Arillas Forum

Hi
I am new here. We have booked a holiday in Arillas starting 21st September. We booked it on the basis that Arillas has not been spoilt by too much tourism. We love trying out all cuisines and wondered which tavernas/restaurants serve the best Greek food.

Hi Holly....Late September is a good time to to go...fewer holiday makers,yet all the Taverna`s are still open..you will find comments on all the Tavern`s on the forum..Arillas has certainly not been spoilt,,,,It is perfect for a relaxing holiday

Hi Holly and welcome to the forum!


Well firstly congratulations on booking what will be a fantastic holiday!

All the restaurants serve Greek food, you wont get a bad meal in Arillas in my opinion, part of the fun of going somewhere new is to sample all or nearly all of the restaurants, they have boards outside with their specials on, see what takes your fancy and whichever one you choose im sure you'll love.

The next night try a different one, then you can find out regarding your own tastes and views, which is your favourite restaurant/s, then post all about it on your return!

My personal favourites are Thalassa, The Captains, Brouklis and Costas on the Beach.

Have a great holiday :-) !

Welcome to the Forum Holly.

Have you been to any other Greek Islands?

Hi terryw
Yes I have been to Crete, but it was 24 years ago, before it got too spoilt by mass tourism. I loved it.
I would never have thought of going to Corfu because of the negative publicity it had had from places like Benitses and Kavos, but watching Rick Stein changed my mind about the island.

Are the mossies really bad right now?

hi holly have a great time in arillas , and as you will hear all the resteraunts are fab ,make your own mind up and let us know.my fave is brouklis....yammas

Hi Holly, welcome to the forum.   All the restaurants are great and as previous stated all serve tradiotional meals.  You must try them all and then let us know on your return which was your favourite.  Have a great holiday which I know you will.

Jill

I've used my credit card at Portofino to pay for a meal when the cash was running a bit low.  Funny thing was the phone lines were down so machine wasn't working, got told to call in and pay the next day and this was before we became great friends with Spiro.  As said there is also the ATM machine on the main road

Jill

do captains serve english meals as well as greek?

The Captains Has a BBq & Grill in full view inside the Taverna and serve T bone steaks,Giant Pork chops ,lamb chops & fresh fish..you can have chips,boiled potatoes and also a good selection of Vegetables./ Salad etc.... they do a mixed grill for 2 people that is huge!!! also the  full english breakfast is excellent....deff.. one of our favourites..

hi eastie have to echo what kes says regarding english food at the kaptains, we had an excellent sunday roast beef dinner there on the sunday evening, home from home as they say, cheers, chris

cheers! what sort of price for evening meal and a pint?

hi, depending on what you have vary from 6euro upwards for meals and 2.50euro for a beer, great red wine there also, yammas, chris

Brouklis serve authentic Corfiot food, absolutely perfect. Grazella do garilc prawns to die for. Kostas on the Beach serve a fish stew that will keep you talking for days. Vavilas (Tomas) do the best fresh fish in Arillas. Portofino do stamna which you can't describe. Thalassa do fried perch that jumps off the plate. They are just some of the lovely food I have eaten in Arillas. The list could go on and on.

All in walking distance, wherever you are. And a bit further out there is Mon Amour, Night Owl, Three Brothers....

No wonder half the forum members are always on a diet. The men just get fat....

lol
Phil

thanx fior the info! very much luking forward ti staying at marvel , and seeing arrillas but i am old fashioned and only eat english food !

But just try the fish at Vavilas - ask for Today's medley, and you will just love it.

Phil

is it cod chips and mushy peas?

Doubt the mushy peas but the fish will be served with very edible potatoes. You won't eat them before you are full up with gorgeous fish though. Most places do a full blown English fry-up if you want it. Jen has done it a few times. Me - I just loooove the Corfiot food. It is worth trying...

Phil

Hi, eastie.  For us part of the fun is trying the local cuisine. It`s a case of `try anything once....`.    If you don`t like it after sampling it, then so be it. You won`t be dissappointed with what`s on offer.

Eastie
Only English Food?  You will be surprised how good Greek food is most of it resembles English food Just ask what the dish contains you will be surprised

We have just had Stamna for dinner and we are back home now
Greek, English,  its just the way it is put together

Give it a go then post your reply when you return,
I bet it starts something like this.
Whilst in Arillas I tried the Greek food    Mmmmmmmmmmmm
Trust me try it

im quite the opposite i come to greece to get away from boring tasteless english food.roll out the stifado,which is rather like a beef casserole but tastier.give it a try.

