Restaurant Athen in Göttingen

A surprise on a business trip. I called at very short notice to see if there was still space available, and half an hour after the friendly phone call, I was already sitting at my table, choosing my dinner. The restaurant was full, and this on a Wednesday evening. Nevertheless, the manager found time to chat with me at the table. He was super friendly, sharing anecdotes and asking questions with interest from the owner, and I immediately felt at ease and noticed. The rest of the team was also super friendly, and despite the stress, the good atmosphere was noticeable, and the guests were served in a routine manner. This positive impression was further enhanced by a very tasty dish. Great fries, perfect souvlaki with tomato rice, and a fantastic coleslaw. Mmmm, good. And at a reasonable price, too. If I get the chance again, I will definitely be a repeat customer. Sorry for the long text, but it's necessary.

I ordered food for pickup. Everything was ready by the time I picked it up and was delicious. The manager (I think) is super friendly!

Very tasty food, friendly service, and a great selection of dishes and drinks. This was our second time there and we'd love to come back.

​Really great Greek restaurant! The service was very good and friendly. The gyro with fried onions was super delicious, as was the souvlaki skewer with baked potato. The tomato sauce was unexpectedly spicy, but that didn't bother me. The baked chicken in Metaxa sauce was also good, although the fries were initially forgotten—but they were quickly brought back. The susuki (minced steak) was good, even with the fries, but it could have been a bit more substantial. Sauce costs extra, no matter what. Overall, a very successful evening.

All the dishes are delicious, especially the gyro. Very friendly service. The best Greek restaurant in Göttingen!

Yes, absolutely. But maybe it was just that loud that evening, because a group of bachelors was very sociable and loud.

Very tasty food. The gyros was amazing! Friendly service.

It was very tasty and it looks very nice everyone is very nice

The chef and staff are very friendly. The food is delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant.

A very warm welcome. A cozy atmosphere. Extremely attentive service. The food was excellent and plentiful. We would gladly return anytime.

We received a very friendly welcome and enjoyed our meal. The service was very friendly and took good care of us.

Best Greek restaurant I know. Homemade gyro and homemade Metaxa sauce

A very friendly owner, who, together with the great staff, creates a family atmosphere. The food is delicious and the portions are generous. The menu is varied, but very meat-heavy. Personally, I don't mind; vegetarians also have a good selection; vegans should check the menu before visiting. The shop itself is cozy, but don't expect a trés chic atmosphere. All in all, I highly recommend the Athens under Vasili.

Today was our first time eating at Restaurant Athen. We received a very warm welcome. The gyro we ordered was incredibly delicious, as were the side dishes. The portions were very generous. The service there is excellent! We were served very quickly and very friendly, with a smile on everyone's faces. I can recommend eating there to everyone.

Very nice staff, very accommodating, good food.

Unfortunately, the schnitzel tastes really bad! It's frozen, and the portion is so small. €14 is outrageous! I wouldn't recommend it.

Once again, the best a Greek restaurant has to offer. The chef and staff, as always, are in a great mood. 5 stars on top. We'd love to come back.

Not as good as before, food is not as tasty, service also leaves something to be desired

Good food but it's not the best Greek food I've had but service was good

We were passing through and were looking for a nice restaurant for dinner, and we found it here. Highly recommended: lovely ambiance and delicious food! The service was even friendlier! Absolutely recommended, and anyone in the area must stop by. We'll be back!

It was truly Greek. Unfortunately, the staff was overwhelmed, probably because there were too many people there.

Beautiful restaurant, friendly service, delicious food. The staff can't be blamed for the other noisy guests, but we still enjoyed it very much.

Delicious food and friendly staff always happy to come back

Hey, great host and great food. I'd be happy to come back anytime.

Always delicious food and friendly service.

