We left the Agean Breeze with another warm thank you from our waitress who walked us to the door and asked us to come back again. The custard was rich and creamy and delicious – but even better because of the warm spirit in which it had been given to us. Just after he left, his wife – the woman who had greeted us, can’t recall her name - brought us over a homemade Greek custard and some cookies for dessert and said it was a thank you for trying our restaurant. He definitely made the kids feel happy and welcome. He talked about soccer, which the boys love and said he had boys almost the same age who play in Gt. His accent was evident and the boys asked him lots of questions about growing up in Greece. Even though the restaurant was getting busier, the Chef (George) still managed to come out and talk to us. The flavor was incredible in the small bite he was willing to share with me. My husband ordered a traditional greek lamb platki – which is a casserole with chunks of lamb, vegetables, tomatoes and feta cheese. My husband and I wound up trying grilled calamari for the first time – soooo much better then fried. It was cooked so well – and so simply – that we convinced him to try it and he kept asking for more. He’d tried fish before, but never really liked it. The chef made a special pita pizza for my younger son, which he loved – but he then wound up eating most of my grilled salmon. The soup surprised him because it was flavored with lemon and kind of creamy, but my son loved it. My older son ordered the traditional Greek chicken soup and pasta with chicken. The wood floors and beams really gave the place a unique feeling - like what a village restaurant in Greece must be like. It was early and not too busy, so the boys looked around at some of the pictures of Greek fishing villages and other traditional decorations and actually started to warm up to the place. She showed us to a table in the big dining room. We were met at the door by a really nice woman – one of the owners – who showed us a menu and told us the chef would make pizza or pasta or whatever the kids wanted. My husband and I love trying new kinds of food, but we often defer to the kids wishes, so the boys were not too happy when we arrived at the restaurant. Our two boys (ages 10 and 13) usually aren’t usually very adventurous when it comes to eating out. My husband and I were worried that the kids would have a hard time finding something they liked on a Greek menu, but we were told the chef was very accommodating, so we decided to give it a shot. My family and I were sent to the Agean Breeze for dinner on the suggestion of the front desk clerk at our hotel just up the road.
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