Grapevine Cuisine

Ringing in at $ 70 for two people, this meal definitely Greek cuisine, but distinctly overpriced and underwhelming. While greek staples like the tzatziki and pita, «authentic salad» of tomato, feta, cucumbers, and oil and vinegar met expectation, the Shrimp Saganaki was far less satisfying. The shrimp still had shells on the tails (having recently been thawed I suspect) and came with one piece of bread to mop up the oily red sauce. The Papoutsaki entrée was as to be expected, a mixture of ground beef, eggplant, and cheese, which is difficult to mess up. I had initially aimed to order the Lamb Chops, but they were «out» of that and several other items on the menu. The Roast Leg of Lamb (running a whopping $ 26) was beyond well done. The bottom of the menu issues a warning that eating undercooked meat or seafood carries some risk, yet the server never asked how I would like it prepared. The meat was dry, over seasoned, and sprinkled with half melted feta cheese.
Highlights: no corking fee and the the 30 seat restaurant felt like a slightly upscale greek diner. However, if you are looking for good greek food in the area I suggest the equally overpriced Olive Tree down the road.

Went for lunch buffet and it was very good. Went for dinner one night with mixed reviews. Lovely family owned restaurant. Son waited on us and gave us the whole spiel how they are not like any restaurant in Downingtown. They don’t buy frozen food; everything is fresh and they go to the market and personally pick the food. I ordered the chicken with vegetables and he said oh those are frozen vegetables! They were a combo of veggies that are available fresh… broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and yellow squash so I don’t know why they weren’t fresh? The dish was ok. My friend had the wild boar which was delicious. We had an appetizer which was supposed to come with red, green peppers, tomatoes and cheese in a sauce with a slice of bread on the side. There were no green peppers to be seen. It came with a half a slice of bread, not a whole slice, which was not enough to eat the app and soak up the sauce. We asked for another piece and our waiter promptly brought it. At the end of the meal we got our bill and were charged for the half slice of bread. Including tip we spent close to $ 80 that night and they charged us for a HALF of a piece of bread. We will not be going back. Look at your bill closely prior to leaving. I noticed when I got home that I was overcharged for the chicken dish.

This is the real deal, not just Greek-​like. The best Greek we’ve had in several years. We will be repeat customers.

excellent for Greek food. I normally don’t eat Greek but this was great.
the place was easy to find being on the corner of a major road.
I go out to eat about twice per week be I think this is in the top three restaurants
in which I ate at that were within twenty minutes of this area.

Super delicious homemade food and authentic. The grape leaves and the hummus were wonderful. The meatballs succulent. Highly advise if you want the real deal. Plus a family owned business where everything is made fresh. For nowadays, that is a gem!

Rip off for leg of lamb entrée. Do not order. Came out as 3 small pieces sliced like deli meat. And the nerve to ask for $ 35.00? We didnt get anything else but beware that portion sizes in this establishment are an issue. Did not have any more rice pudding left for our little one but maybe that was a good sign. Not crazy about their thick, stale and cold pita bread.

This is a great Greek BYOB in Downingtown! We’ve been here twice — the first night, they had lost electricity in part of the restaurant but they were still able to serve us, and it made for a unique experience! The restaurant is owned and operated by a Greek family. On our second visit, we got to talk to the father for a while as it was the end of the night, and he was telling us great stories about Greece — like we were good friends… made us feel very welcomed and comfortable.
As for the food — it’s fresh, authentic, homemade… all the things they advertise. I have liked everything I’ve tried so far. If you eat meat, the mixed grill gives you a variety and it’s all very tasty.
They do have small staff and make the food fresh, so it takes some time. I wouldn’t recommend going when you are in a rush, but it’s a great place for a nice night out when you have time for a leisurely and enjoyable dinner.

