Eleni's Philoxenia 112 Northwest 9th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

"Topnotch greek recipes, really well done and presentation and service were fantastic. Thanks for a great meal and wine!"

"I’ve been wanting to try Eleni’s for years, so I finally made a reservation to take my friend out for her birthday. We were pretty disappointed. We ordered about 5 different dishes and all were lackluster. Saganaki was great - hard to mess that up. The grape leaves tasted either canned or generally not made in house at all. Stuffed eggplant (vegetarian) was strange because it included a lot of items not on the menu (cauliflower, zucchini, SHREDDED CARROTS and no feta). It wasn’t bad but just wasn’t worth the price. We were excited to try the main dish - arni me filo. It was awful. The bottom layer of the dish was flavorless tomato sauce with a few chunks of lamb, while the top layer was literally more raw shredded carrots and baby spinach. I had really high hopes for Eleni’s, but overall I was sad to spend $100+ on a meal when there are SO many amazing options in the city. I will say the service was great - no complaints there."

"Atmosphere was great. Service was swift and professional but a bit impersonal. The flaming Saganaki and the Greek salad were amazing. The spanakopita was Weird with a honey topping. The brazed lamb shank was good but kind of dull. The Mousaka was pretty good. But they ruined the baklava. The baklava itself was not sweet and sort of soggy on the bottom. They put a thick whipped cream with some candied oranges on top and a dollop of strawberry poached in port. None of that went with baklava… Oh… it is all pretty expensive."

"WOW WOW WOW!! I went to this Elini’s to celebrate my partner’s birthday and I was so amazed. They are very cosy and intimate setting and it’s a full fine dining experience. The food is very flavourful and delicious, loved the lamb pasta as well as the mushroom appetizer special. The server was super sweet and helped us choose from the menu. It was a little empty for a Friday night so not sure why they aren’t filled up when they’re so good. Show them some love!! ♥️♥️"