Me too Wino, i love trying all the different cuisines.  Italian and greek being my favourites.  I really look forward to all the mouth watering traditional greek dishes and stay right away from English food while on holiday.

We have a new greek restaruant opened up in Norwich, £15.95 for Stifado on the menu.  A pity they are not the same prices as Greece. ;)

If you like beef Eastie give them a go they are so tasty and the beef melts in your mouth.

Enjoy!!

Yes you must try eastie, my fella was like you, but he tries something different every time we go to corfu and loves it.

Sharon x

Try 0ne of the ferrero rocho chocolate crepes at Helens Creperie i'm sure you will like it;-)
                     Tony

Can't miss the ad for it Tony

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saw peops eating them last month and like the film, all the ladies were saying "I'll have what she's having....." I never had room for sweet puddings etc - always so full of gorgeous traditional Greek dishes like bourdetto, bianco, stifado, sofrito, stamna, seafood, taramasalata........ need I go on? 12 pounds added to my waist. It all went there!

Phil

Talkin` food? I`m there.

Hello all, lets face it you never get a bad meal in Arillas wherever u choose to eat..I am a girl who loves to get her nosebag on! We patricularly love Vavillas, fish superb but also the meatballs are like manna from heaven like no meatballs u have ever tasted before. When we ate there a few weeks back had the best giggle as the German chap on table next to us was sporting a miners light on his head so he could see his plate better..will post a picture when I work out how!! Does anybody else buy the Greek cookbooks and herbs and spices from Alex and do Arillas meals at home..or am I the lone ranger here?! We had the most sublime grilled calves liver at Armourada and when I asked my village butcher who fatrms his own meat for calves liver last week the look on his face was a picture. ''I would not dare try to sell it darling, would get a brick through my window''. How crazy is that?!! Sorry to any veggie forum members, do not mean to offend. Had agood old Norfolk dinner of pheasant, braised red cabbage bread sauce mash and sprouts tonight..nice but may be a Stifado day tomorrow!

many of us "cook Greek" here in blighty, georgia. Jen and me had stamna on Saturday (and Sunday - I awlays make too much.) The boys bought me another Greek cook-book for Christmas. I expect I'll get volume 2 this year! Apart from loving the food, it brings a bit of Arillas into our lives eating Greek. Surrounded by Marikas posters, the Arillas wallpaper on both computers, Kourtaki bottles stood in the hearth, KoumQuat in the cupboard.... sad aren't we!!

Phil

I was going to order the liver at Amourada Georgia but bottled out... I should have had it I think now.

As Phil said we all seem to mess about in the kitchen with Greek food... even some recipes on here somewhere.

Hi All,
Back in May I picked up an interesting book in the shop next to Olga's travel. Its called 'Corfiot Cusine' and contains recipies for almost any occasion covering a large selection of dishes. There are hints and 'substitute' suggestions and its been great to use since I have been back in the U.K. for those 'Corfu' evenings with family and friends. I also have two C.D's 'Anthology of Greek Music' and 'Corfu, 18 instrumental and songs' to accompany the delicious food and to set the atmosphere on the patio!
I must aggree that the food in Arillas is great no mater where you eat. I always stick to the traditional Greek menus. From Brouklis via the 'front' Graziella through to Thomas' Vavilas fish taverna where as you rightly said the seafood 'special' is a wonderful delicious experiance! They all have their own unique and different menus and its difficult to have a 'favorite'. I hope the 'Sidari' effect never latches on in Arillas, English food is available in England everywhere, we don't go to Corfu for that!!
Yammas,
Martin.

georgia, you must have been there same time as us, we saw him!  hahaha, didnt he look funny.  We were there 27/9 to 3/10. 

Sharon x

Hi all, glad I am not the only one who attempts a bit of Greek fare at home.
Blonde girl, do try the grilled calves liver on your next visit, must be one of the nicest meals I have ever had and lord knows I have had a few!
Sharon, so glad somebody else witnessed the German guy with miners light, we left the day before you arrived, so his light must have been well used..trust he had plenty of batteries?!! Just viewed Eggys beach picture, wow how does 25degrees sound to everyone? No brainer that one eh? x