Just got back from Laganas (I want to go back now) and we chanced upon La Bella by accident when we heard some live music down a side street just off the main drag. This was of course coming from Strings Bar just opposite. Looking at some of the previous comments it has obviously been there for quite a few years but we thought it was brand new. It must have had a makeover this year. The clay oven is the first thing which attracts your attention. It`s wood fired (probably olive wood) and lends itself to the most exciting culinary experience. So authentic, this beast of an oven can cook most dishes in a very short time due to the fact that all the ingredients are freshly prepared right in front of you. Definately the best restaurant we tried during a two week stay. We just kept on going back towards the end as nothing else compaired. Tip!! If your looking for work there was a sign up saying staff required. 16th - 30th may. One last thought is that it`s not one of those places which opens all day doing "English Breakfast" all day long etc. It doesn`t open until 6.00 PM and only serves the best Italian food outside of Italy I suppose.

We are a couple of older peeps and we had a couple of kebabs there after a night out. We were on our way back to our apartment at 11.00 PM (yes I know a wee bit early your all screaming) and popped in for a Chicken Gyros and a Donner Kebab. We both thought that we had been handed the wrong dish as they didn`t taste quite right so we swopped them over and still couldn`t decide what was what. Neither tasted of anything much but if you can`t differenciate between two supposed types of meat then something is definately wrong. We both had the runs the next morning so I can only sympathise with some of the earlier customers. OK so it`s still open at 5 AM to serve all the people exiting the various clubs and bars but it doesn`t give them the right to serve up absolute crap. Don`t go there.

Forgot to mention this little funny. The Police station is not very far away and one night we saw a cop car pull up outside and they went into the little place next door. Oh dear we thought a bit of bother but no, a few minutes later they emerged with an armfull of pizza boxes from the takeaway section of La Bella. If the Police eat somewhere you just know it`s got to be good.

Don`t know why some people think that the Sarakina is expensive because it isn`t. The price is average for the standard of food and you get the Greek night thrown in for free. Went 4 times in May 2004 and loved it every time. The staff are all very friendly and remember you if you return. The dancers do tend to show of the girls pants a bit though so wear trousers if it bothers you.All in all a really good night out.

Totally agree Gary. The amount of people put through the Zante system is quite astounding when you consider the apalling conditions there. The most comfortable place in departures proved to be the smoking area as the air con kicked in about every 5 minutes and quickly cleared the air as well as cooling us down. Was the 2020 some sort of a joke. I`m sure it will be finished by at the latest 2019!