Olympia Pizza

Posted on September 23, 2025 by steve

This is a thirty year old restaurant that looks like the focus is on Greek food, so that’s what we had for lunch. It was just okay. The spanakopita was probably the best item we had.

The first time we went here we waited for ten minutes and no one ever showed up form the kitchen, but the second time the service was good.

They have quite a few wines by the glass at good prices, although I wish they had more Greek and Santorini wines beyond just retsina.. My Australia Pinot Grigio was good.

It looks like pizza might be the way to go.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/olympia-pizza-vancouver

Chef Ron

Posted on April 25, 2025 by steve

Chef Ron is a most unusual restaurant. At first it seems it is going to be Middle Eastern, with lots of kebabs and such. But there are also hamburgers, hot dogs, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, pastas, Greek, Chinese, and even tempura! Oh, and American breakfast. So I guess the theme is “There is no theme”.

We started with the hummus appetizer. It was served with tortilla chips, so I guess that’s a Mexican element, too. It was quite good.

I had the Loghmeh, a minced spice lamb dish, cooked on skewers. It was a very generous serving, and was delicious.

My companion had the shrimp tempura, which was also very good. It was served with nicely crisped shoestring french fries.

The house white wine is a delicious Pinot Grigio.

Service was friendly and efficient.

Hydra Estiatorio

Posted on July 10, 2024 by steve

This restaurant is stunning. I wasn’t expecting it, either from the website or the hotel’s facade.

We had a delightful lunch here. We started with the assorted dips, served with crudites, pitas, and the best pita chips I’ve ever had. We couldn’t pick a favorite, although the salmon one was certainly a standout.