Plateia Exarcheion — Attraction in Athens

Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience at this location.

I ordered fries with bacon and cheese, which I thought would be something like a poutine. It turned out to be just fries with decently cooked bacon on top with the cheese on the side. (Which they had forgotten and was cold.) The fries were also very cold and not fresh. It tasted like it had been there a while. I had a few and didn't like it at all, so I essentially just ate the bacon.

There is no indoor seating and limited outside space. If you can get fresh food, I suppose it would be ok for a quick bite and go. The portion size was also unexpectedly big. (To me, I expected half of what it was.)

It's fast food, so it's a hit or a miss depending on the time of day and whether it's busy or not. I wouldn't go out of my way to frequent the establishment, but I wouldn't say not to go either. It would not be on my recommendations list based on my one-time experience.

All that being said, the staff were friendly and did apologize for forgetting the cheese, which was appreciated.

Hopefully, your experience will be more enjoyable than mine was should you...

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