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Helen Greek Food and Wine, Houston, TX

Helen Greek Food and Wine

4.6
4.6
626 Reviews
$30 and under
Greek

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 4 times today
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Healthy
  • Charming
Located in the heart of Rice Village, Helen is a revolutionary new Greek restaurant in Houston. Regional and modern Greek cuisine while featuring an entirely Greek wine list, Texas/Greek craft beers

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Greek, Tapas / Small Plates, Wine Bar
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Tue–Sun 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Parking alongside Rice Blvd, as well as Kelvin and Morningside
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

What 626 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Helen Greek Food and Wine offers a "delicious" and authentic Greek dining experience in Rice Village. Visitors praise the "excellent" food, "great service," and "charming" atmosphere, with standout dishes like the trio dips, lamb chops, and village salad. The Greek wine selection is "wonderful," and the restaurant maintains a "relaxed, quiet" ambiance perfect for conversation.

626 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Meal was perfect, so was the service. Great atmosphere, wine and food choices. Menu is somehow edited, but so complete at the same time.great for date night, a friendly outing or a family occasion. A must try.

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  2. Jose

    VIP

    Baltimore

    50 reviews

    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a great time at Helen. The staff were very professional and friendly. The food was delicious and well prepared. It reminded us of food from the Peloponese. We highly recommend Helen.

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  3. Jessica

    Houston

    19 reviews

    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    The food here was really, really good. I enjoyed it very much. The service was a bit slow but I only saw two women running everything. I thought it was a little weird too when I checked in for my reservation I was pointed to a table of people that were not in my party. My girlfriends and I shared a bunch of plates. We got the village salad, octopus, dip trio, lots of pita bread. They don’t give you much and every plate has dips on it. We got the croquettes, cheese pie, meatballs, the lemonade drink with sparkling wine and two desserts. One of the desserts was a phyllo pastry filled with vanilla cream, topped off with strawberry jam. That one was so good. The other was a spirulina cake with kataifi and lemon. I would definitely go back for the food. They have a great Greek wine list too. Ambiance is cute, I enjoyed it. Brick walls, cute lighting, tvs on at the bar. I was able to get parking right in the front of the restaurant too.

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  4. Dayana

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The good was absolutely delicious. My husband and I ordered the trio dips with pita, the chicken, and the lamb chops. All of the plates were so well seasoned, cooked to perfection, and absolutely delicious.

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  5. Don

    Houston

    51 reviews

    5.0

    51 reviews

    Dined on January 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Started with the sangria and a glass of wine for my wife. Sangria was a little sweet for me, but i get that varies from place to place. Then had the trio dip appetizer but substituted the sourdough bread for the pita bread. Much better. Shared the village salad which was amazing. Then had the steak kabob for the entree - excellent. We shared the dishes and had plenty of food. We went on a Sunday at noon and the place was very quiet which we enjoyed. I know in the evenings it gets much more active. Highly recommend Helen's!

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  6. Randy

    Houston

    17 reviews

    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I especially appreciate the restaurant's layout and the fact that the noise level was low. That enabled us to have a relaxed, quiet conversation without having to yell . . . like you have to do in many other restaurants. The food and service were excellent.

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  7. Ginny

    Austin

    54 reviews

    5.0

    54 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love this special little place in Rice Village. Whenever we are in town we try to get a reservation because they are consistently good and have a nice twist to traditional Greek offerings. As many restaurants going through and surviving the pandemic, they have had to adjust their offerings and we think they have planned well. We dined on the most beautiful chicken at Helen’s on Christmas Eve that took me back to the Greek home-cooking I grew up eating. Their selection of Greek wines are always wonderful and the appetizer and salad last night were delish! One would expect that a restaurant could be a bit “off” on a holiday evening, but not this kitchen nor the staff. It was perfection from start to finish and we just wish they were in Austin instead of Houston!

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  8. Susan

    VIP

    New York City

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 13, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    The fish special, branzino was not as menu described. Was supposed to be roasted with lemon and potato and instead served with bread stuffing and heavy tomato, olive. Amd a zillion chick peas . Totally different flavor profile . Stores discouraged husband from ordering gyro platter that he used to enjoy because it was so large for 1 person and instead suggested the gyro sandwich which was space in chicken and dry . Waitress kept insisting the fish was as described ! Ordered wine from menu which appeared highly dated and good value and they didn’t have it . Overall not the experience I remembered of a few years ago!

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  9. John

    VIP

    New Orleans

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a fantastic experience!!! Food is outstanding.

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  10. Charlotte

    VIP

    Houston

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We were on a reconnaissance mission to choose Greek items for our Greek Themed Friendsgiving next week. Excel (our server) gave us excellent assistance in recommending choices and even said Chef would come in Thanksgiving morning to prepare our choices for pick up that day. We are getting 2 dishes for our party of 18. Love Helen's and always have a wonderful meal and great Greek wine choices to accompany the food.

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FAQs

Helen Greek Food and Wine does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Helen Greek Food and Wine also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (832) 831-7133.

Helen Greek Food and Wine is rated 4.6 stars by 626 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 4 times today
Google Map for Helen Greek Food and Wine

2429 Rice Blvd, Houston, TX 77005

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Greek, Tapas / Small Plates, Wine Bar
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Tue–Sun 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Parking alongside Rice Blvd, as well as Kelvin and Morningside
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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