Don’t bother wasting your time or money. We booked for Easter Sunday with Nick. He said he was opening just for our family and needed a minimum booking of 30 adults on a $50 banquet to cover his costs ($1500). We agreed to pay the difference of anyone that cancelled. I called to confirm numbers a couple of days before and spoke to another staff member. They said they had taken other bookings for the day so they were NOT just opening for us anymore and we just had to pay for the number of guests on a banquet and no more. Ended up with 25 adults and 7 kids ($1425). There was also additional spent on bottles of wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks. That wasn’t enough for Nick. He took to confronting us about paying for an extra 5 adults ($250) even after he confirmed he’d taken additional bookings and walk ins for the day. Meat was dry and served without any sides. Tables we’re left dirty even after staff were asked to clear plates and desserts were stale. Some of our guests witnessed the kitchen staff scraping left overs on to platters, covering and refrigerating. Disgusting 🤮 Nick had the audacity to text me the next day asking for another $300 to be transferred to their bank account with bank details. Needless to say we won’t ever be back. There are so many other small business to support. This one does not appreciate or respect their clientele.

We dined for lunch and had the banquet for 2. Amazing value and such great variety. Banquet included dips and bread, saganaki, chicken, pork, lamb, fish, prawns and dessert with tea or coffee. Great friendly service with a dance floor for Greek dancing.

I went there once and it seemed to be okay, I went there with my family for my birthday and it was very disappointing. It wasn’t like a Greek restaurant, the food was tasteless the chips were frozen, you pay good money you expect every thing fresh. Meat was dry the Greek salad wasn’t very nice either, everything tasted cheap. This restaurant has great potential and it’s in a beautiful location!

I’ve never left a bad review before but this one takes the cake. The last few times we have been here the service has been appalling. It is such a shame because the food is usually great. Last night was the worst experience I have ever had anywhere. They got their moneys worth as there was 20+ of us ($50pp + drinks) and all up we probably received about $20 worth of food. Even after at least 5 of us asked multiple times where the rest of the food was and the “children/waiters” running the show would just stare into space confused. The bunch of year 7’s they’ve hired as waiters just spent the whole night looking at the roof and not doing anything, its going to run this place into the ground. If I was the owner I would seriously re-think who is the face for their business. The one elderly staff member who very rudely addressed a responsible adult about how he was not to drink too much as he would be cut off when he had only had a few light beers was an absolute disgrace. They will tell you on the phone how concerned they are about food wastage but even the kids left starving. Such a shame as we have been coming here for years but absolutely appalling and would not recommend anymore.

Sorry to say but my experience here was below average matching some recent reviews which is unfortunate as I really did love all the family photos and stuff at the enterence -Staff seemed a bit disorganized and it took a while for anyone to take our order -We were sat in the corner where its a bit dark and we asked if we could move one table over and were told no because it's reserved- weird when the place was mostly empty and the table never got occupied during dinner service - food really was just OK and the best thing was the dips and bread which was excellent, meat was hit and miss I hope the owners can take this constructively and take note of other recent reviews and make some positivr changes

Created in 1985, still in 1985. Meaning, never renovated and somewhat dated. Attended on a Tuesday night with very few people in attenders (unlike weekends when it's pretty full). My bro and I juggled with the menu for a while before asking the waitress whether she felt the Meat Mezza would be enough for two seniors. She said it was large, so we went with it thinking that if it was not enough, we'd order something else. Well, it was well and truly enough for these two old blokes. And it was darn nice to boot! P.S. The waitress was great and the BYO was set at a very reasonable $7.50 per bottle.

I used to frequent this restaurant many years ago and loved it. Returned for a birthday booking today and was very disappointed. The food was average, the calamari very rubbery. We had a family member experience a severe choking episode and while they came good in 30s, there seemed to be no concern from staff. The waitress we had, while attentive left a lot to be desired with her attitude. A smile and a bit of friendliness would go a long way. The greatest disappointment was hygiene. Someone had vomited in the mens bathroom the night before and was still there at 1pm the next day until we notified staff. Shocked bathrooms not inspected before next days trade.

I have a love/hate relationship with this place. On one hand, it's amazing, my kids love it. I've had a few orders over the past few years that have made me rethink about coming back, their dinner packs seemed to keep changing, sometimes everything just thrown in, sometimes meats in containers. One order arrived with salad instead of chips, another took hours. Most recent order was spot on though, I'm hoping they have turned the corner. I'd probably give them 3-4 star review based on 5+ years of ordering, however they probably get an unfair amount of 1 star reviews, and the fact it's still top 3 on the list of take away options for us has to push it to a 5. Online order, pick up if you can to give yourself the best chance at the 5 star experience.

