Avli Estiatorio

Much Better This Time.  

Dined here with friends and it was so much better this time.  Our group started with a sampling of 3 delicious spreads served with pita, an order of saganaki, and an order ofgreek sausage which we really enjoyed.  I had the jumbo shrimp with feta wrapped in phyllo dough with great seasonings and served with spinach and it was incredible.  The others in our group had gyros (it was tough), sea bass (it was delicious), and lobster with pasta (a homerun).  Shared salads at the table too.  We split a choclava dessert and it was the perfect finish to our meal along with greek coffee. The owner came over and helped us with our wine selections --  a bottle of syrah that was well-paired for 3 of the our entrees, but I preferred a white wine and had a nice, dry, greek wine by the glass whose name I cannot remember, but I enjoyed.  Cost per person with tax, tip, and all the food mentioned above was about $70 per person.

The food is great here! However last night service was missing. Seated a half hour after reservation, bar was too full to get a drink...the hostess even told us that. Time is going by and we are getting pissed, I suggested to her she should offer to get us a drink. They could not think of that themselves. We got the drink when we sat down, while we waited she brought us some pita with a very gross dip. This place serves amazing food, but needs more polish. Even in the dining room we got very minimal service.

We had our daughter's rehearsal dinner at Avli in May and they did a wonderful job for our party on 24.  Food as good as usual and the staff really took care of us.