Asti Falmouth — Restaurant in Falmouth

Yia Sou!

Met a group at Estia for dinner on a Friday night. The interior of the restaurant was gorgeous. Open, clean, warm, welcoming, and hip (do people still say "hip?").

Our server, Mladen (as he explained, "like Aladdin, but with an 'M'") was great. We were one of those server-annoying, "we'd like 12 separate checks" groups, and he didn't even bat an eye, assuring us, with a smile, that this would not be a problem.

As usual, I asked for suggestions, and he was ready: the lamb, the steak, and the cod special. Since it was a Lenten Friday, I chose the cod. And, as my profile says, "I tend to order the house special and be cheerfully disappointed." And I was. C'est la vie.

First, we were served bread and salad. The bread was fine. The salad could have been great but was drowned in a very creamy salad dressing and did not have enough acidity (I watch Food Network). Mine had two tiny olives and needed more, and some red onion (or even pepperoncini?). If you go, maybe ask for less dressing.

When my entree arrived, everyone agreed that it was an enormous portion of food - largest dish at the table, other than the pizza. Being old school, I don't start to eat until everyone has been served, and that took a while. The two people in front of me were half-finished with their salmon by the time the last person was served. This, unfortunately, gave my enormous portion of cod time to chill and the phyllo time to grow chewy.

The cod in crisp phyllo dough was served atop watery steamed zuccini and squash, so the the bottom had turned mushy and the rest was cruncy/chewy. The sauce had also congealed and was more gelatinous than creamy. Just not for me. Oh, and as everyone on Food Network says, "it needs salt."

My neighbors loved their salmon; one gentleman raved about his white sauce pizza; another said her vegetarian lentil soup was excellent. Another did not care for her mousaka, but had loved a prior meal there.

On Fridays they usually have live Greek music and dancing, which the group had been looking forward to enjoying, but that had been cancelled that evening. Disappointing, but hey, life happens.

I'm not in any rush to go back, but I wouldn't in any way try to deter you from giving it a go. The atmosphere, service, and menu options...

(Last visited 5/4/2022.) While vacationing in Cape Cod with my wife we stumbled upon Estia at the end of downtown Falmouth so we had to check it out. Here's how it went!

Atmosphere/Appearance: The outside of this place looks pretty legit and pretty chill. It's a Greek restaurant so there's lots of use of white painted bricks, a gorgeous outdoor section and lots of big glass windows. Inside though... this place really opens up! The ceiling is tall, the space is wide open and there are so many sections. It's really quite a large restaurant with a fish tank in the middle, several dining sections, a stone oven and a beautiful rustic/modern interior.

Service: I can't remember who took care of us, but she was the bartender at the time. She was sweet, patient, funny, had great recommendations and made sure that we had a great time.

Food: The complimentary bread/oil was an excellent touch and it harps back to Europe's "no-butter" approach to bread. However, I'm American, so I would've liked some butter or seasoned oil. Lol. For an appetizer I went with the traditional Greek salad. It consists of mixed greens, super creamy feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, olives and sprinkled with a delicious creamy dressing. It was light, the mixed greens were crispy and like I've already mentioned, delicious. For my entree I went with the lamb loin chops! This consists of 2 8 oz. pan-seared loin lamp chops drizzled with a Mavrodaphne demi-glaze and for my side I went with the mizithra mashed potatoes. Think of them as Greek mashed potatoes, it's hard to explain. These were delicious. There was a bone in each of the chops that you have to eat around, but it was totally worth it.

Value: This place isn't bad at all. It's definitely a 3 out of 4 $$$ so that means to bring your wallet, but you won't leave wondering if you didn't get your money's worth.

In conclusion, I loved this place and would certainly come back here! I would explore other parts of the menu to see what kind of range the...

This is a new restaurant serving modern Greek cuisine. We sat outside, and even thought it was pleasant, I felt like the furniture was too large and bulky for the space, as people are keep hitting the back of each other's chair.

We ordered a couple of appetizers to share: Spanakopita and Grilled Octopus. Spanakopita was big in portion and very flavorful. Octopus was sooooo good! Plump and soft, tender, with great seasoning.

For main, we had Swordfish Kebobs, Blackened Big Eye Tuna, and Seafood Estia. Kebob was nice, came with vegetable kebob as well. The tuna pieces were thick and fresh, spicy and delicious!

Seafood Estia was a bit similar to chiopino, but not spicy. Generous amount of seafood, very good tomato based sauce that went well with the seafood. It served with a side salad, but we substituted it with Truffle Fries. Interesting thing was, the kitchen staff assumed that we don't want any rice, because of it... So we had to ask for the rice on the side.

For dessert, we had Baklava and Chocolate Cake to share. Baklava was really nice, but a bit too heavy. And the cake? Our server said it was the best chocolate cake she’s ever had. It was just a-ok to me. Way too sweet, it was like tasting sugar and sugar…

We had a lovely dinner here. Each dish was crafted with care, and with large portion! We were all very full after the meal. I was not a big fan of their desserts, but still, it was great. Our server, Christina, was very nice and friendly. She took a...