Let's talk about food! My favorite topic besides shopping. I'm not a good food writer, but I certainly know what is good to recommend. If I take the trouble to blog about it (some more single post dedicated just for this restaurant), you'll know it's good. Being a Penangite, I have really high standard for good food, and I must say Louis Restaurant is pretty impressive.
This restaurant serves authentic Greek food. It is quite a small size restaurant and the owner's wife is the chef in the kitchen. So technically they serve "home cooked" food. The menu is pretty simple, mostly Greek food and they also have a section of "traditional food".
This is what our table looks like...
We ordered 3 dishes to share out. That way, we can sample more foods. The one I personally ordered is Soutzoukakia from their "traditional dishes" section. It is a pork dish, which they made into sort-of meatball form. The meat is so tender and soft, top with home made tomato paste. It comes with buttered Mediterranean rice, which was awesome!
Next is the pork gyros with pita bread. The pork is chargrilled and it is full of flavor. The taste is a little bit complicated, but let's put it this way... it is like our version of char siew without the sweetness. But you definitely taste some spices added while it is grilled.
Lastly is something healthier.... Greek salad. The huge tofu-looking stuff is the feta cheese. The Greeks are super proud of their feta cheese and it is easily crumbled while you're mixing the salad. Unlike other salads, Greek salad has less green leaves in it, they add a lot of tomatoes, whole olives, zuchinni and onions.
For drinks, I ordered the famous coffee frappe, this is their country's version of our "teh tarik". It tasted like ice chilled flat white, topped with vanilla ice cream. It is super bliss to have it during hot days.
Oh, did I mention, the view at the restaurant is fantastic!!! Remember to get a seat at the balcony dining area.
The price for the food is pretty decent for its standard. A main dish probably cost about 9 to 12 euros. Meanwhile, the drinks cost at most 5euros, which is my frappe. The alcoholic drinks probably cost much more, but I didn't pay notice to that.
Louis Restaurant is located in Fira. It is easy to miss it because it is located above other shops. You need to spot the entrance stairs. The easiest to get there is to locate this clothing boutique....
It is opposite this boutique. Just look out for the restaurant signage.
I totally recommend this place because:
1. The food is good. There's nothing to complain and there's a lot to praise.
2. Reasonable and affordable price, especially most of the restaurants in Santorini are quite expensive.
3. Great sea view. You can see the Nea Kameri (volcano) from the balcony.
4. Nice service. The owner personally serves you, if you're not happy you can speak to him directly.
In terms of halal food, it is a bit hard to find over there. But there are fairly good seafood, chicken, lamb, beef and vegetarian dishes for you to choose from and you can always tell the waitress of your concern. I don't think there is a certified halal restaurant in the entire island.
Next, I'm going to show you the pretty villa I stayed in Oia (the place where has the best sunset in the world), which is really affordable. Definitely won't hurt your pocket. And also in my opinion, the best location in Oia.
This restaurant serves authentic Greek food. It is quite a small size restaurant and the owner's wife is the chef in the kitchen. So technically they serve "home cooked" food. The menu is pretty simple, mostly Greek food and they also have a section of "traditional food".
This is what our table looks like...
We ordered 3 dishes to share out. That way, we can sample more foods. The one I personally ordered is Soutzoukakia from their "traditional dishes" section. It is a pork dish, which they made into sort-of meatball form. The meat is so tender and soft, top with home made tomato paste. It comes with buttered Mediterranean rice, which was awesome!
Next is the pork gyros with pita bread. The pork is chargrilled and it is full of flavor. The taste is a little bit complicated, but let's put it this way... it is like our version of char siew without the sweetness. But you definitely taste some spices added while it is grilled.
Lastly is something healthier.... Greek salad. The huge tofu-looking stuff is the feta cheese. The Greeks are super proud of their feta cheese and it is easily crumbled while you're mixing the salad. Unlike other salads, Greek salad has less green leaves in it, they add a lot of tomatoes, whole olives, zuchinni and onions.
For drinks, I ordered the famous coffee frappe, this is their country's version of our "teh tarik". It tasted like ice chilled flat white, topped with vanilla ice cream. It is super bliss to have it during hot days.
Oh, did I mention, the view at the restaurant is fantastic!!! Remember to get a seat at the balcony dining area.
The price for the food is pretty decent for its standard. A main dish probably cost about 9 to 12 euros. Meanwhile, the drinks cost at most 5euros, which is my frappe. The alcoholic drinks probably cost much more, but I didn't pay notice to that.
Louis Restaurant is located in Fira. It is easy to miss it because it is located above other shops. You need to spot the entrance stairs. The easiest to get there is to locate this clothing boutique....
It is opposite this boutique. Just look out for the restaurant signage.
I totally recommend this place because:
1. The food is good. There's nothing to complain and there's a lot to praise.
2. Reasonable and affordable price, especially most of the restaurants in Santorini are quite expensive.
3. Great sea view. You can see the Nea Kameri (volcano) from the balcony.
4. Nice service. The owner personally serves you, if you're not happy you can speak to him directly.
In terms of halal food, it is a bit hard to find over there. But there are fairly good seafood, chicken, lamb, beef and vegetarian dishes for you to choose from and you can always tell the waitress of your concern. I don't think there is a certified halal restaurant in the entire island.
Next, I'm going to show you the pretty villa I stayed in Oia (the place where has the best sunset in the world), which is really affordable. Definitely won't hurt your pocket. And also in my opinion, the best location in Oia.




































