Pegasus

I grew up coming to this restaurant. Takis, the owner, is one of the kindest and most hospitable people I’ve ever met. Our family would come in for dinner and he would always greet us by name, hug us and come sit with us and catch up. The restaurant was always full, and he would still always make a point of doing this. Amazing man.
The ambiance — truly Greek. I love it. I have vivid memories of coming here and seeing belly dancers while we ate, watching people sip their flaming ouzo, and parties with people dancing and singing. So. much. fun.
As for the food. this restaurant single handedly set my standard for lamb shoulder. This is the first place I ever tried lamb shoulder and I fell in love. The meat falls off the bone, is full of flavour and moist. Served with a hot mustard and greek potatoes… SO. GOOD.
Every time I come back to Alberta and visit my dad this is where I request that we go.

Out nd about and craving something tasty and thought of Pegasus. Haven’t had Greek in a while and was really looking forward to some savory garlicky goodness. The location is perfect for those in South Calgary as a great neighbourhood eatery. It’s in a small strip mall with a liquor store, coffee shop, beauty salon and gym. They have a nice outdoor patio area and they have it sheltered from the parking lot which is nice as it’s right on the front of mall area. The menu itself is small but gives the right amount of variety and hit all the expected Greek dishes. We opted for the straight forward chicken souvlaki and beef souvlaki with a side of pita and tatziki. The souvlaki comes with your choice of two sides. I chose greek salad and rice while Derek chose greek fries and rice. The beef was nice, very tender, juicy, good flavour and the sides complimented the meat. The chicken could have been better but it could also just be me. The chicken was likely thighs so a bit of dark meat which I’m not a huge fan of but also some skin and fat which didn’t work for met at all. The chicken was also kind of greasy. I assume the meat was marinated but but this was just greasy. The rice and salad were good with a nice amount of feta in the salad and a tangy dressing. The tatziki is one of the best I’ve had, the right amount of tang, garlic and the consistency was creamy. The pita was fried so it was light but also a bit greasy, would have prefered it to just be fresh pita or baked. This was a take out experience and I can’t say the paper container added anything to the taste but I did like that it was probably biodegradeable. Will eat there again and will eat in next time. I think the ambiance will add to the good but I won’t be chosing chicken next time.

Ah, Greek hospitality. Takis (the owner) greets you as though he’s welcoming you into his home. To start, we ordered the saganaki cheese, fried in a skillet and flambeed as it makes its way to the table, and spanakopita. For our main dish we shared the Pikkillia platter, which included an assortment of moussaka, dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), prawns, salmon, keftethes (meatballs), and brizoles (pork cutlets), served with Greek salad and tzatziki. Everything tasted so good!

Hands-​down, this is the best greek restaurant I have ever been too. The food is sooooo good, the service is fantastic and the atmosphere is great. Our food came out within a timely manner, and was absolutely delicious. Their pita bread is made in house and is extremely unique. The calamari is big and perfectly cooked. The saganaki is to die for. I can’t wait to go back again. Their entrees are a little pricy, just because they aren’t huge, but the tapas and appies are really reasonable so if you get one of those and then an entrée, you’re all set.
I can’t wait to go back again! Honestly, no complaints :)

I dream of the Saganaki cheese at Pegasus. After being fried, the cheese is flambéed at the table and served in the pan. If you visit I highly recommend trying it with plenty of lemon. I usually accompany it with a selection of appetizers or follow it with lamb souvlakia.
I visited the old location on once or twice and I was optimistic when Pegasus moved closer to my home. The building in Altadore has a bit of a sorted past and restaurants operating in this location did not hold my attention until Pegasus came along. Now I regularly visit this family business.
I’ve given it five stars but I must say that the two types of house red wine are not my favourites. They seem to be offered at most Greek restaurants but they’re not as full or as dry as I would like. I’ve not yet tried the other red wines offered at Pegasus.

Amazing coffee with great, friendly service. My latte was presented beautifully and it tasted amazing! It blew my regular Starbucks latte out of the window. I will be back for sure, and I will make sure my friends are too!

