“The best restaurant in Patmos. Relax and enjoy your dinner, watching the sea and the boats with their bright lights sailing in and out of the harbor.”

“Restaurant Benetos, a little way along the Grikou road, is Skala’s best restaurant, favoured by Prince Michael of Greece during his annual sojourn on Patmos. The menu features a wide range of imaginative dishes.”

“A Tuscan villa at sea’s edge, light jazz filling the air, a fresh arugula salad with shaved parmesan, shrimp baked in filo, filet mignon, a finale of Bailey’s chocolate-chip cheesecake, all accompanied by an exclusively Greek wine list-where could this all be happening? The only answer is Benetos, named by the Greek Alpha Guide in 2000 as the best restaurant on Patmos and one of the 30 finest restaurants in Greece.”

“There are three characteristics that make Benetos stand out as the best restaurant on Patmos: First skills of chef owner Benetos Matthaiou, who in winter hones his skills in famous restaurants in Miami and throughout Florida, while in summer he flexes his creative muscles by offering modern takes on classic dishes at his own restaurant. Second is the elegant, pastoral veranda that blends relaxation with enjoyment and third the other diners who are local VIP’s, curious visitors from the rest of Greece or well-informed foreign visitors.”

“Patmos has a new gourmet restaurant, Benetos, on a lonely bit of coast between Skala and Grikos. Run by a Greek -American couple, it offers a small-well conceived menu of Mediterranean dishes.”