Memories Greek Restaurant in Tsilivi — Restaurant in Zakynthos Municipality

TLDR: Great potential but you won't be impressed if you've eaten proper Greek seafood extensively, Greek salad average, seafood platter average, grilled fish is nice.

I was looking for a nice place to have seafood, looked through many restaurant reviews online and it seems that a lot of the highly rated restaurants in the area are serving burgers, pizzas etc which tells you everything you need to know.

This restaurant seemed different, had a very nice menu and many great reviews. The guy outside seems very friendly but it's not my style but I understand it. I normally go to restaurants to eat nice food not to make friends with the staff. But everyone was very courteous and hard working.

We go in, order house wine and the seafood platter, the guy at the front takes our order offers a Greek Salad and Garlic Bread (!!!!, first time I was ever offered this in a Greek restaurant)

He asks in such a way that it sounds like these are sides included in the main dish, in fact these are separate starters. Tricks of the trade that are extremely annoying. Would never have ordered garlic bread.

Greek salad extremely average, very small bit of feta. Can't comment on the garlic bread as it's just such a ridiculous thing, but I understand that they probably are just trying to cater to tourists which is fine.

Waitress was very nice. House white wine was also nice and fairly priced.

Seafood platter didn't contain Octopus as it said on the menu. Wasn't told when ordered. Then when asked they tried to make an excuse and say "oh we ran out" but honestly you can find Octopus in so many supermarkets all over Greece. It's also such a key part of the dish.

They offered us some extra wine on the house, which shows good customer service and is appreciated, but I'd rather have eaten some grilled octopus (which is what I was looking for!)

Calamari is clearly straight from a frozen packet, again, not what you want when you're paying 50 euros for a dish.

Grilled sea bream was genuinely very nice, perfect fish on the charcoal grill. Sardines were also nice. They can clearly cook fish well but are missing out on details, it's better to just get the basics right.

But again, Greek cuisine is incredible and it is not difficult to find amazing seafood for less money in other islands and in the mainland, maybe it's just hard to get proper Greek food in this area of Zante when the tourist seem to just want burgers pizza and sometimes a souvlaki or gyros if they're being adventurous.

Again, nothing terrible but if you have a slightly more discerning palate and are just looking for a decent place to have great seafood this might not be it.

Overall, ok food, nice service, nice atmosphere. Not the experience I was looking for but it may be satisfactory to many. And all of the staff were friendly and genuinely trying hard - which is always...

Best taverna I tried in Tsilivi. And I mean "taverna" in the best, most authentic way, in a place so full of Albanian eateries trying to taste Greek. You will be welcomed (and waited on) by Yanni, who will make you feel at home and make sure everything is part of a truly great experience. One shouldn't miss the locally caught "fagkri" (some cousin of the red snapper) or the seafood plate (unless you are really, really hungry, your company will be happy if you share it with them). Great house wine. Delicious home made dessert on the house. We have already been here twice and will definitely pick Memories for our last night in Tsilivi. For Memories' (and memories') sake. A truly Greek oasis...

Like my predecessors, we decided to visit this place on the recommendation of a Greek who kindly and politely invited us to check out the venue. After a few days, we decided to give it a try. What immediately stands out is the smile and kind words from the staff. The food, including the appetizers, is excellent! You’ll notice hand-painted murals on the walls, which add to the atmosphere of the place. Truly, you won’t regret visiting this place! Don’t be put off by the lack of crowds; it might seem underwhelming, but it’s quite the opposite—you’ll be pleasantly surprised. There is WiFi available on site! We will definitely return. Thank you!...