Marel all day long — Restaurant in Municipality of Chersonissos

I'd seen great reviews of this place on Facebook, but wasn't sure if we'd fit it in to our itinerary for our stay in Koutoulafari, so I was happy when we had a day we weren't sure what to do for lunch but wanted to go out. Lovely atmosphere, and very friendly staff - it was clear the waiter on our visit was good at remembering people, he said hello to us several times when we passed by after our visit. We had tortillas for lunch - one chicken, and one greek, which we decided to swap half way through because we were both enjoying them so much and said the other should have ordered our one! I've had dreams about both since - the flavours, the freshness - yum. We had a portion of fries to share too. Not a criticism of here specifically, but everywhere we went - noone offered us oil at any point - yet they rave about their olive oil! I'd have loved some olive oil to sprinkle on...

Marel was one of our favourite places in Koutouloufari when we stayed in May, and we visited 5 times.

The location is lovely, with great views of the village and out to sea.

The food is delicious, and we enjoyed breakfast, brunch, lunch, and desserts. All were perfect.

The cocktails are fabulous! I'd recommend the white sangria or a Bloody Mermaid. The coffee was great, too.

Finally, the staff are amazing - friendly, welcoming, and kind.

Definitely stop by if you are in...

Very nice place and people. We are coming here for years now and always friendly and good drinks and food. Not a real restaurant but it’s a nice place to be also in the evening for drinks only. Although I don’t speak Greek we know some words they use for cursing (of course the first you learn😂) and many taxi drivers or restaurant keepers call you names. I won’t mention their businesses but certainly not at Marels. Highly recommended and certainly coming back if...