Parthenon Restaurant

simply the best on the island!! we ate out at many greek restaurants,but we eturned here because my 5 yr old daughter jasmin loved george!and the food,the childrens menu was brilliant,my daughter ate pizza and spag bol most of the time,and hige sparkly desserts! the lamb was out of this world!the best ive ever tasted,Thw wine was delicious and very cheap!George and the others made us feel very welcome,they liked my lil girl jasmin a lot,and were playing games,she had a lot of fun eating here,we were in zante 2nd may for a week,thanks george,love jasminx

hi evryone back in zante this is nari sorry i cudnt make it 4 the summer but ill c u sometimes in august?all the best also i want to say hi to kevin and nonia u can get in tuch at narihena@hotmail.co.uk xx

Just a quickie to say im not sure if i came on a bad day, put I wasnt overally impressed with the food.

hey everybody, this year has come around so quick,thats gud though as it means holidays and i cant wait to come bak to kalamaki, and eat in the parthenon.

hope to see you all soon.love stacey x 

hi everybody this is george the waiter and the owners son, just want to say thanks for all your wonderfull coments, hope to see you and alot more new faces this year to make your holiday better then ever with are excellant staff and pleasant atmosphere as there is only 1 mounth and some days left to begin the season..... no need to talk for anything else since our costumers speak for them selfes!

see you all soon...!!!

Add your comment here There are no words that can credit this place enough. Its staff  and there entertainment value ! its food, its friendlyness or the service we recieved. We were only there for a quick 7 night visit but 5 out of 7 nights we ate there cause nowhere else could compare.They go above and beyond the call of duty to make sure you leave with a smile on your face and a belly full of fantastic food.Yannis and George were brilliant with our 15 month old son whose a bit of a lunatic.The Lamb Kleftiko melts in your mouth ... no need for teeth ! as did the medalions of beef, if you like Dover sole and have a big appetite.. cause these boys must be on steroids their that big, you cant go wrong. Thanks a million lads hope to see you very soon. 

One of the best in the resort Top food and top waiters- Yannis and "Sonic " especially Coming back in July so looking forward to seeing them and having the lamb kleftico Superb!

my family have been coming here for 3 yrs for there meals! i didnt come last year as i went away with friends! but im bck this year with my family and bf! the food is lovley and every1 is so friendly! cant wait to see long haired yannis! even tho bf will be with me! cant wait to come back! try this place is really good

hi everyone at parthanon hope to see you all in June 2005 Hi to Nari sorry we missed our trip last year we were moving house

hi everybody back in zante here is nari hope u have a brilliant year and hope to c u soon

i would just like to wish everybody a very merry christmas and happy new year. this year coming will be a fabulous year as hopefully will be going back to kalamaki. xxx

Hi everyone it's Spiros, hope you all are great and having a great winter and my familly and I would like to wish everyone A very marry christmas and a happy new year. Hope to see all the regulars and a lot of new faces this summer.

we got on with every waiter at the parthenon, but ecspecially george and yannis.( the 2 cousins). they made are holiday whole and cant wait to see them again.
best holiday ever. x princess of kalamaki

one of the best on the island, lovely people and great food, and its yassou!

by they way its yasool

hiya the only reason we liked parthenon was for the two waiters julian and roberto of course weren't they just adorable? not to mention good in bed lol only kiddin

hi george. Cant wait to see you in london with angela

Yasoo!Well what can I say......we've been back 5 days and we're already missing this place. Truly top venue with excellent staff who provide a great service!!Can't wait until our next visit sometime next autumn. Missing you all!
love Angela and co.
xXx
George, i'll see you at the end of this month! xXx

THE E-MAIL FOR PARTHENON RESTAURANT IS: PARTHENON_DINER@YAHOO.COM
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR NICE COMMENTS!!!

Thought id better outdo shirley-anne!!!!ya soo ti kanete?
efcharisto, charika poli!!!iste mya chara!tha ithela poli na se xanadho!!!Maybe next year.Love to all in the rose and crown!!!!!Take care and I may well be back!!!

best holiday ever, it was really good how we wud have conversations with them in greek. george if you read this sorry i havent emailed you lately i will email you now. ok. cant wait to go bak nxt year. and by the way yannis polikala for the spinning with the menus. bet ur happy and sad that you have closed down till nxt year.
well speak to you soon hope your all well
lots of love stacey Xx

What is the email for the Parthenon Restaurant, or any of the Yannis' emails, i would love to keep in touch, especially with spiky haired yannis. thanks xxx

