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4.0
Travelers' Choice 2024
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CUISINES
Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
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Situated near the jetty overlooking the bay of Elounda and the island of Spinalonga
CUISINES
Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.0
971 reviews
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Very good
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Average
93
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londonman89
Richmond-upon-Thames125 contributions
May 2024 • family
My wife and my daughter took a motorboat from Agios Nikolaos and had been recommended this restaurant. Giorgios kindly helped us moor our boat to his fishing boat and we then ate lunch in his restaurant. Some reviewers feel there is a sense of arrogance coming from staff here but I think they are misreading the situation. The restaurant has stood the test of time for nearly 56 years, serves great food and is clearly popular with all sorts of people including celebrities. I think the staff and owner are confident they provide an overall great meal with nice view and don’t need to be treated as anything other than equal to their patrons. We ordered a Greek salad which was fantastic - flavourful and simple. We ordered fresh fried calamari which was, to date, the best I’ve ever had - I don’t think I’ll ever get it that good again. We also ordered some braised lamb which was delicious. Sadly, Michelin star food is, in my opinion, too theatrical for my taste but, a restaurant like this is spot on - tasty, sensibly priced and enables you to leave feeling happy. Thank you Giovanni.
Written June 3, 2024
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Jennifer L
1 contribution
Sep 2024 • couples
Delicious time spent in one of Plaka’s oldest taverns specializing in fresh fish where Chef Vassili welcomed us with open arms from start to finish.
He offered us at an unbeatable Award a menu for two of local fishing.
Idilic setting, staff with little care.
Do not hesitate. Not to be missed.
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Written September 25, 2024
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Lemon
Jersey22 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
Friendly, relaxed, comfortable and accommodating considering we had not booked,
Highly recommend the chicken skewer , it was delicious came with potatoes, all very delicious. Great atmosphere , there were families with young children who also seemed pleased with their choose of venue.
Claim to fame! Look at their menu and see the stars who have dinned before!
Written August 23, 2024
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Sightseer25703379162
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • friends
The food was very moderate, definitely not worth his money. The staff, however, was rude and ironic. We ordered a sausage whose price was listed in the 25€ list and the waiter took the initiative to make us double serving WITHOUT informing us the double price (50€). Then we asked them 3 times to pay as kindly as we could and they answered us in a sharp and rude way. Let me not talk better about the issue of receipts as we had to ask the staff to bring us a regular receipt and not an order form. That it's an expensive restaurant and going celebrities doesn't mean it's good since it has such awful staff.
The food was very mediocre, definitely not worth the money. However, the staff was extremely rude and ironic. We ordered a shrimp pasta, which was listed at €25 on the menu, and the waiter took the initiative to give us a double portion WITHOUT informing us of the doubled price (€50). Then, we politely asked to pay three times, and they responded in a curt and rude manner. I won't even get into the issue with the receipts, as we had to ask the staff to bring us an official receipt instead of an order slip. Just because it's an expensive restaurant and celebrities go there, it doesn't mean it's good when it has such awful staff.
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Written August 25, 2024
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mariam m
6 contributions
Aug 2023 • friends
The staff of this particular shop will treat you with kindness and a smile ONLY if you choose fish or lobster, so they see the customer as money. If you dare and make a bill of around 50 euros, thank them for not throwing your plates on the table and just touching them. The different behavior towards those who had taken expensive fish was more than obvious. The food is good, but very expensive.

Written August 24, 2023
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Rita R
19 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
Bad food. Grilled squid hard and salty, inedible. Let's order some fresh fish. We are offered a pagro without even showing it to us. Normally the fresh fish is made to choose the customer and at the same time weighed so that the final price is also clear. Instead, none of that. The fish we were served was very dry and seemed thawed. Very bad value for money. Not recommended.
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Written August 7, 2024
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jj
6 contributions
May 2024 • couples
We visited the restaurant last year September 2023. The food and service was amazing.
This visit was a totally different experience the waiters were arrogant and the younger waiters spent more time on their phones than serving.There was no explanation with regards to the menu on the way the fish was cooked. I tried to order several dishes that were unavailable.The food was average at best and our whole experience was rushed.There was in fact no service by the waiters at all we poured our own wine the only interaction with them was when they served the food. We had not finished our starters when the main dishes arrived.We paid cash for the meal and the waiter did not even offer to give us our change just walked off.
Michael J
Written May 9, 2024
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Davebwiseman
Droitwich178 contributions
Sep 2024 • couples
Very romantic spot overlooking Spinalonga. They wanted to seat us outside but as it was quote windy we chose to eat inside. On our second visit the people sitting outside actually came in. On our first visit we had teh courgette strips as a starter (couldn't eat it all), I had the seafood pasta (full of clams and shrimp and mussels) and my wife had the spaghetti - both were such large portions that neither of us could finish. Second visit we both had fish - my wife had a filleted sea bream and I had the fried red mullet (tiny by english standards but very tasty). All washed down with a decent house Rose. Afterwards we enjoyed free Raki and a delightful orange cake. Definitely a go back to place.