Today my lovely husband took me to lunch , the meal was absolutely delicious and a very good serving, the staff very friendly and abliging. I totally recommend this Tavern . Easy to get to ample parking. Great for large gatherings. Thank you.

My husband and I came here for lunch today and absolutely loved it! Pericles was so friendly and had so much positive energy, he really set the tone for a fantastic afternoon. The food was great and came out fast. The staff were attentive. We had the best time. Would highly recommend. Thank you Pericles!!!

Thanks a lot for a lovely dinner tonight. Tasty, good size of meals and very nice atmosphere. The shashlik was the best in Australia! Friendly staff, quick service. Will be back for sure.

I’ve been coming to this restaurant for many years, unfortunately tonight it has certainly gone downhill. We ordered a seafood platter for two, which was $65. I’ve gotten this many times before and it’s delicious! But tonight it was not. chips and salad were included. Chips were barely warm when we received it. The Greek salad was 97% lettuce! the other 3% included tomato, cucumber, feta, Red onion , and finally one Olive. The seafood was barely enough for one person. Mum said she could easily go down to a seafood market and get so much seafood for the price we paid. So basically we had chips with somewhat of a Greek salad that was mainly lettuce, with an entree of seafood. I expressed my disappointment when we went up to pay, the staff member wasn’t really interested and just said here have $5 off. That’s totally fine because you’ve lost a regular customer so in the end its your loss.

Love this place. I hadn't been for along time because I moved away from the area. I took my daughter there for dinner. Wow it was as good as I remembered. Such friendly staff and food to die for. I can't wait to get back there. You need to open a restaurant out Werribee way

So hit and miss here. Collected pick up order that wasn’t even started at the pick up time. Watched the girl assigned to my order totally out of her depth while trying to prepare large order. At times she just stood there looking bewildered as the more experienced rushed around her. No one helped her and consequently after a ridiculous wait I got home to find things like Seafood Grill missing half the stuff and largely a plate of salad. Such a shame as other times it’s quiet good but I recommend keep it simple and hopefully you get someone who knows what there doing!

Came here for dinner with my partner. The waitresses were very friendly but that is the only positive thing I can say about this place. The food was very disappointing! We had the meat mezze, both the chicken and lamb were very dry, the salad had rotten lettuce in it. It's concerning when the only thing that seemed freshly cooked is the chips. To top off the experience, the waitress who greeted us (who was very friendly and accommodating) quit halfway through our service and walked out in tears.

Feshly made food with great service. Highly recommended

I was disappointed at the size of the meal. Where was the rest. It was the vegan option which didn't come with desert...fair enough but the dishes we did recieve were small. I would say it was more like two entries as the main instead of two mains and one entry to share instead of a entry for two. Not exactly impressed. I get this was a vegan option but reading other comments it seems the meals are small for everyone, especially if dinning with a large group. It could of been so good but unfortunately it isn't.

It’s Actually unbelievable to me that this man is still in business the way he treats his customers. The food was average not terrible but no flavour and like I said it wasn’t bad it just wasn’t good. But the way the owner was acting I’m extremely surprised he’d be in business treating customers so badly. His team however were all lovely and apologised for his behaviour but they shouldn’t have had too. If I could rate lower than a 1 star I would!

Meal was meat/meze platter. Was tiny bit of meat and tasted dry and reheated. Disliked the whole plate of food. Complained, and did get an extra plate of meat brought over. No music on in the room or heaters. Almost left without eating the dessert I reluctantly ordered which was just 2 scoops of ice cream..took 20 mins to get to me. Had my main plate, 3 quarters full of food but with napkins scrunched on top so you knew it was done with, sitting in front of me until we walked out. Never again!

Our family celebrated a birthday here last night. Everything was perfect. Our waiter was so courteous and NOTHING was too much trouble. All staff were wonderful. Everyone loved their generous sized meal. Something for everyone on the menu and good prices. Very happy

Enjoyed the traditional Greek banquet. A fantastic spread of food from starters to entrees, mains and desert and hot drinks. Enjoyed it all. Char grilled flavours and we'll portioned dishes. Generous fresh salad. Felt like the seafood and couple of chips was on the smaller size, could have done with a few more chips and seafood. But at plate number 4 our stomachs were reaching capacity. So it was fine. Went there a few years ago, and servings have dropped a smidge but still a fantastic tasting meal and great value. A feast fit those looking for a nice meal out.

