MOURIES

Like a step back in time, Mouries offers a snapshot of a traditional Crete. In a space styled as a domestic courtyard, where oversized stone pots, copious mulberry trees, and an abundance of plants take centre stage, Mouries pays homage to Crete’s most time-honored recipes via Chef Lefteris Iliadis’ authentic menu.

In alignment with the Cretan diet, where greens and vegetables, wild herbs, high quality meat and seafood, and olive oil are revered, dishes such are suitably honest and simple. This sees plates such as Xynochondros Cretan frumenty brought to life with seasonal vegetables picked from the hotel’s own garden, and a range of meats and fish cooked ‘parastia’ style over an open fire in Mouries’ central outdoor kitchen island which, true to authenticity, fully operates without the use of electricity, relying solely on an outdoor stone oven and grill to prepare dishes.