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Categories: Seafood, Greek, Mediterranean [Edit]
Neighborhood: TriBeCaFranklin St (1)
Chambers St-W Broadway (1, 2, 3)
Canal-Church Sts (A, C, E)
"First off, this place is gorgeous. It's romantic and sexy, but still classy and professional. You could grab a lunch meeting here or bring…" read more »
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I picked this place for my 26th birthday dinner with the family last night, and while it's not my personal style, it was a great special occasion choice to accomodate people with different food tastes. There was clean, simple whole fish with a squeeze of lemon for my mom and richer, more complicated stuff for my dad, and sides of varying complexity (I had the sauteed brussels sprouts, which were DELISH). The best thing we had was a grilled octopus appetizer, charred and perfect-- YUMMY!
The place itself is huge and airy and lovely, and there was a guitarist, which was nice.
The wine list is extremely impressive and the many times we asked for recommendations, we were steered towards reasonable Greek bottles, not huge French wallet-busters. There was plenty of free stuff , too-- a molten chocolate cake dessert (with a candle in it), and a red Greek dessert wine for the table. The staff was attentive and we definitely felt cared for.
Downsides: Weirdly, it took a while for our wines to come out every time we ordered (be it by the glass or the bottle). Also, Thalassa is expensive-- every entree is in the $30 range-- so be prepared to fork over some dough.
An amazing place for a wedding, if you don't want to go the traditional way. Since it's the year 2009, traditional wedding can be... let's face it boring. The wedding I attended yesterday was the exact oppositie.
Luckily, the day was beautiful and the sun was shining. They left the outside area open so you can see the beautiful bar as you're walking up the restaurant. The bar was really breathtaking with it's blue lighting and modern decor. Towards the back was an ice bar to keep all of the cocktail hour food just right. As you walk towards the middle of the restaurant you came across the dining area which was decorated beautifully with modern tables. Downstairs was the wine celler room where the ceremony was being held. It was dimly lit with candles all around and a live guitarist to play the music as the wedding party walked in. The marriage ceremony was very romantic. Only down fall, there weren't enough seats for all of the guest, but they managed.
After the ceremony, we were headed back upstairs for the cocktail hour where the food and drinks were flowing. Everything was really amazing. Then we sat down in the main dining room where we ate the delicious salads to start ,and then our entrees. We had 3 choices of chicken, filet mignon and sea bass. I had the steak which was delicious and heard the same for the other two. After we were done with dinner they turned thedown stairs into a disco, where the DJ was playing great music, and everyone was dancing and having a great time!
The night was nothing but fun. A great place for a modern wedding.
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Thalassa was one of my stops couple days ago. The environment was romantic and cool. There were candles everywhere with live music. The service was good. The waiters were very polite. Tasso - the marketing manager was very nice and have a great sense of humor.
"The Maine Diver Scallops wrapped in kataifi with sheep's milk butter and Kalamata balsamic"was awesome. Everyone should order this dish when they go.
"Tartare Trio" was also very good. I had a feeling that it melt it my mouth.
The food and wine was great there! I'm bias towards seafood though. All of us enjoyed our meal, the desserts, the service, etc. Probably one of the most underrated places in NYC. It definitely is a hidden gem! I tried octopus here and I normally don't even eat that. Seafood Thalassa main course and the Filet Mignon was great. halibut was solid, and also I would recommend the Saganaki . We ordered 4-5 different desserts and all were good and unique. The little treats at the end of the meal were great and we ended up fighting over them. :) They give you different varieties which works well with a group so everyone found something they liked. The service was great and the waiter knew a lot about the different wine pairings we wanted and explained the food in detail.
The bar walking in would be a great place to meet up a date or hang out with friends at during night. It is very beautiful and with the lighting it gives you a calm feeling that is chic and very modern feel.
IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME! I've been to tasting events where I tried bites, but never sat down. Been meaning to come here forever and what better timing than to do it when near a Yelp Elite Event at Bubble Lounge? Rated a 25 in Zagat, it's up there. The only rating that may trump this would be Estiatorio Milos, which I must try sometime. By the seating area, the display of whole raw fish over a bed of ice was nothing short of jaw dropping. The service was good and the free apertitif was a nice touch, but overall the food was a 3.5. Being that I'm indifferent to going back, I'm rounding down folks. It wasn't packed at all on a Tuesday night.
