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| - A friend recently claimed Mamakas to be the best restaurant in Toronto right now. I am always skeptical of such claims, especially because I went to Alo for my last birthday. Decided to give this a go anyway and see what the hype is about!
We walked in and all the tables were reserved so we were offered a seat at the bar by the hostess, which I am totally ok with because you get to see the chefs working and that's always super fun. You get more of an insight on how things are prepared and how the kitchen is run.
The server was pretty friendly, and gave us a rundown of the menu and an idea of how much we should order. I asked a couple of questions about what we should get and she was helpful, except for one tiny, but annoying error - I will explain more shortly.
What we got:
- tzatziki dip: this was delicious and addictive, with fresh dill. what the server forgot to mention was that the lamb we ordered also comes with this dip, so this was a double order. if we had known, we would have tried another app
- house made pita: we ordered these once and then ordered them again cause they were freaking amazing and also because of the repeat dip that came with the lamb. they grill these and then season them "salt bae" style before they are served. the salt comes as a nice burst of flavour and crunch with some bites
- fried smelts: YUM, addictive little salty bites of goodness, served with some kind of aioli
- greek salad: the most authentic greek salad i've had outside of greece. came with a big slab of GOOD feta at the top
- the lamb main: grilled, with a nice char, but a little rare for my liking - although my husband loved this. came with more tzatziki, which annoyed me lol
- the octopus main: the way they prepare this is sous-vide and then grilled, which makes it perfect. it comes on a bed of santorini fava, which i found to be a bit grainy, could have been creamier. but i enjoyed this more than the lamb
- baklava + ice cream dessert: good baklava, good ice cream. not too sweet and a well balanced dessert
- aphrodite cocktail: good, cute cup, not too sweet
- siko old fashioned cocktail: my husband enjoyed it
is this the best restaurant in toronto? no. is it worth a try and worth going back? absolutely, yes. the tea smoked chicken and whole fish (they debone it after it's grilled - i love a good whole, deboned fish!) are on my list of mains to try next time!
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