When the owners of a Murray Hill trattoria decided to go Greek, they enlisted Kostas Avlonitis, who opened Astoria's Taverna Roumeli almost 30 years ago, to guide them. Whole grilled fish is the main event, but the menu teems with classic meze (dips, stuffed grape leaves, and charcoal-grilled sausages), feta-flecked salads, clay-pot-baked lamb, and honey-drenched Greek pastries. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
7.0
"Recommended" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10
66%
Would you go back?
33%
Would you take a date?
33%
Would you take kids?
66%
Would you go on business?
33%
Would you go on a special occasion?
Food:
7.7
Service:
7.0
Décor:
6.7
Value:
7.7
They need to concentrate on the customers they have, not the ones they want!
This restaurant obviously does NOT know what it means to take a reservation! We had 7:00 dinner reservations for a Wednesday night, showed up five minutes early, and were the first in line for 7:00 reservations. There was not a single table open in the restaurant, and within five minutes, there were at least FOURTEEN of us waiting who had made 7:00 reservations for varying parties of 2, 3, and 7. The noise was ridiculous, and when finally seated, our table was so small that we ate our meal on appetizer plates. Also, the chicken dish I ordered specifically was described on the menu as "white meat", and was clearly not just white meat. When I pointed this out to the waiter, he brought us a desert (of his choice) for us to split. Ugh! I've been there twice.... the first time and the last time!!
ETHOS rest. besides that on Third Avenue opened at 25 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY a year ago and is thriving. Also, in September, the ownership took over what used to be Meltemi and reopened it as ETHOS UN, at 705 First Avenue.