Paralia

Came here for my birthday at a family member’s suggestion. Nice open and airy atmosphere with lovely open-​concept fish and seafood displays and tasteful décor. This is really what you’re paying for when your fifty-​dollar steak does not come with any side dishes. Mussels were moderately-​priced and came with garlic crostini. Good menu, tasty, fresh, but pricy.
Come here if: you need to impress a date, you want prime, sort-​of-​private patio space with some view of the lake, you want to lounge a bit, you feel like quality seafood, you want to take selfies with fabulously-​coloured throw pillows on the restaurant benches.
Don’t come here if: you are saving money for university, you are looking for chow after running a marathon or doing an ironman, you want a quick and inexpensive snack.

Overpriced with small and average tasting portions.
Service was average too.
We paid $ 300 for 4 people and then went home hungry

Had lunch there with my best friend yesterday. It was amazing! Huge patio on the water. The location can’t be any better. The food was outstanding a little expensive but outstanding. We had the village salad which was incredible I would have that everyday if I could. But it is definitely the location that would make me go back

This review is specifically for the patio part of Paralia, as apparently it is treated as completely separate from the restaurant itself. The menu is a much smaller menu with very limited choices. Been here twice after beach volleyball and the service is just awful. Knowing that there is a volleyball league on the same day every week should mean that the restaurant should be better staffed, but it is not.
During the first visit, the server took so long to bring drinks and meals, she brought the wrong meals and forgot to charge us for stuff in the end. We reminded her to add stuff to our receipt but again she forgot… so I guess it worked in our favour, but still horrible service. The second time around we waited over an hour for a second round of drinks. They ran out of almost all the food options for the patio menu.
The patio is really nice however, and the restaurant inside looks exquisite. There is a completely different menu available inside.

While fresh, the seafood at this restaurant is so overpriced you’d be better off renting your own boat for the day and cooking your catch at home.

Wonderful restaurant! Highly recommend to anybody looking for quality Mediterranean cuisine.
As you step inside Paralia you are immediately transported to a luxurious Greek oasis and greeted by friendly hostesses. The expansive outdoor seating area is beautifully arranged and sheltered for a private dining experience.
Our waiter was fantastic. Friendly, knowledgable and attentive. He made a fantastic wine recommendation.
We ordered pita with 4 dip and calamari to start and Halibut for the table (4 people) with sides of mushroom, roasted potatoes and rice with spinach as our entrée. After we finished the bottle of wine we moved on to sangria which I am still raving about! Have to go back for more. :-)
Great experience. Left completely satisfied and looking forward to going back.

Food was very tasty, but EXPENSIVE.
And the service was SLOW. Took around 90 minutes after ordering for our meal to show up — grilled sea bass, grilled shrimp, Horta, fries, mushrooms. None of these items should take any more than 30 minutes to cook. Our server kept assuring us that the food was coming right out — it took 45 minutes after the first time he promised.
We were so hungry, we asked him to just bring the side of fries right away. He laughed, saying that the food would be RIGHT out, but said he’d being the fries immediately.
The fries arrived 20 minutes later.
The food, 15 minutes after that.
No apology. No acknowledgement of how long it took.
Every other table around us seemed to be annoyed for the same reasons.
Group of 3, bill came to nearly $ 250!
We asked for a bit of bread. They charged us $ 6 for 6 half-​slices of toast. They said it was homemade olive bread, but it was tasteless and nothing special.
For such an expensive restaurant, is it so much to expect that a few slices of bread be complimentary?
Such a beautiful, relaxing location, and for some reason, they BLAST euro dance music, to the point where we could not hear our waiter or each other. There was NOTHING relaxing about the choice of music and it killed the atmosphere.
Again, it was good, but worth half the money they charged. They want to charge high-​end prices, but give you poor, slow service and nickel & dime you on the extras.
We won’t go again.

Food is great and the restaurant looks nice. A bit too casual for the price of foods here. Patio is good but it’s close to the beach so there’s a lot of noise from people yelling and stuff.
Overall good experience, but too expensive.

