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Welcome to San Stefanos (NW Corfu) => Where to eat out in San Stefanos? => Topic started by: don on July 12, 2011, 11:23:20 PM
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First meal was Giros at Tasty Corner at about 02.30am. Had we really gone a year without this delight? Welcome bite of supper.
Later that night ended up at Paradise. As always a brilliant welcome and equally good Lamb Kletiko. Had some variation in recipe before but filo pastry was a new take on a favourite dish. Only complaint is that they always give such huge portions.
Sunday saw us in the Little Prince as Sandra wanted her Sizzling Steak. Sorry Mike! I had Bom Bom Lamb. As always the meat fell apart and the roast potatoes were as usual delicious.
Monday saw us eat in Olympia. I tried Stifado there and now wonder why I'd never tried it there before. It was gorgeous and a definite must have again. Love this restaurent and was pleased to see it well packed out.
Tuesday was Ozzy Oils barbecue night. Not a lover of this style of cooking but from the greek salad, through the fresh bread and finally the barbecue it was superb. To cap the night off we had Kerry serenading us. All in all a great night. Try it
Wednesday saw us in the older part of the village at the Nafsica. Only ate there once before andcould not comment on the meal as I was so under the weather. This year I was ok but nowhere near as good as the food. I started with Stuffed Sardines and a main of Sea Bream. Alright I'm biased. I love all seafood and this was upwith the very best that I've ever eaten. To cap it off what a gems the staff are there from boss to waiters and lady on the bar.
Thursday was a first. We tried Fantasea. Lovely restaurant and felt at home there. I tried the Moussaka. Tasted great but could have done with being hotter. In fairness will try it again. Superb views!
Friday was the least windy evening so far so ate at the Beachcomber. Outside tables there for first time in the week. I tried a new to the menu Beef Roulade. This was superb. Every time I eat there I think the last meal I ate there couldn't be topped. It CAN !
Saturday was back to the Little Prince and anothe Lamb Kleftiko. As always Dimitri and company served up a great meal. Never had a bad meal there. Love the place!
Sunday found us venturing th the Barras. We've stayed there so often we feel we must eat there. After the Moussaka at Fantasea the one I had here was a revelation. As always a great welcome from George and his sons. Love the wine too!
Monday found us at the Little Prince again as we wanted to catch up with Andy and Gill. I was back to seafood and had a beautifully cooked Sea Bass. I must do something about this fixation over lamb and fish. Realised I did eat beef one night.
Tuesday saw us back at Olympia for my personal favourite of an evening. A Meze made up of startes, crusty bread and a bowl full of "real" chips. Our table was filled with plates of stuffed mushrooms, spring rolls, fish cakes(try them),spetsofai, loaded potato skins and meatballs. All washed down with a litre of dry white!
Wednesday saw us back at Ozzy Oils with Jude and Steve. I had the dauphanise potatoes and a beautifully cooked Salmon fillet. Another good night with superb company.
Thursday and our last night. Sizzling Steak has to end the holiday for Sandra so it was back to the Little Prince. Haven't the foggiest what I had but I do recall a litre of dry white.
AS ever we came home having some great food, superb service and fantastic company. Then we realised the places we enjoy and somehow missed off our agenda. Probably means we'll have to go back again!
Happy eating!
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great report, thank you Don
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Thanks for all thet Don -My mouth is watering at the thought of it all. 7 weeks on Friday until we go
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Shame you didn't get to Mythica and Sunset as well, just not enough days in a holiday!!
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Excellent report!
We had huge bowls of mussels with garlic bread last night at Beachcomber, watching the sun set over Othoni with bottle of delicious chilled house wine. Perfection - just what we wanted - the weather is extremely hot here - mid to upper thirties - so light food is a must for us. It's 6:45 in the morning and it's already 23 !!!!!
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Beachcombers opened today for light lunches which is a perfect place to spend an afternoon with a chilled beer/wine and a quality lunch......
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Ooooh I can't wait, it all sounds so fantastic. I love food.
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!! missing it already...... ;D
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shush you lot - I can't bear it - I want to go so much. >:(
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Brilliant Don. 36 hrs to go for us. In two weeks time I'll be a stone heavier :o
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I feel a stone heavier reading Don's review lol!!!!!!
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SHUUUUUUSH! have pity on those of us who are not able to go and partake ;) :o
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Two Stars
Paradise
Little Prince
Mythica
Mistral (??)
Ozzy Oils
Olympia
Not a bad meal at any of them, some better than others and I have to agree the kleftico at Paradise was fantastic. Anyway, washed down with a couple of bottles of retsina they all tasted great! ;D
Sue and Richard
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Can't beat Little Prince or Yiannis (opposite Mythica) for me!!! 9 weeks and I can't wait!!!! :)
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Looks like Don was on a diet!
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Now back and can confirm that I am one stone heavier!
Managed to take in three new restaurants this year at Olympia, Fantasea and Sunset.
We worked out over previous visits we had walked past Sunset 50 times in the evening going out for our meal, therefore decided it was time to visit. Like others who've been we were annoyed it took us so long to walk in. The food was fantastic, the restaurant was peaceful (4 families) and Spiros was entertaining afterwards with his stories of how the road had changed over the last 30 years.
