Dishes are mainly borrowed from the Italians and Turks and involve either stuffing ingredients into a pot and boiling them in oil or in stabbing them with a skewer and setting fire to them. Meals are often displayed in cabinets outside the taverna and customers are welcome to wander around the kitchens to see what is on offer. In these fast food days even traditional Greek dishes like moussaka often come to the table buried beneath mounds of chips. But it is not all a dog's dinner. Lamb is delicious and chicken is cheap.
Fish tends to be expensive and looks even more so as it is usually priced by the kilo.
Omelettes are a must with deep yellow yolk eggs. Yoghurt and honey are out of this world for breakfast out of doors. Service is sluggish at best. Expect to wait to order, to wait for your meal and to wait for the bill. It takes time so get used to waiting, stuck out of doors on a balmy evening with the stars shining on the Med.