Skalakia — Restaurant in Athens

We were just around the corner so thought we'd give this place a try. It's tucked away on a landing of some stairs, which felt really cosy and the atmosphere was very traditional and nice. It was bustling on a Monday night too which made it even better.

We were brought tap water and service started quickly. We ordered drinks, and then another ruder waiter came back and asked "what drinks did you order?" to bring them himself. I thought this was a bit unprofessional as this should've been communicated rather than asking us twice.

We ordered fried courgette which was nice, as well as a generous Greek salad and chicken souvlaki. One of the people I was with doesn't eat meat, and there are literally no non-meat options. The restaurant doesn't even serve fish, so if you aren't a fan of meat, then this isn't the place for you. The choices were all grilled meats too, so not much to choose from. The restaurant also didn't have any rose wine, and the red/white wine all seems to be on-tap.

The chicken was very tender and flavourful, and the chips were pretty good too. The free bread that came with the meal was also a nice addition. The bill took a while to come and the waiter continued to be quite abrupt with us.

Overall, a good spot to enjoy a mid-range tasty meal, but service could be...

Came here late night after a long travel day as I was looking for a good homestyle meal. Ta Skalakia ("Little Steps") was excellent. I ordered the oven lamb (arnaki sto fourno), some greens and veggies (boiled vlita and baby zucchini) and a half order of beef liver, alongside a 500ml of their local house wine and a bottle of water. Everything came out perfect, the oven roasted lamb fell off the bone, the zucchini and bitter greens were amazing and the beef liver was delectable. Also the handcut fries that the lamb and liver were served with were amazing! Highly recommended, thank you staff and owner of Ta Skalakia, and I will visit you again next time I'm in the Ilisia...

Very cozy stay right next to stairs that are hidden. It looks like how you might expect a taverna in Greece will look like!

Food was good and not too expensive. We paid 38€ for two people. We had bread, greek salad, greens, greek feta dip (unfortunately, not spicy as said on the menu), beef, fries (unfortunately, not fresh as said on the menu) and Fava. Also, they didn’t had two dishes that were written in the menu. Could have been nice to tell that beforehand when handing out the menu cards.

Service was not good. Even though we we were still eating the waiter started to collect “empty” plates. This is a no no. Also, he didn’t greet us very...