Telly's Taverna Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Telly's Taverna, a Greek-Mediterranean-Seafood restaurant in Astoria, NY, with an array of vegan and vegetarian options. From Grilled Octopus to Saganaki, the appetizers are flavorful and diverse. The main courses like Lamb Chops and Greek Salad impress with their authentic taste. The full bar offers Telly's Special Cocktails and a selection of beers and wines. Catering options include traditional dishes like Mousaka and Fried Calamari. The reviews rave about the exceptional food, attentive service, and inviting ambiance. Customers praise dishes like Grilled Octopus and Lemon Potatoes, showcasing the restaurant's commitment to quality and flavor. The cozy atmosphere and rustic decor add to the Mediterranean dining experience. Telly's Taverna is a gem for those seeking authentic Greek cuisine and a memorable dining experience.
Pre order 1 day ahead plan your Family Diner serves 4 to 12
Meatcombination Serves 4-6
Black Angus Ribeye-Beeftekia-loukaniko-grilled chicken Comes with your choice of salad and 2 dips
Kotopolo Me Patates Whole Chicken Roasted with lemon Potatoes
serves 4-6 Comes with your choice of salad - Choice of 2 dips and a carafe of red or white house wine!
Pastitsio 1/2 tray serves 6 to 12
Greek homemade pasta, meat sauce topped with bchamel .Choose of salad, choice of wine
Gemista Stuffed Tomatoes & peppers
Your preference with or without Meat.Choose a salad and a dip!
Mousaka
Layered eggplant potato meat sauce bchamel
Laxanodolmades Stuffed Cabbage 1/2 tray
Meat & rice avgolemono
Soutzoukakia Smirnaika 1/2 tray
Greek meatballs in red sauce
Fricasee
lamb avgolemono Fricasee
Flat Bottled Water
Sparkling Bottled Water
Souroti Water
Vikos Water
Soda
Sodas & Beverages
Appetizers
Grilled Octopus
Gluten free.
Calamari Fresh Fried
Pan fried lightly floured
Mixed Vegetables
Zucchini, eggplant and pepper.
Fried Potatoes
Fresh round cut potatoes. Vegan. Gluten free.
Eggplant
Kafterie
Spicy feta cheese dip. Vegetarian and gluten free.
Zucchini
Fried or grilled.
Tzatziki
Yogurt, cucumber and garlic dip. Vegetarian and gluten free.
Peppers
Fried or grilled.
Jalapenos
Zucchini Croquettes
Fried. Vegetarian.
Squid
Gluten free. Fried or grilled.
Mussels in white garlic sauce
Saganaki
Pan-fried Kefalograviera cheese. Vegetarian.
Feta Cheese
Vegetarian and gluten free.
Baked Feta
Vegetarian and gluten free.
Halloumi
Grilled. Vegetarian and gluten free.
Hummus
Feta Ravasaki
Feta pastry, honey and sesame. Vegetarian.
Fried Meatballs
Grilled Sausage
Grilled Sausage with Leek
Taramosalata
Fish roe dip. Gluten free.
Skordalia
Garlic and potato dip. Vegan and gluten free.
Dip Combination
Tzaztiki, Taramosalata, & Skordalia.
Spanakorizo
Moshari Kokkinisto
Greek style beef stew in tomato sauce.
Lima Beans
Baked in tomato sauce.
Spinach Pie
Made to order.
Nana's Green Salad
Finely chopped with feta cheese. Vegetarian and gluten free.
Greek Salad
Tomatoes, cucumber, onion and feta cheese. Vegetarian and gluten free.
Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Vegan and gluten free.
Sliced Tomatoes with Onions Salad
Vegan and gluten free.
Small Horta Salad
Vegan and gluten free.
Small Beets Salad
Vegan and gluten free.
Salad
Greek Specialties
Gyro
Avgolemono
Chicken egg-lemon soup.
Spanakopita
Spinach pie made to order. Vegetarian.
