You want authenticity? This is it, right on a corner in the heart of the old town, a block back from the Esplanade. You sit under a grape arbor among your fellow diners, a mixture... more
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You want authenticity? This is it, right on a corner in the heart of the old town, a block back from the Esplanade. You sit under a grape arbor among your fellow diners, a mixture of locals and tourists, united in their desire for a no-nonsense taverna meal. The specialties of the house tend to be off the spit or grill. Winners include souvlaki (kebab), chicken, pork, and kokoretsia (lambs' intestines roasted on the spit). The cooked vegetables -- green beans, eggplant, and whatever is in season -- are also tasty. Add a glass of the house red and you'll wonder why anyone would want to go to a fancier place.
Advantages: None that I can think of. Disadvantages: Large Menu & too many "IS EVERYTHING OK"
...Sabastian's Taverna.
This taverna is located at the Top Of the street in Agios Gordios about 50 yards down from the Bus Stop.
It is set on a large terrace that looks down the street towards the Sea but no Sea View.
We only ate there once, please take this into account, but we also met more people who said the same rather than those who had gone back.
The first thing that struck me was that you were not automatically supplied with bread, very un-greek.
You could order "Bread & Butter" or Garlic Bread.
Our meal.
Starters:-
Galic mushrooms, which my wife was pleased with.
I had the Little Banana Peppers stuffed with spicy feta, very good, but felt the two requests "Is everthing OK" during the starters a little over the top.
Mains:-
The lady had SORIFTO, Corfu Speciality, Beef with a wine and garlic sauce...
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Advantages: BEST STAFADO IN THE WHOLE OF GREECE Disadvantages: NOT EATING THERE TONIGHT
...By the end of this review you the reader will probably have the idea that this was our favourite place to eat.
We started the Holiday, as you do, intending to eat in a different Taverna each night, that works OK until you fall into a place such as LITHOS.
This is a small place on the One Street of Aghios Gordios, sandwiched between two larger places, Argo and Mermaid.
It has about 10 Tables in the front, with a further 6 in the rear. A small Bar area and the Kitchens.
The Father Demitri is the skill behind the cooking with his son doing the serving, the fact that the Son is a dead ringer for a Young George Cluney has no bearing on the wife's desire to eat here often.
It has a wonderful relaxed feel, with the son never seemimg rushed, just the right number of tables for one to manage.
Starters we tried.
Yigantes...
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Advantages: Great Beaches, Friendly People, Fabulous Climate Disadvantages: Negligible...
...as it may sound, given Corfu's history and the 400-year Venetian rule.
SURROUNDING AREA: There are two very pleasant tavernas facing the beach at Avlaki, a little town about 5 mins south of Kassiopi. Agios Stephanos has some very charming restaurants, mostly set right on the harbour. Eucalyptus, to the one side, is in a fabulous location and is extremely popular… although we enjoyed our meal enormously, we did see a rat scuttle across the ceiling and then plummet down onto the patio before scurrying off. Perhaps the most astonishing thing about this was that a rat could manage to survive at all on an island so over-run with feral cats! There is a very well-known taverna at Agni Bay, the Agni taverna, which although very good was a little too precious and sophisticated for a restaurant set right on the beach. We probably had our best meal...
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