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Hours
Tue
11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Wed
11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thu
11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri
11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sat
11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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4.5
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PRICE RANGE
$23.00 – $30.00
CUISINES
Mediterranean, Greek
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
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About
Twin brothers George and Gus Sahamis migrated from Greece to Canada in 1974, to pursue their dreams when they were just sixteen years of age. They brought with them a passion for quality and hospitality that started out as selling souvlakis and gyros to the local community and tourists in their hometown of Sparta, Greece. This became the benchmark of their success as they opened their first restaurant in 1982 in Abbotsford, turning a restaurant that was run down, into one of the most successful restaurants in Abbotsford. They continued opening successful restaurants in the Fraser Valley area. With two locations in Abbotsford and one in Chilliwack, Greek Islands Restaurants are known for their outstanding food quality, hospitality, professional service and atmosphere where people are treated like Greek Gods. Greek Islands Restaurants would like to extend a warm “Thank you” to all of our guests for their continued support and patronage!
PRICE RANGE
$23.00 – $30.00
CUISINES
Mediterranean, Greek
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
619 reviews
Excellent
413
Very good
143
Average
33
Poor
18
Terrible
12
beachbabySurrey_BC
Surrey122 contributions
Jan 2021 • couples
My husbands boss suggested we check out this restaurant as he said it was very good. We were in the neighbourhood out for a drive so we decided to check it out. It did not disappoint. The recent renovations made the restaurant very clean and fresh looking. The servers were very friendly and even gave us a free dessert because it was our first time trying them out. The food was brought out quickly and was very delicious. In fact it was so good that we already ordered food to go for the next day, as my husband will be driving by the restaurant.
Written January 11, 2021
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Jean W
Abbotsford168 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
This restaurant is busy so do book a table. The food is always good. Entrees come with soup, salad and pita bread, the meal itself is large and includes potatoes, rice and vegetables. Didn't have room for every thing never mind thinking about dessert, but they do give doggie bags.
Written February 10, 2020
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Gregory D
Surrey186 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
Fortunately, our waitress Ashley used American Sign Language with a deaf couple for my wife's 70th birthday. Ashley used directional eye contact with us during the order process - what an excellent attitude! She recommended a delicious roast lamb for a hungry guy. The wife enjoyed her favourite back ribs along with the roasted potatoes. However, Ashley surprised the wife by providing a New York style cheesecake with a flashy candle for her birthday, The thoughtful manager/host approached us with the use of sign language for her birthday. The atmosphere was really ancient Roman/Greek bright marble on the wall with the busts. This is one of the best Greek restaurants in the Lower Mainland we have patronized ever!
Written December 17, 2022
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Voyager607813
3 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
My family did the early bird special and we were very disappointed with the size of the lasagna portions. Even though the price is cheaper for the Early bird specials, the price should have been even lower for the very small amount of lasagna that you receive. Will not do that again.
Written January 27, 2020
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greekislands1
Hello there!
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate all of our Customers feedback and reviews.
We would like to clarify the difference between our early bird lasagna special. Vs.the dinner portion of Lasagne on our menu.
We pride ourselves to consistently offer our customers the best quality food and service for a reasonable price and great value.
We have an excellent selection of appetizers on our regular menu, and we also offer happy hour half-priced appetizers and drink specials starting at $4.49 from 2pm- 4pm and 8pm to close daily.
Our dinner menu consists of 3 course meals.
We have many different options from authentic Greek Food, steaks, seafood, pasta, schnitzels and much much more!
Our early birds specials are designed to suit the appetites of people who are looking for a lighter portion for a late lunch/early dinner.
For example you had the lasagne which is two-course meal.
It includes soup or salad plus the lasagne and pita bread for $14.99
As per your review, this portion was not sufficient for your appetite, so for next time we recommend going for the Dinner portion of the Lasagne for $18.99. This is a three course meal.
It includes a Large dinner portion of Lasagne, a cup of Soup, and a starter Caesar or Greek Salad and pita bread.
I hope this information clarifies things, and we hope to see you soon!
Yianni Sahamis-owner/manager
Greek Islands Restaurants-Abbotsford
Written February 2, 2020
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pjfer
Vanderhoof122 contributions
Sep 2022 • family
Stopped here with a family of four. Everybody raved about their food. Each dish was delicious and very plentiful! The flavours were outstanding and we were delighted to find that we could buy a bottle of Greek salad dressing to take home with us. Ashley was our server and she was so great! She really helped make our evening very special with her sparkling personality and friendly nature. we will definitely be back.
Written September 3, 2022
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Michael Dadson
Langley21 contributions
Nov 2020 • none
This is a great family run traditional Greek restaurant in the heart of Abbotsford. They have been around for many many years. You can count on this restaurant to deliver fab Greek food every time you go! Greek salads are delish, all meats are done to perfection with the just the right amount of spice. Super value as well! A regular, I will always go back.
Written November 21, 2020
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Manta909
6 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
Greek is one of my favourite cuisines, And The Islands never dissapoints. The Lamb was perfection, the potatoes and rice amazing. The waiter was great recommended a nice wine and it was on point. Now the down side the greek salad was less than I expected from a restaurant of this caliber. Although the dressing was very good I was dissapointed that they did not use ripe grape tomato which is easily available instead of the unripe grocery store variety, it was actually crunchy. Also one olive c'mon I can understand keeping prices down in this current economy but one olive gimme a break. and not even pitted at that. oh well over all a great experience but the salad needs work.
Cheers
Written May 10, 2022
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Greek Islands Restaurants (GI1)
Hello there!
