Hydra Estiatorio Mediterranean

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   Cynthia

   Vancouver

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Enjoyed lunch menu and friendly service rendered. Food was delicious and cooked well. Restaurant setting and ambience was nice too.
   

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   Philip

   Vancouver

   28 reviews

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   5.0

   28 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent service and exceptional food as usual. Hydra has consistently kept the quality of its menu items. It was busy place when we visited and attention to service was maintained.
   

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   sabrina

   Vancouver

   8 reviews

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   1.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Firstly I was sent 2 emails to confirm the reservation followed by a text to confirm the reservation, which at that point I confirmed it. Minutes later the restaurant sent a personalized SMS asking me to confirm it again! When I arrived my guest was already seated and she said when she was seated she was told quite rudely TWICE within a few minutes that we only had the table for 2 hours and had to leave by 8:15. The service sucked, the tables were too close to others and the food was not tasty at all. The hummus and dips are better at the grocery store and the lamb chops were extremely bland. I had been there years ago and while it was great years back, I will never go back here and would never recommend to anybody. Awful.
   

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   Valentina

   Vancouver

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 28 October 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great atmosphere, food was bland, especially the souvlaki.
   

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   Dionne

   Vancouver

   20 reviews

   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined on 27 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Exceptional food and wonderful choices of beverages. The staff was great with the kids and could recognize when to check in with parents about drink options. Our server was excellent at recognizing when we needed more time, when we needed help, and who to talk to in order to minimize disruptions or interruptions. The meats and seafood were prepared to perfect finishes. Portions suggested were reasonable and the overall bill was actually quite reasonable for a meal of this calibre.
   

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   Robert

   Vancouver

   6 reviews

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   3.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Disappointed with attention to detail. Reception was not aware that half our party was seated at upstairs table so I waited downstairs to greet them for over 10 minutes. We ordered hummus and specifically asked that it not be served with paprika - it then arrived covered in Paprika. Coffee was served cold and also had to be sent back. Waiter had poor English and was difficult to understand. This is a beautiful location and patronized by good people - they can try a little harder.
   

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   Jo

   Vancouver

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 25 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Outstanding service! Absolutely delicious Greek dinner! Already looking forward to our next visit! Highly recommend Hydra Estiatorio.
   

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   Analea

   Calgary

   97 reviews

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   5.0

   97 reviews

   Dined on 24 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We really enjoy dining here when we’re in town. The beet salad and the shrimp saganaki are to die for. Shadi is also the best server ever.
   

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   Gisele

   Vancouver

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 24 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Wonderful food and flavour with excellent staff and care.
   

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    Loa

    Palm Springs

    4 reviews

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    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 20 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2

    I feel the ambiance is a bit casual for the pricing of the menu. Our table was against the wall with a pillar behind and it was the main thoroughfare for customers and staff and two of us were constantly having to move forward or even move chair in. We ordered the grilled fish - delicious. We also ordered the skewer platter - would have been delicious but they poured an "au jus" over top that was sweet. I believe all sauces like that should be on the side instead of ruining the meal. I don't feel there was any Greek in the food served other than how they word it in the menu. Once you take an artistic freedom in modifying a dish, its no longer authentic cuisine, and because that's what we were looking for, we all left fairly deflated. JMO
    

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