Psaropoúla — Restaurant in Lefkada Municipality

This place was recommended to us by the local mini market we had gone to earlier that day. Upon arrival the staff asked us if we had reservations to which I answered no. They still with a smile accommodated us and I have to say the staff here is very warm and kind and all smiles. I loved that about this place. Next our waiter was super welcoming and asked us if we had any questions about the menu. We asked what he reccomended and he was very helpful. This place is know for the best seafood and its fresh. I had the best calamari in my entire life here. My husband had the best seabass fish. Their desert is free after every meal. There were three choices (watermelon, lemon mousse and something like compot type desert. We all has the lemon mousse. It was delicious. All the food was delicious. We are actually going back at least a couple more times before we leace Lefkada. Coming from Los Angeles, California, having traveled around the globe with so many reviews of different authentic restuarants, I have to say this place right here is a true gem! You will enjoy it for sure. From the atmosphere, to the staff and to the amazing food you are in...

Meh… the vibe when you walk in is actually great, but that’s kind of where it ends. We didn’t have a reservation and they told us we could order a drink and wait for a table, which was nice. Once we got seated, though, things went downhill.

We ordered three starters (all pretty average) — bruschetta with tomato and fish (nothing special), a tomato and lentil salad (very tasty), and fried zucchini (averege), which arrived 10–15 minutes later. For mains, we had grilled fresh squid and mussels. The squid was okay, a bit chewy but fine. The mussels, however, came 20 minutes after the squid, so we ended up eating one dish and then the other which is honestly unforgivable.

The waiters were extremely friendly and kept apologizing, saying it’s peak season. But when we pointed out that peak season runs from July to September, they looked a bit caught off guard and realized we had a point. 😒

All in all, the place looks nice, but there are definitely better restaurants to eat...

Everything started off great. The place has a really nice vibe, and the garden is lovely. We showed up without a reservation, waited a bit, and ordered some wine in the meantime. After about 40 minutes, we got a table.

For starters, we had bruschetta, a lentil salad, and grilled zucchini, which were about 15 minutes late. The bruschetta was nothing special, the salad was nice, and the zucchini were just grilled with a bit of grated cheese.

For the mains, we ordered grilled squid and mussels. The first dish arrived, but we waited another 25 minutes for the second one. The squid was okay, a bit chewy but fine. The mussels were bland, sitting in salty water without any real flavor or seasoning.

We asked for an ashtray three times and only got it on the third try. The waiters were very polite and kept apologizing, saying it was peak season and very busy, but honestly, that’s not really an excuse for so many slip-ups.

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