Hello Yannis 1, 2 & 3!! you are all very popular!! I loved you guys, and the cheeky dark haired Yannis... the waiter, and the longer haired Yannis... the other waiter. Do you remember Jack, we came last week... we have ginger hair, and we came back for a second night, Jack enjoyed it so much. Although you were treating everyone the same, I was amazed that it still felt personal. dark haired Yannis... I still haven't forgiven you for not having any squid!! (OK i do forgive you) It was great to see you all proud of your jobs, something you don't see in Britain. I hope to come back when I'm 18, with my friends... or maybe even next year... you arent allowed to change jobs until ive returned!! Love you guys! Lauren xxx

Yasoo! ti kanis to everyone from the Parthenon Resteraunt I could not have found a better place to eat, the food is delicious, the service is not only efficient but all the waiters are great fun too, and most definately hello to to Brian, Spiros and hey little Costa.... from The Rose & Crown. Bravo! to you all... Rose n Crown, best crack in Kalamaki. Brian... keep practicing on the Karaoke, Spiros Keep rockin... Costa just keep being Costa.... My 2 months in Kalamaki are unforgettable...... Next Year Guys!!!!! Love to you all.. Take care and Brian, Spiros and George I shall see you in the winter..

I loved this resturant. The staff were so great and friendly. The meals were excelent and have a large choice for vegeterians. It has a great atmosphere and hopefully next year will ask for food in Greek.

best place you could ever eat. the food,people,and place are fantastic.nxt year cant come sooner. all the waiters are lovely are fun and made are holiday an enjoyable one. thanx.
speak to you soon george
XxX

when i went to zante in august it was brillant epecially the parthenon the food was great and i love the waiters. best service ever we had a laugh and i will definately be coming back in the future.xx

it was great!!

Het was een eerrrgg gezelliee restaurant. Vooral yannis en george ware leuk :p. K hoop dat k er nnog een keer kom. heel hartelijk en erg leuke grapjes. Behalve het ijs van op het shirt :p.

This was our third visit to Kalamaki and as before the Parthenon provided us with first class food and service.The Lamb Kleftiko,Beef Stifado and Grilled Dover Sole to name just a few were of a quality that nowhere else has ever matched and i dont think they will.
The staff amazed us as they remebered us from 3yrs previous.
Keep up the excellent work and thanks to Yannis 1 and Yannis 2 for making our holiday a truly memorable one .

Yiannis and his endless cousins give you a really warm welcome, great with the kids.

3 days after the first visit, we walked past for Yiannis to say hello to my daughter using her name, how he had remembered it I dont know.

Lamb Kleftiko is recommended, looks small but really filling.

Hello everyone. Well we have been back home now a week. Wish we were still there. This is the best place to eat out in kalamaki, not only the food is excellent but the service & the prices are as well. we only ate here 9 nights out of 14 and had something different everytime. No complaints. Wish everyone all the best for the winter and hope to see u all in May. xxx

Very welcoming, fantastic with our son (Scott). All round great time,made our holiday very enjoyable and can't wait too get back. Looking forward to visiting Yannis 1,2& 3, and the rest of the crew next year.

eatin at the parthenon was the one of the main highlights of the holiday. yanis and george were the most funniest people ever. ( their little joke bout pay and bill was hilarious). the food was gorgous and never had a complaint. we will be puttin the photos of me yanis george and my sister on soon. hope to b goin bak sometime was the best holiday ever. cant stop thinkin about it.

lots of love
Stacey and Caroline from Thetford.

hi everyone, been 3 times in 2 years now and parthenon is definatly the best restaurant in zakynthos for food, service and a good laugh. i'll always have some great memories and will definatly never forget the people i've met. love u all emmy x

Visited this place on many nights over the last five years. Didnt go in much last year beause of the loud music from next door!! However this year we went back in and they remembered us. Nice food, excellent service, always make you feel welcome though the prices are quite expensive compared to other places. Nice to see yannis 3 back in the fold. The tourists love this chap. Always smiling and talking to the children. Even our next door neighbour had met him when they were on holiday. So he is famous in devon now.

Try the spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce. Worth going to Kalamaki for.

helloooooo. this was my fave restaurant 2 years ago and still one of my faves now. the waiters are sooooooooo great and treat everyone like royalty. the food is also excellent and there is a great atmoshere all the time. its a very good place to take the family because the waiters love young children.
id like to say hi to yanis and the waiter with the spiky hair if you come on here. two of the greatest pple on the island.
the prices in this restraunt are also excellent so i give the restaurant ten ********** deffinatly. this is a must visit! happy eating holiday makers
beckie xxxx

We just got back from Kalamaki last week and we ate at the Parthenon 5 or 6 times during our 2 weeks stay. The food was excellent, the waiters are very friendly and fantastic with the kids. We are going back to Kalamaki next year and the Parthenon will be our first meal. Thanks guys - you were fantasic! Can't wait to see you next year

