I admit that I have mixed feelings about Estiatorio Milos aka Milos, a Greek restaurant located Midtown and at Hudson Yards. Fancy and pricey, is how I would describe it and it might be better to get their lunch menu that offers a good deal for $39, with an appetizer, entree and dessert, unless you have a big appetite.

Don’t get me wrong: the food is good, but overpriced for what you get. They have lobster for instance. When I went for dinner, it was $59 a pound with the lobster weighting 2 to 2.5 lb. if you want it with spaghetti, you have to pay an additional $20. Considering you will pay more than $120 already, they cannot throw some pasta that they are probably not event making there???

So, lunch prix-fixe, yes; dinner, no! Here is anyway what I tried:

Dinner:

Of course, my favorite Greek drink of choice is ouzo, that I prefer with water, giving to that drink a cloudy color that always remind me a story my Dad told me from when he was a kid: with his brothers, they wanted to try anisette that is similar to ouzo (hopefully, I am not offending anyone). They thought that they would replace the alcohol with water so my grandparents would not know, but the kids did not know that by pouring water in that drink it would turn cloudy…As you can guess, it did not go very well!

One of the dishes I like there is the Milos special that is a fried zucchini and eggplant tower, served with kefalograviera cheese and tzatziki that is in the middle, covered by the vegetables. Crispy and not greasy, this is a must have.

Milos special at Estiatorio Milos in Midtown, NYC

Crab cake: for the price you would think that it is big, so I was really surprised when the dish came to see a small crab cake that looked…dry and was, so the sauce that came in was definitely necessary. It was served with a piazza bean puree.

At least the octopus was very good, perfectly cooked. It was served with capers, onions and Santorini fava.

But the worst in term of price was the Greek salad: $32! What do they put? Gold tomatoes??? At least the tomatoes were good, but I think this is a bit pushing prices!!!

Greek salad at Estiatorio Milos in Midtown, NYC

Dessert was delicious: we of course got their baklava that was buttery and nicely sweet.

Lunch:

For appetizer, I chose the oysters. There were two from the East Coast and two from the West coast.

Oysters at Estiatorio Milos in Midtown, NYC

For the entree, I got the salmon tartare that was made with yogurt and Spanish caviar (I did not know there was Spanish caviar). Nice and light, the caviar gave a little crunch and I was glad that they did not put too much of it so the salmon could shine. And these fries that came with it were great: thin, cooked all the way through and crispy.

Salmon tartare at Estiatorio Milos in Midtown, NYC

Last was dessert. I chose the Karidopita, a Greek walnut cake that was served with a honey lavender ice cream. It was ok. I admit that I would have preferred a slice of baklava instead…

Karidopita at Estiatorio Milos in Midtown, NYC

So you know what I think about Estiatorio Milos. I think Molyvos that is close by is better and less pricey. Still, the lunch menu is worth it if you want to have a meal there.

Enjoy (…)!

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