by lareine | Mar 2, 2026 | Stories, Greece
Ermioni—what a beautiful place this is. Wherever you turn, there is a little nook or cranny to discover, each offering sublime views. As we walked, I used my common sense to choose our lunch. I noticed a place with huge octopus hanging outside, drying in the sun. It...
by lareine | Feb 23, 2026 | Stories, Greece, Take2Test
Having previously had a quick lunch here, returning for a proper dinner was going to give us a better sense of Tarsanas in Spetses. Tonight, we had the opportunity to really enjoy a long evening with cherished company, taking our time. Dinners do not start early in...
by lareine | Jul 23, 2025 | Stories, Greece
It is a very warm summer evening in July on the island of Spetses, and we decided to stop by The Poseidonion Hotel, where they have a restaurant dedicated to sea-front dining. It is called ‘On The Veranda.’ The restaurant calls itself a multiple award-winning...
by lareine | Jul 9, 2025 | Stories, Greece
Zurbaran appeared to be showing a slow and sleepy service—I felt like saying, “Wake up everyone!” We had an hour or so to kill and this was within reach, so we walked in for a quick lunch. This might be the shortest story ever, as I only ordered a main course, with a...
by lareine | May 30, 2025 | Greece, Stories
Argh… I was really rooting for Papadias, but it just wasn’t good enough. Was it bad? I don’t want to say that because the service was friendly in the local sense and we felt most welcome, but the issue I had was with the food and some of the preparation of it. We...
by lareine | May 18, 2025 | Greece, Stories
Our lunch at Tarsanas, was a super quick pit stop break- it was getting late in the day because we spent most of it bike riding around the island. (Which is a must do). Verging on 4pm, we were hungry from the calorie burning. You are not short of restaurants with...
