Aegean Breeze

Aegean Breeze: 327 Stockbridge Rd, Great Barrington, MA 01230

We were visiting the Great Barrington area, as I had not toured much of western Massachusetts. We decided to eat near our hotel since we had not been to Great Barrington before. Aegean Breeze caught my eye because I was in the mood for Mediterranean food, and the reviews seemed to be pretty positive about this place.

We were greeted right away and sat down in a back room with only two other people. Eventually, the room and the restaurant became bustling, and we were glad we sat down when we did. The decor is very outdated, and some of it seemed like they had not dusted in years.

We both started with the Avgolemono soup. It had a good taste, but there was basically no rice in it. The portion size is good.

For the main courses, I had the Chicken Souvlaki pita wrap. I was very disappointed with the lack of flavor. Usually, the chicken is bursting with flavor from being marinated in Greek spices, but this was very tasteless. Luckily, the tzatziki sauce helped provide a little bit of flavor as I tried to finish the pita wrap. It was accompanied by “fresh-cut” Greek fries. These were basically nothing more than potato chips, and once again, they lacked flavor. At least they were crispy.

Mike decided to try the Santorini Style Casserole. He chose the Seafood Santorini, made up of shrimp, scallops, and mussels in a homemade tomato sauce. While you can see from the photo that the dish looks beautiful from a presentation standpoint, there was no flavor to it. The sauce was bland and seemed like it was out of a jar. They must have left out the garlic and onion because you couldn’t find a hint of it anywhere. There was also way too much sauce, and everything was drowning in it.

He did have the Mediterranean rice as a side, which was not too bad. The gigandes that he ordered came smothered in the same sauce as the casserole, and again seemed to smother the lima beans. Once again, there was no taste.

This is probably more of a tourist trap type dining establishment since there are not many options nearby, and you need to eat. As for the service, our waitress was doing her best; however, it seemed like they were very understaffed for how busy the restaurant was that evening.

Pricing $$$-$$$$:  If you decide to have a drink then the price might be a bit more at Aegean Breeze.