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I dunno what, but Athenian did not live up to my expectations, or my admittedly distant memories of a fine lunch had long ago.
Went with a party of about 7 for Friday night after after-works drinks, (always a bit risky I guess) and all pretty hungry. Got a table no problem, (bit surprising on a Friday night) and away we went.
Dolmades, spanokopita, tzatziki, taramasalata, pita bread, calamari for entrees. Hmm.
The calamari was a mixture of baby calamari leggy bits and strips of tune - seemed ok but a bit greasy. Spanokopita, nice, dips, nice, pita bread, fresh but a bit greasy. Dolmades, ok but a bit soft.
Mains, for most, was the lamb shoulder in one form or another, in my case with braised veg, and my fellow diners with with a mixture of roasties and salad. The lamb was well cooked, but a bit greasy, and my veg was braised regrettably long, to the point where it all tasted the same - and a bit greasy. Common theme appearing here, right?
To be fair, there was nothing really wrong with it all (except it was a bit greasy) but nothing really memorable or especially right with it either.
I'll probably give it another go for old times sake, but on the basis of this meal I would say there is much better Greek to be had in the area.