Very surprised with this rating for such a bad meal. I am not writing кумушцы usually, but have to when it comes to this disparity between rating and reality. We are coming to Santorini for many years and we are lovers of fine dining and...Michelin restaurants, so I assume our opinion might be some kind of objective. We came to try this place as one of the best fine dining restaurants in Santorini by Tripadvisor rating.
Let’s start from the seating – there are around 10-15 tables in total, from which half are outside with good view, the other half is under the roof with windows towards the caldera, which have view only for one of two people sitting (I was looking to my wife and mirror). Windows from the caldera side were closed, preventing fresh wind from entering this “outdoor” space. Though it was very hot. But, nevertheless staff decided it is not hot enough and they fore 2 or 3 gas fireplaces, located 1-2 meters away from this “outdoor” space, so the heat was going inside there, under the roof, making the temperature even worser. Brilliant decision to heat your tables in summer, while all other decide to cool the.
The food. The menu is rather small, there is no set menu (funny for the highest rating fine dining restaurant on the island). Only 2 bottles of red wine from France (for around 600 euro for each), some other international bottles, but mostly local. Gerovassileou Avaton for 85 euro is quite overpriced (30-50 euro in other fine restaurants). I ordered beef tartar and rooster, my wife tuna and lobster. Beef tartar was just uneatable. At all. 0 of 5. Spoiled by terrible sauces and flavours. Was a big surprise that such a bad taste of dish is in a menu of the restaurant with that rating! Rooster was eatable, but very dry and with no taste. As overcooking chicken. 2 of 5. Lobster was ok, nothing special 3 of 5. Tuna was not good as well, 2 of 5. Please note, this is clear opinion for the food, without involving of other things (bad table setting, heating for fireplaces, etc.)
Service was well, some minor mistakes, but they are kind and friendly.
In general, 2 of 5, because the service was trying good. But the location, the setting, and the most important – food, are miserable. We were really surprised they have this rating, so sorry guys, but it is fair to share our opinion to other people. I don’t know who write that great reviews and for what reason and why there are no bad reviews with this kind of food, but we wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone and for sure it should not be on top of other nice fine dining restaurant of the island.More