Our catch

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We introduce you some of the Mediterranean species of fish, which are usually included in our catch.

(Phonetic pronunciation is provided as a guide. To use it correctly you need to

read the word in Latin and stress it on the punctuation given)

 

Yellow tail fish

Pronounced: maya`tiko

It is an ocean fish that appears after April. Its body is grey - light blue on the back with a yellow line on the side. It can be found more than 1,50 m and over 50 kilos. It lives in schools in deep waters with sandy or rocky areas. Fishing with troll. A tasty grilled fish.

 

Grouper

Pronounced: rοfo`s

It is a rockfish with weight until 50 kilos. We usually do underwater fishing for the bigger sizes. Delicious meat for fish soup.

 

 

Dentex

Pronounced: sinagri`da

A tasteful fish in different sizes, though we can find it even in 8 kilos. It is a beautiful and strong fish, well known as the “queen”. It is red, living in very deep waters around shoals. We fish it with loglines, troll and nets. Grilled with lemon and oil, this is a favourite dish for fish-eaters.

 

Pandora

Pronounced: lithri΄ni

This fish is living in the clear sea in 50m –160m of depth around rocky or sandy areas. It has a light pink to red colour on the back, which is lighter on the sides with a white-coloured stomach area. The size is approximately 60cm but the majority of pandora fish are 20cm-30cm. Served grilled.

 

Red Mullet

Pronounced: barbu`ni

It is a middle-sized rockfish (10cm –40cm) with pure red colour, characterized by whiskers and white and red scales in its stomach area. It is living in schools in less than 100m depths some of them in sandy areas, but we also find rockfish species. It is usually served fried, but you can have it grilled as well.

 

Gilthead Sea Bream

Pronounced: tsipu`ra

It is living in deep waters from June throughout the summer and approaches the shores in May and September. It has a short head and silver sides with soft pink tones and golden lines. The eyes are high on the head and it has a pointed tail. It is delicious and very popular fish.

 

 

European Sea Bass

Pronounced: lavra`ki

The fisherman’s best shot! It is living in shallow waters and prefers the areas, which combine sand and the rocks. Sometimes, the ideal conditions in the Greek sea are convenient to the fish to be developed in bigger sizes. Served grilled.

 

 

Common Sea Bream

Pronounced: fagri`

It lives in rocky or sandy areas of the ocean in depth from 30 m to 250 m with weight until 15 kilos. It has a flat body with red colour on the back and pink sides with golden or silver lines and a white-silver colour on the stomach area. The fins are pink or red. It looks like the gilthead, pandora fish and dentex, but it is more precious in value, as it can be rarely caught.

 

White Sea Bream

Pronounced: sargo`s

It is frequent where the gilthead lives, in very deep waters and rocky areas. The common sea bream can be approximately 40cm and over a kilo. It has narrow stripes on the silver sides and a black spot in the fins and the tail. It lives in schools and prefers the rocky areas with sea herbages. It is a tasty fish, which is cooked in many ways.

 

Saddled Sea Bream

Pronounced: melanu΄ri

A delicious middle sized fish, approx 20-30 cm. It lives in deep sandy areas and near to rocks. It has a beautiful silver colour, big eyes and a black spot on the root of its tail. It has a great nourishing value. Served grilled.

 

Scorpion Fish

Pronounced: skorpio΄s

A rockfish with a great taste. It has a lot of thorns and its pinch can be dangerous. It can be cooked as a delicious soup or as “Bourtheto”, based in a traditional Corfiot recipe.

 

Grey mullet

Pronounced: ke΄phalos

We find it all year round. It has long scales and flat body. It has a grey colour with blue lines. It is living near the surface of the sea and it is frequent in sandy shores. Served grilled.

 

Swordfish

Pronounced: xiphi΄as

The swordfish is a fish hunter and very aggressive. They live in a depth of water where the temperature is about three degrees Celsius. In these circumstances, they increase the temperature of their eyes at 20 degrees, which allows the fish to distinguish moving objects seven times better. The swordfish steak grilled is a very delicious meal.

