The Pumphouse — Restaurant in Municipality of Northern Corfu

Another excellent meal on Corfu---this time on the northern tip of the island. The Pumphouse at lunch is a super relaxed restaurant right in the middle of Acharavi town. The inviting space is covered with ivy and the star jasmine ( which is in bloom in late may), giving the covered outdoor seating area an almost hidden feeling. I ordered the horiatiki salad, the taramosalata and the garlic mussels. The taramosalata was served with warm pita. Delicious and in a way refreshing on this hot noon day in Acharavi. Just the correct tartness and creaminess. The mussels were exceptional. Tiny mussels served in a tomato garlic broth that we absolutely loved!!! In fact the broth was so good , we spooned it out almost like soup.😳👍 The horiatiki was served in a very traditional way---no dressing , which allowed us to add our own salt, pepper , olive oil and vinegar to the salad. Also tasty but not nearly as exciting as the mussels. Great service. Very reasonable prices There is plenty of seating and lots to watch from your table looking out at the world of Acharavi parading past the restaurant. Recommended--Go if you are anywhere near the northern tip of Corfu island .If your timing is in mid May to early June , you can have a great meal and enjoy the heavenly scent of the blooming star jasmine at the same...

Thank you Lauren at NSK in Acheravi. This was a great recommendation.

I didn't fancy a Stifado, Sofrito or Souvlaki so I created my own meze. Skordalia, saganaki Keflariti, Bekri meze and Spetsofai. Amazing.

Skordalia - mashed potatoes with garlic and olive oil instead of butter. Saganaki keflariti - Keflariti cheese dipped in flour and shallow fried. Bekri meze - Slow cooked pork and beef with chunks of cheese. Spetsofai - village sausage in a spicy tomato sauce.

Surely when you tell the waiter that you are creating your own meze and recite these dishes and the reply is "good choice", you know you have made the right choice. Everything was fresh and tasty and excellently seasoned. Half a carafe of local semi sec red was perfect.

Will definitely...

A lot of people will tell you this is the best place for food in Acharavi. Don't believe them. It seems to cater for the older British tourist who's taste buds have seen better days.

We had Tzatziki for starters and it had enough garlic in it to stun a small horse. We then tried one traditional Greek main and one more Italian one. Both without fail were absolutely awash with salt, made it almost impossible to eat.

The place was full but there was a lot of old people smoking. Maybe they ramp up the flavourings so they can taste something?

Atmosphere was not the best. Not much to see apart from the local roundabout.

Hard to find a truly great place to eat in Acharavi, it's all a bit cheap Brit food with chips added but there are better...