Helen Greek Food and Wine

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   Jessica

   Houston

   19 reviews

   4.0

   19 reviews

   Dined today

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

   The food here was really, really good. I enjoyed it very much. The service was a bit slow but I only saw two women running everything. I thought it was a little weird too when I checked in for my reservation I was pointed to a table of people that were not in my party. My girlfriends and I shared a bunch of plates. We got the village salad, octopus, dip trio, lots of pita bread. They don’t give you much and every plate has dips on it. We got the croquettes, cheese pie, meatballs, the lemonade drink with sparkling wine and two desserts. One of the desserts was a phyllo pastry filled with vanilla cream, topped off with strawberry jam. That one was so good. The other was a spirulina cake with kataifi and lemon. I would definitely go back for the food. They have a great Greek wine list too. Ambiance is cute, I enjoyed it. Brick walls, cute lighting, tvs on at the bar. I was able to get parking right in the front of the restaurant too.
   

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   Dayana

   Houston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   The good was absolutely delicious. My husband and I ordered the trio dips with pita, the chicken, and the lamb chops. All of the plates were so well seasoned, cooked to perfection, and absolutely delicious.
   

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   Don

   Houston

   51 reviews

   5.0

   51 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2025

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

   Started with the sangria and a glass of wine for my wife. Sangria was a little sweet for me, but i get that varies from place to place. Then had the trio dip appetizer but substituted the sourdough bread for the pita bread. Much better. Shared the village salad which was amazing. Then had the steak kabob for the entree - excellent. We shared the dishes and had plenty of food. We went on a Sunday at noon and the place was very quiet which we enjoyed. I know in the evenings it gets much more active. Highly recommend Helen's!
   

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   Randy

   Houston

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on January 15, 2025

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

   I especially appreciate the restaurant's layout and the fact that the noise level was low. That enabled us to have a relaxed, quiet conversation without having to yell . . . like you have to do in many other restaurants. The food and service were excellent.
   

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   Ginny

   Austin

   54 reviews

   5.0

   54 reviews

   Dined on December 25, 2024

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

   We love this special little place in Rice Village. Whenever we are in town we try to get a reservation because they are consistently good and have a nice twist to traditional Greek offerings. As many restaurants going through and surviving the pandemic, they have had to adjust their offerings and we think they have planned well. We dined on the most beautiful chicken at Helen’s on Christmas Eve that took me back to the Greek home-cooking I grew up eating. Their selection of Greek wines are always wonderful and the appetizer and salad last night were delish! One would expect that a restaurant could be a bit “off” on a holiday evening, but not this kitchen nor the staff. It was perfection from start to finish and we just wish they were in Austin instead of Houston!
   

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   Susan

   VIP

   New York City

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 13, 2024

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

   The fish special, branzino was not as menu described. Was supposed to be roasted with lemon and potato and instead served with bread stuffing and heavy tomato, olive. Amd a zillion chick peas . Totally different flavor profile . Stores discouraged husband from ordering gyro platter that he used to enjoy because it was so large for 1 person and instead suggested the gyro sandwich which was space in chicken and dry . Waitress kept insisting the fish was as described ! Ordered wine from menu which appeared highly dated and good value and they didn’t have it . Overall not the experience I remembered of a few years ago!
   

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   John

   VIP

   New Orleans

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on December 8, 2024

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

   Always a fantastic experience!!! Food is outstanding.
   

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   Charlotte

   VIP

   Houston

   16 reviews

   5.0

   16 reviews

   Dined on November 21, 2024

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

   We were on a reconnaissance mission to choose Greek items for our Greek Themed Friendsgiving next week. Excel (our server) gave us excellent assistance in recommending choices and even said Chef would come in Thanksgiving morning to prepare our choices for pick up that day. We are getting 2 dishes for our party of 18. Love Helen's and always have a wonderful meal and great Greek wine choices to accompany the food.
   

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   Byron Jay

   VIP

   San Antonio

   21 reviews

   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on November 7, 2024

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

   Delightful and authentic Greek cuisine in charming University Village.
   

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    Jordan

    Houston

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2024

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

    While the food was good, it wasn't somewhere where we said we have to come back to. There were a couple of things apart from the food that didn't provide the best experience. Parking is limited in this area and street parking is hard to find, so we called and asked where to park and they said the street. After searching we found a parking garage a block down that was spacious and is free for the first 2 hours. My wife ordered a drink that never came and was never followed up on. I feel like the portion sizes compared to the pricing is inconsistent. For instance my vegetable plate was $21 and was basically half a plate while my wife's gyro sandwich had more food and was cheaper. The last item is they charge a fee to use credit/debit cards. At this point, cards are the cost of doing business, especially if customers are paying a premium on the food, just build it into the cost. Don't nickel and dime them.
    

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