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Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
Take-out
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Greek
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Traditional Greek restaurant with a big variety of vegan/vegetarian appetizers.


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21 Reviews

First Review by Vegatron

meislea_

Points +153

Vegan
06 Oct 2023

Best in Akrotiri

Staff were so friendly and helpful in pointing out vegan options. 10/10 would recommend the fava dip! Anything on the menu with feta can be made with vegan feta, yum!

Pros: Close to Akrotiri Archeological Site

Ravi1983

Points +16

Vegan
31 Aug 2023

So many good vegan options

One of the best restaurants in Santorini with amazing views and so many great vegan options. Vegan spaghetti bolognese, vegan tomato fritters are a must have and so is the greek salad with vegan feta cheese.

Pros: Greek salad with vegan feta, Vegan tomato fritters , Vegan spaghetti bolognese

MariaRamoa

Points +408

Vegan
29 Aug 2023

Very nice place

The restaurant is very nice, has many vegan options.
Including bolognese, mousaka, pasta and risotto.
The location is perfect and the food is very good!

sakeeley

Points +188

Vegan
22 Jun 2023

Lovely hidden gem

We stayed at Mod Santorini, a fully vegan hotel in Thira and they recommended this place. We loved the food. The options on the menu aren’t labelled but the server was so nice and told us everything that was vegan/could be vegan. They made us fava with fresh bread, a delicious eggplant dish, tomato balls and a Greek salad with vegan feta. They can even make vegan moussaka. A must visit if you want to support local, family-run businesses.

The setting is just beautiful by the beach. It offers a sense of tranquility away from the hustle and bustle of Thira.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-22

Pros: The sceneary, Traditional Greek food, Family business

DalitFinkman

Points +18

Vegan
23 Aug 2022

Very vegan friendly restaurant

Nice restaurant near the red beach With very tasty vegan dishes

Pros: Vegan menu with very good dishes , The owner daughter is vegan, Very nice hospitality

Cons: Nothing

jennasue922

Points +128

Vegan
12 Aug 2022

Great Vegan Options

The daughter of the owner is vegan and was able to make a fried vegan feta appetizer for us with maple syrup! So good!

Pros: Vegan options but those options are delicious, Very friendly staff, Staff understands what vegan is!

Cons: Good and fair prices

Cbautista92

Points +42

Vegan
22 Jul 2022

Buenas opciones veganas

Variedad de platos veganos, trato perfecto y la calidad de sus platos veganos es increíble!
Postre típico griego “Baklava” como opción vegana, insuperable!

Pros: Varias opciones veganas, Servicio excelente , Calidad

fraso13

Points +16

Vegan
08 Jul 2022

Mehr Vegan auf Karte gewünscht

Es schmeckte alles sehr frisch. Es könnte deutlich mehr auf die veganen Varianten hingewiesen werden.

Pros: Es schmeckte alles sehr frisch. , Die Pilze und Pommes fand ich sehr lecker.

Cons: Die Herren waren eher unfreundlich

SusanMarsh

Points +169

Vegan
26 Jun 2022

Great vegan options by the sea

Great chilled out spot right on the ocean. Super friendly staff very knowledgable about Veganism and how to make various dishes on the menu vegan. Option to substitute vegan feta for dishes that contain cows feta. When chatting owner mentioned that they would be creating a vegan menu (June 22). Highly recommend checking this place out.

Pros: Many appetisers can be made vegan, Vegan feta option , Great seaside location

Cons: Serves meat

nerea.dlg

Points +338

Vegan
05 Jun 2022

Quiet place by the sea

They were super nice and helpful. Although it's not specified in the menu, the feta cheese in any plate can be vegan, wich was a pleasant surprise.

They told us they were preparing a new vegan menu.

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-05

Nina131214

Points +48

Vegan
28 Sep 2021

Yummy vegan options with oceanview

Very delicious vegan Moussaka and Greek salad with vegan feta right at the beach!

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-28

LorraineKThomas

Points +98

Vegan
16 Sep 2021

Such a special find, I didn’t want to leave.

Melinda herself is vegan. Wonderful friendly service, this restaurant has an idilic location and beautiful rustic charm. With a separate vegan menu and a good selection of choices, it should be marked as vegan friendly not just vegan options.

Pros: Idillic location , Friendly service , Great vegan menu and choices

JwpcC

Points +93

Vegan
16 Sep 2021

A separate vegan menu and waves lapping at your feet

Full of mellow character and the mesmerising sound of waves next to your table, this really is a special find. The food is delicious and the staff incredibly friendly. A really enjoyable evening. Thank you.

metasharp

Points +147

Vegan
27 Aug 2021

good traditionnal restaurant

by the sea !

good: tasty, reasonable price

bad : only 1 vegan dessert... we ordered it (it was in the menu of course)... then the waitress came to tell us the cook is not good enough to cook it correctly at the moment... so no dessert... quite lame to display it then !

KonnieW

Points +107

Vegan
26 Aug 2021

Traditional Greek restaurant with a view

Really enjoyed finding this little gem overlooking a sea view. It feels more like a traditional Greek restaurant than a few we have visited. There was a seperate vegan menu which is always great. Lots of traditional Greek vegan options. Really enjoyed the fava starter

Pros: Lots of vegan options and seperate vegan menu, Great service and sea view , Delicious starters

JacobCoetzee

Points +62

Vegan
24 Jul 2021

Amazing setting and great food

This Taverna is on the Waterfront with the surf lapping at the steps. Staff are exceptionally friendly and very good. The food is brilliant. Typical Greek starters that are complelty vegan. Had a brilliant time.

Pros: Vegan options, Staff, Setting

Cons: Olive oil typical of Greek food

EmilyFellows

Points +43

Vegan
23 Oct 2019

Fantastic

Loved this place, returned 3 times in our week stay in Santorini. Not a lot of vegan options, but we made a meal out of the appetisers and it was delicious! The fava dip is the best we had. The staff were great too, and even brought us grapes instead of cakes with the bill as they remembered our dietary requirements. Recommend!

Pros: Great staff, Great view, Delicious food

Cons: Not many vegan mains

Praemai

Points +42

Vegan
18 Sep 2019

Nice flavors and good sea view

We had lunch at Melinas. Although vegan food was not labeled in the menu, the staff helped us to find good options. We enjoyed the veggie pasta as well as the orange salad (substituted feta cheese for avocado) and the charcoal grilled eggplant. We really enjoyed the flavors, so would recommend this place.

Pros: Nice view, Friendly staff, Flexible for substitutions

anluvima

Points +44

Vegetarian
15 Jun 2019

Great service honest food

The place is very nice by the water, the service was great and we had plenty of vegan options available even a dessert!

Pros: Good option of vegan meze, Great service

LiaTraballero

Points +1900

Vegan
21 May 2019

Ok

You can find the traditional Greek dishes that are vegan: fava, tomato balls, zucchini balls (here they said there is no cheese in it)... we also had a beetroot salad and potatoes. We were still not tired of eating always the same few things....😄it was good.

The view is very nice.

Vegatron

Points +63

Vegan
29 Jul 2018

Saved me from starvation

They have vegan options labeled with a V on the menu, but they have no vegan entrees. We got mashed fava beans, fries, fried zucchini balls, and a green salad. Also the bread is vegan. I used the fava beans as dipping sauce. The salad and fava were pretty good. I normally don't eat much fried food but the other option was starvation.

Pros: Couldn't find any other vegan food in area.

Cons: Few vegan options, most fried. No vegan entrees.




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