundlich. Die Preise sind absolut Ordnung. Gute Steaks und ordentliches Gyros

Ein griechisches Restaurant im schönsten Stadtteil Essens. Die Speisenkarte ist reichhaltig, die Portionen sehr groß, der Service sehr gut und die Preise sehr angemessen. Was will man mehr? Wer richtig Hunger hat, kann es nicht besser antreffen.

Das unbestritten beste griechische Restaurant in Essen! Und zwar so, wie es sein soll: die typischen Mix-Platten, vorweg und nachher ein Ouzo auf´s Haus und Bilder mit griechischen Postkartenmotiven an der Wand. Super: Die "Seniorenteller" (auch für alle, "für den kleinen Hunger") sind günstig und so bemessen, dass man satt, aber nicht zu voll wird. Einziger Wermutstropfen: obwohl das Restaurant auf der Margarethenhöhe liegt, ist das Gebäude architektonisch eine Sünde. Aber man sitzt ja drin.

Drinnen sowohl draußen zum essen gemütlich Speisen sehr gut 👍

Sehr lecker. Und eine sehr nette Bedienung.