We generally only see each other a couple or three times a year, and then with a big group of people, so it was a treat to have it be just the two of us.
Cafe Akroteri has long been a favorite of mine, but The Shepherd doesn't care for Greek food, and they are a little slow to go there for lunch during the week. So we went out on a Saturday when we could spend the extra time. .
Sorry I didn't get a picture of the combo appetizer plate before we decimated it... ha ha - it was delicious. I love feta cheese, and there were huge chunks of it, along with tasty kalamata olives, dolmathes, spanakopita and tiropita. Plus pita bread and tzatziki - and I got extra pita bread to eat with my calamari (which comes with a little Greek Salad) How could you ask for more. Oh, yum...
(I think my spanakopita is better than theirs, but their tiropita was delicious.)
Well, actually, we could have asked for quicker service - I think it took about 45 minutes before we got our food, and they were not busy - and maybe a waiter who knew what was in the tzatziki sauce...(of course I know what's in tzatziki sauce, but I overheard another diner ask our waiter, and truly, he did not know - "yogurt and something", he said..).
How could somebody work in a Greek restaurant and not know what was in tzakziki??? Maybe I expect too much...
We also shared a piece of baklava for dessert, but it disappeared before I could get my camera out.
We had a great time, and declared that we needed to get together more often - isn't that how it always goes?
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Sounds like a great lunch. We go to Five Columns restaurant in B-ham for our greek food. The food, service and knowledge of the food is all excellent, and we love it there.
oh, YUM. I may have to hit the Greek place after work...
LOVE Greek food; wish we lived closer to one another!
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