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Les prix sont élevés mais la cuisine le mérite.
The service was poor and extremely rushed. We went at sunset, ordered a drink each, starters and main. Mains were served as we were still eating our starters and our plates were taken away! It felt as though you were being rushed out because of the sunset. No one came back as asked how the food was or if we wanted anymore drinks so we were thirsty by the end of the meal. However once the sun had gone we struggled to get a waiters attentions for the bill. A very strange experience and wouldn’t recommend going if you want to relax and enjoy your meal.
Food was nice, but nothing to write home about.
L’endroit est rénové, propre et le personnel poli et sympathique..
We started with the taramasalata, which was nice but TINY and served with a few pieces of almost-stale pita bread for 6 euro. This was the double portion for 2, so you can only imagine the single serving.
Wine bottles were significantly overpriced in comparison to other restaurants on the island, so we settled for a glass each, which was a very average assyrtiko.
For mains we had the fish and the shrimp risotto. The risotto itself was delicious - great flavour and consistency. However the 3 pieces of shrimp on top appeared to be frozen and imported and not fresh and local. It was also a relatively small portion, and for over 30 euro we expected more.
The sea bass fillet was nice, but paired with an average tabouli as a side. My wife cannot eat onion but they couldn’t accomodate this in the tabouli because everything was pre made. Considering you can get a WHOLE sea bass from other restaurants for less than the cost of this dish, we found this a bit disappointing.
The staff also appeared to be frustrated and at times inexperienced.
The view is really what you are paying for here, which undoubtedly is phenomenal. But unfortunately the food and service do not meet the same standard, and the lack of value sours the dining experience (many items on the menu are nearly double the cost of traditional restaurants down the road without the same view). Overall I would not recommend, unless the view is the most important thing to you. Unfortunately I think many of the restaurants in this part of Fira with the views are similar.
Fazit: Eine typische Touristenfalle