Thursday, August 23, 2012

Estiatorio Milos by Costas Spiliadis (South Beach)



                                            Opened in May 2012


Three lunch visits to Milos and three fantastic meals.  Who needs Miami Spice when you can take advantage of their generous $20.12 three course lunch menu that is available seven days a week? This is a great value especially when you factor in the cost of going to dinner there. ($50 a pound fish, $32 appetizers etc.) 

Milos recently opened in the "south of Fifth Street" neighborhood of South Beach one block from Joe's.  This is the fifth Milos to open worldwide with other well regarded spots located  in Montreal, New York, Athens and Las Vegas.  

Why is Milos so good? It's a simple formula. They are serving high quality, simply seasoned, perfectly cooked, great tasting fresh fish.  I've enjoyed everything I have tried thus far and look forward to many more meals lunches there.   



The main dining room is large, open and has a sleek modern look.




The famous "must do" lunch menu.


STARTERS


Grilled Octopus- sashimi quality Mediterranean octopus, charcoal-broiled. I'm a big octopus fan and this did not disappoint at all.  Right up there with the best in town.   




Canadian Classic- Willy Krauch Nova Scotia Smoked Salmon, cream cheese, red onion & world famous St. Viateur bagel from Montreal. Watch out Sage Bagel, this could be best bagel and lox in town.



Fresh Diver Scallop Skewer with green bell pepper, sweet onions and couscous.  The scallop was as fresh as they come, perfectly seared, lightly seasoned and melted in my mouth. A real winner.


MAINS


Tsipoura - Mediterranean sea bream.  I've had this fish on two visits and really enjoyed it both times.  The fish was fresh, moist and very tasty.  I could eat this everyday.




Honjake Salmon with roasted vegetables. Another standout dish.  It's a  
generous portion of perfectly cooked salmon that contains great flavor.  A must get for all salmon fans.  Non salmon fans will love it too.


DESSERTS


Greek Goat's Milk Yogurt-thyme honey.  You can't leave Milos without trying this unreal Greek yogurt.  It's a real treat.




Karidopita- Greek walnut cake.  This was highly recommended by my server and was good but no match for the Greek Yogurt.


I highly recommend paying Milos a visit and taking advantage of the lunch deal that is even available on weekends.  The food is fantastic and the value is great.  Enjoy.


Estiatorio Milos By Costas Spiliadis on Urbanspoon

730 1st St Map.5a20c74
Miami Beach, FL 33139

5 comments:

SteveBM said...

Scallop was good - perfectly cooked, a little heavy on the sea salt. Tuna burger was a colossal fail. Tuna overcooked and looked unappealing, way too much raw red onion that ruined my taste buds until hours later when I needed a whiskey and cigar to get that taste off my tongue. Yoghurt was decent but had an acid flavor to it that was a little off putting. Couldve been the wrath of the red onion though. Waiter was great, kitchen was ridiculously slow. 45 minutes between app and main is ridiculous, so is 2.5hr lunch. Talent at the other tables was off the charts and pretty much the highlight of the meal for me.

Grace Andrews said...

Everything looks luscious. My friend, who owns a catering company usually gets hired for dinner party on a luxury charter boat and her menu includes dishes like these.

Penelope Williams said...

We had a chance to dine there last year and everything was exceptional. The foods are delicious, the place is so divine and the staff were all very nice and accommodating. They surely gave us a great customer service experience.

Harriet Seymour said...

These are great selection of menu. I'm looking for perfect dishes for our wedding and I might consider some of these.

Elizabeth Rahman said...

I love how the main dining room was arranged and designed. I just do wonder if where did they buy those balls like lights, I swear those lights were awesome and I think it’s perfect in our kitchen area.