dio deka

expectations were very high for that evening - recommended by a foodie colleague, michelin star, ta certificate of excellence, greek food etc etc. still there is always a lingering doubt that the actual experience may fail.

not here...from the reception to theserviceand finally the food - everything was just great. i had the rack of lamb that was satisfying to see and consume, wife had the famed moussaka and that too came out with flying colors.

next time - the lamb chops and fish...

visited the restaurant for dinner with a group from work and we had a private dining room. it is an upscale restaurant and theserviceis good. having travelled to greece just last year i can vouch that the food has authentic greek flavors with a bit of a twist.

poorserviceruined the experience.. we’ve been here once before and left with a wonderful experience, the food andservicewere excellent.

this visit on 07/13/12 was horrible. overall food was good, with the exception of the monterey red abalone. it was very chewy and salty. we ordered a bottle of wine and 3 appetizers first. the appetizers came within 2 minutes, but the wine didn’t show up till we finished the appetizers. we’re rushed by our waiter “stephen” the entire time. plus, he kept pushing for the lamb chops. we finally told him to stop rushing us, then he started to cop an attitude. if we didn’t ask him to stop rushing us, we’d have finished dinner in 45 minutes. the four of us spent over $400 and felt abused.

the place got extremely loud by 7:30p, couldn’t carry a conversation without shouting. the staff didn’t seem knowledgeable about their own food. our waiter first described the pig prepared 6 ways, then he mentioned 5 ways later. when the dish was brought by a server, he could only described to us 2 out of the 6 ways. he didn’t even offer to go find out from someone else. poorserviceand lacks training.

what happened to this restaurant? we would return for the food, but not with this kind of service.

greatserviceand dish presentation but the food... the chef needs to learn how to use the ingridents wisely.

the only thing that wow'd me was the bill.. back again this time we actually sat down for dinner at a table instead of the bar. they now have a michelin star so i guess things change...on a friday night it was busy but not jam packed as i remember and the weird loud techno-ish music is long gone.

what we ordered:
*grilled octopus -good cause it didn't taste like octopus
* baby cauliflower (the server suggested it at least 3 times so i figured it had to be mind blowing) - it wasn't
*john dory (wanted to try because i hear it on hell's kitchen all the time) - just ok
* stone valley farm pig - hubby liked
* chocolate cake with coffee pudding -best thing of the night!

theservicewas not bad but a bit rushed. we would have been in and out in an hour if we didn't put the breaks on and personally slow things down.

i did not feel the food warranted the high price tag.

the badservicehad us worried but.... food itself is great. so good it makes it worth dealing with amateurish service.