A visit to Kalabaka is not complete without paying homage to Meteora Restaurant Gkertsou Family. Founded in 1925, the restaurant comes highly recommended when speaking to locals in the area.

The restaurant was located at the town center and we were quickly greeted by their staff when we approached on a blazing hot weekday afternoon.

We ordered five dishes as we were greedy that way.

There were two salads - Meteora salad, a medley of fresh local produce consisting of rocket leaves, iceberg lettuce, cranberries, pomegranate and a couple more I can't remember, and Beetroot salad, as per its name. Both salads were ideal appetizers as they were refreshing and opened our palates for the mains to come.

Then came three meat dishes. Veal with rice, lamb with potatoes and rice, and lastly, stew pork shank. Unfortunately these were average - the veal was tough, lamb lacked flavours, and pork forgettable. I do recall however, that the rice and potatoes were good though.

Service at Gkertsou Family was awesome, as its staff were friendly with infectious smiles. They made the lunch experience pleasant for our group.

Overall, I do still recommend paying a visit as it is not often you can dine in a 99-year old 4th generation establishment (I visited in July 2024).