Pithari Taverna Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Pithari Taverna, a delightful gem that brings the vibrant flavors of Greece to Highland Park, NJ. This Greek-Mediterranean eatery boasts an extensive menu filled with mouthwatering options that cater to every palate, including vegan and vegetarian delights.
- Appetizers: Begin your culinary journey with Garides Skordates, succulent shrimp sautéed in garlic and white wine, or savor the crispy Halloumi topped with honey.
- Main Dishes: Do not miss the Seafood Salad, a medley of shrimp, mussels, and calamari, lovingly paired with a white wine sauce.
- Desserts: End on a sweet note with traditional Baklava or a rich Galaktompoureko.
A true community hub, Pithari Taverna is perfect for families, groups, and anyone seeking to relish authentic Greek cuisine in a casual setting.
Online Menu Appetizers
Garides Skordates
Shrimp sauted with garlic, olive oil and a white wine sauce.
Halloumi
Grilled semi-soft cheese made from a mixture of goat and sheep's milk, topped with honey and sesame.
Melisio Calamari
Fried calamari tossed in a honey, ginger and soy sauce, topped with sesame seeds.
Mini Ntakos ToGo
Toasted crostini, topped with feta, diced tomatoes and kalamata olive paste.
Pita Fries ToGo
Fried pita wedges seasoned with pepper, salt, and oregano accompanied by tzatziki sauce.
Salmon Cakes
Salmon patties with a golden crispy crust.
Spicy Kalamarakia
Fried calamari tossed in spicy banana peppers, pickled cherry peppers and cherry tomatoes.
Dolmades
stuffed grape leaves with rice and herbs.
Pikilia Cold Spreads
Tzatziki, melitzanosalata, hummus, spicy feta, and olive spread.
Melitzanosalata
Roasted eggplant, garlic and olive oil spread.
Tzatziki
Yogurt, cucumber and garlic dip.
Taramosalata
Creamy fish dip.
Hummus
Tyrokafteri
Spicy feta chesse dip.
Skordalia
Garlic Dip.
Pikilia Tiganita
Fried zuchinni and eggplant.
Octopus
Grilled octopus.
Kalamari Tiganito
Fried Calamari.
Saganaki
Fried Greek graviera cheese.
Pikilia Hot Zesta
Cheese pie, spinach pie, meat balls, zuchinni fritters, dolmades, and giant beans.
Tyropitakia
cheese pie.
Spanakopitakia
spinach pie.
Loukaniko
Greek sausage.
Keftedakia
Seasoned meatballs.
Gigantes
Giant Greek beans in a tomato sauce.
Goat Cheese
fried goat cheese.
Goat Cheese Kantaifi
Goat cheese wrapped around shredded phyllo, cooked in the oven.
Mydia Krassata
Mussels in port wine sauce and feta cheese.
Kolokithokeftedes
Greek zuchinni fritters.
Galaktompoureko
Cream custard baked in filo dough.
Baklava
Layered pastry dessert made of filo dough, filled with chipped nuts and honey.
Rice Pudding
Smooth and creamy, old fashioned rice pudding with vanilla and a hint of cinnamon.
Yogurt
Greek yogurt tipped with chopped walnuts, almonds and honey.
Karidopita
Walnut cake.
Kantaifi
made with walnuts, scented with ground clove and cinnamon, wrapped into buttered crispy kantaifi dough.
Orange Cake
Orange Cake.
Frappe
Greek iced coffee.
Online Menu Dessert and Beverages
Online Menu Soups and Salads
Avgolemono
Fakes
Tomato Soup
Prasini Salad
Romain hearts, scallions, and dill dressed in olive oil and vinegar dressing.
Seafood Salad
Shrimp, mussels, scallops and calamari sauteed in a white wine sauce over a bed of lettuce.
Garides Santorini
Shrimp sauteed with garlic, feta, onions, peppers, diced tomatoes, and homemade tomato sauce, tossed in orzo.
Kritharoto Kotopoulo ToGo
Chicken slowly braised in a creamy garlic sauce with peppers, mushrooms, and onions tossed in orzo and topped grated Greek cheese.
Lavraki
Imported Fish from Greece (bronzino)
Psari Elliniko
Pan-fried flounder filet finished with a lemon sauce.
Solomos ala Mediterranean
Salmon filet dressed ion warm vinaigrette, diced tomatoes, sliced kalamata olives, garlic and cappers over rice.
Stuffed Scallops
Scallops topped with homemade crabmeat stuffing over creamy mushroom risotto.
Tigania
Pieces of lamb sauteed with garlic, onions, tomatoes and peppers, served over rice.
Tsipoura
Imported fish from Greece.
Stuffed Flounder
Flounder filet filled with homemade crabmeat stuffing.
Pithari Seafood Platter
Seafood platter including shrimp, scallops, calamari and flounder prepared in the oven.
Kotopoulo Thassos
Chicken sauteed with garlic, diced tomatoes, peppers, onions, zucchini, potatoes, mushrooms, and carrots served over rice.
Thallasina Ellinika
Shrimp, scallops, pairs, and crabmeat sauteed in natural orange juice, over rice.
Arni Yiouvetsi
Slowly cooked lamb shank in a homemade tomato sauce over orzo.
Mousaka
Eggplant, potatoes, ground beef and bechamel.
Pastitsio
Baked Greek pasta, ground beef and bechamel.
Stuffed Chicken Breast
Chicken breast stuffed with feta cheese and fresh spinach.
Mediterranean Chicken
Chicken sauteed with peppers, onions, feta cheese and homemade tomato sauce over rice.
Aegean Seafood Platter
Shrimp, mussels, scallops, and calamari sauteed in wine and homemade tomato sauce over rice.
Grilled Calamari
Grilled Calamari.
Solomos
Salmon fillet in the oven.
Garides
Grilled shrimp.
Spanakopita
Phyllo dough, stuffed with spinach and feta cheese.
Vegetarian Mousaka
Eggplant, potatoes, zucchini and tomatoes topped with bechamel.
Veggie Platter
Stuffed Grapeleaves.
Kotta Paidakia
Half a chicken chopped and grilled.
Paidakia Arnisia Lamb Chops
Baby lamb chops.
Beefteki
Greek hamburger steak.
Pork Chops
Prime and tender Pork.
Chicken Souvlaki
Chicken kebab.
Lamb Souvlaki
Lamb Kebab.
Pork Souvlaki
Pork Kebab.
Beef and Lamb Gyro Platter
Beef and lamb shaved meat.
Chicken Gyro Platter
Sliced marinated chicken.
Pancetta
Tender boneless pork ribs.