Advantages: Fresh seafood Disadvantages: Don't go there alone - you'll be ignored
With the rave reviews I had read and being the consummate 'foodie', I planned on including a dinner at Alexis Taverna during my recent trip to Greece. I emailed them one month prior to my visit to Rhodes to make a reservation, however I never received a reply. That should have been my first warning?
While in Rhodes I booked the reservation through the hotel where I was staying, and as it turned out my reservation was on my last evening in Rhodes. 'What a wonderful way to end a trip!', I thought to myself in eager anticipation.
I arrived at the restaurant and only one other couple was in the restaurant - I had an early reservation as there was no other time available that evening. As I entered the restaurant, I stood there while two or three employees were busy preparing for the evening. No 'good evening', no acknowledgment ...
Advantages: Beach Side Dining on Fresh Well Cooked Dishes. Disadvantages: Had to come home.
fall in, also its good fun watching "Sandy" the resident Cat standing on his hind legs watching the fish.
While on the subject of cats, unlike some Greek Tavernas we have visitied the Cats seemed very well looked after all wearing collors.
Any way the evenings just melted all into one as night after night we returned.
Dishes were all good.
Swordfish Steaks excellent in size and texture.
Mousaka as already said one of the best we have had in Greece.
Stamnata a dish served in a clay pot, Pork and Vegtables. Very Tender very filling.
The Stafardo either Veal or Lamb, tried both, both excellent. Last year I wrote after Lithos in Corfu that theirs was the Best Stafardo in Greece, well Syrtaki is just as good.
Chiefs Lamb was also the best (Kleftiko).
Starters were everthing I like, Red Peppers stuffed with cheese. fried Corgettes in ...
Advantages: Really tasty, well-presented grub Disadvantages: Can easily spend more than you planned
Although Taverna Basca Irati has a formal sit-down restaurant, I can?t comment on the menu. Instead we stood at the bar and did what the local do ? we chose from the mouth watering selection of pintxos. What are pintxos? Quite simply they are the northern Spanish equivalent of tapas, small dishes of tasty morsels to accompany drinks. They are really a Basque thing from that area in the Spanish Pyrenees but they are widely eaten in Catalonia too. They differ from tapas in that each one is presented a top a piece of (sometimes toasted) bread and a toothpick (in Catalan a "pintxo", pronounced "pincho") is stuck in to hold the topping on the bread. What toppings are there? Everything from tortilla to eel but an emphasis on pork and fish.
I was a bit doubtful about Taverna Basca Irati at first because it all looked a bit new and I thought ...
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Product details
Long Name
Manolis Dinoris Fish Taverna
Type
Greek; Seafood
Continent
Europe
Country
Greece
City
Rhodes
Address
14A Museum Sq
Telephone
22410 25 824
Manufacturer's product description
This restaurant, housed in the former stables of the 13th-century Knights of St. John's Inn, provides a unique setting to enjoy delicious and fresh seafood delights. You can order either a la carte or from the set menu of coquille St. Jacques, Greek salad, grilled prawns, swordfish, baklava, coffee, and brandy. In warm weather, the quiet side garden is delightful; in winter, a fire roars in the old stone hearth indoors.
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