Wild Duck — Restaurant in Municipality of Nafplio

We went for a fine dining experience and honestly, it was mostly a disappointment.

The olive oil and bread they served at the beginning were actually quite nice.Fresh, super good quality oil (!) and decent bread. One of the better parts of the meal, honestly.

The Tabbouleh Cous Cous was just average. I’m not trying to be rude, but I’ve had something very similar on a Transavia flight (yes, the airline!). I did appreciate the use of seasonal veggies, though I’m pretty sure peas in August are out of season in Greece?

Now, the Seabass Ceviche was the one highlight. Super fresh, citrusy, the fish had a great texture and the broth was delicious. We really enjoyed that one!

Then came the Spaghetti Bolognaise. Underwhelming is the only word. Just your basic pasta dish, nothing unique, no twist, no depth and definitely not what you'd expect at this price point. Plus, it didn’t even look like the photo on their site with the creamy cheese on top... I've had pasta in Italy. This wasn’t it.

The Orzo Crayfish though… that’s where things went off the rails. I had about half and it was okay. A bit too salty and it came to the table cold (while the bolognaise was still steaming?) but fine. Then I took a bite and something hard cracked in my teeth. I figured maybe a peppercorn? Took another bite.Same thing. Turns out they hadn’t properly cleaned the crayfish. (See photo for the super unpleasant intestines.) So, as it turns out, what I ate was bits of sand from the untouched intestines of the crayfish.

Anyway, under normal circumstances, I would’ve asked the staff if that was some sort of weird plating choice and given them the chance to explain. But by that point, the staff had already been unacceptable on multiple levels (language, tone, behavior towards stray cats) , so we just decided to leave as quickly as possible.

I’m sharing this in the hope that anyone planning to give this place a try won’t hesitate to demand a refund or at the very least a replacement dish if they experience anything like what we did. For the price and the image they’re selling, basic standards are the...

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