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Welcome to San Stefanos (NW Corfu) => Where to eat out in San Stefanos? => Topic started by: Rod on April 14, 2012, 01:41:12 PM
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Hi everyone. Although I have been to San Stef a few times now, I am thinking that the restaurants and tavernas are not all that great when it comes to serving fresh fish (not frozen). I may be wrong. Can any others out there recommend a good place for fresh fish? I do recall Yiannis Grill advertising fresh fish but I'm not sure if the wife and I tried it.
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Hi rod
Manthos taverna does fresh fish
He will take you out to the kitchen so you can pick which one you want
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Thanks Chris. It's probably one of the few tavernas that we haven't tried. Is it any good?
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Speros at Nafiska buys fish locally. I've witnessed it. Most of the others get a delivery from Corfu Town, apparently.
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Yes rod
its very good dont be put off from the outside
as jimbo says they buy the fish from the local boats
also as you have been before watch where the locals eat
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Manthos definitely serves fresh fish. I can personally vouch for that.
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Do they do fresh sardines. Roy alwaya saya he wants to try them but has never seen any
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Roy alwaya saya he wants to try them but has never seen any
1. Roy doesn'ta looka likea he coma from de Carribean. Roy - hi bro!
2. Him can't see dem because dem under the sea. That's the bluea stuffa offa the beacha. If Roya sticka him head in water maybe him seea one or two.
3. Senda email to O Speros at Nafsika. Dat man knowa evryt'ing. Him Speros will tell you entirea historia of sardinea and how to cooka dem likkle fishas.
4. If Speros no knowa, Tony Coxa or Dona will makea something upa.
5. loftyscot will be along shortlya to tella you howa dem sardine in Scotland (dat de sad bit of Engalenda up de top) have de best sardina in de worlda. But dey tasta of Mars Bars and deepa fried Maltesers.
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Jimbo Bro!
When Alex Salmond has his way all the English sardines will be deep fried in this green fertile land :)
Can't remember sardines in Manthos, but I'm sure we had them in Waves, I think. Had them somewhere and am convinced it was in one of the beach front tavernas.
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You will also find fresh fish down at the harbour and you can buy directly from the fisherman there if you wish to cater for yourself. Many tavernas will buy fish for you based on the days catch including Mistral on the beach.
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Waves definitely do sardines. Had them for lunch a couple of times, delicious.
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Doesn't Sunset advertise Sardines too?
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Can vouch for some splendid fish at the Mistral.
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We had fresh sardines in many of the tavernas last year can taste them yet. They were all delicious.
Tastiest were in "Waves "
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We had great fresh fish at Fantasea, Mistral, Nafsica and Sunset last year. The best was at Sunset - absolutely delicious!
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Thanks everyone for replies
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Fresh fish, oh yes fresh fish. How could I forget.
Last year we stayed in one of the Romanza Villas next to Dimitris and Hari up at Fedra Mare, and if there’s enough of you it’s a good option by the way. We had other friends staying with Dimitris as well, so all in all we were a pretty big group of 11 adults and 3 children. Romanza Villas are big villas, with a good garden, a good pool, and a barbeque area, so it was obvious, we’ll have a barbeque, with loads of beer, loads of Greek salad from Kostos at Fantasea, (still Golden Beach as far as I’m concerned), and fish straight from the fisherman in the harbour. Simple, well, the first two were.
So two of us cycled down to the harbour at 9.00am, which was no mean feat following a very late night in Athens Bar, and waited for one of the fisherman to return with his catch. Whilst waiting I had a couple of Greek coffees which were excellent, and after only a couple of hours sleep had me ignited and ready for anything, or so I thought. With much pointing, Greek words, and ushering, the guy in the coffee bar alerted us to a returning fisherman. With hindsight I reckon he just wanted the two sick looking Englishmen away from his coffee bar because they were putting other customers off.
A very smiley fisherman, (he was probably just pleased he didn’t look like us), then asked in his very best Greek, how he could help us. We pointed at what we took to be a catch of sea bass and asked if we could buy them. He shook his head and proceeded to explain that we didn’t want those, but wanted these, and opened a basket containing smaller fish, and lots of them. “Salpa” he said and how many did we want? We were clueless but, 11 adults and three children, maybe 25? He shook his finger. At this point I was just starting to tire of the smell of fish and was having flashbacks of Athens Bar, and the two weren’t a comfortable combination. The fisherman, the coffee bar man, and all his punters, last saw the two green coloured Englishmen cycling up the hill in a zigzag fashion with 40 Salpa divided between them hanging off their handle bars.
“Salpa” we proudly announced to group as we arrived back at the villa. What happened to the Sea Bass they asked. Not quite sure we replied, but look here “Salpa”. Christ Almighty they said, how many have you pair of idiots bought? 40 we replied, 40 “Salpa“, and who’s going to help us prepare them? At which point 9 adults picked up their towels and headed for the sun, leaving us with 40 “Salpa”, and three very curious children. I though at the quayside I’d tired of the smell of fish, that didn’t compare with my feelings some two hours later, knee deep in fish heads and fish inards, supplemented with wave after wave of nausea.
Time’s a great healer, and so is Mythos, and despite Hari next door assuming the forest fires must be bearing down upon the village, the barbequing of the fish was a success at least. A strong tasting fish, I found out later from little Spiros at Waves that the locals only eat Salpa in the winter, and that it can trigger hallucinations when eaten. I can report I didn’t have any when eating the little bugger, but had plenty when gutting and beheading him and his 39 mates.
In conclusion, go to see Manthos and his Sea Bass.
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Hilarious! Wonderful report - thanks!
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We too stayed at The Romanza Villas just after they had opened, just the two of us. They are extremely nice with fantastic views over the bay.
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Well done Cambridge - brilliant read!!
Just off to the Salpa and chip shop - feel hungry now!!
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The Romanza Hotel do fresh fish which you can order.You can even see the little boat they use to catch it bobbing around in the bay from the balcony of the romanza.So you know its fresh.And it tastes great too..
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My only disappointment was having a sardine starter at Thomas Bay - - - - - from a tin LOL
Previous sardine starter at Sunset were the real McCoy though!!
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I had the freshest, biggest MOST delicious sea bass at the Nafsika. Also the sea bream which was wonderful.
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My hubby loves the sardines at Nafsica and the sea bass and bream are amazing there
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Spiros buys local fish. I've had them so fresh they're hard to spear with your fork as they jump around on the plate!
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Spiros buys local fish. I've had them so fresh they're hard to spear with your fork as they jump around on the plate!
If you think they jump around on the plate try the kangaroo steak at Ozzy Oil
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My kangaroo steak was so fresh the tail attached was still swishing around and I could swear it did a poo!
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;D :D
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My kangaroo steak was so fresh the tail attached was still swishing around and I could swear it did a poo!
We have that all the time. It's known as kangourou al la merde. In Scotland I believe it's known as Battered joey with haggis
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Of course!! we always share a pot of that with Don - we eat the Roo - he eats the 'La Merde'