by lareine | Feb 27, 2025 | Greece, Stories
Well, this one was a bit random… I was in Corfu and needed desperately to eat some lunch and we wandered into the direction of The Strofi in Pentati. This place was small, with limited seating but we were greeted with warmth and a smile. I was thinking in my head, “Oh...
by lareine | May 11, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
Whenever I am writing about restaurants in Greece, you can’t not mention the surroundings especially when you are eating on the bay. Doroufi restaurant is another example of this, having one of the most amazing views. On this occasion I popped in for a lunch, it was...
by lareine | May 16, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
Oh, how happy I am to see that this restaurant exists in these parts. Yes, it is French and everything on the menu is designed to fulfil and nourish you. It brings that French familiarity in Greece yet delivering food at a level that you have been searching for, where...
by lareine | May 30, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
Argh… I was really rooting for Papadias, but it just wasn’t good enough. Was it bad? I don’t want to say that because the service was friendly in the local sense and we felt most welcome, but the issue I had was with the food and some of the preparation of it. We...
by lareine | Aug 8, 2025 | Stories, Greece, Subscriber Only Stories
Here is one of those places you should avoid on Spetses island. I am talking about a restaurant with a gorgeous setting outside, right on the sea, but completely let down by low‑quality food and poor preparation. I had a guest who didn’t react well to the meal—they...
by lareine | Oct 24, 2025 | Stories, Greece, Subscriber Only Stories
Fine Mess Smokehouse… the name certainly makes a statement. A fine mess can be a good thing, or it can be the opposite of what it suggests—just a goddamn mess, and not a refined one at that. I’m a true believer that when it comes to barbecue, you need to keep it...
