We went to a Mediterranean place last night called Astaria in downtown San Mateo. It’s got nice presentation, and feels like it should have been a good experience and came highly recommended, but we were thoroughly unimpressed with everything we had.
The food is not strictly mediterranean, but more of a fusion with french (they served duck l’orange for example). We had the saganaki, a standard greek appetizer of cheese set alight in burning brandy. Then my wife had the mousaka and I had an herb stuffed salmon. Everything was just ok, but not as good as any of half a dozen generic greek places we went to when we lived in Florida (hardly a bastion of greek culture). I think the difference is that we are used to Greek food prepared in family owned restaurants and it’s got a more authentic flavor. This tasted like someone’s own takeon Greek. Not bad, but not what we were looking for. We won’t be going back.
The price was $60 total for the dishes above plus 1 glass of wine.
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