Trapezi

Ph: 9489 0080; 145b Station St, Fairfield 3078

Greek, $$ -, * for Food
Open Dinner Tue-Sat; Licensed, BYO, Corkage $5 bottle; AE MC V EFT
Chef Haralabos Tsiukardanis (7-11-07) Owner John Ghionis (7-11-07)

Mietta's Review
There are two spaces - the front protected by the open grill kitchen but exposed to 'entertainment' on early weeknights and the back, a plain, simple, room with attached courtyard. Out here the service comes from a fabulously laid-back but surprisingly efficient young waiter - the same one who ventured out into Station St to buy Stephen Downes (a linen obsessed reviewer) a napkin. The food's only surprise is that it's what it says it is and is done rather well. Nothing fancy just properly cooked Greek grills, stews and meze with mains in the low to mid $20s. The wine list is basic but cheap. Quite a solid Greek clientele, much of it quite young (who eat and run), but age and ethnicity aren't prerequisites, all seem to feel at home.

Other published opinions

Herald Sun Extra Food, Mike Sparrow, 2-09-08 Score: * "Take a healthy appetite to Trapezi where honest Greek tucker attracts big crowds"

Herald Sun Extra Food, Mike Sparrow, 19-08-08 Score: * "Take a healthy appetite to Trapezi where honest Greek tucker attracts big crowds"

Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 13.5/20 "No Dancing on Tables, No Smashing Plates, No Smoking', warns the sign on the door, but customers don't always take heed in this lively, contemporary cafe-style newcomer with its walls covered in a hotchpotch of Greek paraphernalia"

Herald Sun Stephen Downes, 13-03-07 Score: 15/20 "Open just over a year, Trapezi is already a local star. I unequivocally recommend it - make sure you book. It's generous and joyful, and its food is excellent. The wine list is limited but cheap, four table whites and the same number of reds being served by the glass. Several Greek wines are listed."

The Age Dani Valent, 5-3-2007 "Much has been written about George Calombaris. Little has been said about John Ghionis. But if the Press Club is all Hermes, then Trapezi is a solid, dependable and lots less flashy Hercules. The food is nowhere near as exploratory as Calombaris' but the place represents another modern Melbourne reinterpretation of the Greek tavern - albeit in a cafe way."