Athena's Greek Cafe - Benton Park

I live on the east side of Bakersfield. Athenas is on the west side. It’s not in an area I normally frequent. I found it and it look like a little hole in the wall restaurant, but I had a meeting about 45 minutes after I found it, and I was starved.When the food reached my table, I was amazed at how fantastically tasty it was. I use the past tense because the food did not live long on my plate.Anyone who is interested more in the food that in the location, will not be disappointed with Athena’s.The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five was because of the location.

There is no dishonesty here, 1star is my opinion on how I felt I was treated when I was there and I wouldn't recommend anyone being a customer of yours (dine in or pick up) . I don't want to argue with you about it. Do you remember? So why even argue about. Guess I don't have the right to express my opinion on my experience

This is the best lamb I've had in Bakersfield, and the service was great too

New for us, but they have been in this location 10 years. Food is AMAZING!! The beef pita, pork chops and Greek burger are amazing come with pilaf salad as sides. Yum!!

Given we only had the gyro fries and the lemon potatoes. Yet, that alone was plenty enough to feed two adults and a baby.The setup and decorations created a true Greek atmosphere. I was very happy about all the dishes and photos because it have me an experience instead of just the food. All be it the small area for eating, they utilized the space well.Food was delicious! The meat was perfectly flavored and thinly sliced. The cheese tasted fresh and homemade! Even the fries had a unique and pleasant texture that I'll be craving for the next month. The lemon potatoes have a powerful lemon flavor and the oregano adds a little bit of sweetness. With such strong flavors we needed to mix our potatoes with rice to settle it down a little bit. Still absolutely delicious.We will be eating there again, planning to get a meal instead of just the sides.