estia greek taverna & bar

the best greek food i've ever eaten. my husband and i had dinner at estia after hearing about it from a coworker. estia exceeded my expectations, which were high to begin with. the inside of the restaurant is spacious and has a great feel. the staff are incredibly pleasant and attentive. but what's really amazing is the food. it is fresh, authentic, and delicious. to top it off, prices were reasonable. we hadhummusand pita (fresh from the oven!), the hot appetizer sampler (a must-have with spanikopita, beans in a wonderful tomato sauce, and the best meatballs i've ever eaten), mousaka, the fish of the day, and a desert that is some kind of custard in phillo dough baked with cinnamon and sugar. i can't wait to go back and try more of the menu.

final grade? a+

100% authentic greek food. i was at estia few days ago with some friends. what a great find!!! great food, we start our venture with mussels saganaki, greek salad , saganaki cheese(yummmm) andhummusand pita complimentary! entrees the best bronzino i've ever had lamb chops taste and cooked to perfection and lamb shank by far the best we ever had before! i read the review from the food critic before i start writing my review definitely the critic had a really bad night that night! we had totally different experience from what he describe! we would recommend this restaurant to anyone we know!!! the two owners where very friendly and seem that they care about customer satisfaction!!! thank you for an excellent night!!!!

really cute & great service!. i think that this place is an east boca gem. had girl's night out here. the service was absolutely flawless and professional. our waiter saw that we were in deep convo and instead of interrupting us for our drink order, he kept his distance until we were ready which was very professional & courteous of him. the fresh pita wedges andhummusare to die for! thehummusis drizzled with a good extra virgin olive oil. my only gripe is i opted for the grilled octopus, and for $14 it was roughly maybe 8 chunks of 1 octopus tentacle that arrived super burned and too charred. the inside was tender and moist though. i would recommend adding more octopus to this appetizer to make it worth $14 and not charring or burning it so much. i understand they just opened though and will give them time to practice and work out the kinks, but we really loved this place. i will be back again to try a full meal. overall this place is an a+ for food and service and a must try in the area!!