Lighthouse

Our first visit to this restaurant, the food was FAB, and the company excellent Thank you Veronica and crew, we will definitely be paying you several visits in September.

Andrew LOVED his fillet steak, and my pork chop was perfect

this is the bst resturant going so i dono what peple are saying... miss all of you........... ciara xx

Best breakfast in Kalimaki !  Derek and Vernonica best hosts and  also the best sunday roast.  If you get to the stage you,re itchin for homemade food this is the place to go

take no notice of previous reports slagging this restaurant it is brilliant, derek and veronica are really nice people, as are all staff, been to kalamaki five times, just returned used lighthouse every day, if you want good food and plenty of it then this is the place to go. 

Had dinner here quite a few times last year on Hols and will definately do so again this year, food always freshly cooked and well worth the wait makes a nice change from the "samey" Greek menus (with chips and rice) price very reasonable also, would highly recommend.

must have gone on a bad day flexible menu advertised on the board and friendly staff. we didn't even get a smile when i asked if my son could have his egg scrambled instead of fried after a lot of moaning by the staff they agreed on this occasion but would not do it again as "its too much faffing about"  will never go there again expensive and poor quality compared to a lot of places in Kalamaki as well!

High to everyone at The Lighthouse. We are looking forward to your scrumptious breakfasts...wherever you are staying in kalamaki it is worth the walk, we have not had a bad meal there, and visit every year.

 Linda and Malcolm

I visited the Lighthouse some years ago.  I worked with Veronica for some years before she and Derek moved to Zante.  If anyone reading this is about to go to Zante would you say hello to her for me. 

 We visited in August and September and enjoyed two fab meals at The Lighthouse.  Fish, Chips and Mushy peas followed by Treacle pudding and custard was to die for according to my hubby.  In September we both had the homemade steak pie, with roast potatoes and veg and it was fab.  You have to try the chocolate sponge with custard .. hmmmm deeeelicious   Thanks, Derek and Veronica for two lovely meals and we'll see you again next year

Jeanette, Nigel, Amy & Ellie

just got back after a weeks break in zante been to zante a few times and have been told how good the breakfasts are here but have always stayed a distance from the lighthouse.we went here 4 times for our breakfast and on every visit it never disappointed us. the food is freshly cooked and piping hot,unlike a few places i could mention, the service is very friendly and prompt. i can certainly recommend the lighthouse for a visit no matter what distance away the further the better as you need a long walk back to recover from the huge portions that you get. i never ate there in the evening but looked at the menu and the choice is to vast to list and unlike alot of places they cater for children in a big way. veronica & derek have worked very hard to establish themselves and we wish you all the sucsess for the future you certainly deserve it we will be sure to see you both next year.

WE HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO KALAMAKI FOR 7 YEARS AND IN ALL THIS TIME I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LIGHTHOUSE. VERONICA AND DEREK MAKE YOU FEEL WELCOME AS DO HER STAFF DURUM AND HIS WIFE. I BECAME ILL DURING ONE OF MY VISITS TO KALAMAKI AND VERONICA LOOKED AFTER ME AND SHE ALWAYS ASKS AS SOON AS SHE SEES ME IF I AM ALRIGHT AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING SHE AND DEREK CAN DO FOR ME,  WHICH SHE DID DURING OUR LAST VISIT IN AUG/SEPT EVEN THOUGH I KNEW SHE WAS UNWELL HERSELF, NOTHING WAS TO MUCH TROUBLE. PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY WHY TRAVEL TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AND NOT TRY THE FOOD, WELL I DID, UNFORTUNATLEY I JUST ENJOY ENGLISH FOOD AND DON,T SEE WHY I SHOULD NOT ENJOY THE BEST WHILE I AM AWAY. AND THE BEST FOOD I FIND IS SERVED IN THE LIGHTHOUSE. LONG MAY YOU REIGN. LOTS OF LOVE TO ALL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR GRAHAM,SANDRA, BAZ, NICOLA, PHIL SAYS ( KEEP THOSE FISH CHIPS AND MUSHY PEAS COMING), KAREN, LEE, COLETTE, AND ALL THE KIDS. AS FOR THE COMMENT BY Alison Braithwaite I THINK SHE MAY HAVE GONE TO THE WRONG PLACE. OR IS IT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE  WRONG AND SHE IS RIGHT  OH WELL EVERYONE TO THERE OWN.

This was our 4th consecutive visit to Kalamaki and I have to say that it would'nt be the same without our Lighthouse breakfast.  The food, service and price are fabulous.  One morning we were very early due to a trip out and the Lighthouse wasnt open, so we ate somewhere else - what a mistake.

