If you’re looking for a unique Greek Brunch experience Ovelia is where you need to be.
This Astoria bar/eatery offers up your traditional Greek fare like Hummus,Tzatziki and Spanakokita,with a twist.
Ovelia has managed to take traditional Greek dishes & Brunch dishes and fuse them into Brunch Gold.
With its spacious corner location, indoor and outdoor seating you are guaranteed to have all of your Brunch goals fulfilled.
I love to do Brunch on Sundays mostly because there are no parking rules. Sunday Brunch also puts me in a Happy place for the upcoming work week.
I arrived at Ovelia at around 9am, I wanted to get there a little early to beat the Brunch crowd.
I was seated immediately and the hostess was very accommodating as I asked for a window seat.
I started with a delicious Greek Frappe with almond milk.It was strong but not overly strong with a creamy sweet flavor.
I already knew I was going for the the Baklava Pancakes, but hey what’s Sunday Brunch without bacon coupled with eggs right!
So lets talk about the Baklava Pancake!! My Goodness! It’s a Delicious combination of Cinnamon Sugar, Walnuts, Greek Honey, and Seasonal Fruit all in a Whole Wheat Pancake.
As you can see that baby was stacked,stacked! I was only able to take down two pancakes at Brunch.
For this reason, I put the rest of the pancakes in wax paper and a Ziploc bag and froze them for the next weekend.
Needless to say Ovelia is now one of favorite Brunch spots in the city. Not only is the food and customer service great, but moreover you really get your monies worth.