Wonderful menu, friendly staff, lovely atmosphere.....a great place to enjoy a night with family & friends. A restaurant to return to again......highly recommended!
My favourite restaurant been here many times and every time I come it's amazing and the service is amazing too couldn't recommend them highly enough!!!
Loved it. Everything was beautiful. Special mention to the calamari that was to die for. Staff were attentive and happy. Really enjoyed it. Will be back.
Amazing food and service! Food melted in mouth and the dessert... awesome!
Tonight we had our daughters confirmation function dinner and we could not fault the staff or food. The staff we attentive but not over bearing and were happy to help in any way. Food was fabulous and most of all a wonderful evening was had by all. Thank you again and see you soon.
Great food, great service and value for money. Not one spare table last night - a testament to a great restaurant.
Great food great service must admit the best Greek food we have tried in Melbourne. It's a must.
Great food... Great staff... Great service
Highly recommend,won't disappoint,my favorite Greek restaurant
Divine food and excellent service! The evening we were there the restaurant was packed! Says a lot for an area where diners are spoilt for choice! Take the family you won't be disappointed!
Great food although saganaki a bit thin and very oily but everything else on the banquet was seasoned well and delicious. Htipiti (tirokafteri) is to die for. Portions are big and filling and atmosphere and service wonderful.
After having my sons christening at meltemi in 2014, we came back for our daughters christening this year. That speaks for itself. Everything was awesome, the food, the venue and the service. Thank you to Betty and Antony and everyone at meltemi for ensuring our day was perfect.
Iara Nardes Xavier Franke
+5
Do You like a good meal? This is the rigth place, and people are lovely.
Food was on point. Customer service was fantastic, cant wait to go back.
Fantastic customer service, proper Greek food with great portions. Felt like I was at a Greek tavern back in Greece. Will definitely back. Thank you Meltemi.
Excellent efficient service and delicious food. The calamari was tender, and the amount of food was good. Gave us free desert after our meal. We purchased extra alcohol,. A wine size bottle of Greek retsina was only $14. Its also byo. I'm a local, first time here, and will be coming back soon again for dinner.
The Wandering Reviewer
+4
Came here with friends and for my a long drive across town. It was worth it. Packed with what appeared to be regulars (by the chatty familiar conversations between staff and guests), this place has just beautiful food.
We started with dips followed by feta saganyaki. Main was lamb gyros. Portion sizes were good. Although I must say the dips weeent anything spectacular. The wine was a lovely Pinot Gris.
Would’ve taken photos but so immersed in the experience, the company and the food I didn’t get around to it.
Wheelchair friendly. Kid friendly. Parking isn’t too bad on Mt Alex. road.
Staff were extremely helpful and nothing was too much problem.
Will return.
Authentic and delicious, with such a variety to choose from. Highly recommend seafood and the lamb in broth. Restaurant is family oriented and friendly.
A beautiful Greek tavern that has a homely warm ambience and fantastic Greek food! I loved the chicken souvlaki, the chicken was moist and flavoursome. The Lokoumades were drenched in honey and came out nice and hot. I would recommend this place 100% 👌🏻
Best Greek food on this side of the bolte bridge. You can't go wrong with their fried white bait, dips and bread, and gyros. Service is always 5 stars and food comes out quickly. Probably best to book on weekends - everyone is catching on!
DINNER
Great place, love everything about it. Always have great food, massive selections, big servings. This place is going to do so well over the years to come. And I will be there eating all the food joyfully :)
The food is good and tasty, big portions but quality lacks a bit (pretty oily, not overly fresh). Service is really good and there is a good variety on the menu. Desserts don't look great at all but maybe I'm just not one for Greek dessert. Bit on the pricier side.
We had the $45 banquet and there was more than enough food. We had about 1/4 of the food remaining at the end.
The dips were good and came with hot bread which is a great start in my opinion. If you get the hot bread right then it'll most likely be a good meal.
The chicken and lamb skewers were great, gyros also good and the Greek salad was nice (some of the best fetta I've had).
The staff were very friendly and the service was spot on.
The only thing lacking in my opinion was a bit of atmosphere.
Exceptionally busy night when we went. Other than a hiccup with booking, which was dealt with promptly, the food was great and the service excellent. Reasonably priced.
Will definately go again but maybe just not on Cox Plate race day.
My wife and I went here on Saturday night and it was absolutely fantastic!! We ordered the Meltemi Banquet and we had trouble finishing it. The service was prompt and friendly, the food was excellent and it was value for money ( Meltemi Banquet $60.00 per person). I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone, this place would easily be in the top five Greek restaurant's in Melbourne. 👌
Lovely Greek tavern style restaurant in a nice part of Moonee Ponds. Staff were lovely and happy to help. I ordered the spanakorizo which was amazing! By no means traditional, it was spicy and had lots of feta through it. I recommend this restaurant for a casual meal.
