Editorial Review

by Contributor

Serves Greek stapes on the Upper West Side (near Columbia)--find eggplant dip, kebabs, pasta, omelettes, plus Greek-inspired desserts.

11/18/07

Still the same after all these years!

by gardens4me

And it's been about 40 years! Symposium still serves the same wonderful tarmosalata, same wonderful avgolemono soup, same wonderful moussaka and same wonderful galaktoboureko (phyllo with custard pastry). Same booths and art work. Great attentive service. It's a very wonderful thing when a good thing does not change....or go out of business.

02/15/07

A real gem!

by thornbrooke

I was not expecting much and I was very pleasantly suprised..Casual, laidback vibe, knowledgeable and accomodating staff, and the food was great...try the octupus appetizer..

04/14/06

Down Home Greek Food

by sag1125

Symposium is a wonderful, down home Greek restaurant. It's been around for years--my parents used to hang out here when they were students at Columbia in the early 70s! The food is delicious, as is the sangria. Prices are very reasonable. Crowd tends to be students and professors and atmosphere is very casual.

• Pros: Great food, Good Prices, Nice Sangria

02/09/04

The Best Greek in Town

by sigeppepi

Symposium is the best that the Upper West Side has to offer. You will be pleasantly suprised to lose yourself in this authentic Greek find. The menu and the walls are a tribute to the art of Greece and its entree selections are a welcomed treat. Sangria at Symposium is a must and the tzatziki is out of this world. A hidden gem.

• Pros: Service, Food, Desserts

08/04/02

Great Greek Food

by foxschwartz

Excellent Columbia campus restaurant. Great appetizers--get it all in the Symposium salad! Generous platters--Greek vegetables, potatoes, rice and Greek coffee to end the meal. Also, try a half pitcher of Greek sangria!

• Pros: great value, very tasty, generous portions