Lourdas Greek Taverna — Restaurant in Lower Merion Township

Worst Greek food that I have EVER had! My fiance and I both ended up eating the crust of the Phyllis dough off of spanakopitika and tossing the rest. It was so salty that I wouldn't even feed it to my dog. It tasted like it was made with canned spinach and cheap yellow American cheese from Aldi. I've had frozen spanakopitika from the grocery store that was ten times better than THIS. The gentleman who took my order over the phone was very amiable and the portion was relatively large. However, the spanakopitika was downright atrocious. Next time I am in the mood for Greek food, I'll drive the extra few miles to go to South St Souvlaki where they have phenomenal authentic Greek food that is absolutely delicious. I will never EVER eat ANYTHING from Lordas Greek Taverna as...

The first time I came here on a Saturday night, it was a magical evening. I have thought of this restaurant so many times since! This Saturday night it was a disappointment. The place was packed and it was so loud that we couldn't hear each other unless we yelled. There were only two waiters (wonderful gentlemen) who were in charge of the whole restaurant and it literally took an hour of several reminders until I got my pita for my hummus. The Greek salad, while fresh, was just average in taste and nothing special. I got the appetizer plate which is quite small in portions compared to the price. For a vegetarian there are not a ton of options and no entrees. It's still a lovely restaurant but tonight was disappointing in...

Mediocre at best. Not sure where rave reviews came from. We wanted to love it too, but everything from the freezer-burned salty calamari to the bland soggy spanakopita to the perfectly symmetrical oblong strips of gyro looked like it came from a box. Hummus tasted overwhelmingly of processed citric acid -- but the pitas were at least toasted nicely. My Middle Eastern dining mate was also utterly unimpressed by the lack of Mediterranean authenticity. Remember to bring your own cash & wine if you try...