PATHOS, Greek restaurant

PATHOS in Berkeley is a Greek restaurant.
We heard their food was authentic and had good quality, so decided to try.

The atmosphere is cool but not pretentious. Service is professional and friendly.

We stared with a cocktail called Demeters Daughter.
Gin base cocktail.
It had rich texture but felt refreshing.

Appetizers were Grilled Cheese and Roasted Eggplant with House-Made Pita.
The Grilled Cheese was of course salty, but crispy and flavorful!
If it wasn't salty, I must have eaten too much, so it was a good thing it was a little too salty for me.
Roasted Egg plant was sweet with a little bit of sourness (tomato? lemon?).
Their house-made Pita was really good with the eggplant.




This is Greek restaurant, so we had to try seafood.
Grilled octopus and Fried  Smelts.

Octopus was soft and had good texture.
Perfectly cooked.
We had this with Greek white wine (Xinomavro Blanc).
I thought that Xynomavro was red grape. Or, are they totally different varietals?
There are still a lot of wines out there we need to explore.
JC said this wine was like Chenin Blanc without high acidity.

Smelts were fresh, crisp, and perfectly salted.
I just could eat this forever...

The main dish was Grilled Lamb Chops.

It was very soft. Seasoning wasn't overpowering the flavor of the ingredients.
This dish was paired with Limniona, Greek red wine with herbaceous character.
The wine wasn't sophisticated, but had its charm.
This is good wine when it's paired with right food. Of course it was great with this lamb.

We were recommended to have Baklava and Greek Yogurt for dessert.
Good suggestion!

All dishes were simply cooked, enhancing the flavor of the each ingredient.

We probably ate too much. We were full, but didn't feel heavy.
This is a sign of good food.