Athenian Restaurant — Restaurant in Lakeland

While at a local pharmacy on Ariana Street, I asked the pharmacist to recommend a good place for lunch and he said the Athenian Restaurant, located across the street in the Central Park Plaza. The restaurant’s address is 1215 Ariana Street, in Lakeland and it can be found at the extreme east end of the strip mall. Open from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. This is a relatively small restaurant. I had the Gyro Sandwich which is gyros, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and tzatziki sauce, wrapped in a toasted pita. I added a side of fries and an unsweetened tea. It was delicious! My daughter had the Combination of Both with Toasted Pita. This consisted of toasted pita with bowls of Tzatziki and their home-made Humus. She said that it was delicious and that she would order it again! The wait staff was friendly and helpful, easily answering our questions about the menu. The Pharmacist described this place as a “hole-in-the-wall” and that it was his favorite. Athenian restaurant is a favorite...

Update: Service is slow, but food is getting better or it's growing on me. Main customers are of the older generation which is a nice change of screaming kids. Gave more stars because like I said food is growing on me. Looking for something a little different this is the place. Have no doubt we will be back

Nov 2021 2 Stars Going to talk about the good, before the bad. Small place, good music, food was ok, and they had bendy straws. It's some time since I have used a bendy straw, the memories that go with something so simple. Now the bad, be prepared to wait, they are super slow. 2 waitresses, one of them is very impatient, sometimes it takes me a minute to process what people say and she was getting angry, it could be just how she is, but being a server you need patience & she has none. Made this experience...

This place has always been there for me. Its a Maw & Paw restaurant serving traditional American Breakfast and lunch along with some Greek dishes like Gyros/Slovakia platters and much more. They have Daily Specials and are very fairly priced. This place is very popular with the locals and even more during snowbird season. They do not serve dinner as they close at 1:30 daily. They are flexible with ingredients and can add or change or create something even if its not on the menu. Not a fancy place and the walls are old but that's expected for a business that been here...