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2019-03-03
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When the waitress knows that the taramasalata served here does not contain cod roe, full marks for her knowledge. But zero points to the cook who makes it. The bland wallpaper paste that is offered up is very fishy: fishy in the sense that it borders on the fake, not because it tastes like something scraped from a cod’s reproductive system - it doesn’t. It costs HK$88. But to enjoy your paste you need pita bread which, in Greece, comes as a natural accompaniment to the starter. Not here at this
It costs HK$88. But to enjoy your paste you need pita bread which, in Greece, comes as a natural accompaniment to the starter. Not here at this self-proclaimed “traditional Greek taverna that celebrates the inherent simplicity of Greek cooking”. You have to fork out another HK$28 for one pita artfully sliced into six smaller portions which are just not big enough to accommodate all the “tarama” supplied. So you need to order another pita and now that’s HK$56.
A check on the internet reveals that a pack of 10 pita breads will cost the equivalent of HK$28 in a UK supermarket.
Carry on like this and, if the profits get anywhere near being repatriated to Greece, then the country’s financial crisis will be solved in a month or so. Maybe they should think about renting out the plates to diners or charging an insurance premium in case food gets spilled onto your lap and the debt will then vanish overnight.
The Lukaniko sausage was very good. But slicing this pork, seeds and leek savoury into artfully tasty trapezoids does not make up for the fact that it needs something else on the plate to give it a visual oomph.
A tomato quarter, a bit of roasted red pepper or a sprig of something green would have made the sliced coil of culinary loveliness look less like a turd.
Grilled octopus at HK$188 was jaw-dropping in flavour and price.
You can take it that I think this restaurant is price gouging and taking its customers for a ride. And that journey goes nowhere near the “spirit of the tavernas of old”.
Oh, and the music was too loud.
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