Jayne and I had dinner with a friend at the Aegean in Framingham on Saturday night. We're not experts on Greek cuisine but by all measures our meal was incredible. This was our second trip to the Aegean. The first being many years ago when they occupied a much smaller space up the road. We've been wanting to go back since then but it never happened.
Our reservations were for an early dinner so we arrived before the place filled up. The dinning room was modern and spacious albeit a bit spartan.
Wanting to sample some Greek fare we ordered a couple of appetizers: the Aegean Pikilia and the Horiatki Pikilia. Both plates arrived heaped with food. The Aegean Pikilia had three mounds of dips: a light but creamy cucumber garlic yogurt mixture, a spicy Feta cheese spread and some ground and spiced eggplant. All served with a nice basket of pita bread. The Horiatki contained a selection of meat items: Greek meatballs, lamb ribs, sausage, and grilled chicken. It was a ton of food and way more than the three of us needed before a meal. Thats said, it was all very tasty.
For dinner our friend Marge ordered the rack of lamb, Jayne ordered the Mousaka and I order the Aegena sampler that include stuffed grape leaves, Mousake, Pastitsio and a filo wrapped spinich pie. All the dinners came with a salad and a choice of potatoe.
I tried all the dishes and they were fantastic. My favorite however was the Pastitsio with its creamy custard like topping.
The house comped us a nice desert plate with a selection of honey drizzled Greek donuts, baklava and other Greek sweets. I'm not sure why they did this but it was certainly a nice gesture and very much appreciated.
By the time we left the restaurant the place was packed and people filled the lobby waiting for their tables.
Highly recommended.
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This sounds like a GREAT restaurant. Cathy, we sould try this this week. What do you think, then we could provide our feedback.
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