My favourite souv by a mile, I travel from Kew for this. So tasty, petes special is loaded with good stuff. Tasty lamb, haloumi, egg and chips that just take up the amazing sauce perfectly. And it's massive!
Only downside is they close at 8, which makes it hard. If they were open longer I would go more.
Used to visit Pete’s when the original Greek owners had the shop, they sold to an Asian family (as many have mentioned) who have kept the food as it was. Have to say it slipped in standard just a tiny bit, but it’s still a great souvlaki. The guy that serves me is always friendly, and I’m glad they no longer charge 50c for a squirt of chilli sauce in my souvlaki as the previous owners used to do
This is the best place for a souvlaki in Melbourne.
The old owners would have got a complete score, such a beautiful, authentic Greek family!
The only difference is you can feel the lack of TLC that is put into the food and the shop with the new owners.
The recipe is still the same... the new owners need to take more time instead of rushing the food and watch the portion sizes as well as the wrapping (the meat is all to one side and the other ingredients to another, should be mixed thoroughly). The inside of the shop is very uninspiring and messy/unclean on most days, so take-away is always the better option.
Other than that the flavour is more or less the same. Still better than every other place. It's good to see they didn't change the recipe. And it's very good value for price $$ ($10 for a large souvlaki and I sometimes can't finish the whole thing).
Overall, if you're craving a souvlaki on the go, this is where the best one is!
Well I paid $9.5 for a quarter of chicken with chips and 2 salads. Couldnt finish it all cuz they put in there too much for me to handle. The taste was quite nice, staffs are very friendly. Good place to visit.
Fantastic. Best vegetarian souvlaki in Melbourne. Made with haloumi, generous servings. Staff are lovely and fast too. I'm absolutely addicted.
Tried a souvlaki from here for the first time today. Exceeded my expectations! Such beautiful cuts of lamb & chicken. So tender and full flavour. Will definitely be back 😊
Love this place, the Pete's Special is my favourite souvlaki bar none. I moved out east years ago and couldn't find anything close, so gave up trying and trekked across the city for one occasionally.
It's massive, the sauce is amazing, the chips soak it up beautifully, the lamb so tender and tasty, it's just so good.
The only downside is their opening hours, closing at 8, so frustrating.
Love me a Pete’s special mmm mmmmmm hot and delicious
Do your self a favour and get one of these in you!
I’ve never been able to order anything else since smashing one of these huge bad boys
I swear my hands are bigger then they look, can’t speak for anything else on the menu because as soon as I step into this place my nose fills with the smell of charcoal and lamb and my mind has been made up
Greek extra meat beats anything else around and ruins any future tiny souvlaki you get
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