By Wolffy

3 1/2 Stars (Out of 5)

For a quarter-century, Gus, Joyce, and Orion Lenis have put Greek food, real-cheese pizza, and affordable steak dinners on their cloth-draped tables, well apportioned with cloth napkins, comfortable chairs, a paper map of Greece for every place, and the sounds of singers like Nana Mouskouri rounding out the ambience of hanging plants and Greek vistas painted on the walls.

The Granada is a pleasant, approachable, affordable restaurant which really works at pleasing its clientele. On my night, the Lenis, both on duty at 9:30 p.m. on a Sunday, seemed to be literally the only restaurateurs in town still on the job. For a hungry traveler off the ferry, their spring $9.99 sirloin special, with lots of mushrooms, plenty of just-cooked-enough veggies, and tasty grains of rice-not to mention the irresistible garlic toast-was a godsend. The steak actually was cooked medium rare, as requested. With a decent glass of Argentine wine and Joyce’s reminiscences about how the freezing winter of ’91 cracked their Greek statue in the water feature on the front patio, I had a fine time.

The cream-of-broccoli soup, pleasantly peppered, brimmed with vegetables and certainly needed no crackers-I ate it all and looked for more. The mango dessert, although admittedly from out of town, was superb. A Greek coffee would have been a first-class accompaniment, but a fresh pot of the regular stuff was brewed up just for me.

Dinner, a glass of wine, dessert, and coffee came to $27 before tip.

The Lenis also offer take-out, delivery and catering. The 14 kinds of pizza, in three sizes, are well priced, especially if taking advantage of the two-pizza offer- some say Granada pizza is the best in Powell River. A special all-you-can-eat arrangement for in-house groups of ten or more must be one of the best dining deals in town. This hardworking restaurant can be very busy; so call ahead if you’re coming at a popular time.

Location: 6249 Marine Ave (Townsite)
Phone: 604 483-3333