Taverna Poseidon — Restaurant in Municipality of Gortys

Die Taverna Poseidon ist der zentrale Treffpunkt in Lentas, wo sich Einheimische und Reisende vom Morgenkaffee bis zum Abendessen treffen, wo Neuigkeiten ausgetauscht und Höhepunkte der lokalen Gastronomie serviert werden. Dass das Poseidon während und direkt nach dem griechischen Lockdown im Mai 2021 praktisch die einzige offene Taverne vor Ort war, war unser Glück, denn sonst hätten wir nicht die Gelegenheit gehabt, uns 2 Wochen lang durch das hervorragende kulinarische Angebot durchzuessen und uns vom Team des jungen Gastgebers Georgios mit viel Herzlichkeit, Grosszügigkeit und Engagement verwöhnen zu lassen! Wir haben den persönlichen Austausch mit dem ganzen Team, mit Georgios, Ute und der Köchin (deren Namen ich mit leider nicht habe merken können, die aber kocht wie Gott in Frankreich) sehr geschätzt und in bester Erinnerung. Die solide, ehrliche Küche besticht durch hervorragende lokale, frische, saisonale Zutaten, die mit viel Liebe zum Detail verarbeitet werden. Auf der Karte stehen je nach Angebot sowohl griechische Klassiker als auch kretische Spezialitäten. Unsere Lieblingsgerichte waren die würzigen Bifteki, die sämige Fava und die besten Dolmades der Region. Auch die Fischgerichte und Schmorgerichte sollte man unbedingt probieren, z.B. die Spaghetti mit Hummer oder den Wildhasen in Zwiebel-Weissweinsauce aus eigener Jagd, oder, wer gerne Delikatessen ausprobiert, Schnecken in Weissweinessig, Olivenöl und Rosmarin. Auch morgens bekommt man einen guten Kaffee oder ein Frapé und kretisches Frühstück. Ins Poseidon kehre ich definitiv wieder zurück! The Taverna Poseidon is the central meeting place in Lentas, where locals and travelers meet from morning coffee to dinner, where news is exchanged and highlights of the local gastronomy are served. The fact that the Poseidon was practically the only open taverna on site during and immediately after the Greek lockdown in May 2021 was our good fortune, because otherwise we would not have had the opportunity to eat our way through the excellent culinary offerings for 2 weeks and be pampered by the team of the young host Georgios with much warmth, generosity and commitment! We appreciated the personal interaction with the whole team, with Georgios, Ute and the cook (whose name I unfortunately could not remember, but who cooks like God in France) very much and in best memory. The solid, honest cuisine impresses with excellent local, fresh, seasonal ingredients, which are processed with great attention to detail. The menu features Greek classics as well as Cretan specialties, depending on what's on offer. Our favorite dishes were the spicy bifteki, the creamy fava and the best dolmades in the region. You should also try the fish dishes and stews, such as the spaghetti with lobster or the wild rabbit in onion-white wine sauce from our own hunt, or, for those who like to try delicacies, snails in white wine vinegar, olive oil and rosemary. Also in the morning you can get a good coffee or a frapé and Cretan breakfast. I will definitely return...

Myself & my partner spent a week in Lentas, tried all of the restaurants there and this restaurant will forever hold a special place in our hearts! We were there every single day! Delicious traditional cuisine - always fresh! The staff there are amazing people! We didn’t get the names, but would like to say huge thank you to the owners we’ve met for their hospitality & hard work! Lovely lady & her son who served us, say hello to your grand daughter/daughter too! (We hope she’s okay!) We are already planning to be back next year, this time with our daughters too so we hope to see you all again - this time as a full family ❤️ My partner loved the Tuna fillet he tried on our last day - thank you for going fishing for us 😁 We tried nearly every dish from the menu and every single one of them was delicious! Thank you again for the amazing food & time! Nikole & Amadeusz (pregnant girl & her partner...

Seeing a lot of positive opinions we decided to visit the Poseidon Taverna. First impression (look, location) was really nice. Unfortunately good aspects end here. When we started to order it appeared that 1/4 of our choices was already sold (we were ther at 7 pm). When we finaly managed to pick up something what was available we was waiting more than 40 minutes. When it comes to the food the taste (calamaries and octopus) was very average. French fries were terible. And at the end it appeared that the waiter took a wrong note of the order and counted it (the octopus) as the main course instead of the starter. Finaly we ended up very dissapointed, waiting a long time to eat something that was very average and paying...