Maria's Taverna was established in 1987 by Maria and her family. Her hard work and dedication has established a reputation as one of the finest Greek restaurants in Vancouver. Maria had worked in various Greek restaurants such as Orestes before branding her own style of Greek food. Her specialty items include her Kleftico (roast lamb), Paithakia Skaras (lamb chops), Mousaka, and her Chicken Souvlaki. She is also known for her Homous and Taram and sizzling Saganaki. We guarantee you won't be disappointed in visiting Maria's Taverna. OPA!
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Our souvlakia are marinated, skewered, and broiled. Served with Greek salad, rice, roasted potatoes and tzatziki sauce.
Lamb
Marinated broiled leg? of lamb
$16.95
Chicken
Marinated broiled breast of chicken
$16.95
Beef
Marinated broiled top sirloin beef
$17.50
Prawn
Seasoned grilled tiger prawns
$18.50
Prawn/Scallop
Seasoned grilled tiger prawns and scallops
$20.95
Beverages MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
Drinks
Seafood MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
Prawn Dinner
Pan fried tiger? prawns in a garlic sauce. Served with Greek salad, rice and roasted potatoes.
$19.50
Calamari Dinner
Marinated squid, deep fried & served with a generous portion of Greek salad & roast potatoes.
$17.95
Solomos
A generous portion of salmon steak, seasoned to perfection. Broiled on the grill & served with Greek salad, roasted potatoes and rice.
$18.95
Halibut Steak
Charbroiled & seasoned to perfection. Served with Greek salad, rice & roasted potatoes.
$21.95
Trout
Charbroiled on the grill, spiced and topped with a light garlic sauce. Served with Greek salad, rice & roasted potatoes.
$18.95
Calamari Skara’s
Charbroiled calamari in a garlic sauce. Served with Greek salad, rice & roasted potatoes.
$17.95
PASTA MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
Meat balls +2.95
Baked Tortellini
A tortellini stuffed? with spinach & cheese, baked with meat sauce, mozzarella and Edam cheeses
$14.95
Baked Lasagna
Original! Topped with mozzarella & Edam cheese & then baked with meat sauce.
$14.50
Spaghetti
Spaghetti topped with our chef’s special meat sauce.
$14.50
Chicken Dishes MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
Pesto Chicken
Chicken, pesto, tomato, onion
Small
$14.95Medium
$18.95Large
$22.95
Barbeque Chicken
Barbeque Chicken, tomato, onion
Small
$14.95Medium
$18.95Large
$22.95
Mediterannean
Olives, artichoke, sundried tomato,
Small
$14.50Medium
$17.95Large feta
$29.95
Marg Origanale
Cheese, bocconcini, fresh basil
Small
$13.95Medium
$16.95Large
$20.95
COLD APPETIZERS MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
Homous
A garlic and chick pea dip
$5.95
Tzatziki
A yogurt, cucumber and garlic dip
$5.95
Tarama
A fish roe dip with a touch of lemon
$6.50
Melizano
Eggplant dip with lemon oil and fine tomatoes
$6.50
Feta & Olives
Goat’s milk cheese and kalamata olives
$7.50
Cold Appetizer Platter
A combination of homous, tarama. Tzatziki, melizno, olives, feta cheese and pita bread
$14.95
SALADS
Greek Salad
traditional Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, feta cheese, olives and topped with olive oil
Large
$11.95
Caesar Salad
$7.95
Traditional House Salad
Fine cuts of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, oilves topped with house dressing ( vinaigrette )
Small
$7.50Large
$11.50
Gourmet Pizzas MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
OR CREATE YOUR OWN PIZZA
Ham, Green peppers , Spinach , Garlic , Pepperoni , Red peppers , Olives , Feta , Ground beef , Artichokes , Mushrooms , Cheddar , Anchovies , Onions , Tomatoes , Chili peppers
Hawaiian
Ham, mushroom, pineapple?
Small
$13.95Medium
$17.50Large
$20.95
Veggie Blend
Artichokes, onions, mushrooms, green peppers, tomato, feta
Small
$14.25Medium
$17.95Large
$21.75
Hot Spot
Pepperoni, onions, chili peppers, mushrooms
Large
$20.95Medium
$17.50small
$13.95
Better Cheddar
Beef, tomatoes, onions, cheddar
Small
$13.95Medium
$17.95Large
$20.95
Italian Village
Pepperoni, onions, tomatoes, beef, anchovies
Small
$14.50Medium
$18.95Large
$21.95
Everyone’s Favorite
Pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers
Small
$13.95Medium
$17.50Large
$20.95
Maria’s Combo
Ham, pepperoni, onions, olives, green peppers, mushrooms
Small
$14.50Medium
$18.50Large
$21.95
Popeye
Spinach, feta, tomatoes, and onions
Small
$13.95Medium
$17.95Large
$20.95
Greek
Black olives, onions, garlic, tomatoes, feta & ground beef
Small
$14.50Medium
$18.50Large
$21.95
1 TOPPING
sm
$12.50m
$15.95lg
$19.50
2 TOPPING
SM
$13.50M
$16.95LG
$20.50
3 TOPPING
SM
$13.95M
$17.50LG
$20.95
ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS
SM
$1.50M
$1.75LG
$2.00
EXTRA CHEESE
SM
$2.00M
$2.50LG
$3.00
HOT APPETIZERS MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
Hot Appetizer Platter
A great way to enjoy maria’s appetizers of kalamari, spanokpita, keftedes, dolmathes, tzatziki, homous, pita bread
$29.95
Dolmathes
Stuffed vine leaves rolled with rice ground beef and a variety of spices, topped with avgolemono sauce
$9.95
Spanakopita
Spinch & fita cheese pie rolled in our filo pastry
$7.50
Pita Bread
Pita bread, perfect for dipping
$2.50
Saganaki
Pan fried goats cheese
$8.95
Kalamari
A popular dish of our deep fried marinated squid, served with tzatziki sauce
$11.95
Keftedes
Five meatballs spiced to a delight. Pan fried and served with tzatziki
$10.50
Sikotakia
Pan fried chicken livers sauteed with green peppers, mushrooms, onions in a light wine sauce and topped with lemon
Garlic Prawns
Pan fried tiger prawns with butter, garlic and topped with lemon
$12.95
Mussels
Steamed and prepared with tomato basil and garlic wine sauce
$13.95
Kalamari Skaras
Char-broiled kalamari seasoned and served with maria;s garlic sauce and tzatziki
$11.95
MARIAS ENTREES MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
Kleftiko
A generous portion? of tender shoulder of lamb, baked with our traditional spices & our house special sauce. Roasted to perfection. Served with Greek salad, rice & roasted potatoes.
