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Welcome to San Stefanos (NW Corfu) => Where to eat out in San Stefanos? => Topic started by: Sellsy on March 11, 2013, 02:01:33 PM
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Time to think about all those lovely meals awaiting in San Stef this year ahead. Last years spring poll proved popular, the recommendations for 2012 were as follows
Gold medal spot .... Olympia
Silver medal........... Little Prince
Bronze medal......... Nafsica / Mythica
Highly rated ........... Ozzie Oils / Beachcomber / Zorbas
Did these establishments live up to expectations? Any first timers find this guide helpful? Was it a fair reflection???
From our 2012 experiences can I invite members to offer their top three restaurant recommendations for the season ahead, as previous top recommendation will receive 3 points, 2nd favourite 2, third place one point. This will hopefully be a very useful guide for newbies and seasoned travelers alike. Regulars will note Mythica was a medalist last year, ( based on 2011) sadly Mythica did not open in 2012, did anyone come close to filling this gap? How did the Chinese restaurant do in its first season? Anyone know if Mythica may open again?
For us in 2012..1) Romanza All dishes were outstanding with the view adding that extra something
..2) Ozzie Oils Never a bad meal, love the garden setting, so relaxed
..3) Little Prince Some great dishes and great atmosphere / entertainment throughout the evening.
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As much as I like a chinese............I dont think I can bring myself to miss an evening of that stunning Greek food!!
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Best restaurants in 2012 for me were:
1) Little Prince
2) Zorbas
3) Had a lovely lunch on a really windy day round in the older part of town but can't remember what it was called...Manthos maybe?? Delicious Chicken Souvlaki washed down with some Mythos, mmm mmm mmmmmmmm!!
My mouth is actually watering at the thought of it all!! Can't wait to get to Greece in August, not San Stef but still Greece :)
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Manthos!!! That's another I missed last time around!
Really looking forward to Fantasea as well........ might let Don buy me a meal there
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... might let Don buy me a meal there.
For a Yorkshireman, you're showing worrying signs of optimism.
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There is one place that beats all the places to eat in SS.
Its not available every evening and is in Avliotis.
Lesley might be able to help here,Its a festival evening, around end of july begining of august.Think its for Maria, or Name day?
If you like lamb, its to die for.you buy it by the kilo, and get what your given.Ther old guy chops it up on a wooden board, dont stand too close or you will get splattered.Also superb souvlakis cooked fresh on the bbq.Normally a stall selling like doughnuts but without jam, just a ball of dough, served with chocolate sauce or powder sugar.A big bar selling the all important liquid refreshments and a couple of stalls selling things for the kids.
Its not somthing done for the tourists, its traditional.You will be made to feel very welcome and can sit at ease amongst the olive trees, listen to the live music and let time pass you by.
We normally go by Quadbike from Spiros, if you ask he will rent you one just for the evening, cost 5 euro, well worth it i think. Oh and dont be worried about mosquitoes, they say they dont hand around the olive trees.never had a problem.
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Manthos!!! That's another I missed last time around!
Really looking forward to Fantasea as well........ might let Don buy me a meal there
Manthos is very good, especially on a Saturday (BBQ night) try the meat or the fish BBQ, both great.
Manthos son is Dimitris who runs The Fedra Mare, another good place to go for a lunchtime snack and beer.
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Here is my choice
1st Olympia By a long long way. Consistently excellent.
2nd Beachcomber
3rd The Waves
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The trouble with all these league tables is that different people have different likes and dislikes, and it's not really a simple playing field.
For example, Ozzie Oils is obviously very popular, but we didn't like the place or the food much when we went. That's our perception.
I think it also depends a lot upon what you choose. Some places are better at cooking a specific item than others.
The bottom line is that it's hard to get a really bad meal in the village. That's one of the joys. We also have to balance food over atmosphere.
I think we should just say to new visitors, "Go and eat!" That kind of exploration is what holidays are about. The standard of food in Agios Stefanos is very high. Not cordone bleu - just good cooking with fresh meat and vegetables. In general, I'd call it "adjusted Greek." It's Greek food slightly modified to cater for visitors from various northerly regions.
No holiday for us would be complete without mussels at Beachcombers, day-fresh fish at Nafsika, and a mad evening at Little Prince.
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You got it in a nut shell
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I don't often agree with Jimbo but on this occasion I must, well almost.
