Estiatorio Milos

Wow!!! We came here thursday night for dinner and everything was amazing!!! The food, thw service and the atmosphere turned our dinner to a festive! Good Job to everyone there!
Bravo guys!
P.S !!

This is the best Greek restaurant I’ve been to in NYC. Service was great, their grilled octopus was amazing and the Jumbo shrimp dish I had was phenomenal. I’ve only been here once unfortunately. I do plan to go again. It is pricey though. Perhaps for a special occasion. It is a great date spot as well. Ambiance is very hip Greek Islandish.

Where do I start…
I came here for 2016 Restaurant week lunch and was really excited due to the really good reviews here.
BOY was I disappointed.
Where do I even start…
I had made a reservation for lunch and even coming 5 minutes late, I still needed to wait 15 minutes for a table. Then after they sat me down, I needed to wait ANOTHER 5 minutes just to see the menu.
This place was PACKED, and not in a good way. Suits everywhere. The atmosphere looked like a high-​end Greek cafeteria and the service from start to finish showed it.
For a $$$$ rating, this place had service that was just a bit TOO fast. It didn’t feel high end at all, more like a diner.
They take the order… they bring the food. they bring the check.
I took a look at the regular menu for fun.
Prices were pretty insane (Did I just see $ 50 for lamb?)
The RW week menu kinda sucked. It was the type you see at a place that really hates restaurant week. You know the one — really underwhelming dishes included in the RW price with $ 10 supplemental dishes that you would actually WANT to try.
It was completely possible to walk away paying $ 25 for the RW lunch + $ 10 for an app +$ 10 for a main course and +$ 5 for dessert. I’m not stupid so I didn’t do that. This is a RW week review for the working-​class man.
Here’s how the dishes were.
Mediterranean Meze Plate — basically a hummus sampler plate that came with taramasalata, Tzatziki, hummus, a tiny spinach pie, and some veggies. Great presentation and taste. Went great with the bread. Be sure to ask for more bread since there is no way you’ll have enough for dipping.
Complimentary bread — 4 slices of nice toasted Italian bread with olive oil and fresh oregano. Really really awesome. Sadly, along with the hummus sampler, this was the best part of the meal
Tuna burger with radish salad and fried zucchini sticks — this dish was 90% presentation. It looked fantastic but fell flat. Totally meh. The burger was dry and didn’t have enough sauce at all. Worse, is that the zucchini sticks came in the form of those tiny onion strings you put on salad, and you were given only a fork to eat them with. Ugh.
Almond Cake with honey glaze and ice cream dessert — Looked great, but very disappointing. I chose this because the other free desserts was a scoop of sherbet or some fruit salad thing. You know when cake dries up and becomes a crumbly mess when you poke it with a fork? That was this. Who knows how many days ago it was made.
Overall this Zagat rated, 4.5 trip adviser starred, $$$$ super-​high end «fancy» restaurant was the type of place you go when you have lots of money and very little «good sense».
Worst Restaurant Week experience I’ve had

Oh boy! This place is no joke. Its classy, posh, clean, modern with great food. We ordered a selection of fish, crabs, and a bunch of items from the raw bar (oysters, tuna, salmon (heaven). I didn’t even bother looking at the menu as the server kindly brought us to the «market» in the back and asked us to choose what we like to eat. I went with his suggestion and it did not disappoint. We were a group of 10 and the server did a great job passing everyone a portion (all the dishes were to share). Be prepare to shell out a gold bar, it is $$$$. Dress up cause its that type of place. Wine selection was amazing.

Restaurant Week 2016
Ordered: grilled octopus app, lobster pasta, walnut cake w/​ice cream
Will return
Highlights:
–solid menu with more variety than typical rest week menu
–many seafood choices
–classy venue

Best of everything! Always great food, imaginatively created, consistently prepared to highest standards. My favorite is their $ 27.50 3 course lunch. Excellent scallops and excellent shrimp saganaki! Yogurt desert with honey is a terrific finish!

Came here for brunch with three other friends. The decoration at this place is very Mediterranean and majorly in white color. There is a seafood bar on the side so everyone can tell this place is famous for its seafood.
I ordered lunch menu: grilled scallops with little side salad, lobster pasta, and fruit of the season. Scallops were great! Cooked right on the track and matched well with the salad on the side. Lobster pasta is a bit too creamy for me. But though I’m not s big fan of pasta, I like it anyway and the lobster tasted really great! Dessert was what I was not satisfied because they offer so few choices, but heathy for me of course…
In general, I like this place and recommend seafood lovers come and try brunch if you want good value out of your money.

