Laterna Dining Room

I’m not a salad guy, but there are two salads I can eat to no end — Olive Garden and Laterna! The Greek salad is simply done to perfection. But the thing that keeps me coming back is the souvlaki on a pita. Pork for me but chicken is also good. The pita is unbelievably good. Especially when you get near the end when it’s soaked in tzatziki. My family also tells me the pizza and steak are amazing too, but I just can’t seem to go there and NOT get the pork souvlaki on a pita!

I was so excited about finally getting to check this place out. Every single time I have driven by it seemed packed or with lines out the door.
Our order — Greek salad to share, chicken souvlaki with home made pita, 4 topping medium pizza, and Greek wine. (seems like those are the consistent recommendations by the staff)…For a Greek restaurant, I was surprised to see that every table while I was there (about 6 others) all ordered pizza, we figured it had to be really good for every table to have it, so we ordered it as well.
To be completely honest, everything was so mediocre. The salad was good, but nothing to write home about. We were kind of puzzled why everyone was ordering pizza, as we found it to be extremely lacking in flavour (crust+sauce). The homemade pita was probably the best part of our meal, the wine was great too.
I do think I will return to this restaurant, to give something else off the menu a chance. The location is close to me and I did like the atmosphere of the place — except I had to park across the street in the malls parking lot.

Best Greek salad in the city and their souvlaki is to die for!

My boyfriend and I both agree this place was fantastic! Right away we were greeted by an older greek woman who was super friendly. She recommended the greek salad to share and the souvlaki with homemade pita. I ordered the gyros and my boyfriend ordered the lamb. We can both say they were delicious as we devoured them very fast. The greek salad was equally as good and we managed to finish that as well. It was crunchy, creamy and had the perfect amount of feta cheese. Mmm. The pita was probably the best ive ever tasted, and it was homemade! The aura of the restaurant was comforting and relaxing, i definitely recommend visiting if you are in the area!

I love the salads here and some of the food like the souvlakis but they are overpriced.

All about that salad, bout that salad, no joking!
Try the Greek salad. Best in the city by a landslide. You can split the small for two.
Souvlaki is awesome too.
Parking is terrible. Get creative.
Enjoy!

This place has some tasty food, and depending on what you order, great value. There serve a wide range of food.
The salads are packed with great toppings and are totally worth getting.
The pizza is so so. The pitas are home made and the souvlaki is also worth getting.
They serve crispy fries and onion rings.
Some dishes cost a little more, but others are very reasonably priced.

I was looking for a quick and light late lunch so I came into this Greek restaurant.
The atmosphere was bland and the only handful of people inside were in their 60s.
The service is friendly, but very slow.
The food was very lacklustre, overall bland and just not very good. On top of this, the large salad is $ 10 for a big bowl of lettuce with a few olives and tomatoes tossed in. Ingredients didn’t taste very fresh and everything had very little flavor. Along with a single skewer of mediocre lamb and a glass of wine, I was left with a bleak outlook on this restaurant and a $ 30 bill after tips.
This is certainly the first and last time I visit Laterna.

I’ve been going to this place for the last 8 years. fantastic Greece food! Their Neptune salad is our of this world and so is their home made pita. Def try them. you won’t be disappointed.

Italian /​Greek restaurant right on the Toronto border. It’s family run and always packed. Friendly service.
The menu hasn’t changed much over the years, but no real need to. I know it sounds suspect having both Italian and Greek, but hey if it tastes great, who cares. I love the spaghetti deluxe, not sure what that secret ingredient is, maybe nutmeg? Either way it’s not to be found elsewhere.

Pizza is pretty good, but not sure about the rest. While I was waiting for my pizza to be ready, I watched a cook open a freezer take out frozen escargot and plop it onto a metal dish, put some kinda sauce on it and threw it in the oven. Also noticed, frozen burger patties and a bag of frozen calamari while the freezer door was open.
First time, we ordered the Carribean Pizza — which is priced as a premium pizza. I asked the server (who wasn’t very friendly) whats on the pizza. «I believe its crab meat and pineapples». When it came, it was definitely imitation crab meat and pineapple. The crust and sauce of the pizza was good, thats why we went back for more.
Watch out for the short blonde stocky girl! Rude gal!