It's difficult to find a bad meal in Agios(San)Stefanos. There are some that we visit very regularly and some not so regularly. Mrs Wasp loves The Beachcomber, I am not so struck on it, the lack of Greek food, wine by the bottle only and no payments by card permitted.
We also love Ozzie Oils, the BBQ is terrific and Kerry's singing is devine.
As Jim Lad says there are some "musts" for us, it's The little Prince, The Romanza, Yiannis (opposite the Mythica site), Manthos, Waves (for their pikilia) and The Nafsika are not to be missed.
I would find it very difficult to list in order the best tavernas.
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When we went we didn't really rate Mythica. It was ok but that's all. Was gutted as everyone had raved about it!!
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Last year we really enjoyed Ozzie Oils, the BBQ and the normal menu, loved the Little Prince, as much for the atmosphere as the food. It was the first time we tried Manthos tavern and Olympia and both were great. We often do Waves for lunch - wander in off the beach and its always good. Liked Yiannis and rated Tasty corner. In contrast to most here we found Nafsilka very disappointing. Close to San Stef we enjoyed Bouklis in Arillas and the Night Owl in Afionas. Will be trying to fit everyone in over the week in May and then coming back for any we missed in August.
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Fair points raised by Jimbo and others re the overly simple 1 2 3 approach.However for a hopefully practical and timely review method I would still propose the poll is still worth running given the fact people may like to explain their views re strengths weaknesses and highlight potential signature dishes of said establishment as they nominate.
Thoughts re ambiance service etc can all be added. This should provide helpful information to all? Over time the restaurants who regularly find a place in members top threes will end up near the top. Many people who travel to San Stef may not be as experienced as some on here who have decades of experience, or be able to enjoy two or three trips per year.
For some its only a precious few days, young families often with young kids in tow? Greece first timers? Our reviews and recommendations could go along way to aiding awareness and choice for the less experienced. People who have missed out on their previous trips can visit establishments that they did not consider or find last time. Already ( even by default ) this thread has highlighted some practicalities and issues of some eateries, very helpful! The poll is a conduit to a wealth of knowledge and experience of all that is good re San Stef dining
So please, as subjective and difficult as nominations may be, keep them coming with as much or as little info as you choose!
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I'll add mine when we get back in July! !! Are you off this year Kev?
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1. Romanza ( never had a bad meal ) stifado, krassates or lamb on the spit for us and the kids love the theatre of the flaming tortilla wraps, i know its not very greek. All topped off with great wine, and even better views.
2. Little Prince
3. Tasty Corner, for an excellent cheap and cheerful gyros.
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For us it has to be:
1. Little Prince, food and atmosphere.
2. Ozzy Oils, food and atmosphere.
3. Beachcomber, food and views.
It's a close call as there are quite a few strong candidates!
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I believe the one Rilo refers to maybe in the little church up in Avliotes run by the nuns, Corrina being the head nun there, this being Ayia Paraskevi chapel. They have hundreds of plastic chairs and tables and a live band, stalls selling candy floss, toys for the kiddies, and then long trestle tables with bbq's behind selling fresh kebab sticks served with bread and lamb on the spit, beers and wine by the jug. You grab and table queue for your lamb and kebabs and as then night goes on the band plays all the traditional folk dances which everyone is invited to join in. Its all very rustic and full of village atmosphere. My favoutite one of all the Panayrias (local festival).
Actually during the months of July and August there are village festivals all around the islands villages and the dates are normally posted on banners around the road sides inviting everyone along.
The biggest name day being August 15th for Maria. A national Holiday in Greece.
San Stefanos also had one last year held in the area across from Athens Bar up the little lane there.
In Arillas they have the wine festival as well a little later normally in September.
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Hi Lesley. Sounds like the one i go to.its just off the road on your left as you leave Avliotis.Always enjoy the evening.We come a bit earlier this year so hope we dont miss it.
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Yes Rilo that's the one just after the turn off to Logas Beach (Sunset Beach) on your left you park up and walk up a slight slope into the courtyard - so maybe see you there this summer then.......
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Yep, will keep my eyes open for flyers on the electric poles to se when it is.
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Well Corina seems to get into the spirit of things a few days before testing the sound system and music as we live up in Avliotes we are normally nudged into 'oh must be soon then' !!!!! its fab to hear and just love the evening......then once we have had too much too drink we can wander (stagger) home and sit on our balcony and listen to the last notes from the band that evening......great stuff......
