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"….Mama's cooking
There is a force like no other in the kitchen. Two mothers, one kitchen – this could mean trouble. At Pireaus Blues, however, it means mouth-watering tempters. …."
Cameron Tandy
Best Greek 2004 Age Good Food Guide
" There's a welcoming bustle about Pireaus Blues, a family business with snaps of the kinfolk on the sunny yellow walls and a mother in the kitchen – owner John Rerakis' mother Katina, the queen of Cretan cuisine. …"
Vogue Entertaining Australia
"….Rising from the old plate-smashing tavernas, they have taken Greek Cooking out of the ghetto and established it at the forefront of the fashionable Mediterranean diet. …"
Dining out's Stephen Downes
"Many customers at Pireaus Blues, I'm told, have to be persuaded to order the roasted kid. Yet it's a sensational, one of the best gastronomic experiences Melbourne offers.…"
The Weekend Australian
"….These culinary conjurers prepare magnificent daily specials: often long-cooked homely stews based on seasonal ingredients. When I visited last week, one of the day's dishes was a sublime lamb stew composed of big knobs of leg meat, fresh artichokes quartered longitudinally, fresh herbs (including dill), flour, eggs and lemon juice……exquisite dolmades…..the mothers pickle their own fresh leaves…"
Epicure Eating Out
"….. The Baked Pear however - in a spiced, red wine syrup with a lump of lovely halva icecream – rang major bells. The sesame overtones of the icecream with the clove and cinnamon hints of the concentrated pear were just marvellous. My own personal Pireaus Blues are that I've never bothered eating here before. Its homely atmosphere is so not what you expect of Brunswick Street. Try it. But for goodness sake, ring for a reservation."
Odyssey
Shades of Blue
"Over in funky Brunswick St, Fitzroy, Pireaus Blues has been a leading light in the Greek dining scene…it was awarded Best Greek Restaurant in The Age's 2002 Good Food Guide, adding to a string of distinctions including a feature in Vogue Entertaining. …"
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