I have not eaten here so I cannot rate their menu except it looks pretty pricey. I stopped in on a Friday afternoon to meet a friend for a drink, but I arrived first.
No staff was at the door to seat me, they were all whizzing around with food or drinks and the restaurant wasn’t even that busy! Most of the tables were empty, the patio was a little busy, but there was plenty of seating outside. I stood there for a while trying to make eye contact with any staff… They totally ignored me.
I walked s lap around the restaurant and nobody acknowledged me at all. I finally flagged a waiter down to tell him I would seat myself. He walked me to the front door and called the host to escort me to a seat.
I specifically said «patio please» because that’s the we reason we chose this place. He asked if I’m having lunch and I said «just a drink» and without skipping a beat, he sat me at the indoor bar. I told him I preferred the patio and he said the patio is only for lunch guests who order food.
After sitting alone at the bar staring at the back of the bartenders head for 10 minutes, he finally turned around to do another task, not to wait on me. I was tempted to walk out. I should have. But I gave them the benefit of the doubt and I stayed to order a martini– and texted my friend to find another place nearby because the service at Paralia is atrocious.

Terrible customer service. Manager is a douchebag. Made us pay for food we did not eat.

Worst food i ever ate in my life plus the staff were unfriendly and not helpful at all but the place looks nice if you are looking for a view ONLY

This place is great for the ambiance. Decoration is pretty, view to the beaches is nice and the patio has lots of space.
For appetizers, we ordered Smoked Salmon with pita which was really good, Callamari, also delicious and the Oysters were amazing.
We were 5 and our waiter, who wasn’t great, recommended 3 fishes to share, he said they were 1 pound each plus 2 sides.
The food took a while to come, it wasn’t busy at all so we waited quite a bit. The fish was fresh, but not amazing in flavor as anticipated. The lobster had a rubbery texture and it was literally a piece with the size of my palm (not good for sharing) AND it was $ 48! WHAT!
We were disappointed as it wasn’t enough food for all of us. Everything was super overpriced. I wouldn’t go back for dinner.

Went there a few weeks ago and was so disappointed with the breakfast. Worst omelet ever. Maybe greeks don’t know how to make omelets. Made it bland and then put 2 pieces of tomato on it. Yuckkk!!! No other vegetables in it. Not done till golden brown. Never going back there again.

I wouldnt rate this restaurant that best stars.
To start off, it looked great at the beginning.
then, I started eating.
THE FOOD TASTED TERRIBLE!
*Cough* sorry
Afterwords, I don’t have a sensitive stomach, so I had some gyro. It was made with tzatziki, and I LOVE tzatziki. But this one was made with DILL. I could not belive how terrible it tasted until. I. Almost. Threw. Up.
Yep. You heard me. THROW UP!!!

Last night I had one of my best meals in Tdot. Chris Kalisperas is doing brilliant things at Paralia. The food is fresh, gorgeous upscale inventive Greek yet it still respects tradition. I had a wicked started of grilled haloumi en croute with warm grapes and micro mint. Crispy exterior and super tender lamb meatballs with chunky, herby tzatziki. A great array of beautiful fresh fish grilled simply to order and cooked to perfection. Don’t miss the cool desserts like feta cheesecake with sweet pears and honey drizzle and crack crunchy ginger cookie.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. it’s honestly worth going just for the dining experience. It’s decorated in beautiful classy Greek décor with an amazing patio facing the beach.
My boyfriend and I went for lunch. He got a lamb burger and I got a pan friend calamari. To start we got a dip trio with pita. All was absolutely amazing. We also got coke, and it came in a glass bottle, really just topping off the whole feel of the restaurant. Everything was really authentically Greek.
It was a little pricy, but for a special night out, totally worth it.

My first impression while walking in was WOW seafood. The host was not as pleasant but we moved forward anyway.
The patio seemed a bit crammed, there was a number of open tables yet they still sat people really uncomfortably near each other…
It also took them 15 – 20 mins to get any kinda water or wine to the table.
Ok so on to the food…
We ordered the Neptune platter and shrimp Saganaki .
My favourite item on the Neptune platter was the raw scallop with ikura. Wow that was delish!!!
The lobster was cooked to perfection .
Oysters were fresh .
Clams were tasty.
Muscles were good as well.
My only complaint was the prawns tasted like fish tank or frozen and not rinsed well before cooking. Both the shrimp on the platter and the saganaki tasted funky.
I will be back to dine in the evening to try to octopus however I will not be ordering anything kind of prawn or shrimp here for now .
They truly won my heart with the scallop ikura yum!

