We had breakfast here most of the time,which was good value staff were friendly enough,and had plenty of coffee!!!,good.

Eat here twice that must say something. The service was excellent everyone had there role & it run like clockwork. The older gentleman (I would think he was the owner)| came with water a soon as we sat down and it was out of a jug not bottled and we were not charged for it which makes a change. Food excellent.

Service is second to none.

 We have just returned from our second visit to Skala.
As with last year The Pines is simply the best
The service here is second to none.
The food quality is always first class.
The best "Stiffado" in town
The house red wine was the best i had during our 2 week stay.
The location is perfect too. The scent from the nearby fkowers and trees is spectacular.

It would have been so easy to have eaten here each evening, but we do prefer to try other places also. The only other restaurant to come anywhere close is the Aeolos, but it is not such a good location for evenings and it is also considerably more expensive between 20% and 25% than others we visited.

There is also one or two tavernas that do very good food namely Kaliva and Mannolis.

We did not have a bad meal from any of the ten or so different places we visited in Skala, The food ranges from good to exceptional, but the service ranges from very poor to excellent or in the case of the Pines..consistantly excellent....

If you 're looking for the best restaurant in Skala look no further.

Just got back from two weeks in Lassi, but as we had a car we usually spent most of the time up at Skala as kids liked to go to Mounda Beach.  So we would drive to Skala and have brunch at The Pines before going onto the beach.  Have to say that we always had a great meal and service was good with regular fill ups of coffee and tea without having to ask.  If we do go back to Kef then we would probably stay in Skala next time and this would be a regular haunt.

On our first day we had superb salad here, mine a Greek salad my partner had Tuna, it was really good.  We decided to have a lunch there on another occasion.  I had a 'fresh' orange juice and even though they put  oranges in the juicer, it was watered down and was not a pleasant drink.  the table was not very clean, nor was the floor.  Ordered a vegetable lasagne and my parnet the Breki Metze (which he had had previously as another establishment).  My lasagne was very watery, had been micro waved and was barely edible.  My partner was not too happy with his either, especially as there was a direct comparison. the food was much more expensive too.  The staff took our order, however it took a long time to come, however the second we had put our cutlery down the table was cleared as if we had to leave.  We did not go back.

LAST YEAR WE ATE AT THE PINES NEARLY EVERY NIGHT,THIS YEAR THE FOOD WAS VERY POOR,MAYBE THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT CHEF THIS YEAR AS WE ONLY ATE THERE TWICE,ALWAYS FELT RUSHED AND THE STAFF WERE KEPT ON THERE TOES BY THE MANAGER

On our adventure around the island by car we stopped at Skala and had lunch at The Pines before heading to the beach.  It was a very hot day and we came across this restaurant at the bottom of the main street, opposite the sea through a few pine trees.

This place was just brilliant .  The food is really good, and not at all expensive.  We ate in the Pines (bread and humous, a main course each, and drinks - 2 people for a total of 23 Euros) - its a shame there aren't places like this back home.

Suprised by the service and the food was just superb. Reasonably priced and purhaps the top restaurant in Skala. But what u will enjoy the most at the Pines is the waiters, as they are both extremely goodlooking and with a good sense of humor. Wish I could pack Nick in my suitcase for the cold winter nights, the greek australian god whose accent is such a turn on!!!