Christina’s On the Danforth

This place has seen better days. It’s dafed and old. And desperately needs an overhaul.
The food is subpar /​the pork souvlaki was tough as leather. It came with bland rice and the usual «Greek» boiled potatoes.
Nothing like getting a glass of water after asking the rude servers a few times over.
The bendy stew in all the drinks will give you an idea of how classy the place is (or lack thereof) …
Live keyboard and singer started at 9pm and it was noisy and invasive.
The bathroom … The trail of toilet paper draped going up the stairs is your warning of what’s to come. The washroom … A gas station bathroom smells better than this one!
Yellowed and stained toilet seats … The basement smells like a mildewed cave.
The service is slow …
Hanging wires all over the walls. Dusty and lopsided pictures and wall fixtures. THe décor can loosely be described as «garage sale grab bag»
I would never ever recommend this place.
Its so overpriced. What a crap-​hole.

Great service but I found the food too salty for my liking. I also found that they were a bit heavy handed with their lemon on the potatoes that accompanied their soulvaki platter. Fried calamari was fair but a bit greasy.

Love the food. They really have the Greek flavours right. I would just say the waitresses will take awhile to come back and check on you when the restaraunt begins getting busy !

Came here on a Saturday lunch with a large group for a celebration. If it wasn’t for the group of friends I was with, I probably would’ve been more frustrated than I was. I’ve had bad service before but this one took it to another level.
Staff: It is a problem when the restaurant is empty and yet my entire party has no water in their glasses for 90% of the entire meal. They did not come and check out party at all during our entire meal. To start, we had to frantically wave multiple times before we got to order. I had to physically go up to the front counter to ask if someone could bring us water on multiple occasions. And when we were done, we had to go up and get the attention of our waiter when we wanted our bill. I have had better service from the self-​checkout line at a grocery store!
Ambience: The place had nice décor. It was quiet, because the restaurant only had a few people. Be advised the stairs to the washroom are uneven. They also didn’t turn on the lights to the back half the restaurant and we were seated next to that section so it was pretty dark since there aren’t a lot of windows either. I will say if you were seated in the front section, it would’ve been better.
Food: I had the Keftedes to start, which are meatballs with tomato sauce, which were pretty good. They were soft and warm and seasoned well. I also then had the chicken pasta as a main. I was really disappointed because the pasta tasted salty and dry. I have had Greek food many times in the past and I’ve never had it this bad when it came to an entrée. The chicken was definitely on the drier side as well. Essentially, appetizer was great, main was bad. But the portions were nice.
To sum it up, the service was non-​existent which is something silly because we were a large party. Food was not great, except for the meatballs, but there are so many other establishments that have better food. I am normally willing to give restaurants another shot, but this is one of the rare occasions where I will probably not come back at all.

Good service, great saganaki, souvlaki was a bit bland but its overall worth a shot.

Christina’s use to be our families favorite restaurant on the danforth. WOW how things have changed. Food was gross probably the worst experience that i have ever had there. It was truly disappointing. Not only was the food a joke, our waitress was an even bigger JOKE! She literally questioned our ability if we would be able to finish our food. All night she was throwing these sarcastic comments our way. Not enjoyable when you are paying over 150.00 on a night out.
Not sure if i will be returning if this is how things have changed around there.

This place used to be the best! EVERYTHING was mediocre from the drinks to our over salted food. The only thing that was on point was my company and the band.

I’ve been here a few times for brunch and I’ve already really enjoyed it. Great spot in the summer as they have a decent sized patio.
Their brunch menu is really well priced, you can grab typical brunch food (omelettes, eggs benny, etc) or they have a separate lunch menu with Greek items (spanokopita, bifteki, souvlaki, etc). Most items are priced between $ 9-​$ 12 so 2 can dine for $ 30 including coffee, tax and tip.
Service is sometimes borderline (slow, but not slow enough to freak out)

Stopped by one Sunday afternoon for the lunch special food was a great price and service was a bit slow but it was over a good Sunday afternoon!

Visited this past weekend & was sick with likely a food borne illness. We also had a somewhat rude server, even though it was my girlfriend & my birthday no special treatment. Recommend to visit Pan next door, much higher quality food, service & entertainment. If you wish to risk eating there, stay away from all dips (hummus, tzaziki or shared appetizer plate).

This was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. The waitress messed up our order and another person in our party didn’t enjoy her salad. When we complained the waitress eventually admitted a mistake with my order and offered to replace it but the manager had to be called for the salad incident. He ended up telling us to leave without any explanation and started clearing our plates before even giving us a chance to decide if we wanted to stay. We have never been embarrassed like this or been treated in such a rude way. We will never be returning or recommending it to any of our friends.

3 of us ate lunch there today. Very nice casual ambience. The bruscheta (tomato and feta) on pita was absolutely amazing. It was the best bruscheta any of us had ever had. We each ordered different lunch specials, and all were excellent. The Bifteki was the best of the 3 dishes but all were good. The vegetarian moussaka, the pork souvlaki and the Bifteki were all well worth the price, and quite enjoyable, and the service was attentive but not intrusive.

