Whilst away we tried a new restaurant everyday to taste a wide range of Greek food available to us in Pefkos. One thing both my partner and I can agree on is we did not have a single bad meal when out there. In fact, we had a wide selection of lovely meals. Now, I'm glad I was persuaded to do Self-Catering!
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Hummus |
Hummus |
As Hummus is a traditional Greek dish, it is of no surprise that each dish was was lovely, you could really taste the Chickpeas and it tasted so fresh and so satisfying served with warm Pitta Bread.
Kyma Beach Restaurant

On the second night, we walked along the High Street to see what we could find. Pefkos is quite a small area and as we walked along, we looked for a fairly busy restaurant, not too tacky and not too many children running around screaming. We came across a nice, quaint garden restaurant when walked in we were greeted by friendly attentive staff.
The menu consisted of the usual Traditional Greek food (great!) and some touristy meals too. As a seafood fanatic, I just had to order the Lobster Cocktail as a starter. The first and only time before then when I have Lobster was on a previous holiday to Zante a few years prior and if that was anything to go on, I just have to have it again. It consisted of the usual, lettuce, cucumber and Marie-Rosie sauce with slices of Lobster placed on top. It was presented very nicely and tasted wonderful. I strongly believe that I must have Lobster more often (if only).
For a main my partner and I both went for the Moussaka. My mother has always been a big fan of Moussaka but the whole "it's like lasagne, but with aubergines" didn't really appeal to me. However, in the occasion it was more the idea of, "when in Rome", or rather "when in Greece". I am so glad I did do as the Greeks as it was absolutely fantastic! I was no longer a Moussaka Virgin, much to my glee as I finally realised why it was such a hit with mother dearest. It was a lovely restaurant and a lovely meal, we both walked back to our Hotel rubbing our bellies in delight.
We decided that we had to have at least one meal in the hotel restaurant to have a try of what they had to offer, and to see what those on the 'all-inclusive' package were getting. They had a fairly extensive to offer, but in my usual fishy way, I went for the Seafood Risotto.
My partner went for Pork with a delicious Mash Potato, and I went for the Stuffed chicken, which was absolutely fantastic! Again, the food we chose wasn't really Greek, but was really satisfying and tasted wonderful. The mixture of flavours and textures in each meal was lovely.
Fish Taverna
The menu consisted of the usual Traditional Greek food (great!) and some touristy meals too. As a seafood fanatic, I just had to order the Lobster Cocktail as a starter. The first and only time before then when I have Lobster was on a previous holiday to Zante a few years prior and if that was anything to go on, I just have to have it again. It consisted of the usual, lettuce, cucumber and Marie-Rosie sauce with slices of Lobster placed on top. It was presented very nicely and tasted wonderful. I strongly believe that I must have Lobster more often (if only).
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Moussaka |
Elia Restaurant
Seafood Risotto-Elia Restaurant |
Most people may get a little creeped out when their dinner arrives to them with eyes, but I was am not one to cower in the eyes of my food.
I have always been a seafood fan, I remember on holiday as a child (a very less exotic Devon), I ordered a pint of prawns in a British pub and was taken aback with 50 odd eyes staring back at me from a Pint Glass. It was at this time that my mum sat with me and showed me how to peel the prawns, and since then I have never had a problem with such things.
Anyway, back to Greece. The Risotto was very nice, tomatoey, creamy and a nice taste of Pepper. The seafood was nicely selected with, Prawns, Muscles and Oyster rings. The only thing I found was that the Risotto was quite heavy, which I guess can be expected. Al;though not traditionally Greek, it was very nice to have some and satisfactorily filling.
Enigma
We walked past this pleasant looking restaurant a few times and it lookes so peaceful and romantice, we knew we had to give it a go. We sat on a beautiful outside terrace and got the real holiday feel. Over wine and Mythos we chose our meals, in a lovely relaxed atmosphere.
My partner went for Pork with a delicious Mash Potato, and I went for the Stuffed chicken, which was absolutely fantastic! Again, the food we chose wasn't really Greek, but was really satisfying and tasted wonderful. The mixture of flavours and textures in each meal was lovely.
Stuffed Chicken Enigma |
Fish Taverna
Have I mentioned I'm a fish lover?
We'd walked past this restaurant everyday on our way to the beach and each time we did, agreed we would go there one day once on our holiday.
The restaurant was set on an outside terrace.nwe were sat on a quaint table for two and in our new found Greek manner, we both ordered a Mythos to help as we pondered the menu.
There was lots of lovely fish dishes to offer, but I wanted to go for something I wouldn't usually have. I went for Seabass (right), and my partner went for the swordfish steak (left). The two fish dishes came with vegetables and potatoes. In all honesty, the vegetables and potatoes were a bit naff, over cooked and bland. However, I was not too bothered as these were just for decoration, the main event was the fish itself. The fish was okay, not the best but not the worst. It wasn't a traditional Greek dish anyway, just fish is a must when so near the sea on holiday.

Pane de Cappo
Our very last meal on the Greek Island had to be Greek! We'd already sampled the ice cream and cocktails at this restaurant/ cafe, so with these to go by, we wanted to sample their food too.
Pane de Cappo
Our very last meal on the Greek Island had to be Greek! We'd already sampled the ice cream and cocktails at this restaurant/ cafe, so with these to go by, we wanted to sample their food too.
So the menu consisted of standard touristy Food, burgers, sandwiches, chips, but also had a selection of Greek food.
In true cater to the Brits style, both our meals were served with chips. I the Chicken Souvlaki (right
) , my partner the Lamb Gyros (left), both also served with pitta bread and tzatziki dip.
I was really glad this is what we decided for our last meal. It was tasty and Greek, just what we wanted.


We had an amazing week (in the Foodie aspect). We enjoyed some wonderful Greek food, some holiday must-haves, some lovely restaurants and tasty cocktails! All in all a result! After trying the local dishes, we knew for sure that we must try some of this at home. I love introducing food from a range of cultures into my everyday menu.
) , my partner the Lamb Gyros (left), both also served with pitta bread and tzatziki dip.
I was really glad this is what we decided for our last meal. It was tasty and Greek, just what we wanted.

We had an amazing week (in the Foodie aspect). We enjoyed some wonderful Greek food, some holiday must-haves, some lovely restaurants and tasty cocktails! All in all a result! After trying the local dishes, we knew for sure that we must try some of this at home. I love introducing food from a range of cultures into my everyday menu.