Best Greek restaurant in the area imo. I would choose Grapevine over Estia Taverna ¹⁹⁄₂₀. Everything we’ve had has been great. And they have some of the more traditional items missing from many Greek places today, like delicious avgolemono soup, the best tiropita (hard to even find tiropita outside of caterers) and spanakopita I’ve had made to order, a delicious authentic Greek salad, and can’t leave out the best part… FRESH, HOMEMADE GREEK PASTRIES EVERY DAY!!! Pastries of a quality that can’t typically be found outside of Greek fairs (and Greek booths at non-​Greek fairs =P), in which all the Greek women bake at home for days in order to prepare. If you eat at Grapevine, or pick up and order, DO NOT miss ordering a few =)

Local restaurant serving fresh food with a flair. Nice selection of vegetarian entrees. The spanokopita is uniquely prepared in a spiral (think cinnamon bun style) which increases the crispness and makes for an unusual presentation. Everything is über fresh, prepared to order and served with a smile. Pretty décor with beautiful display of island pictures on a wide wall screen. Great food, excellent prices and BYOB. Authentic, delicious and needs multiple visits to try a variety of offerings. Can’t wait to return.

Grapevine! A wonderful BYOB, that features a menu that is house made each day!
Luckily for me, I stopped in during off hours, the place was dead, as it was 1pm on a Saturday. I had a great experience as the owner was my server and he was…1. adorable 2. funny and 3. informative.
–Side Note– There is a a broad selection for vegetarians, awesome and uncommon in the Downingtown area.
I ordered the grape leaves dinner special. $ 12 got me a huge portion of grape leaves, Tzaziki with warmed pita (so so good) and a traditional Greek salad which was possibly prepared by Athena herself! My meal was abundantly flavored and the portion size provided me with leftovers!
This place gets super busy on the weekends and reservations are a must. Meals are prepared and cooked as they are ordered so if you’re looking for a quick meal, this isn’t your place. My suggestion… come armed with a few bottles of wine, friends that aren’t boring, a designated driver, and wait patiently for scrumptiously authentic Greek cuisine.

I stopped here for the Lunch Buffet today.
There were lots of choices and everything was great!

A great authentic and family greek place. Their octopus appetizer was great. Homemade meatballs. The burger was surprisingly good. All their sandwiches were excellent. A friendly service. When we are back in the area, a must eat place for our family.

It was my choice to try Grapevine Cuisine for my birthday dinner. My wife and son were not sure of trying a place new to us. All of us left as fans.
The summary of our experience: food exceeded expectations for taste and quality; décor is nice; service is friendly, informative and not rushed. If you are seeking a fast dining experience, do not come here. This is a place for enjoying a dinner at leisurely pace.
Knowing it was BYOB, we brought a bottle of wine which our server spied as we were seated and efficiently corked while retrieving glasses.
We started by sharing Saganaki and Spanikopita. Our 25 year old son who was the most reluctant to try Greek food and «hates» spinach, grabbed more than his share of both appetizers and declared they were awesome and could not wait to see how the rest of the meal would turn out. None of us were disappointed with our entrée choices. We were all members of the clean plate club and feeling fully satisfied.
Because it was my birthday, we took the challenge of having dessert on a full belly. So good!!! A Baklava, Coconut Revani and Kormo provided the exclamation point for our dining experience.
Final thoughts — save room for dessert and embrace the measured pace of old style family eating of carefully prepared food.

The Grapevine continues to prove itself worthy of serving a wide array of delicious Greek traditional fare. Hearty portions and fair prices complete the picture. This is Greek food your Greek mother made for you — at least thats how I’d imagine it. Grilled octopus that I paired with fried feta on a pita. Sublime. A huge Greek salad with gyro meat, tarmosalota on the side. Greek meatballs — with a creamy feta interior, followed by Greek «veggie» meatballs that melt in your mouth.
Top all that off with a selection of Greek traditional desserts– most of which I can’t pronounce but your tastebuds Won’t care about that– trustme.
All this wrapped up in a BYOB and a comfortable meal pace.
If you have a hankering, get yourself to the Greek.