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1 - Romanza. Probably the best sunset in the village. Not had a bad meal here.
2 - Waves. Great location and even greater food. Love the seafood spaghetti.
3 - Ozzie Oils. A modern and slightly different menu. Great hosts.
Special mention for Tasty Tasty corner. Love the mixed gyros.
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Hey lesley your doing a good job to convince us to join the fun.can't wait.the festival I remember most in avliotis was held in the centre of the village down on the right by the bandstand.think it was september time.we was invited to eat with the family from romanza at the house of old mr costas, helens father.we sat out on his terrace and ate while we watched the entertainment.was a few years ago.
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Mmmmmmmm! Tough choice. I think on balance and having taken everything into account i.e. atmosphere, food, location etc the South Wales jury would vote for 2012:-
1. Little Prince
2. Olympia
3. Zorba's (though Beachcomber runs it close).
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Many interesting views already in the thread with some members preferring to leave general overviews and pointers without committing to a vote as such. Naturally this is extremely helpful to all, but in the spirit of the thread, I wonder if pushed if we could nominate our top three within the general reviews. How about we imagine we have only 3 nights is SS ? Where would we go? If we manage enough votes this time around we would then have a three year trend, which again may be of interest?
Anyhoo , this is the early picture
Little Prince.............12
Romanza..................9
Olympia...................5
Ozzie Oil..................5
Beahcomber.............3
Waves....................3
Zorbas....................3
Manthos..................1
Tasty Corner.............1
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Nafsika
Little Prince
Beachcombers
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Very tough choice
Nafsika
Beachcombers
Ozzie Oil
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Surprised no one has mentioned the 2Star restaurant excellent specials board good prices great food and always friendly and very welcoming and very generous with carafes of wine.
Nafsika
2Star
Beachcomber
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Hi Rae 21, agree with you re the specials and excellent value of 2Star, in my opinion good honest fare probably the cheapest deals in the village? 3 courses for 9 euros! Cant expect cordon bleu at these prices but no doubt many a large family well fed without breaking the bank!
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nafsic
romanza
zorbas
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Like the start of the footie season its amazing what a few results can do !.....latest recommendations table
Little Prince...................14
Nafsika..........................12
Romanza........................11
Beachcomber....................7
Ozzie Oil..........................6
Olympia...........................5
Zorbas............................4
Waves............................3
2 star.............................2
Manthos..........................1
Tasty Corner....................1
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Hi Rae21 I agree with your mention of 2 Star we have used 2 stars for years and always get a friendly welcome and the two of us usually get a two course meal plus wine plus tip for less than 25euro.
And usually a free glass of wine each.
Harry
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Can someone please tell me exactly where the Beachcomber and Tasty Corner are? I will be out in June and looking for new places to try. Also is Mon Amour still going? It's the most traditional taverna I have eaten in (just outside SS on the road to Corfu Town) The home made wine and the 'special' Ouzo is to die for.
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Beachcomber is in the old part of the village near nafsika and tasty corner is on the crossroads opposite barras. Sorry cant remember Mon Amour.
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Thank you, that is very helpful :) I hope maybe someone will remember Mon Amour!
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Bee - the Beachcomber is really a whisper away from the Anatoli - opposite the Nafsika.
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tasty corner is on the corner opposit the Barras - where san Stefano travel used to have an office
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Thanks Debra, now I'm hoping someone will be able to help me with the wonderful taverna 'Mon Amour' outside SS on the left hand side of the road to Corfu Town??
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Bee, there is a Mon Amour in Kavadades. Google Mon Amour Corfu and there is a video on YouTube of someone travelling from Arrilas to Kavadades. Maybe worth having a look to see if its the one you remember? Sorry if I am repeating other posts!
Is anyone else going to be in AS for the Greek Easter weekend? Hope there will be!
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Mon Amour is still going, went there last Sept.
Traditional Greek Taverna - wonderful food and wine.
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Thanks Susan - watched the video and enjoyed the ride!!!
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As Jimbo says it is all subjective.
for us 1. Nafsika
2. olympia
3 yiannis
but, apart from two star (where i have had 2 very bad meals !) everywhere is great. Ozzy oils bbq deserves a special mention too.
Tasty Corner is also brilliant .
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Olympia
Ozzy Oils
Little Prince
Not necessarily in that order though and we do also like most of the other places in the village as well and never really had any bad meals at all.