We love this place and are always happy with the delicious food, service, and the hospitality of the staff and owner of this wonderful restaurant. You are great guys and a team of professionals 👍🏻

I highly recommend this restaurant. The food is incredibly delicious and, above all, prepared very quickly, considering the number of guests. The staff was always very friendly and checked in with us to see if everything was okay. Even when we asked for a box, it was done very quickly. I have to say, for me, this was the best Greek food I've had in years.

We discovered this restaurant on vacation and now have a new favorite Greek restaurant. Highly recommended without reservation. The team is very friendly and they care about their guests' well-being. The food is incredibly delicious and reasonably priced. Be sure to try the chocolate soufflé!

Delicious and good value for money, fast and friendly service. I'd be happy to go again. Tip: Order the Greek-style appetizer/side salad.

One of the best restaurants in Göttingen...

We had a delicious meal again today, highly recommended, 1A

We went there spontaneously and were very impressed. Delicious food and good service. Card payments accepted

The food arrived relatively quickly after ordering and was, as usual, super delicious

Very friendly and accommodating. Everything was excellent; I can recommend it with a clear conscience.

Very, very tasty, highly recommended. The staff was absolutely fantastic.

We were just passing through—that is, my husband, a good friend, and I—but we can say that we were extremely satisfied. And we can highly recommend this restaurant. If we could give it a rating from 1 to 10, it would be 10 with a star. Keep it up! You're great.

The ambiance isn't 100% my cup of tea, but it's perfectly adequate - but the baked gyros with Metaxa sauce is absolutely fantastic!

The food is so delicious, not dry, and the portions are generous. The value for money is perfect. The service is very attentive and friendly. In my opinion, one of the best Greek restaurants in Göttingen.

The food and service were excellent, good food for a reasonable price. Thank you and keep up the good work.

Very tasty food and a nice atmosphere

I was here for the first time on May 24, 2025. The food was very good. The portion size was huge, I couldn't finish it. I'd be happy to come back.

I can only recommend this restaurant, we only go there to eat Greek food.

We highly recommend it. The food and service are excellent. Parking in front of the restaurant is a bit limited.

We were traveling from Denmark via Göttingen to Göppingen and enjoyed dinner in the Athens restaurant. It was very tasty! The service was great! Highly recommended!

Very nice service. Good food...highly recommended

Wonderful family restaurant. Classic Greek cuisine.

It was delicious and really great service 😊 I can recommend it.

By far the best Greek in Göttingen. A little more expensive than others, but very good portions. And delicious too. Boss always has an open ear.

Everything was great. Service was great. We had 4 different dishes. All were super tasty. Very clean restaurant. I can only recommend it. Come again. Keep it up.🙏Best Greek restaurant in Göttingen 👍

Super large portions and lovingly prepared. Highly recommended

Highly recommended. Very good value for money. Food is very good and plentiful.

There are some free parking spaces. The restaurant is beautifully decorated. There are many quiet corners, which I personally like. There are plenty of seats, and you get quick service. The food is really delicious and the portions are generous. The service is friendly. The chef seems to be popular among the regulars. I found the owner to be nice and charismatic. The only criticism I have is that the meat was very salty.

The food is very delicious and the portions are generous

We ate here again yesterday and it was absolutely delicious😋The nice waitresses and the friendly boss Vasilis are on the ball and really nice. Placing the order and having the food served…incredibly quickly, even though the restaurant was very busy. At the same time, many also picked up their take-out orders... chapeau! to the kitchen!!!👍And after the meal there is always an ouzo on the house and a drink too! 🫶🏻Where else is this??? Not at my regular Italian restaurant and not at the Chinese or German restaurant!!!! Keep it up, dear ones - we'll be back👋☺️

We were passing through, 5 minutes from the motorway we were able to experience a warm atmosphere in the Athens restaurant that is rare these days. The lamb fillet was excellent. Thank you for this beautiful experience!

