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Andreas Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Pizza Pizza [Edit]
16th Street WestUnit 153
North Vancouver, BC V7M 1T3
Neighbourhood: Central Lonsdale
(604) 985-0414
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Andreas Restaurant
4 reviews in English
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Review from Jasmine T.
Burnaby, BC
1/2/2012
My North Van Husband used to order takeout from here, but since we don't live in North Van we have to dine in.
I read some other reviews about this place and I was so excited for my free loaf of bread at the end of my meal to take home. More on that later...
I swear we chose the coldest night to walk many blocks to get here. No idea if they have a parking lot, but there wasn't any parking out front. This place really does look a Greek jungle. A Greek jungle from the past... they have a huge cigarette vending machine behind the hostess counter... right beside the bread shelf.
We walk in behind another couple. They get seated on one side and we get seated near the back with a full view of the kitchen door and where the owner sits. The server leaves us with menus and continues on her merry way. A considerable amount of time elapses and she comes back to take our order. Another group is seated behind us, but she takes an even longer time to get back to them--- they decide to leave in the meantime and a loud conversation ensues about the other table leaving.
We order a small Greek salad, a calamari and a medium Greek style pizza. The salad was good. It was bigger than I thought it would be. I am not a fan of raw green peppers. Luckily my husband is a big fan. I pick out all the tomatoes and try to scrape out the feta.
The calamari was tender. The batter was thin and fried just right. I didn't get enough tzatziki though. I needed more, but then I might have finished the huge serving.
Big mistake on getting the medium pizza. We should have gotten a small. The half we didn't finish warmed up nicely in oven the next day. The pizza was loaded with toppings, but not so heavy.
Our server was really nice. She kept checking up on us... So our meal came to an end. I was so excited to get a loaf of bread to take home. I mean, that was the reason I tricked, ahem, suggested to my husband that we go there. But alas, there was no loaf. Sigh. So of course I am gonna come back. I am trying to get a free loaf of bread. Oh yeah, and the food was pretty good. -
Review from Mike P.
7/20/2010 ROTD 7/27/2011
Growing up in North Van and in a family that didn't eat out very often strangely I think that Andreas, through their takeout or actual restaurant, is the establishment that I've eaten from the most in my lifetime.
Indeed I owe a lot to Andreas, it was the setting for my sister-in-law's first date with her husband, and it was through them that I would eventually meet my wife. So perhaps no good Andreas food, no wife? Well maybe not, but that is just one example of many ways that Andreas was a part of me growing up in North Van.
My friends and I would often order out Andreas lasagna and garlic bread. A HUGE cheesy, greasy, delicious lasagna with an equally greasy slab of garlic price and a very reasonable price. Alas since I no longer live in North Van anymore I can no longer order out Andreas so my only visits are in person.
My favourites when i dine in:
- Pizza: they put an immense amount of cheese on your pizza. They don't seem to go overboard on the toppings, or maybe it's just hidden amongst all that cheese, but I always find that I'm able to eat about half the amount of pieces from an Andreas pizza than i would from any other pizza. The crust is good as well.
- Greek Platter: A ton of various greek food on a platter for a reasonable price. This is usually too much food for two people and would best be suited. It contains all the items you would expect, kalamari, tsaziki, souvlaki, greek salad, etc, etc.
As for the decor, until recently it has stayed pretty much unchanged for many many many years. Lots of wood panelling, lots of vines. I guess at one point they were going for some sort of tropical greek/italian theme. On my last visit a few months ago they had completely renovated and modernized the washroom (seemed out of place in the context of the rest of the restaurant). I'm not sure if they're planning on renovating everything else. I kinda hope not because for me it would remove a lot of the nostalgia. -
Review from Greg S.
Fonthill, ON
9/15/2010
I had heard about Andreas ever since moving to North Van. It always seems to make the "reader's choice" lists in the local papers, and in conversation with locals, whenever the subject of pizza comes up, they'll usually recommend Andreas.
Well, I'm not really one for going out for pizza. I make my own incredibly awesome pizza (with sourdough crust and a secret sauce), so why should I pay anybody else to serve me pizza which is inferior to my own? But Andreas isn't just any pizza joint, it's also a Greek place, so when the gang were out walking the green necklace one night, and it came up to dinner time, I asked if they wanted to try it out.
Of course, I went for the Greek part of the menu, and ignored the pizza choices. That may have done Andreas a disservice, since they seem to be most notable for their pizzas, but hey, given a choice between the two cuisines, I'll pick Greek every time.
In this case, that may well have been a mistake. I should have been tipped off by the outfits that the hostess and the servers were wearing. In the past, I noticed an inverse correlation between the amount of leg and/or cleavage shown off by the restaurant staff, and the quality of the food. (The cynical side of me wonders if the management in that kind of restaurant is counting on the "scenery" distracting their customers from the food itself.) Sadly, in this case, that correlation holds true: our server's outfit didn't leave much to the imagination, but the food left a lot to be desired.
I suppose that I should say, in Andreas' defence, that the portions were surprisingly generous. The slices of garlic toast must have been at least two inches thick. My lamb shoulder probably could have fed a family of four. But, alas, quantity is not the same as quality. (Actually, I'm not entirely sure that that enormous cut of meat qualified so much as "lamb" as "mutton".)
I used to complain that the servings in really high end restaurants were way too tiny, but lately, I've begun to wonder if trading quality for quantity is really such a good idea. I'm sure I could have paid more for less food elsewhere, but I would probably have enjoyed the experience more, and, beyond the fairly small number of calories we need to sustain ourselves, isn't enjoyment the point of eating out?
I may, at some point, return to Andreas to sample the pizza, but when I'm in the mood for Greek food, there are too many other choices along Lonsdale for me to waste my time here again. -
Review from Soren M.
Vancouver, BC
10/29/2010
Great pizza, great Greek food, great home-made lasagna, great portions, great everything!
