Vardis Taverna in Irakleion

Excellent culinary experience

AMAZING! Authentic experience

Simply great!

Food was solid, except theyve put sour cream instead of feta on Greece salad, but the service was terrible. They had only one waiter for 20 tables, so we waited 20-25 mins to pay. Also, we were asked for additional money for the music before we even sit (they dont ask the locals as far as i noticed). Although, the girl that was singing was great.

Authentic cretan cuisine with either meat or fish dishes. The place is nice and the service is Professional

Descent local food at good prices

The food was fantastic. Wonderfully tasty and really fresh. The only thing that caught us out was the size of the salads. We were expecting sides and when they arrived you could have fed four people with them. Absolutely lovely, just impossible to finish.

Absolutely amazing food and service!!Thank you!!!

Very average food. Nice greek salat but shrimps not fresh

Three days on the island and this was the best food and certainly not the most expensive. The location is simple and rural, but the food makes up for it.

What a find 😋 perfect , must try to visit again next year 👍

The food here is authentic, local, and just spectacular. Just tick a whole bunch of stuff you love on the menu and they bring it to you super fast. Outstanding Greek salad and tzatziki. The grilled chicken is ultra tasty, beat dolmades in Greece, try all of the grilled cheeses, and wine is as cheap as it gets. An absolute bargain. Fed six people absolutely full of wine and food for €20. GO HERE!

Very good no-frills taverna with delicious food. The food arrived quickly and was grilled to perfection. Very good prices for quality food. They do have parking next to the restaurant. I would definitely recommend.

Greek salad I ordered here was the best one I have ever tried. I recommend this taverna to everyone.

Traditional family run taverna

Very good food and environment (live music on Sunday). A little costly by local standards.

Close to the City center but it feels like you are at the suburbs. The food is very tasty and the prices are seasonable. If you are lucky there is a chance that you will eat accompanied by the sound of live music. The service does have room for improvement but all in all a great choice

Tried a grilled halloumi starter rolled by aubergines and a grilled shrimps dish. Their service was rather slow probably due to many customers in Sunday lunch but after tasting dishes, all felt so great to me. Its quite local, nothing fancy but the meal was simply delicious. I can totally recommend this place!

Great people, great atmosphere, great food, great restaurant. I had chicken fillets and small fish and all of this was perfect. They also serve dessert, watermelon and some kind of turkish dessert, which tastes amazing. This restaurant was recommended me by a local and its the second evening when Im eating here. Thanks to the lovely team.

Fantastic neighborhood place. GREAT food, lovely outdoor dining, and exceptionally affordable. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Perfect local place with fantastic food. Nice ambience and good prices.

Beautifully run neighborhood taverna with authentic Cretan cuisine....so much to choose from

Live music usually every Wednesday, very good moods!

Finally a real authentic restaurant far from the highstreet! Fresh food, lovely service! I would definitely recommend! We loved it!

Nice taverna with local food for fair prices. Worth a try

This is really an amazing place in Heraklion. Great food for a very low price and very kind staff. Quik service and great ambiance.

Great, local tavern! Fresh and delicious food! Fair prices. Great experience for tourists that want to experience local tavern

Delicious fresh food, incredibly reasonable prices. Friendly and sweet staff. Will come again next time we’re in Heraklion

Lovely place. Good food. Good prices. Very friendly personnel. Would definitely come again.

Very nice music and tasty food. Table service could be improved.

Enjoy the dinner very much! Lovely staff en really good service. Yesterday there was live music and a great ambiance! Thank you

Excellent taverna within a residential area.We had a spare hour while waiting for our ferry to Pireus and went to the taverna and then back to port (less than 10 min. walk).The fresh fish (sardineswas very well prepared and super delicious.

Really good food in a cozy environment. Full of locals and amazing prices. Really recommended

When we enter... I supose I was in the wrong place, but not... I thought, this is the kind of secret place we need to try... And thats it, food from people of neighborhood... Not for a stupid tourist!

Superb! Loved the Sardines (fresh local fish on the menuand the fried squid. They were very generous with the Raki and dessert after our meal, compliments of the house.

Vardis Taverna offers great food & pricing, attentive staff, and a relaxed atmosphere.

Wow, what a gem! Very tasty as the excellent wait staff gave us many suggestions on the local dishes which were all amazing! Busy w locals, so you also know its good. Very reasonable prices. View wasnt much but it was nice and airy on the patio. Worth seeking out

Amazing place, the best tavern we visited. Delicious, home made food, friendly waiters, authentic Crete cuisine. Highly recommend. 4,5 overall rating is not enough. We would rate it 10 out of 5!

Original, delicious, good and wuick service. Great hospitality, excellent quality of products. Culinary creations in the greatness of their simplicity!

Small interior but Cozy, nice terrace during summer n spring period. Greek menu.

very nice food and the stuf is very goood also. raki is very good and live music was perfect bew and old greek songs.

Great food and fantastic live Greek music. Decent portions and reasonable prices. Polite staff. Not a tourist trap but a place for locals

super friendly personal provided excelent experience and advices on where to go after dinner. what clubs to visitloved the salad with giant shank of greek cheese. the main diah was delicioussse.

This greek style tavern is hidden in the streets near the port. Just like a secret spot for those who know where to find good greek food and friendly people. In the summertime enjoy the outdoors area.

Might have just ordered the wrong things. We had the small fresh fish, which needed a lot of salt, and had an eggplant cheese dish which was weirdly served lukewarm.

Amazing food! Everything fresh, perfectly cooked, rustic, authentic and friendly staff - bottle of wine €6.50!!! Don’t not go!

Just came here from the airport, autenthic Greek tavern: great food, service and price incredibly on the market. Complementary Raki, watermelon and dessert at the end of the evening gave everything a sweeter taste. Going to come back surely.

Good Greek taverna near the port. Decent price.

A great taverna near the harbor and is open till late as well. Delicious traditional Greek food is served. We were also served complementary raki and a delicious lemon meringue pastry. Reasonably priced as well.

I enjoyed the food very much. Sausages, aubergine with halloumi cheese, salad, tzadziki.