What do you really want from a restuarant Good wholesome food. Well at the Parthenon you get good wholesome food but you also get a freindly atmosphere to go with it It is an honest no gimmcks affair and the people are genuine We hd many choices and there are many along that road in Kalamaki But we were so impessed by the staff that we decided to spend our hard earned sheckles with them I would like vto thank Jani nd his staff for many wonderful evenings

During our stay we tried most of the 10/10 rated restaurants. Parthenon was very good and well worth a visit, though not the best in Kalamaki. We rated it 8/10.

hello george [cheeky monkey] babis [carretta carretta] and yanis [your turn to pay the bill]and everyone else at Parthenon.Well guess what we're coming back yet again on the 24.09.04 and can't wait. Been going to Zante and eating at the Parthenon for the last 5 years and never had a bad meal or a bad word to say about the service or the staff.Can't wait to see you all again. Ken, Sharon and Co

we ate at a few restrants when we first arrived until we discovered this one the food was great and the waiters were all welcoming and friendly i'm glad we found this resturant at the beging of our hoilday. thanks for the great food.

The Parthenon restaurant in my opinion is by far the best restaurant in Kalamaki, the food was gorgeous and the service was excellent, the waiters were very friendly and a great laugh. I will definitely be going back there in the future!

hello to all our costumers this is george the son of the owner that works as a waiter. if anyone wants to e-mail the restaurant the e-mail is parthenon_diner@yahoo.com! hope you all had a great time at our restaurant and hoping to see you all again!!!

We ate at the Parthenon on several occasions and between the six in our party I think we sampled the entire menu of Greek specialities, all of which were delicious! We recommend Stifado, Moussaka, Kleftika and their Souvlaki Platter was excellent. Really though, our main reason for returning so often was the warm welcome and kindness of all the waiters who make everybody feel so special- especially the children. Thank you for everything guys!

i was just wondering if anyone had got mels number as i met her last year n we had such a great time. if anyone has it i would greatly appreciate it. thanks

ello!!been back 2 weeks now and oh how i miss barbecue chicken haha!!! missing everyone including costas and mel and my daddy yiannis !!! lucy says hello.hope you are not missing me and my mum on the end table too much .robert i hope u dont miss me that much and im sure you don't :> i emailed you george so hope you replie .remember me as ill be back love rachel xxxx

GOOD HONEST RESTUARANT
STAFFED BY REALLY PROFESSIONAL STAFF
PROVIDING A REALLY WARM WELCOME
VALUE FOR MONEY
GREAT FOR FAMILIES
SEE YOU IN AUGUST

I found that this restaurant was like an imitation of Mermaids. It was very busy, noisy and bustly. Unfortunately, the food is nowhere near as good.

good service poor food

Congratulations to Greece on a terrific victory in Euro 2004.
Ever since returning from Kalamaki on 10th June, I have been rooting for you. WELL DONE.
Your restaurant is the best. We ate there nearly every night - food brilliant - service brilliant. You made the holiday memorable. Hi to Yannis and the rest of the team - you are all very special.
Hope you enjoy your celebrations - wish I was there with you.
Love - KarenXXX

please pass on the best wishes from customers (and friends) from Scotland for the Euro final
Good luck Greece

Excellent welcome and first class attention throughout meal
Good selection in menu
excellent service from friendliest waiters
Highly recommended

hey people!! i have just been to zante with my friend joanna and her mum and dad (lyn and ian) and we had the best times eating at parthenon! we got on really well with all the waiters and we ate there nearly every night for our 2 week stay. robert is one of the funniest people i have ever met! my friend joanna lost the email address they gave us for the restaurant and so im doing this so maybe they could email me! my email is emmie_uk@hotmail.com, hopefully they will see this and remember me! bye guys! luv ya all! xxxx

If you visit Kalamaki you must not miss out on the great food and greeting you get from these lovely friendly bunch of guys. We have been to Kalamaki on a number of occasions and we just can't help going back night after night to the Parthenon. I told George I would give him the thumbs up on the website because this restaurant offers everything you want on an evening out in Kalamaki: great food and the most friendly bunch of guys (and gals) you could ever wish to meet. Hope to see you all again next time. Big kisses to you all.

what is the email for parthenon resturant? xx

Top class restaurant who really know how to look after you, especailly if you've got little ones, they take the time out to entertain them. Food is very good and the service is always with a smile, typical Greek hospitality.

really nice resturant! my family are going back for there 5th year this year! i am not going :( as i have chosen to elsewhere with friends! however i was so gutted when i found out that yannis was back! as he was so nice and friendly to me and my family! i missed him last year! good food and great service! xxxx

how sad are we.just returned from kalamaki tonight and straight onto the web site,had to be done though .what a fantastic and friendly place the parthenon is ,they do the best breakfast next door in the rose and crown (PART OF THE SAME FAMILY RESTUARANT) and the best meals at night...any one going give it a try, we did on four nights and every morning for breakfast,(hello george)from little george pineapple juice and family,louise,mathew and tom. ps YOU ALRIGHT MATE .......