Will continue to eat there on future holidays.

one of the best places we have ever been

will the lighthouse be open till the end of october i would love to go back then

BEEN TO KALAMAKI 4 TIMES, EACH YEAR BEEN TO LIGHTHOUSE IT IS GREAT, FRIENDLY STAFF GOOD FOOD AND PLENTY OF IT. DEREK & VERONICA REALLY NICE PEOPLE. TRY THE SUNDAY ROAST . JUST TRY IT FOR YOURSELF YOU WIIL ENJOY. 

Every meal was spot on and you can't miss the Sunday lunch, just like Mum used to cook.

This place is amazing,the food is alway fresh,and most definitely NOT greasy,The service is superb,I have tried most other places within Kalamki for their breakfasts,but this place really is the best.

The lighthouse was recommended to us by friends who have been going there for years.  Went for breakfast as were very disappointed.  Horrid tinned mushrooms (not like the frsh ones along the road at Deppy's), greasy bacon, no hash browns - instead we were given bits of fried potato (like having mini roast potatoes on your breakfast).  Sorry to say that we didn't enjoy it and wont be going back - not sure what people on this site are going on about saying it was excellent, frankly it isn't.

we were recomended to try the lighthouse by a gentleman who warned us not to eat there ,or we would never eat anywhere else., how true!!! first class food !!!we have holidayed in kalamaki for about 7 years  and  know all the good eateries .this is definateley one of them !!!all meals are first class .will be back 2007 for more!Dereks steak and onion melts in your mouth and the Sunday Dinner is first class, dont forget to book!!

Thanks once again Veronica and Derek for fab breakfasts, this picture will be my computer screen saver for the next year lots of love from Emma, Linzi, Claire & Harrison

Never ate here in the evening, but the breakfasts are absolutely top drawer (especially the big breakfast which sets you up for the day).  Many of the cafes in the UK could learn a thing or two from Derek and Veronica.  Don't bother with all the hotels offering a so called full English breakfast, it is worth the extra Euro or so and the walk to the Lightouse - believe me.

In our opinion, this is the best English restaurant in Kalamaki. Great homemade food, great service, great prices. What more could you want?

We visited this resaurant for the first time in August this year and will definitely be visiting again next August.  We wouldn't normally go to an English restaurant as I like to try as many of the Greek dishes as possible but my husband (Nigel) liked the sound of the Friday night special of Fish and Chips and he even managed a Sticky toffee pudding for afters!!  Even the kids finished off everything on their plates, which is unusual.  The food and the service were excellent.

Here is Amy, just about to tuck into her chocolate ice cream and Ellie giving her dinner the thumbs up

Went to this place twice, it was really really good.

Best English Breakfast on the island....no doubt about it! - and so cheap too!

WOW! Didn`t really want too much english food on our much enjoyed holiday, but we couldn`t stay away from this place! Breakfast really set us up for the day and it was so cheap for what you got. My hubby has a huge appetite and he couldn`t eat all his big breakfast. And the kids ate everything which is unheard of.The menu is incredibly varied, and everything really tasty, we worked our way through the menu due to feeling still hungry after eating at most other restaurants. I have to recommend highly their sunday roast ( have to book ) and their chips are delicious. Plus excellent greek salad!

Hi to Veronica & Derek got back from Kalamaki on the 19 june 05 had a wonderful time largely due to the wonderful hospitality we recieved at the lighthouse.We ate there quite a few nights and derek was always happy to do my little boy his own oliver special and the way my 20 month old was looked after was great. Alan and charlotte loved their breakfasts and sunday lunch was to die for, hope to see you all again soon and hopefully by then dominic will have learned to talk and not scream.

Going to Kalamaki in four weeks where is the lighthouse restuarant located? Will it be easy to find?

Add your comment here..  Hi Veronica & Derek thank you for your lovely friendly hospitality. and excellent food.

Peter & Yvonne. .

hi veronica and derek just got the photos and our xmas card thank you very much have a great xmas and a great new year lots of love kathy and paulxxxx

food was excellent shame about the service. the staff were ok it was the lady who owns it who needs a lesson in customer service

The lighthouse has the best breakfast in Kalamaki by far , the staff are lovely and go out of their way to help you. The food is always of an excellent standard and beats alot of the restaurants in England!!

hi ronnie and derek really enjoyed our stay in oct hope dereks legs are better poor thing miss ya great breakfasts and sunday lunches oh and paul says the fish and chips ,we are going to corfu in june with our little boy so we will see you again next year june /july love to you both keep up the good work .x look forward to getting the picture you took of us that night

Yet another excellent breakfast, may have to try one of your famous roast dinners next year! Have a wonderful break see you next year.

Tremendous english breakfasts - staff looked overworked and tired!!

I visited the lighthouse when veronica and Derek first opened it, the food is great and so are the staff. I hope they read this I they are very good friends of mine that I have not seen in a long time.

