Blue Greek Taverna

Ssb1963.

Rude Rude Rude!

There are not enough words to tell you how awful this restaurant is. I have a son who is a tattoo artist and so he has tattoos. He is well mannered, clean cut and extremely respectful. He and his friend went into this restaurant last...

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Dina123.

Delicious!

Visited this little place twice in 2 weeks. We loved it. Clean, tasty and although a bit on the high side price wise, we felt comfortable and very pleased when we left. Both times we ate there, the owner came out and greeted us and both time he sent out a small free dessert when we did not order one. I have been to Greece and the food and service here is at par if not better than what we had there! Try it.

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Src1996.

Rudest owner ever! Will never go back!!!!!!

I tried to redeem my groupon on March 5th. The groupon stated it expired on March 15th. There is NO mention of exclusion of alcohol or a minimum purchase if you use the groupon!. When I get to the restaurant, I tell the waiter I have a groupon and he tells me the alcohol is not included AND I have to purchase a minimum of $50!!!

We had to choose 2 more appetizers that we didn't want just to get up to the amount we needed.

When we were ready to pay our bill, I showed the waiter my groupon phone app and he said, "we don't accept that. We must have a print out." I told him I wanted to speak to the owner/manager. The owner came out and told me he was sick and tired of people coming into his restaurant wanting to eat for free and he wished he had never heard of groupon!!! He told me without a print out he would not accept it because he couldn't even be sure my app was a real groupon and not a forged groupon! I told him I understood him not having a bar code reader but he could write down my groupon number and it would be the same thing. He refused!

Then he tells me the groupon was not supposed to be good after January, that was a groupon company error not his, so I would have to take it up with them and he wasn't going to accept it! I was looking at an $87 bill to pay!!!!!!!!

I told him I wasn't paying the bill if he wouldn't take the groupon. He told me I was trying to threaten him with black mail and that he would call the cops if he had to!

I said, "So if I give you a print out, are you going to accept the groupon?" He finally said yes so I asked if I could use his printer. He said, "Lady, this is not kinkos, no I don't have a printer you can use!" It was pouring outside. I had to walk in the pouring rain, 2 blocks in 4 inch heels, to get a print out for this man before he would take $35 off our ticket.

I have never been so rudely spoken to or treated in my life. I told him I would not give him a good review. He said he could care less what I wrote about him. He said he wasn't in business to care, he was in business to serve good food.

I think this man has missed the whole point of "groupon". Build new repeat business! I will never go back nor will anybody I associate with want to go after I am finished telling them how we were treated.

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Artist Jim.

I'll never go back

Someone recommended this place so I tried it for lunch one day. I had the octopus salad appetizer which was grilled. It was tough and extremely overcooked. I had a greek salad that was very large in portion but not very good in taste. The tomatoes were almost white. I can walk in Publix and get a fresher tomato than that....and this is a restaurant! Have had better Greek salad dressing out of a bottle. And ended up being a $25 lunch with tip. Forget this placfe.

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HarvardAlumni.

Positive Experience

First of all, our comments regarding restaurant quality directly effect the business of a restaurant. As residents of Georgia, we should all be contributing to a common cause- to develop our economy. Complaints about pita bread reflect your economic instability- not personal prestige. So why are you in such an uncomfortable financial situation that you have to complain about paying for pita bread? -Because Georgia residents do not understand that their unreasonable comments and reliability on nationwide corporations (i.e. walmart) are contributing to this falling economy. Looking at this business and other small businesses as a whole, they are only trying to support themselves and contribute to the prosperity of the state- just like you. So instead of deepening the holes in your pockets by bashing your own state's small businesses, have a different approach. Be appreciative for the privelages that you have to even dine outside your home when individuals in third world countries have to eat ants to get their recommended daily protein values. Think local, buy local, and reciprocally thrive.

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Diva Kathy.

Mediocre Food, Terrible Service

I was incredibly disappointed in this restaurant. The short version: though not busy the waiter was completely inattentive; They were out of gyro meat completely, salads with lukewarm (as in sitting out too long) ingredients and wilted lettuce, a waiter that disappears for ages and then comes back reeking of smoke. He also has no idea what wines they have in stock, and they don't have a wine menu. Watch out if they offer bread, because what they don't tell you is that they charge you for it...that's if they bring it or not. We had to have this charge removed since the guy never brought it to us. Overpriced, tasteless food was a real shock since this restaurant had good reviews as recently as 2 years ago. I won't be back.

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Squirrel4qer.

EXCELLENT Gyros!!!

My wife and I went there...she got a boring salad (just my opinion), but she said it was good...As for me...I have been to Greece and have eaten the Gyros there....and these are dead on the money at this place...Very large Gyros...Good pricing...I will definitely go back....and I will definitely be getting the Gyros...Excellent!

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Nung Nu.

Blu Greek Taverna

Was hesitant to try due to several negative reviews.

Forget them. GO taste for yourself.

It states on the menu Pita Bread and olive tapenade is $1.00 per two people. Our waiter pointed out that the price had gone up. We decided to try it.. Olive Tapenade was scrumptious. Appetizer was Keftedes (rolled meatballs). They were good. Not what we expected but still good. The hummus that came with it took us too a new level of hummus delight. Next time we wouldn't get the Pita Bread/olive tapanade or the meatballs we would ask for a bowl of hummus. They make it on premise.



My friend didn't care for lamb so they ordered the Mousaka. I order Kleftiko (lamb prime-rib slow cooked). The Mousaka came with rice to die for. An order of fruit also came with it. I think every bite of the Mousaka was better than the bite before it. The fruit could have been desert as it was that good.



Now to the Kleftiko. Wow, Wow, Wow!!! Remember my friend didn't care for lamb. Not so with this dish. They also loved it. The lamb melted in your mouth. The mint jelly was the best we ever tasted. I enjoy food and normally have nothing to take home. Not in this case. I took almost half of it home. There was that much food.



We were too full to even consider desert.



Would we go back. Yes! Yes! Yes!

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BellaRina27.

BEST GREEK CUISINE IN TOWN!!!!

Best Greek food I have ever tasted!! Large portions, and very reasonably priced!! The Greek wine is wonderful. The atmosphere is relaxed and the people are very kind. The service was quick yet we felt it was comfortable. Perfect spot for a night out with friends or for an intimate dinner. IF you haven't tried it, you are truly missing out on a great experience in Marietta.

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Painter987.

Nice Place

Right when i walked into Blu Greek Taverna i knew i chose the right place to eat dinner. I liked the theme of blue and white. I ordered a nicosia salad and it was very delicious.

The only thing was, it took a while to get it, but i guess that happens at every resteraunt. It tasted fresh and tasty.

I would recomend this restaurant. :)

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Nikegirlatl.

Bad food and expensive

I wanted a place where I can catch up with my girlfriend so thought we could grab a glass of wine and a few apps. We did and ordered the octopus, calamari, some salads and hummus. The octopus was terrible. We gave it back after the first...

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Oscn.

bad food, overly expensive, charges not disclosed

This was such a bad experience. The food was just okay, and when the bill came it knocked us out of our shoes. The soft drink refills were not free, which was not disclosed, the kids meals came only with meat and hummus, french fries were...

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