Olive Tree Restaurant, Kalamaki

So. G and I visited Zante this year in early July 2025 and it was HOT! It’s been a few years since we have visited in peak season choosing to visit either in March or September / October and sometimes staying in Zante Town if the resorts are shut.

One of our favorite places to eat is The Olive Tree Restaurant in Kalamaki. We are often to be found here enjoying their fabulous meze plate (which is large enough to share) and savoring their beautiful frygania, but this time around G was feeling a little over=heated and we felt that we could probably not eat all of the meze and do it justice so we opted for something different this time around.

We stuck to olives and pita to start as we were not feeling particularly hungry and we ordered a margeruita for G and a Diet Coke for me plus some water for the table.

For our mains I opted for a delicious beef stifado served with Greek potatoes while G had yuvesti. After a mojito, we chose the frygania for G while I had a coffee. I have to say their frygania is elite - it is served with a cherry sauce and is totally delicious. I’d also note that this is the largest latte I drank on the island in the whole 10 days we were there !

Our total spend was 78 euros.

We re-visited a week later and I enjoyed a fillet steak while G opted for Gemista this time. Again the food was totally delicious and fairly priced.

This time we finished with a sharing plate of two cakes - one small frygania and one small chocolate cake and I had another of their huge lattes!

I have to say that The Olive Tree is always busy, and for good reason. It is a spacious restaurant with ample seating, food is plentiful and is fairly priced. They do special early bird deals whereby you may get a free starter if you eat early or perhaps a free frygania and like most of the restaurants in the resort, you will always get some sort of free shot before you leave, sometimes flavored liqueurs, sometimes a spirit or perhaps a shot of wine.

The staff are friendly and attentive but you are not made to feel rushed at all. I am sure that G and I will be back for another yummy dinner when we visit the island again in September.

Thanks for reading - if you enjoy Greek food then this is the place to visit but just as a side note, they are also known for their Mexican dishes !

Wherever you decide to eat in Kalamaki, enjoy

See you soon

Tracey xx

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