Phterolakka — Restaurant in Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra Municipality

We went for an early lunch on a weekday in February as we were passing through Arachova. We must’ve been the first patrons of the day as the lights were barely on when we walked in. We were seated and the restaurant hummed to life slowly.

The menu was wrapped around a wine bottle, which was a pretty cool presentation. However, the food was mediocre at best. We ordered fried cheese, beef stew, and minced meat wrapped in cabbage. We couldn’t get used to the flavors, and the beef in addition was very tough to chew. We ordered these dishes on the waitress’s recommendations, but ended our meal without finishing two out of the three dishes.

Service was decent at the beginning but then petered out after we ordered. We had to track the wait staff down to pay at the end even though no one else was dining in the restaurant at that time.

We really wanted to like this restaurant given it’s high reviews on Google and the cool menu presentation - but both food and service ultimately came up...

A small, family-run restaurant with classic Greek cuisine.

We followed the recommendations of our waitress and ordered tzatziki, a Greek salad, a chicken souvlaki for our child, and a beautifully slow-cooked lamb with rice in a clay pot. The souvlaki was a big hit with our child – it was the first dish in Greece that he finished completely, not leaving a single crumb.

My husband and I really enjoyed the lamb. The tzatziki was excellent.

It’s worth noting that the menu offers many local specialties, which adds to the authentic experience.

A special mention goes to the crispy herb toasts, which were impossible to stop eating, and the fried local cheese that was recommended to us. We ended up ordering a second portion of the cheese because our child couldn’t get enough of it.

I highly recommend visiting this place, and if I am ever in the area again, I will...

Split level restaurant with friendly staff and great service. We ordered a few plates to share including the local greek salad, stuffed eggplant, spinach and cheese pie, fries and bread. The local greek salad our server told us was different to the normal greek salad because of the local cheese called "Opsimotiri". The local cheese is made from goats yogurt and is a bit like a Labne - absolutely delicious spread on bread or eaten with the tomato in the salad. The fries were hand cut home style thick fries - not a fast food chip in sight. The eggplant was a standout - baked with a herb rich stuffing and sauce and topped with a yogurt dressing. The spinach pie was a bit of a let down - although it was delicious,...