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| - Panama was on our 'must' list for this year so when we had a birthday party to celebrate we zeroed in on the D.D.O. location. Our charming server suggested since we were a party that we order multiple dishes sharing amongst is what we did. When it was mentioned the calamari does not come with a dipping sauce, just lemon wedges, a dinner mate actually saw my face wince however I was pleased with the fresh, crispy texture of the batter, not once did I detect 'freezer burn' as mentioned in other reviews. Next up were the fried zucchini and eggplant...absolutely delicious with just enough bite remained (note to readers, I am not a fan of the latter veggies, but Panama will be the ONLY time I will eat them).
Since it was a Saturday night we ordered the roast lamb. This dish obviously had a lot of TLC, a rich home style taste of the melt-in-your-mouth texture. That dish went the fastest, a small portion for what you pay.
My face winced again when we were told the chicken is roasted with the skin removed. Once again I was proved wrong with every piece was tender, juicy and wonderful charred flavour. Plenty of greek style potatoes filled our dishes, very tasty indeed.
Since it was a party, we were provided with complimentary loukoumades which worked out to be about 2 balls per person. The light & fluffy deep fried dough was covered in a light, sugary glaze. What was missing was our opportunity to have ordered coffee or tea to not only accompany the surprise treat but more importantly this would have been the perfect ending to our meal. More on why I suspect the reason why we did not towards the end of my review.
The only caveat I have for reservations, be wary on an early booking on Saturday. Even though the operating hours on Saturday indicate 4-11pm, considering there were young children among the guests I asked for a 5pm sitting. I was told " No, the earliest sitting we have is 6PM, but that you must agree to be finished by 8PM as we have another sitting thereafter". Oh? I understand restaurants want to maximise their nights, but 2 hours was strikingly pressing time. Not wanting to face the logistics of finding another place to go, I "agreed" to the "conditional" mealtime.
Guests arrived between 5:45 and 6:15, the latter as a result of conditions beyond their control. Thankfully since every one had been briefed on ordering the food arrived with minutes. During the complimentary desert we wondered why no coffee or tea was flowing, looking at the time was now 7:50....oops I guess their message, time to go!! Better sort out and pay our bills. By the time that was done, ready to leave the time was now 8:10. Since we were seated in the part of the restaurant where the entrance was out of view, as we rose from our seats we felt a collective pang of being gypped for time as there were plenty of seats and tables vacant with plenty of other tables still had lots of people. Add more disbelief was not one person waiting to be seated. So much for the other sitting!! We left feeling like we had been spit out like a turn style.
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