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| - I just had my first experience at the Central Diner, and I was very impressed. Beautiful decor, great staff, huge portions- a great addition to Robinson.
Since I'm Greek, I've had a lot of Greek food. At most restaurants, Greek food means throwing feta cheese and olives on a tossed salad. I can say with some some authority that the Greek food here is excellent. The Village Salad is perfect and sloppy, so make sure you get some bread to soak it up. I was impressed with their Avgolemono soup (egg-lemon soup with chicken stock), which had a unique creaminess that made it a step above. We also had spanakopita, which was crunchy and had a fresh spinach taste, and the calamari, which had a nice seasoned breading and perfectly fried,
As for the portions, they are leftover sized. The steak was over 20oz, the breaded chicken was two huge boneless breasts (where do you get chicken that big?), and the fillet of sole was two big cuts of fish. I think we took more food home then we ate there!
While I haven't tried it yet, I understand the breakfast is also amazing, so I'll be coming back for sure to try that.
As for the prices, they are slightly higher then you'd expect at a diner, but the portions and quality are above the price, and the term "diner" is loosely used here.
I can't wait to go back- Opa!
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