Been many times before a very good place to eat. Family run and very friendly. Is Yannis back this year. Last year we missed him and heard he was in Tsilivi. Great bunch of staff, the owners should be thankful as the staff make a place.

Great food and a great restaurant. The waiters were excellent with kids especially "Sonic" and Yannis. The food is excellent and very good value for money. Both the adults and the kids loved it here you must try it.

Hey everyone!! To my cousins (Spiro and George)whats up. I wish you guys good luck this year for 2004. For those of you who have not been to the Parthenon and the Rose N Crown. Get ready for a great night. The food, atmosphere, music is great.You will have a blast. All the waiters were great, and the Bartenders and DJ were Awesome. Anyway, best of luck to these two places all the way from Chicago.

Just arrived home from 7 nights in Kalamaki, and ate here 3 times. Food is Excellent and cheap. Service is superb. Robert (aka Sonic) and Yanis were especially welcoming. The kids loved it, we loved it. You MUST eat here!!!!

great food and great service

WONDERFUL FOOD

WE HAD 3 MEALS HERE AND ALL WAS WONDERFUL. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS A BUZZ. THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. EVEN MY 12 YEAR OLD SON LOVED IT AND THAT IS VERY RARE.

we stayed in Kalamaki for the 1st 2 wks in may and ate here for approx 10 of those nights. The food was lovely, waiters were fantastic with Kids. Free brandies when you asked for the bill and kids got a free lolly. Really good value for money. Would definately recommend this place to anyone. They do typical greek meals, but we had a lovely english Roast dinner on the Sunday. Their Roast potatoes are a must!!!!!Enjoy if you happen to go..

just back from kalamaki,only went here once on the last night through recommendation ,only wish we gone earlier ,the staff make a big fuss over kids and they even get free drinks with their meals,we met a family and went with them..5 adult meals..3 kids meals..5 large beers..3 cokes ..2 ice creams..waiters teaching you greek lingo and fussing the kids..the bill came to 52 euros for eight of us ..gave them 60 with a tip ,well worth it..and the food was as good as anywhere with a large variety,

Lovely staff, good with children!
Excellent food for all the family ~ Highly recommend!

I have just returned from a week in Zakynthos, staying in the hotel Venus in Kalamaki travelling on my own for the first time. I ate 3 times in the Parthenon and found it to be the best restaurant in Kalamaki, the waiters were friendly and always smiling, the service was very efficient and the food was delicious. I had the Stifado, Chicken souvlaki and on Sunday evening the Sunday chicken roast dinner (complete with Yorkshire puddings!). They were all excellent value for money and very tasty. The bread at the start is a welcoming sight and the drinks are not too expensive. As it was the first week of the summer season most places were pretty quiet but this restaurant seemed to be the only one that was constantly busy each night. Highly recommended.

ive been to kalamaki 4 years running! and i really like this place!!!
the food was nice, the waiters are friendly and very fit! (always a bonus)
its a great place to eat if you like the busy atmosphere! as this resturant gets busy! but thats because it a nice place!
off to rhodes this year! but i do recomend this place to every1 x x x

hey up u lot! hows things going? i hope ya all havin a great time n lookin after ya selfs cant wait 2 c ya all soon! it wont b the same wivout nari! say hi 2 all! luv mixi

GREETINGS TO ALL OUR COSTUMERS FROM THE FAMILY OF PARTHENON RESTAURANT, MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!!!

We stayed at Kalamaki for 2 weeks in September. During that time we had four evening meals at the Parthenon and decided that this was our favourite restaurant! It is a family run business and apparently the only restaurant which grows and produces all the food served there. We really liked the selection of Greek bread automatically placed on the table when we ordered. All the staff were very helpful and pleasant.

hey TRACY POTTER who payed you to say such things for this restaurant don't you think you are overacting saying all your food was stone cold??? people now this is the best restaurant in kalamaki and you can't change theire minds by lieing!!!

how can people come on here and say that the waiters had just got out of bed i dont think u realise just how hard they work! the guys who work here work at 3/4 places a day just so they can build up there money 2 survive the winter. u wouldnt b able 2 cope with it. itz ridiculus all the food is 2 a ve ry high standard.

I have to say that is restaurant was the best place we found to eat, the waiters Yiannis, Lefter and Babis and George were truly excellent with my children. The food was always Piping hot and they could not do enough for you. We ate there nearly every night and would go back again and again. Thanks guys.

