Philinos

Can’t go wrong. Take the meat or seafood platters and share. Salads are delicious as well.

We’ve been going to Philinos since it opened many years ago. With the kids, with family and friends, for occasions, with the gang from work, or just 2 of us for a nice dinner and wine. The food has been delicious since day 1. The staff is always friendly and there when needed. Most recently we went for lunch, 4 of us. We ordered a lunch mixed grill plate, some octopus, grilled vegetables and a salad. Oh, forgot about the tZatziki.mmmm. Everything was delicious, the octopus tender tasty and plenty on the plate. The veggies nicely grilled, and not a bad piece of meat in the mixed grill. The tzatziki was prepared old school, like my grandma use to make, thick with the right amount of garlic and herbs.
Bravo to this outstanding restaurant for maintaining such a high quality throughout all theses years.

I haven’t been to an authentic greek restaurant like this in a long time. I really enjoyed my meal from beginning to end! I started off with the fried zucchini/​eggplant and had the lamb chops as the main course. Cooked and seasoned to perfection!
I would definitely recommend this cute trendy place! :)

VERY GOOD! Recommended to me by several people when discussing where to eat good Greek in Montréal. Philinos is a smallish restaurant, not cramped, but not grand either. There’s some typical décor paying homage to Greece but overall the place is pretty charming and comfortable. The atmosphere lends itself more to casual than anything formal. There’s a small patio that is covered by vines and leaves that, when makes for a great place to plant yourself and hang out with food and wine. It’s the kind of setting that you could easily picture loud conversations and a lot of laughing.
The staff was friendly and attentive, two things I really appreciate. Delivery of the food was well timed, we never sat long without another plate showing up, we were given ample time to get into to it before another plate arrived but we never felt rushed in anyway.
Recommended (and mentioned in reviews often) was the grilled octopus … quite possibly the best I’ve ever had. Excellent consistency and flavor and cooked perfectly.
The rest of the food was good to very good and all pretty standard Greek plates but above standard in quality. They also have a nice selection of Greek wine, which should be added to the recommendations. I found it reasonably priced, it didn’t break the bank and I had a really nice experience.

Hummmm, je n’avais jamais manger de Grec de ma vie, mais sa, hum, que de sensations pour les papilles gustatives. Le poulet, le porc et l’agneau étaient tous tendre et savoureux. Ah, la saucisse, la saucisse, savoureuse et elle avait un petit goût qui nous agace le palet et qu’on veut encore et encore. Les portions sont généreuses et le service rapide. L’ambiance est décontracté et parfait pour les groupes. Le rapport qualité prix est acceptable vue la quantité et la qualité des plats.

I have probably walked up and down Parc Avenue and never noticed this restaurant. I ate here recently with my good friend and was extremely surprised with what I experienced.
I had a lychee martini (it was SOOOO strong — but this is obviously just me — I never drink!) but the waiter was so kind and offered to cut it down with more juice and split it into two drinks for us.
The service was amazing and the food was really delectable! As well, you will never be disappointed with the size of the platters. Next time I am definitely trying out the Saganaki (as it was pretty entertaining to watch the waiters try to not set the restaurant and patrons on fire! — J/​K!)

One of my favorite Greek restaurants in Montréal. I enjoy it both for its good food and lively evening atmosphere. This is a great place to go out with a group of friends for a fun night. The menu lends itself to ordering many items for the table and sharing them amoung everyone. Some of my fav’s are:
— fried octopus (the house specialty)
— calamari
— Saganaki (served flaming at your table)
— fleshly made Spanakopitakia
— Kolokithia Tiganita — lightly fried zucchini & eggplant
— Greek salad of course
— Jumbo Shrimp
— grilled rack of lamb
— and for dessert Loukoumades — deep fried dough balls served warm and drizzled with honey

I went last week with a group of friends and had a wonderful meal. Everything about this experience deserves five stars: the food, the service, the atmosphere.
I wrote a detailed review of this experience:

I am a regular visitor to Montréal, and over the years I’ve been to Philinos at least a dozen times, on visits ranging from dates with my Greek Montrealer better half, to an after-​work dinner with ten hungry colleagues on a business trip, to a special-​occasion family lunch for 30. And I’ve never had anything less than an excellent meal.
The best way to eat at Philinos is to order a bunch of hot and cold pikilia (appetizers) for the table, and one main course to share. My favourite dishes (confirmed on a visit with friends earlier this week): grilled octopus (tender, not at all tough or greasy, lightly charred), fried zucchini and eggplant, and the most amazing lamb chops (served by the pound). And of course the loukoumades — best described as Greek timbits, balls of dough lightly fried and dipped in honey. They are light, fluffy, sweet but not overly so, and always made to order.
I can’t say whether Philinos is the best Greek restaurant in Montréal, because I never get around to trying the rest. But it’s certainly the best Greek restaurant I’ve been to in North America. Toronto’s famed Greektown, where I have been pretty much everywhere, doesn’t have anything that even comes close.