Manoli's take 2

Hungry and I slipped into Manolis Saturday night after a trip to the movies to see Milk - i guess after having such an amazing first experience at Manoli's we wanted to see if it was a flash in the pan. Earlier in the week I had tried to book us in, but they were booked out! So on a tip we decided to slip in at 845 pm and ask if we could be seated near the bar, which is where we were last time. Sure enough, they were sweet and accomodating and within seconds we were whisked inside, seated and fed. Very similar to last time, but if anything the food was better!

New things we tried: Saganaki - greek cheese in a pizza sized wedge, fried and golden and deliciously bad for you... Bougatsa, a puffy golden pastry dessert filled with custard and dusted with icing sugar... more greek coffee, Hungry got a taste of extreme latte art when she was directed by the Barista to notice the image of a cat on her latte! Mama Manoli came and sat with us for half an hour.. we met Papa Manoli, chef Manoli, sisters Manoli and family friend Alex (all working at the restaurant of course). Then when we went to leave, free Baklava and Kataifi were pressed into our hands to take home. In Perth i've had this kind of experience before - i call it going thru the portal - by which i mean that speedy service, great food and nice atmosphere don't necessarily equate to a magical experience, but sometimes, just sometimes, you hit the jackpot and it feels like something magical is happening. That's Manolis.

When we left it was raining and we pressed our free desserts into the hands of some people sitting in the rain on the street - seemed only right to share the love :-) :-) :-)