Minos Greek Souvlaki Restaurant — Restaurant in Kamloops

Our family had been regulars of Minos years back and always enjoyed the tasty food and large portions at a reasonable price - unfortunately not the case now. Went for a family dinner and ordered a range of appies and mains. First glance at the menu revealed higher than expected prices which is certainly not a problem if the food measured up, but it didn't. Greek salad - no peppers, one olive, minimal cheese, lots of onion and no marinade. Calamari, small bits of tasteless deep fry. Potato (half) and rice was "just warm" and old, no other veggies in attendance (used to have great carrots). The lamb and prawns were decent but the chicken souvlaki was overcooked and barely warm. Pita bread (2 quarters) appeared to be right out of the bag, not grilled.... with a small spoonful of tsadziki. Assume much of the meal had been waiting for some time for customers to arrive... On the plus side, the server was pleasant and attentive and the cozy atmosphere/decor has not changed and reflects the greek theme well. Bottom line, reasonable sized portions but overall lacks flavor/quality...

I wanted Greek and this place had a good star rating. Now that I am rating it, I am actually looking at the reviews and see that the ratings are all over the map. I have no idea why someone would give this restaurant a high rating. The food was not great. The rice was oily, the chicken was very salty and the calamari was the worst I have ever had. The prices were not cheap! I think I would have been better off getting Greek from the mall food court. Not to mention their pita was more like a bun, I have never seen a bun pita like that before. The restaurant is very outdated and, if I had not ordered take out, I would have left after walking in. The one positive was that the staff that I dealt with was very friendly and nice. I sort of assumed the food would be great because the place looked like it had been there for many years (and not changed at all). But, it was not. Save your money and go...

First off we would have totally passed it by if we hadn't have stopped at Surplus Herby's next door. We are so glad we stopped in. It was quiet when we arrived but we were early for dinner. A few more people came in after us. Service was prompt, friendly, and extreme accommodating. My partner has an intolerance to gluten and they allowed us to sub out the affected items for ones that weren't. The portion was huge and left us both filled. As my partner put it, we've had worse Greek food for more money. Our meal was absolutely delicious and perfectly cooked. Shrimp is so easy to over cook and make chewy but here it was done perfectly with that slight crunch. This will be a meal we think about for some time. We're just sad that we're not local to be able to enjoy Minos more often. Next time we're in Kamloops...