 

Octopus

Pronounced: chtapo΄di

Octopus is familiar to everyone. A big head and 8 tentacles equipped with double suckers. The colour is grey or brown sometimes with yellow lines. The sizes are various and we can find it weighing up to 20 kilos. A beautiful “meze” in vinegar.

 

 

 

Lobster

Pronounced: Astako΄s

Lobster offers the most delicious dish for the gourmands. It is red with nippers living in very deep waters through the rocks. We can find it in 500 grams and if we are lucky, up to 2 kilos. Fishing for lobster is not allowed during their propagation.

If you wish a special meal, we recommend to you the “lobster Pastitsada”, which is based on a traditional Corfiot recipe. 

Our Menu

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The secret of a tasty dish Have you ever wondered what the secret of a tasty meal is? Seasoning exudes wonderful aromas which enhance the natural flavours and tastes of home cooked food. Even the simple recipes containing herbs, spices and freshly grown ingredients create the most delicious meals.   Following this secret, we proudly offer high quality dishes using fresh herbs, fruit and vegetables from our garden in Yaliskari. Yaliskari is an unspoiled and picturesque bay between Kalami and Agni. During the summer season, Dimitris supervises and cultivates the garden with a selection of herbs such as parsley, basil, mint, rosemary, a selection of vegetables such as broccoli, cabbages, potatoes, onions, aubergines, courgettes, lettuce, cucumber, tomato as well as trees bearing plums, figs, pears, limes, lemons, oranges, walnuts and almonds. During the winter, the family collect the olives from 500 olive trees for the olive oil production which is necessary for the cooking and consuming it in salads.

Begin your meal with some of our mouth-watering hot or cold starters, and accompany them with a glass of wine or beer. Do not forget to sample tzatziki or olive paste, the tasty briam, baked feta cheese, village sausage and for those who enjoy seafood, we suggest taramosalata, octopus in vinegar, shrimp or mussel saganaki or fried sardines. To accompany your main course, a salad is always a healthy and tasteful dish. The Greek salad is the most popular, whilst fresh boiled vegetables with olive oil and lemon are a great accompaniment to fish dishes. For meat lovers, we would recommend that you follow on with the most famous Greek dish of Lamb Kleftiko which is very popular with our regular customers, or the traditional Corfiot dishes such as Rooster Pastitsada and Sofrito. The sophisticated blend of traditional Greek cuisine with Mediterranean flavors creates some of our most delicious dishes. Enjoy the meat of your choice grilled or cooked with the aromatic flavour of our fresh ingredients produced by the Greek land. A tender fillet steak grilled to perfection is always a delicious option; enjoy it cooked in its own juices or with one of our special sauces. Two of the most popular and delicious dishes of the traditional Corfiot table is Pastitsada and Sofrito. Pastitsada is a very popular dish, originating from the Venetians. The traditional homemade Pastitsada is cooked with rooster, finely chopped parsley, salt and paprika. The red sauce is cooked with oil, cinnamon, cloves, salt and paprika. Pastitsada is served with long macaroni tubes. The recipe has delicious seafood varietions, such as the special dish, Lobster Pastitsada. Sofrito is also very popular Corfiot dish in casserole, which originated in the Venetian times. It contains thin slices of veal in a thick, white garlic sauce, seasoned with parsley, salt, black pepper and wine or vinegar. The taste of Sea on your dish! Fish and Seafood lovers will thoroughly enjoy the wide variety of fresh fish that is caught daily by George. Every day George searches the Ionian Sea on his fishing boats Nikolakis and Georgotzis for the best quality fish and seafood which you can enjoy cooked to your preference. You have the choice to taste the fresh fish prepared using traditional Corfiot recipes of Bourdeto or Bianco. For an extra special seafood meal, why not try one of the most famous and exceptional seafood dishes of Lobster Pastitsada or Scorpion Fish Bourdeto: Burdeto is a fishermen’s dish cooked with either Scorpion fish or tope in a red spicy sauce made of spicy chilli pepper and spicy paprika, finished with lemon juice. Bianco means ‘white’ in Italian. This recipe is a fishermen’s favourite dish. Usually it is cooked in a casserole with cod or tope and potatoes in white sauce of finely chopped garlic, parsley, lemon juice and black pepper.

