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| - (3.5 star) A Greek restaurant outside of the Danforth? Sure, why not.
I took a VIP client for a holiday luncheon here. The place was hopping at 1pm on a Wednesday. Interior is quite spacious with lots of seating. Decor seemed very functionary - I would say great spot for business lunches, but not so good for a romantic dinner date.
The wine list is not too big, but I was pleased to see it consisted of mostly Greek wines (hard to find these in Canada!) Having recently traveled around Greece, we immediately spotted a wine on the menu from a winery we actually visited in Santorini.
The lunch menu consisted of about 10 appetizers ($10-$14 range) and maybe 10 mains ($18-$30). Thank God they did not have souvlaki on the menu, but they did have some of the regular boring options (moussaka, sigh)
I tend to gravitate towards seafood, so we ordered the grilled kalamari appetizer to share, and a seafood salad and the sea scallops for our mains.
The food was all absolutely delicious. Kalamari was perfectly grilled (not overcooked), served with tomatoes and capers and a balsamic reduction. DC's seafood salad looked beautiful. My sea scallops were served with melizanosalata (grilled eggplant dip, similar to baba ganouj) and sauteed wild mushrooms. Superb!
The service was a bit over the top. There was someone standing at the table every 90 seconds, removing plates, setting cutlery, asking how our meal was, etc etc. It was quite disruptive of our conversation and I kind of wish they would have backed off! Plus, our waitress was Asian. I wanted a Greek Dimitris!
Although food was completely 5 star, I thought the pricing on the lunch menu was quite exorbitant - 1 appetizer, 2 mains and 2 glasses of wine coming in at $120. Fine for dinner, but for lunch? Ahem.
If you are looking for a fine dining experience and really great food, you will love Volos. If you are looking for a more traditional Greek dining experience, find an ouzeri or taverna on the Danforth with real Greek waitstaff and more rustic fare (Pantheon, Mezes, Athens Restaurant).
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