Thank you so much for the review! We are happy to hear you enjoy dining at our restaurants!
Our apologies on the Tomatoes, we do not use the grape tomatoes for our greek salads, but we usually Roma tomatoes upon availability from our local produce provider. We only use the hothouse tomatoes if the Roma's are not available.
As for our choice of Olive for our Greek salads we use nothing but non-pitted Kalamata olives đź«’. Imported from Greece. Pitting them takes away the juicyness and flavor.
The reason why we usually only put one on each salad is that the majority of our customers push aside the olives or request no olives on our Greek Salads. If you want extra olives, no problem! Ask for more and we will give you extra free of charge!
Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to serving you again in the near future!
Yianni Sahamis
Owner/Manager
Greek Islands Restaurant
Bus 6048501613
Email gi1@greekislandsrestaurants.com
Written June 13, 2022
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Nat N
4 contributions
Jun 2021 • solo
This has got to be the worst tasting calamari I have ever had. Not sure if it was the quality of the calamari or the way it was cooked. There was an overwhelming taste of deep frying oil that needed to be changed ages ago. For a place that prides itself with authentic Greek cuisine, this dish was oceans away from the Greek islands. I had to throw what I didn't manage to eat in the garbage. It was my first time there, it probably will be my last. I ordered there based on the reviews but I am sorry I will have to give a negative review. I gave it two stars because the service was on point.
Written June 11, 2021
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JeVet
Saskatoon49 contributions
Mar 2023 • friends
I ordered the Vegetarian Dinner on a Friday evening at the Abbotsford location. When the plate arrived, it was half rice, a few more potatoes than a meat based dish, and about the same amount of veggies that I would have gotten on a meat based dish. It was a lot of money to charge for a plate that consisted mainly of rice. I will not be going back and ordering this again. If you advertise that you have vegetarian or vegan options, please put more effort into it, or price it accordingly.
Written May 4, 2023
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Jim S
1 contribution
Jun 2024 • family
It was my grand daughters grad dinner with the family. Both moms had ordered Prawns Santorini. When it arrived it looked really good but there was too much oil on top of the serving bowl. The manager was walking by and asked how thing were and then she looked down and saw these two bowls and said that this was not acceptable. She said to the moms to please keep eating and she would get another prawn dish made. She said I'm going to make this right. New bowls arrived and were perfect. In the end the manager comped the two dinners, gave the moms eack a desert and a gift certificate each.
Never had such good service. Our waitress JAZMINE was amazing and so friendly, She made our night.
Written June 27, 2024
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Linda S
Surrey70 contributions
Oct 2021 • none
We celebrated our wedding anniversary at this restaurant the other evening. We had such a great time! We both ordered rack of lamb and omg it was simply delicious. This was not my first time to select this dish, so I asked my husband to try it out. He loved it so much he said he will continue to order this dish when we return. Everybody in the restaurant treated us just excellent and ensured our needs were met. Our THANKS goes out to the Manager and his staff for such amazing service.
Written October 9, 2021
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NorthVancouvergirl
Vancouver241 contributions
Jul 2023 • friends
12 of us went for dinner. Only issue was one of the 1st to order (some ordered before rest arrived) didn't get her prawn Mediterranean salad until we finished eating. Server kept saying it was coming. How can a salad take longer than cooked orders? Platter for w was $60 which is cheaper than other Greek restaurants. Spanakopita was delish. Had food leftover we gave to others. I judge on tzatziki n hummus and they didn't disappoint.
Written July 14, 2023
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Julia A
1 contribution
Apr 2021 • friends
Sorry to say my last takeout was not as expected. I have ordered there before and was satisfied but this time my order was terribly salty. I thought I would let them know but was sadly not heard. I was told it’s like it’s always been done and blew me off.
I will not return. Not because of the food but of the attitude. Sorry guys....,. Customers count.
Written April 29, 2021
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Greek Islands Restaurants (GI1)
Hi there this is Niko from Greek islands restaurant . First off I would like to apologize that your food wasn’t up to par, and for whoever you spoke too that didn’t take care of the situation. We take pride in our food and always do our up most best to take care of our customers. As the owner I wasn’t aware of this Situation and any complaints are always addressed to me or my brother yianni right there and then to make sure the problems are dealt with . If you could please call me at 604-859-1631. We definitely want to get to the bottom of this, and to ensure you that we do care about our customers. Customers feedback is important to us and we appreciate support from all of them. Again thank you for taking the time to read this and we truly want to make it up to you . I hope to hear from you soon .
Written May 1, 2021
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Caitlin N
Leduc4 contributions
Jun 2021 • couples
Found this gem on google while searching for a place to eat late last night after a long trip. I ordered the rack of lamb and my husband had the Greek style ribs and we both had the house Caesars to drink. We also had this cheese dish for an appetizer! Everything was on point, including the staff, the service, but the food blew us away. It’s too bad our trip is short because I would love to eat here again. The waitress was excellent and the owner Yanni came and brought us ouzo after dinner, we felt like we were treated royally!
100% would recommend and would eat here again.
Written June 13, 2021
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Sam403
Chilliwack21 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
We went for lunch today. The choices are great. Our food was fantastic. They made one little mistake on our order(no onions), and there was onions on the order. We didn’t want to make a big deal so just took them out of the food. No big deal, easy to miss that in the kitchen. The waitress noticed the onions on the plate right away. She came and apologized and offered to make a new one. We said that was okay. They made us a complete brand new order of the same meal to take home, minus the onions. What amazing service, both by waitress and owners that also talked to us about it. Will definitely be back. The service and food were so great.
Written February 15, 2020
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