Taverna Paralia — Restaurant in Skiathos Municipality

🌟 5-star review — but with a note.

I’ve been here for lunch, had coffee, and enjoyed several drinks — everything was perfect. The food, the atmosphere, and especially the service from the young staff in the yard were excellent. That’s the main reason I’m giving 5 stars.

However, I feel I need to mention an unpleasant episode: an older gentleman, possibly a staff member or manager, was noticeably grumpy and came over to complain about me using my laptop. I explained I had a work emergency and needed to be online — especially after I had already had lunch and several drinks, which I had paid for in advance precisely to avoid misunderstandings.

Instead of listening, he interrupted me mid-lesson and behaved in a grossly dismissive way, making me feel extremely uncomfortable. It’s a shame because everything else was...

The food was cooked like my 15 year old son had gone to Iceland with £5 budget to cook dinner for the family. We ordered a stuffed burger. It came as 2 salty patties, with melted cheese. No bun. No anything. A few pale frozen fries. And a spoon of rice. Added random extra was a small serving of tined peas with carrot. Pizza was like a burnt frozen lump on a plate. We mentioned to the server it was a 1 out of 10. He said they serve thousands every day and never had anyone say this… it’s a shame because it’s a great location. Let down by terrible, terrible levels of food quality...

Ok. Before anything else. My wife and I had a chicken gyros..chicken souvlaki..greek salad..pint of lager and a spring water...complimentary dip and bread. It was utterly delicious...right on the beach..beautiful views. How much did I pay? Well when I went to pay I thought he had the wrong table! 18 euros!!!??? My gyros was stupendous! It was 4 euros. I paid 8 euros on another beach for 1 pint! I don't drink pints of lager...but the sun does that to me. I'm more of a Jack Daniels man. I would need a small loan to pay for spirits..hence! Anyway...the place has to...