Wehrle Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Amherst

I've only been to Wehrle twice. The first time was a while back, I don't remember what I ordered, and I couldn't tell you how it tasted. But it must have been somewhat decent for me to randomly think of this place one morning, and think, "wow I haven't been there in a while, let's go!".

I recently came here on a Sunday morning. Online I read they open at 8am, but when I was reading the signs coming in, and the front of their menu, it read 7am. Waiting in my car a few extra minutes I guess wasn't too bad. You could tell walking in they had their regular guys - who sit up at the counter and have coffee. We were told by Christina, who was our waitress, we could sit wherever, and we picked a booth along the windows.

Even though it was seven in the morning, I ended up ordering the open chicken souvlaki which ended up being a very good size. The chicken was tender, light on the feta cheese, ended up asking for an extra side. You only receive two small pieces of pita bread, it's more like half of a full pita and then cut in half again. I also ordered another side of pita bread as well. I opted for tzatziki sauce instead of their dill sauce, which is apparently different from one another. The tzatziki was flavorless, I ended up adding salt and pepper to it. It tasted like flavorless thick Greek yogurt with chopped up cucumbers, and it looked bland too. Maybe I'll try the dill sauce next time?

I also asked for a side of Gyro, which was good. I ate mine with mustard. I believe I received either three or four pieces.

My first complaint is the Greek dressing situation. It's shared. They put it in those ugly, greasy, dressing bottles, where the cap doesn't fit all the way on, and your left there wondering how you're supposed to mix the dressing together when all the seasoning is on the bottom, and the oil is floating on top. Was that considered a run on sentence? Is it too hard to give someone a side of it, like maybe in a plastic cup? I ended up holding the cap tight and shaking lightly, hoping it mixed thoroughly. It's honestly a pet peeve of mine, that I won't shake. My last thought is how long does it sit in that bottle before they clean it out, wash the bottle, then put fresh in? OK rant about ugly dressing bottles, over.

Our waitress was attentive, she wasn't busy, had a few tables as well as ours. I wasn't made to feel like family, as I expected to feel from a somewhat small diner. I guess there was a customer service interaction lacking. I'm very needy as some would put it, I ask too many questions, I seem to always need something, if I say thank you, I don't expect an "your welcome" back everytime, but at least once would have been nice. I like to feel acknowledged, and I kind of felt that, that was lacking.

I don't know if they expected to be massively busy that Sunday, but when I was cashing out, there were about four waitresses who had just got on the clock when two were already on. It felt somewhat too many for such a small establishment, but who knows, maybe they get those...

We didn't enjoy a single part of this dining experience- the service was slow and forgetful (she was pleasant but I'd rather have good service than a cheerful waitress), food was cooked poorly and when I told the waitress it wasn't prepared as ordered she just threw it out and said she would inform the cook, no offer to have it remade or taken off the bill though I only had one bite, we waited 40 minutes to get the beverages we ordered with our meal order, she never checked on us once we had our food, until she was ready to give us the bill though we continued to ask where our server was. Overall just awful.

We ordered Fresh strawberries and cream but received thawed, syrupy strawberries and reddi whip. The 11 monmth old at the table got them.

For the baby we ordered the one egg and one pancake kids meal with apple juice. The apple juice seemed to be iced tea judging by taste.

My friend ordered a tuna melt with tomato and fries. The tomato had to come as a side since it was forgotten and the fries were old, dried out and seemed overdone. She also had a Monsoon salad and took it home to her husband because it tasted off to her. She ordered coffee, water and a chocolate milkshake. The milkshake took 40 minutes.

I ordered breakfast souvlaki with beef. When asked how I would like it cooked I said medium-rare and eggs over medium. I also substituted fries for Greek potatos. The cuts of beef were cooked extremely well done, the one bite I had was tough and tasted burnt. Also, no seasoning as is traditional on souvlaki. Fries were old, dried out and seemed overdone. I also ordered water and a vanilla shake. I never received a refill on my water and the shake arrived 40 minutes after placing my order.

We were shocked that our server didn't offer to remove the item from the bill or have it remade. Additionally, waited 10 minutes for server to return to collect the bill and she never came back. Manager at counter seemed confused as to why we were there. Now we know why since that is the single worst dining experience I've had since moving to Buffalo. Please...

Even though soulvaki is one of my favorites I haven't tried it since going back a couple of times for lunch. This used to be a popular spot 10-15, maybe 20 years ago, but I think the business has changed hands since that time and the food isn't quite the same. To be fair I'll update my review after having the soulvaki and some breakfast, which are Greek restaurant staples.

My first visit back I tried the broiled fish sandwich, being that it was my week off from fried fish. It was ok, but most places broiled fish are just ok. The portion was kind of small so that was a bit disappointing. All said and done the food was just ok. If you're watching what you're eating this would be a good option for you.

My second visit was better because I ordered the club sandwich. I had every intention of ordering some soulvaki but I didn't. The classic turkey club was on point so I'm glad I ordered it. My lunch mate ordered a Greek salad which looked nice and fresh, but we were surprised that it didn't come with a piece of pita bread. It cost extra so oh well!

The atmosphere is cool with a mix of patrons from various backgrounds and ages. I noticed a few torn booths so a refresh would be nice. Like I previously said I'll update my review once I have breakfast and some soulvaki.

If you live or work in the neighborhood I recommend it, but if you don't I have to hold off on a...