Fish Tavern

Ilias and I decided to eat a late dinner at one of the fish taverns near our home. It is outdoors and on the seashore. I had never been to this fish tavern before but, Ilias had been there several times and said the food was fresh and tasty.

For those of you who don’t know, a fish tavern is a restaurant in Crete that serves only fish and various salads. All food is served Cretan/Greek Style, which is many small plates of food that everyone shares. I love eating this way. I doubt I could get use to eating a plate of food all to myself ever again.

 

Of course. the meal always starts with Wine. We prefer white wine with our meals. A small bottle of Raki is also served with the meal. Raki is made from grapes and is usually 65% to 95% proof. I usually do not drink Raki because, well, I cannot handle it.

 

 

Ilias has a special gift for ordering our meals. He ordered Fish Eggs in creamy sauce, small fried fish, boiled herbs in olive oil and lemon, roasted chili pepper, pickled beets with garlic mashed potatoes, fried fish balls, Cretan olives, mussels in tomato sauce with feta cheese, fried shrimp (not shown), and fried big winged fish (not shown). The meal comes with fresh bread that we dip in everything. After the meal, we enjoyed a dessert of watermelon and Halvas (polenta with cinnamon). Oh, and of course, more Raki.

 

All the food was wonderful. My favorite was the mussels, boiled herbs, and fish eggs. We were not the only ones enjoying the meal. Alley cats are a common sight at outdoor fish taverns and most people throw them a scrap or two.

 

 

I hope we get the chance to eat at this charming place again. Maybe next time we will have guests joining us. Maybe you?