Calithea — Restaurant in Alexandria

I visited this restaurant with my foreign friends and they were Greek. They read a lot about this restaurant online and were very excited to visit it as its promoted as a greek bar / restaurant. First the menu was only in Arabic which was a disaster for non Arabic speakers. Then we asked for tzatziki and the waiter who doesn’t speak English said they dont have. We skipped and asked for more items that he kept saying that he will check the availability. The portions are very small and very salty. The mix grill was below average and the service is very slow. We asked for the cheque which was almost 100$ they said they dont have card payment and only cash which was challenging because none of us had cash money. We managed to pay in euros which was equivalent to 68 euros. Then the cashier guy argued again that we need to pay more as the exchange rate is 55 however it was 56.82 so we actually gave more than the...

I don’t usually write the review but here I want everyone to know this place.

As a foreigner living in Egypt of course I feel that not every restaurant serves good food and good service especially if at a reasonable restaurant.

But this restaurant ma sha allah is perfect in the point of every view such as price, service, food , drinks, location.

And especially service is the best they are friendly and professional and never forget what you order(which happens all the time in Egypt),not stressful at all. They actually should work in 5star hotel.

The best place to enjoy food, drinks, sea, and atmosphere...

Once you step into Calithea, you feel transported in time in every sense, interior, staff and its crowd. Established back in 1930, this place remain untouched and the funny part is that nothing is annoying about it. Milad was our host, a decent senior man in his formal attire strikes you with his calm and subtle manner in serving. We ordered Fried Calamari, Fried Sardine and 2 Cold Local beer. Located straight by the Sea, the fresh air creates the atmosphere. Stay indoors if you cannot handle the street sellers or beggars. Food & booze prices also remain...