$18.95
Paithakia Skaras
Four lamb chops seasoned to a delight, then broiled. Served with Greek salad, rice & roasted potatoes.
$23.95
Mousaka
A popular Greek casserole with layers of eggplant, zucchini and ground beef. Topped with a thick bechamel sauce. Served with a Greek salad.
$17.95
Dolmathes
Stuffed vine leaves rolled with rice, ground beef, & a variety of spices topped with avgolemono (egg lemon) sauce, served with Greek salad & roasted potatoes.
$16.50
Keftedes
Five meatballs spiced to a delight. Broiled & served with Greek salad, rice and roasted potatoes.
$16.95
Cornish Game Hen
A generous game hen, stuffed with our chef’s special stuffing & served with Greek salad, mushroom and potatoes.
$19.95
Vegetarian Casserole
A vegetarian casserole of zucchini, potatoes, onions, eggplant & a light tomato sauce, topped with feta cheese, then baked. Served with Greek salad.
$15.95
Sikotakia Dinner
Pan fried chicken livers seasoned to a delight, sauteed with veggies. Served with Greek salad, rice & potatoes.
$16.95
Spanakopita Dinner
Spinach & feta cheese pie rolled in our phillo pastry served with rice, potatoes and Greek salad.
Souvlaki
$16.95
Lamb
Marinated broiled leg? of lamb
$7.50
Chicken
Marinated broiled breast of chicken
$17.50
Beef
Marinated broiled top sirloin beef
$18.50
Prawn
Seasoned grilled tiger prawns
$19.50
Prawn/Scallop
Seasoned grilled tiger prawns and scallops
Our souvlakia are marinated, skewered, and broiled. Served with Greek salad, rice, roasted potatoes and tzatziki sauce.
$21.95
PLATTERS MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
All platters served with Greek salad, tzatziki, rice & roasted potatoes.
Maria’s Platter for Two
Combination of seafood? & something different. The assorted platter of calamari, keftedes, dolmathes, chicken souvlaki, prawns & scallops.
$49.95
Greek Platter for 2
Combination of kleftiko, chicken souvlaki, dolmathes, broiled calamari.
$49.95
Seafood Platter
Combination of calamari (broiled & deep fried), prawns, scallops, salmon & halibut.
$52.95
Combination Platter
A great way to know Greek food. Moussaka, dolmathes, keftedes, beef souvlaki & 2 lamb chops.
$49.95
Salads MENU - Pereek Foods Inc
Greek Salad
traditional Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, feta cheese, olives and topped with olive oil
Small
$7.50
Traditional House Salad
Fine cuts of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, oilves topped with house dressing ( vinaigrette )
Beware of this place!! They fall into a rare category of restaurant in Vancouver--one where they somehow get sufficient business to stay alive despite the fact that they care little about their customer! If you go to either of the two restaurant locations--West 4th or Denman Street in Vancouver, you will the find the service obtuse and uninterested in your welfare! ! The food is OK, but the service and attitude of the place is absolutely unacceptable. If you order take out or delivery, you take your chances on the success of your experience and your evening--you will be given wait/delivery times that are fictional, and you will be given lame excuses when your expectations are not met! In a city with so many better food options, its a mystery why this place is still in business
Maria's is a Kitsilano institution. The atmosphere is everything you would expect a Greek restaurant to offer complete with pictures of Greek scenery adorning the walls. The food is really good and even my wife who is not the biggest fan of Greek food loves the food at Maria's. I usually have what I had on our most recent visit...one of the souvlaki dinners. Our most recent trip I had chicken souvlaki and the chicken was perfectly tender and the potatoes and rice were great too. Next time you have a hankering for Greek food visit Maria's Taverna on 4th!
Maria's Taverna was established in 1987 by Maria and her family. Thanks to her hard work and dedication, her namesake eatery has established a reputation as one of the finest Greek restaurants in Vancouver. Maria worked in various Greek restaurants across the city, including the infamous Orestes, before she branched out to brand her own style of Mediterranean food. Her specialty items include her kleftico (roast lamb), paithakia skaras (lamb chops), mousaka and her signature chicken souvlaki. She is also known for her homous and taram and sizzling saganaki. You won’t be disappointed in visiting Maria's Taverna. OPA!