Fantasea: Once we got used to what was is a very small menu when compared to elsewhere we agreed the food was delicious. I had Meze Onassis followed by Stuffed Tomatoes. Our friends at Sotto explained that the FS menu was small to ensure all meals were freshly cooked and cuts out the need to carry lots of ingredients. A smart move and worth a walk along but be prepared for a smaller menu than the other tavernas.
Olympia: First time in for us. It seemed a lost busier than previous years. Food was knockout and agree with Don, its stifado was terrific with the mixed grill accounting for probably half my weight gain.
We had 6 nights in Zorbas where Pavlos again is on top form. The food is still great and the dancing terrific. Definitely our favourite place. As well as Kelftico, Kokkinisto and Stifado I also tried the Loppas (pork, lamb onion and peas) and the Kaisserli (lamb with apricot) both of which were deliciously tender.
The other tavernas we went to were Little Prince (only once amazingly), Yiannis, Town Pizza, Beachcomber for its famous coconut fish curry (altho it was close choice between that and the beef roulade) and the Greek Dancing Saturday night at Manthos. Special mention for the service in Beachcomber, it really is lovely.
For those still to go and are querying costs, we are a family of three (adult menu for the boy now) and our average spend was between €26 at Yiannis to €55 at Manthos for the dancing. Typically we were spending around €45 in taverna including beer, wine and fanta. Great value when you know you will eat a tasty meal.
That said, every night we then went via either Gladiator or Princess Bar to Sotto Zero Ice Cream Parlour to round off the eating with a completely unnecessary plate of cheesecake or choc souffle - but it was worth it. Looking back I'm quite please I only put on a stone given most nights I ate two puddings.
For lunches we used Olga's pool bar, Havanna, Mango and Akrotiri on the hill. All filled the tummy nicely.
Hope those still to travel find this helpful and rekindles memories for those who've returned.
Yammas
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Great post mate......I could almost be walking down the street with all the wafts coming from the various eateries! Yummm!
Must admit my favourite all time meal last year was the Kokkinisto at the Romanza! Katy even took time to write down the recipe for me Cooked it twice since and both times it worked out well, not as good as hers, but good all the same. We also loved Zorbas last year, ate there 3 times.
The two of us would have a 2 course meal with a litre of wine and it used to come to between 20 & 30 Euros dependant on restaurant
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Could follow that as a holiday plan LoftyScot. Enjoyed reading it nearly as much as eating it !
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Got to agree with you Gav, Katies kokkinisto is the best.
She also gave me the recipe which I have cooked at home (some in the freezer now) several times but, as you say it's not as good as hers.
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Great report from lofty.
My only issue is that I find the portions mindbogglingly huge in most places. This can be quite off-putting.
I don't eat large amounts, so usually have to take some food bags to scoop at least half in secretly to chuck away later. I reckon the amount of lamb when I had my last lamb with apricots in Zorba's was enough for three of us for a Sunday dinner. This is a bit sad. There is no point in asking for smaller portions - the village is geared to vast eaters.
We've taken generally now to making up a small meze and avoiding the vast main meal events.
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Hi Gav
I am glad you enjoyed the Romanza food.Katie and family have now been there 3 year.They had a very difficult act to follow when Leo and Jenny left to open the Mythica.At the time there was a lot of comments on various forums expressing concern that the Romanza Taverna would never be the same again.They were right, in my opinion it is now better then ever.Couple the very high standard of food with the service and welcome that has to be experienced to be believed.Do not take my word for it as I could be slightly biased.Check out the Trip Advisor reviews,a lot of them from first timers.You will see that a very high percentage cannot praise enough,the quality of food and the great welcome and service provided to all.I say all, because if you are a veteran like myself or a first timer ,it makes no difference.If you want to join the Romanza family you will be welcomed with open arms.
Anyone in San Stefanos on holiday who feels they can conquer cardiac hill, please visit the Romanza Taverna and form your own opinion.
Yammas
Yiannis
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Hi Gav
I am glad you enjoyed the Romanza food.Katie and family have now been there 3 year.They had a very difficult act to follow when Leo and Jenny left to open the Mistral (MYTHICA).At the time there was a lot of comments on various forums expressing concern that the Romanza Taverna would never be the same again.They were right, in my opinion it is now better then ever.Couple the very high standard of food with the service and welcome that has to be experienced to be believed.Do not take my word for it as I could be slightly biased.Check out the Trip Advisor reviews,a lot of them from first timers.You will see that a very high percentage cannot praise enough,the quality of food and the great welcome and service provided to all.I say all, because if you are a veteran like myself or a first timer ,it makes no difference.If you want to join the Romanza family you will be welcomed with open arms.
Anyone in San Stefanos on holiday who feels they can conquer cardiac hill, please visit the Romanza Taverna and form your own opinion.
Yammas
Yiannis
Mythica for Jenny and Leo
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Hi Jules
Thanks for picking up my error.
I must be going senile for making a mistake like that.I woudnt mind,I proof read and still missed it.
Yammas
Yiannis
Apologies to Leo & Jenny
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We ate out in the Mythica, one evening, Jenny was away until last friday.
Leo was there and the food was great.
also try the evening meals in the Fantasea - also top of the range - great menu, lots of fresh food well prepared!