NONDAS Corfu Holidays

Our reviews of the Local Restaurants

While we were in San Stefanos a couple of years ago we made a note of what we paid for our meals over the fortnight and they do not appear to have altered appreciably. The cost of meals was amazingly even across the board ranging from £28 to £36 for a two course meal for four (although two are, officially, children, at least one of them eats at least as much as an adult, if not more!) with drinks.

Over the years we have also made a note of where we have eaten and what we thought of it, but please note that these are our own personal views:

Elpida’s Bistro

We may be biased, but we have yet to find anywhere with better food or atmosphere.

Beachcomber Bistro

This is a new Bistro opened in 2007 where Nicky, who used to be at Elpida’s, now cooks. It is located on the opposite side of the road to the Olive Press and Nafsika Hotel and is roughly half way between the two. It has a large balcony overlooking the sea which will be a beautiful place to eat when it is not too windy! The décor is very modern and clean cut, the service friendly and the food up to Nicky’s usual high standards.

Waves

This is just to the right of the Beachcomber and access is by a path down to the left of the building. For some reason we had not eaten here before this year but we found the food was very good and the environment relaxed.

The Olive Press

(turn left at the bottom of the hill and it's the first restaurant you come to) Run by Simone, who is English and 'front of house' and her husband Georgio, who is Greek and in charge of the kitchen, the welcome is always warm. The menu is limited but the food is good, concentrating mainly on charcoal grilled and roasted meats such as chicken, lamb, pork and souvlaki kebabs. Recommended.

The Nafsika Hotel

(next door to the Olive Press) For some reason we didn't try this place for years but really wish now that we had discovered it before. The menu is extensive with several 'specials' each day which the owner will tell you about when he comes to take your order. His mother is in charge of the kitchen and, in our opinion, is worth her weight in gold. We have tried the traditional Stifado (beef with onions), Kleftico (lamb baked slowly in the oven with spices), Pastitio (macaroni pie) and Moussaka (mince and aubergine layers), all of which were served with a choice of accompaniments including the traditional rice and were excellent. (Highly recommended)

The Little Prince

If you walk down the hill from Tsaros and turn right, the Little Prince is the second restaurant that you come to the on the right hand side. Although we have been visiting The Little Prince for many years and thoroughly enjoyed it, we found that this year the food was not up to the usual high standards. Several people that we spoke to agreed, with many complaining of too much salt. The dancing, however, it still up to its usual high standard and the menu is large and varied.

Tsaros Pool Bar

Although this only serves "snack" type meals such as club sandwich, pizza and full English breakfasts and is not open for food in the evenings, it is well worth a mention as the food is excellent, freshly cooked to order and very reasonably priced.

Others

We have two other "food" recommendations although they are for snacks rather than full meals. Firstly, Manthos on the beach sells the most wonderful garlic bread with cheese both in the evenings and at lunchtime as a takeaway. On the main street, opposite the drive to the Athina Hotel, there is a traditional eat in or take away snack bar which sells both souvlaki (on a skewer) and donner kebabs and chips.

We must stress that the above are our opinions only and, as everyone likes different things, you really need to try them yourselves! Although we find it very tempting to just go back to the places we know and love, we have made a vow to try at least one new restaurant every year and we will let you know what we think. If you have any comments or recommendations on places to eat, let us know.