Zurbaran Athens — Restaurant in Athens

I am deeply disappointed by my recent visit. We had a reservation and expected a welcoming experience, but what we encountered was shocking. Upon arrival, there was no one at the door to greet us.We were waiting for 10 minutes, and no one even said hello. Instead, a group of six staff members, including the hostess, were casually chatting and laughing. I had to walk to the far end of the restaurant just to announce our arrival, only to be met with annoyed looks and a dismissive response that "someone will come." After waiting three more minutes at the entrance, the hostess finally arrived and showed us to our table.She was very polite and smiley.

No one informed us that we would need to vacate the table by a certain time. Despite this rocky start, we decided to stay and enjoy our evening. The food was incredible, flawless and served at a great pace—truly the only highlight of the night. We ordered a variety of dishes and a significant number of drinks, leading to a hefty bill. However, our experience quickly went downhill again when we ordered desserts and a final round of drinks.

Ten minutes later, a waiter—not even our server—approached us to say we needed to leave because the next booking had arrived. At first, I thought it was a joke, but it wasn’t. I asked about the drinks we had just ordered, and the waiter left to check. He returned to inform us that they "forgot to add them" and suggested we stand at the bar, if we could find space, to finish our drinks. Needless to say, this was appalling.

The general manager, who was lazily walking around with a tablet in hand, laughing with staff, didn’t even have the courtesy to address the situation directly. All night, he didn't engaged with our table, or with the next ones.This level of service is unacceptable for any establishment, let alone one with such high prices.

Throughout the meal, the waitstaff were inattentive, sitting at the waiter station with their backs to the tables. I had to refill our wine glasses five times myself and personally order the second and third bottles by getting up and finding a waiter.

It’s clear this restaurant prioritizes turnover and profit over guest experience. As someone who has dined here regularly when visiting Greece, I am appalled at how far the service has deteriorated. Despite the amazing food, this was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve had. Until significant changes are made, I will not be returning, and I cannot recommend this restaurant to anyone seeking...

DON'T VISIT THIS PLACE IF YOU CARE ABOUT AN OPEN MINDED AND TOLERANT WORLD.

I thought that in 2017 Europe had embraced diversity, especially in cosmpolitan cities like Athens. Well, I was wrong! It seems though that this place openly discriminates gay people and has no problems of showing it publicly.

The following situation happened to us yesterday while we were sitting on the terrace of this restaurant. While my partner and I were talking in english I could observe the following situation:

The waiter went to the table next to ours to a group of two young greek men. He then made the most horrendous gestures impying our homosexuality and making fun of it while pointing at us – without any shame!

As a greek man myself I could understand every single word of his hate speech. I am still shocked to the bones. JUST WHY? SIR, WHO GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO TREAT HUMANS ( AND PAYING GUESTS) LIKE THAT?

In case the owner or even the waiter (BTW: He was working the afternoon shift on Friday, 19th May. He is dark blond and has mustache) read this: The world isn't black and white. Show respect to all the people - especially if they are visiting your restaurant who claims to have an international standard. Well,...

We ordered salads and ceviche for starters, which was pretty good… Can’t see more than that. The service and the waiters Was super nice and professional. They were very communicative on WhatsApp and very friendly. Value for money : BIG NO ! As I said… The salads and the ceviche was good, but absolutely none of them worth the price. And now for the sushi part. It has absolutely no connection to the price. The Takeaway kiosk sushi around my building is 15 times better and in higher level from what they serve over there and they are charging averagely €20 per roll. If you’re ordering a bread and butter for your salad, they charge four euros per head… And you get A very simple bread. So… It was a nice evening with my friends. The bill was very high considering we didn’t drink any alcohol and we didn’t take any main courses or desserts. Five rolls, Two salads, Bread and ceviche. For sure, I will not list this place on any recommendation list and I will not...