Michaelos - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Doug B           

We saw the information about this restaurant on your website before we went to Kalamaki. It was superb and fully deserved your 10/10 rating. We were only there for a week but visited twice. Denis is an extremely affable host, and by comparison with other places, the menu was not expensive and the food was delicious. If you go to Kalamaki make sure you pay it a visit.

Zakanthi - (Restaurants in Kalamaki)

Doug B           

Vastly over-rated. The setting suggests a really nice garden retaurant and the lighting is quite romantic. Although the food was good, it was expensive for what it was and the service was absolutely diabolical. Just about everyone in the restaurant looked fed up and no wonder. The staff tried hard but there was far too few of them. Here is another tip.....take a cushion to sit on!! The tables are about 100mm too high for comfortable eating. Some of the cutlery was dirty and it even rained at the end of the meal!! When the food did arrive it was good but the wait was awful and they even over charged us. Give it a miss, there's loads to choose from.

Louros Beach Hotel - (Accommodation in Kalamaki)

Doug B           

We actually stayed at the Hotel Marelen (opposite) but occasionally wandered over to the Louros Beach Hotel. On our first night we had a snack meal and a couple of lunches on other days. The menu was limited but the food was very good. In the Marelen, the outside bar closed and the inside bar opened at 6.30pm) but this bar is open outside all day and with it's candles, strung canopies, and timber seats, has a much more intimate atmosphere. The bar prices were also very reasonable. If you are anywhere near the beach (about 200m away) give it a try.

Marelen Hotel - (Accommodation in Kalamaki)

Doug B           

An excellent place to stay for a quiet week in the sun. Hard to think of anything we didn't enjoy. But here goes!! The evening entertainment is lacking (if that's what your looking for). All the nearby hotels including Marelen seemed to engage dodgy "pub singers" to "entertain" their guests. Don't worry there is PLENTY to do in nearby Kalamaki. You get used to aeroplanes roaring overhead but one night last week we had a tremor and the whole apartment block shook. Nick the barman (referred to elsewhere on this page) trivialised the tremor as something that happened all the time. Despite the other positive contribution, Nick is just a (half Australian, half Greek) cocky know all who should be ignored except to pour you a cool cocktail during the Hotel's daily happy hour. Make sure you hire a car and see some of the island. TIP!! There are lots of boat trips from all over the island to the Blue Caves. Take the car as near as you can get to the caves by land and you will encounter two guys with a small glass bottomed boat that can get right into the caves. The others can't!! Well worth it. Back at the Marelen...don't talk too loudly, the walls are thin and sound seems to travel very easily. All in all it's very good, and with weather still at 29-35C last week and the beach just down the road, and Michaloes Restaurant nearby, you'll have a great time