Super delicious food in a relaxed atmosphere and a really great boss

Incredibly disappointing! We always enjoyed being there. Were there again for the first time today. Today was actually a special day for us. We had specially ordered a table for two people! I've been looking forward to it all day. The way guests are treated there is underground! When we came in we were parked in the narrow hallway, between the guests who were already eating. We were put off every 5 minutes, the guests now pay and then you can go to the table... Of course you're constantly looking to see if there's room available! People! If you are unable to make reservations, don't do it! Of course, it can happen that guests stay in their seats longer than expected. Or you have given away a table twice. But then be honest and talk to your guests! And don't lie to her! What's so bad about saying, we're sorry, but would it be okay if you went for a little walk and smoked... or or... instead of just leaving guests standing in a restaurant that was too warm with a winter jacket and lying to them... 12 people stood there for a total of up to 50 minutes without being able to sit down! My husband was so full after just 20 minutes that he wanted to leave your store immediately! And the poor staff who can't do anything are then sent to you and have to apologize, while the boss doesn't care and just sees the money. We won't be coming back because the food was subpar this time...

There was a dish with some kind of beans and feta cheese that is delicious in the same way as moussaka and gyros

A Greek restaurant for a long time with portions that are very tasty and plentiful.

Very good Greek. The full restaurant speaks for itself. The service was really nice, but unfortunately the table we ordered wasn't available until about 15 minutes later. The food was of very good quality. The liver was nice and thin and super tender!

Been here for the first time and wasn't disappointed. We'll definitely be back.

We were let in before regular opening hours. The food was very tasty and one portion would have been enough for two people. There was also ouzo as a farewell. Recommended!

Everything was great and very friendly

Very tasty and a good price/performance ratio. Highly recommended.

We were way too early and were still allowed in (and didn't have to stand in the cold). The service was great; fast, attentive and friendly. The food was plentiful and tasty. A great spontaneous visit to a restaurant!

I can only recommend the shop, I had dinner there with my colleague and everything was delicious. Service was friendly and quick and the store was well attended. Top restaurant, top food! 😀

The dinner was very tasty, the service was quick and attentive. Unfortunately, the seating is a bit cramped. Can you go there again?

I would like to give huge praise to the Athens restaurant. This Greek restaurant should be used as a model by many other local owners. Super hospitable, the service is hard to beat, the food was incredibly tasty (unfortunately just too much, as always, typically Greek) and the prices are more than reasonable for the entire package. And because it all sounded so good, there's one more thing on top: The manager of the restaurant has his heart in the right place and treats every customer as if they were a member of the family. We will happily eat here again in the future.

A really very good Greek restaurant with really delicious food. The service was also super nice. We would really like to thank you again on our next visit to Göttingen. Highly recommended.

It's THE classic Greek as it should be...but the new interior is new. Objectively speaking, it meets the taste of the time, very bright and no classic amphoras or temple fragments. Subjectively, I'm into exactly this, let's say 80's style restaurant, but the background music has stayed the same and takes you a bit towards the Mediterranean.

Solid restaurant with good Greek cuisine.

We looked for a good Greek in the Göttingen area for a long time. Here we found what we were looking for. A real Greek with honestly good real Greek food. We were very satisfied all around. We will definitely be your guests again soon! We look forward to good food!

Nice hosts and very tasty food. Thumbs up! 👍🏻

Top service, very good menu, best gyros in Göttingen

Ordered quickly by phone, super friendly staff, the food was so delicious, I'm still dreaming about this garlic bread and the red wine <3

Classic Greek with good portion sizes at reasonable prices. Fries are well done, meat and sauce are tasty and as you would expect. Service courteous, friendly and quick.

Delicious food, great service and staff. Recommended.

Gyros with Greek salad a lot, unfortunately dry gyros, only coarsely chopped salad, parking unfortunately very modest.

The food was delicious, the atmosphere was very old, but the worst thing was the coughing and sneezing child that ran all over the place in the evening. Parents cannot stay at home with their sick child. Why don't you order food? I don't want to know how many people are getting sick now. Very irresponsible.