We have been visiting this establishment on numerous occasions, and have even recommended to many people. But tonight this was a mistake, and we would not recommend it based on the horrible customer service we received. Picked up an order only to find out at home items were missing, called liars on the phone, after being out on hold for half an hour, and then refusing to give us our items that we paid for. First time w have experienced such poor service.

Read lots of positive reviews on Unilocal & Urbanspoon, so decided to try it out. Found the prices to be quite high for the relatively small portions. $ 18 for a souvlaki plate, that was more on par with what you’d get from food court Greek restaurants. Our chicken souvlaki was tough, dry, and burnt black in some spots.
There is also little to no parking lot. You need to park at adjacent properties or Centrepoint Mall across the street.

good food but the price of my souvlaki was a little on the high side. i asked how much to take some of the bread home and they gave me some ridiculous price over $ 100.
all in all, the food is on the good side, the wait and price is not.

My absolute FAVOURITE Greek salad in Toronto… if you like Greek salads (not authentic – i.e. with lettuce) then it’s a must order. Also, the chicken souvlaki pitas are amazing. I hear the pizzas are excellent too, but when I’m at Laterna I’m a Greek salad/​chicken pita girl, hands down. Seriously yummopolous (new Greek word).

Laterna is a great place to eat when you are getting your car serviced at Sisley. Their souvlaki is really something else. It would be a crime to go to Laterna and not get the souvlaki. The only acceptable exception is if you’re on a date. Souvlaki is the worst form of food to have on a date (Plato said that, I think). It gives you horrendous garlic breath and I always leave a massive tzatziki puddle.

This is a great little restaurant! I had the chicken souvlaki sandwich and it was awesome. Their homemade pita is DELICIOUS. My family and I shared a large greek salad which was also really good. I liked that the salad wasn’t overly dressed or too salty from a ridiculous amount of feta cheese. Prices are reasonable and while the décor isn’t anything fancy, the place has a comfortable family feel. I can’t believe this place has been within walking distance from my house for so long and I had no idea! I’ll definitely be back.

Laterna is a favorite spot of mine and the BF, when we are craving a simple souvlaki pita and a salad. Their prices are a bit moderate but split between two people, you usually come out about $ 15 a person.
This place has been at the corner of Athabasca and Yonge St., ever since i was a little one and it is still a family run place more or less.
Their pita bread is good, nice and chewy, and it makes me wonder if they use the same base for their pizza, since I see a lot of neighborhood people ordering their pizza, we keep meaning too — but we keep going back to their souvlaki pitas.
Their Greek salad is good from what I have had, since we have to skip the olives (due allergies) and their Caesar is good too, using more like a vinaigrette rather than a creamy base.
Even at it’s busiest, the noise level never really reaches above a murmer, so it’s also a great place for a no fuss, quiet meal.
A few things I feel like I should mention, there is absolutely no parking at this place; I normally park at the mall across the street and walk over, or try and find parking along the residential area. Laterna is, also, not open on Sundays at all.

Laterna stands out in the midst of many Asian restaurants.
The food is amazing, with big portion sizes. The souvlaki is ginormous and the salmon is delicious.
The staff are somewhat rude when the restaurant is busy, which is understandable, because it is usually packed. The décor and ambiance is not classy, but it’s not the worst. Laterna is a welcoming restaurant. and a delicious one at that! :)

The overall quality of restaurants on the over-​populated Finch-​Yonge area is not all that impressive, but Laterna somehow stands out.
This is a somewhat small, family owned Greek-​Italian restaurant that has been a most popular neighborhood lunch spot for the longest time (I remember going here when I was 12!). The Gyros and Suvlaki are the best I have had in Toronto (and I have had a lot of Suvlaki in Toronto!). They bake their own Pita and it is amazing!!!
The Pizza is also not to be missed.
I am not so sure about the other dishes, as I have only tried the lasagna and it is average.
Sit down with some Greek salad and sandwich and you will not be disappointed.