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| - I am torn about Estiatorio Milos. It was the most overwhelming fish restaurant, yet most underwhelming Greek restaurant ever. It felt bipolar, and as a result my review is middle of the road.
Their cocktails were solid to start. The Cucumber Cooler tasted like a beachside sunset. Our server picked a great bottle of white wine that paired well with every dish, even though the dishes weren't that great. More on that later.
As a restaurant focused on seafood, its selection was out of this world. Fresh fish flown in from the Mediterranean on shelves of ice and tanks full of shellfish. We spent almost 10 minutes trying to decide which fresh fish to pick, then determine if steamed or grilled was the preferred method of cooking. The steamed sea bass we ended with was perfectly flavoured with lemon, salt, and probably the most memorable fish I've eaten this year.
The underwhelming part? All the staple Greek items were slightly off.
We had grilled octopus, which is difficult to prepare. It wasn't as rubbery as one would expect at a chain, but definitely not super tender, especially if it was presumably fresh. As for the highly recommended fried zucchini, eggplant and saganaki on a skewer, something so classic and traditional, turned out to be tame. To top it off, the baklava was too sweet and crunchy. I could get something better in any other Greektown in North America.
Our server was maybe the most consistent part of our dining experience. He winced if we were about to order something sub-par, and silently steered us away from fish that wasn't the freshest. The amount of detail he put into presenting the dish and enthusiasm for the ingredients is what ultimately made our meal!
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