Nisi - Melville

Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20

I 've spent years living and traveling in Greece, and the food at Nisí is some of the best Greek food I 've had anywhere in the world. They serve very traditional Greek cuisine with some subtle inventive variations, such as serving cheese saganaki with onion slices and capers. In particular, the Grilled Octopus over fava was perhaps the best octopus dish I 've ever had; the fava seemed to be flavored with a hint of mustard, which was delicious. Our wonderful server Athiná welcomed us and helped us practice our Greek, and the entire staff was friendly and professional. Décor and ambience are beautiful; Nisí means island, so it 's sea-themed, and the dance-pop music played in the background is typical of Greek restaurants and bars. A wonderful fine dining experience.

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 2 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 3

We did not initially realize it was inside a hotel, however the atmosphere did not disappoint. The service was very good. We ordered the Nisi Chips which were light and tasty. The saganaki was good but was served with no pita bread. They give you bread initially, it is just a bit heavier than a pita. The short rib dish is fantastic. Overall, highly recommended!

I love Mediterranean food, so I was excited to eat here while staying at the hilton. I was sadly underwhelmed. Octopus is usually my favorite. This was not well grilled, instead rather mushy. I did not like the sauce underneath as it tasted like mustard. I didnt really eat much of it, which is surprising, because there’s not many things I don’t like to eat. They were out of the watermelon feta salad which is what I really wanted. We got the beet salad instead, and it was decent. The Branzino had a good taste, it wasn’t spectacular but it wasn’t bad either. However there were a handful of bones. I don’t blame this on the restaurant, because that is common with Branzino. All and all there were no high points when it came to the food or the service. Later that evening and was extremely sick for several hours and had to take medicine. I will not dine here again