At Restaurant Symposium, they know how to fry fish and they know how to grill it. And they deliver their food with a hearty dollop of hospitality.

Iggy and I split an appetizer of lightly batter-fried zucchini and eggplant complemented by thick tzatziki.

The host offered me an off-the-menu combination of fish and seafood. “You eat everything? Octopus? Squid?” he asked.

I left myself in his hands — a wise decision. I was rewarded with a plate divvied up between portions of octopus with capers, fried squid, grilled shrimp and fried softshell crab.

My vegetarian hubby went for the grilled vegetable plate, to which our host added saganaki deep-fried cheese and spinach pie.

Dessert — an apple filo concoction — came compliments of the house. The service was very warm, despite the restaurant being understaffed for an unexpectedly large influx of patrons. The host recognized my husband after only two previous visits, so he insisted we take a table for four — “That’s your table, right?” — even though we were only two.

The restaurant has an appropriately maritime feel. The low ceiling made me feel as if I was below deck. But it’s not claustrophobic. Indeed, whitewashed walls and blue-and-white checked table cloths give it charm.