Bread: 2 slices - served w/ an array of dips
RESTAURANT WEEK (3 courses/$35)
-Amouse (free) - Feta filled Filo Triangle - heavy feta taste, filo was uber crispy, yum
-Lobster Bisque [with a Lobster filled Filo Triangle] - thought this was too watery but the intensity of flavor was there
-Colorado Lamb Chops [over Braised Roman Beans and Fingerling Potatoes] - you get 3, basta pasta's is still better, could have used more char and less mystery sauce, the veggies tasted organic and market fresh
-Raspberry Yogurt Cake [with Chestnut Sauce] - wasn't feeling this, only ate half of it, did taste like yogurt though
-Moscato Aperitif (free) - way too sweet for a closer, especially sans bite sized treats to cut the sugar with
Total came out to $45/pp after everything
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Absolutely stunning. This has to be one of the best Greek restaurants I have been to in a very long time. I started off with a lamb ravioli it was superb. The ravioli's were drenched in some delicious sauce that I cannot remember the name of. For the main course I went with a sea food dish which had a perfect balance of mussels and shrimp.
The dining room, and decor in Thalassa is very welcoming A+.
Their wine list is extensive, and I was impressed with the amount of Greek reds that they had on their menu.
My friends and I split a bottle of Sangiovese from Greece. The Sangiovese it paired very well with the dishes we ordered.
For dessert I could not resist ordering the baklava. All I remember saying was WOW after I ate it. It had a wonderful walnut honey taste. It was perfect the honey was not overpowering.
I left pleased. The bill was a bit of a shocker but well worth it.
I highly recommend dining here if you are in the mood for some unique greek food.
Walking distance from work so I snuck out w/ co-workers for the restaurant week lunch. The space itself--cavernous and luxe but felt cold and slightly too dark as if they had a partial power outtage. Adding some color/music might help. Onto the food...
The bread was nothing special although it had bits of olives; too bad you couldn't taste any of it. Olive oil was rich and flavorful - good quality obviously.
I ordered:
(i) Appetizer: Beet salad with raw walnuts, feta cheese. Basic, fine--you can't really mess up salad but stand out was the feta, rich/creamy with minimal salt so you can really taste the cheese.
(ii) Entree: Seafood medly kebobs: Fail. Chunks of tuna/salmon were COLD, smallish, too oily, and didn't taste very fresh. Next to the limp vegetables, the fish looked pasty and sad.
(iii) Dessert: Sheep-milk yogurt with honey, walnuts, berries. Good stuff. Full fat, rich, smooth, delish.
Service was mediocre. Felt rushed even though it wasn't too crowded and the waiter was impossible to wave down.
$30.05 w/ tax/tip. Thanks to the recession the $24.09 lunch is available all year around. Tip - I heard from a friend that dinner is 100% better.
i went during restaurant week. A Greek friend of mine told me that their specialty is pairing wines with the meals. I've never had Greek wine before, but I must say, they were good (I'm generally not a fan of sweet wines). I had some of my partner's tomato salad (which were probably some of the best tomatoes I've ever had), Grape Leaves Avgolemono, lamb chops, and Fire Roasted Lavraki. Everything was good. The dessert was served with a dessert wine which perfectly matched the raspberry yogurt cake. I tried the walnut cake, which was good as well. I recommend the wine pairing, although my friend Greek recommended the Agiorgitiko, Tsantali Reserve, which was only $27 a bottle, but I'll try it again some other day.
Would I come back a non-restaurant week? Most definitely! This restaurant changed my perspective on wine, and introduced me to Greek wines.
If you take friends, you'll have more to sample. :)
Cool setting, great food and super chic.
The look, feel and vibe made me feel as though I was back home in Greece
Let me begin by saying that we decided to come back here for dinner after a wonderful experience we had having lunch at Thalassa during restaurant week. Sadly, we were in for a disappointment this time around.
We had an 8:30 pm reservation for which my husband and I showed up at 8:20, still missing the remaining two in our party. We were shown to the bar and asked to wait for the other two, who showed up promptly at 8:30. At this point all was well, and we were enjoying the great ambiance while sipping on some very tasty wine with some complimentary cheese that the friendly bartender offered us. Once the remaining two of our party showed up, we let the hostess know that we were all present. We were told that we will be shown to the table shortly. Our friends declined a drink at the bar on the assumption that we would be seated shortly and therefore would be able to get a bottle of the nice wine I was drinking at the table.
