DESPINA ELOUNDA

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.

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.

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

We were recommended this restaurant by a local. The service was very friendly and very kind. They were happy to answer all of our questions, and they were not pushy at all which I appreciated. We were served without having a reservation! The view from the restaurant is excellent too. Now to the food! We only ordered seafood and fish of the catch of the day. Everything was cooked to perfection. You could feel the flavour in every bite. Excellent wine list too! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

We had a wonderful dining experience. The ingredients were fresh and full of flavor. We started with sardines as an appetizer, followed by fish and octopus moussaka – all beautifully prepared. Service was quick and polite, and the selection of local wines was excellent. We were pleasantly surprised by the refreshing and delicious dessert at the end. The sea view added to the atmosphere, and the prices were very reasonable. Highly recommended!

A local friend recommended this place and we are glad that we visited! They have fresh seafood with traditional but also modern recipes. Crap salad was so refreshing! I liked the grouper pasta too, flavors were in harmony and the portion was quite good! The wine list has very nice selection! The dessert was one of the best that we had in the island. Last but not least, the ictopus pasta was sooo unique felt like a octopus moussaka! Come and enjoy these delicious food in a very nice setting under the trees with the view! Definitely recommend this place!