We had dinner here a couple of nights ago and loved it. I had the mixed gyros which was very generous and oh so tasty while hubby had the meatballs and loved them! We shared a loukomades (Greek doughnuts) for dessert - they were gorgeous, light and melted in your mouth. The serving size was very generous, so one to share was more than enough! The staff were very friendly also. This place comes highly recommended by us!
Have been to this restaurant a few times now and have always enjoyed it. My husband and I had the banquet and it didn't disappoint, certainly more than enough food. Staff were lovely and service was quick considering how busy they were. The only suggestion would be to have a few more wines available by the glass, not a lot of variety.
Enjoyed a lovely meal at this tavern. It was better than l had expected. relaxed atmosphere and terrific service that was just right. Would return any time.
Nice small Greek tavern with tasty food and not shy on their servings. Prices are reasonable for the quality of food. The only negative comment I have is that it does get too overcrowded and you are constantly having people bumping into you while you are eating. Will be happy to return.
Really enjoyed coming here for dinner. There were no frills, but great food and really good service. Felt taken care of throughout the night and it was so well priced for the quality of food. Will be back for sure.
Went there for a birthday dinner with 15 people and service and food quality was outstanding. Dips were brought out straight after ordering and everyone's mains came out together and correct. Service was fantastic. Will definitely return in the near future.
Beautifully authentic greek tavern food and atmosphere. Ive been to meltemi 4 times so far, dinners and functions and has always reached my expectations. Their delicious food filled me up to the brink everytime and this place is highly recommended. Beautiful staff, food and atmosphere love love love 100%
Lovely food
Prompt delivery of food and service
Staff very friendly
Average price per couple more like $70
Good value for money and would recommend
Great food, lots of variety and great customer service - warmly greeted and staff very attentive. Will be coming back. Reasonable prices too! Highly recommended.
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If you’ve been playing along with my dining escapades for a while now, you have probably read about my Greek connection. When I was born my dad was in the midst of a serious snooker battle (spanning 15 years) with an old Greek fellow in the rural NSW town I grew up in. Every Friday they would battle it out over Greek coffees and kourambiethes. When I came along, to try to distract his opponent, my Mum and Dad asked the Venardos’ if they would like to be my godparents; or perhaps the honour was a bribe for Stavros to go easy on my dad. Either way, I grew up eating spanakopita (spinach and feta pie) even when I refused to eat any other kind of vegetable. I learnt many things from my Nona (godmother): that ice cream is healthy because it is full of calcium, that chips deep fried in olive oil and dusted with dried dill and salt are very healthy (duh, potato is a vegetable) and that sugar-coated almonds are best left in their tulle-wrapped bomboniere form displayed in the china cabinet forevermore. She also instilled in me a deep love of Greek food.
Although not advertised as doing takeaway, we called and asked if the would help out and do six souv's as we were struggling to find a reasonable souv in the area. Well they did and with a smile too. This was the first time we've had food from here and the lamb souv were good but the chicken souv were a stand out by those that had them. They weren't greasy or overloaded with sauce and garlic (the vamps left the area a while ago!) and they didn't fall apart. They were simply great. We also had a serve of their chips, so large. Definitely worth a repeat visit to the restaurant.
Fantastic greek cuisine! I have been to this tavern many times, and for different occasions and i have always left satisfied with every aspect. The food is mouth watering and the service has always been amazing. The staff are extremely friendly and attentive. The banquet meals have always been a favourite ( i had the athenian tonight ) as they really display what greek eating is all about... real hearty food, and a lot of it!!! Having the saganaki (fried cheese) and loukoumades (greek donuts) I feel like i'm in greece every time I eat there. Meltemi is by far my favourite greek tavern in Melbourne!
Kieran Barns-Jenkins
+4.5
Tasty and reasonably priced. Offering slightly more laid back Greek Fair then across the road Meltemi is tasty and reasonably priced. On my most recent visit we had taramasalata, saganaki and grilled octopus to start - all excellent. For a main I had mixed gyros which was nice and my partner had flounder fillets which she thought were ok but I thought were very nice. A very nice place for a relaxed standard Greek fare.
Amazing Greek food. This is my favorite greek restaurant in Melbourne. I always take friends and business associates to this Tavern. The food is always fresh, the service very friendly. I especially love the seafood platter. Its very tasty and it comes in very generous portions. Other items that i always order are the Saganaki and the Loukoumades!
