Daphne’s California Greek

Never will I return at least not by choice. Food was flavorless aside from the Greek Salad (can’t really go wrong with that). Pita was chewy — wouldn’t doubt it was microwaved. Not impressed by any means.

Tried this for 1^st time with my family tonight. It was good for the adults, not so much for the kids. The kids meal grilled chicken had a slight flavor, wish it was just plain grilled chicken. They loved the pita bread tho! One got a cali gyro & it was very spicy, she barely ate half. We had no idea of the spice. She ordered herself and it would have been nice if the lady taking order had informed her of the spicy sauce.
This is my main complaint. No description within their menu of what is what. Im not greek (dont let name fool you haha) I have no idea tho what each item’s description with crazy name is. We ordered blind, for 2 adults & 3 kids was about $ 60 to eat. So a tad on pricey side!
I enjoyed but gave the 3 stars because no clarification on menu items so made for a frustrating, blindly eating experience. The cashier was nice tho!
Lemon chicken soup i very much enjoyed, hubby couldn’t eat, said too much lemon flavor. Do plan to give another try tho!

We loved it! Daphne’s will be our go to from now on~

I love Daphne’s. It’s kind of expensive but you get coupons by signing up for their club and THANK GOODNESS they do not spam you. I’ve been coming here for years. I just love this place. The best gyro in town. Try their sauces by the drinks! Sooo good! And order some fire feta if you like spicy things. That stuff is good. They have deals on certain days like cheap street pitas on Wednesdays and kids eat free on Sunday’s (I think).

I go here every other week for take out. I get the gyro meet and pita bread to serve my big family and they drool over it. This is one of the best kept secrets in Temecula.

I order catering orders all the time and they come out perfect. Martin is the manager and is always very polite and extremely professional and always tries to help too. The gyro meat and pita bread are fantastic!

I’m saddened to give this place a not so great review.
Customer service: was actually great, the only reason I gave it an extra star, as oppossed to the «required» one.
Atmosphere: same as usual, clean, layout no change
Food: this is where there was an epic fail. I can only assume it is under new management. The chicken shawarma was sponge like in appearance and taste & presented in long strips (?) It tasted partially frozen — it’s never been this way before! I was taken back when he (I believe the new owner) brought me the plate.
Overall: I was sadly disappointed, as this was one of my favorite restaurants to go to. I’m not sure I’ll be back, to this location at least, unless something changes.

Had to try it since I was out here in CA… Americanized version of Greek food. Decent attempt but many things on the menu I would argue are not really Greek. Still very tasty though…

The food is good! If you’re in a hurry this is not your place! This is the second time I’ve been to this location. The first time food was great, friendly service, sat in the restaurant to eat. I can see they have at least four people working. There are only a few patrons in here. Tonight I decided to order food to go (a chicken dinner plate for me and a kids plate for my kid). We have now been waiting 24 minutes for our to-​go order and still no sign of it. They may lose another star because the food isn’t good enough to make up for a 30 minute wait for a small order.

Can’t go wrong with Daphne’s if you’re craving for Greek food. Inexpensive. Love their Gyros.

Heaven forbid you want to call in a To go order. You get put on hold thinking ok it’s busy — but when you make it to the restaurant before anybody has come back to the phone– then you walk in and its not too busy, and the only 2 girls working the floor are chatting it up while the phone sits on the counter and I’m still on hold. So much for trying to time manage.
I asked the girl how many calls on hold and she casually giggles– oh — I said she can hang it up — it was me.
If I didn’t like the soup I’d have walked out.
Where has pride in customer service gone?

It hits the spot. Is it the greatest? No.
Do they have the greatest service? Not Really.
But that Baklava tho… Heaven!
It’s the best thing they have and it keeps me coming back.
My only complaint about the Baklava is that the pieces are small. I’d appreciate it if they made them about the slice of a pizza or a brick. I can’t get enough.

Very surprised at the quality of this fast food joint! My brother wanted to go here, and I wasn’t that excited. They’ve converted me. The food is delicious. I’ve only reduced a star because the interior is your typical stale chain food design, but the food is worth the visit. A good option.

Ask for the Mediterranean Cobb Salad with Gyro instead of chicken for a perfect summer lunch. I missed having dessert.

By far the worst. Such a disgrace to Mediterranean food.
Steak kabobs had dry, shriveled meat and veg. Wish I could leave a pic so you would understand how bad.
Seasoned rice is nothing but yellow rice.
I have tried describing this mess in front of me, now I’ll talk about the worst part.
The hummus.
No way to describe what it is but they are selling it as hummus.
I’ve taken 4 bites and the rest is going to the dogs.
Spent 54 $ for me n the family. FML.
Update: tried posting without a star, wouldn’t let me

Went here because we were familiar with the restaurant in Torrance and had always had great experiences at that one. Big mistake! No two are the same.
First off, the girl that helped me couldn’t tell me what items were on the menu. Her manager had to step in to help. Ok, no biggie. I told her my order was to go, paid, and sat down to wait. Thirty minutes later, still no food!!! I looked around the restaurant and there were only two tables there who already had their food. Pretty soon the same girl that took my order came carrying plates towards my table. Uhhhh… its to go! So now they have to take the food back and box it. Sigh. I get called saying my foods ready. The manager handed me a $ 5.00 complimentary card and apologized for the wait. All good. I leave feeling ok.
Get home, open the to go boxes to find a burnt piece of salmon less than the size of my palm. It’s so dry my husband won’t eat it. I open my box of food. My kabob plate is so burnt I can’t cut through the beef with the utensils they provided. The veggies in the kabob are so burnt that they’ve shrunk. I have to peel the burnt edges off of the chicken kabob so that my son can eat it. Unreal. How can you box something up you know you yourself wouldn’t want to eat. The only things that were edible were the rice, side of salad, and the three small pita slices they gave us. I basically paid $ 20 and waited over 30 minutes for a meal that was so unedible we had to throw it away.
I think the manager genuinely felt bad about my wait time, but I don’t think she saw the quality of food they were giving me. Sad to say, we won’t ever be coming back to this place.

Overall a really go sit down place to eat so delicious food.
Mix and match plate
Pros
The salad was very fresh, tomatoes were good tasting (not blan) and the olive were yummy to.
The pita was nice a warm and my favorite part of the dish with there white sauce.
The rice tasted like a traditional Greek rice and served in good portion.
The chick was very juicy and full of flavor.
The steak was juicy and lean.
Hot sauce they have here (red one) was very tasty and not a mouth burner
Cons
The salad was over powered by the dressing and pretty much killed the entire salad.
The steak kabob was a lot smaller then the chicken one.
Rice was just like any other rice.
Final verdict
⁸⁄₁₀
Would recommend; but more of a once a month place to go.

I don’t come here much because there are so many other real deal Greek/​Mediterranean places around. Daphne’s is like an american style Greek place with a touch of California. I don’t know why I come here especially after I’ve been to other Greek restaurants. The food is alright it’s nothing spectacular but the prices are decent and the restaurants are clean. I usually get a chicken or gyro salad and baklava if they have it. The portions are a little small so it’s best to get a meal so it will fill you up. When I come to this location there’s usually not too many people which is saying a lot.

First time visiting, I had the California Salad with Salmón so refreshing and delicious, it had fresh cucumbers and avocado that made it spectacular. Also had the starter platter recommended by the young lady that works there and it was very good.
Definitely will visit again.

Have only been here once and had a chicken gyro and greek side salad but it was good! I thought portions were fair and I enjoyed my quick lunch.