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Elias' Garden Restaurant Tavern

Name: Elias' Garden Restaurant Tavern
Price range: €€

Elias' Garden occupies a planted roadside plot on Trikalon, beyond central Kalambaka's tight restaurant strip and with parking beside the tables. Chef Christina sends out clay-pot beef, soutzoukakia, black-pig sausage, courgette fritters and handmade mushroom pasta in portions built for post-Meteora appetites.

Our take

Christina feeds the monastery traffic

Share. One salad, one starter and two mains cover most couples, while complimentary tastes can add more food; weekday service ends around 7pm, though Sunday runs later, so check the clock after an afternoon monastery visit.

What visitors say

Elias' Garden rates 4.8 from about 902 Tripadvisor reviews and holds a 2025 Travelers' Choice award; clay-pot meat, mushroom pasta and portion size dominate current praise.

Platforms researched: Tripadvisor. Last reviewed: August 2026.

Good to know

Roadside garden, Large portions, Vegetarian choices, and Travelers' Choice 2025

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