This has got to be the worst place in the entire world to have a meal. The bread was stale the waiters rude and the food was dreadful!!! My lamb chops were stone cold and burnt to a crisp the potatos that were served with them had great big black rotten patches on them. My mothers meal was just as bad she was served up with a large bowel of what can only be described as a pile of lamb bones and two inches of fat and no meat what so ever! My daughters meal was stone cold and her sauce that was served over her chicken had come straight out of a tin. When we complained the waiter just laughed and walked away. To top it all off we ended up on the loo all night with upset stomachs.What ever you do, don't eat here its terrible.

Once bitten, twice shy i'm afraid! the meal we had here was absolutley dreadful! I had chicken dippers and they were badly burned and freezing cold (they tasted like they had been warmed up from earlier!) The rest of the family said there meals were horrid too and when we told the waiter he just laughted it off and walked away (very rude)
There were stray cats walking all over the vacant tables while the waiters just stood and watched them.
The service was o.k, but the waiter did look like he had just got out of bed!
To sum it up, I would NOT advise anyone to go to this place to eat, the food is not even fit for the stray cats!!!!!!!!!!

This was the worst place we ate in kalamiki, ill give credit to the waiter as he was friendly but the food was dry, cold and tasted rotten. I wouldnt eat here again if you paid me. AVOID AVOID AVOID....

The food is absolutely amazing in this place. The service is brilliant too, and you are made to feel welcome in here. Definitely agree with the comment about the waiters - gorgeous!! Could not believe the size of the fruit salad - there is enough for two people in there and it's all fresh. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that you could not hear the music being played in here (I think it was Greek but not sure) all you could hear was the pop music coming from the ENGLISH bar next door. Anyone going to Kalamaki - definitely eat in here.

hurried service, stale bread, staff hanging around like flys waiting to pounce not relaxed at all

The food here is ok, I don't think they grow their own vegetables like it says outside I think Captain Birdseye might give them a hand. The service is good and they are always really pleased to see you which makes up for the food.

ME AND A BIG GROUP OF GIRLFRIENDS FROM GLASGOW R JUST BACK FROM KALAMAKI AND WE TOO VISITED THE PARTENON...IT WAS THE MOST EVENTFUL NIGHT OF OUR LIVES!! THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND THERE WAS A LIVELY ATMOSPHERE. MY FRIENDS KEPT TAKING SNEAKY PICTURES OF THE WAITERS BUT THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE UP TO THEN THEY CAME THROUGH TO WATCH OUR KARAOKE AT THE EXCELLENT ROSE AND CROWN!
THE SERVICE WAS FANTASTIC AND THE STAFF WORK A LOT HARDER THAN IN OUR COUNTRY. THEY ARE GREAT WITH KIDS TOO.
TO ALL THE GIRLS WHO HAVE BEEN........IMAGINE A PARTHENON CALENDER, A PHOTO OF A DIFFERENT WAITOR FOR EVERY MONTH!!!

Better than Mermaids. Waiter did however poor a glass of brandy over our seven year old. No real apology, I think the waiter was more concerned about getting the boot from the boss.
Food was OK (if you happen to like chips and frozen veg).

i have vistied kalamaki 3 times and we went to the parthenon every night and enjoyed it to bits! the food was excellent and i advise anyone visiting kalamki to try this place out! the staff are great with children and with teenagers such as myself.
well i feel the comment made by sammie brook about the waiters only looking for a s**g was ridiculous! as the waiters are not just after a s**g! they are only being nice!
well i had a great time at the pathenon and the rose and crown and it is well worth a try! hi to everyone who works in both places i cant wait till we meet again love lots jamie xxx (dancin_babeuk@hotmail.com)

We called in here one evening because others had said it was so good.
The waiters were fine, service good and the food was very enjoyable, - if you like eating to Eminem blaring away in your ear'oles!!
The place was packed and evertone seemed to be enjoying themselves, but we noticed that noone stayed long after eating! It was a good place to go to eat and leave to do something else!
We prefer to eat and sit and enjoy the ambience of the surroundings. Safe to say we did not repeat the experience!

it's a great place to eat, the food is great and the staff are very friendly they make you feel very welcome. A great place to take the family!much better than the restaurant across the road the famous mermaids!!!

Have just come back from Kalamaki and ate here 5 out of 7 nights. Staff were really friendly and made you welcome. Enjoyed every meal I had especially the pizza and the fresh fruit salad.
Hello to Heather in the Rose & Crown, it was our first time on the island and you pointed us in the right direction (next door).

The food was quite tasty and amazingly (or quite scary) our meals were on our table 5 mins after we ordered. . . . make your own conclusions on that, however my bill came to 21 euros and i handed a fifty euro note over, now i was intending on tipping, but for the cheek or the blatant theft of it i was given change of 25 euros, either they made a geniune mistake or they just decided to take 4 euros tip for themselves so i complained and left immediatly after being refunded my 4 euros back.Felt a little unwell the next day but not necessarly down to the food !

i agree with time comments that the food is nice, but i think some of u girls are a bit naive with your comments on the guys. they are lovely and friendly dont get me wrong but they are only after a s**g!! the real decend ones were little yanis and the other yanis that looks like ricki from eastenders coz they were engaged.

