We only visited this restaurant on one occasion, that was enough. The
food was badly prepared and presented. It was obviously pre cooked,
then warmed up.I had the Lamb Kleftiko which was a large portion and it
was cold and not as high quality as some of the other restaurants. The
waiters were not very friendly and they just seemed to sit about,
chatting up the girl who operated the cash till.
I have had worse meals, but not in Lourdas. This restaurant is surrounded by good ones, so why take the risk.
The food here is very good, Lamb La Mer is excellent, My partner had
the Calamari, which was also excellent. There is a good selection on
the menu of traditional greek food along side more English style
dishes. The service was prompt and polite, the only complaint I had
with the waiters, was the fact they were not Greek. A little petty,
maybe but I prefer to try to enjoy the local atmosphere and culture,
which becomes a little difficult when you have a waiter from Eastern
Europe and ond from England. The price of the food was typical for the
resort, around 30 euros for two courses with house wine for two people.
Having read the other comments about this restaurant, I can agree with
all of them apart from the one who said the staff are not friendly.
They were the most delightful people we met on the island. Spiros the
owner takes on too much himself and this is where the service is let
down, this restaurant gets very busy and seats alot of people he only
has two waitresses, whether this is the case all through the season I
don't know, but they do get a bit swamped at times. It is true
that you have to queue up to pay at the till and more often than not
the till doesn't work, but this is Greece!!! Lighten up you
moaners. We ate here more times than anywhere else at the resort
and the service varied every night. Two hours for your meal was not
uncommon, but what else are you going to do in Lourdas at 10 at night.
Sit back and enjoy the atmosphere, relax and eat the best
cooked food. Lots to choose from, starters, main courses and make sure
you have plenty of room left for his massive desserts. We tried most of
the Greek dishes on the menu and the only complaint is the that some of
the dished are too large, and can be a bit daunting. His squid is
wonderful the best I've ever had and so fresh it was difficult not to
have it every night. Also his Mousaka is first class. Oh, and the Fried
cheese and the Kleftiko and...........
We got a complimentary bottle of Ouzo on our last night.which just adds
to the charm of the man. This is the most popular restaurant in Lourdas
and as the saying goes, you can't please all of the people all of the
time. But we met the same customers night after night, which must say
something about the place.
Thanks Spiros, I know he reads these comments because he has them
pinned to the till. I would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant
to anyone and if we go back, thats where I'll eat.