Kea Island Restaurant Tips by johngayton

Restaurant Name: Apothiki

From where our boats were docked here at Korissia (having been denied entry to the "posh" harbour at Voukari - HA! I knew I shouldn't have come on deck at that precise moment in time!!) Apothiki with its blue-chaired terrace was less than an umbrella's unfurling away and so made for an ideal dash in the windswept pouring rain from the boat for what I anticipated would be a nice simple light lunch.

Well it was simple and yes, it was lunch! HeHe! 2 out of 3 ain't bad!!

Nothing wrong with this restaurant at all, although the early season service was a little lackadaisical. The beer was cold and the rain and wind soon evaporated into the norm of a perfect Greek Island blue-sky-ed afternoon over the course of my lunch and even my Copenhagen hangover dissipated as the breeze died. Well recommended both for location and general weather-control!!

Favorite Dish: A light lunch it certainly wasn't! I opted for the deep-fried squid expecting the usual plate of squid rings with a bit of tzaziki and a squeeze of lemon and so ordered a side of fries as well. Oooops! The squid was a WHOLE squid, cooked perfectly in the lightest of batters and accompanied by the usual bread, tzaziki, salad AND fries AND then of course my side order of fries too - HA! Do I look American? (Sorry Steph and Jerry - one hates to do this stereotyping bit but every so often a little poetic licence is allowed!)

Delish it was anyway but totally defeated me!

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Theme: Local
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 22880 21104
Address: Korissia, Kea.
Directions: Right on the harbour - the one with the blue chairs!!
Website: http://www.islandhouses.gr/web_en/taverna_en.htm

Restaurant Name: Akri

This was the first Island restaurant we visited and where where we followed our captains' recommendations and pretty much set the tone for the next 4 days of enjoying proper Island cooking as opposed to playing safe with the more tourist-oriented places.

Obviously Akri, as with all the Island restaurants, does have to cater to a certain extent for the "tourist market" but it does manage too to retain its feel as a real local restaurant and following the captains' as well as Janet and Gala's suggestions certainly didn't disappoint. A small bonus was that the captains also paid for the ouzo!!

Favorite Dish: A selection of appetizers including the big beans, the spinach, the feta salad and the bread were a meal between themselves and so when the main course arrived - in my case the Pastizzio (think lasagne but with macaroni sandwiching the ragout) - I for one was stuffed and could only manage half the huge portion, delish as it was.

Ach well room had to be left for the beers to follow!!

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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Akri, Korissia, Kea.
Directions: At the end of the harbour heading towards the beaches.