I’ve been to Volos a dozen times, although not recently. The food is good and higher quality. It has a Financial District vibe inside. I’ve dined there before opera and I’ve brought Greek American relatives there for dinner when they were staying nearby. One thing I’ve always found interesting about Volos is that they keep pork off their menu. I presume that’s partly to make it a good choice for clients who don’t eat pork for religious reasons. They have a couple lamb dishes on the menu. https://qrcodes.pro/V6jGid#Dinner%20Menu
It’s owned by the Antoniou family that owns Little Anthony’s, across the street from Volos. I think of it as a lunch place for the Financial District, and a pre-opera place.
I like Mamakas. I consider it to be a restaurant trying to sell Greek food to non-Greeks. The portions are a little too precious, the prices are a little high. It’s a beautiful space. I don’t expect Danforth pricing. I do expect the same value as one would expect at Enoteca Sociale or Union, which pay similar rent to Mamakas, but I find dinner at Mamakas costs more for less, compared to the other better choice stylish restaurants on Ossington and Dundas W.
The food is good, but it’s as much about the space and vibe as the food. A little sceney for me. (I’m feeling old as I push 50) A previous pastry chef (I don’t know who the current one is) didn’t know much about Greek pastry. She would sometimes invent pastries, not realizing a Greek pastry very similar to her invention already existed.
I haven’t eaten inside Astoria for years. I like their pork and lamb souvlaki, which I get to-go.
Asteria also served good souvlaki, but it’s been a while since I got takeout from them. Asteria is the hole-in-the-wall where Greeks in the neighbourhood often get their takeout souvlaki. Souv-Like, on Pape, is another divey spot that is popular with Greeks in the neighbourhood.
