Santorini — Restaurant in Hot Springs

Wonderful staff and seriously fresh food. Lil pricey but good for a date night. The blue lights didn’t make it hard to see but made it hard to take decent photos 😅 which doesn’t bother me, I just noticed a lot of comments about them. They painted the plastic clear tiles that cover the fluorescents with blue paint to spruce up the ambience I guess. There are lanterns in between the booths that I wish they had working, that would really make it look better. Other than the 90s everything blue aesthetic, I think the artwork and ambiance is just fine. Having the lanterns working would add a break in the blue is all. As far as the cuisine, it’s good. We have another Greek restaurant in town and I find them comparable honestly just that one is a lot more affordable but again, this place is like the fine dining of Greek, where the other one has a fast food feel but a homemade taste all the same. The pita is great, and if you order a bowl of the soup you get pita, but not with the cup. I love the soup, it’s very lemony and herby and I love it. The salad is very fresh which as all salads should be but their Greek dressing should not be substituted honestly. I’m a ranch girl all day but even I appreciate the flavors and depth that are in this dressing- trust me. The keftedes were delicious but the red sauce tasted like the red sauce from Mamas Little Italy and it took away from the flavor profiles that made these meatballs exclusively Greek. If you closed your eyes I bet you wouldn’t know if you were eating Greek meatballs or really herby Italian ones. I would recommend the red sauce on the side but trust me you will just want the Greek Taziki sauce that comes on the side with them instead. If you crumble some keftede on a slice of pita with some Taziki sauce, BOMB. Now for the hummus, I’m not a big fan of the stuff (I know I know) but I LOVE thiers! It’s $7 but for $6 more you can get the Santorini Combo and try that and two more dips with pita. The traditional gyro platter was good, I asked for rice instead of fries bc that’s more authentic to me and from the Google pics the fries don’t look hand cut which it’s homestyle or go home. The meat had good flavor, the rice was okay, not as good as the other spot in town but decent. The pasticio was my least favorite. I immediately had FOMO when I saw it in front of my friend but after trying it I was happy with my platter. It’s just layers of tube noodles with beef and red sauce and béchamel sauce on top. Just go to Mamas if you want pasta. It just was a strange profile, flavor-wise for me but tasted okay- I would get the béchamel sauce on the side bc it was really heavy and the flavor of it overpowered the other ingredients for me. I feel the Moussaka would knock this one outta the water if you are interested in trying something Greek and different than just a gyro. For the vegetarians and vegans, the falafel is really really good and has a nice herb taste I appreciate. You can get creative with the falafel platter and make mini gyros with the pita it comes with. I like it this way over unhinging my jaw to eat an actual gyro, I will say thiers are HUGE! Which I appreciate, but hard to eat 😂 overall, nice place, fresh tasting food, unique options for Greek fare, and friendly staff. They just need a lunch menu for those who want to appreciate them more than on...

We had an amazing experience here. Much better food than at the hungry Greek, down to the sauce even. Dip trio was amazing. 5 people dined and we had two apps, extra pita bread, 5 teas, 4 meals, two extra soups, and three desserts. Came to $120 in total before the tip and the portions were extremely generous. Winter was our waitress and she couldn’t have been any better. Our teas never got less than half full before she was over to refill them. We will be back again and again. I have nothing but amazing things to say. Hands down some of the best Greek food I’ve ever had. Big fat Greek burger was just that! Even without veggies it set ant least 6in high and was very good. Their Gyro meat is some of the best I have ever had. It was tender and sliced pretty thick but still traditional. Only thing I will say could be done different, the owners wife needs to sell that limoncello cake she makes by the whole cake! It was one of the best desserts I’ve ever had. The lemon flavor was there without overpowering the rest. It was fantastic. Couldn’t recommend this...

Santorini quickly became one of our favorite places to dine. It is clean, welcoming, and always delicious. The establishment is handicap friendly and has ample parking. I highly recommend it to everyone.

Some of our favorite food items: Twisted Feta Dip, Hummus, Tzakiki, Pita Bread, Gyro (chicken or lamb), Stuffed Peppers, Santorini Burger, Grilled Vegetables, Baklava Cheesecake. In all honesty, we’ve tried everything on the menu at this point and it is all fantastic. If I keep listing, I’ll just rewrite the menu.

Our favorite drinks: Tea, Santorini Sunset, Strawberry Margarita, Limoncello (The drinks are especially good if David makes them.)

Both David and Stephanie are exceptional servers. They are kind, attentive, and pay attention to details. They both do an excellent job at making you feel welcome. They will exceed your...