Captain Octopus: Seafood Restaurant in Benitses Corfu

  This restaurant is not just a place to eat, it's an experience that will remain with you for years to come; it's a family run restaurant, and I mean proper... read more Greek family spanning 3 generations as well as cousins, aunties, uncles and what not;
All the food on the menu is made fresh and you can watch it being cooked if you want, as they wanted an open kitchen for people to see it with their own eyes;
We ordered a few appetizers like bruschetta, anchovies, dolmadakia, stuffed pepper and they were all fresh out of the oven, simply delicious, the bread still so hot that we had to wait a while for it to cool down;
As mains, we ordered the octopus pastisdada, sardine bourdeto and mousaka, all to die for!
The mousaka started an argument between the missus and my brother: she insisted that the mousaka had to have potatoes in it ( the Irish and their spuds!), while the brother argued that every Greek cookery programme he's ever watched made no mention of potatoes in the mousaka; so we had to resort to mediation by asking the waiter about this all important detail; he said that traditionally the mousaka is not made with potatoes but some families would put potato slices at the bottom of the pan, so he essentially saved my marriage!
If you are in Corfu, don't miss this place

  Stopped here for early dinner. And ordered the octopus in sauce with pasta which is traditional on the island. The octopus was tender and sauce was deep in flavour. Kids... read more had burgers which were juicy and well seasoned obviously home made although they came with no burger bun which kids expected but they enjoyed them nevertheless. Chips were crunchy and delicious.
We shared lamb chops too and although a little over cooked for my taste they were tasty and fresh. Also sampled the local wine which was a great accompaniment to the meal.
Would recommend and would go back.

  Had an absolutely lovely time there with my family today. the restaurant is extremely accommodating, especially the staff, guiding us to the best spots. Chefs were great, food was gorgeous,... read more and locally sourced. Like to say special thanks to the owner of the restaurant we had a lovely chat with her, and she gave us the in’s and outs of the island. Definitely would go again.

  We came across this restaurant by accident on the first day we got here, and we have another 13 days to go!! We were walking along the Main Street where... read more the restaurants are and came across Captain Octopus. Well what can I say apart from it was fabulous. Everything from start to finish. Excellent service and extremely attentive. We had Greek salad to start along with feta cheese with honey and then sea bass, and of course some Rose wine to wash it all down with. All delicious. You must try this place you would be foolish not to. We will back for certain.

  Basic food and service. Not the best, not the worst. The service is ok and the food and wine was ok too.

  The owners of this family restaurant were friendly, passionate about the food and nothing was too much trouble. They brought us samples of their own wine and we had a... read more bottle of the rose which was delicious. Definitely worth a visit in Benitses

  Excelent service and very good food with fresh ingredients. We will definitely come back here eat 🙂

  ....but a friendly, clean taverna with excellent service and charming hosts who were obligingly helpful as I made an arse of myself trying to speak Greek! Lovely experience.

  The owner was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the dishes the restaurant serves. She took time to explain the dishes and even left us with a tablet so we could... read more see pictures of them. The meal my husband, son and I had was beautiful. The staff were attentive and friendly.

  Really enjoyed our meal, beautiful fresh Calamari, and the Slovaki was delicious. The complimentary creme brulee topped off the evening.

  Great meal, I can highly recommend the whole sea bass! Nice atmosphere, must try the homemade captain octopus wine, best wine I have had the whole holiday, dangerously quaffable!! The... read more restaurant did forget to bring us out our frites but the portions were generous so we did not miss them.. saved the extra calories for the wine instead! My husband had the grilled octopus and really enjoyed that too!

  The food was excellent and the service was more than great.
Very beautiful people and you can order everything you want .
When I will go back in Corfu... read more , this is the place were I will eat.

  The food was good, the staff were very polite, great atmoshere. I recommend the sea food and the baklava

  Very welcoming that kind of feeling you get as a family member, menus in different languages to suit all, drinks order taken straight away on arrival of drinks order taken... read more for my food Greek salad starter followed by souvlaki plate got to be honest the best souvlaki I have ever tasted and cooked just the way I like it, checks made to see if everything to my satisfaction no pressure to finish, desert was offered but I don't eat them so coffee and cheese instead, wonderful evening being a single person it felt a very pleasing experience thank you thank you Alex and Betty and staff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  Really nice (family owned and run) place to visit. We found it by a chance. It was very fortunate for Us. Food was amazingly fresh, prepared just as you order,... read more not in advance. Yes it takes more time to get the food on the table, but it was so worth it.
Authentic Greek flavour of Tzatziki , I recommend Souvlaki( they serve grilled meat combined with lemon which adds lovely acidity ,lovely taste ). Local Corfu fresh, not pasteurised beer is a must.
Seafood was a tempting as the rest.
The owner was very helpful , when asked about local activities , had plenty of tips and ideas for us to try.
I totally recommend this spot.
The hygiene was also very good. The staff were wearing mask all the time, on the table you could find hand sanitiser, . We felt save eating there.

  Nice family restaurant with cosy atmosphere and good food. Their lemon cake is super tasty. Friendly service and huge portions.