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| - Word on the street was that Ossington had a popping new Greek joint with good food. Read the Yelp reviews and was pretty conflicted by the ratings; the ratings were either 5 stars or 1. What I noticed was that all the 5 stars reviews were for the food, and the 1 star reviews were for the price of the food. My review will be about the overall experience.
All dishes are meant to be shared, similar to tapas but larger in size.
What we ate:
Imam Baildi - Eggplant, Tomato confit, caramelized onion, fresh thyme $12 (6/10) - This olive oil braised eggplant was served with a slice of bread. The eggplant was well cooked and booming with onion and thyme flavor. The only disappointment was that the bread served with the dish was vividly burnt. The burnt side of the bread was flipped over and it made me wonder whether the chef knew it was burnt and served it anyway.
Horta - Baby organic dandelion salad $12 (6/10) - The description is a bit deceiving. It's not the yellow dandelion you imagine on your lawn. Also it's not so much of a cold salad, rather a sautéed green vegetable dish with garlic. In all honestly, this was identical to a Chinese wok fried choy dish. Tasty, just wasn't what we expected after reading the description.
Psari - Whole grilled fish-catch of the day $55 (5/10) - The catch of the day was a yellow sword fish. Grilled, doused in olive oil, and de-boned. A little disappointed at this dish, especially if the fish is valued at $55 I expect to be writing home about it. It was a basic white fish. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely didn't taste like it was fresh and it wasn't entirely deboned.
Padiakia - Ontario lamb chops $24 (5/10) -Medium rare grilled lamb chops. The meat needed more seasoning, tenderizing and a bit more game (freshness of the meat is questionable). Tasted like any meat.
Rating Summary:
Food: 5/10 - average for the items noted above. The food wasn't terrible, but also nothing spectacular for what you expect to experience with the amount of money you're spending on each dish.
Atmosphere: 8/10 - Packed house on a Tuesday night, good Greek music, homely and modern interior design. Only caveat, the exposed kitchen will leave you smelling like your dinner for the next week.
Service: 7/10 - Water service needed improvement and food service was generally slow. It was just over an hour from the time of ordering to when all four dishes came out .
Overall, food was decent (neither terrible nor spectacular). However, I would agree with the other reviewers and note the price you're paying for the food isn't worth it. I'd come back for the scene and drinks, but not the food.
P.S - there is a charge for water, yes, includes still tap water.
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