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Maybe its a remnant of our Santorini experience or maybe its just the constant prodding of a colleague at work which made us go and check!
This time its Greek cuisine. I'm not really a fan but the Greek dishes we had in Santorini were delectable that I had great expectations.
Irodion is touted to be one of the best Greek restaurant in Vienna and my colleague gushes excellent recommendations on its food and the ambiance. So, tempted was thou!!
Its good that she reminded us to book a table in advance (well, she did the reservations :)). The place was packed and there's a line for table at 6PM when we got there.
Here's what we had:
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| Fish plate called "Portal to Hades" with trout, shrimp and calamari |
The fish plate is, well, a mix of seafoods - trout, shrimps and calamari. This was probably a bad choice. I was anticipating the fresh variety I had in Greece (silly!!). Being in Austria, fresh seafood is a luxury and of course, they served frozen ones. The name is probably apt - Portals to Hades (the lord of the dead) - the seafoods tastes really, er, dead.
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| Grilled plate "Chef's recommendation" with lamb chops, grilled pork, gyros, souvlaki, and soutzoukakia |
The verdict?
The food was ok - nothing to be really ecstatic about. The service and the ambiance, however, totally made up for it. The waiters were very friendly and the service was fast. The place is cozy and takes a romantic atmosphere.
But hey, even if the food tastes flat, I guess its the "together moments" that counts...
