Astoria Cafe & Market 🔥
Last night we took Den's father Glenn and his wife Karen out to this absolutely fantastic space! It was a perfect Cleveland evening to sit on their patio, which is large and not cramped at all! It creates a romantic feel with its ivory covered neighbor building and string lights hanging throughout! It's also pupper friendly and we got to see a few floofs during dinner! 🐕🦺🐾
Our reservation was at 6p and we were sat immediately. They seem to get busy closer to 8p so keep that in mind! There is the host stand at the patio entrance and inside, where the other portion of the dining room is along with their market store, where you can purchase amazing cheeses, wines, and other delicious foods! 🤤
We started off with one of their cheese boards, These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things. They offer both meat and non-meat boards so that the whole table is happy! Our cheeseboard contained not only amazingly rich cheeses but also spicy sweet mini peppers, strawberry rhubarb jam, golden raisins, plump sunflower seeds, and cashews! We also ordered Saganaki, which is kasseri cheese, pan seared and served with crostini. They also give each table complimentary more crostini and olive oil with cracked pepper! 🌶️
While the rest of the table enjoyed only fresh Lake Erie Cocktails, we opted for the non-alcoholic menu! Our minds were BLOWN when we saw they offered CBD beverages (the non-addictive part of hemp). At only $4 each (for dine-in or take home), they were so light, crisp, and refreshing! 🍹
Our entrees were honestly nothing short of amazing! They even have kids chicken and potatoes, which Grayson said was "AH-MAZING." They also offer a wide variety of pizza, which is a safe option for the littles as well!
Glenn opted for a pizza, the simple yet delicious pepperoni with red sauce! Den said their could have been a little more sauce on it but overall Glenn and Den enjoyed this pizza!
Karen decided on the Dolmades, or grape leaves. Y'all know those are my fave! Karen said they were good but was full of our apps that she couldn't eat more than one of them due to their larger-than-average size! I tried one as well and these are served cold! These were not my favorite grape leaves but they are a great vegetarian option!
Den went for the Octopus 🐙 and WOW was it delicious. It does not have a fishy taste and we were delightfully surprised on a slight grill flavor (they also do grilled watermelon?!). It's presentation was as lovely as the taste! Grayson even tried it, which surprised the whole table! He didn't care for it, but we're proud he tried! 💕
Being a seafood lover, I chose the Sea Scallops and Crab. The Crab came in form of a dill-crab salad served chilled with 2 plump and delicious scallops! These scallops were perfectly sauteed and were tender and buttery 😍 it came with a delicious creamy polenta as well chef's kiss
Did we even have room for dessert after this fantastic mean? We absolutely did!
Glenn and Karen decided to order the Portokalopita, which is a blood orange cake. The flavor was fantastic, although Karen and I agreed it was crumbly and kind of awkward to eat (crumbs found their way into my lap).
Den, Grayson, and I split the Mocha Pot de Créme, which was a mousse-like chocolate topped with fresh whipped cream and crushed toasted macadamia nuts. WOW! It was so rich and the absolute perfect ending to this entire meal.
Thank you Astoria for this incredible meal! Our overall rating is a 10/10! The whole family was happy with all of the options and the fully flavorful food we all enjoyed! We'll be back 👏🏽
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