Pandesia - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Liz J           

Have just returned from a 2 week break in Kalamaki. We didn't find this place until the last few days in our visit as it is in the opposite direction to where we would normally look for somewhere to eat. Walk towards Laganas away from the noisier part and you will pass the Olive Tree on your left and a few more metre on your right is this place. It automatically attracted us because it looked so different, no bright neon lights on music/TV blasting out, just a quiet tranquil al fresco restaurant. The food was beautiful, we all tried different dishes and not one failed to please. It tasted fresh and authentic - it has keot us the Greek food well and doesn't pander to the Brits abroad which we like. The service was good, and the prices were excellent, it wasn't one of the most expensive meals I had in kalamaki but it was the best and that sums this place up, good prices, good service and great food. Would highly recommend.

Mermaids - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Liz J  (19 September 2003)         

Well this place all depends on what you expect from a dining experience. It's certainly not a place to go for a quiet meal with friends or a partner, it's more of a large party of people where your noise won't be disturbing to other diners. The menu is big, the TV is big, the service is er 'patchy' to say the least, maybe they need to sort out the bar staff as drinks seem to be the main problem according to this page, we had to ask 3 times for our drink order, by which time we were half way through our main course. Food was OK, served on big plates, nothing stood out as "WOW love this dish" and we all had something different, the there is a large selection but maybe too large to retain high standards of all meals. I'm not one for skimping on money for food, we have eaten in some of the 'best restaurants' but for the quality of the food, service and place it was over priced. Took forever to get our bill, overall I wasn't impressed, sorry.