Alexandria: Taverna Cretekou (May 2015)

My spouse and I dined at Taverna Cretekou for brunch on a Sunday afternoon in late May 2015. Taverna Cretekou is located on King Street in Old Town Alexandria. The restaurant is closed on Mondays, but offers lunch Tuesday through Saturday, Sunday brunch, and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. The restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor seating. The huge rear patio is the most desirable place to sit in the warm weather, with some tables on a slightly raised wooden platform and covered by a pergola-type roof, and other tables protected from the sun by umbrellas. Lots of colorful flowers and foliage surrounds the patio. Restrooms are located on the second floor up a somewhat steep set of stairs (and are in desperate need of renovation/updating!). On the Sunday that we dined, Taverna Cretekou offered both a buffet brunch and their regular menu. We ordered from the regular menu, and enjoyed dolmades as our appetizer (grape leaves filled with rice, scallions, and dill, then marinated in olive oil), followed by lamb gyros and Arni ptsio (lamb with pita). For dessert, we ordered the baklava (ground walnuts layered with honey and filo dough). Service was very good, performed by older men who clearly view waitering as their profession (as opposed to young kids doing a summer job). A great meal!