Evenings at the Magic Hill ………

Lorraine’s Magic Hill is a restaurant set high up above the small Greek holiday resort of Lourdas.

That marks it out from the selection of tavernas and bars which stretch along the beach road.

Not that there is anything wrong with these eating places which offer up pretty much what the tourist thinks is traditional Greek food. 

But Lorraine’s restaurant is different, partly because of that commanding view out to sea and across to the island of Zakynthos and because of the food which is a mix of “fine Mediterranean and Modern Greek Cuisine, [with] "a menu carefully balanced with seafood, meat dishes, traditional specialties, pastas and salads – plus mouthwatering desserts”.  And “a select wine list containing well-known Kefalonian wines and noted wines of Greece”*.

It is not just a meal but an experience, and begins with Lorraine herself, who greets each group of diners, and takes them through the menu along with “the specials” which are prepared that day and inspired by what has just come out of the ground from their own garden.

And all the food is seasonal and locally sourced, so on our first visit back this year, the lamb had been taken off the menu, because the supply of local Greek lambs was no longer available.

It is evident from Lorraine’s presentation that she has not lost any of her enthusiasm or love for what she does, and her descriptions of how the specials are cooked is matched by her interest in her customers.  

All of which leads to both an insight into her story as well as questions about where we came from, what we did and how long we were staying.

And here I confess we are devoted fans of Lorraine’s Magic Hill, having first visited the restaurant back in 2019, and in the course of the holiday went back three more times, and was moved to write a piece for the blog.**

This year we were back, and back again, and were not disappointed at what is a family run business.

Tina and her mum fell on the fish dishes, and I was more than happy with the vegetarian alternatives, and those “mouthwatering desserts”, which are accompanied by a small glass of another Lorriane “special”

It is made from the local wine and flavoured with a mix of aromatics, which one of her daughter’s told me Lorraine had worked on, producing variations on a theme.

At which point I could go into detail, describing the meals we ate, but where would the fun be in doing that, when you can call up the site and explore the food for yourself?

Admittedly with the holiday season drawing to a close you may have to wait six months, but that just adds to the expectation of what is to be enjoyed. 

And that is it, other than to say having exhausted our own pictures of the place in the earlier blog story I have fallen on a selection of images from their dedicated site.

I hope Lorraine doesn’t mind.

Location; Lourdas, Kefalonia

Pictures; courtesy of Lorraine’s Magic Hill

* Lorraine’s Magic Hill, https://lorrainesrestaurant.gr/

** Tales from a Greek island part three …… the restaurant on the hill with a story https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/08/tales-from-greek-island-part-three.html