Klimataria — Restaurant in Icaria Municipality

I have never posted a negative review in my life. However, I feel the urge to do so, not to shame the restaurant but to protect future potential customers. The food we ordered could easily be the worst we’ve had in recent memory. To describe what we ate as food is a complement to the restaurant and I use the first person plural (we) because the other three friends who I dined with share the same opinion. Half of the plates on the menu were not available. One could think this is a bad thing yet it could suggest that what is indeed available is fresh. I regret to say it’s not the latter.

We ordered a greek salad which was average - That’s fine.

The bread accompanying the salad was burnt - it’s bottom side (obviously for concealment purposes) could easily be mistaken for coal.

Tyrokafteri and Tzatziki - I am infuriated just from the thought. They were from the supermarket straight-up. I go to a restaurant to eat home-made fresh food. If I wanted supermarket quality guess where I’d go - to the supermarket.

Pork souvlaki - Burnt, didn’t taste remotely close to pork souvlaki and it had a weird taste. Even the waitress thought it was chicken. I’m laughing as I’m typing this; can the standards go any lower?

Let’s find out.

Sausage - Burnt - what a surprise. Tasteless. My taste buds will surely not forgive me and I have no idea how I can make it up to them as I fully understand them. I wouldn’t forgive me either. As a matter of fact I feel like going for a swim or at least a walk as an attempt to redemption and cleanse myself for the sins of others (hint: klimataria).

Pancetta and Pork Chop - Have a wild guess: you’re right! Burnt! And the meat tasted weird! Worryingly weird. I’ll purposely avoid expanding.

Fried Melintzanes - They were proper dark. Most likely due to the three-month reused frying oil. Wouldn’t even dare ti try them.

Braised baby lamp - Pluster - An odd description but totally deserving. Today it’s Wednesday, just turned Thursday. I remember when it was Monday like 5 minutes ago. I’m sure the lamp thinks the same.

Fries - just fries but why not any seasoning? Takes you a long way. Anyway, a re-used frying oil case.

Lemon braised beef - It was okay. And it was so as it was surrounded by a crowded disaster of plates.

Pastitsio - Ready-made - Microwave - Service please. It was disrespectful. If disrespecting one was art, the dish would belong to a museum, one of those good ones which are usually the first destination of tourists upon arrival to an acclaimed city.

Liver - Didn’t try for healthy and safety reasons. My friends described it as tough, fake aaaaaand; yep, burnt.

The service was poor. When the food was ready to be served, we saw the waiter/owner who was carrying it, take it back upon his realisation that we had no plates nor cutlery. For some reason we had to wait another 10 minutes for those to arrive.

I was enraged by the experience. When the bill came, the waitress asked how the food was but I cannot seem to get out of mind her swift turn away from the table as if she already knew. But who faults her? Yes, the service was bad but in no way she deserves blame for what we tasted.

The only good thing was the still water. Honestly, it was cooled at perfection. If you’re thirsty please by all means go visit. But, if hungry I’d advise curing your hunger another way.

I feel bad about writing this but I feel an obligation to do so. This is not Greek cuisine. It’s Lazy and...

Poor experience! We had OK memories of the place and the food but were proven wrong this time. Rice and beetroot smelled and tasted bad, the dishes were average - nothing special and arranged without love. Stuff was not very understanding tho our critic was not about personal preferences but rotten food. Kitchen “interior” and setting seemed unclean. I experienced many Greek restaurant that are kind of old fashioned and messy but in a clean and organised way. You don’t have to be all modern and fancy, but please, don’t serve rotten products. If you consider your restaurant as traditional and authentic, olive oil instead of cheap oil would be appreciated on appetisers :/ Definitely better options in...

Ausgezeichnetes, sehr empfehlenswertes Lokal mit typisch griechischen Speisen und zu günstigen Preisen. Da in GR aufwendige Werbung und Wegführung nicht sehr häufig ist, ist diese Taverne nicht ganz einfach zu finden. Der Grund: sie liegt nicht auf der Flaniermeile am Ufer des Hafens, mit seinen zahlreichen gastronomischen Einrichtungen. Sie befindet sich aber nicht weit davon, nämlich idort, wo enge Straßen und kleine Plätze vorliegen. In dieser sehr freundlichen Umgebung findet man dann das Klimataria, das zahlreiche Tische und Stühle hier platziert hat, wo man es sehr gut aushalten kann. Sehr angenehm ist auch die Speisekarte, in der nicht nur das modern gewordene Gegrillte und Gebratene zu finden ist. Hier findet man vor allem die Gerichte der klassischen (und sehr gesunden!) griechischen Küche, die vor allem von gekochten Speisen dominiert wird. Ein weiterer Vorzug des Klimataria ist, dass diese Gerichte in einer besonderen, hauseigenen Form produziert und präsentiert werden. So wird das Moussaka nicht in einer tortenartigen Gestalt serviert, sondern man erhält diese vorzügliche Speise in Form zweier Stücke. Beim Tsatsiki war es die Zusammensetzung, die wir so nicht gekannt hatten - es war ausgezeichnet. Auch beim Wein gab es eine Überraschung, denn unser vorzüglicher Retsina hatte eine rötliche Färbung – und wir tranken somit einen Tropfen, den der Wirt persönlich in seinem Weingarten gebaut hatte. Auch die Musik war sehr angenehm. Man hörte Griechisches - eine sehr gelungene Mischung von Werken der Klassiker wie Alexiou, Dalaras, Dionysiou ... Auch der Abschluss war sehr erfreulich: wir bekamen noch eine sehr umfangreiche Nachspeise geschenkt und die Rechnung war sehr günstig. Folge: am darauf folgenden Abend waren wir wieder hier und werden – im Falle eines Besuches von Ikaria – ganz sicher wieder...