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| - This has been one of the top hangout spots for me and my husband whenever we need somewhere to go for a date night and are craving Greek food. Actually, I confess that we had our first date at the Astoria location on the Danforth in Toronto so there are a lot of sentimental memories associated with Astoria for me. We've also been to the Mississauga location with family and they seemed to like this restaurant as well.
Upon entering, the interior is fancy-looking and the design makes you feel like you're living in Greece. The hostess who greeted us was friendly and there was no wait time to get a table for us two. The menu pricing is a lot lower than average for an elegant and fancy restaurant and you get authentic quality Greek food in generous portions. I actually had leftovers from tonight which I took home and will have for lunch tomorrow. I ordered the small size Lamb Souvlaki dinner, cooked well-done, which comes with a choice of 2 sides so I chose potatoes and rice and included was a starter Greek salad, served on a large plate. I only ate half of my salad in order to save room for my Lamb dinner. The lamb and fresh tzatziki sauce combined had a nice flavor but I think next time I'll try ordering it medium well-done so that it will be easier to chew. I also loved how the rice and potatoes were soft and easily melted in your mouth. I also tasted one piece of breaded shrimp that my husband ordered with his meal and it tasted as fresh as the seafood I ate at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco a couple of months ago.
At the beginning of our evening, I was already prepared to give this place a perfect 5-star but I unfortunately had to reconsider that by the end because of the service. It started off perfectly. The waiter was quick to serve us our drinks and food and he came to refill my husband's drink without us having to ask and he checked on us. However, when the restaurant started getting more crowded, I started to wonder if they were short on staff because our waiter barely checked to see how we were doing and when I asked for a refill on my Gingerale, he forgot about it but I didn't remind him as he seemed busy so I instead asked for some water when we saw him walk by our table. I think we pretty much waited half an hour longer than we should have, once we were finished, before we finally got our bill. However, to be fair, we could see that he was stressed and working really hard to attend to a large crowd of people and he was still very nice to us.
On the whoIe, I would come back here in the future if we happen to be in the area and will try some of their other dishes.
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