Over the years, business has taken me to Athens scores of times, and I long ago fell in love with both Greek wine and the Greek kitchen. My partner and I search out Greek restaurants all over the US, and heartily recommend this one to all who share our love of Greek cuisine. The setting is warm and comfortable; when we visited, there were a couple of large groups, couples on obvious dates, and individual diners. And this was at the height of the dinner hour. I should add that we parked on the street, which in the evening was free of charge.
Taverna Agora has an extensive menu of traditional appetizers, so we decided to explore this element of the menu and forego a main course. We started with an excellent tzatziki, and then moved on to a superb saganaki flambeed at the table. Dolmades and keftedes came next. We strongly, strongly recommend the keftedes, although the dolmades were quite tasty. Spanakopita made for a light finish, enabling us to wolf down a traditional and delicious baklava at the end.
We shared a bottle of retsina. I would have preferred something much more resinated (Kourtaki is my top choice), but my partner thought it was just right.
With tip, the meal totaled out at a little over $100, but about $40 of this was for the wine. We thought that, in terms of both quality and quantity, our dinner was quite reasonable priced.

We headed to the Greek Kitchen on a recommendation. There were eight of us and we were seated quickly on a Friday night. I had the daily special-Gemista....it was really nice...my wife had Moussaka...it too was outstanding! Our waitress Chloe was even more amazing....we was so sweet and attentive. But then the fun started....the Greek band began playing and then the belly dancer....before we realized it, we were dancing and singing around the restaurant. We had such a great time....we will definitely be back. Don't miss the fun.

Oh my gosh! Everything was delicious!! We got the Greecian Grill and everything was fabulous! The rice and squash we're perfectly cooked, meat was perfectly seasoned, and the salad (honestly never thought that would be a highlight) was phenomenal. Our server (the awesome bartender) said it is cut to order and it tastes like it (so fresh). Our drinks (baklava old fashioned, gold rush and Greek lemonade) we're amazing plus Cayla made a drink with the Empress gin (Royal Hawaiian) we were talking about. Awesome experience and can't wait to dig into our baklava cheesecake. Yum!!!

It's good but expensive. The flavor is there, though. For dinner, their Biftekia, which is kind of a bunless burger, and their Hirini Brizola, which is a tomahawk pork chop, are both excellent. Portions on the dinner items are just a little on the small side, especially for the price. The lunch menu is better in my opinion and a little more reasonably priced. For example, the meat on the lamb burger on the lunch menu is really outstanding (like the Biftekia). There are other Greek restaurants in the Carolinas that have a broader menu, including Taza on Falls of the Neuse, which is half the price but just as good as Taverna Agora. Zorba's in Columbia, South Carolina is better. The service at Taverna Agora is OK, but they're a little too comfortable.

Great food, great service.
Drew took care of everything we needed.
One of the lamb was little too red and Drew fixed it immediatly