Middle Eastern cuisine: the best places to taste it in Lafayette

Athena's Greek & Lebanese Restaurant

84/100 (951 ratings)

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"You can count on Athena's to maintain a high standard of quality in their dishes. Also, I recommend the lunch buffet. I'm a person that almost never..."

Nia Rankin

"Price is very reasonable , food was excellent, friendly service. Honestly my only complaint if I to have one, is they didn't serve wine with the..."

Dennie DuBois

"I can't believe that I've been in Lafayette for as long as I have and have never eaten here. The food tastes very fresh. The orange lentil soup was..."

Tiffany Williams

"Sooooo much better than Zeus'!! Got a buffet to go and it was wonderful! The lamb is tender and not overly salty and the chicken is moist and..."

Taylor Woods

"I love going to Athena's because I always feel like a honored guest! Their lunch buffet is wonderful! Excellent food and great..."

Geralyn Brady

"My fiancé & I have been going here for years and the food never ceases to be less than amazing! The staff is always so friendly and helpful. The..."

Kady Douglas

"The food was delicious... I would recommend this restaurant to anyone... Family..."

Sandy Smith

"This is one of my favorite places for lunch. Awesome lunch buffet, fresh, hot and plentiful! I've visited at least once a week for..."

Cindy F. North

"Awesome food and service! Will definitely go back next time we're in..."

Duke Chenault

"Great food! Daily buffet. The best pine nut tea. Owner is Great..."

Troy Landry

"Excellent gyros and always great..."

Patrick McCall

"We love Athena's! We eat there about once a month. The food is consistently delicious and served in generous portions(my wife and I usually share an..."

Jacob Baker

"This is one of my all time favorite places to eat in lafayette. The food is always consistent and delicious. The wait staff is friendly but doesn't..."

Miranda La'Rae Duchesne

"This buffet lunch is marvelous! It has three kinds of chicken, gyros meat, kaffa meatballs, and others. It has perfectly cooked roasted veggies. I..."

Cori Theroux

"Absolutely love this place and it gets better each time I have a chance to eat there. I had the opportunity to spend some time with the owner and..."

Joel Berzas

"I moved to Florida a little over a year ago from Lafayette. I STILL crave the lentil soup. I have tried to recreate it countless times. I would pay..."

Chelsie S

"One of our favorite places to eat in Lafayette and some really great Greek food! Always clean and orderly, friendly and attentive staff. The..."

Brittany Farmer

"My family&I are huge huge fans of Athena. We love everything about it. And the Lebanese tea is so great. Who has ever heard of a Lebanese buffet??..."

M K

"Pretty good spot...best fried cheese...huge..."

Adam

"Great food, great staff, at great prices. Notice a trend?. We had tried some Greek and Lebanese restaurants in N. Louisiana, but just couldn't find..."

Merchant

"Above average. First time? Order the Athena special for two. If you and your dining partner can eat it all, then you are both gluttons. Don't be a..."

Van Auld

"Try the Athena special for two. Gives you a little bit of everything. The eggplant hummus that comes with it tastes funny. But definitely try it..."

Sam Nori

"Awesome food. My boyfriend and I moved to the area from Illinois and thus was one of the first restaurants we actually like here and now we eat here..."

Lindsey

"Athena Greek Rest.. Excellemt good, well prepared in a relaxed..."

Bobby Rede

"Try the eggplant. This place has a really good buffet, love the hummus and all the extras..."

Jamie N Derek Rabalais

"Great service. Me and my family went eat their yesterday and wonderful service and very nice people. My mom is blind and we ordered the buffet and..."

Debbi

"The wait staff is friendly and the food is delicious! We come here quite often and have never had a bad experience. The 19.99 special for two is more..."

Scott Carriere

"Fantastic. Wow. I am in Lafayette for work every 5 or 6 weeks and I decided to give this place a shot based on the good rating. I was not..."

