I'd read that one of the best souvlakis in Melbourne was in my old backyard - Templestowe Village. In fact, the most famous (Jimmy Grants) and infamous (Stalactites) are written on pieces of paper on the wall in Kota and how people should forget about those two.
I ordered the Kota Special - lamb, chips, tomato, lettuce, Spanish onion, mayo mustard. The meat is good quality, minimally fatty and nice flavour. I particularly like the thick bread flavoured and oiled which houses the ingredients.
I read that the standard serve of chips isn't very big. I don't know what they are talking about - it's very large and I only finished a third.
I'll come back for souvlaki and to try the namesake charcoal chicken. They also have a few delicious looking salads to choose for balance.
