Restaurant · Greek · Salads · Downtown Fairfield
Lantern Point Taverna
1612 Post Road, Fairfield, CT
Opens 11:30am daily. They post no closing time, so call ahead if you're going late.
Hours
| Monday | 11:30 AM – 10 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:30 AM – 10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM – 10 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM – 10 PM |
| Friday | 11:30 AM – 10 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM – 10 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM – 10 PM |
Happy hour
Mon–Fri 3 PM – 6 PM
$4 off beer, wine and cocktails, $3 off appetizers.
Lunch specials
Lunch mains come with a cup of soup and a garden salad, and every drink is half price at lunch.
Menu
Lunch — Soups
Cup, 5.
- Lentil5
- Avgolemono5Greek lemon chicken soup
Lunch — Salads
- Apollo Salad13Variety of greens, dolmathes, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, kalamata olives, pepperoncini, red onions, chickpeas, beets and feta tossed in Greek dressing
- Chickpea & Beet Salad11Tossed with red cabbage, arugula, red onion, olive oil, topped with walnuts and crumbled Greek manouri cheese
- Horiatiki Traditional Greek Salad11Tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, onions, capers and feta tossed with oregano and olive oil
- Prasini Chopped Green Salad9Romaine, cucumbers, scallions and dill tossed in latholémeno. Add feta 3
- Greek-American Salad11Mixed greens, dolmathes, tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, pepperoncini, red onions and feta in their homemade Greek dressing
Lunch — Greek Pan Pizza
- Greek Pan Pizza12Toppings 1 each
Lunch — Main
Served with a cup of soup and a garden salad.
- Pita Wraps11Chicken or pork souvlaki, gyro, bifteki or chicken delight. Add French fries, rice pilaf or Greek lemon potatoes 2
- Single Platter15Chicken or pork souvlaki, gyro or bifteki, with a Greek-American salad, choice of soup, pita, tzatziki and French fries, rice pilaf or Greek lemon potatoes
- Spanakopita15
- Mousaka or Pastichio14
- Grilled or Fried Calamari18Served over garden salad
- Lamb Shank with Orzo22
- Crispy Shrimp Basket18Served with French fries
- Chicken Athenian15Over rice pilaf
- Stuffed Filet of Sole18Topped with a shrimp, over rice pilaf
- Grilled Mediterranean Seabass20Over arugula, tomatoes, chickpeas and scallions with balsamic vinaigrette
- Stuffed Cabbage Avgolemono15Served with Greek lemon potatoes
- Stuffed Pepper in Tomato Sauce15Served with Greek lemon potatoes
Dinner Specials — Appetizers
- Char-Grilled Eggplant16With manouri cheese, plum tomato, basil, olive oil and drizzled balsamic glaze
- Char-Grilled Lobster Tails24
- Shrimp, Scallop & Crab Cakes18Served with spicy taramasalata
- Pan Seared Sea Scallops Over Sauteed Spinach24Topped with lemon and Greek olive oil
- Light & Crispy Fried Smelts16Latholémeno, served with skordalia and garnished with dakos blend
Dinner Specials — Mains
- Ribeye Steak45Topped with Metaxa mushroom sauce
- Chicken Skiathos26With mushrooms, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and hot cherry peppers in a balsamic cream sauce over pasta
- Pastitsio20With string beans
- Poseidon Ouzaki45Sea mussels, clams, shrimp and lobster tail sauteed in a spicy garlic ouzo sauce over Greek pasta
- Broiled Seafood Stuffed Shrimp & Lobster Tail45Served with potato and vegetable
- Stuffed Cabbage Avgolemono or Stuffed Peppers in Tomato Sauce24Served with fasolakia and roasted potatoes
Soups
- Papou George's Chicken Soup12Chicken avgolemono soup with orzo
- Fakes Greek Lentil Soup12
Salads
- Apollo Salad20Variety of greens, dolmathes, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, kalamata olives, pepperoncini, red onions, chickpeas, beets and feta tossed in Greek dressing
- Chickpea & Beet Salad18Tossed with endive, arugula, red onion, red wine vinegar and olive oil, topped with walnuts and crumbled Greek manouri cheese
- Horitiki Traditional Greek Salad18Tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, onions, capers and feta tossed with oregano and olive oil
- Prasini Chopped Green Salad15Romaine, cucumbers, scallions and dill tossed in latholémeno. Add feta 5
- Greek American Salad18Mixed greens, dolmathes, tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, pepperoncini, red onions and feta in their homemade Greek dressing
Add gyro, chicken or pork souvlaki, loukaniko, biftéki or falafel 9. Add leg of lamb, steak, ribs or shrimp 12.
