• 5
• Wonderful!

Just an update(prior review left below), as it was three years ago that we went. This time we went on a family trip to Crete with my husband's family, and I have been vegan for 1.5yrs now(was vegetarian for 20+yrs), so it was interesting to see Crete again with vegan eyes. Most of the items on the menu are still vegan, and tasted just as wonderful as how I remembered them. This time I had the moussaka, and the eggplants as a starter. In Crete, it is typical to always get served a free small dessert, so here it was nice that the dessert was a vegan cake. The other's had the stifado with chestnuts and dark gigantes...I stole a bite from my husband and it was just as delicious as before. ... Once again, Happy Cow leads us to a gem. Cretan food is already very wonderful and full of local flavours, but it's so nice to have a place like this that is all vegetarian and very vegan friendly. I had the pumpkin starter and the moussaka. Both were great. My husband had the Spanokopita and the Bouraki. The Bouraki was really wonderful...it had pumpkin, goat cheese, and potato, with a pastry crust. We're driving to the east tomorrow, so we plan to stop along the way for another meal. They were our of the eggplant and raisins, so if that's available, I plan to try that along with a main, and my husband wants to try the chestnuts. You'll be full with a starter and a main dish. The young woman serving us was also very friendly...reading other reviews it sounds like she is the owner's daughter. *Update: We ended up going again and it was equally as delicious. The eggplant starter...wow. perfectly cooked eggplants topped with raisins, pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, and wonderful herbs. I had the stuffed zucchini flowers, with the option of a stuffed tomato...really, really so good. My husband had the chestnuts with onions in a wine sauce...unbelievable! We also got to meet Stalios this time. Such a kind and compassionate man. You can really tell he puts so much care and sincerity into everything. I've eaten at a lot of vegetarian places on my travels, and this has to be one of my favourites so far. Updated from previous review on Tuesday October 14, 2014 Updated from previous review on 2014-10-16