Symposio tavern

We had two consecutive dinners at this epitome of family restaurants. Many of the dishes are cooked by the grandma of the house, with a few portions for the family and the rest for the guest. So we were literally sharing a Greek family dinner!

And this is the family cuisine at its best: unpretentious but expertly prepared and highly consistent. Two dishes, the wonderfully light, almost foamy textured but exceedingly flavorful moussaka, and the perfectly fried sliced eggplant appetizer, were so delicious that we ordered them for both dinners, one evening with us as only guests and another with many full tables. And on both occasions the dishes came out excellently executed. We could happily have these two dishes, dinner after dinner had we stayed longer!

The fish and meats were grilled just right. Even the humble potato chips were hand cut and crisp & hot.

Even when they were busy during the second dinner, the services were unobtrusively efficient and unfailingly courteous. They also provided deserts and digestif on the house.

Perhaps we were in the low season but the price was simply astonishing. For example, our perfect grilled whole fish, very fresh and weighing nearly a kilo, was only 12 euro.

We could not be happier that we had such great food and warm services in the winter in a small tourist town!