Not sure if I had the wrong food at Tasty Corner year or just made the wrong choice but it wasn't something I would like to try again. Like the milkshakes in there though and is a great spot for people watching.
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It would be nice to see a return of:
> Paradise
> Mythica
> Mama Mia's
...some time soon, but for now I'm persnonally looking forward to:
> Barras
> Beachcomber
> Yannis (opposite Athens, not the other one)
..and as a vote for my good lady (is that in the rules? ;) and not repeating my choices):
> Town Pizza
> Sunset
> Little Prince
I need a bigger list!!
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For me it has to be
1 Olympia
2 Nafsika
3 Waves
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If wives are to be allowed to vote, Mrs Tenbeech has chosen
1 Olympia
2 The Waves
3 Beachcomber
Now I must get back in the kitchen and finish the washing up .
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Hi all , SFC 2013 , latest voting / recommendation table from 2012 experiences :-
1st place..........Nafsika..........17
2nd = .............Little Prince....16.
2nd = .............Olympia.........16
4th..................Romanza........11
5th..................Beachcomber..9
6th..................Ozzie Oils.......8
Can we have a few more votes to legitimise and strengthen trends ? We had a few more voting last year resulting in the table below, happy to keep a running total as votes come in, naturally the views of partners of posters are significant and very welcome.
2012 recommendations ( based on 2011 experiences)
1st place...........Olympia........40
2nd..................Mythica.........27.5
3rd...................Little Prince...26
4th...................Nafsika.........24
5th...................Ozzie Oils......17.5
6th...................Zorbas..........17
2011 table
1st ...................Mythica
2nd...................Little Prince
3rd....................Olympia
3rd= ................Ozzie Oils
3rd = ................Zorbas
Some consistent stayers in the last 3 seasons ? Mythica was clearly a major player in the village, such a shame it's no longer trading, any news re a return? We used to like The Olive Press again a sad closure.
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2012 for us
1st beachcomber
2nd fantasea (golden sun}
3rd ozzie oil,
we have been going to san stef for many years and cant say we have had a poor meal at any restaurant or bar we also had a wonderfull meal under the vines in Avolites last year and will do again this year, also enjoyed the night owl in Afionas wwhere we enjoyed a delicious mixed grill.
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We have very rarely had a bad meal in San Stef. However, we did experience poor prawns (had not been cleaned, sand etc, sac not removed) in the Nafsica and my wife stubbonly refuses to give it another go. I will persuade her this year. Anyhoo, best three.
1. Olympia
2. Little Prince
3. Tasty Corner
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As with a lot of posters, not had a bad meal so far. My choice is a bit biased with staying at the Romanza for the last eight years.
1...Romanza
2...Nafsika
3...Beachcomber
3..= Little Prince
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Agree with everyone that we haven't had a bad meal in SS. However top three for us are:
1 Olympia
2 Waves
3 Yiannis Grill (opposite Mythica)
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This is hard......
1. Nafsika
2. Olympia
3. Waves
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Mine would be hard to choose love everywhere from beachcomber to town pizza and tasty corner all have lovely food to offer but here goes
1 Nafsica
2 Mistral (love having my lunch there)
3 Zorbas and Little Prince sorry can't seperate them
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It is difficult, but on any visit, the ones I would make sure I went to more than once are:
1) Ilias (in Avliotes, but it counts)
2) Golden Beach/Fantasea
3) Ozzie Oils
Everyone should have at least one lunch and one evening visit to Ilias.
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For us
1 Olympia
2 Little Prince
3 Manthos
and the will be getting visited come June!!
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I must admit I can be quite unadventurous when I visit San Stefanos, I know where I like so I tend to stick to them but after having read some of the reviews I think I will try different places this year, including Fantasea and Barras. I havent eaten in either of them for an age but they seem to come highly recommended on here :)
My top three would have to be;
1. Beachcomber
2. Little Prince
3. Ozzie Oils
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Haven't been to the Romanza (but will this year)
1. Zorbas
2. Yiannis (opposite mistral)
3. Olympia
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I second Ilias in Avilotes, we had a superb lunch there whilst out on one of our walks, not sure that I would like to walk on the road to Avilotes in the dark though so will book a taxi for our evening visit, it really is a superb place to chill out and enjoy good food.
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My top three are:
1. Yiannis (opposite where Mythica was) - lamb on the spit on a Saturday night is to die for and Yiannis and Mike are superb hosts.....roll on 15th June!!!!!!!
