Reviews for Ariana's Greek Restaurant in West Columbia, SC

What a great experience! My husband and I decided to try this place and had a lovely dinner - great ambiance, festive... decorations and music playing, great service, and delicious greek food. It is a family owned restaurant, and the owner/chef isfrom Athens Greece and makes everything himself - he came out during our meal to say hello and ask how everything was. Weenjoyed the Greek (Turkish) coffee, and appetizer of grape leaves, and a lamb and a chicken dish. All was fantastic. We’ll beback to try more on the menu, as everything sounded delicious. A great date night spot that doesn’t break the bank. Read more

Great little restaurant. Not a lot of seating but we got seated right away at 7:30 on a Friday evening. The food was incredible,... and our server was very attentive. The Greek dressing on the salad had a great blend of spices. Wasn't at all like any Greekdressing I've ever had. Rice had a great texture. Baklava had a hint of cinnamon. Nice mint flavor in the tzatziki, too. Read more

Good food and great service! Overall a good experience. We did a takeout and the restaurant stayed open a little bit after... their hours for us to pick it up. Works very well when most of the places close at 8 or 9pm. Tried Chicken Kebob, Kadu andVegetable Sambosa. All of it delicious! Tried Kadu and Sambosa for the first time, really happy that we did. Kadu has thisreally nice cardamom flavor and smell. Sambosa was very flavorful and delicuous. Chicken Kabob came with flavored brown ricealongside white rice white - great addition. Read more

This was my first time trying this restaurant and it will definitely be my last. Order: lamb souvlaki platter with pita bread,... basmati rice, greek potatoes, served with cucumbers lettuce and tomatoes, and tzatziki sauce Price of platter: $16.50 Price ofsalad: $6.00 I got this food through delivery and when I picked up the bag my first initial thought was ‘wow this plate issuper light’ and then when I actually pulled my food out I was instantly irritated. First my Caesar salad was literally 10pieces of lettuce that was gone in 3 bites! Then my plate consisted of 4 pieces of lamb, 4 pieces of pita bread, half a scoop ofbasmati rice, and some other orange stuff which I wasn’t familiar with. The lamb had a decent taste , the pita bread was good(but how bad can pita bread be?), and the rice was tasteless. They completely left off my potatoes and the cucumbers and lettucemix which I feel would’ve help fill me up from the lack of the other portions. They also forgot my utensils. The price ofthis food (minus delivery fees and tips) DID NOT equate to what I received. I am so dissatisfied and disappointed that I wastedmy money but the least I could do was put up a review and warn the next person…just go to Grecian Gardens which is what Ishould’ve stuck too. Read more

I wanted something different while out of town. This was small, quaint and quiet. I ordered 7 sisters Moscato, very good. Water.... I asked the waiter for his suggestions. Settled on lamb gyro with Greek potatoes. Mind you, there were only 3 seated in therestaurant. I waited 43 minutes for my food. Patient. The waiter finally brought it, and apologized for the delay but noexplanation. *perhaps they were sacrificing the lamb* It was fantastic. Beautifully presented, loving prepared. Very good amountof meat. The potatoes were perfect. I decided to get baklava to go. Not sure if I was a fluke on the delay. I might come backnext time I'm here. You should go at least once. Read more

Interesting take on some traditional Greek dishes! Great flavors, cooked over charcoal so there is great flavor!! This place is... totally worth a trip to that side of town!! Read more

Being Greek, I think I am pretty experienced in Greek food. Although it is not authentic Greek, it is still delicious. I am not... sure where the owner is from, but he clearly put his own spin on things. Tzatziki is like nothing I ever had. The Greek potatoesagain were different, too. But everything was delicious. Service was great and prices were good. Read more

Food didn’t taste bad but wasn’t delicious either. Portions were small for prices. Ordered Dolmades and Spanakopita... appetizers, you only got 4 pieces of each. Ordered Gyros and they were small as well. Service was slow even though we were theonly 2 people in there. Unfortunately wasn’t impressed! Read more