Notiás

Loved the food and atmosphere. Sophia, one of the proprietors, was awesome and took care of us. We'll be back!

Amazing dinner at Notiás! The staff were friendly and attentive without being too attentive. The location at the harbour was lovely with indoor or outdoor seating. There are several restaurants along the harbour with similar views and ambiance, but Notiás was quieter than some making the meal more enjoyable. The quiet could not be because the other restaurants were better. (Maybe a different cuisine?) Our meal was spectacular with our seafood cooked perfectly and the flavors wonderful. I would be back every night in Kalamata if there weren't so many places to try. And the prices are amazing: about €33 a person with drinks, shared appetizers and mains.

Excellent service and food with a beautiful view of the marina.

I've been here twice during my 3 days in Kalamata and all of the dishes I had were just great. You just have to love it if you're a foodie and the chef knows his craft! Also the service was nice and the recommended white wine fit perfectly to the dishes.

I am so disappointed to be posting this review and have left it until last of all the restaurants we dined in during our wonderful time in Greece this September in case it was representative. We were fortunate enough to dine out 13 times during our trip, and 12 of those experiences were fantastic. We chose Notias based on Google Reviews and whilst we were eating fairly early, we were pleased to see that a few tables on the quayside were reserved. The restaurant was on the pricier side of those we visited and the drinks menu is limited comparatively (wine (but red wine is not available by the glass), beer, aperol spritz and soft drinks are available, but no spirits or cocktails for example). This was no issue and the initial service was friendly. We decided to order the fresh squid for one of the mains, and were advised this would be 400g. Whilst expensive, we thought this would be worth splashing out on as this was principally a fish restaurant. I ordered the cod in batter, described as coming with sides of garlic mashed potato spread, garlic mashed potatoes, beet spread and seasonal greens (see pic of menu). The starters (feta in honey and courgette fries) were good. Unfortunately, it started to go wrong with the main courses. Firstly, we had ordered a side of fries specifically to go with the squid, as it didn't come with anything. These were brought with the starters so were cold by the time the mains arrived, but we put that down to experience. When my husband's squid arrived, the portion was tiny - seemingly nowhere close to 400g. We didn't want to make a fuss so continued with our meals but then when I tucked into my cod (there was no mashed potato by the way, only the "spread") and realised that everything else on the plate was cold - both "spreads" and also the seasonal greens - in fact the greens were fridge temperature and inedible. This meant that the parts of the cod that had come into contact with this part of the plate were also cold. I asked our initial waiter if the vegetables were supposed to be cold (and explained this was not what we were expecting) and he went off to check. By the time anyone reappeared, the rest of the family had finished their meals. The female supervisor came over and told me that this is the way the vegetables are prepared there but that if I wanted them warming up they could do so. I was made to feel like an idiot. I tried to explain that I would have expected this to be mentioned on the menu but she wasn't having any of it and was very patronising. When the original waiter returned to clear the plates and asked if everything had been ok, he could see that this wasn't the case from my plate and he was very apologetic and offered complimentary desserts or drinks. He was in no way to blame but we didn't want to stay there a moment longer so we paid up (including the 20+ euros for the tiny piece of squid) and headed off to a wonderful gelateria 5 minutes away where we had great service and value for money. If you look at my reviews on Google you will see that they are almost universally very positive and I was very hesitant to write this as I know at this time of year, restaurants are very reliant on tourists. But ultimately when there is so much choice, I feel it is important to write honest reviews.

Amazing dinner at Notiás! The staff were friendly and attentive without being too attentive. The location at the harbour was lovely with indoor or outdoor seating. There are several restaurants along the harbour with similar views and ambiance, but Notiás was quieter than some making the meal more enjoyable. The quiet could not be because the other restaurants were better. (Maybe a different cuisine?) Our meal was spectacular with our seafood cooked perfectly and the flavors wonderful. I would be back every night in Kalamata if there weren't so many places to try. And the prices are amazing: about €33 a person with drinks, shared appetizers and mains.