Battling the summer heat and a long powercut in Shahpurjat, 3 of us had lunch the other day at Mykonos, a cute, refreshingly simple and natural Greek restaurant. Sonam had eaten there once before, but Asha and I were first timers.
The restaurant is run by a Greek lady called Anastasia, who hails from Thessalonika, and is the probably the happiest person you will meet on any given day. She is chatty, friendly, explains the menu, cheerfully apologises for her English (the day I can speak Greek, Anastasia, then we can revisit the question) and greeted us all like long lost friends, with kisses and bearhugs.
The A/C wasn’t working for most of lunch, due to the massive powercut, so the door was propped open, and we gazed at the trees outside, and we all made a promise that we’ll be back in the winter, to eat out on the tiny balcony with a tree top vista.
The decor is white and blue and has a refreshing seaside feel to it, which was oh-so-welcome on a hot Delhi day.
On Anastasia’s advice, we opted for a mezze platter, and several small dishes, so we could see what we liked, and it was the correct decision. Cool mezze were just what we needed :
The tzakiki and humous were too delicious, and as for the pita bread…fabulous.
I enjoyed the vine leaves (below) but was less keen on the sauce which I felt overpowered them. Next time, I’ll have just dolmades:
The Greek salad was lovely:
The feta has a completely delicious, different taste from locally sourced feta as do the tomatoes, which had a rich taste.
As a vegetarian, this kind of food is perfect and what I crave.
I didn’t have the coffee, but Asha assured me it was good and strong. Nor did I have the dessert, which my companions told me was excellent.
We paid own bill and I did not mention that I write reviews.
Personally recommended.
And a return visit is planned.
Emerging from the by now deliciously cool European feel A/C restaurant to this view was a bit of a culture shock…but what a view.