Appetizers
- Char-Grilled Baby Back Ribs16Latholémeno
- Crispy Feta Phylo14With hot honey and sesame seeds
- Dakos15A medley of chopped tomato, cucumber, onion, peppers, capers, kalamata olives and crumbled feta over char-grilled homemade bread
- Falafel17Served with tzatziki, feta, dakos mix and toasted pita
- Spanakopita15Layers of flaky phyllo with a rich spinach and feta filling
- Gigantes12Greek style white giant beans sautéed in a light tomato sauce
- Kalamari18Lightly floured and fried until golden, served with a lemon wedge
- Traditional Greek Dips12Tzatziki, taramásalata, hummus, skordalia, melitzanosalata, tyrokafteri. Served with toasted pita and Greek olives. Three for 34. Gluten free pita or carrot, cucumber and celery sticks 5
- Shrimp Souvlaki, Leg of Lamb or Steak18A wrap, dressed with shredded lettuce, tomato, red onions and tzatziki
- Greek-American Salad16A wrap, with their homemade Greek dressing and tzatziki
- Chicken Delight16Breaded chicken in a pita with cheese, bacon, romaine, tomato and mayonnaise
- Assorted Greek Cheeses12Kefalotyri, kasseri, manouri and feta, from sheep and goat milk, with toasted pita and Greek olives. Three for 32. Gluten free pita or crudités 5
- Saganaki15Lightly battered and pan seared kefalotyri, served with a lemon wedge
- Char-Grilled Octopus26Drizzled with latholémeno
- Biftekia18Four juicy mini burgers infused with Greek herbs and spices, parsley, mint, dill, tomato and onions, served with tzatziki
- Paidakia — Greek Style Baby Lamb Chops21Three, char-grilled and brushed with latholémeno
- Loukaniko16Greek sausage with onions and peppers, with a dollop of tyrokafteri and a lemon wedge
- Shrimp Ouzaki24Sautéed in olive oil, deglazed with Greek ouzo in a spicy tomato sauce, finished with fresh herbs and feta
- Zucchini Chips16Served with tzatziki
- Fresh Beets & Skordalia16Fresh beets marinated in red wine vinegar and olive oil
- Dolmathes12Grape leaves stuffed with rice and seasonings, served with a lemon wedge
Traditional Greek Pita Wraps
- Gyro, Loukaniko, Bifteki, Falafel, Pork or Chicken Souvlaki16
Platters
All served with sautéed onions and peppers, tzatziki, pita and a choice of rice pilaf or potato. Choice of gyro, biftéki, loukaniko, falafel, chicken or pork souvlaki.
- Single Platter20
- Combo Platter26
- Tri-Combo34
Replace with leg of lamb, steak, ribs or shrimp, 3 more.
Big Plates
- Paidakia — Greek Baby Lamb Chops48Seven, char-grilled and brushed with latholémeno, served with Greek style lemon roasted potatoes
- Roast Leg of Lamb Au Jus40Served with a choice of potato or rice pilaf and vegetable
- Braised Lamb Shank40Slowly cooked with a mirepoix in a traditional Greek herbed tomato sauce over orzo
- Chicken Taverna26Half a Greek style roasted chicken with lemon and herbs, potatoes and vegetables
- Chicken Athenian26Two chicken breasts topped with sautéed spinach, feta and tomatoes in a garlic lemon white wine sauce over rice pilaf
- Chicken Thessaloniki26Chicken breast sauteed in a savory tomato, onion and mushroom wine sauce over Greek pasta
- Macaronia Me Kema24Greek bolognese over spaghetti
- Mousaka Traditional25Layers of eggplant, potato and seasoned ground beef with a Greek béchamel topping, served with Greek string beans
- Pastistio22Served with Greek string beans
Fish
- Char-Grilled Fish of the DayMarket priceBrushed with latholémeno, served with rice pilaf and spinach
- Bakaliaro26Greek fish and chips, served with beets and skordalia
- Stuffed Filet of Sole30With spinach and feta, topped with shrimp in a lemon oregano sauce over rice pilaf
- Shrimp Santorini32Sautéed in a fresh tomato sauce with garlic and feta over spaghetti
Sides
- Horta10Blanched Swiss chard, dandelions and spinach finished with olive oil and lemon
- Broccolini or Spinach10Sautéed with garlic, olive oil and lemon
- Greek String Beans8
- Greek Style Lemon Roasted Potatoes9
- Greek Fries12With feta, olive oil, lemon and oregano
- Truffle Fries12Sprinkled with kasseri cheese
- Plain French Fries8
- Pita Basket6
- Gluten Free Pita Basket7
- Assorted Greek Olives4
- Side of Tzatziki3
- Orzo8With tomato sauce or lemon sauce
Soft Drinks
Priced 5 on the main menu, 4 on the drinks menu.
