Aphrodite Restaurant most beautiful in KalyvesThe Aphrodite Restaurant is found at the village square of Kalyves, close to Chania here on the Greek island of Crete.
Aphrodite Restaurant in Kalyves
If there was to be a beauty contest amongst the Kalyves restaurants then the Aphrodite Restaurant would be the runaway winner. We just love the Aphrodite Restaurant! Decorated with a beautiful flair the Aphrodite Restaurant lives up to its Greek goddess namesake and is indeed decorated with lovers of beauty in mind. The glassware, table linen, crockery and cutlery are top of the range. Diners have a choice of eating inside the plush interior or dining al fresco in the patio garden at the rear, where the aroma of jasmine flowers fill the air and swallows swoop gracefully overhead.
Here's what Jean from England has to say about the Aphrodite Restaurant in Kalyves:"Our family go to Crete every year for our holidays and we visit Aphrodite every evening and have a drink outside in the square. We have also had lovely meals in the New Restaurant. Aphrodite and the staff are always very welcoming to us. We will be visiting again this August 2009 with our family and look forward to our lovely meals."
The Aphrodite Restaurant has to be given the title of Kallisti (Kallisti) meaning "Most Beautiful'. Like the Greek goddess herself it has outstanding beauty and demands attention. Here's a tale from Greek mythology and Ancient Greek history that explains further the beauty of Aphrodite and how wars can start when judging beauty. The story begins with the Greek god Zeus, (incidentally he was born here in Crete!) who was planning a wedding banquet for Peleus and Thetis. Everyone was to be invited apart from Eris, the goddess of strife and discord.
The blessing ceremony itself involved the setting out of central a table, to act as a makeshift altar, for the priest to place all he needed to conduct the religious ceremony. The items a huge bowl of water, a religious Icon, a censer for incense and a bunch of basil all found their appropriate position on the central table. Locals, tourists, customers, staff and a local Crete TV news film crew all watched in silent reverence as the priest blessed first the water. After 5 minutes or so of chanting and prayers the priest then dunked the basil into the water and then sprinkled the water from the basil onto the silent throng.
The Aphrodite Restaurant is set to open all year round which is very good news for us and other locals as most of the other restaurants and tavernas in Kalyves close during the winter months once the tourists have gone home. The menu offers a wide choice of Greek food and is carefully prepared and beautifully presented. The staff are very attentive and are eager for you to have the best dining experience possible. The house red wine is simply divine and incredibly cheap. A half litre carafe is under 3 euros. We've had worse wine costing 10 times the price! Try the plentiful and colourful Greek salad, laden with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers and topped with local olives, home pickled capers and fabulous Feta cheese. The cheese has to be the best the area has to offer. Or try the homemade Skafia herb and cheese filled pies, smothered in honey a local delicacy. A plateful of deep fried potatoes and a wholesome spicy Bekri Meze, Stifado (beef stew) or baked lamb should allow you to waddle your way from the restaurant. But dont forget to save room for the complimentary sweet and a glass or two of Raki served at the end of your meal. Yes, all in all the Aphrodite Restaurant deserves the title of Kallisti (Kallisti) Incidentally the word Kallisti (Kallisti) was the name given to ancient Thira, Santorini. And if you love Crete then you'll love the romantic Greek island of Santorini. Visit our sister site of Simply Santorini. Com for all you'll need to know about Santorini. And if after indulging in all that Greek restaurants like the Aphrodite with their overly ample portions have to offer and you want to lose a few pounds and get your Adonis or a sexy Greek goddess figure back then see our fabulous sister site of the Cretan Bowl Diet for easy and successful weight loss results. If you want to recreate some of the fabulous and healthy foods served at the Aphrodite Restaurant and want to learn more about the Cretan Diet and how it can help you live a longer and healthier life then we highly recommend Cretan Cooking brilliantly written and photographed by Nikos and Maria Psilakis. With 265 easy to follow recipes with wonderful colour photographs this recipe book is a must have for all lovers of Crete, the Cretan Diet and healthy food. The miracles of the Cretan diet, the most wholesome cuisine of the Mediterranean are unfolded in this great little recipe book. Cretan cooking has been described as the best and complete healthy diet in the world. Scientific studies confirm that people of the Island of Crete in Greece has the lowest mortality rate of Coronary diseases which is attributed to their diet. This book contains ingredients and recipes that will help you shed your weight and also improve your quality of life. Thousands of people all over the world are using this book as a guide to good and healthy cooking and living. International scientific researchers have proved that Cretan cooking offers people good health and long life. It is based more on the consumption of plenty of olive oil, vegetables, wild greens, pulses and cereals and less on the consumption of meat. Nevertheless, this does not mean that it is lacking in taste. Cretan dishes send forth fine flavours and tastes which can still be felt in the villages of the island. In this book you will find the main recipes which have been preserved on Crete for centuries, and which, together with the way of life, constitute what is called today "the miracle of the Cretan diet".
"Eat like the Cretans and you will live longer... A precious book, an encyclopaedia on the traditional nutrition of the Cretans, which hides many secrets to good health, well being and longevity" - ETHNOS NEWSPAPER, Athens, Greece "It is a marvellous and precious collection of traditional recipes which the authors have gathered with great zeal..." - TA NEA NEWSPAPER, Athens, Greece "A wonderful collection of authentic traditional and contemporary Cretan recipes, rich in historical content" - Magazine SAVEUR, USA
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