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The two aren't really comparable. I love Varka for it's healthy simplicity and elegance. I'm sorry if I wasn't clearer but what I meant about the sashimi dish was that for my taste the fish had to be sliced thinner for a light salad dish. Best

It's nice to have so many good restaurants opening up in Ramsey. Ginger and Spice is a nice addition to the town and it seems that they are trying. A few suggestions - first - it was reallly toooo loud, may be there should be a limit on TV volumes??? With music combined it's too much, and it doesn't seem to have any sound proofing. I tryed the tuna and salmon sashimi salad everyone is talking about, I though that the fish was a bit too think, too much. I couln'd enjoy it as much as I've had sashimi dishes in the city with soba noodles, more cucmber and seaweed salad. I tried both the dumplings (which needed to be pan fried, not deep, and the dish for dipping soy souce was too small for it, the dumpling wouldn't fit into it) and the spring rolls, the fried one again - the dough is much too think. The non fried one was much better. The noodles I had for entree were too salty. The booths are comfortable and seem to have IKEA written all over them, the other side seems uninspiring, may be some pictures on the wall??? I liked their tea selection a lot. Unfortunately I was too full for desert. Overall I think it's a nice additon to the town, they seem to be trying, it's just too loud and the food needs to get better. Best wishes, Best of the Best

No, I'm not the owner I just really liked the food there and am very happy to have them around! I hope one day you'll agree... I think, like I said before, the seasoning is just simple and healthy, and that's what I really liked about it, I find the heavy sauses to fattening. And I really liked my octopus... In any case, I've had enough trying to beat the same words over the head, may be high end dining is just not your style... So long fat cat ←

Who get's to decide when food is "complete" or "redundant"? In a seafood restaurant, well, you have a lot of fish. But I found Varka to have far more than just seafood. If I recall correctly, they had steaks, salads and a great list of appetizers. And may be I just got lucky, but I thought my food was cooked to perfection. I think it all depends on personal taste. I think that it's part of the Greek diet, seasoning with EVOO, lemon and herbs. I've been to Milos, Trata, Molivos, and they all seem to do that. I don't look at that as redundant. May be you should try those restaurants, if you're ever in the city, and if still don't like that or think it's over/under cooked, or incomplete, or redundant, well, may be it's just you.

Thanks Rosie, I called the restaurant - his name is George Georgiades. I run a google search under chef George Georgiades and it turns out that he was the chef at Avra and he has great reviews! Best

No, I'm just a healthy food lover Johnny, Best ← Any chance you're affiliated with the joint, Best? ←

I strongly dissagree with fatcatbrew. I think that Ramsey is very lucky to have a restaurant like Varka! It's not that the food is "uninspiring" but is great in it's simplicity. The overly decorated and complicated dishes are so 80s, who wants that anymore?! Restaurants with the same concept such as Varka are a great success in New York City (ex. Milos, Avra, Molivos, Thalassa, Trata...) It's great, healthy, fresh food (specializing in seafood) simply grilled and drizzled with olive oil, lemon and herbs. And the fries I had, were not parlsleied, but sprinkled with Greek oregano. The staff is good for a new restaurant, and will only get better as everyone feels more comfortable and knowledgable. Some of the appetizers I had were amazing! I had the octopus, which was sooo tender, the stuffed, grilled calamari was amazing and the beet salad was not what you would expect, it tasted great! All in all, I think Varka is great and I hope the people of Ramsey and all of NJ can appriciate it as much as I do. It's just as good as Milos, Molivos and Avra without having to make the trip to the city. And by the way, I heard that their chef was the chef in Avra. Best, Best of the best