Our experience was a mixed bag. Appies and pastry deserts were very good however the crème caramel desert desert was awful and the main courses bland. Coffee tasted burnt and they also ran out off coffee cream (but a convenience store was next door). Service was non existent and we often had to walk up to the bar for service and as i wasn’t drinking I waited one hour before my water glass was refilled. Pegasus needs to pick up their socks.

I honestly liked the quality of food and a soft spoken, polite service.
I did not like the amount of time needed to get the food on our table.
Portion size was very decent, and and chef’s work was impressive. A little bit not exactly the way I like it, but that’s just my taste, no biggie. Honestly good food.
The place is tiny, though, so if you are going to check it out in a big company — book ahead or you’d be in trouble!
Compared to the total Greek awesomeness like Calypso Tavern, Pegasus is definitely a step behind — yet it is a nice place, absolutely worth visiting.
Sort of like a «plan B» to me — but in Toronto this would have been a solid «plan A».

Not so good tonight, moussaka had large half cooked vegetables, leg of lamb was barely warm, server good to start then got distracted by resetting tables despite nobody waiting. Full house but this new location squeezes everybody together you cant move! Sorry wouldn’t go back for food or ambiance:(

Ol Peggie Sues is opened again in Altadore. The new location seems a bit strange if you compare it to the old location on 14 st, Its in one of those neighborhood strip malls where you’d usually find a convinience store that rents VHS copies of steven segal movies.
I arrived at 10pm after the kitchen closed and the owner still welcomed us in and opened the kitchen which is a great gesture. The place was still packed.
I ordered 3 appetizers and an entrée. Lamb shoulder was my main and it was a tasty lil fixin. I feel rushed right now with my review but would completely suggest this to anybody looking for some good greek food.
5 Drunken Anthony Quinn’s out of 5

Great neighborhood Greek

I’ve only been to a couple of Greek restaurants (does Opa! count?) so I wouldn’t really know the good ones from the bad ones. What I do know is that I had a nice meal and a good time at Pegasus.
We went for my sister’s birthday, who is notorious for picking culturally diverse restaurants on her special day, and I was pretty skeptical because I thought I wouldn’t know what to order. Luckily, my Dad was smart enough to order a bunch of appetizers for us all to try and helped me figure out what I would like best. I forget what the dish was called, but goodness gracious was it ever delicious! Everything was! I wasn’t really a huge fan of the grape leaf wraps — a little to bitter for me — but everything else was fantastic!
My favourite part about this restaurant was how authentically Greek it was… well, to me anyways! The decorations all screamed Greek and so did the band that was playing the background music. They even came over and played my sister a little personal birthday song. The highlight of the night was how red she got when they wouldn’t leave.
I don’t know what Greek food is normally priced at, but this place didn’t seem outrageous. I wasn’t leaning towards drinking water and eating bread, so it couldn’t have been that bad. You get a decent amount of food with each dish, so you don’t feel ripped off.
If I have a craving for Greek, I’ll probably go back to Pegasus since I already now it’s a great time with good food and nice people!

Consistently excellent meals. The staff really know what they’re doing as well. The pita is in-​house made, and very addictive! The dolmathes are something else, and the calamari is said to be the best in Calgary. My favourite dish is the «Moskari or Arni Giouvetsi» (get the lamb one!) For desert, the baklava is perfect (not too sweet).

This place keeps winning reader’s choice awards in local publications because of their great, authentic Greek food and fantastic service.
The first time I ate here, I ordered the pork chops, cooked to perfection with secret Greek seasonings. It took me a while to determine what exactly it was that made them taste so good. After learning the recipe from another Greek place in town, I’ve been making my own at home. But I still go there because they have something else in the food that nobody can replicate. All their souvlaki is delicious and everyone I’ve been there with loves Pegasus’ own pita bread and hummous.
The place is always busy and has an authentic feel on weekend evenings, complete with a belly-​dancer moving from table to table.
The Greek beer is good, too.