2. Little Prince - never had bad meal - perfect hosts - great dancing
2= Ilias in Avliotes - a hidden gem - mixed grill my particular favourite
As everyone has said we really are spoilt for choice in San Stefanos - :)
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Thanks for the flurry of votes folks, I hope you would agree that the following is a reasonable reflection of San Stefs finest eateries. I would propose to run the voting until April,whereupon I would provide the final scores. Naturally this is all just a bit of fun,but if your favourite needs a boost and you ( or your better half ) ain't voted you know what to do..........It's very tight at the top!!
1 ).................. Olympia......... 28pts
2 ).................. Little Prince.... 25
2 = ................ Nafsika.......... 25
4 ).................. Beachcomber.. 16.5
5 ).................. Romanza........ 14
6 ).................. Ozzy Oil........ 12
7 ).................. Waves........... 9
8 ).................. Zorbas .......... 7.5
9 ).................. Yiannis........... 7
10)................. Fantasia.......... 5
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From Mrs J:
1. Romanza
2. Zorbas
3. Ozzy oils
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It's so funny how everyone's opinion differs so much! Olympia was one of my least favourites!
I have no other half vote so here's my daughter's choices!
1. Little Prince
2. Zorbas
3. Ozzie Oils
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1. Little Prince
2. Zorbas
3. Nafsica
However, we have had great meals elsewhere but we love not only the food but the atmosphere in these tavernas.
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I differ slightly from my other half.
For me it has to be
1 Olympia
2 Beachcomber
3 Waves
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1) Zorbas
2) Sunset
3) Waves
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1. Olympia
2. Little Prince
3. Nafsika
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1/ Yiannis
2/ Olympia
3/ Nafsika
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1) Little Prince
2) Zorbas
3) Olympia
Having seen the previous posts/votes I realise I must visit more eateries this summer!
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The man of the house says:
1. Olympia
2. Nafsika
3. Delfino
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1 Olympia
2 Ozzie Oils
3 Beachcomber
Olympia definitely the best for us
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As mentioned earlier folks, this poll will run until April whereupon I would propose to call time on the table format. It would be great to continue the thread as we head towards the start of the season with the recommendation list as a backdrop to all that is good re San Stef dining. It's nice to see that the thread has encoureged some to venture to new places this year.
Anyway folks, with a few days to go , here is the up to date top ten......
1st )......... Olympia.............. 43
2nd)......... Little Prince......... 36
3rd).......... Nafsika .............. 30
4th )......... Beachcomber ...... 19.5
5th )......... Zorbas................ 18.5
6th )......... Romanza ............ 17
7th )......... Ozzie Oils ........... 16
8th )......... Waves ................ 11
9th )......... Yiannis................ 10
10th )....... Fantasia.............. 5
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1. Olympia
2. Romanza
3. Zorbas
Each of theses can be at no.1, depending on what you are looking for at a particular time. In SS we are spoiled for choice.
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1. Beachcomber
2. Ozzy Oil
3. Manthos
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1.yiannis
2.waves
3.beachcomber
paradise will always get a mention even though its now sadly gone.
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My wife has her three favourites as;
1. Olympia
2. Little Prince
3. Ozzie Oils
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My wife who rarely looks at this or any other site would like to vote as follows
Nafsika
Nafsika
Nafsika
Spiros you may have a stalker :-)
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My mrs:-
1, Romanza
2, Waves
3, Little prince
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My wife says
Olympia
Little Prince
joint 3rd Beachcomber and Zorba's (Sellsy - she couldn't split them).
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I haven't been to SS for a few years so my favourite is Olympia! :) I have yet to visit Ozzie Oils and a few of the other new ones so I have some real pleasures to come in June, when I return.
I have always had a good meal at 2 Stars, but never eaten in Little Prince (looking forward to trying it out)
Sorry to upset lots of fans, but unless things have changed drastically my least favourite is Nafsika.
I would love to try Romanza as it has had so many great reviews but the chances of me getting up there is nil as I have mobility problems :(
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1.Mistral
2.Olympia (close)
3.Gravia.
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Hi Bee, from your recent post I would record Olympia as your 1st choice = 3 points with two star scoring....2stars! Did not seem clear re your number 3, no probs recording the two unless you post otherwise, cheers.
Rae 21 , Apols to your better half but I best play safe and record Nafsika as a three pointer only, don't want to start a late trend with 6 points! ;) cheers
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Sellys this is better than watching Dickie Davis and the videoprinter on World Of Sport!
