Friday, December 30, 2011

Nissaki Beach is Awesome

On our first morning in Naxos, we went down to the dining room in the lobby of our hotel, the Nissaki Beach Hotel, and saw a breakfast area about the same size as that of the Rochari. But it quickly became apparent, as they took us on a tour of the dining area, that the options at this breakfast were nothing like what we found at the Rochari.


After passing the coffee and tea area on the left side of the buffet, you hit a long table with a bunch of both sweet and savory options. There were multiple plates of cheese, sliced meats, a bowl of Greek salad, eggs, hot dog pieces with peppers and onions, a marble cake, spanakopita and other pies, toast with tuna and capers and a quiche. The right side of the U-shaped buffet had cereal, yogurt, bread and pastries, fruit and other sweet options. The breakfast offering was plentiful and incredible. We were so happy.


A got a sampling for his first plate (spinach pie, quiche, hot dog pieces, Greek salad, Greek cheese). In addition, they brought out from the kitchen some freshly squeezed orange juice. It was so good.


In addition to his plate, A (shockingly) also got Greek yogurt with honey and walnuts.


M's first plate was very similar to A's - spinach pie, hot dog pieces, toast with tuna, quiche, Greek salad, turkey slice and cheese. M was so happy with all of these savory options. And it didn't just look good. It was so, so tasty.


With all of these delicious options, it was hard to choose what to get for plate #2. M got more Greek salad and hot dog pieces as these were a little bit healthier and they were really good. If we ate more rich Greek pies and cheeses, they might have had to roll us out of the dining room.


M also got some yogurt with fruit salad (strawberries, apples and bananas). Yogurt with fruit is definitely her preferred combination.


The breakfast buffet at the hotel was, like the Rochari, included as part of our room rate. The difference was that there were so many different items to choose. It was so good that we couldn't wait to see what they would have the next day! Even if they repeated the exact same slate of dishes, we would be happy. There were so many good savory options and we couldn't wait to get some more. After filling up on breakfast, we ended up skipping lunch during our sightseeing. So much good food!

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