Felini's Restaurant

Felini's Restaurant
700 Broadway (downtown)
Aug. 16th, 2007

Oldboy: 5 stars
Felini's recently underwent a change, from an Albanian restaurant to more of a Greek/Mediterranean menu. Hopefully the change will bring in a bit more business, it would be a shame to see this place close. A pleasant atmosphere and friendly waitstaff. The prices are moderate to moderate-high ($6-$20 range). As in many Mediterranean restaurants, while you wait for your food you get bread with olive oil. I would have liked a more flavorful olive oil for the bread dip though (I know olive oil, having done quite a bit of research on it in the Middle East). Get the Saganaki (flaming cheese), it is a cultural experience, where else can you get hot, flaming Greek cheese? More lamb dishes than most places. The food was flavorful, nicely presented and the portions were good, enough for a little bit of leftovers. I really like the piano cake, though it was just a touch dry.

Walkabout: 5 Stars
We went to Felini's because I sometimes work with the owner's wife. One day during lunch, I was eating my standard lunch and she whips out a gyro, which in my opinion is a completely unreasonable failing in break-room etiquette. I of course accussed her of being mean and this led to the conversation were I found out that her husband owns Felini's and that I used to work with her brother-in-aw, small world. Felini's greatest strength is atmosphere and location. The prices and the service were both standard, no surprises. The food lacked the final touch; the piano cake, like Oldboy mentioned, was good but dry. I ordered the gyro platter which was good but difficult to eat. We received bread and oil to start with, but also like Oldboy wrote the oil was bland. I would have preferred paying more and getting more in both quantity and quality. The only reason I can see going there again is if I was trying to impress someone I just met, otherwise I would go to International Cafe.