Santorini’s

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“Salmon, or stuffed cabbage at Santorinis.”

“I haven't gotten take out here often, but I've experienced the dine in experience a few times.”

“Different combos of gyros, moussaka, a good greasy cheeseburger, pork chop over rice, baked ziti, veal parm…”

Santorini’s

Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes

Price range.

$$ Price range $11-30

5 reviews

  1. Ok Yelpers, put your monocles away. There's no haute cuisine here, just an inexpensive, local town place. There basically are three stars of food show at Santorinis…

    1) Avgolemeno Soup – The most perfect, satisfying blend of chicken, rice and lemon ever created. It's simple, but goes so far on a chilly day when you have a scratchy throat and want some comfort. Santorini's makes the best avgolemeno soup I've ever had, hands down. If I could buy a gallon container and freeze it in small portions for the winter — I would.

    2) Greek Salads with a side of Grilled Chicken – Again, another simple dish done well. Chicken is never dry, but moist and tasty with the right amount of char on the side.

    3) Chicken Gyros – Honestly, they're more like a B-list celebrity. Not necessarily your first choice but well liked. Meat can be a little rubbery at times.

    I've never had the pizza, or much else really. I stick to what satisfies me, and you should too. It's smaller than a shoe-box inside, so get your satisfaction to go.

  2. My sister took us here before we were heading into the city to go see the Bouncing Souls.  We were limited on time, and this little place is near to her apartment we decided to come here. It reminded me of Greek Corner in Franklin Square, or Ali Babas in Valley Stream.  A tiny with a few tables great for take out.  The place was packed with diners.

    I was under the impression that this place was a greek restaurant (as my sister explained) but really it seemed to have more of Italian/American choices.  Now that I look it up on Yelp, I see it is listed as Italian.  Since I was craving Greek, I ordered the Pasticcio.  My sister and finace ordered chicken Gyros.  They give a generous portion of bread for the table to start which we all enjoyed.

    The food took longer than expected to come out (over a half hour) and mine took about 5-10 mins longer than theirs.  Their sandwiches were yummy and so was the fries. Mine was good, but not what I had expected.  I knew it would be reheated because pasticcio is made like lasagna, in a large tray.. but this was over cooked/reheated too many times.  The top part was very crunchy from being burnt (which I don't mind) and the noodles were almost soggy because they were reheated so long (I prefer my pasta al dente).  It tasted good because I love pasta, but it reminded me of reheated leftovers covered in tomato sauce.  

    The host/waiter/busboy was very friendly & accommodating but almost a little too much. Constantly asking us (and others) if we enjoyed everything, needed anything etc – I am sure he was making up for the long wait.  He definitely is a hard worker, and did a job that 3 people should have been doing.  My main concern was we just wanted our food and the check because we had to run.  I probably should have expressed that we were in a rush but even my sister was surprised at how long everything took.

    In any case, that was my experience.  I do realize it was a busy summer evening and they were very crowded so maybe the staff was on overload and their timing was off.  I would definitely come back for their dinner special and try something else.

  3. This little hole in the wall place has been a Lynbrook icon for what seems like generations. The building appears to have been renovated quite significantly recently. The food is top notch Italian/Greek comfort food. My family tends to stick to two items in particular: their gyros and their Greek salad with grilled chicken. Both are incredibly satisfying and make you want more. I always order take-out from them every one-two weeks. A lot of the locals like to eat at the place, which can make it fairly crowded for dinner time. My only critique is that I am not a very big fan of their pizza.

  4. Pardon me, i have never eaten here. The problem is i have been trying to eat here for a year. Three times I came to get food and failed. My family loves pizza and gyros and your reputation says you are good for both.

    The hours are not typical of a restaurant and this is very frustrating.
    1) closed for a holiday (not a major one) which was weird for a restaurant…thank God for Chinese food.
    2) 2nd visit they closed the entire shop to go to a wedding
    3) are they even open on Sunday's? I never heard of a restaurant closed on a weekend and they were closed when i went on a Sunday…

    I have no idea what is going on. I have never tried a restaurant 3 this many times and could not even get in the door.

  5. My father and his wife come over for dinner every few weeks and always insist on bringing dinner.  (no complaints here=)  So a few months ago they brought over food from Santorini's.  It looked Italian, they claimed it was Greek, yet besides confusing the hell out of me…tasted GREAT!  I really couldn't believe how good it was.

    I don't recall exactly what we got the first time, (now keep in mind this was takeout, and it was amazing I can't wait to get the food in house) and I loved it.  

    Last night, we had some chicken stuffed with spinach and mushroom, over DELICIOUS rice.  

    We also had some linguine with shrimp, feta cheese, sauce…I honestly have no freaking idea what else they put in there but it was amazing.  

    The Eggplant was a cousin of Italian Rollatini, stuffed with spinach and feta/ricotta and was something out of a sci-fi movie…but actually GOOD unlike sci-fi.  

    The salads were very good too, nothing like an Italian dressing with stuffed grape leaves…seriously I was cracking up at the food but the joke was on me as it was all delicious.

    Here are some cons I found:  The bread they give you looks delicious, (again its like an Italian Focaccia bread) but it lacked salt, entirely.  Its texture was off a bit as well.  The plain pasta with red sauce was just bad, no hard feelings Santorini's you make up for it with your entree's but might want to go the extra mile on the sides and table breads.  

    Overall, I can't wait to eat here again even with some hiccups.

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