Alali Restaurant — Restaurant in Municipality of Thira

How this restaurant isn't Michelin starred I don't know. It's got the most gorgeous panoramic view of the caldera, every table feels very exclusive and just the perfect place for a special dinner. Tablecloth is crisp, lighting is romantic, service is great. And the food - I would honestly give it at least one star, if not more. There's no official dresscode, but it is the kind of place that's highly Instagrammable. So if you are into that, wear your special outfit! . We were lucky to have a pool side table that has an unobstructed view of the sea. We were greeted by the friendly maitre d and the service whilst attentive wasn't overbearing - which I always prefer. I'm so sorry to be this tourist who sat down and was just so gobsmacked by the view that I took the first 10 minutes taking bazillion photographs before we even ordered! . The wine menu is choc a bloc with Santorini and Greek wines. Because we visited the week the restaurant was going to close for the season, some of the wines we wanted to try had already sold out. We ordered the Santowine Sparkling in the end. We had no idea how much wines cost on Santorini, but we later found out there was a 3x mark up for every wine. For instance, a bottle of Dom, from memory, was €600+ (correct me if I'm wrong!) . The FOOD! The best meal we have had on the island. The chef likes his Japanese fusion. I started with the gyozas (my favourite dish) - the chef made his own pastry and filling, and was pan fried to perfection - crisped, but not charred. The sauce, the edamame and seaweed combined to give a really neutral and balanced flavour, which I personally like. . . The mains were great, I think chicken are grown locally on Santorini, and are free range, so they taste really yummy - fantastically firm and bouncy texture, the gravy was rich and sumptuous. I don't know how they sourced their enoki but I can't imagine their food cost being too low considering enoki isn't part of regular diet on the island! . My husband had the cerviche which deserved a mention too. Its got a more citrusy tone but overall very balanced. We ordered more dishes which I won't go into annoying detail. But honestly, whatever you pick, I'm sure it will taste great. . We ate the pistachio cake as a dessert, accented with santorini grapes and a homemade vanilla ice cream. Honestly the cake was crazy. If only we weren't so full, we would have ordered another one! It wasn't too sweet, the pistachio was crisp, the cake was so moist... . When we finished the meal we were hoping to meet the chef but since there weren't any table after us, the chef had left already. It was only then did we know the chef responsible here was actually a Greek TV chef! . There's a minimum spend of €75 pp if you are on a cliffside table. To be honest, if you order drinks, water, starter, main and dessert, it's not difficult to exceed that amount! I would recommend booking a cliff side table, as one or two of the Poolside table do not have an unobstructed view of the sea. To be honest, when in Rome...(Santorini!) You...

What a Gem this place is !

To begin with - location is Brilliant . A few picturesque points also on the way there , ensure you will book sunset time - GORGEOUS! Be aware - check weather forecast if its windy try not to book if the wind is very strong . We didn't check the weather but we still had a great night! It was so windy i thought my glass would fly straight to the Aegean sea, they offered a super cute and crispy clean tiny fleece duvet and that made it for me! ( Ladies don't do your hair - it will be ''blown'' away lol )

The menu is very well crafted by a Celebrity Chef Named Adam Kodovas executed by a great head chef and the pastry Chef who created the desserts menu has a Michelin star background.

Yes ,to all foodies out there it was worth it to the last penny!

Starters are not as small as you would expect so ensure you go hungry we mixed and matched all courses as we like to try as much as possible. we had some kind of skewers - that are OUT OF THIS WORLD , gyozas but not just any regular gyoza.... Tuna for main and the vegetarian dish with potatoes in all sorts of textures combined with MANGO! I can't even begin to explain in what speed the saliva is dripping as I recall our dinner. Great wine selection and Champagne !

Desserts to die for specially the pistachio & the exotic fruit .

The service was to the point , we were looked after the enter night.

It is not expensive at all for what they offer -...

My [new] husband and I came here for our wedding dinner just after our private ceremony had taken place. The staff, knowing that we’d just been married, decorated our space with string lights, decorative napkins, flowers, and an adorable sign. Our waiter was attentive and congratulatory without being pushy or overwhelming. For appetizers, we had their bread and dip assortment, oysters, and seafood gyoza. Everything was superb; I loved the bruschetta on top of the fresh oysters and the dumplings were perfectly cooked in a delicious sauce with a great variety of seafood. For our main course, I ordered an angus filet medium-rare while he ordered their cod dish. For our dessert, we ordered their apricot “pudding” which was more eclectic than I assumed (I thought we’d be receiving a pudding with some fresh apricot but instead received cream stuffed flaky dough with delicious grilled apricots. For the record this is not a complaint!). The staff did a lovely job making our wedding dinner special. I highly recommend them for any...