Kimeri — Restaurant in Municipality of Ierapetra

We had high hopes for this place. Drove by 3 days in a row when going and leaving our resort and always had people sitting on the patio. The food was ok. The staff did not speak any English at all, despite being in a resort area. And when trying to use a translator app, it was like they didn't care or did not know what we were asking for. When some locals arrived, they were treated like family, tourists were treated like peasants. We have dietary restrictions like allergies and a vegan. Some of the basic appetizers were vegan. When asking for a main, nothing vegan available. Even for regular meat eaters, a lot of items were not available. Also no pricing on menu on the mains, and when asking, they don't know until they charge you at the end. Very uncomfortable. Pricing only on appetizers. The dish eaters said the fish was delicious. Everything else was average. They never came back to our table to see if we needed anything even though they were not so busy. We had to get up and go into the kitchen to...

This is a Michelin star restaurant for me: the women who are behind the stove likely have not been to Culinary school but learned from their mothers and grandmothers; Greek Salad, not much olive oil, no vinegar, a light dust of oregano, the feta is heavenly, all you have is the garden fresh veggies; I can eat plate after plate their fried fish: I barely taste the olive oil they were fried in, and god forbid salt. Chew on the fish head and you taste sea water. Roast lamb, grilled lamb chops, any lamb… this is Marco Père White’s “admit Mother Nature is the ultimate Artist” restaurant. No food can make a good meal without enjoying them family and friends. Everyone knows everyone...

We stayed one week in Koutsounari and we were every evening in this Taverne. Perfect home made greek dishes combined with the most friendly service you can imagine. This Taverne with this perfect team in the kitchen and the service is a good reason to come back to Koutsounari. By the way, I worked for more then 40 years in the International...