If you live around this area you know that there really aren’t any Greek restaurants besides this one and Olive Tree. As a college student who doesn’t come home much and a Greek food lover, I just found out this place existed and HAD to try it! I am HIGHLY impressed! The service is amazing– obviously family run establishment as the son is the host/​waiter. He was very knowledgeable about the menu and went the extra steps to provide hospitality. The wife also brought out our food and the husband (the cook) also came out to see how everything was. I had the sampler (pita and variety of dippings) — I have to say the Htipiti Dip is AMAZING (if you like hot peppers and feta). Also had the Greek Stuffed Chicken– the chicken was to die for… the rice pilaf was a bit bland but the chicken made up for it!
My only suggestion for this place is to maybe hire a busser? I mean there were only 3 or 4 other tables in there while we were there and the server/​son (Mike I believe– could be wrong) was constantly back and forth. A busser/​water server/​additional server would really help the place function better.

We went twice in one week! They accommodated a table of 14 without any issues! We tried every dessert and so many apps and entrees. A happy family experience! Thanks Mike!

Texrock
My wife and I are new to the area and have starting to check out the local restaurants. We tried this place Thursday night for dinner. Great experience. The waiter was the son of the owners, friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu. We had the «sides» sampler as our appetizer, baba, hummus, taramosalata, tsatsiki, and two dips we’d never had before: a potato salad texture concoction with capers called Russian Salad and a dip with hot peppers and yogurt. All were delicious. My wife had osso bucco in tomato sauce as an entrée, I had pastitsio. Both were excellent. Interestingly, the pastitsio was served on a bed of tomato sauce, which worked. Both sauces were excellent but different, the sauce with the pork was more tart, perfect for the pork while the sauce bed for the pastitsio was sweeter to work with the bechamel sauce. Oh, and the avgolemono soup was very good. We’ll be back.

My wife and I have been wanting to go to the Grapevine for several months after reading the excellent restaurant review printed in the Daily Local. The only thing we were disappointed is that we waited so long to visit this restaurant. The food is classic Greek food made with simple, fresh ingredients that results in big flavor dishes.
Everything is homemade and I felt like the hands of time were turned back and I was eating dinner at my Greek Aunt (Thia) Mary’s house. Eating at the vine is not just a meal but an experience. Understanding greek culture and their love, no passion for food, family and sharing with others, eat here if you want to allow yourself the pleasure of this experience. The menu features choices that will satisfy everyone’s palate from vegetarian to classic greek dishes.
The atmosphere is calm, relaxing and inviting. The greek way is to enjoy the experience and not to rush you out to «turn the table over» with new customers. If you are looking to go to dinner with friends and family to enjoy a meal prepared to order, enjoy the time together, and feel the greek hospitality, then this is the place for you.

What a pleasant surprise! We saw the positive reviews on Unilocal,but we still were leery. It was lunchtime and we were ready for a good meal.
Small, family run Greek restaurant. We were greeted warmly by the owner’s sons. Menu was explained to us. Everything is homemade.
We each ordered a small Greek salad and shared the Mixed Grill for 2. Even the sausage was homemade. The accompanying grilled pita and tzatziki sauce were perfect.
We will return.

I will start the review stating that we ordered take out and did not dine in. So maybe that is why we had a bad experience. We ordered six appetizers– two mussels, shrimp, dolmas, htipti dip and the veggie balls.
Neither the hubs nor myself could get over the portion size of the shrimp and mussels, they were both paltry and totally not worth the price. Each mussel app came with 3 mussels. That is a high mark up for 3 mussels, glad we got two! The shrimp was just as pathetic, they were salad shrimp smaller than my thumbnail and there were not many, maybe a half a dozen? The veggie balls were very good, but that was about the only thing I could stomach, everything else was saturated in oil, even the grape leaves.
It’s a shame, I was so excited to try the place. Other reviews stated the portion sizes were generous, but maybe b/​c we did take out we got hosed? Never again.