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My hubby's choice
1 Nafsica
2 Little Prince
3 Tasty Corner
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Gav , more like the Eurovision Song Contest and Masterchef rolled into one ! Here are the votes from Corfu ....Greggs Pasties ..... Nil points! Hope forum members are enjoying it though.
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My choice is :
1. Olympia
2. Mistral
3. 2 Stars
I'm sure this will be amended after June :)
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If you had a tash Kev you could actually pass for Dickie Davies!
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Romanza
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Latest standings for the 2013 recommendations
1st ) ........Olympia ................... 57pts
2nd) ........Little Prince .............. 43
3rd ) ........Nafsica .................... 36
4th ) ........Romanza ..................25
5th ) ........Beachcomber ............24
6th ) ........Zorbas .....................20
7th ) ........Ozzie Oils .................19
8th ) ........Waves ......................15
9th ) ........Yiannis .....................13
10th )........Mistral .....................7
Taking into account the loss of Mythica it looks as though we will have the same top three as last year. Would it be wrong to say that the front runners meet the overall needs of most people most often? How crucial is location within the village?
Still time to say a few nice things and vote for your favourites.
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The trouble with all these league tables is that different people have different likes and dislikes, and it's not really a simple playing field.
For example, Ozzie Oils is obviously very popular, but we didn't like the place or the food much when we went. That's our perception.
I think it also depends a lot upon what you choose. Some places are better at cooking a specific item than others.
The bottom line is that it's hard to get a really bad meal in the village. That's one of the joys. We also have to balance food over atmosphere.
I think we should just say to new visitors, "Go and eat!" That kind of exploration is what holidays are about. The standard of food in Agios Stefanos is very high. Not cordone bleu - just good cooking with fresh meat and vegetables. In general, I'd call it "adjusted Greek." It's Greek food slightly modified to cater for visitors from various northerly regions.
No holiday for us would be complete without mussels at Beachcombers, day-fresh fish at Nafsika, and a mad evening at Little Prince.
Jimbo says it for me - except that we like Ozzie Oils a lot - and often people vote for places simply because they made friends there.
I enjoy all the establishments in San Stefanos for varying reasons and in varying dishes at each place, as Jim states above.
In the two weeks we will eat out in just about all of them, the call to choose three best is really just too close to call,
but I will join the fun and say the three that cooked our favourite dish last year, and just edged it by a paper thin margin.......
Fantasea
Beachcomber
Olympia
However - Nafsika, Waves, Ozzie Oils, Romanza, L-Prince - all come a joint 4th - - - it's a no brainer - eat anywhere - - all very good cooking.....
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Hi Tonyco , can't disagree with your sentiments and overview re San Stef dining options, we are as the title suggests spoilt for choice. I don't for one minute feel this fun approach will influence trade or popularity, it's just a vehicle to praise and confirm high quality eateries. The same establishments seem to gather the most votes, it's intriguing to consider what creates these numbers, and hopefully raise some banter along the way?
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Hopefully it has all been a bit of fun. We should also remember that those contributing represent only a fraction of visitors to SS during a season. Everyone should make up their own mind.
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Sellsy,
I think it's been a good idea and a good bit of fun. I also have noticed places that I have never tried so it has been great to get the feedback.
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I think it's been interesting and opens your eyes to trying different places, we have never tried Olympia but would do now the world would be a funny place if we all liked the same things.
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We totally missed Olympia last time but thanks to this thread we will deffo visit...... seems very popular!!! Is it situated in between Little Prince and Juice bar?
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Hi Gavlah1973
You are correct Its on the your left left side as you walk towards the Juice Bar from Little Prince Usually a motor bike parked outside
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We also missed Olympia last year. Sad to say that we were turned away from an empty restaurant without reason. There were 6 couples and 5 well behaved children in our party that evening. Needless to say we didn't attempt to eat there again and wont this year either. :(
*this is my only negative dining experience in 4 weeks in SS total.
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Perhaps Vassilis could'nt cope with a large party !!
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Perhaps Vassilis could'nt cope with a large party !!
I hope that was the reason.
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We also missed Olympia last year. Sad to say that we were turned away from an empty restaurant without reason. There were 6 couples and 5 well behaved children in our party that evening. Needless to say we didn't attempt to eat there again and wont this year either. :(
*this is my only negative dining experience in 4 weeks in SS total.
