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| - Overall, an amazing dining experience. The food and service were exceptional (thanks Olivia). We went on a Friday evening and enjoyed the patio seating (can get noisy though with the cars).
For our appetizers, we got:
- The octopus, which was grilled perfectly (ie, not rubbery) and the sauce was really tasty. Portions were a bit small though.
- The grape leaf wrapped feta with figs was interesting. A bit salty, but how it was put together was pretty and we love figs (biased us). And who doesn't love feta cheese?
- The bread basket (half portion), which was a very good size for 2. The melanzana dip, feta cheese, and olives were great matches to the different types of in-house made bread.
For our mains, we got:
- Sea bream , which was part of their daily seafood menu. You could really taste how fresh the fish was, and the simple flavour/cook highlighted that. There are choices for seasoning. With everything we ordered, 1.2 lb was enough for 2 people. We didn't order the sides since we had the pasta.
- Seafood linguini (half portion), which had a good ratio between the seafood (mussels, shrimp, clams, squid) and the pasta. Also loved the cook of the pasta - perfect aldente.
For dessert, we got:
- The special, which was a cherry pie type phyllo pastry dish with marzipan filling, ricotta ice cream (made in-house). I found the pastry was a bit burned on the edges (bitter after taste) but my husband liked it.
- Fig with honey and yogurt sorbet, which was a definite show stealer. Generous helping of figs, just the right amount of honey to give the right level of sweetness, and the in-house yogurt transported us to Greece. Delicious and refreshing.. .perfect!
Finally, Olivia's service was very attentive without being obtrusive. The menu was well explained, dishes and cutlery were replaced quickly after every course, lemon was provided with water, etc.
I'm definitely adding this to my "must go back" list!
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