- Unsweetened Iced Tea & Lemonade5
- Orange, Ginger Ale, Coke & Diet Coke5
- Lemonatha5Greek lemon soda
- Portokalatha5Greek orange soda
- Pink Grapefruit & Lemon Soda5
- Black Sour Cherry5Non-carbonated
Greek Spirited Cocktails
All 16.
- Mastiha Honey Martini16KAVO Greek island rum, fresh cucumber juice infused with mastiha — the pine-resin, cedar-like flavour gathered from the mastic trees of Chios — garnished with cucumber
- Metaxa Paloma16Metaxa 7 Stars, lime juice and sparkling grapefruit soda, garnished with fresh grapefruit
- Frappé Martini16Tito's vodka, Kahlúa or Baileys, frothed with Nescafé coffee
- The Greek Goddess16KAVO Greek island rum, fresh lime juice, a splash of simple syrup, topped with prosecco
- Mykonos Martini16Tito's vodka with a splash of triple sec, lemonade and blue Curaçao
House Wines
Glass / half litre / litre. All from Greece.
- Selina White10 / 19 / 38
- Selina Red10 / 19 / 38
- Restina10 / 19 / 38
White Wines
Glass / bottle. A tasting board is 6 for two, 9 for three, 12 for four.
- Harlaftis12 / 42Lightly oaked Chardonnay, Greece
- Muses Estate14 / 48Pronounced oak Chardonnay, Greece
- Sonoma Cutrer16 / 54Chardonnay, Russian River
- Oyster Bay12 / 42Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
- Savatianu12 / 42Pinot Grigio, Greece
- Muses #912 / 42White blend, Greece
- Kokarella16 / 54Sancerre-ish, Greece
- Apostolos14 / 48Assyrtiko, Macedonia, Greece
- Santorini18 / 66Assyrtiko Kalliston, Santorini, Greece
Red Wines
Glass / bottle.
- Chrisolithos14 / 48Merlot, Greece
- Sterling12 / 42Cabernet Sauvignon, California
- Muses Estates14 / 48Cabernet Sauvignon, Greece
- Mirage12 / 42Organic Pinot Noir, Greece
- Muses #914 / 48Syrah and Merlot blend, Greece
- Nemea12 / 42Malbec, Greece
- Agape18 / 66Aged oak, Kalliston, Santorini, Greece
- Amethystos18 / 66Cabernet and Merlot blend, Greece
Glyká — Sweets
- Baklava8Walnuts and honey layered in phyllo
- Galaktoboureko10Custard wrapped in phyllo, steeped in honey syrup
- Portokalopita9Sweet orange sponge cake drizzled in honey syrup
- Rizogalo6Greek rice pudding sprinkled with cinnamon
- Ice Cream6Chocolate or vanilla
Kafédes — Coffees
Their own question: how do you like your coffee? Sketo with no sugar, metrio with a moderate amount, glyko very sweet.
- Eliniko3.50 / 7.50Made to order Greek coffee. Single or double
- Americaniko4.50Filtered robust coffee, regular or decaffeinated
- Frappe9Whipped Nescafé Classic, regular or decaffeinated
- Tzayia — TeasChamomile, Greek mountain tea, black or green, served with Greek honey and lemon if you like
Kids Menu
- Chicken or Pork Souvlaki, Gyro, Bifteki14With French fries, rice pilaf or roasted potatoes
- Char-Grilled Shrimp Souvlaki17With French fries, rice pilaf or roasted potatoes
- Spaghetti12With butter or tomato sauce
- Macaronia Me Kema14Greek bolognese over spaghetti
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