Greg's Restaurant

Pros: Early Dinner Special-- SO much food for a reasonable price.Cons: Parking is hard, lot was full so had to park down the street. Service was good, food took long but it was a full house so that's expected. Food was ok...nothing to write home about but it was good. But for the price of that dinner special, I will definitely be back. I can see why it's been around for so long based off prices alone.

Food is great and the service is amazing. I love the overall vibe of the place. I highly recommend.

The best prime rib! Cooked perfectly! They have it on the menu Thursday Friday and Saturday!

Best olde school italian around, period. A hidden gem.ii I'llL I'll i I'll iIou I'll I'll I I'll ii I I I'll I i I'll o I'll i kill p I hill

How is this place still open? Smelly. Total bulk canned food. Staff is typically nice, but can get grumpy if you are only one person and it gets busy. Drinks are reasonably priced, but beer selection is limited. Jarred pasta sauce, heavy and yucky meat. If you prefer quantity over quality you might like it. I prefer quality. They get an extra star for having yummy spumoni dessert. If you like a blue plate special atmosphere and don't have discerning tastebuds, this place is for you.

Having been craving a hearty portion of beef for a while, I perused through Google looking to locally satiate my need for meat. Though I must've passed by the building hundreds of times over the years, I've never noticed Greg's until it came up on the results. This unassuming building by the Mt. Auburn cemetery is a hidden gem. I wonder how many have passed over it for the more contemporary eateries? Having no one to go with, and being a self-conscious type, I almost chickened out but promise of a meal I've been longing for said come come just do it. Greeted warmly by auntie-like staff, I passed through the bustling bar area and into the quieter dining room. Dimly lit and accented by vintage style wall sconces and fairy lights made for a cozy ambiance. Decorated tin ceiling tiles, exposed brick and warm, wood-paneled walls. Plush red leather booths and classic cafe chairs based off the Thonet 18. Like the ending scene of That Girl's first episode where Marlo Thomas' character Ann Marie and her potential love interest Don Hollinger sitting at a red checkered table for their first date, I sat down anticipating my own romantic experience with this neighborhood Italian-American restaurant with mid 20th century decor. This isn't a place that's "trying" to be of the period. Aside from the nostalgic 80's hits playing softly in the background, it's as if the place never changed, and I love that.I scarcely looked at the menu to be honest, as I knew exactly what I wanted. Prime Rib medium rare with horseradish, a side of salad and roasted potatoes. The salad came promptly, with a plate of fluffy, sesame coated Scala bread and butter. By the time I finished, my hot hot plate arrived on cue, a lovely thick portion of rib meat lightly bathed in jus.Now though I haven't had underwhelming prime rib anywhere, I am a known sinner for drowning meat in A1 and horseradish. I did decide to cut a piece and eat it with the jus alone.Oh dear readers do listen. The flavors bursted vibrantly. A touch of horseradish dotted here and there, but the steak sauce remained untouched through the duration of the meal. The next 15 minutes were just The Psychedelic Furs, Erasure, Madonna, me and prime rib. I don't remember my surroundings from being in bliss. All the anxiety I had as a solo restaurant-goer disappeared and I transcended. This is true cozy comfort of a restaurant. Next time he visits, I will bring my British partner to experience what it's like to go to what I now consider "a true American restaurant experience". Maybe I'll come before that anyways because wow, that was lovely.Thank you for the wonderful food and hospitality to everyone present tonight.

Baked pork chop comes Italian crust and a side of apple sauce. I often go for the early bird special and it's always busy! Order early!

Crowded local hangout ...Decent espresso martini.....Salad was bla, saving factor were the large chunks of blue cheese I had the pasta facility, probably the worst rendition ever. 95% broth, a few carrots, a few pieces of pasta and not ONE bean to be found. The recipe translates to pasta and BEANS. WTFService very sub par, waitress would disappear for extended periods of time, tables who came in after us received their food first. My companions baked scallops were piping hot, and mediocre. I had eggplant and chicken Parm. Absolutely delicious, pity it was lukewarm at best.....pasta was cooked perfectly, sauce featured a lot of basil and oregano, yum...Dessert was an absolute disaster....my lady loves pecan pie, so we opted for the pecan pie with whiskey sauce and ice cream. A small slice of nuked pie, not enough pecans, whiskey sauce bland at best....huge DISAPPOINTMENTFood might have deserved a rating of 3, but the service knocked down the overall experience.

Food is delicious....servers are nice & prompt.... The ambiance is like a small restaurant in Italy!

Food: A+Ambiance: A+Service: Food- A+, Bartender- FLove this place but the bartender this evening was comically bad. She ignored numerous customers consistently and only talked with some (very drunk) friends of hers who were so obnoxious that the very sweet older ladies seated next to them picked up their plates and moved across the bar next to us. Everything else was absolutely wonderful and I love this restaurant very much. But I was not the only one having dinner tonight who was shocked by how bad the bartender was.