Mini Cheese & Spinach Pies Homemade
4pcs or 24
Gardies Saganaki
Shrimp in a light tomato sauce with feta cheese. Gluten free.
Gigantes
Baked Lima beans in tomato sauce. Vegan and gluten free.
Branzini - Lavraki
Fresh Whole Mediterranean Sea bass 1.5 to 2 lbs
Grilled Seafood Combination
Salmon, flounder fillet and jumbo shrimp.
Flounder Fillet
Halibut Grilled
Grilled and topped with Extra virgin Greek Olive oil, lemon oregano
Grilled Salmon Steak
Gluten free.
3 Piece Prawns
Gluten free.
Jumbo Shrimp
Swordfish Kebab
Swordfish skewered with alternate vegetables.
Swordfish Steak
Gluten free.
Shrimp Scampi
mussels
Fried Cod Fish
Salt-cured cod with skordalia.
Fried Sand Shark
Served with skordalia.
Bakaliarakia
Fried whiting.
Sardines
Fried Spearings
Smelts
Anchovies
Flounder
Grilled or fried.
Grilled Branzini
Imported.
Grilled Dorado
Grilled Striped Bass
Two person portion. Domestic.
Porgy
Domestic. Grilled or fried.
Red Mullet - Barbounia
Red Snapper
Grilled or fried.
St. Peter's
Grilled or fried.
Seafood
Charcoal Grilled Meats
Beeftekia
Greek style burgers.
Chicken Grilled Breast
Gluten free. Served with Fresh Fried potatoes
Chicken Kebab
Chicken skewered with alternate vegetables. Gluten free.
Lamb Shish-kebab
Corn fed lamb Chunks marinated with alternate vegetables
Grilled Meat Combination
Beeftekia, ribeye steak, chicken breast and sausage.
Lamb Chops
Colorado corn fed. Gluten free.
Rib-Eye Steak
Black Angus, grass fed. Gluten free.
T-Bone Steak
Gluten free.
Horta
Dandelions. Vegan and gluten free.
Beets
Vegan and gluten free.
Rice
Vegan and gluten free.
Lemon Potatoes
Vegan and gluten free.
Fresh Cut Fried Potatoes
Vegan and gluten free.
Sides
Desserts
LOUCOUMADES
Fried dough with honey and cinnamon
Baklava
Vegetarian. Contains walnuts made in-house
Yogurt
Double Strained Greek YogurtServed with homemade grapes preserves. Or with HoneyVegetarian and gluten free.
Galaktoboureko
Vegetarian.
Loukoumades
Greek Coffee
American Coffee
Frappe
Freddo
Nes Cafe
Cappucino
Espresso
Macchiato Coffee
Tea
Coffees
Alcohol Beverages (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Telly's Special Cocktails
Must be 21 to purchase.
Make Your Own Cocktail
Just add to cart and specifications we will call if we need more directions. Must be 21 to purchase.
Sangria
House made Telly's Sangria, red or white. Must be 21 to purchase.
Carafe of House Wine
1 liter. Kourtaki red, white or retsina. Must be 21 to purchase.
Kyklos Moschofilero
Bottle. Must be 21 to purchase.
Beer Bottle
Fix, Mythos, Heineken, Blue Mood, Corona, Amstel Light. Must be 21 to purchase.
Amethystos
Red or white. Must be 21 to purchase.
Greek Salad Tray
Green Salad Tray
Catering Mini Chicken Souvlaki
1 piece. Comes with vegetables.
Fried Calamari Tray
Grilled Octopus Tray
Catering Mini Cheese Pie
1 piece.
Catering Kolokythokeftedes
1 piece.
Catering Mini Pork Souvlaki
1 piece.
Catering Mini Spinache Pie
1 piece.
Lemon Potatoes Tray
Pasticio Tray
Catering Mini Beeftekia
Pastitsio bites
Pastitsio wrapped in sfoliata
Dip Combination Tray
Mousaka Tray
Grilled Calamari Tray
Rice Tray
Lima Beans Half Tray
Catering Fried Whiting
1 piece.