Opening days for season 2023
May 2nd - October 21nd
Essence Restaurant
Established in 2010 by an Austrian chef Filip Blazek and his Slovak business partner Oxana Litvajova.
The mission of Essence is to provide fine dining in a relaxed and romantic atmosphere. Tapas, in Greek „meze“, is a style of dining, common in the Mediterranean.
You will be delighted to eat your dinner slooowly - like the Greeks do - and enjoy several courses and delicious wine under the stars in our garden.
Shared joy makes love grow.
Oxana
SINCE
2010
MENU
Our seasonal menu is accompanied by our daily special menu to offer you the freshest produce of the season, preferably local and hand-picked daily
Vegetarian & vegan
We love veggies too!
Our menu satisfies all vegetarians.
Vegan?
Don’t be shy to ask.
FISH
We offer catch-of-the-day and seasonal fish, delivered daily by local fishermen of Zakynthos.
Wine
Our wine is a selection of excellent Greek wines. Our philosophy is to serve local products for your authentic Greece experience. Try outstanding Greek varieties like Preknadi, Malagouzia, Assyrtiko and many more.
- Bread basket
7,-
tirokafteri (spicy cheesy dip), olives, oregano oil
- Potato Salad
7,-
- Patatas bravas
8,-
crispy potatoes, marinara sauce, garlic aioli, parmesan
- Cauliflower
8,-
tomato-chili salsa, walnuts, yogurt
- Octopus xidato
13,-
fava puree, Greek style pickled octopus
- Roastbeef
12.50,-
cold sliced roastbeef, goats curd, honey-sesame dressing
- Squids
10.50,-
potatoes, tomato sauce, herbs crumbs
- Prawn spanakopita
10.50,-
prawn pie with spinash, feta and garlic
- Calamari
18,-
taramasalata, harrisa oil
- Seabream plaki
18,-
whole seabream, tomatoes, olives, preserved lemons
- Mussel saganaki
16,-
fresh mussels, tomato salsa, feta, oregano
- Pork chop
19,-
parmesan fondutta, cotto ham
- Salmon
18,-
tomato - clam salad, herbs
- Rabit
18,-
confit rabit, butter beansm pancettam mustard
- Roasted chicken
15,-
1/2 chicken, lemon yoghurt, tomato relish
- Mushroom youvetsi
12,-
Greek rice pasta, mushrooms, creme fraiche, truffle oil
- Golden Greek peppers
9,-
salted cod, oregano, capers
- Beef soutzoukakia
10.50,-
beef meatballs , mint yoghurt, tomato salsa, Graviera cheese
- Stracciatella
12,-
creamy burrata, mushrooms, roasted hazelnuts
- Affogato
7.50,-
vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate brownie, hot espresso
- Burnt Greek cheesecake
8.50,-
melted chocolate, halva crumble
Upcoming Events
Upon personal contact, we can also provide special menus for smaller parties.