I ate at Estiatorio Milos in Las Vegas, but their restaurant in New York City was one of the best seafood meals I’ve eaten in the US. Many of the items on the menu are flown in directly from the Mediterranean, and the fresh flavors shone in every dish. It may have «slightly» helped that my eating partner was Greek and spoke to the chef in Greek before our meal:)
The interior décor is a simple wispy white, with a private dining area above the main dining room. If a chef says, «Let me give you some things to start with», you should just say «Yes, thank-​you» and smile.
The first appetizer was a simple crab claw, so fresh, tender, and juicy that we did not even taste the sauce on the side. The olive oil for the bread had freshly snipped oregano leaves in it, which the waiter snipped from the tabletop plant before whisking it away. The second appetizer was langoustines served with a brandy shot which the chef said should be used to dunk the heads in before sucking out the insides. We did as we were told after eating the ethereal meat from the tail :) The third appetizer was a stack of lightly fried zucchini chips with a wonderful coarse salt and sour cream center which were so addictive we «had» to finish it. After THREE appetizers, the chef chose a fresh branzino, already deboned for us. When he asked the simple question «Did you want the head?», I was immediately overjoyed. The fish was simply done with capers and parsley, with nothing masking the purity of fresh fish.
Fresh cheese and greek yogurt with honey and fruit to finish the meal, because when you tell the chef that you have no room for dessert, you still receive something :) A bottle of Nichetri wine from Santorini and all this fabulous fresh seafood was over $ 500 for two with tax and tip, but if you want to taste the best of Greek seafood in the US, it’s still less than the price of airfare…

Amazing! Service A+, Food A+, Wine A+, Ambience A+
Great experience here, highly priced Greek but wow!
Appetizers of stone crabs and langostino delicious. Main course of branzino lemon roasted Greek potatos. Dessert of Greek honey with yoghurt and fruit plats which were so fresh, not to mention the flakey bakklava.
Picking out your own fish is great and the counter that you step up to is fantastic.
The whole vibe here is busy but not too noisy that it interferes with your experience. The wait staff are fantastic.

Came here for restaurant week and this was one of the few places I thought maybe worth it. I’m not a big fan of restaurant week because the portions are small for the price they give you but there are some places worth trying and this was one of them.
Two grilled Canadian scallops served with orange and mint salad — two small sized scallops which were juicy and tasty
Loup de mer from the island of kephalonia grilled served with steam crown broccoli — the fish was quite juicy and flavorful
Karidopita — some walnut cake type dessert
with a scoop of ice cream, cake was moist and not too sweet, I actually finished the dessert.
Service was good and it would be a place I would come back if they have another restaurant week special.
This is predominantly a seafood restaurant.

I’m a huge Greek food fan.
This place was good but I’m not sure if it’s worth the price. My date and I made reservations for dinner on Saturday night maybe three hours before we arrived– no problems with seating.
After picking out our fish (which they ship from Greece daily) we tried the grilled octopus and scallops. The octopus was a bit overly done, but still tasty.
No complaints about the entrees (I had the lavraki), but for the price I was hoping the food would be mind-​blowing. Service and ambience were good, not sure if I’d rush to come back here.

To be honest, I was really looking forward to eating here– the service was okay. We had to call our waiter over three times to refill water. When we got there, we were seated and had to wait about 10 minutes before a waiter came and offered us menus.
Food was good, but not above and beyond amazing. I think it’s important to get fish or seafood here as we enjoyed those options more.
Very expensive, we went for lunch and our bill (4 of us) was $ 300.
I do recommend the zucchini chips– very good! Some pics of our meals– salmon, shrimp. I would also recommend the branzino as it was very tasty.

This is a regular NYC stop for me. I love this place. The service is on spot and the seafood fresh. Prices are reasonable at lunch. They are also sensitive to your time– whether you are rushing or not.
This time there were seven of us for lunch during the week. The place was packed with business clientele. I made the original reservation on Opentable but then had to use a credit card to reserve when my number of diners exceeded six. They did not automatically include the tip in the bill.
For my three courses, I got the grilled octopus on hummus, followed by the loup de mer, and ended with the fresh fruit. Everything was outstanding.
The grilled octopus was a big serving. The octopus was perfectly done and not rubbery. It sat on a thin bed of mild hummus that made me want to lick the plate. The fish was extremely fresh and light. I loved the sweet watermelon which was part of the fresh fruit for dessert.
Coffee (macchiato) afterward was great.