Tim Rogers

"Excellent. Faithful customer for years. The buffet is awesome. Not a huge selection, but who wants that when what is there is excellent. I love being..."

Mr. Robert2u

"Our favorite everyday place. We love the food, and the ambiance pleases us. The servers are wonderfully friendly, and we never feel like they want us..."

Wami

"I have recently been at Athena several times and man, I left satisfied and full! I am having a hard time choosing my favorite meal, it is either..."

FrankN

"Lambtastic. Very, very good Lebanese (I assume...Greek and Turkish food as well, but I suspect largely Lebanese...correct me if I'm wrong)..."

Pranger Prangerson

"Good food. Nice atmosphere.. I always like the service I've gotten when I come here. The place is laid back and the murals give a nice touch to the..."

Makotodragon

"Love it!. This is my favorite Greek food in town. I especially like the Haloumi..."

Andy Hollerman

"I love their food and make a point to eat here every time I visit..."

Mike Gogola

"Love this place! Great food and nice employees. I refer everyone to this location. Much better than Zeus...and without all the BS hype that surrounds..."

Metal Artist

"I used to work here 4 years ago and ate the food everyday without getting sick of it and even now that I don't work there it is still my favorite..."

Lauren Nabi

"Good Buffet. I went to the lunch buffet. All the food was very tasty and after eating at a couple other Greek restuarants, Athena's convinced me I..."

Misty

"Solid. The best place for Greek in Lafayette. Zeus is of course the big boy in town but Athena is the hidden spot. Great for takeout or dine..."

Foodinvet

"Buffet has the traditional menu items including humus, salad and other appeizers. Buffet entrees include schwarma, rice and more. Lebanese tea too..."

Table 9

"Better than Zeus, the chicken shwarma pasta is my favorite and the staff is so nice, Athena is even part grocery store so it's kool to shop after you..."

Katelynn

"Not quite as good as mona's. But definately better than Zeus. I love their grecian dip, its almost as good as the tziki that i get at a Metarie..."

Suirel

"Good Food / Hookah too!. The food is very good, seems quite authentic, and we got to smoke a hookah on the patio as..."

Glennaa

"Loved both lunch buffets with delicious schwarma, hummus, tabuleh, and fresh salad. Nice alternatives for each meal like fish and eggplant. Looks..."

Jennifer Harris Particini

"Complimentary soup with each meal beats out Zeus immediately for me. Also, Athena's Lebanese tea is amazing, another beat on Zeus. Try it, and tip..."

Jesse W.

"Please bring the buffet back!!!!!! So saddened they don’t offer the lunch buffet anymore! Food here is still amazing!! We got the special for 2 ppl..."

Lauren (Rose)

"Beautiful food, delicious. Extremely reasonable prices, especially their lunch menu. ($14) Lamb shanks were top of the scale, presentation and..."

Joe Riehl

"If you haven't been here, GO! We decided to have a mother/ daughter date and watch My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 and figured why not have Greek for..."

Brittany Musselwhite

"Pro's *This wonderful restaurant offers food varieties from Greek and Lebanese delicacies which are famous from many centuries. *Especially the..."

Michael Johnson

"Stopped here on the way from Houston to New Orleans since they had vegetarian options. My wife had the falafel wrap and she said it's the closest she..."

Vinay Nair

"Pretty good food here. The owner is around and seems to be pretty nice. There's also a nice market there where you can get bulk spices for low..."

Wynn

"Really miss the buffet, it’s what got me into Middle Eastern food as a child 💔 but i got a gyro on pita the other day around 2pm and it was the..."

Ali W

"I was visiting for work and found thos restaurant in the plaza. OH MY amazing I think I ate there all week for lunch. The portion sizes were great...."

Teana Wade

"I wish I had discovered this place sooner!!! I’ve lived here for -7 years and never went to try this food until today. The chicken swarma, lentil..."

Rivers Water

"Extremely polite and fast service! First, they brought so delicious lentil soup as complimentary and in the end brought candies with check we are..."

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