Written September 23, 2024
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Billie150582
Nottingham49 contributions
Oct 2024 • friends
Visited here three times during our holiday, we stayed at Cayo Resorts a short 5 minute walk into Plaka and to this restaurant…we ate twice in the evening and once at lunch…you have three areas to chose from on the street, in the outdoor covered area or on the outdoor rock area next to the sea all lovely is mainly personal preference where you like, we did all three areas and enjoyed each one!
The service in this restaurant is excellent you really do arrive as a stranger and leave as friends…very attentive and as someone who was trained at catering college and worked for many years in the hospitality industry I truly do appreciate all the professional touches which are sadly missed or not delivered in these days A+
You can’t go to this restaurant without ordering a whole fish to have it filleted at your table it’s amazing and tastes amazing too!
The Greek rose wine was beautiful we had three different bottles all beautiful and rival the best french rose wines for sure 👌
The Giovannis salad was amazing so good we had it three times lol 😂
We also had a risotto which was tasty, the whole Sea Bass and the Chicken Skewers which are to die for amazing 🤩
Overall loved this place a must if you are in the area for sure 👍
Written October 7, 2024
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Iris
Athens164 contributions
Jul 2024 • friends
We visited the tavern and with great disappointment found that she had nothing to do with her old good self. A fish tavern model in the area, now has a catalog with a lot of meat, frozen octopuses, calamaraki, shrimp at high prices that have nothing to do with quality. As for fresh fish, he's in search. Service modest, waiters fighting with each other, the price is gypsy. It is mainly aimed at foreign tourists who are not familiar with Greek cuisine. Nothing to do with all the times we've visited it in the past.
Really a pity.
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Written July 31, 2024
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Sarah C
Platanias29 contributions
Aug 2023 • couples
We visited twice on our recent visit to the area. Both times the food was fabulous. The service is not quick, but that didn't bother us as we like the leisurely approach - we are on holiday after all! Over the 2 visits we made, we had tuna tartare, crab salad, roasted vegetables, sardines, grilled prawns and hummuswith bread. All were of high quality and tasted wonderful. We also had the local rose wine each time. Not the cheapest meal we had but it's worth every euro. each night was around 60 euros, excellent value for money, and would not hesitate to return. Tip - it is probably best to book as the restaurant gets very busy - we didn't, we took took a chance and were lucky to get a table.
Written September 3, 2023
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Bobabobjob
Sevenoaks32 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
Arrived at half empty restaurant and politely enquired if there was a table free. Incredibly rude man in charge huffed and puffed about no reservation, despite empty tables everywhere, but eventually gave us a table by the main thoroughfare.
We should have left at this point but manners got the better of us. The same rude man came and disinterestedly took our order. Some of which arrived, some didn’t. There were very keen to push unasked for loaf of bread but less keen to deliver pita that we had requested. Some drinks never made it.
I noticed that Mr grumpy was very keen to welcome what looked like a Russian pimp wearing gold synthetic pyjamas a few minutes later. Go figure.
Moral of the story is to avoid a restaurant that promotes the owner taking photos with Rio Ferdinand over the menu and service.
Written August 23, 2023
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jemimaharrison_
Leeds137 contributions
Jul 2024 • family
This is a lovely spot for food. The absolute highlight of the restaurant is the gorgeous views - overlooking the sea and beach, it is a perfect spot. The food is what you would expect, not being exceptional but tasty enough. The seafood was definitely better than the meat options. The staff were very kind to give us a complimentary plate of fresh fruit and desert after the meal which was delicious and very generous!
Written July 30, 2024
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MPSC
Versailles5 contributions
Jul 2022 • family
It was supposed to be an amazing experience in a good fish restaurant. Something is sure: try to be famous if you go there! If you are not, cross your fingers!
First of all: we arrived at 7.45pm, the restaurant was quite empty but there were not anymore « oursins, oysters, sea bass »!
We have waited 60 minutes for two plates of “calamari” and we observed that few people arrived after us have been served before us. We were surprised but we know that an error is always possible. Unfortunately we called the man in charge of our table because we wanted to understand: he was upset, agressive and impolite, he replied with arrogance saying that it takes a lot of time to cook grilled calamars! We did not try to discuss, We paid and left without ordering any desserts.
The food was ok, but very expensive and without any transparency on the price !
We will not come back except to be partially reimbursed because we realised that we paid 87,75 € for a grouper for two people.
Written July 17, 2022
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Reuben B
Lowestoft57 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
This is a nice spot as you get a great view of spinolonga, there is a vast variety of food options such as Lobster and steak but the staff are lacking patience and communication. They are very pushy which kind of forced my parents to choose the red snapper. The pepper dispenser broke and hsd to replace my families food which was ok since it happens. my family and I will not be visiting again, bye 🤬
Written August 6, 2023
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