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| - Thanks, Yelp, once again! I will definitely be coming back here.
I, of course, consult the All-Knowing Yelp every time I need to go out to eat (which is rather often); so, of course, I invest some extra research time for date nights to see what the Yelp Crystal Ball suggests. Last week, it led us to Retsina.
Located in not the elitest of neighbourhoods, Retsina was dark and empty when we walked by making me worry for an instant that it was closed. But so glad we went through with it anyway!
Rainbow flag on the door, check. Immediate friendly greeting, check. Menu with tasty sounding items (Greek works that I didn't know), check! The server was a bit surprised that it was our first time there because it was a "regulars' spot" kind of place, but hey, I think this will be the start of our Regulardom. Perhaps owing to being the only table there, he was super attentive, super nice. Food that he recommended were great: the ouzo-fried cheese and the meatballs for appetizer and the lamb dinner to share. I would definitely say the two appetizers were better than the main. But knowing we were going to split the main, the chef split it onto two plates and gave us a bigger portion as well. That's service!
One star off for not having our first choice beer and wine items (even though they were listed on the menu), and he disclosed that the kitchen does slow down when there are more tables so he was glad that our food was fast.
And complimentary shots of ouzo to send us on our way!
Atmosphere - 3
Service - 5
Food - 5
Price - 4
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