Lefka's Taverna, West End

Lefka's Taverna is a Greek restaurant very close to my house.  It is not usually my first choice destination for food in West End, but I went there yesterday for dinner because it was convenient.  At first I was planning on dining in, but when I discovered that their takeaway food was significantly cheaper, I opted for takeaway.  I ordered fish and chips.  I wasn't sure what to expect as I don't normally associate fish and chips with Greek cuisine, and I seemed to recall that their chips weren't excellent.  My reservation continued as I watched them grill the fish:  it didn't look particularly appetising.  Anyway, when I finally got my meal home, I was pleased.  The chips looked quite good and were seasoned with what appeared to be barbecue salt, but not actual salt (I believed I have expressed my feelings towards chips and salt previously in this blog).  This fish also looked a lot better than it appeared as it was being cooked.  As for the taste, everything tasted as good as it looked.  Either my memory of what their chips were like was faulty, or they've changed how they prepare the chips.  Either way, they were good chips, certainly not excellent, but up there as far as takeaway chips are concerned, and their were plenty of them.  The fish was some sort of white fish, perhaps cod, I'm not sure though.  It was coated with herbs, and although technically speaking, it wasn't battered, but there was a thin film of something coating the fillet, which I liked.  It tasted fine, but did require a little bit of salt, but that's not unusual for takeaway fish.  Overall, this meal was definitely better than I was expecting, and although it was by no means gourmet, it was a good culinary investment at $10 or so.  Anyway, this experience has renewed my faith in Lefka's, and if I'm ever in the mood for fish and chips, I will likely consider this Taverna.

As I side note, I also took home some halva.  I don't know if they make the halva themselves or if they get it from somewhere else, but it was a completely standard halva, which is a good thing.