As I remember the service was very good and the prtions were very large. I had lamb chops in lemon sauce, greek style served with salad and chips - I had 4 large lamb chops and salad was lovely. Excellent value for money. There was no noise when we went at 7 oclock and it was quite full.

these guys r all great u cant get better anywhere else! all the guys know how 2 enjoy there self n r very carin neways the food is great how can u complain cristo n babis spend so much time preparin it and makin it look good on the plate they dont need comments like it woz burnt if ya had been 2 kalamaki b4 ull find that it is like that every where. SO ANYWAY DO GO 2 THE PARTHENON N U WILL REALLY ENJOY IT IF YA DONT THEN EMAIL ME ON MIXI_2002@TALK21.COM N I WILL SORT THE GUYS OUT.

Went here on the first night and didn't go back. It was very ordinary and the lamb kleftico was burnt and sitting in 1/2in of fat. Yuk! The loud karaoke coming from the Rose and Crown next door doesn't help. There's plenty of better places.

I agree with the comment below. Good but not as good as some of the places on the resort. I tried the lamb chops here and whilst they were nice and hot, they served it with chips!! It is a shame that some of the restaurants feel that to please the 'Brits' they must serve chips with perfectly good meals that don't need them, my lamb dish came with rice and vegetables anyway. The Rose and Crown karaoke does spoil the meal a bit (do people still really enjoy that?) but as far as somewhere to eat goes, its ok.

The food here is hot and well cooked, but the standerds of food on the island is very high and in my opinion this resturant is not of the same quality

well what can i say we spent 12 out of 14 days and nights in the rose and crown and parthenon they were the best looking waiters in zante especially george, babis, yanis, nari, and you carn,t forget spyros the best dj there! the bar staff brian,and heather were good these were the people who got me and emma drunk most nights1 that wasmy 2nd time there and i still love it even more now and im definatly coming back next year speck to you soon george loads of love amie and emma xxxx

if you want to say hi to any of us any complainmentsand anything else you can write to us at parthenon_diner@yahoo.com we will be waiting for u! lots of love from john & joanne (the owners) and there children george & spyros!!!

i really would like a picture of one of the waiters at the Parthenon. He looked like the youngest one there (very cute!!). didnt work behind the bar or anything,& he wasnt the one that carried the big tray all the time, (he only worked at night as a waiter).If anyone knows,can you PLEASE email his name to me?! PPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE
sgoody86@aol.com
and also have you got any jobs vancacies avaliable?

i have been to kalamaki loads of times and i can never seem to get out of the parthenon, being in the parthenon and the rose and crown is way better than going to the beach! i am only 14 but but i always flirt with the waiters! yanis 3 and yanis 4! they are wonderful! my sister and i were always in the bar talking to spiros and all of the waiters instead of going to the beach! we loved watching the movies on the widescreen in the bar! (sometimes we just went to watch the movies just to see everyone!) this is for yanis 4 (da young one) my sister jamie that you said you fancy said are you still going to marry her next year? or maybe this year coz she is 16 now! she loves ya!whoah i think my comment is getting a bit too long now but i can still think of loads of other good things to say but i guess i will just leave you to read everyone elses comments now. I GIVE THE PARTHONON A 10/10 BIG THUMBS UP!(if anyone from the parthenon is reading this then i will tell you i am kylie allen, jamie is my sister n you might remember rowan, alan, james! bye bye! i miss yas!

had great meals, service was brilliant, waiters were very nice, fabulous puddings with sparklers in, laughed a lot. david aged 10

Hi, it's Faye nina's sister we visited in july of 2002 and we are definately coming back in May! We loved everything about Parthenon and the bar next door, especially the waiters and we will never forget Naris' version of SWEET CAROLINE on the fantastic karioke nights!
lots of love from Faye & Nina
Can't wait 2 see you all in May!

it woz great all the staff were friendly espesially YANNIS,YANNI,SPIROS,BABIS,NARI N OF COURSE THE EXCELLENT CHEF CRISTO. The best part of it woz when babis n nari sang on karioke nite. Yannis n Yanni were alwayz makin u laugh as well. If they read this then Hi fm MIXI.

Sorry, last comment should be a BIG thumbs up!!!

Another place that rates highly. Staff friendly and efficient, made you feel very welcome and child friendly. Recomended

our 6th time in kalamaki, always visit parthenon at least once, always good food, service, and value. had relatives with children with us this time and the waiters made them feel extra special, there is such a good atmosphere, had a hard time getting the kids to try anywhere else. country lamb is mouth watering.

