Wanted to post this a while ago, but had a few priority things to post so finally here it is.
The past week I have had bad news followed by more bad news, and this same week it was my dads birthday….just all bad timing.
We booked this ages ago, as the last time we were here we loved it and thought my dad would like it to….and we couldn’t wait to go back.
The afternoon tea was served in “Peacock Alley” which has a great atmosphere for Afternoon Tea, catchups or even private meetings.
Menu
To save me typing it up, here is the pic
How good does this sound? just reading it made my mouth water.
The Afternoon Tea
As you saw from the above photo, it sounded amazing! and we all couldnt wait till it came out.
As you can see the presentation was really good.
The food from start to finish was perfect! it was the perfect amount and everything was very very tasty.
The best part which I really love is they gave clotted cream with the scones, this is the only way scones jam and cream should be served……top marks here!!!!
Presentation : 5
Flavour : 5
Value For Money : 5
Overall : 5
Visit Overall :
Another amazing visit, and my dad really enjoyed it.
I cant fault this in anyway, everything was fresh tasty and the whole time spent there was so relaxing.
The staff were very helpful, friendly and attentive.
If you havent tried here for Afternoon Tea, you have to check it out as I promise you that you wont be disappointed.
Review Scores –
Atmosphere : 5
Staff : 5
Menu Choice : 5
Service : 5
Food : 5
Value for Money: 5
Overall : 5
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I love sweet potato, and sweet potato chips so I couldnt wait to see how this tasted.
Visually this looked really nice, as you can see from the picture….it smelled nice so it was now time to dig in.
All the flavours came through with every mouthful, this was so good and I loved the little aftertaste of the truffle oil mmmm this was a great choice and one I would have again.
Presentation : 5
Flavour : 5
Value For Money : 5
Overall : 5
Main Course :
Strathaven Ale Crispy Beer Battered Haddock £13.00 skinny fries, pea purée, tarter sauce
On arrival I thought I ordered Jaws, this fish was massive!
I started with the fries, and I am so glad it was skinny fries as they are my fav! These fries were perfectly cooked, and had just the right amount of salt already on them.
The fish had a nice coating of batter, and tasted so so good.
Unfortunately I had to leave around half the fish as I was so full! if I had known it was this big I would have skipped my starter.
Presentation : 5
Flavour : 5
Value For Money : 5
Overall : 5
Visit Overall :
Just like the previous visits the staff have always welcomed us, they are very friendly and the service has always been really good.
The food today was really good, and I will be coming back to try other dishes.
Review Scores –
Atmosphere : 5
Staff : 5
Menu Choice : 5
Service : 5
Food : 5
Value for Money: 5
Overall : 5
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It’s taken me this long to write this up, deliberately as I wanted to make sure I had enough detail and also have the Greece Vlog videos completed.
This is my first visit to Greece (Crete), and I booked my holiday via a travel agency and this was where I would be staying for 5 nights.
I arrived at night so I didn’t get much time to see anything, but this is what my room looked like.
Bedroom Area :
This was very nice and spacious, but the one issue was the bed.
Every time I moved even just a little, it squeaked!! so when I did move more it was squeak squeak squeak…so my sleeping habit had to be changed to not move much.
Bathroom :
For the standard of hotel, this was nice and very clean.
The only issue here for me was the shower had a curtain which I am not a fan off, and the shower head really needed changing as the metal/silver plating was chipping off.
I booked all inclusive, which I have not done for many many years.
What this meant was you got your food (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) and all your drinks….well if it was alcoholic it had to be local wine, local beer etc so all local products which was fine for me.
For me personally the food was just so so, I could see they catered for all but they didn’t really have many Greek dishes which really disappointed me.
The food each day didn’t really change, so I started to get bored with seeing the same foods.
Don’t get me wrong what I did eat was nice, just not amazing….for the Greek food I had to travel to different restaurants near me or when I took a trip somewhere.
Location :
I wish I had booked somewhere else, but I only found out by doing some travelling.
The beach which is a short walk from the hotel is so so more rocky than sandy beach as I was expecting. So another disapointment as I couldnt really, go and sun on the beach here.
About a 20min walk to the left of the hotel you can find a local SPAR where you can get drinks, food etc so this was useful when I was going a trip or two to get some water bottles.
Due to me not being someone who just sits in the hotel 24/7 I visited a few places :
1. Heraklion
To travel here it takes around 40 mins by bus from the hotel.
2. Malia
This is a very nice tourist area, with many shops, restaurants and a great beach.
10-12 mins by bus from this hotel.
3. Lerapetra
Here is a very nice place to visit, and one I would recomend either going via a company or doing yourself.
4. Spinalonga
While in Crete I visited the island of Spinalonga, officially known as Kalydon. Here is a short walk around video, but please do take the tour it’s really educational and interesting to see.
5. Agios Nikolaos
Just a short video but worth a visit.
Overall
Overall my first visit to Greece (Crete) was a good one, the weather wasn’t great but it was much better than what I would have had if I had stayed in Glasgow.
The hotel for what I paid was good, but I am sure if I just spent a little more time on GoogleMaps I could have found a better-situated hotel.
The staff were very nice and very helpful, and the hotel was nice looking…just the bed issue and shower head issue.
Would I go back? maybe not as I said I wasn’t happy with the location as Malia looked nice and the beach was very nice, and a few other places I visited looked much nicer so sorry guys.
If I do go back to Greece I may try another island.
If your looking to just stay in the hotel and by the hotel pool, this hotel will be perfect for you. If like me you like to walk to a sandy beach etc, then you should try a better located hotel.
