DESPINA ELOUNDA

Magnificent!!! I had read about this fantastic restaurant but I tried to book but it was closed! Then a local shop owner suggested we try it and gave me his card as way in! We thought it was worth a try!! May I say it was the best meal we have experienced in years!! The location : they say location location location!! The food : Out of this world!! The view : Out of this world!! The staff : Brilliant!! IF you have the chance : Go !! btw: the octopus is to die for!!

An excellent and exquisite fish restaurant. We booked in advance to be sure of a spot at the restaurant. On arrival we had a warm and friendly welcome and quickly shown to our table walking past a vast array of fresh fish to the lower tier of the restaurant, which had view into the bay and Elouda town in the near distance. It was at a good height above the road and the traffic did not disturb our evening. The waiters were very attentive and after seating presenter us with the catch of the day, red snapper, red mullet, sea bream and sea bass. All of a good size. The Red snapper was the choice. We had a selection of starters between us and the fish roe was succulent and the assorted mussels in white wine and fennel were very fine. The red snapper was beautifully cooked and served in olive oil and lemon juice. Absolutely delicious, rounded off with some vegetables and of course fried potatoes. To finish off a desert of Halva. A wonderful evening from start to finish, good food, good ambience and great service. I could not have asked for more.

Best restaurant in Elounda. The was definitely the best restaurant we visited during our entire trip. It was so good we had to come back on our last night, which is something we never do. The balcony area offers amazing views of Elounda Town and the bay, especially beautiful to watch the sunset on the mountains. The food was outstanding on both occasions. The fish is caught daily from their own boat. On our first visit we started with prawns and a crab salad, which was recommended by Sofokles our waiter, and was fresh and full of flavour. For had sea bass for our main which was fresh and beautifully cooked. For our second visit we had cheese croquettes and calamari to start. The calamari was by far the best I have ever had paired with well balanced flavours. For our main we tried the red snapper, which again was amazing. For desert we had the chocolate and lemon cake- the lemon cake was a personal favourite. The staff were amazing and friendly, giving very personal service. A special thanks to Sofokles, who looked after us both evenings. He was incredibly attentive constantly topping up our drinks.

Stunning location, delicious seafood, fantastic service special thanks to Demetrius who made our experience even better with wine recommendations and fabulous attentive service. The red snapper was amazing. Highly recommend we will return.

What a delight, we stopped here for luch and had a delicious meal. The staff were very kind and accomodating with our daughter, and the service was impecable. We got some biftekia and a surprisingly good octopus moussaka! I would definitely recommend for a fancier dinner or long lunch in good company.

We drove past this restaurant every night on our way to our hotel from Elounda harbour and it was always busy, so we figured the food should be good, so we decided to make our own assessment of the place :) Starting with the service and the atmosphere. The waiter was very friendly and kind, and the view was absolutely gorgeous, as the restaurant is on a little hill overlooking the water. Now moving on to the food - this was hands-down some of the tastiest food we’ve had in the whole island of Crete. You could tell the ingredients were fresh and locally-sourced. You can definitely tell of the quality of a Greek restaurant by the freshly-cut fries instead of your usual frozen ones that you would get anywhere else. Everything in this restaurant was tasty and fresh fresh FRESH! Finally, we were impressed by how fair the prices were! We had a meal with 2 salads, 3 starters and a main dish with 60 euros! I would HIGHLY recommend this place, but just make sure you make a reservation for dinner!

Tasty and nicely cooked dishes with lots of fresh ingredients. The view is great too, if seated at the front part of the balcony. It gets very busy so you will need to make a reservation in advance. The waiters were polite but overall the service was slow

Slightly higher prices than other local restaurants however worth the extra. Top class food.