HI we have just come home from kalamaki went to parthenon restaurant the food was absolutely fantastic our three kids had most of the kids meals fabulous the waiters great fantastic lots of love to yannis from shannon, carley,DAN .

This was the first restaurant we tried in Kalimaki and we were very impressed until we visited others and compared prices for the same quality. It is a very good restaurant with a great selection of meals (national and world). The service is very friendly and relatively quick considering how busy it gets. This place is a must even if you only want to have a pizza!

We ate in Parthenon in 2001, and two of my mates had an iffy meal, decided to try again this year, and it was my turn to get the bad meal! Good price, poor meal, but maybe it's just me seeing as everyone else liked it!

We went to the parthenon 11 out of 14 days and the service was excellent the Waiters were grate with kids and the food was brill we stronhly recomend it and you wont be disapointed at all

Forget about excellent this resturant was fabulous! We ate there 1-2 times. The waiters were excellent with children!

We had breakfast in the Rose & Crown and weren't too impressed so we were a bit wary about eating at the Parthenon. We needn't have worried. The food was excellent. The sweet and sour chicken was as good as any you would get in Chinatown. The Country Lamb (chef's special) just melted in your mouth and the steak was cooked to perfection. The waiters are completly mad. Very friendly even when just walking past and great with kids (even if one was a ManU supporter). This was the only place we ate more than once. Is that enough recommendation?

The food served at the Parthenon is good and the waiters are very good in particular with any children that are dining here.We were happy with the food on the two occasions that we visited.always seemed to be full so that must say something.

We ate there once and was not too impressed by the food, but the staff are really friendy and it does have a great atmosphere.

We ate here 10 nights out of 14. Must try country lamb or greek platter and Nari makes the best banoffee in the whole world. The staff were great with our whole family and so nice. Big hello too to Heather and Brian in the rose and crown, thats the place to be if you like em big, drinks that is.

I've just come back from Kalamaki (for the 4th time, and will be going back again!) The Parthenon is still the best restaurant in Kalamaki and indeed the whole of Zakynthos! The food is still fantastic,the prices very reasonable and the atmosphere brilliant. The owner, Yannis and his wife Joanne, and all the waiters, including my good friends Yannis, Yannis and Babis are still as wonderful as ever and will make sure that you have a superb meal and holiday! This restaurant is ideal for everyone - couples (young and old), families (children of all ages) and even singles like me! The Parthenon also has its own bar next door (which can be reached through the restaurant) called the "Rose and Crown". The owner's son, Spiros, runs the bar and he will, together with Brian and Heather who also work in the Bar, look after all your alcoholic needs! I thoroughly recommend this restaurant - you will have a great time!

i was just woundering do any of you have a photo of yiannis 4 if u have please can u send it to me my e-mail address is jammin_kittenuk@hotmail.com i would be gratfull if anyone could help

i must say that the parthenon kicks a**e, the food there was fantastic, the staff are so friendly and very good with children, got none of my own but we did notice. prices were good and all in all id say this was definatly the best place to eat. make sure you try it.

We have our breakfast here every day -wonderful and at a reasonable price. The owners and waiters are very friendly and great with the kids. A big hello to John and his lovely wife and to Neri.

This place wasn't really our cup of tea, OK but not outstanding. A little cramped could be one of the reasons for it. The waiters were very good however. I think we just stuck to the main course this particular night. I had beef steak with some sort of sauce (sorry can't remember the name) it sounded spicier that it ended up being. Rice and tinned veg (one of my pet hates!) was a bit of a downer.

Excellent, the meal was lovely, the waiters were brillant with the children, service with a smile one of the best.

Slightly over-rated at 10/10, although good food service and price this was spoiled by having to go next door to cash a euro travelers cheque to pay for the meal. most of the other restaurants accepted euro travelers cheques. I would place the Pathenon 3rd, behind both Zeppos and the Mermaid

This has to be the best. Fantastic food with a very good atmosphere. the waiters were fantastic with the children and kept them happy all night. Make sure you go here IT'S A MUST

I LOVE THE PARTHENON!!! It's the best place to be. The food is great and they give you loads. The waiters are very friendly and Jannis 3 is very cool, he knows how to cheer you up even when you are not down. He can take me to Athens any day. ha ha ha ha. I wanna say hi to, the boss ( he's a little scary at first but he is very nice once you get to know him), Jannis 2, Jannis 3 (he is soooooo cute and funny) Jannis 4 ( my sister Jamie loves him) I would like to say a big hello to Spiros (thanx for giving me free shots :)!) and hi to Brian and Heather. Everyone will love the Parthenon and need to go it is ssooo much fun!! Anyone who doesn't like the Parthenon must be sad.

