This review is based on my experiences over the past 21 years (that is not a typographical error I first went to Kostas in Jan 1991). Over the years the place has gotten larger (in fact it is about 100 meters up the street...from the original location). Elder son Stavros took over from parents Anna and Kostas a few years ago, but the specialties are every bit as good, if not better, than ever. The naturalized Swiss Ghiatras family originally came from Zakynthos in the 1980s (maybe the 1970s, I don 't recall) but you 'll swear they arrived yesterday. Everything is FRESH: homemade bread, self prepared main courses, desserts, spinach pie. I 've had every single item on the menu at least twice,...
In terms of food quality, this is an ok greek restaurant (for a small city like St-Gallen, better than not having one). Rest assured it won’t be the best greek food you’d ever had, nor the worst for sure. The staff (owners) super friendly and great service. The only really bad note was the wine. We ordered 2 half liter’s carafes of the house wine, not in bottles, nothing fancy. We paid chf 40 for each of them, that is about $80 in total. Our bad that we didn’t ask for the price in advance, but even for Switzerland we felt they ‘robbed’ us. Never again.
Lovely atmosphere, great food, great host, good times! Ate there for the first time last night and cannot say enough about the place. So full we could not eat all the food Stavros brought out to us! I have to say I have not eaten...at a better restaurant in Switzerland. Stavros treats you like family, suggesting meals he thinks you might like. He speaks so many languages, I could not keep up. We are already talking about going back in the next week or so for a birthday celebration. What great atmosphere. I felt like I should be dancing! Yasou!!
very friendly, grounded staff (the chef often welcomes himself) authentic Greek cuisine, no cheesy ambiente as you know it at other Greek local - hidden a bit from the street, the restaurant has the flair of a secret tip. at kostas you can access without a bad sense - here tastes definitiw Greek.More you don't need to say - just go by and enjoy. Today was certainly not my last time.- alex
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Kostas der Grieche is the perfect Greek restaurant in St Gallen! The atmosphere is very familiar and entertaining, the service is good and friendly and most importantly the food is great! I personally love the Gyros plate here but I really plan on trying new dishes from the menu.I will definitely come back and I strongly recommend it to all the Greek food lovers!
on the look for a good, cheap dinner we were fed at kostas...a very (sometimes too much) family farm...the chef kept us during eating with small anecdotes and swanks...beloved was favorably just a Kefkes-Pita and a fanta.
at the kostas there is really very good, spicy Greek eating. especially the gyros is really brilliant, didn't even eat as good gyros in the holidays in Greece as here. also otherwise everything very good, far
Visited Kostas during a businesstrip. Excellent Choice. Very friendly Innkeeper and delicious greek food with a nice selection of greek wine.
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not currently cheap, personal is more interested in smalltalk instead of the service. not necessarily recommended.
Great greek restaurant with reasonable prices and very friendly staff!