However, at 8:45, we were still by the bar, waiting. From where we stood we could see the hostess table, and the hostesses would glance over at us once in a while. We watched others who came in after us be seated, party after party. Some looked like walk-ins. At 8:45 my husband went over to the hostess and asked politely if it would be much longer before we would be seated, and was told that the table meant for us was still occupied, with no explanation why a different table could not have been given to us. He returned to our group at the bar, and we moved to the lounge area which was directly across from the hostess stand, by the entrance. We continued being ignored there, making plans to leave and try to get in elsewhere, which, admittedly, would have been difficult on a Saturday night. We decided that we would leave upon finishing our drinks.
We were finally shown to our table at around 9:10 pm, with me having been two seconds away from going over to the hostess stand to tell them to forget it because we would be leaving. The kicker was that no one, absolutely no one, mentioned this to us, not while we were waiting, not for the rest of our time there. My husband and I both previously worked in the restaurant industry for many years, and we were both appalled at this. A simple sincere apology from anyone - a hostess, our server, not to mention, a manager would have sufficed to improve our experience and to allow us to start dinner with a blank slate. As it were, we also waited for our server for a good amount of time after being seated. The food was alright, but not worth this experience.
At the completion of the meal, having ordered coffee with my desert, I had to apologetically ask our busboy to remind the server that I had asked for coffee, after the deserts had been delivered to the table and it became apparent that my coffee had been forgotten.
Of course, all those little things would not have mattered had we not been treated the way we were from the beginning. Once we had been, every little thing stuck out and served to further spoil our evening. What a shame.
I realize this review is a bit overdue, but I went for their summer RW and left satisfied, but not overly impressed.
The space is beautiful with sweeping high ceilings and an expansive, uncluttered feel. The decoration is white and minimalist without being overly modern, and there is an aura of class and elegance about the restaurant.
It was extremely difficult to get the waiter's attention after he had taken our order (they kept our bottle of wine chilling across the aisle from our table, and it was hard to get his attention for refills--I get mad when someone comes between me and my booze), but I soon forgot when the bread with dip trio came out. I don't think I've ever eaten so much dip in my life. The olive oil dip was rich, grassy and obviously of high quality. The tomato-ey parmesany dip so gritty and tasty without being overly tomato-ey, and the bean dip was also delicious.
My starter salad was simple, but excellent: feta, greens, red onions, and perfectly ripe tomatoes in a light and tangy oil-based dressing. My date got the lobster ravioli, which was delicious, but as many delicious things go, very small. I think he had exactly two ravioli on his plate. They looked lonely. But they were worth it.
The main dish is where our meal went south. My skate was overly fishy, and while I enjoyed the texture and the accompanying vegetables, I found that by the time I had gotten halfway through and the fish had gotten cooler, I simply couldn't stomach any more of it. My date's lamb was good, though undercooked for medium (it came out more rare, which I can't say either of us liked).
The dessert was unmemorable, but not bad, as I recall.
The wine was crisp, slightly sweet but not too sweet, and reasonably priced.
I enjoyed the meal and the experience and the company, but I can't say I am in any rush to return.
I rarely make it to Tribeca, but was happy to meet some friends for dinner at Thalassa. I was the first to arrive, so I ordered a glass of the organic cab at the bar. It was a lovely glass of wine, just enough body for the blistery winter day, but not so much that I wanted to go to sleep.
As soon as we were seated, there were servers seemingly at every corner of our table. Someone was pouring water, another guy was serving us bread, another guy was delivering a cute little plate of spreads (for the bread) and olive oil, and still another came to serve us a lovely little amuse bouche, a little tart of (I think) tuna tartare with a salmon cream on top. It was yummy. We ordered a white wine to go with the fish we would be enjoying for dinner. We also ordered the horiatiki (tomato, cucumber and feta salad), the raw tuna app (with shaved fennel and asparagus), and mushroom risotto. Everything was to share.
The spreads that came with the bread were yummy, but perhaps a dangerously filling start. One of them was a white fish spread, another was sort of a pimento cheese spread. There were also a lovely rich olive oil for dipping, and some olives. The tomato salad was light and refreshing, which I loved. The tuna was also great, super thin slices, with light, fresh fennel and asparagus.