Festivus - mouth watering. Absolutely fantastic!
Had the middle priced buffet and every item on it was incredible
Rolled out the door more than satisfied
Good food. Went here a couple of weeks ago for dinner and I am still thinking about the food. Delicious! Service was good and as the evening progressed and the place filled, the waiter did well to keep up, as there was only one of him and it appeared the man running the restaurant wasn't going to lend a helping hand. As far as price, it's not the cheapest place for a group of four, but I thought the pricing was reasonable for the mains. We also got a share plate of dips and bread which I personally think was a little bit overpriced, however, perhaps the dips were all home made? Not sure if that was the reasoning behind it. I would go back.
The food is faultless! So delicious! Had the stuffed chicken & partner had the slow cooked lamb. Entrées were the dips, octopus and saganaki. Will definitely return
Have been here several times and never ever disappointed with the food..always fresh and prompt, always with a smile, great place!
As a person who's favourite sentence is "all you can eat" - yes I'm a big eater I was weary reading previous rewiews about not enough food but I must say we ordered the Meltemi banquet (two of us) and we left food on the last plate we were that full. Look it is no Hellenic Republic and does not set out to be, it's a tavern but I did feel the price was about $10 dearer than what I would expect to pay for this quality.
Staff here are fantastic. Personable, attentive and friendly. Will come back just for them.
Work Dinner. Went to Meltemi's for dinner on Tuesday evening and had a fabulous experience. The food was absolutely beautiful, seafood cooked to perfection & the service was honestly second to none!! will definitely be back
Been to nearly every greek restaurant in Melb. Meltemi has to be number 1!!!! Very good service and the waiters are hotties. Best food never leave with disappointments! Good atmosphere. Highly reccomended :)
Fantastic Greek food. Tony and Athina are fantastic hosts at Meltemi. We are regulars and they always look after us. really fresh seafood. The banquets provide variety will decent portions. Loukomatoes are always a great choice for desert. highly recommend
Rather enjoyed my dining here.Got the banquet the food was great aswell as the service was very fast and the waiter was attentive,would defiantly go back.
Been to this eatery a few times now. The food is quite good and the service prompt. My only gripe is the price of the food. Expensive for taverna fanfare.
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Great Greek. If you feel like a hearty Greek Feast this is definitely the place to visit. Dined here with friends on Saturday night and had a wonderful evening.
Within 5 minutes of ordering, our Saganaki was placed on our table sizzling and no more than 7-10 minutes later our mains were all placed down in front of us. Very impressed with the prompt service, no body was left without their meal, everything came out quickly, it was fantastic. The portions are huge, highly recommend the mixed chicken and lamb gyros- delicious and comes with everything you want in a Greek meal. My only criticism with the gyros is that there isn't enough tzatziki (comes in a tiny tub).
We forgot to present our entertainment card upon requesting the bill, and when we told the waitress she re-printed our bill, no questions asked and was very friendly...I half expected them to be annoyed but it wasn't an issue at all.
The only downside with the service was that there was far too many staff rostered on that a lot of them were standing around staring at the diners which I found to be a little uncomfortable.
Other than that- great!
Fantastic meal fantastic service. Went with a group of five and enjoyed delicious scallops and fetta saganaki. Main meals of slow cooked lamb, saganaki prawns, calamari , dory and mixed gyros. Food was fantastic and the staff were friendly and attentive.
Great Food. Loved the dips with the warm fresh bread! So delicious!
Great food, great service. A hot night in January 2013, but George the friendly waiter kept his cool and gave us great service. Seven of us dined - we chose the second banquet and the food was fresh, tasty and kept coming. I'd go back, and I thank Betty and Anthony, the owners, and Boris - our other waiter, for a lovely night.
Meltemi is your typical cliche Greek restaurant, with the obligatory indoor Taverna look and slightly grumpy host, but despite this, the overall experience is pleasantl and worthwhile. The prices are a little on the high side, but the quality is also high.
Authentic Greek cuisine, always good with a pleasant atmosphere... These Greeks do an awesome BBQ platter of meats and seafood.... Love it
Will be back here again
This places amazing. So many tastes and textures with the most brilliant friendly service. Totally returning for round two!
Very nice food. We had a great time with the food at Meltimi, everything I had was spot on for taste, a real enjoyment.
The NOISE was insane near the end of the evening, but that's the Greeks for you I s'pose!
All in all, a nice dining experience, prices were a little on the higher side of my comfort level, but you get great food!
I'd definitely return (I'd make it an early start/finish however!)
Fantastic!! Great food and service! 2nd time there only to be remembered! Meals were big and very filling!!!
