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🙂 4/5 - Food excellent, service and value not so much
By 👻 @CJL61, 07/22/2021 3:00 am
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We went for a family dinner, having heard good things about it, and knowing that the owner (James Mallios) has a solid reputation.
First, we are Greek, so obviously we are tough critics when it comes to Greek restaurants. The decor and ambiance is very pleasant, and there is a decent background buzz of voices and music.
Food - almost every dish was excellent, and overall I’d give the food quality 5 stars. We had zucchini chips, saganaki (fried cheese, which they drizzled with honey and was delicious), a beet salad with Manouri cheese and yogurt, spanakopita, and pork souvlaki for the table, which was the only disappointment (very dry, seemed as if they used the least fatty cut of meat, which is not the right cut for souvlaki). For mains we shared lamb chops, which were cooked perfectly (for over $50 a plate they’d better be), and on the side we had fingerling potatoes and an amazing roast cauliflower dish.
Overall, I truly enjoyed this place, and can’t wait to go back again. So why did I give it only 4 stars? Two reasons - service and value.
On the value side, I know it’s summer in the Hamptons, and by charging exorbitant amounts, you convince certain types of people that it must be good. For example, I know my Greek wines very well since I buy them often and collect wines in general, and 300-400% markup is just egregious for Greek wine. Again, you charge $175 a bottle and some people think it must be really good, except it’s $35 in a store, so that’s just disappointing.
On service, I always have a problem with the restaurant deciding that 18% added to my bill makes everyone’s life easier. It definitely makes the waiter’s life easier! After ordering our food, he never returned to our table, not even for a second to ask if everything was Ok. That’s not OK. I was a waiter in college, and I had to earn my tips. These waiters don’t, and they generally expect you to add an extra gratuity.
Overall, this is worth trying for some high quality Greek food, but expect to leave wondering if you should have waited to go back to Astoria where the authentic (and very reasonable) Greek restaurants abound.
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