What an absolutely delicious lunch! Our first meal out after COVID and I’m glad we chose Nikos tavern for our return. Staff and scenery - We were greeted by the very friendly and animated Nick who showed us just fantastic hospitality and set the tone for a great experience. We went with his recommendation for meals and he wasn’t slow or shy on the drinks service with a great philosophy on glasses not going to waste. Food - we ordered the white baits, lamb souvlaki for the kids and went with Nicks recommendation in the banquet and the meat mezze. See the pics for the massive spread that we remarkably got through most of. The banquet comes with a dessert selection of Turkish delight, fruits and baklava. Overall - All of the food was delicious and couldn’t be faulted from the seafood, lamb, chicken, pork and even the salads. Really reasonably priced and with a big Greek helping of chips, breads and dips you won’t be disappointed. Nick and the family were hospitable, friendly and provided a great laugh. We are definitely going back to try more of the menu and keep this 33 year family restaurant going. A huge Ευχαριστώ to all of the family there and see you again soon.

1. No one took our orders 2. We had 2 main meals come out and had to wait an extra 25 minutes for the next 2?? 3. ALL MEALS WERE COLD!!! - apparently come straight off the grille but couldn’t see any Heat lamp over the food waiting to be taken out??? Definitely a food safety hazard. 4. When we raised the issues about the cold food we were told to wait for them to “sort it out” … waited 15minutes for them to “sort it out” for them to actually not sort anything out? We had to go back and ask again and wait an additional 20minutes for them to find a slip of paper containing our order. Only to find out they would only refund 50% of our order. WE DID NOT EAT OUR MEALS!! 5. No proper customer service — manager nowhere to be seen. DO NOT GO HERE! You will genuinely get better Greek food from a fish and chip shop. Here you will get cold food, poor service & and upset stomach!

Wow, what a night. The night started off with a friendly greeting from staff as soon as we walked in the door. We were shown to our seats and within less than a minute water was brought to us without even asking! I read many of the previous reviews and people are saying that the service at Nikos Tavern was 'horrible' well this was most certainly not the case for us! The staff were some of the most prompt and attentive out of all the places we've been to in the local area. There was about 5 staff working tonight, serving at what looked like 150 people and somehow they managed to meet all of our need. We witnessed a few angry customers treating the staff very rudely, and thats just not on, they were teenagers and did not need adults belittling them. Food service was a bit slow, I was at first, a bit upset by this, but staff acknowledged the slow service due to a backlog of orders, even though the food was a bit slow, they kept coming over making sure we had enough water, drinks, and bread for our dips. Overall Food was excellent and delicious, we had an excellent night out, we have been going to Nikos for our family functions for a while now, and will continue coming for many years to come. Good job to the staff for providing top notch service despite how many tables there were.

There was a misunderstanding with our order/bill between the two waitstaff that served our table of 17. Things happen no hard feelings about this. Food was so so I wouldn’t complain about it. However what I will complain about is how unprofessional, condescending and rude the owner of this business. Telling me how long you have been in business. Have a look at how bad your reviews are and how tired and run down the place is. You won’t be in business for much longer treating customers this way.

Food was below average was there for a birthday!! Onion on top of every thing! Lamb was good but chip where oil soaked. Calamari was some cheap rubber frozen and tasteless. Service was basic, struggled with simple orders. 3 stars for trying but you need experienced staff to run the floor. I have been many times but wouldn't go back again.

I haven't had anything at Nikos that I didn't love! Some of the best lamb ive found. The staff are always very friendly and you definitely get way more bang for your buck!

Friendly helpful staff, fast service, I have always had fresh hot food as I've been a customer for years Thank you Nikos one happy customer 😀

We hired the tavern for a wedding function. During the night we had so many of our guests congratulate us on a great choice of venue. The atmosphere was fun and relaxed, the food was spot on and it just kept coming. The staff were so friendly and happy to help and also attentive to our needs and the management made the entire process effortless. They allowed us to decorate the venue as we wanted. The band made sure we did plenty of dancing as well. We honestly couldn’t have asked for a better night. Thank you so much to Nick and to Vera and everyone at Nikos Tavern. Also, make sure you book some plate smashing. OPA!!!