Excellent!. Keep up the great work guys, had our sons christening and it was fantastic great food, service & all our guests enjoyed it. Couldn't speak higher of Meltemi Greek tavern great job!!!
Great dips. My friend and I had the $25 banquet and enjoyed everything. The dips were great as was the calamari and greek sausages. There was heaps to eat and we had a lovely meal. Would go again.
Best Greek!. Was feeling extra hungry so we ordered the meltemi banquet... Could not stop eating there was so much quality food on the table. You get what you pay for, the service was excellent. Walked out with a smile on my face and was happy to pay the bill with no regrets
Had the meltemi banquet, everything cooked perfectly and delicious. Best Greek food I have had in a long time!!
Delicious dips, fresh and tasty calamari, tender souvlaki meat. Fast and friendly service and good value for money.
Fantastic! Great food, excellent service! An amazing dining experience. The Dips are addictive and the seafood so fresh.
Give the seafood platter a go.....it rocks....amazing.
Fresh excellent seafooid, great service and friendly atmosphere. Seafood souvlaki is to die for
Highly recommended!. Since moving from Collingwood to Ascot Vale, i never thought i would come across anything close to Jims Greek Tavern... Meltemi has certainly hit the mark. As a regular diner for the past 3 years, i have never been disappointed... Staff and owners are always very friendly and accommodating. It's sometimes a little loud, however that is expected as it is always so busy. As for the food... Exceptional!!! Always fresh and cooked to perfection. Best Greek restaurant on this side of town by far!
Great food. But $7to open every screw top bottle is too expensive. Will find better value Greek food in future
Great food. Service great. Table presentation a bit cheap. Lovely atmosphere and pretty good value.
Awesome. Ate here last night and found the whole experience awesome. We had the Meltemi banquet and the food was amazing and plentiful.......this was all topped off by the fantastic service from our waiter who was always on hand to fill our water and ensure everything was OK without being pushy and always with a smile.
We used the entertainment card and had no issues with service or food quality or servings.
Would definitely recommend this place to family/friends and will certainly be going back again!
Like this resturant but I don't understand why their takeaway lamb is so fatty & hard in the soulvas yet when u eat in it is beautiful. Confused
Great night out. Had a booking for restaurant over the road and they double booked. Trotted over road to Meltemi and was greeted with an immediate table and immediate service. Gorgeous reassuring waitress and lovely hunk of a waiter made our night. Good service, kind, attentive and fun. Helpful and continual topping up of water et al. Highly recommended for a relaxed, affordable and fun time with calamari to die for. Delicious seafood platter and the meat platter was overwhelmingly tasty. Good advertisement for Melbourne dining and Moonee Ponds in particular. From a visitor from Mid North Coast NSW.
Thumbs Up!. Had the greek banquet which was really amazing choices and for the most part the service was great. There was a stuff up at the end with not receiving a course but we ending up leaving before they could correct it and they adjusted the bill accordingly which was much appreciated. Had a great Greek experience and would happily return.
It was recommended by a Greek friend & it didn’t fail to satisfy our taste buds!
The food is so fresh here absolutely delicious! The decor is a little old fashioned and it could do with a bit of a freshen up but this restaurant I would call and old-faithful. You get a complementary glass of wine! Not many places do that these days!
...If I could leave a small amount of criticism though, and only in the name of quality improvement, I did have two dirty glasses, one for water and one for the wine. They were only mildly dirty, but I did notice it and this is a big bug bear of mine. I hope this is better next time! I will be coming back :D
Loved it! Too much for 2 but so sad not being able to eat it all! The very best calamari, the meat platter 🤗👍 the people and ambience so so good. Get in there, so worth driving 45 minutes.
Came here with friends and for my a long drive across town. It was worth it. Packed with what appeared to be regulars (by the chatty familiar conversations between staff and guests), this place has just beautiful food.
We started with dips followed by feta saganyaki. Main was lamb gyros. Portion sizes were good. Although I must say the dips weeent anything spectacular. The wine was a lovely Pinot Gris.
Would’ve taken photos but so immersed in the experience, the company and the food I didn’t get around to it.
Wheelchair friendly. Kid friendly. Parking isn’t too bad on Mt Alex. road.
Staff were extremely helpful and nothing was too much problem.
Will return.
We went on a Thursday night with four people there were only four other couples in the place the whole night. We ordered mixed dips for four people, the saganaki and fried calamari for entree. Saganaki and Calamari was beautiful as was the freshly made bread. The dips were ok but came quickly very salty all. The mixed gyros platter and the whole snapper were delicious. Service was fast for food bit slow for drinks but overall would definitely return and the waitress and manager were very polite and friendly . I would
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