Apllada Greek Fusion Restaurant — Restaurant in Hamilton

Our favourite neighborhood restaurant. Whether we order for pickup or eat in the service is friendly and the food delicious every time.

I definitely recommend eating in, the restaurant is cheery, clean and comfortable.

There's a euro feel to everything that is very romantic and it feels like you are being invited for dinner by the family.

At this point we have tried most of the menu, one of my favourites for takeout is the skepasti, and for eating in start off with the ceviche and then the Greek lasagna is to die for, with the house wine. There's no wrong choices, everything is fantastic. ❤️

Previous review:

Exciting to have a family owned restaurant back in our neighbourhood. Last one I remember was Zum Litzer by Sanford.

The food has a satisfying depth of flavour, the recipes are a blend of traditional Greek cuisine and some lighter french influences which pair well together.

We ordered the beef and pork souvlaki ($5 a skewer which is very reasonable). The portion was large, the meat was lean, well seasoned and very moist. It also came with some slices of baguette accompanying each portion. Based on another review we ordered the dolmades which are grape leaves stuffed with rice and this was served with a yogurt lemon sauce. They were very small, but tasted delicious and we will be trying them again.

We finished with the horiatiki salad which was a medley of tomatoes, olives, feta, cucumber, onions, capers, and a tangy olive oil dressing. Both of us found it was very strong, we may not try it again but it did go well with the other dishes.

I have a spice intolerance and found that the only thing that affected me was the chili pepper topping on the baguette pieces that accompanied each dish but the dolmades.

As we did pickup I didn't get pictures of the inside, but it is cozy, sunny and very clean with a blend of Greek and classical design elements. There were cheery daffodils on the tables, a beautiful wooden bar and check out counter, happy plants cleaning the air and the smell was like walking into a European woman's kitchen when she is cooking...

I placed an order for this restaurant on Uber Eats which is something I rarely use but couldn’t go get my food for pick up at the time. As I’m waiting for my order to arrive I notice the price keeps increasing? So I view my new receipt and see the restaurant has added on fees to my order and it’s only labeled as an “adjustment fee”. I call the restaurant to ask why they would increase my total without my consent and they said I had added on some extra items to one of the dishes that cost extra however the Uber app had glitched and told me they were free/included. When I ordered this specific dish it prompted me to select two items from a list, some of which had prices next to them, some of which were free. I selected two free items. I told them if they cost extra money I no longer want them to which the girl on the phone said she can remove them from my order but I would have to speak to Uber for a refund. So I asked how can you increase my total without my consent but be unable to remove the extra fees you’ve added? Then she said well it’s only an extra $5 or so what’s the big deal? The big deal is that’s not what I agreed to pay when I placed this order and you’re charging me fees I didn’t agree to which with taxes brought my total to $10 more than what I agreed to pay. The girl became flustered and passed the phone to the owner who was incredibly rude and unhelpful, acting as if the app and her restaurant’s error was my fault, stating the fact her employees added on extra fees to my receipt and that her prices are inaccurate represented on the app wasn’t her issue and it was the third party apps problem. I then said I’d just cancel the order to which she replied “ok go do that” and hung up on me… then they cancelled my order before I could. Food looks tasty but after this I will never...

While the food was good our experience was not. Servers were very kind but the service was very slow.

Throughout our meal there were other disgruntled tables about the service and I wish we would’ve just gotten up and left.

Ordered a dip trio that took 45 mins to come out. Our entrees then took another 30 mins, with mine coming out 15 minutes before my partners. It was cold by the time hers arrived. We both ordered similar dishes so not sure why hers came so much later. We ordered a side of “Greek Frites” which came with my partners meal, they were tasty but ice cold. We had been there for nearly 2 hours already and hadn’t even gotten our entrees. When they came we had a few bites and then the power went out. I asked to pay cash just so we could leave and was told I needed to wait until their systems were back. Felt like I was being held hostage. Eventually they added up my bill on their iPhone and I gave the cash and left.

Not worth the price in my opinion due to the service and the food not being that...