NO.
I love Milos in Miami. I love Milos in Las Vegas, but I do NOT love Milos in New York.
Ambiance:
Love the ambiance. They make you feel like you are truly dining in Greece (where I just visited one month ago). It’s really modern with a touch of rustic. There are private dining spaces which overlook the restaurant that seem like awesome tables.
Service:
On a Sunday evening, I waited 20 minutes for my table when I had a reservation. No big deal, but there were tables available. They kept pressuring me to wait at the bar when I made it clear that I wasn’t drinking.
When we were finally seated, I had no clue who our waiter was as multiple people came to the table. No one gave us a menu for quite some time. We opted for the Sunday evening tasting menu and I felt that our waiter was frustrated that we did not order off of the regular menu. The entire evening he gave us a lot of attitude. It was to the point where I became uncomfortable. It was literally one of the worst evenings of service I have ever received while dining in NYC.
Food:
— Octopus — It was too fried on the outside so all I could taste was the burnt part as it was over powering with flavor.
+ Salad — It was great but you can’t really mess up a salad with tomato, burrata, onion, and cucumber (I believe those were the only ingredients).
+++ Seabass — It was out of this world. That’s where the two starts come in. Honestly grilled and seasoned to perfection but did not make up for the rest of the evening.
I will have to try Milos out again but in the distant future when I am craving a good seabass.

The place is busy and for a good reason.
Over all the service is above average.
Food seems to be very fresh.
Overall I would say it’s an upscale place without the stiffness. No dress code, but overall people dress nicely.

I came here for their $ 27.50 3-​course pre-​fixe lunch menu. It was a bit disappointing that so many of their signature dishes (like grilled octopus or lobster pasta) required $ 10 – 15 supplementary fee, but there is no doubt that this is among the best value lunch options in Midtown.
The scallops appetizer was perfectly cooked — I loved the citrusy flavor and light texture. I got loup de mer for entrée, which was some of the best fish I’ve had in the city. I loved how the dish wasn’t over-​seasoned so that the flavor of the fish really came out. The portion was quite generous too. I got the strawberry sorbet for dessert, which was a great way to finish off a delicious and satisfying meal. I’m withholding a star despite my overall satisfaction with my meal, because my bf’s selections weren’t up to par — his chicken breast entrée, which was essentially a deconstructed souvlaki, was rather mediocre. He got the walnut cake with vanilla ice cream for desserts, which was too sweet and liquidy for my taste.
Nonetheless, Milos is a great option for business lunch and other formal occasions, given its overall high quality of food and nicely decorated, upscale venue. Also, the service staff were fast and attentive despite the fact that it was completely packed by 1pm. I wouldn’t say Milos is the best Greek/​Mediterranean restaurant I’ve been to, but it is no doubt a solid option in Midtown.

Had lunch at Estiatorio Milos this past Wednesday… here are my thoughts:
Ambiance is beautiful. The restaurant reminds me of a slightly older Limani, which is also stunning. Love the open, airy feel.
Service wasn’t good initially. It took 10 minutes for us to get menus and that was only after we went to the hostess stand to ask for some assistance. After that, however, our server finally arrived and was very nice and attentive. Food came out quickly as well.
Food wasn’t as good as Avra or Limani, but it was still good for the most part:
– Tomato salad was a highlight. Not sure what they do to the tomatoes but they are just so fresh and delicious. Loved this salad.
– Loup de Mer was just okay. I didn’t love it and will probably try the salmon next time.
– Husband had the halibut which was great. The accompanying couscous was dry though, a fresh vegetable would have been a much better option as a side.
– Complimentary bread was delicious — I loved the table side snipping of the (basil?) leaves into the fantastic olive oil.
– Had fresh fruit for dessert, which was refreshing.
– Tea and coffee were well presented and good.
Prices are high, probably unnecessarily high. Still, the experience was overall really great and we’ll likely return,

