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A cozy lunch date at PATRON restaurant, Thessaloniki

April 25, 2016 by Margarita Ismini

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(I must have been so eager to eat my burger, I didn’t realize the picture was out of focus!!)

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Last week I managed to find a few hours to spend with a friend and we decided to try out something new. We visited the Patron Cafe Bar Restaurant, downtown Thessaloniki, Greece. This new restaurant opened a few months ago and it is situated in the heart of the city, making it perfect for a quick coffee stop when shopping in the beautiful city centre.

Patron Cafe-Bar-Restaurant is located at Palaion Patron Germanou Street 13 and I would recommend that you make a reservation if you wish to visit it during the weekend for late lunch or dinner. I am told that it is packed on a Saturday evening!

We went to Patron on a Thursday for early lunch, around 1 pm, which is very early for us Greeks! You can see in the pictures that we were pretty much alone. The interior is designed beautifully and the wood makes you feel welcome. The service was quick, polite and helpful. We decided to have a salad to share and to have one main course each. I don’t remember exactly what was in the salad, but it included green leaf vegetables, chicken, parmesan cheese and a tasty vinaigrette with olive oil, mustard, honey and balsamic vinegar. It was amazing and I would recommend it! My friend had the mushroom risotto as her main course and she was pleased with it. I tasted it too and it was lovely and creamy. A perfect comfort food dish. I went for the burger and potato chips, without the bun, as I am staying away from gluten, as much as I can. I was also very pleased with my dish, the meat was cooked exactly right and the chips were crispy, made from real potatoes.

We were so full that we skipped dessert, although the menu looked promising, but we did decide to finish our meal with a coffee and tea. Unfortunately, the filter coffee was not good at all and my friend ordered a green tea, but received English Breakfast tea! It seems odd that a restaurant will make such an effort to offer good quality food but not to pay attention to basic and ‘easy’ things like good coffee and tea! But, I am giving the benefit of a doubt and I will visit Patron again to try the coffee!

All in all, we had a good time and the food was good. Also, it is a bit expensive and the menu could offer some more variety. What was odd: we didn’t find any chicken in the menu. I haven’t made my mind about Patron yet, but my overall experience was positive.

Στο ΠΑΤROΝ στη Θεσσαλονίκη για άνετο μεσημεριανό!

Την προηγούμενη εβδομάδα επισκέφτηκα με μία φίλη ένα σχετικά νέο εστιατόριο της πόλης, το Patron Cafe-Bar-Restaurant, που βρίσκεται στην καρδιά του κέντρου της Θεσσαλονίκης, στην Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού 13.

Βρήκαμε πολύ εύκολα τραπέζι, αφού ήταν νωρίς (13:00) μεσημέρι Πέμπτης. Έχω ακούσει πως τα Σαββατοκύριακα είναι σχετικά δύσκολο να βρει κανείς τραπέζι, χωρίς κράτηση.

Η διακόσμηση του χώρου έχει γίνει με καλό γούστο, επικρατεί το ξύλο παντού και το μπαρ μου άρεσε ιδιαίτερα. Θα επιστρέψω σίγουρα στο μέλλον για να πιω ένα ποτό κάποιο βράδυ. Η εξυπηρέτηση ήταν γρήγορη κι ευγενική. Επιλέξαμε να μοιραστούμε μια σαλάτα με φυλλώδη λαχανικά, παρμεζάνα, κοτόπουλο και βινεγκρέτ με μουστάρδα και μέλι, η οποία μας άρεσε πάρα πολύ. Για κυρίως πιάτα επιλέξαμε ένα υπέροχο, κρεμώδες ριζότο με μανιτάρια και το μπέργκερ με τσιπς πατάτας, χωρίς το ψωμάκι, καθώς αποφεύγω όσο μπορώ τη γλουτένη. Το μπιφτέκι ήταν ψημένο όσο έπρεπε και τα τσιπς πατάτας ήταν τραγανά, από φρέσκες πατάτες. Και τα τρία πιάτα που δοκιμάσαμε ήταν υπέροχα και συνιστώ να τα δοκιμάσετε. Οι μερίδες ήταν μεγάλες και χορταστικές κι έτσι δεν προχωρήσαμε σε κάποιο επιδόρπιο, αν και η ποικιλία γλυκών στο μενού ήταν μεγάλη. Ολοκληρώσαμε το γεύμα μας με καφέ και τσάι κι εδώ θα εκφράσω και τη μοναδική κριτική, αφού ο καφές φίλτρου ήταν δυστυχώς μέτριος στη γεύση, ενώ όσον αφορά το τσάι, ζητήσαμε πράσινο και μας έφεραν English Breakfast.
Οι τιμές είναι μέτριες προς ακριβές, οπότε σίγουρα δεν είναι ένα εστιατόριο το οποίο θα επισκεφτεί κάποιος συχνά, μα οι γενικές εντυπώσεις μου είναι θετικές. Θα ήθελα να επιστρέψω στο μέλλον για να δω πώς είναι η ατμόσφαιρα και το βράδυ, με περισσότερο κόσμο, χαμηλό φωτισμό και ωραία μουσική.

Έχετε επισκεφτεί το ΠΑΤRΟΝ; Τι γνώμη έχετε;

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