We were a table of 8 & ordered the seafood banquet for our table. It was a Saturday night. The place was not busy at all. The servings were on the stingy side. The service is not the same as it used to be. We had been coming to this place for years. Overall on this occasion it was most disappointing & sad to see. Cannot recommend. The standard of this restaurant has definitely dropped. Suffice to say Nikos Tavern has lost another bunch of customers.

AMAZING EXPERIENCE Our family always go to Nikos, and have the most lovely time! We pretty consistently get take out and delivery. Food is always fantastic and the staff is so lovely, a young woman who works there (unfortunately I haven’t got her name yet) has always been so sweet to my family and I.

If you want an amazing Greek feed then this is the place. Generous servings of juicy and tender lamb , excellent fresh seafood platter, homemade dips were unforgettable. Finally the different deserts finished off an excellent dining experience.... unbeatable in the Greek restaurant experience... certain to return.

You can't go wrong with the price, dips and breads are always great.

Always ultra delicious and at such a reasonable price! Definitely the best Greek food in the east by FAR 👍

Not great.. service was friendly.. we were on a larger table, and we didn't get our food until everyone else had eaten. And it wasn't really worth the wait. I tried some of the lamb from others meals, and that was nice. My grilled seafood thing was pretty average. If you dig 80's decore then this is your place. It's probably best to stick with the lamb souvo..

Well I live pretty close to this place for the past 5 years & this is my first time & I was soo excited as this is a Greek Tavern & in my mind it must be good!! I ordered a dinner pack with chips & a large souvlaki & to start with the chips should not have been served as they were cold inside but just warm on top & not pleasant. I normally like the Lamb carved out fresh off the fire but to my horror I seen them taking it off the hot plate & the Lamb, sausage & quail was dry as it could get but the flavour was ok to my taste but overall very disappointing Ok my lamb souvlaki wasn’t that great as the lamb was the same just took it off the grill plate & for some reason the bread was a bit oily & dry as well. I am happy to give this place another go as once in a while every one can have a bad day! So you will see me again but I am going to ask them freshly cut off the fire not off the grill. So so sorry as I was so excited to get Greek lamb but after the first 2 bites I put it aside.

Love the food here. Well priced & good size & tasty. Meat & veg options. Love the music too. Nikos & family walk around chatting to patrons & having a dance which gives the place a homey feel. I'll go again

i am gluten free, and was told they could accommodate my dietary requirements, but obviously they couldn’t as i had a reaction. i went once and the food wasn’t good, but my server monique was excellent, i went back 2 weeks later because she was so nice but i came to find out that she was fired. DO. NOT. COME.

Dined here on 23rd November the service was great and thoroughly enjoyed the food - delicious dips and seafood. Pleasant informal atmosphere will be back!

If you want good Greek food you’re in luck, but if you expect common courtesy and good customer service you’re in for disappointment at Niko’s. Have made many orders at Niko’s based on the delicious food, however feel compelled to warn people of the owners rude, dismissive, almost passive aggressive nature in addressing customers. Our most recent order they forgot to give us an item, five minutes later and halfway home they call us asking us if we can come back to collect the missing item which THEY forgot to pack, without so much as an much apology, we arrive to collect their mistaken item to be greeted with a ‘here you go’ dismissal - not a ‘sorry about that’ or a ‘terribly sorry for the oversight and inconvenience’ to save our life lol The owner with the pinched face who looks angry all the time needs to remember that despite his frustration at the world, he is in the business of customer service, if we are spending money at your establishment we expect common decency and mannners…if not there are multiple other places we can go to for a souvlaki, fish and chips etc Do better with your customer service, and to the manager (who couldn’t be bothered apologising to us himself) get away from the spit roast when you mess up and apologise to us face to face for your mistake, sending the work experience kid to apologise on your behalf is just embarrassing

The last 3 times I've had absolutely lovely wait staff with absolutely no training. Nikos please train your staff, they are trying so hard, but have no idea what to do. Example: Can I please order the house red? Answer 5 minutes later, would you like the sparkling? True story!

Great food but night was ruined by the noise level of the band. Far too loud. We went to eat and have a good chat with old friends which turned out to be just a shouting match to be heard. This was at 6.30pm. By all means increase the noise level at 9.00pm for Zorba but prior to that we are not there to attend a concert. Why do musicians always get carried away in this regard? Just have very subtle background music please. Probably won't visit again.

Overall not too bad, wasn’t expecting too much from the previous reviews but we had a pleasant experience. Only two crtisisms , 1. Table cloth was dirty from previous diners with only clean butchers paper on top. 2. Chips and meat could have been hotter. Overall staff were pleasant and attentive. We will be back again.