Very nice boss and also the staff. Large portion and very tasty and diverse selection of dishes. We always enjoy coming back!🤗

Very good food, warm atmosphere. In my opinion the best Greek restaurant in Göttingen...

Inconspicuous, casual restaurant, yet lovingly furnished. Friendly service and delicious food.

Best Greek in all of Göttingen!!!😃

Very courteous service, gyros super tasty, portions very large. We'd love to come back.

We chose the restaurant based on proximity and reviews and were rewarded with a really nice evening. Very friendly welcome, while we waited briefly for our table we were given a few small drinks “on the house”. In addition, a very appealing meal and a warm, family atmosphere, thoroughly recommended. We'd love to come back!

The ambience is fine. The food tastes good and the portions are decent. Unfortunately we had to wait an extremely long time for our drinks and food (we only got tickets after 10 minutes, were only able to order drinks and food after over half an hour and then had to wait a quarter of an hour for drinks and almost an hour and a half for food) Conclusion: actually a good restaurant but waiting a total of an hour for drinks and two hours for food is too long.

The restaurant, which was very inconspicuous from the outside, exceeded all expectations. The traditionally furnished restaurant immediately makes you want to go on holiday in Greece, but it is authentic but not too intrusive. The staff was very friendly and accommodating in a way that you rarely experience. But what was most convincing was the food, which in my opinion makes this inconspicuous place the best Greek restaurant in Göttingen at the moment. For me it was really an insider tip. I can only recommend it to everyone (who eats meat). It is recommended to reserve in advance.

Nice cozy restaurant. Like last time, the food was very tasty. Without a table reservation it will be difficult to get a seat there.

It's a shame ☹️ has noticeably diminished. Unfortunately, gyros didn't taste particularly good today and salad was also drowned in yogurt sauce and not very original. Maybe better next time, hopefully. Fries not that good either. I'm annoyed that I paid €15 for this.

The food was very good and plentiful. The staff very friendly. Unfortunately we had to wait almost an hour to get our food. The staff seemed to be already or still in the holiday mood. But we can still recommend the restaurant. Price/performance fits.

Today our first visit to Athens, but certainly not the last! We had two great dishes and also tzatziki and everything was excellent, the gyros had great roasted flavors, and still it was juicy, that's how we love gyros! The service was also very, very friendly! All in all, we'd love to come back :-) We did it again 😋 Today we had gyros with Metaxa sauce and fries and souflaki filled with sheep's cheese, herb butter, fries and tomato rice. Today it was again very, very tasty 😋

Parking space directly in front of the house. Entrance via stairs. Very clean atmosphere. Nice facility. Very friendly host. Very tasty food. Large outdoor area.

One of the best Greeks in Göttingen. Very nice service and delicious food. Prices are also normal.

Very tasty food, portions absolutely sufficient.....Locally inconspicuous and cramped but cozy, service was nice! Definitely recommend it!

Mega!!!! Top quality and great service. Very familiar. Owner is in a class of his own. Highly recommended

When we were looking for something to eat near our hotel around 10 p.m., we came across this Greek guy. The food was super tasty and authentically Greek. Above all, the owner was very warm and friendly.

A highly recommended restaurant. Super friendly AND fast service, very tasty food in a more than sufficient size. Price performance 1+ Finally really good food again at a very reasonable price. Keep it up !!!! Six out of five stars...

The menu has something for everyone at very reasonable prices. The portions are big but it is soooooo delicious! Perfectly grilled, cooked or baked. Staff offered doggybags as we unfortunately couldn't eat all the great bites. Very friendly and welcoming staff. Definitely coming back despite living in Denmark!

Tasty, large portions. We will be back. Very friendly and nice service.

First visit to this restaurant with some colleagues, every individual request was taken into account. The food was excellent, the service was very quick. We would like to come again!!!