Greek

 Hey guys…hope you’re all good.

So, another year has gone by (yaaay!!!) and as part of a seemingly growing tradition with us, we decided to celebrate our anniversary by ticking off another item on our bucket list of international cuisine offers.

I did the mandatory scouting and even though Birmingham is most certainly not London in terms of the number of dining out options, there were still a fair number of great choices.

We decided to say hello to our Mediterranean brethren and go the Greek way!.

I wonder why we haven’t ever tried Greek food though..

Anyway, I scout up this lovely Greek restaurant named ‘’Mr. Souvlaki’’ somewhere near the city center and give them a call. As soon as I heard the voice that picked up…I knew we were in for a treat.

Think of all the uncles in ‘’My Big fat Greek Wedding’’ and you have an idea of the first impression I got from the voice.

We doll ourselves up and head there in the evening, after work. Suffice to say, it was quite the perfect spot.

There was beautiful Greek music playing in the background, a gigantic grill open right there in the restaurant (a little distance from the seating area though) where smoke was billowing out from, the seats were these little comfortable lounge chairs, Shelves filled with Greek wines, Olive jars, Beer, Breads, sweets and other delicious looking treats from that beautiful country.

Our host was delightful. He had this wonderfully charming Greek accent and was very attentive, informing us of every ingredient on the menu options, where it was sourced from, the manner of cooking, and everything else about the food. Once he went ahead to dissuade us from having starters on account of it not being necessary, I knew this was someone you could trust.

Turns out he was right, as the 2-person food platter we ordered was more than enough to feed four!

Bruh!!... There was Souvlaki (a sort of skewered grilled chicken), grilled meat fresh off the rotisserie, lots of warm Pita bread, sausages, tons of delicious salad, chips, pork, two different side dishes of sauces and two bottles of delicious fruit juice.

It was an absolute feast! And surprisingly tasty too.

Okay, I know the Thai food we had last year was still the best but Greek food is not so far behind. We ate all we could, had some lovely desserts (yogurt cream, cherry custard, and biscuit crumbles all mixed together), and packed the rest home to continue later on.

As they say, he who eats and runs away will live to eat more another day!

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