Ordered appetiser platter for $35 - grilled octopus, calamari & prawns, chicken in a wrap & saganki. We were given pickled octopus instead with olives, caramelised onions etc, 3 burnt chicken skewers instead of wrap, saganki did not resemble any saganki we have eaten it was undercooked and a blob like mess and 3 calamari rings were soggy with an overcooked prawn inside the rings. The best part of the platter was a small amount of salad mix, the chips were not cooked in hot oil and were soaked with oil! MAINS: we ordered pasticchio and moussaka. The pasticchio was tasteless and unappetising with lots of soggy chips and the moussaka came with vegetables soaked in oil. The moussaka was frozen!!!! The centre of the square was very very cold to touch, part of the bechemel on top was burnt, the other half was undercooked with no colour at all. We had ordered a tarama dip with pita- the pita was soggy and very thin and could not hold the tarama. The young waitress asked us whether we wanted more pita- we told her we didn’t like the pita and did not want anymore, then 20 min later she came and asked us again if we wanted pita! The manager who took our order at the start got our order wrong even though she repeated our request for the 4 items allowed on the appetiser platter. She also allowed a group of 20 or more pp to stand around their table to talk for over 1.5 hrs- we had 2 very tall men with their backs to us and close to our table chatting making us uncomfortable hovering over us the whole time. The music finally started and it was pre- recorded very loud music. After half an hr or so one of the elderly men on stage began to sing - it was uninspiring. The worst experience ever in a Greek restaurant! The food below standard - the service was poor - the entertainment was disappointing! Overheard other customers questioning why they come to this venue - they were very disappointed too and were there before us and still hadn’t been served. The kitchen staff were fighting whilst we reluctantly paid for the platter, tarama & pasticchio. I refused to pay for a frozen piece of moussaka which I had only tasted a mouthful till I found the frozen centre! Never going back again.

Normally I am a massive fan of Nikos Tavern food but this time so disappointed, we ordered a lamb dinner pack normally comes with chips ended up with salad that was in with the lamb the dressing was everywhere the lamb was very salty, it was packed in a paper bag (which is great) but something leaked in there created a hole and when picked up out came everything. So think it will be awhile before I go back and when you order there is no where to make choice of flavours on the dip like there used to be and no choice of salad or chips.

We ate here year's ago and had a great time. This time we took our kids for a Greek banquet and we're disappointed. The service was good at the start. We had a friendly waitress, but after the first few courses it took a long time to get our next dish. The entree of dips and antipasto had a strong vinegar flavour. The meat was tender, but salty. The seafood was greasy and served cold. For dessert, we were served grapes that we're brown and going mouldy. It is a shame that this place has changed so much since our last visit.

First time we booked for a table of two was for a date night just before Christmas. Arrived to find place was booked out for some god botherer Christmas function where they were saying the Lord’s Prayer followed by the national anthem and were shown to our table of two right next to the p.a system. We weren’t informed at time of booking this was happening, but fair play, busy time of the year, things happen. We decided best option was to leave. We’d heard the food was fantastic and given they’ve been around for so long really wanted to give it another go. Booked in about a week and a half before valentines for a night out together. On arrival, no booking in the system but they found it in the book, just hadn’t been transferred so they had to find us a tiny little table with not enough room in a really bad spot with dirty glasses awaiting our arrival. We couldn’t figure out when we left at 8.30 why the place was maybe 35% full and empty tables made up for groups with seemingly no one coming and yet they had to “find” us a table. The staff are lovely and try really hard, but they’re young kids with no guidance, training or adequate systems in place to help them do their jobs. The whole operation is a shambles. Ambiance? If you like random flickering led light strings, plastic wrapped artwork on the walls and altogether shabby appearance this is the place for you. I have to say the dips and bread and the wine we chose were really good, but everything else was so bad it was entertaining. At least we got to have some good laughs on our date night at how bad it was. The meats were dry, the calamari was like it was taken pre cut and seasoned straight from a frozen bag and the grilled veg might have been cooked in 1980 and just heated up, then drowned in olive oil in the hope no one would notice that it was as dry as if it was dug up from the Parthenon. I don’t understand how this place has been around for so long. I imagine they must have been good at some point but are now just cashing in chips of the past? Oh that reminds me, how do you manage to make even chips taste like musty garbage. If I could give 0 out of 10 I would, I urge the poor young servers that work there to find a better place to work.