Isla - bistrot & cocktail bar — Restaurant in Municipality of Agios Nikolaos

We've been coming to Plaka for years and this is a new business this year. I'm afraid we were not overly impressed. ☆On the good side they have retained the sun lounges for patrons, which the previous business had. ☆There are also varied seating options in the shade.

Unfortunately there is currently way too many poor to bad points. ☆Service, miserable looking staff who seem to find it hard to smile. ☆If you've sat at a table, staff should automatically bring a menu and not ask "do you want a menu?". ☆Staff should bring your drink before or with ordered food. Twice drinks after we'd eaten. ☆Toilets are toilets for customers not changing rooms. Twice we saw men go in with clothing under their arms and come out wearing it. Yet the owner/manager who was at the front of the bar said nothing. ☆They need to keep menus inside the roofed area, a stone on them is not enough, one stone with menu flew off a raised table and just missed me. Most people know Plaka can be very windy. ☆Tables, upright central stone plinth, if you're of medium/tall in height this stops you getting close to the table when...

I go regularly but there is no loyalty. I asked specifically when a sun bed becomes available let me know he said yes sure. Cause I’m on my own they see that as I would spend less money on the day ! Besides 2 or 4 sitting . Not my fault my friends work. So when I overhear someone that has walked in yeah sure next available is yours just for the tourist dollars I won’t go there again. I did hear the head staff person say “ I sit who I want there” . Good luck . FYI don’t order the yogurt it’s hardly any yogurt just topped with fruit. If a cafe doesn’t have enough of the product don’t sell it with...

Went to this bar/restaurant several times for dinner and/or drinks and can highly recommend it. The setting is perfect - right on the beach - with sunbeds available if you want them - and the cocktails and food were excellent. The staff were also really efficient and friendly, and a special mention goes out to Adonis/Anthony, who was particularly helpful in talking to us about the area around Plaka/Elounda, and gave some really good suggestions for places to visit. If you want great drinks and an informal supper in an idyllic setting then don’t miss Isla; we...