Great food and the service is on point. Highly recommend this place to people looking for gluten free food.
This evening, Mary and I partook of an excellent meal at Salona, a Greek restuarant in Swan St, Richmond. Again, the food and service was excellent Yanni certainly made sure of that. Last week John William Irwin and I partook of a similar meal and discovered we both knew of Yanni, our waiter, his house in Chania. Needless to say, the raki flowed.
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As we tentatively venture back into dining out I literally didnāt know how to select a restaurant given it had been months since we were allowed to visit one and the possibilities are endless. I saw a post on Salona on Instagram and so we ventured forth to their vibrant establishment.
Being a soft opening there was a choice of two set menus and we opted for the more expensive one given it was more protein heavy. There was also an option to tack on a arrival cocktail for $15 which we gladly took up (a very delicious beverage to say the least).
I wasnāt quite sure what to expect but it definitely delivered as there was a huge amount of food and it was all pretty spot on flavour wise. A couple of the dishes were a little salty (in keeping with the authenticity I experienced in Greece) but other than that I canāt really fault anything and the banquet style menu is a great opportunity to sample a cross section of dishes.
Pretty pleased with this discovery particularly as the only Greek restaurants Iāve tended to frequent are the dearly departed George C owned ones so we have now found a worthy successor!
We did the cocktail making class for our anniversary celebration and it was so good! Dani the bartender hosted us and he was so friendly and knowledgeable - a great teacher! We made 3 cocktails and they were all delicious and had ingredients that were unique to the restaurant (e.g. volcanic black salt and grilled lemons). We also had a shared platter as part of the deal (had bread and dips, olives, calamari and fritters) - it was delicious! Highly recommends Salona - we had such a great time. Will definitely come back for dinner one day.
Warm, friendly and welcoming service. Spectacular food. Best spanakorizo I've had in a long time and ceviche kingfish an absolute highlight. Easy to see why Salona has been around so long. Serving sizes are on the small side but quality is top notch which makes the prices easily justified.
Loud place. Slow service. Tiny portion size given the price.
2 Skewers of pork was like $24.
1 tiny octopus tentacle was $20
On the whole the food was nice and well presented.
Apart from the chips which was terrible. Maccas does a far better job with the chips then these guys. Except these chips was $11.
Very good quality food (only the serving fries consisted pretty much of chip ends), albeit overpriced given the sizing of the portions. Staff are friendly and ambience is good. Will be back someday but with the plethora of options in the area, it might be a while.
One of the best Greek meals I have had for a very long time.Ā
Small, narrow space over two floors - Salona has apparently recently undergone renovations and is generally a lot funkier than before. The menu reflects this contemporary approach - classic Greek dishes may still rear their head, but generally there's less emphasis on slabs of meat or fish thrown on the grill and served with a wedge of lemon (delicious as that generally is).
Four people to share and lots of food ordered - ranging from the excellent dips (the omnipresent tzatziki and my personal favourite, kopanisti - red capsicum) through to octopus, calamari, saltbush lamb kefte (a revelation) and ocean trout. And not a 'Greek salad' in sight! :) :)
Will certainly head back - loved the place.
Visited for Salona's 50th (!!!) birthday. It was hard to get good photos in the dimly-lit, packed out space, so hopefully a written overview will suffice. Menu items I tried included the zucchini kefte (delicious), saganaki (amazing) and various dips. The space is charming with a mix of traditional and contemporary decor, plus bars both upstairs and downstairs. Staff are absolutely wonderful and the menu can be catered to vegans and vegetarians.
Great staff and ambience! The octopus was so good, I wish there was more than just a tentacle.
The drink Alemagou drink was so delish! The pasta was too salty for me and the lamb was good but not the best. All in all, it was still a good dining experience.
We tried Salona for the second time last night and the food was great, freshly cooked, very tasty and well presented. The waiters were attentive and service overall was fantastic.
Overall it was a wonderful meal ( the Hilopites and the zucchini keftedes were incredible ), great value for money we will certainly be going back!
4.3. Seriously good place. Highly recommended. We had a great night here. Thereās so much to love about the food. The dips were flavourful and bread was excellent. The chicken cooked in the paper was full of flavour, and moist and cooked perfectly. And, the sweet potato mousaka was really well balanced, and interesting. It was crisp, smooth and fluffy all at once. We enjoyed all the dishes. We wouldnāt hesitate to return.
Just did the cocktail making course. Well worth it, a great experience and some very tasty cocktails. A sampler of the food was absolutely yummo.
We took the cocktail making class here and had a great night learning to make cocktails and understanding the basics of how to make them at home. Simon was very knowledgeable about all things alcohol.
This experience was bought on RedBalloon with a matched meze which was absolutely delicious and a much needed snack in between the drinks.
Would highly recommend this experience and also this quaint family owned restaurant with quality food.
Great service, great cocktails, amazing banquet (even with a couple of gluten free guests)
Small note: Not the best acoustics - possibly a little loud for grandparents / older people.
I never leave a review - but I felt compelled to after the brilliant service and food tonight.
Cannot recommend the Chicken Riganato more! Absolutely fantastic.
I went to Salona yesterday for dinner, and to put it shortly the experience was absolutely exceptional. The quality of the food was incredible, the restaurant has a really nice atmosphere, and the customer service was excellent. Simon and Alex who we spoke to couldn't have been more friendly and accommodating. I definitely recommend Salona to anyone! I'll definitely be coming back soon!
I Loved the fresh food here but portion size was quite small compared to the price. It was quite expensive . I felt the service was rushed . We ordered the steak and it was $55 with nothing else to accomodate it.
We had the 5 course degustation with matching wines last night. What a wonderful experience. The food was superb. The wines were delicious. The waiter was attentive and knowledgeable. Nothing was too much trouble. Overall a perfect night. Well done to the Salona team.
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