The Athenian

First of all, I should say I hate having food allergies. It complicates ordering and often makes it hard to find something to eat. I also would never take my allergies out on the person serving me. By this I mean, I have seen others with food allergies almost become confrontation with the server «if you serve this to me I can go into anaphylactic shock». Well this is not me and I try to politely inquire about potential foods that could be an issue and then decide what to order. I am not a picky eater, I love most foods and I have been to restaurants where the cook will just make something that works with my allergies. I try to not make a big deal, because if I did then my life would be totally drama everyday and it just isn’t necessary. Most places will have something I can eat. With all that said… DO NOT go to this place if you have food allergies. I asked the server basic questions «what type of oil was used in the kitchen and any dairy concerns. The server was immediately quite rude stated she didn’t know what was in the food and the cooks would not know either. I tried again and tried to clarify if it was vegetable oil, canola or something else, she said it was meat oil and it was used in everything. I tried to clarify if it was lard and she didn’t know she said it was meat oil. She then stated «I don’t know what you want.» Instead of risk eating something that was a potential allergy, I said «I should probably just go somewhere else». She proceed to follow me to the door asking what it is that I want. I have never had someone so rude or confrontational about having allergies. Would give 0 stars if possible as I didn’t eat anything but who knows maybe the food slathered in meat oil is good.

Great Greek food and amazing service! Setting is low-​key and relaxed. I haven’t had a Gyro this good in the area ever!

We love to eat here because of the décor. It makes you feel like you’re walking into Greece! The food is really well done. I always order the salad and the fries when I go there and it’s fantastic. The service is iffy and inconsistent, but for the most part I rate this as a great restaurant!

Good food at good price. Service is spotty.

I tried my first gyro and ordered some calamari. The calamari batter was tasteless and boring, the calamari was dry and hard… so nasty. Gyro wasn’t as good as many people make it out to be.

Good food! Numerous options for vegetarians! I like the falafel, hummus, tatziki sauce, hummus, baba ghanoush, dolmas! Pita is fresh and is good with everything. $ 11 for the platers! Pitas are $ 7

Best gyros in town! All we get are the beef gyros however I did hear the chicken ones are also good. That will have to he my next adventure. Somehow I just can’t get past the gyros to try anything else from the menu. They are that good, not dry and the meat is fresh.

Best gyros I have ever had. Beef and chicken gyros will both knock your socks off. The chicken is white breast meat, not that crap that is just a pale looking gyro meat. Sorry, me and my girlfriend have not ventured far from the exquisite gyros, so I can’t help with the whole menu.
Everything is very fresh and authentic. I can’t say enough good things!

Fantastic food! Lamb is tender, portions are generous, and food is fresh! Will definitely be returning!

Traveling from Texas and a coworker and I stumbled upon this gem. My coworker had the Gyro Platter and she said the lamb is the most tender she has ever had! I ordered the Greek Nachos (in true Texas fashion) and was to die for. For the price, the nachos are enough for 2 people.
Love!

I love Greek food. If you take baklava to go then be sure to refrigerate it, it’s just better cold. The place is a little small but that’s ok.

Absolutely outstanding food! Nice atmosphere. The Gyro!!! It’s very very good. I get the Gyro Platter as it’s easier to eat.
The bad: They’re slow. Take out business is huge so I’m guessing that slows them down. Parking downtown is a pain.
GREAT FOOD!!!

The best Greek place in town. It is clean, authentic and pure Greek mom’s cooking. I am Greek and you should trust me. We tried the chicken gyro and it is made with real!!! chicken. The dolmades are stuffed grapes leaves and they come in two categories, with meat and vegetarian. I loved them both. I also tried mousaka (eggplant with meat sauce) and it was very tasty. I had eaten the galactoboureko which is cream pie. We ordered out and the service was very fast and courteous. We love it there and we will be back soon. A big Thank you to Alexandra, the owner, a greek from beautiful Preveza!

This is one of my absolute favorite restaurants here in Billings! They always get my usual, the lunch combo, correct! The staff are beyond friendly! I have a hard time eating at other Greek restaurants/​vendors that is not the Athenian or Renzios. I called my order in and it was perfect. Just the right balance between the meat and the veggies. The fries were nice and crispy with a perfect amount of seasoning. Amazing!

Athenian seems to have a new group of servers. The food is almost always great but the service has been wanting for quite some time. Today was different. Our server was friendly and efficient, and the food came out quickly. Very good food and an enjoyable experience today!

Terrible service and the food is dull and uninspired. Good for a mid-​day Gyro– to go. Don’t do dinner here, there are much better options.

We ended up here after a rough hour of trying to find a new place to eat. Our first choice was closed on Monday, second place looked a little sketchy so we heard Athenian had a decent gyros. We sat ourselves and were in somewhat of a bad mood because we were so hungry. When our server came over and dropped our menus on the table and walked away with out saying a word we literally started laughing.
As we waited forever for our server to come back we just watched her mosey around in her university shirt, yoga pants and flip flops. It was actually pretty funny and helped cheer us up. I also noticed the people next to us seemed like they were not enjoying themselves. We almost laughed out loud when he came back from paying his tab and put $ 1 and some change on the table.
The food was decent, had good flavor and was priced pretty well so we will probably come back for a quick gyro.
That said, I was looking around for hidden cameras and very entertained by the poor service. I just couldn’t believe it! It only upset me when ten minutes after asking for boxes (I would have finished my food, had she brought the extra pitas we asked for) I went to the counter to get them and was told «I’ll bring them in a minute» and then it took another 5. This place need to invest find a better server… Gym clothes chick wouldn’t make it in any other resturaunt. She is only hurting the buisiness. I’m a good tipper but this was the first time I can remember that I tipped 10%… and that was because I couldn’t bring myself to tip any lower…

Yum… very good food, great prices and clean! Will definitely come back !

The Athenian’s gyros are on my list of best-​foods-​in-​the-​entire-​world, which is a pretty small list I might add. I love love love their food here; it’s all fresh, affordable, and sooo delicious.
Service can be a bit slow, so I don’t recommend here if you’re in a hurry — otherwise, it is definitely worth wait! Be sure to grab a piece of bak lava for dessert. After one visit, you will be hooked.
I want a gyro now…

Service was great. Food was tasty, but not the best Greek I’ve had.