The fish we ordered was grilled whole, then filleted and topped with capers before it was brought to the table. I kinda wished they had filleted it in front of us, I'm always a fan of that presentation. Anyway, it was nice, but nothing special. The mushroom risotto was really tasty and not at all heavy like I sometimes expect risotto to be.
Service was fantastic - they served each of us the salad and the fish. For dessert, we ordered the Thick Sheep's Milk Yogurt with Toasted Walnuts
& An Assortment of Spoon Sweets - the sweets being tiny pears in syrup, stewed cherries, and honey drenched figs. Yum! And to satisfy that sweet tooth that only recognized chocolate as dessert, they served us a little plate of fruit-filled chocolates and little bites of a slightly sweet nutty paste. I ate everything. They also gave us each a glass of a Greek dessert wine, which was similar to port, but not as thick.
The service was outstanding, and though the food didn't necessarily wow me, I really loved all the little extras. So I'm giving Thalassa an extra star for giving us an all around great experience. Oh, and one more thing, they gave us each a little box of cookies as we walked out the door. What a nice little send off!
I'm suprised a lot of people don't know about this place, maybe because it's tucked away in a corner of the Financial District. Very airy, 2-floor dining area, and very pretty bar space. Sit upstairs if you can. Doesn't matter too much, but the ambience is a little better there, I think.
Food is great, but nothing spectacular. This is the kind of place you go to for a great date or a special night out, not to pick apart how the lavraki or the lamb shank ravioli isn't as good as back home in Mykonos. Wine list is extensive, and the few Greek whites I have tried are delishhh.
Absolutely adore the boxes of kourabiethes (nutty shortbread cookies) they give you on your way out. Came here for Christmas Eve and the cookies bring back memories of wintertime last year. Sighh.
Service is great and attentive (granted maybe a bit slow but unintendedly so); the ambiance and decor are both elegant and inviting, beautifully modern and grandiose. Now for the food, which is basically the only component that is truly important to me, since whatever I'm paying top dollar for I shouldn't be able to cook at home.
I should have cooked at home. The bread was eh, comes with an assortment of dipping sauces, I admit I'm a bread snob but this bread was just tough. We ordered the calamari which my bf loved but he loves everything. I thought it was very slimy but what do I know about calamari? Not much. I ate one and I was finished with that. The Hawaiian Lemon Snapper was like grilled fish that was cooked too long it became chicken. The Cod Croquettes were TERRIBLE!! They were so so salty, just tasted like really bad fish sticks on top of cream cheese and beets. The Wild Mushroom Risotto was also a bit too salty, but pretty good and creamy.
Everything about this restaurant was impressive except the food. The food was terrible. Hence, I will not return.
One of the most beautiful restaurants I have ever been too. Incredibly high ceilings, beautiful walls, impeccable decorations. You can tell a lot of thought went into every single thing in there. If you know me I love simplicity in design. There is just something to be said when the design is simple yet elegant, and it speaks for it self. This is just how Thalassa is.This is the perfect date place as it is nicely lit dark and romantic. Candles on every table. They have tables secluded from the main dining area so it is quiet enough to have a conversation. It is also perfect place to go out with a few friends/ family to celebrate a special occasion like we did.
Our waiter was great, even though he had a lot of tables to tend to, he made sure we were ok through out the whole night, but not in an overbearing, I need some fucking space kind of way. There is a thin line, and he did not cross it.
The food is Mediterranean so expect a lot of seafood. For appetizers I had oysters, which were marvelous. The calamari was also very good. For the entree I had the steak which was perfectly cooked ( I was actually expecting it to be bad, since it was not a steakhouse. I was pleasantly surprised though.) We had a couple of bottle of wines for the table, and they have a nice variety of selections.
Be warned though, expect to take a hit in the pocket book, as it is not cheap, but I say definitely worth it.
Like other reviewers said, this place is really beautiful inside. I went on a Wednesday night for Restaurant Week, and it was fairly crowded! We ordered from the Prix Fixe menu($35.00 pp), which gave you a choice of 3 apps, 3 entrees, and 2 desserts.
Appetizer was good, got the tomato salad with Feta - the ravioli they offered is also good, and the grape leaves were delicious! For the entree, you had a choice of Lamb, Skate, and another white fish...I chose the fish, but wasn't overly thrilled with it for a few reasons:
1. It was cooked with the skin on one side(I'm not a fan of skin on fish)
2. I kept pulling bones out of my mouth(does anyone like to eat bony fish??)
My boyfriend ordered the lamb, which was very good, as were the potatoes it came with. None of us ordered the skate, because we didn't know what it was or how it compared to other fish(and the waiter couldn't help us either!)
