Papapavlos Mediterranean Bistro & Bar

The restaurant is very nice and clean ! They a wonderful banquet room ( 1 large and 1 smaller groups) and as for having dinner or lunch great food ( I do l recommend the lamb chops ! But the pastas cooked perfectly and fish ver fresh and tasty too

I'm soooooo disappointed to have to write this and let me preface this review by admitting this is my first visit here so it could've been a one off. Here goes.....Being the Greek girl that I am and feeling under the weather, I wanted some avgolemeno. I could've made it myself, yes but again, I'm under the weather. I walked in and grabbed a takeout menu. No soup on the menu. After a few minutes, the host asked me how he could help me. I asked if they had avgolemeno. He seemed confused and said no. I said do you have any soup at all? He said yes we have a lemon chicken soup. Now I was confused. He then adds that it has rice. OK. I'll take a bowl to go please. And by the way, that's avgolemeno haha. He showed no reaction. OK. I'm sorry to assume you would know that. MY bad. I also ordered a side of pita and an order of tiropita. It was all under $20 which I was very happy about. I only waited about 10 minutes at the empty bar (which also I totally would've had a glass of wine while I was waiting but not a single person bothered to ask). I got home and opened my food.... the soup was decent. Mine is better. The pita was warm and fresh and soft so kudos to that. The tiropita... never in my life have I had anything with filo that wasn't buttered. I was shocked. It was like the thinnest smear of cheese mixture folded up into dry, unbuttered filo dough. Truly disappointed. Maybe they just forgot??? I even had to google the recipe thinking maybe I've just had it different my whole life. Maybe I am wrong. Nope. Everything I saw said butter. You butter EVERY LAYER. I've made them. It's bold, highlighted and underlined in every Greek recipe book. I'm just really sad that this place let me down. I'm new to Modesto and was excited to try this "Greek" place out that several people told me about. I might go back just to give it another shot but then again...... 2 stars for.... hmmmm just to be nice I guess.

Classy white tablecloth restaurant. We had the saganaki flame cheese for an appetizer. I saw it on the TV show Best Things I Ever Ate. It is a cheese dish they light on flames before serving it to your table. It's a cool service that everyone gets to enjoy. For me, I didn't like the cheese terribly, but my son did.Clam chowder was good. I got the seafood ravioli, which I liked a lot.My son got the gyro plate which he also enjoyed.We shared dessert tiramisu, which was lovely. They have lots of desserts that all look good. I want to go there just for dessert sometime.

We came for dinner with two other couples to celebrate a birthday. We've all eaten here multiple times and our only complaint in the past has been the price. Last night the service was pretty good. Our waiter did forget one of our drinks and apologized when we reminded him. For whatever reason the food wasn't as good as it's been in the past. Every dish was lacking in flavor. I had the Avgolemono and there was barely any chicken or rice in it and could not taste any lemon what so ever. The gyro platter had a very generous portion of meat but unfortunately it had no flavor of oregano or any herbs and spices. The pilaf had mushrooms in it?!? Who puts mushrooms in Greek pilaf? The mixed vegetables were mostly carrots and zucchini with one of our plates having only carrots. The moussaka was just ok. The spanakopita and tzatziki sauce both could use some garlic. The ambience seemed a little nicer than usual. Normally very loud. They did a nice job spreading people out. And unfortunately their prices are even higher than I remember. I wanted to get the lamb chops but at a price close to fifty bucks I opted out. Don't think we'll be back any time soon.

I took my 64-year-old Kaiser Permanente bestie to lunch here on September 7, 2024, for her birthday and mentioned to our server, Olivia, that I was glad we got her. However, I find Amanda, a thin gal with light brown shoulder-length hair, consistently rude due to her resting rude face. Olivia replied that we all do and laughed it off. After our meal, I asked if my friend gets a complimentary birthday dessert. Olivia looked at my friend and questioned, 'But, is it really your birthday?' which was insulting and rude. We won't be back and are eager to try another Greek restaurant in town called Papapolloni Mediterranean Bistro on McHenry Avenue instead, which has excellent reviews.

Our most favorite Mediterranean restaurant in California. Great food and atmosphere, they never disappoint us. Salad, fish and chicken dishes are amazing but do try their Saganaki Flaming Cheese appetizer! Not only it is dramatic when lit on fire, but the melting hot cheese and the smell will make your mouth water even before you dig into the hot plate. This dish is more than plenty to share for 2 people (we were pretty full after eating this appetizer) but sharing with 4 people will be perfect. Servers are always friendly and cheerful and do ask for the daily special. 1/2 price wine is a wonderful deal as well. I love Papapavlos, and I hope you'll try this place out when you're nearby.

Recently I had need for a special dinner for my wife when she was in the mood for Greek food (we visited that nation a few months ago and it only served to heightened our love of this cuisine). I stopped by on my errands, placed my order and picked it up a bit later. Everything was spot on, she loved it and I can rest easily (she knows where I sleep after all - LOL). Good job folks!

Very nice customer service. He was extremely welcoming and make sure we were happy with what we got. The food was also great.

Very very poor service by Amanda and another fellow employee. Food is always impeccable tho. Hopefully the owner will follow up with this review and find out why. Not going back anymore!

I live down the street. The chopped salad is one of my wife and my go to dinners when we want something that is healthy and really tasty!!