The Parthenon is the best place to eat in the whole of zante.The food is excellent and is always enjoyable.The service is soooo quick and the waiters are so friendly i couldnt falt them, they are the best. we went to this resteraunt on our first day in greece and i loved it, infact i loved it that much i went there everyday for two weeks. My sister kylie and i both LOVED IT and would like to say hi to everyone who works there (and i would like to say a HUGE hello to yannis4 and that i will miss him lots, love ya)i will be comming back to greece next year, hope to see you there. THE PARTHENON IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE!!!!! The Rose and Crown is the best bar in town and is deffinitly a place to visit. cya

A wondeful resteraunt. Food excellant and waiters courteous. We spent most of our evenings eating here. Going again 2002 and cannot wait.

Went there on our first night,It took a hell of a time getting our starters, after that we just asked for the bill no apologies which we thought was very rude. Many other places far better we found.

Good food - good service. We ate here four times, although the portions are rather on the large side!

The Parthenon was just a nightmare for us the starters took 45 minutes too come and then the main course when that came was cold the owner sits and fags it at the bar and the pub next door was very loud. Only good thing was that mermaids was across the road.

Good traditional Greek food served by very friendly waiters,when it is busy see how quickly they run around. Well worth a visit.

My favourite! Food excellent, good kids menu, waiters very helpful!

i need to know the name of one of the waiters at the Parthenon. He looked like the youngest one there (very cute!!). didnt work behind the bar or anything,& he wasnt the one that carried the big tray all the time,he woznt the one that always made jokes or worked in the rose & crown (he only worked at night).If anyone knows,can you PLEASE email his name to me?! PPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! - email to stereophonicsrok@hotmail.com. THANKS!!

Its well worth a visit. Watching the waiters is entertainment in itself. Service was excellent, prices very reasonable. Can reccomend the Kokkinisto (Zante Beef).

The parthenon has to be the best restuarant in the whole of zante.the service is brilliant and the waiters are brilliant and so friendly(especially my friends alexis and jannis).I would reccommend it to anyone wanting a great meal and an even better night out.hope i'll be seeing the guys next year,they were brilliant.luv karen from scotland xxxx

My friend is soon going to Zante and willbe looking for work. We have heard good reports about the Parthenon. How do we get in touch?

This restaurant offers a diverse menu and great value for money. The service is excellent, and not only limited to the restaurant! A great place to go!

In our opinion the Parthenon Greek Taverna is the best restaurant in Kalamaki! The food is absolutely fantastic - real authentic Greek food. The staff are wonderful - it's a family run restaurant and they can't do enough for you to make sure you have a fantastic time - they are especially good with the children. If you go there say hi to the Yannis', Georgie, Alexis, Babiss, Spiros, Tassos - they are all great guys!! They also run the English pub next door which is just as fabulous! It couldn't be easier, simply eat your meal and then take your drinks to the bar next door and continue drinking some fabulous cocktails made up by the boys behind the bar (Spiros and Tassos we luv ya!) We were in Kalamaki last October and have just come back from there this June and we are going back again this October we love it so much there, and we eat at the Parthenon on a regular basis. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is visiting the island. We love you guys!! See you again in October!! Miranda & Sheila x PS Yannis, can't wait to see you again!

We visited this restaurant for the first time about a week ago. They have a really good selection of food, its reasonably priced and tastes good too. The service in the restaurant is good (especially our friend Alexis). We'll be back again soon!

An excellant Taverna. The Waiters were really friendly and did what ever they could to make your meal enjoyable. My family dined there every night of the 2 weeks we were there, as on the 2nd night we tried a different Taverna and we not impressed and were still hungrey so we went back to the Pathenon. I would recommend it to anyone that is going to Kalimaki.

Parthenon is slightly up market to Mermaids, the waiters were very polite and helpful. They offered a wide choice of food and their specials were fantastic, especially the Greek Sausage special we had on the Wednesday. Highly reconmended. If Mermaids is the "best" on the island, then Parthenon comes a close 2nd.

Greek food served by very friendly and efficient Greek waiters, not as quick as Mermaids but we like to take our time over our meals which is the way the Greeks eat. Portions were just right (not too big as some may find in Mermaids!).Greek waiters were really good with the kids especially Yannis, which one as there are four of them, well you can't miss him he's the one who's always smiling the others are friendly too. When your meal's finished you can take whatever drinks left to the bar next door (same management). English style bar but run by Greeks with big screen tv for those who can't go two weeks without it! Kids also welcome and entertainment provided by way of playstation. Say Cheers to Spiros behind the bar!

We ate here when we couldn't get in at Mermaids, and were disappointed! We ordered two different vegetarian pasta dishes and they gave us virtually the same dinner, and they were very small portions too compared with what some meat-eaters were getting! We didn't go back!

We had a few good meals here. Free drinks for the kids and nice wine and good service. Went here if we couldn't get in Mermaids. We recommend it.

Looks good from the outside, but very average on the inside.