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Olivias – Blackheath

September 18, 2009 / flipside posted in Greek Salad Review / No Comments

A top notch Greek Salad with an interesting twist… just to keep things interesting!

Rating – 6/10

oliviasLets start by pointing out the obvious.. Pita Bread?! Having memories of the Mugg & Bean salad. They made up for this oddity by at least providing a side plate and Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil. (It makes a great mix for dunking the bread of any restaurant!)

Back to the Greek Salad though, unsurprisingly it turned out to be roughly a one inch deep bowl filled with lettuce, and all the other ingredients scattered over the top. They made up for the quantity of lettuce by surprising you with a few pieces of Rocket, and Spring Onions instead of normal onions. The Spring Onions actually made for an excellent addition, they are not to strong simply adding flavor. I think this choice will go down well with most salad eaters who don’t enjoy the regular onion in salads.

Feta & Olives were run of the mill catering Calamata Olives and the Creamy Feta. The feta was not to salty though which can often be the downfall of many fetas as they can come across way to strong.

I really must find out the make of the Salad Dressing used on this dish. I have tasted it many a time on Greek Salads from all over the place. It must be a standard in the catering industry. Nothing wrong with it though, its remarkably enjoyable!

One thing I noticed was the cucumber seemed quite slimy (I left most of mine) it seemed as though it had been cut, and kept in a bowl of water to keep from drying out.

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Primi Piatti – Heathway

September 1, 2009 / flipside posted in Greek Salad Review / No Comments

An interesting mix of vegetables, smothered in oil! Sounds good, lets have a closer look.

Rating – 5/10

Primi PiattiThe Primi Piatti Greek Salad certainly is different and they have mixed it up a bit. They’ve thrown in a few ‘untraditional’ extras such as boiled egg, beans, leak, and what appeared to be roast carrots that had been soaked in oil. The entire salad came pre-drenched in oil which for those people who would prefer to apply their own dressings may be annoyed by…
The salad had a great mix of different lettuce, from regular to rocket. It had the basics of the Greek Salad… tomato, cucumber, feta, olives & grated carrot all of which I cannot fault them on. The major things that would put me off having another Primi Salad would be the fact that I was unable to put my own dressing on, the green beans and although I enjoyed the boiled egg, it didn’t seem to fix nicely with the idea of a Greek Salad. It also came a little pricey for a Greek Salad, but maybe that extra cost came in the extra veggies.

If you’re the experimental salad type, by all means this might be the one that gives you the kick you’re looking for….

http://www.primi-world.com/

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Piatto – Cresta

August 28, 2009 / flipside posted in Greek Salad Review / No Comments

Greek Salad Review

A run of the mill, standard Greek Salad

Rating – 4/10

Piatto Cresta

All my past experiences of the Piatto in Cresta have been great! This salad however left me longing for something better!

Presentation

I have decided to add the presentation of the salads into my reviews…

The Piatto salad came in a regular bowl, with the salad dressing stuck in the corner of the bowl on top of the salad itself, over all the presentation came across as nothing special!
As soon as I see a salad being served in a bowl I automatically jump to the assumption that the bowl will be filled with lettuce, and all other ingredients will be piled on the top. The Piatto salad did not disappoint my assumptions!

The Cons

It had less than half a tomato?! Seriously… with all the local petrol price increases I didn’t expect tomato to become the most expensive part of a salad?! So why are we skimping on the tomato these days?
The salad really was a no fuss, nothing special, pile of lettuce in a bowl with some veggies thrown on top.
I am really loosing respect for the salads served with the ‘soft gooey’ feta cheese, feta cheese should crumble. I know this contradicts some of my past reviews but I am beginning to wonder if this is the cheap alternative to real feta cheese!

The Pros

The olives were great, not to rich, yet flavorful!
I tasted the salad dressing before I even poured it onto the salad (just in case it was terrible), and I was pleasantly surprised. It appeared to be home made, as it was a dressing I had never tasted before. It came across quite strong on its own, but once poured onto the salad it complimented the veggies perfectly.

Summary

I wouldn’t go out of my way to order this one as a starter. Stick to their Camembert cheese!! :)

Piatto Mediterranean Kitchen

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