By the sea , Minoa Palace Resort ensures a high end stay for its visitors , while at the same time sets its own gastronomic stamp with 4 restaurants ( Elia , Ta nisia , Galazio and Thalassa ), whose menus are signed and curated by the acknowledged chef Giannis Tsavourakis and his team .
THALASSA
In « Thalassa » restaurant you will enjoy delicious Mediterranean tastes with bold Cretan “ notes ” since early morning , as its certified Greek breakfast buffet offers local treats and original recipes . Cheese from the entire Greece and from Crete , cured meat such as singlino and smoked pancetta , pies and sweets , even beverages with Cretan herbs , are some of the things you will find in the buffet , whose choices are completed by popular continental suggestions like croissants , egg dishes , pancakes and smoothies ! At noon we return for lunch , a la cart or at the buffet , where much emphasis is given to Cretan cuisine viands ( and biological products ), such as greens , legumes , cereal , vegetables of the season and hotpot . “ Thalassa ” also serves dinner with a card of 22 oriental food style choices , i . e . recipes from lands of the Mediterranean and the East . Cyprian ham , kebab , grilled chicken with oriental spices and yogurt , haloumi and spearmint pie are only some of the choices ! ( Breakfast , 07:30 - 10:30 / Lunch buffet 12:30 - 14:30 & a la carte 12:30 - 16:00 / Dinner a la cart ( except from Wednesday ) 19:30 - 22:30 ).
HIGHLIGHTS
• The hotel ’ s organic biological garden , certified by Inspection Institute for Organic Products BIOHELLAS , is being cultivated with horticultural products and herbs , which supply the a la carte restaurants « Galazio » and « Thalassa ». Customers can visit the place with a guide once a week .
• Beyond the restaurants , there is the experience of an afternoon in the “ Traditional Kafeneio ” of the hotel , inside the verdant gardens , amidst grapevines and trees , where you will enjoy delicious local deserts and pies and be contacted with the energy of Cretan countryside ! ( Open every day except from Wednesday , 15:00 - 20:00 ). In the same place , the chef offers every week cooking lessons , presenting traditional Cretan recipes to the visitors .
GALAZIO
The taste … challenges continue in « Galazio » restaurant , in a majestic scenery by the sea , awarded with “ BIO Kouzina ” certification in the Silver category . The biological a la carte dinner menu honors the pure Cretan nutritional model , serving Greek creative cuisine dishes . Extra virgin olive oil , fresh vegetables from the hotel ’ s biological garden , handpicked greeneries and herbs , chosen meat from local farms , handmade bread and other gastronomic treasures , creatively combined with POP Greek products like avgotaraho ( roe ) from Messologi and prosciutto from Evritania , end up in an excellent menu . Here there are also held every Thursday wine tasting events , each time with a presentation of 5 Greek labels and the respective dishes . Tuesday - Sunday 19:00 - 23:00 . Since last year Galazio also serves a la carte mostly Greek breakfast for a limited number of guests . The menu includes some standards flavors for the beginning and a card of 12 choices from salty and sweet dishes .
INFO : ΑΠΟ ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟ ΜΕΧΡΙ ΚΑΙ ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟ / ΠΛΑΤΑΝΙΑΣ , Τ . 28210 36500 , WWW . MINOAPALACE . GR | FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER / PLATANIAS , / PLATANIAS
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