Year after year simply the best breakfast in Kalamaki. Nothing is too much trouble. Veronica even cured my husband,s upset tummy with her greek yoghurt remedy! Thanks for the peppermint tea. Have a safe journey home

See you next year we hope

Berni and Rob xxxx

i cant understand some of the nasty comments are they being given free food by some one to put these nasty comments on this site ???????? or what get a life veronica and her husband are lovely people

hi me and my husband paul and our daughter hollie stayed for 2 weeks in may it was hollie birthday and veronica and her husband had a cake made for her birthday it was a lovely gesture and much appreciated we had great sunday lunch as well and breakfasts they where turning people away they where so busy the food is lovely home cooked we are going to zante again in oct 7th 2004 staying at the antonis cant wait to see every one we would highley recommend the food at the light house!!!

we were away in august 2004 and loved the lighthouse, once you have found this place you won't bother with the rest. excellent food at half the price of any of the others. daily specials to die for and real home cooked chips, desserts are beautiful although fitting them in after the plentiful dinner was a struggle. thank you again for everything! hope to see you all again soon.

love

tracy & chris(custard), mandy, gary, katie & amy x
wolverhampton

Derek and Veronica work incredibly hard to produce the most original and tastful menu in zante....unfortunately the recent and usually shortlived english cafes nearby have copied over and over again!!! However, the food at the lighthouse is ALWAYS fantastic, huge portions, freshly cooked, really great value for money.
yeah, sometimes you have to wait as its cooked to order, but who cares if you`re on holiday? whats the hurry? I`ll never understand people rushing around clockwatching in 100 degrees!
We go to kalamaki every year and some restaurants change hands yearly, but not here. says it all really? this place is the nicest.

Service with a smile, nothing was to much trouble. Excellent breakfasts and evening meals, can't reccomend this place highly enough. See you next year!

It's ok I suppose, nothing special, staff seemed tired & fed up, food nothing special, best to avoid it unless you have to have english food

Great food,great service,and as it says on the menu,you get what you pay for(or words to that effect).The big breakfast is a lifesaver!!.

After a night on the Ouzo, you really do need a "Big breakfast". But the bacon sandwich or the sausage sandwich were greeted with equal enthusiasm by the rest of my family. Every day. Why change?

Veronica and Derek, it was great to see you again and hope you are all well. Sheila and I are already counting the days till we see you again in October to enjoy your company and cuisine.

We ate at the lighthouse most days during our spring holiday this year,we loved it.Veronica even bought a cake to celebrate our daughter Hollies birthday.We were made to feel really at home.10/10 thanks Veronica see you in October.

when you are in kalamaki you should really give this a look,if you want a good english breakfast this is the best,home sick for a sunday lunch " great " but book up derek is brill cook

Veronica and Derek rock!! Just got back on Monday.

They do the best breakfast on the island (proper bacon) and not swimming in grease! Had one evening meal and two Sunday dinners which were just scrummy!! Cannot believe people complain about this place, there's just nothing to complain about, unless they're called Victor or the like!!

Been regular visitors for the last couple of years and intend to go back later in the year, so don't worry Veronica and Derek, We'll remember the gravy browning and pease pudding!!! (not forgetting the melton mowbray pies!!). And thanks ever so much for putting those sarnies up for us for the airport. See you later in the year!!

Jayne & Brian (Newcastle)

Went to the lighthouse once and was very disappointed with the service. The food was very poor and the choice very limited. We went there june of last year, going back to Kalamaki in june this year but will give the Lighthouse a miss this year.

Our first visit to kalamaki, sept2003, We found the lighthouse. We had many excellent breakfasts and evening meals. The sunday roast is special, but don't plan to do much afterwards, due to large portions. Veronica and Derek and their staff, are very friendly and helpful. Hygiene is off a high standard. We would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone. A MUST TO VISIT!!!

I know there's been some animosity in the past between the ISIS and the Lighthouse, but have to disagree with some of the derogatory comments made about this place. Their breakfasts are fab along with their evening meals.

Veronica is a lovely woman, really friendly. Just because she hasn't got a permanent grin on her face doesn't mean she's miserable and moody. I mean do you permanently have a smile on your face?? If you answer yes, you better get it extracted by your GP!!!

have to agree with the last guy that the woman at the lighthouse is gloomy, but im not sure that the best breakfast was at point break. i would have said without a shadow of a doubt it was at ISIS a few doors up the road. Even though i was full i still went back for lunch, the omelettes are great and on occasions for an evening meal. I dont know if it was the great food that i went back for or if it was for the back chat that i got from kirsty, anyway i deserved everything i got. Thanks guys, i will be seeing you again next may or june

Sorry i ment POINT BREAK... Anyway it,s better than the lighthouse

good breakfast, poor service, woman serving moody, if you want the best breakfast in Kalamaki go to BREAK POINT

The breakfasts are loveley no slimey eggs ! Sunday Roast is a must it was just like mum makes with real yorkshire puddings every meal was great.But the best thing for me was they catered for my 18 month old little boy i.e clean highchair,plastic cutlery,bib if needed,BABY CHANGE ROOM with nappy sacks and wipes if needed. see you next year bringing my mum & dad.