I am a little sad to see the old pub go from the beaches — it was just so nice and casual. It had a nice expansive (SUNNY) patio to which you could just down a couple of cold beers in your flip-​flops and beach wear.
But now, Trinity Taverna is here and it certainly has a different vibe: clean whites, modern, patio that is smaller than what the old location has. During the night, the patio becomes shady because of the way it’s situated.
This place is busy and it’s recommended you make reservations… otherwise, you get one of two options: When it’s cold, you have to make a decision sitting outside because they won’t guarantee you a spot inside OR when the weather is nice (and especially when there is a football game), the patio is «reserved» and they will try very hard to find a table for you inside…
On to the food — what I really liked was one of their salads with feta cheese encrusted with sesame seeds. My mom and I are not fans of Goat Cheese, but the way they prepare it here, it is absolutely delicious. I would come back here just for that and glass of vino. I also really like how they showcase a lot of Greek Wines, which may not get as much attention as the French/​Italian counterparts.
The waiter we had did a great job of recommending an average priced white which went very well with our meal. Don’t hesitate to ask for recommendations — it’s a good learning opportunity to try Greek wines!
My mom and I decided to try their fresh catch — we went for the Sea Bass and it was surprisingly a let-​down. It was overcooked with no juices left.
Service, initially, was very good. He gave a lot of recommendations and was very engaging. However, towards the end of the evening, we didn’t see him again.
I think Trinity Taverna benefits from its location, and «new-​ness.» But at the end of the day, the way the food is cooked here is average.

I sampled several dishes At trinity taverna last weekend. The good ones were incredible, the ones I didn’t like were very bad.
For example, the cold seafood platter was not fresh. That’s a HUGE no no. But the grilled octopus was absolutely phenomenal. ⁵⁄₅ dish!
The Mediterranean sea bass was fine. A bit bland. The Tarama dip was made with smoked salmon, which nobody enjoyed.
The warm olive appetizer was incredible. So tasty.
The lamb skewer appetizer was super disappointing! Dry, flavourless lamb served in a pita. Skip this.
The Moussaka was very yummy. As was the feta cheese cake. I questioned feta cheese in cheese cake form, but the result is a rich creamy cheesecake that does not taste like feta at all. A few bites is enough.
Our server was helpful and friendly. But the service was a bit slow. Be prepared to be there a while.
For the price, I thought it would be much better food. Also I was really surprised by the lamb. I mean, it’s a greek restaurant!

Wow!
Trinity Taverna’s decoration made me went Wow! The nice outdoor lounge area that overlooking Lake Ontario. The ocean blue and white colour theme. The huge looking bar. This is just like right out from a magazine.
Food though was a hit or miss and some is just too painfully expensive!
Miss:
I wish that there is a «white» board that would state the prices of «market». Our fresh red snapper (2.5 lb) was not well prepared: flesh was mushy, cost $ 85 @$ 35 lb.
Tuna Tataki ($ 15) was definitely not worth it. A small little piece that I can eat that in one bite. and it suppose to be a tapas? I need to share that? The texture was a little chewy too… where is the quail egg as stated in the menu? I was confused!
Suckling Pork ($ 32/​lb) was dry and bland … but the portion is decent for sharing with my dinner mate. I am glad I don’t have to eat that whole thing myself.
Warm wild greens ($ 12) which I suggest just skip the green.
Hit:
Grilled Octopus ($ 29/​lb) was really tasty. Love the meaty texture and it was not rubbery at all.
Lamb Sticks ($ 12) was nicely spiced and love the presentation. Just like 3 little tacos!
Spinach Cretan Dumplings ($ 8) has these pine nuts inside was delicious. Crispy and light phllyo wrappings. Love!
Dessert any one? I think I suggest you to skip dessert. For $ 12 a pop, those desserts were just too one dimensional and not worth the price. We shared:
Bougatsa which I enjoyed. I think I just like anything in phllyo cell?
Panna Cotta, Rizogallo (rice pudding), Yogourt Brûlée were all so so.
Service was attentive and cheerful.
I might be back for a drink and just lounge on the patio on a nice day… but I doubt I would be back for a full meal. A drink and some dumplings maybe? And daydreaming I am on a Greek island chilling away…