 

Every dish is prepared according to traditional recipes. To add an extra special flavour, we have personally selected wines of different varieties of grapes which are harvested from the vineyards around Greece offering you an excellent selection of red, white and rose wines. The local wine also compliments a traditional Corfiot meal very well.

Begin your meal with some of our mouth-watering hot or cold starters, and accompany them with a glass of wine or beer. Do not forget to sample tzatziki or olive paste, the tasty briam, baked feta cheese, village sausage and for those who enjoy seafood, we suggest taramosalata, octopus in vinegar, shrimp or mussel saganaki or fried sardines.

To accompany your main course, a salad is always a healthy and tasteful dish. The Greek salad is the most popular, whilst fresh boiled vegetables with olive oil and lemon are a great accompaniment to fish dishes.

Every dish is prepared according to traditional recipes. To add an extra special flavour, we have personally selected wines of different varieties of grapes which are harvested from the vineyards around Greece offering you an excellent selection of red, white and rose wines. The local wine also compliments a traditional Corfiot meal very well.

A perfect meal is never complete without a good dessert. Greek yoghurt and honey, homemade crepes, or ice creams are just some of the delicious desserts on our menu, which can ideally be finished off with a coffee and brandy of your choice.
If you just fancy a drink, then we have a fantastic array of drinks for you. Beers, wines, spirits, cocktails, juices and soft drinks are just a few of the drinks you can choose from.

After your meal, relax and enjoy the marvellous views. The Taverna is ideally situated on the beach, and you have the whole horseshoe–shaped Kalami, Albania and the South part of Corfu Island laid out in front of you. What more could you ask for!

 

 

Our Fishing Boats

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The first fishing boat, Nikolakis, has its own history in the Georgotzis family.

Before the tourism exploitation in Corfu, the first job of Dimitris Katsaros was an engineer in cargo ships traveling around the world. After his last trip, he bought a small fishing boat for the family’s needs.

In 1980, Dimitris and his wife Frosso established their first tourist business in Kalami, a snack bar under the name “Kalami Beach”, which in 1984 progressed to a taverna – bar, the “Kalami Beach Taverna – Bar”.

Dimitris had already been fishing professionally with the small boat supplying the taverna with fresh fish. During fishing, he used to take with him his youngest son, George Katsaros, who loved joining his father in his “little journey”, learning from a very young age the art of fishing.

In 1995, when George returned from the special forces of the army, he was confident that the only job he ever wanted to do was fishing. The business had to be expanded, as the size of the boat was not satisfactory for the taverna’s needs. The fishing boat “Nikolakis” is bigger and organised with all the necessary equipment for the difficult and sometimes dangerous job of fishing. Fresh fish grilled or cooked, became the most delicious meal for the customers of the taverna. In 2010 the family welcomed the new fishing boat Georgotzis which is a modern, fully equipped boat for adventurous fishing. George sometimes leaves for days and almost every time he always returns with a really impressive catch. Tuna is a big fish that George supplies the taverna very often.

George is the soul of the boats, working with the knowledge, the love and the experience. He is considered as one of the most skilled and spirited fishermen in the area.

The fishing boats are in the sea all year round, (except a small period when they are out of the water, for general maintenance).

During the summer, George supplies his brother Nikos at the Kalami Beach Taverna with his daily catch of fish. In the winter, both brothers go fishing together and sell the fresh fish to the locals.

If you are wondering what happened to small fishing boat, Dimitris still owns it! His main job is the vegetation of the garden in Yaliskari producing fresh vegetables for the taverna, but he always finds the time to go fishing for white bait and sardines. Besides, who could not agree that these little fish are a delicious “meze” to start a meal?

Fishing is a different and unique experience every day. We welcome you to “Nikolakis” boat with captain Giorgos, who will introduce you to a typical fishing day.