Instructions: You are given a review about a place. You need to provide a rating from "1 star" to "5 stars" for this place.
Input: The meal was extremely simple, underwhelming, and had no "pizzazz".

It was my friends birthday, so I figured I would treat him, his girl, and myself to an awesome lunch. I had never been here before, but have only herd good things.

As soon as we walked in, we were rudely greeted by the one out of two hostesses that were at the host stand. No smile, no energy, no welcoming "Thanks for joining us at our restaurant by spending your hard earned money and keeping me in the job" vibe, NOTHING. Crazy, in my opinion, we should have left, but didn't because the plans to eat here were already in affect.

We were seated promptly, and had a nice view of their wine room that is encased in glass. Pretty cool. Our server was very friendly, and had just started there a few months prior. She gave us some recommendations, and we followed through with them.

For my appetizer I ordered the "Grilled Octopus"(refer to pic)($10 additional fee). The octopus was charcoal-broiled perfectly, and was good. Maybe I like more "Eclectic" food, but this was just so simple. The octopus was accompanied by red onions and capers with the plate being drizzled with oil. Nothing amazing, just good. We Also ordered the "Milos Special", which was lightly fried zucchini and eggplant w/ tzatziki & kefalograviers cheese. This, center shared appetizer, was delicious! The zucchini and eggplant were fried PERFECTLY. The yogurt sauce, that was inside the stack of fried veggies, added such a nice tang, that really balanced all of flavors flawlessly and made all of us go back for more.

The birthday boy ordered the "Crab Cake"(refer to pic)($10 additional fee) appetizer. From what I tried, the cake was okay... just very simple, small, and had nothing special going on. The b-day boy regretted ordering it.

For my lunch entree I ordered the servers recommendation, the "Lavraki"(refer to pic). This Mediterranean bass is a "specialty at Milos". After finding three(3) pin bones in my fish, I figured it wasn't as "SPECIAL" as the server mentioned. The fish was cooked well, but once again... nothing special. When you are eating at such an upscale restaurant, you expect amazing flavors, quality, service, and atmosphere. It was blowing my mind that there was such a simplistic approach with no added spark, and still errors and missteps.

My friend ordered the "Nova Scotia Deep Sea Lobster Pasta"(refer to pic)($15 additional fee), which he thought was an absolute, complete joke. The pasta was tossed in a red, tomato sauce and was accompanied by the top and bottom half of the lobster, while the middle of the lobster was the pasta. It was absurd. The pasta came out lukewarm, and he didn't want to inconvenience anyone, so he didn't want to complain. I thought the pasta had some good flavors, but the presentation was... just a hot mess.

For dessert I had the server order for me. She brought out a "Yogurt Martini"(refer to pic) which was tangy, tart, and good for what it was.. Greek yogurt inside of a martini glass. The b-day boy ordered the "Walnut Cake w/ Kaimaki Ice Cream"(refer to pic) which we thought was moist, and delicious. I was envious of his dessert. No candle was given, or even a "happy birthday" but that's understandable. All the other standards of food quality, service standards, etc.. were disappointing.

Overall, the meal was a bust. We left not satisfied and extremely underwhelmed for my friends birthday. We will not return.
Output:
2 stars