As for dessert, your choices were a yogurt cake(good) or honey cake(ok).
Overall, I wasn't totally impressed with the service - they were good in the beginning, but after our meal it seemed they forgot about us - we were also seated right at the bottom of the stairs, which was not the best seat - perhaps because we were eating cheaply?
By the way, they've extended their Fixed Price menu until Labor Day, so you'll still be able to eat there for $35! But overall if I went back I'd want to try something off their main menu...
Like Greek food but hate that "Greek Restaurant" atmospehere? Thallasa is for you!
Great modern decor, and very professional staff. This is not your Uncle Georges Diner...Thallasa is hip, fun, and has amazing food! The bar is a great place to grab an early cocktail, before your night out on the town.
The menu is primarily sea food, but if you knew Greek you'd figure it out...."Thallasa" translates to "Ocean" in English. Great eats, good atmosphere, a meal here is like jumping on a short cruise through the Greek Isles.
Stop in every so often for a celebrity sighting...I personally have seen Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel, and Steve Buscemi on more than one occassion.
OK so the food is good but the Maitre d' is terribly rude.
Instead of informing us that there might be a slight wait to be seated, he walked us down the stairs and into the private room, where a rehearsal dinner was taking place. Perhaps he thought that we wouldn't know the difference but the experience overall was uncomfortable and off-putting at best. I can't even imaging having total random strangers sitting in my private room during my rehearsal dinner. I would be pissed!
In any case, I can't recommend this place. Nice as the decor and food are, the attitude ruins the experience.
We went for the restaurant week pre-fix meal. Fantastic food. The fish was cooked to perfection, the produce was fresh as could be. Delicious bread and different dips/spreads. The only dissapointment was the dessert. As far as I'm concerned, if it's not chocolate, it's not really worth the calories...However- this was sticking to the theme- Greek, and so they offered a baklava type thingy and a yogurt thingy...neither of which impressed me much.
Greek seafood done with careful thought to preparation and ingredient combination. The chef and restaurant kitchen staff are aiming for something higher here and though they don't always hit the mark the dishes can be exciting and different. The raw bar is excellent though it would be a crime to make it the primary purpose of the visit.
I cannot say enough good things about Thalassa. Went on a Saturday night with a party of 7. Thalassa is the most beautiful restaurant I have been to downtown. The decor is modern with high, high ceilings and a pre-war architectural feel to the space. The entrace bar is beautifully done in stark white with blue contrast lighting behind the bar. To the left of the bar is the main dining space done in dark wood with white curtains and white furniture. Downstairs is another dining area which is quieter and cozier. The whole space has an Ian Schrager hotel feel to it: Beautiful, artistic, simple and elegant. The food is good although expensive and the service is excellent. A great place to expense. Also a perfect date spot if you are looking to really impress a girl but, reaching for your wallet might hurt.
Thalassa is a fairly short walk for anyone working in lower Manhattan, but is in kind of a strange area for a relatively upscale Greek restaurant. Forgetting the location, the food is absolutely superb. No complaints at all either about the wine selection, interior decorating, and service. Appropriate place to take your in-laws, or for a special occasion.
I wish I could give this place 3.5 but sadly Yelp doesn't allow half stars. So I'll be nice and round up. Anywhoo, came by today for Restaurant Week. The reservations was very flexible, I booked a table for 6:30 but had to change it to 7pm and then again due to lateness changed it to 7:30 and they were fine with it. I came on a pretty empty night, there was barely anyone there. Kind of liked that, the privacy and all. Although the environment was a bit disappointing. I expected the place to be more classier and club like and to be a lot bigger, a whole lot bigger. Other than that, the service was fast and friendly. We were quickly seated. I had the lobster bisque for starters. I found it to be a bit too salty. It was creamy though. As for entrees, I had the lamb chops, it was a bit burnt and hard to cut, I requested for medium rare. But still the meat was tender. I finished it off with bralak I believe, it was way too sweet. Seemed like it was drenched in sugar water or honey. My friend had the poached pear, I tried it but it tasted like cinnamon apple pie. All in all, it was a fair Greek experience, it's my first time trying Greek anyways. Even though I didn't have any wine, they did have a huge wine selection. There was a vast cellar downstairs. I loved the candles and simplicity of the setting though. I'd probably come back here to try other dishes. It's still pretty affordable even without Restaurant week.