Thats what happened to us a few years ago, the restaurant was half full but we were turned away and not very politely! So we never went back nor will be go back. Also it is the only negative thing that has happened to us in San Stef.
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I have only eaten in Olympia once, and didnt enjoy.got the feeling we was in the way.thats the only place i have had a bad experience
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Never had any bad experiences at Olympia and always made to feel most welcome. Food is always very good as well :)
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Never had any bad experiences at Olympia and always made to feel most welcome. Food is always very good as well :)
Neither have I Jules, and have always had a very warm welcome from the 'Boys' and Pepina, as well as a great meal. It's one of the places I feel comfortable in, as, being a solo traveller, I always dine alone :(
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Think it depends on what mood Stelios is in !!!!
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We also missed Olympia last year. Sad to say that we were turned away from an empty restaurant without reason. There were 6 couples and 5 well behaved children in our party that evening. Needless to say we didn't attempt to eat there again and wont this year either. :(
*this is my only negative dining experience in 4 weeks in SS total.
Thats what happened to us a few years ago, the restaurant was half full but we were turned away and not very politely! So we never went back nor will be go back. Also it is the only negative thing that has happened to us in San Stef.
That's interesting Jaxbubbles. Did you also have children with you? I really got the impression that we were not welcome that particular evening because we had children with us.
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Very strange been there with our kids been there after too many pre dinner drinks and on a pre change over night (it was heaving) was not turned away or was anyone else
still a great place to eat
Chris
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Friends of ours have always got in even with their grandchildren
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We must have have caught them on an off night then, we all have them from time to time.
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Yes it must have been an of night for them, I am sure its a great place to eat:)
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Returning "home" after a 3 yr break next year and I thought I would add my twopennyworth to my favs when we last went in 2011;
1 Two Star..for people on a budget.good wholesome food and really friendly hospitable staff it cannot be beat
2 Beachcomber..a personal fav of the wifes,special food and a great location for that special night out.
3 Yiannis Grill..not one I would have chosen but when we went due to Mythica being full,had a really great meal and thoroughly enjoyable evening
Finally 3 places I have not tried yet but will be catching up on next August
Ozzie Oils especially BBQ Night
Olympia..but only when there seems to be a few in there because it always looked empty when we used to pass and I love a good atmosphere when I eat
Fantasia..had a few sweets and late night drinks but never a full blown meal.
Hope this helps people still to go this tear...YOU LUCKY SO AND SO'S
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Fantasea was brilliant this year. Chicken a la creme was gorgeous! !
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Must say the Chinese was excellent.
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We had the best kleftico at fantasea this year.was a huge portion.food has greatly improved there.keep it up kostas
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Disappointed with the Olympia this year. Don't get me wrong the food was still very good but there was something else not quite right. Difficult to explain but my wife and sons felt the same.
Will give it a go next year though.
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Know what you mean TB....... just lacked atmosphere. The very pretty girl seemed to have to make an effort to be nice. She was nice enough but I guess Im trying to say it didnt seem to come naturally.
The two staff waiting on looked bored to tears most nights we passed!
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Agree fully Gavlah
The one waiter has a hangdog expression which doesn't lure you in. The young waitress was very pretty and tried really hard to be cheerful and nice but she must have been longing to get out of there.
Still food was v good as usual but I do like a bit of atmosphere - no I'm not Russ Abbot
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My favourite is The Beachcomber, and loved Two Stars, hubby likes Manthos for the spicy prawns and mussels starter. Andres and Steven are a credit to the place. Followed by Ozzy Oil which gets better every time. then the Mediterranean Village, the Chinese was good, we met Jimbo and the lovely Gilly there :) In fact everywhere was great.
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Ahhhhh the memories!
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Indeed Gav....been a few changes since this old thread kicked off...some great restaurants gone never to return...but of course some fine new eateries...not a dud amongst them! New favourites anyone?
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What is good to see is the new places are being run by some of our favourite people from other restaurants and nobody seems to have suffered.
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What do we reckon to last year folks?
For me the revelation was the new Manthos! Amazing views, food and service from Andreas and the boys
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Got to agree Gavin, the food was fantastic, and the service we had in our last visit was exceptional, the views are to die for too,definitely return on our next trip.
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Also have to agree the food was superb. Not too sure the night staff had the same talented approach as the afternoon 2 - bit OTT at night. Still it would be our first choice on return, but there are 3-4 others in the old part we would also go back to.
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Yep Manthos was excellent.