Continental Pastry Shop
Categories:
Bakeries, Restaurants, Greek Restaurants, Mediterranean Restaurants
Details:
$, Brunch, Cheap Eats, Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot
Message from Continental Pastry Shop
The Continental Pastry Shop and Greek Restaurant is known for the dishes we serve and the pastries baked on the premises. Almond baklava, walnut baklava, kataifi, galactoboureko and revani are all made on a daily basis. During the holiday season, George comes in early to bake specialty pastries and breads to be featured for a limited time in our Seattle diner. George insists that only top quality ingredients are used for his pastries and grinds his own almonds to achieve the consistency he demands to make the perfect Revani or Copenhagen. The Continental Pastry Shop is open every day and offers a blend of continental and Greek food. The Lagoses offer catering services for any size gathering or event and have the largest selection of Greek wines in the Pacific Northwest to accompany any menu. The Continental Pastry Shop also has Greek groceries, such as Greek cheeses and wines.
Editorial by Citysearch
The SceneSimple, friendly and airy, this U-District institution has the affable atmosphere of a Greek cafe, with owners George and Helen Lagos and son, Demetre, doting on regulars like family. Save for a few vibrant photos of Greece hanging on the walls, decor is unfussy and utilitarian. Weekdays, students and professors fill the linoleum-tiled dining room with animated conversation, while weekends bring out large groups for brunch with the kids.
The Food
The Lagos took over in 1974. Quality and consistency remain hallmarks. Breakfast (served all day) comes with eggs, golden, oregano-flecked Greek fries and souvlaki, bacon or sausage. Or try Greek standards like lentil-lemon chicken soup, dolmas or gyro sandwiches on freshly baked rolls. Specials usually include some variation of chicken in lemon, garlic and olive oil, as well as a fresh seafood option. Authentic ingredients, homemade baklava and Greek wines are available in the deli.
Key Points
- Authentic Greek Cuisine
- In Seattle Since 1967
- Family-Owned and Operated
The Inside Scoop
- The Extras - Don't be alarmed if you hear someone speaking German, Italian or French--foreign language speakers meet nightly at the restaurant.
- Where to Sit - You'll get great service anywhere, but large groups are usually more comfortable on the left side of the dining room, while solitary diners will find cozier spots on the right side.
- What to Drink - It's not on the menu, but ask for Helen's spritzer--a refreshing blend of fresh orange juice and sparking water.
Insider Pages Reviews for Continental Pastry Shop
I went here for their breakfast and it was surprisingly good. It felt like a small cafe, but the food was much better than expected. Their coffee is particularly good.
Posted 12/20/08 | Report Abuse
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I've ordered take-out every time I've come here. I usually get pitas to take home and make our own gyros. They have the best pita bread here! Fresh, soft. It complements anything you put in it and makes it taste extra good. The gyros here are delicious, as well, and the variety of greek desserts.
Posted 09/16/08 | Report Abuse
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Is how long I've been going to the Continental, and I still love their souvlaki and eggs with Greek fries. The prices don't seem to have changed all that much, either. Just a great neighborhood Greek place.
Posted 02/01/08 | Report Abuse
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If you're looking for a place to have authentic Greek food in a coffee shop setting then you have found it! I have eaten here for more than 15 years and the owner remembers me every time I return (even if it has been years between visits)
The food is authentic, try the meatballs - they are my favorite!
Posted 11/07/05 | Report Abuse
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Latest reviews from Citysearch.
Just like Yiayia used to make
by mcguffin
The Continental is a great family-run Seattle institution. They have all the standard dishes one would typically expect from a Greek restaurant, and they are all up to snuff. A great place to go for lunch if you are in the U-District (especially if you have a little time to leisurely enjoy some baklava and Greek coffee after your meal) or even better to go with your family for dinner. They also have a selection of Greek wine and groceries for those who want to bring something home.
Posted 08/31/06
delicious!
by leisure_lif3
my friends and i always come to this place. it's so delicious! the service is always wonderful, and the ambience really does make me feel like i'm in some cafe in greece. the salads, entrees, and wines are great, but their desserts strike people as odd and maybe evne anti climatic until they realize that it's also a bakery. nevertheless, i always go there whenever i'm up in the university district.. and even when i'm not, i make the 20 mile drive to eat at this place!
Pros: great food, service, value
Cons: street parking, crowded during 'student hours'
Posted 07/15/06
Great food Great prices
by ryynoo
This is a great restaurant if you are more concerned about taste and value than ambience. There is nothing wrong with the facility, it is just simple and that is fine because the food is great. I had gyro's and they were some of the best around.
Pros: Taste, Value
Posted 10/12/05
Our Favorite Breakfast in Seattle
by troutonfly
They serve a pesto, feta, and tomato omlette that just blows my mind. My wife gets a grilled feta sandwich that's also out of this world. We go with such regularity that our usual waitress need only make eye contact with us before placing our order and bringing out the coffee (which ranks among the best diner coffee I've ever had). Two can't-miss sure-fire dishes plus outstanding service means we go back again and again, and so should you.
Pros: Great Service, Great Food, Great Value
Posted 04/05/05
everyone loves helen and dimitri
by brazenhussy100
the owners are as sweet as can be, wonderful with children and always warm to both regulars and new comers. even better, the kitchen is delightfully consistent--i've never had a bad breakfast here and the bacon is always perfectly crisp and even. one the city's best kept secrets.
Posted 03/19/05
Absolutely Mouth-Watering!!!!
by erinanne79
My favorite Greek restaurant far and away. The owners are always there and incredibly friendly. Don't miss the souvlakia! I can't recommend it highly enough. It fed me through college when I often dined with one friend, we've celebrated birthdays and events there, and now we take our children there.
Pros: Delicious
Posted 07/06/04
European Flair
by paul_reed_smith
The Continentals great food, service and international atmosphere make it a real find. I especially like the foreign language conversation groups that meet here every week: German on Tuesday, French on Wednesday and Spanish on Thursday nights.
Its a unique little bit of Europe in the U District.
Pros: great greek food, inexpensive, atmosphere
Posted 10/06/03
Wonderful Experience
by nikrharper
The Continental represents exactly what a neighborhood resturant should be. The owners are extremely friendly, the service is phenomenal, and the food is wonderful.
I highly recommend that everyone in the neighborhood get to know the Lagos family and if they do, I'm sure that they will frequent the resturant often.
Posted 05/21/03