Beautiful atmosphere, so-so service (hostess should have known to ask us to "wait a few minutes" instead of just letting us stand there, confused), good but not terrific food. The squid appetizer was a little tough, as were the scallops in my friend's orzo. I ordered one of the Mediterranean fishes at the suggestion of the waiter and it came a little overdone; my side of broccoli rabe was also overdone. The filo desert w/ coffee ice cream was not as light and flaky and crispy as I've had in the past. The oysters were very good, and the petit fours and cookies at the end were a nice touch. Waitstaff were generally good (not put off when we didn't order bottled water or wine), but for the price, I expected better-quality food.
One of these days I'm going to actually go to the Mediterranean, so when I come back to the States I'll be able to tell what really takes me there and what doesn't. When I think Greek I think wavy brown hair sitting atop a body of bronzed muscles, the smell of fish and white boats. Thalassa had fish. Overall the restaurant was wonderful, despite the lack of my other three requirements. The service was attentive...but not too attentive that you would want to slap them. Though the portions were fancy restaurant small they were tasty nonetheless and I left full. I had the halibut steak on a bed of spinach risotto. I loved it because the spinach was still a bit crunchy. My only complaint was that the house wine we were served was a bit like water. It defiantly lacked the wow factor in my book.
Thalassa is a high end Greek Restuarant. We went for dinner and I was little overwhelmed wth the three course meal. We started off with oysters which were very fresh. The first course was actually my main meal. I had Saganaki ( Shrimp, scallops, & mussels in a fresh tomato sauce). The halibut looked yummy but I was so stuffed! We briefly looked at the dessert menu but to be honest it looked way too rich for my liking. If you like fine greek cuisine then try this place out. The decor is cool but it is pricey!
I went to Thalassa during restaurant week with two friends. The restaurant is beautiful. Food was great. Service was spectacular. Actually what impressed me most was the service. High end restaurants tend to be kind of snobby, but not at Thalassa. The staff was professional and made every effort so that we would 'feel at home.' (I think we may have even be told to feel like we were at home and not hesitate to ask for anything) We were seated even though our entire party had not arrived. I thought this was nice as many restaurants are strict about that kind of thing. Someone was there to answer any questions we had about the food and wine (in great detail). They gave us the restaurant week menu right away. In addition to the RW menu, there were additional appetizers offered at a discounted price, as well as a selection of wines which were half off. I ordered from the RW menu (vine ripened tomato salad, skate, walnut cake). Portions were perfect (not too big, not too small. I left feeling satisfied without doing my usual 'plate cleaning'). I tried the other option for dessert as well (some yogurt thing), and preferred the walnut cake. There was an odd aftertaste to the other dessert. My friends had the lamb as the main course, and they both cleaned their plates. My friend even ate the beans that came alongside, and she said she is not usually a fan. Salad was fresh and even with the cheese (one chunk), it still felt light. The skate was very moist. I don't usually like beets, but I enjoyed these. The lobster sauce provided just the right amount of richness to the dish. The walnut cake was good (if sliiiiightly dry), it tasted like baklava (traditional walnut and honey flavor) but with a cake consistency instead of the crispy filo.
They obviously needed the table for another party. Since we were late, I didn't mind being moved. We were moved to the bar and were comped two bottles of dessert wine as well as fruit and cheese. I think if I was with my parents or guests I was trying to impress I would have been upset. Since we were old friends, we didn't mind. (Who would mind free booze?).
I will definitely return. Thinking about going back for V-day!
I've been here a couple of times during restaurant week, and the four-course meal was yummy. I don't know much about Greek food, but my taste buds really approved. Very elegant setting. Prices are a bit steep.
This was one of our favorite places to dj at last year both for the exceptional staff, great food and nice atmosphere. The cheese and wine selection is superb and it is an old family run business.
Another restaurant week review. And yet another place that I think was great for restaurant week, but just not quite enough to sell me to come back and pay for it. But this place was close. Seemed like a good date place. I had a ginger martini (I believe) that was fantastic. Impressive service.
The service was superb and the atmosphere is very nice. Good to take dates. The scallop appetizer is absolutely delicious.
