Elitis Kaiserslautern — Restaurant in Kaiserslautern

Honestly the most disappointing Greek dining experience I've ever had. Full disclaimer: I was invited for a company dinner, so I didn't pay, myself, but I will definitely not come back here for personal dinner.

Let's start with the food. I've seen several reviews that claim this place serves authentic Greek food, unlike most other places. Whoever thinks that has never had authentic Greek food, let alone been to Greece, which I have more than once.

Anyway, I had the Christos platter with gyros, souvlaki and liver. The gyros was about a good handful. Taste was fine, but it arrived lukewarm, so it was completely cold within about five minutes. The souvlaki was extremely bland and not even a centimeter thick. The slice of liver was fine, but even thinner than the souvlaki. This came with a small bowl of tomato rice and a dollop of tzatziki. This cost 24€. And if I hadn't had garlic bread and garlic peppers as starters, I would have left still hungry. (For that matter, a coworker mentioned dining here a few weeks ago and receiving about twice as many garlic peppers, for the same price)

Softdrinks are a mix of funny and just sad to look at. You get a 0.2 liter bottle of your ordered drink, and a 0.4 liter glass to drink it out of.

As for the service, drink orders of more than say... 3 items took about 10-15 minutes to arrive, every time. One member of our group arrived a few minutes late and they weren't even asked about drinks until someone pointed it out to the waitress, after everyone else was served their drinks. Generally we were already joking that the staff is gone again so quickly, you can barely ask for anything. At the end when picking up the dishes, a waitress dropped a plate. This can absolutely happen and I'm not complaining about that, in the slightest. What did bother me, was that there wasn't even a short "sorry" for splattering tzatziki onto some of our jackets and bags when this happened.

The final thing might be me acting entitled, and I know you can't expect anything for free nowadays, but this was literally the first Greek dining experience in my entire life, where I wasn't offered a complementary Ouzo. And I feel with a bill of over 400€, this really wouldn't have hurt their bottom line.

For a restaurant that seemingly wants to appear slightly posh, I really expected much,...

Wow! If you haven’t tried this place, make a reservation now! I’ve tried to get a reservation a couple times on a Saturday and they were full. So, last week I made a reservation for tonight (Wednesday) and got in. For a week day, they were pretty busy but still a couple tables available. I was so impressed with the atmosphere, service and food. We had so many different servers between being seated, getting our order, bringing drinks, etc. and every single one was outstanding. We were offered an ouzo at the start of dinner which was nice. The Sauvignon blanc and Syrah were great choices in wine. We ordered the sheep cheese with honey and sesame seeds, the eggplant with tzatziki and the zucchini with tzatziki for appetizers. All delicious! The starters came out with very fresh, soft bread. The meals were some of the best Greek food we’ve had. The seafood platter I got reminded me of the seafood I got in Santorini. The price was very reasonable for the quality and...

Really enjoyed my visit here! The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and the service was attentive without being overbearing. The calamari was absolutely on point—super fresh, perfectly cooked, and easily one of the best I’ve had in a long time.

The gyro was tasty, though I personally wish it had been made with beef or lamb instead—it would’ve given it that extra authentic touch. That said, the flavors were still solid overall.

Definitely a spot worth checking out if you’re craving fresh Mediterranean flavors. I’ll be coming back, especially for...