Arrived late and, rather hungry, found the lighthouse and asked if we were too late to have a meal. The woman said no problem so I told her I would be back in 5 minutes as I had to get my girlfriend from the apartment. Came back less than 5 minutes later and the woman told us it was too late, they were closing! What sort of a way to run a business is that? I never returned during my 2 weeks and, from what I heard, I'm glad. The woman is a moody, impolite individual and the service is apparantly extremely slow. One couple I spoke to (they never went back either) said they waited 25 minutes just for the menu! I've had to rate everything poor as there is no "did'nt get served' catagory!

The signs outside the Restaurant claimed to offer the "best Breakfast in the whole of Kalamaki" and we weren't let down, the food being of a high standard and plenty of it! However, we arrived and there were already three, maybe four couples sat in the restaurant. We waited well over half an hour for any sign of food after ordering which I suppose is par for the course for the greek way of life, but certainly wouldn't be much fun if it was full to capacity and you were last to sit down. Nevertheless, good grub!

We had the breakfast a few times which is great value for money and really tatsty. The evening meals were lovely especially the roast beef one of the best restaurants in kalamaki by far and the service is excellent!

Absolutley brilliant, great breakfast & good value for money, Derek & Veronica are very friendly & was more helpful than our air tours rep,I would highly recommended that you give them a visit.

The best breakfast in Kalamaki ! Great meals too- and you can buy a glass of house wine instead of a whole bottle- good value too.

Absolutley brilliant, great food, good value, and very friendly people, highly recommended

Many thanks to Veronica and Derek for your hospitality last week. The Big Breakfast is something to savour and your Sunday Roast is beautiful. Keep up the good work - best wishes for the season and hope to see you again this year.

Definitely one of the best breakfasts youll ever get, just what you need after the night before!

Unfortunately my comments only refer to breakfast as I'm not one to eat an 'English' whilst on holiday. However, if you do like to 'lard' it up for breakfast - this is the place to do it and cure your hangover at the same time (it's also on the way to the beach). Each breakfast is cooked individually to order, which can take some time, but the portions for the price (best by far) are huge and the quality can't be beat anywhere else in town. So get out of bed, get down to the lighthouse, chill whilst you watch the news and build up that appetite before tucking into a mighty large brekkie to set you up for the rest of the day.

THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL FOOD AND MASSIVE PORTIONS. LIAM LOVED HIS 'DIRTY BOOZE'. YOU MUST TRY THE SAUSAGE EGG AND CHIPS. HAVE RECOMMENDED AND WOULD NOT HESITATE TO RECOMMEND TO ANYONE.

Two English breakfasts and a(huge)sausage butty for about seven quid! The best breakfasts in Kalamaki. Couldn't fault it. Good value, friendly welcome. Shame we didn't find it earlier.

does anybody have veronicas email address?

2nd June to 16th June 2002 The food at the lighthouse is as always, of a very high standard. Veronica and Derek and their staff, offer a wonderful service and make you feel at home. Many try to copy, but there's no substitute for the real meal. Best breakfasts on the island and try Dereks chips.

I ate at the Lighthouse every morning, as I found that it was cheaper to eat there than make something for myself. The egg & bacon butty are the best that I have had, with free range eggs being used on occasion. Both Derek & Veronica made sure that you were wlcomed. Their staff are efficient and curtious and I will certainly return again.

the lighthouse is the best restaurant on the isle veronica & derek are the best hosts they make everyone feel welcome it is nice to try local food but if you prefer the best of english you have to go hear but remember book sunday lunch early in the week and don't eat anything beforhand or you won't have any space left ENJOY graham,sandra and janet may 2002

By far the best breakfast in Kalamaki (& the only place to get a decent cup of tea!)

we have eaten at the lighthouse many times over the past seven years and never had a bad meal. veronica and derek provide a wonderful service, even when the weather is bad. great trousers,great chips shame about your legs veronica, only joking!

We have eaten here many times over the past 6 years and enjoyed every meal.Veronica and Derek make you feel at home.The service is 1st class,what more do you want.We now feel part of the lighthouse family.(great chips Derek, shame about the trousers.

Very good English food. The portions are huge - much too much for me. The chips are excellent. The Sunday roast wonderful. This restaurant deserves 10 out of 10