Have been here a couple of times, for work events as well as lunch and dinner, and it's pretty stellar every time. The food is very tasty, and this restaurant is certainly one of the better passes at higher-end Greek food that I've seen in the city thus far. Usually, you either get cheap (but often quite tasty) gyros and souvlaki at a neighborhood stand, or ridiculously pretentious restaurant food that isn't worth half of what they charge. This is a good balance, because the food is authentic and just straight-up good, and you won't lose your shirt paying for it. The atmosphere and space is beautiful as well, very elegant and welcoming. Great date place, but can easily double as a place to bring a client for a business lunch. Kudos to the proprietors - enjoy ladies and gentlemen.
The decor is very unique & totally transports you to the Mediterranean. The soft shell crab is excellent.
I took my fiance here for her birthday, and we were not disappointed. She even liked it enough to want to go back every year for her birthday. We were here during restaurant week, and both ended up ordering off the prix fixe menu. The service was some of the best I've had. The portions were sized perfectly - we both cleaned our plates and weren't hungry or over-stuffed. They also started us off with a little dish of olives and some olive pate of sorts for the bread, which was delicious. If you like wine, they have an exhaustive wine list. While they've got a great selection of fish, I decided to try the lamp chops. They were a little on the dry side, but still tasted amazing. Very nice ambiance inside as well.
very enjoyable!! the waitstaff was great, and the space is gorgeous too. I came here for restaurant week and generally the food was really great - not that the fish on display isn't a huge clue, but go for the seafood here! first the apps... I recommend the crabcakes, which were delish - they were served with giant beans which kind of seems like a weird combo but trust me they were GOOD together... my date had the grilled octopus which was simple, very fresh and grilled nicely. we also ordered the scallop appetizer was was DIVINE - the scallops were perfectly cooked and the sauce they were served with was light and delicious... for my entree, I got the skate... who knew skate would go with beets and potatoes?? but it does! the greek wines they had were really delicious, and hey how many places can you go to drink greek wine? overall, very yum! sadly, minus one star bc the desserts were kind of mediocre and bland.
Bravo! Beautiful place, just perfect service, right down to the host, they were so on point. They came out with a little amuse bouche that was tasty and made us excited for the rest. Then we got free babaganoush too! We ordered some spreads that were very tasty and each interesting in it's own way. The wine was a nice choice recommended by the waiter and he kept our glasses full! They have some inventive cocktails too. I had a feta, tomato and basil salad, the feta was amazingly creamy. My friend had the octopus salad and said it was the best octo she had ever had. For a main course I had the lamb chops, and my friend the fish, both above average but nothing to write home about. Skip the yogurt cake for desert, it's like a mix between cheesecake and mousse, not quite right. But get the walnut cake with honey icecream instead, now that's a unique yummy hearty desert! Then we got MORE FREE STUFF!! They came out with little boxes of almond cookies for all 5 of us on the house, not sure if it was just for restaurant week or not though. All in all very happy with the joint and will definately go back when I want upscale greek.
I never regret spending money on food. But after having dinner at Thalassa, for the first time in my life I really really regretted the $150 I spent on the meal there. The decor is beautiful. The space is really amazing and it's fantastic how they put the seafood on display to show patrons how fresh it is. But that's really the only good thing I can say about this place. You order your seafood and none of it comes with a side dish. If you don't order one of the incredibly overpriced side dishes, all you will get on your place is a piece of grilled fish. Really. Well, maybe a wedge of lemon too. But that's it. So.. we ordered a couple of side dishes.. you can't really ruin stir fried spinach so that's not worth mentioning but the risotto? Pretty much uncooked. The rice was still hard and crunchy.. and the whole thing had the taste of uncooked starchy rice. And I know you're thinking I probably don't know what properly made risotto tastes like but I do.. and that wasn't it... The staff is really rude too. They kept trying to take our plates away when we weren't finished but when we wanted something refilled or inquiring about our order, they were nowhere to be found.. and there must have been 1 other party in the entire restaurant when we were dining. So not worth it. Go somewhere else. ANYWHERE else.
A wonderful evening was spent at Thalassa. An upscale restaurant with spacious well appointed decor, excellent service and eceptionally well prepared food. The wine menu was overpriced--unless you order the moderately priced Greek Wines. Request the Wine Steward to suggest a wine from the wide selection of Greek Wines. We found our Greek wine to be surprisingly good!! This is essentially a fish restaurant --not your typcial Greek food. The fish dishes were outstanding!!!
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Category: Seafood
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