FOOD:
Lobster pasta: Skip. Why would you waste a 2−3lb lobster that you’re selling by the pound on a pile of pasta? This dish was enormous, but definitely not worth bothering with given how many fresh and flavorful options there are on the menu.
Maryland Crab cake: Excellent. NYC Mediterranean restaurant beating Maryland at it’s own game.
Beet Salad: The beet salad looked divine, it had both golden and purple beets and was topped with a dollop of soft cheese. I have no idea what it tasted like because it was hoarded at one end of the table.
Milos Special: Delicious. The Milos special arrives in a tower, almost like a chain restaurant’s onion rings (except like, you actually want to eat these and nobody is yelling about a sportsball game). The tower is lightly fried zucchini and eggplant served with tzatziki and kefalograviera cheese.
Greek Fried Potatoes: Skip. I don’t know who or why we ordered these, but they ended up on the table when the fish arrived.
Fish: you cannot go wrong here ordering fish. The plate we received was beautiful and full of a light, flakey white fish served with lemon and capers. It was phenomenal – and I have no idea which fish it was.
Baklava (Layered phyllo with almonds, honey, and cinnamon): this dessert made me change my mind about baklava. I had always disliked baklava (I associated it with being cold and tasting bland).
SERVICE: We had a phenomenal waitress who was friendly, funny, and had a variety of recommendations for the follow day’s lunch (we were looking for Soba or Yakitori that didn’t involve the momofuku hype – and I’m always looking for Boba, so there’s that.)

Came here with my boy on Sunday for the restaurant week lunch. The restaurant was fancier than I had envisioned and the décor was quite nice.
I love seafood and this place has good seafood! There was a case displaying the fresh creatures from the sea that can end up on your plate.
For the appetizers, we both ordered the scallops. Two grilled Canadian Scallops served with orange and mint salad (2 mint leaves to be exact). the salad came with the balsamic vinaigrette dressing. I don’t normally like scallops but this was delicious — it was slightly sweet in the seafood sweet type of way and the salad was refreshing. Thumbs up.
For entrée, I got loup de mer and he got tuna burger. Tuna burger came with salad and lightly fried zucchini sticks. It was good but was kind of small. I took one bite of it and went back to my loup de mer. The fish was a very good sized fish. Loup de Mer from the island of Kephalonia was grilled and served with steamed crown broccoli. It was filleted so most of the bones were removed but you still have to be careful as there were some bones in there. The fish was flaky, meaty — not at all like cod but not as dense as swordfish. It was just right for me. Since the fish was fresh, not much seasoning was needed and the flavoring was perfect. I also ate the cheek meat off the fish head — so good but be aware of some scales.
For dessert, I got the walnut cake (aka Karidopita) and he got the (super tart) raspberry sorbet. the sorbet was a bit too tart but the walnut cake with ice cream was delicious! loved it.
The RW menu seems to be available for $ 27.50 year round too. (some items has a supplemental fee)
Will need to come back again for their octopus.

Fabuloso!

If you are ever in the mood for authentic Greek cuisine, then Estiatorio Milos is the place to be. They bring in the fish from Greece every morning, so you can certainly expect the highest quality, freshest fish out there.
I started the meal with Crab Cake, which is made with crabmeat from Maryland’s Blue crabs. The crab patty is served with piazi beans, or a mousse of white kidney beans. The crab cake is very small — about the size of a large spoon — so you will definitely savor each and every bite. I also tried the Canadian Scallops, which are charcoal-​grilled on the skewer. Each skewer had grilled bell peppers and onions with a drizzle of olive oil. Nothing too special.
For the main, you must get one of their fresh fish, which are filleted open butterfly style and simply grilled with olive oil. I got the 2 lbs Lavraki (Greek branzino) with a side of grilled vegetables, which included onions, zucchini, eggplants, and bell peppers. The Lavraki was so juicy, soft, and tender. I also loved the cilantro, olive oil, capers, and simple yet perfectly balanced seasoning of salt and pepper.
For dessert, my friend had the Karidopita, or walnut-​based cake with ice cream. I had two scoops of strawberry sorbet and a scoop of limon sorbet. So refreshing!

Tudo perfeito, superou minhas expectativas, conforme indicações!!! Atendimento, frescor dos peixes e temperos inigualáveis!

Continua um excelente restaurante mas recentemente estive na unidade de Miami que esta muuuuuito melhor. O serviço estava ruim, a apresentação dos pratos não estava boa e os temperos mais ou menos. Uma decepção mas acredito que é uma má fase e poderá melhorar