Mykonos - La Maison de Catherine

Mykonos town is a maze, a warren of narrow streets.

Our first night was spent trying to establish our bearings, looking for shops, bars, restaurants, anything, as markers.

The local authorities have gone to massive expensive to create a notion of endless daylight, just like a Vegas casino.  As the sun sets the entire town is lit by hundreds of floodlights which would test any National Grid. Someone, somewhere on the island, has one hell of a generator.

Wandering the streets, like a pair of Trekies dumped on an unknown planet, we came across a restaurant which stood apart from the many sprawling street ristorantes.

La Maison de Catherine, or Katrin, as the sign on the wall says, is family owned and run.  We wondered if the little old lady sitting preparing various antipastas, was Catherine and her son, the maitre ‘d.  The décor is quaint with tapestries, copper pots and frying pans on the walls and an unfortunate bunch of chrysanthemums on each table.

We opted for his fish soup, mozzarella and parma ham, followed by fresh fish.  All dishes were excellent. I asked him to recommend a red wine and pointed to the 50 euro price point.  The Greek wine he recommended, at 45 euros, was also very good.  We had earlier asked about the bouillabaisse on the menu which was unpriced.  “I need two days to prepare this” he replied.  We booked a table for three days later and ordered the bouillabaisse.

So far, so good.

We returned and were indeed treated to a delicious bouillabaisse.  A few small pieces of fish and lobster were covered by a good, but not exceptional soup.  When the bill came I dashed to the loo and recycled the whole lot.  Perhaps it was the dish?  There may have been a dodgy mussel.  Or was it the cost?  240 euros for two bowls of glamorous soup.

This went straight in at number one, out costing any other dish we have eaten anywhere in the world, by a fortune.  To put it in perspective, this dish cost around the same as a three course lunch for two at Gordon Ramsay in London.  We had located the most expensive restaurant on the planet.

He asked if I would like him to recommend another wine, as he had on our first visit.  I agreed, expecting something similar, in the 50 euro price point.  This time he upped our wine expenditure to 90 euros.

The food in restaurant is very good, but NEVER order anything without first confirming the price.

This camel is happy to assist the Mykonos locals establish their winter Caribbean holiday funds via fair trade, but Mr Catherine clearly has his eyes set on owning Mustique.

La Maison de Catherine
Hora (close to Caprice, towards the town centre)
Mykonos

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