This is by far my favourite restaurant in the city. We’ve been coming here for well over 10 years and never been disappointed with a meal or the service. My husband is from the Caribbean and he knows fresh fish and good fish when he tastes it and this one of few restaurants in the city where he will order the fish without hesitation. I usually get the beef souvlaki and it’s been on point every time. When the owner Christina is there, she is always checking to make sure everything is to our satisfaction. I appreciate how passionate she is about her business and the sense of pride she has about the menu – sharing little tips on how best to savour the taste of different dishes etc. The weekend entertainment is a nice plus – great food, good drink and belly dancing… what more could you ask for? OPA!!!

Entrés pas hasard, nous a on été agréablement surpris. La cuisine est authentique et les plats sont goûteux, la clientèle constituée d’habitués. En plus il y avait un groupe qui jouait de la musique grecque en live. Dépaysement assuré.

An Outstanding Dining Experience. My four siblings and I were recently in Toronto enjoying some family bonding time. After a full day of walking our footsore group came to Christina’s for dinner based on the recommendation of a friend in Washington DC. After we were gratefully seated outside my sister Liz, who had been craving a gyro, was very disappointed when she realized this offering was not on the menu. Seeing her distress our server, Miltos, went above and beyond to procure a gyro from another neighborhood eatery and presented it to Liz as an «on the house» offering. Our group ordered several appetizers and entrees from the Christina’s menu that were all were all fantastic!
Miltos was friendly, gracious and very kind. He did a wonderful job making our meal a memorable event right down to having his photo taken with our group. We truly enjoyed the outstanding service and great food!
We left Christina’s as group of very satisfied customers.

Best Greek food I’ve had outside Greece!
I’m half Greek and have been to Greece several times, and this place reminded me of my family’s restaurant in Athens. None of the places I’ve been to in Chicago (where I’m from) have the combination of authenticity and overall taste that this place does.
The horiatiki salad, kolokithokeftedes (zucchini cakes), saganaki, and tzatziki were all great, but hands down the best thing I tried was the paidakia (lamb chops): they were extremely tender and succulent without being overly fatty.
Atmosphere was both classy and casual, with sidewalk seating and an open porch.

Solid favorite on the Danforth. Sometimes its a little slow on service and maybe not as tidy as it could be but food doesn’t disappoint.

Great restaurant. One of the few authentic Greek restaurants left on the Danforth. I’ve been coming here for years and the food has always been great.
Highly recommended!

I am absolutely SHOCKED this restaurant doesnt have a better rating, it has quickly become one of my all time favourite toronto restaurants! I’m surprised ppl dont agree! Easily the best Greek food i have ever had anywhere! The lamb dinner, medium rare, is to die for, it basically just dissolves in your mouth, SO GOOD! Velvety, smooth, soft pink meat inside a flame grilled charred skin, i dont even like lamb but i want it now just thinking about it! Their tzatziki sauce is amazing, but bring a mint, its veryyyy garlicky. The portions are awesome for the price. $ 18 for a lamb, beef or chicken skewer /​souvlaki dinner, includes veggies, rice, potatoes, Greek salad to start. On saturdays theres live musicians singing traditional Greek folk music, little ladies were getting up to dance and everytime grilled calamari came out (they pour a shot of vodka in to make a giant flame burst in the waiters plate) everyone would scream OPPPAAAAA! So fun. Screw these bad reviews, you should definitely go!

The atmosphere is very nice. The food was good. We order the lamb and salmon and it was delicious. The belly dance makes it more lively. The only thing stop us from a 5 star was the service was slow. It took 10 min before the waiter came to serve us.

Haven’t been back in the last year as the last time we went the food and service were awful.
A group of us ventured to Greektown for a friends birthday. A friend (not in attendance) had recommended this restaurant so we thought this would be an excellent opportunity to try the place out, while indulging in one of our favorite foods.
We arrived without reservations (a group of 14) but managed to get in. Truthfully, after our experience, I wish they had told us that they couldn’t accommodate us, so we would have gone elsewhere.
Where things went wrong:
1) Waitress was rude and surly. Was not friendly and was a full blown b-​i-​a-​t-​c-​h.
2) Drink order was screwed up (although she refused to write anything down as she had an «awesome» memory)
3) Bread brought out for our table (group of 14) with only enough for 6 people. We asked for more and was told that she’d have to charge us for it. Odd, because if we were seated separately, we would have all had bread.
4) The person’s whose birthday we were there to celebrate did not get her meal. The waitress with the «awesome» memory, forgot to order it.
5) Food was cold… we called over our waitress to complain that the potatoes that came with the meal were cold. Her response was «That’s the way we serve them here». Really? Who serves cold potatoes with a Soulvaki dinner? Meat was overcooked and flavourless, as well as being cold.
6) Dirty dishes sat in front of us far too long before they were cleared.
7) Final insult… when the bill arrived there was an automatic 15% gratuity added on (as we were a party larger than 8). While I usually have no issues tipping for service, this particular person did not earn or deserve a 15% tip… so we called over the manager to explain our dilemma. We were told that despite our experience, their server warranted the gratuity and we had to pay it. We paid the bill in full and left… all vowing never to return. And we haven’t…