Dias - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Lindsay & Ben           

I really cannot believe what I have just read on this page having returned from 2 weeks in Kalamaki today. I travelled to Kalamaki with my food phobic boyfriend. On our third night we ate at Dias and after such a lovely meal we ate there the next 12 nights. Between us we tried 20 main meals such as T-bone steak, Lamb Kleftiko, Stuffed Tomatoes, kebabs, Mexican Chicken, Pasta, Pizza, Prawns with bacon, fried squid and Red Snapper and we have not one complaint. Nothing was over seasoned, over or under cooked and the staff were wonderful! We spoke to many other diners all of whom had tried restaurants such as Buon Amici and Panandesia and like ourselves Zakanoh and felt there was no comparison. Yes we did sometimes wait a little while for orders to be taken, or desert menu's to appear but so what, we were on holiday, time to relax and forget about time. The staff were fantastic and made us feel very much at home, in particular Olion and Lamrose, the service was very good on the whole and all staff showed a very good knowledge of all their dishes. The restaurant was always busy and we often recognised faces from previous evenings whch I think proves what a fabulous restaurant Dias is. In terms of price we both ate 3 courses a night and spent between 25e and 55e (although for 55e we got a wonderful huge and I'm talking huge platter prepared for our last night, with prawns, mussels, mousakka, village sausage, meatballs, kebabs, rice, salad, and a whole host of other things, wine, 2 bottles of water, and juice). We eat out a lot in London, in an array of restaurants and I can honestly say I have never had such choice from a single menu. It really is worth a try.

Blue Caves and Shipwreck Cruise - (Zante Excursions)

Lindsay & Ben           

We did the Blue Caves as part of a tour of Zante, and to be honest we are glad it was a specific excursion. The caves all the looked the same, and even though we were on a very small boat we couldn't touch the water which is supposed to turn your hand blue! As part of a tour of Zante its OK, we paid 6e each for the little boat but I wouldn't bother heading out especially to see the caves.

Greek Night - (Zante Excursions)

Lindsay & Ben           

We did a Greek night in Kampi which our tour agent Argo. Our Rep Nina was brilliant, the food was ok, we didn't leave hungry anyway! A good opportunity to meet people from other resorts etc. The wine was OK- drinkable at least but the dancing was dismal!! The journey to and from Kampi was horrible, all mountain roads and I in particular was pretrified of going back to our hotel in the dark, however our driver was fantastic and I did feel very safe. Our rep Nina was very good and organised a sing song to take the edge off! The sunset wasn't fantastic, but it wasn't a very clear night.