Sissitio

Sissitio, nestled in the heart of Rhodes Island at Σωκράτους και Ιπποδάμου, Rodos 851 00, Greece, presents itself as a striking establishment offering a blend of dining and entertainment. It is lauded for its captivating atmosphere and vibrant ambiance, making it a popular destination for those seeking a stylish evening out. However, user experiences reveal a significant disparity between the high expectations set by its setting and the actual quality of its culinary offerings.

Atmosphere & Ambiance ✨

• Sissitio is consistently praised for its "gorgeous" and "beautiful" setting, particularly appealing on warm evenings.
• The "nicely lighted courtyard" creates an "ideal" backdrop, exuding a "great vibe".
• The establishment features "lively house music" that contributes significantly to its energetic feel.
• A recurring point of concern, however, is the music volume, which some patrons found to be "unbearable" at times, making conversation difficult.

Service & Staff 👨‍🍳

Feedback on the service at Sissitio is mixed, indicating potential inconsistencies:

• Some guests reported "good" and attentive service, with staff being "very quick and friendly", ensuring timely refills and readiness checks for main courses.
• Conversely, other reviews described the staff as "impersonal, without a single smile," and noted instances where they had to wave to get attention, even when the restaurant was not busy.

Culinary Experience & Drinks 🍽️🍷

This category elicits the most critical feedback, suggesting that Sissitio's strengths lie more in its bar offerings than its kitchen:

• Food Quality & Taste:
  • The food is frequently described as "not really in that level" for the prices charged, lacking in both "quality and taste."
  • Specific dishes, such as the watermelon salad, were repeatedly disappointing, noted for missing advertised ingredients, being "not really fresh,""warm and wilted," and generally "nothing interesting."
  • Alarmingly, one review mentioned two out of four diners falling ill after their meal, raising concerns about food safety.
  • Portion sizes for food were often considered "too small for what we were charged."
• Drinks:
  • Cocktails are generally found to be "refreshing but quite pricey."
  • The quality of wine, specifically Malagusia, was deemed "below the price" by a professional sommelier.

Value & Recommendations 💲

The consensus among reviewers is that Sissitio's pricing structure is more aligned with a music bar or a high-end cocktail lounge than a restaurant, given the quality of its food:

• Many suggest that the "higher prices for food can be understood" if you consider you are paying for the music and atmosphere, but not for exceptional culinary value.
• Based on user experiences, Sissitio is highly recommended as a "post dinner spot for drinks with friends" or simply to enjoy the "beautiful" setting and "great vibe."
• For those primarily seeking a high-quality dining experience, the recommendation is to "avoid the restaurant" aspect and explore "other similar places nearby" where the food quality better justifies the cost.
• Some even suggested that the place "should be called a music bar" rather than a full-fledged restaurant.

Unfortunately from 4 people who had dinner yesterday 2 are sick today.The booking system online worked perfectly without any problem.The location is very nice and the service for us was good, we didn’t wait long time, when we finished the starters, I was asked if we were ready for the main course, wine and drinks were refilled all the time.For the prices that you pay the food is not really in that level, from quality and taste, independent if we got sick or not. We had a watermelon salad where in the description it was mentioned the ingredients and when it came some of the ingredients we couldn’t find, the watermelon was not really fresh but we thought is part of the preparation of the food.My recommendation if you want to go there, go just for drinks avoid to restaurant or go to other similar places nearby.

Beautiful for a warm evening, sensational food and a great vibe!

The ambience is ideal for a cocktail bar at a nicely lighted courtyard. Plenty of staff and they were all very quick and friendly. The cocktails were refreshing but quite pricey. The music was great for the atmosphere but at some point the volume was increased at unbearable levels, making it impossible to enjoy the conversation with the rest of the people at the table. We didn't try the food.

We don't think this place should be called a restaurant, but rather a music bar. Evening reviews with music and drinks are well rated. Then the higher prices for food can be understood - you have to pay for the music. But at a time when there is no music, we would expect better quality for these prices. We were interested in the watermelon salad on the menu, which we know, and we were excited about this “restaurant” recipe. That convinced us to visit, but the salad itself was disappointing. Nothing interesting. Some of the advertised ingredients were missing from the meal, plus the salad was warm and wilted. We recommend owners to look up recipes on the internet. We ordered glasses of Malagusia with our meal. I am a professional sommelier and the quality was below the price. The staff was impersonal, without a single smile, even though the restaurant was almost empty. When we said at the entrance that we would only have a salad and wine, we were seated at the entrance to the kitchen, which could be smelled even though the restaurant was absolutely empty. The waiters then stood at the entrance of the restaurant and were having fun, so we had to wave to be served. How the entire "restaurant" wants to present itself would require a lot of training. We have a lot of experience, including professional ones, and here we don't understand what they want to present

The restaurant is gorgeous and located in rhodes town. It has such a nice vibe and lively house music. We didnt have a reservation but were accommodated. The waiter that served us was ok. The food portion to small for what we were charged and wasnt that great. Would recommend it as a post dinner spot for drinks with friends.As for food maybe it was our luck on that day or selection but we will give it another shot