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| - Dined here on a Saturday night. A nice modern feel is quite evident as soon as you walk in. Started off at the bar for a cocktail. This is a full-service bar that offers a decent variety of craft beer, across many styles, macro brews, wine, Ouzo and specialty cocktails. The wine menu here focuses strongly on Greek grape varieties, though it has a few choices from other areas, including California. Greek varietals are often hard to pronounce but do not be afraid to ask your bartender here to assist you. The bartender, Dolan, was extremely friendly, prompt and knowledgable. He allowed my wife and I to try some of the wines ahead of time before making our purchase.
After having a cocktail we were seated and on our way. The menu is very diverse, offering many small plate options if you are just looking for some appetizers or shareable dishes. The menu offers a wide variety of choices, but the focal point is definitely around seafood and lamb. Seafood options include many Mediterranean fish like Branzino, Sea Bream and head-n prawns. They also have lobster tail, halibut, scallops, ahi tuna, sea bass, shrimp...etc. In addition, the menu features several lamb options from Jamison and Elysian Fields.
We opted decided to explore the menu by trying all sorts of things. We got started by having some Baba Ghanoush, mussels and stuffed peppers as appetizers. All were really good but my favorite were the mussels in ouzo broth. For our main course, I opted for the Branzino fillet with three scallops and the better half went with fennel stuffed Branzino. The fish was cooked perfectly, very impressed. Since we want to be more gluttonous, we decided on dessert. I had the doughnuts in honey syrup and pistachios and the wife had the chocolate flour less tort. Both excellent!
Having read the reviews here previously, I was not sure what to expect. For me, it was a great experience. Dolan, Christian (our server) and Alan (Sommelier) were all top notch. Very friendly, willing to help and answer questions, prompt and efficient. I found the staff to be very well educated on the food and wine menus, which helped in the dining experience.
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