Restaurant Reviews

Revisiting a restaurant is always tricky. If your previous experience was positive, it raises expectations and thus widens the scope for disappointment. On the other hand, if things weren’t ...

Usually visitors from abroad will ask where the best places are to go. I’m happy to help but always worry whether or not they will like it. However, this ...

By Sarah Coyne There are various translations of the Italian expression La Dolce Vita, but when it comes to food, the most appropriate is ‘sweet life: the good life perceived ...

Everyone has a go-to restaurant to return on a regular basis. A tough day can easily be turned around by a familiar environment. At the same time, a reason to ...

First impressions can often paint a distorted picture, particularly when it comes to restaurants, however, in this instance they were very much on point. As we were shown to our ...

Even though we’re now in September, the weather doesn’t look like it’s letting up and summer seems to be lingering. This was not good news for getting ...

By Sarah Coyne As autumn months beckon, perhaps now is the time to consider restaurants in hotels which are becoming quieter. One of my favourites has always been Notios at ...

As much as almost everything else in our society, food choices are now often a byproduct of the latest trends. A few years ago, lobster rolls were all the rage, ...

With summer in full swing, there has been a steady flow of friends and family visiting Cyprus for their holiday. Hand-in-hand with this is their desire for a traditional, home-cooked ...

While I can only speak for Limassol, I am more than certain that other cities around Cyprus experienced what I jokingly like to refer to as the great burger boom ...

Eleni Philippou looks at the dining out options for vegetarians and vegans A few years ago, one of the rare times vegans and vegetarians could really celebrate their diet with ...

By Sarah Coyne Last weekend, we grabbed the opportunity to head for the cooler climes of Amargeti, just 30 minutes from Paphos. If you ignore the signs for Amargeti village, you ...

I often think that I’m not really enjoying the best that Cyprus has to offer in terms of living arrangements. Nothing wrong with my house, of course. It’s ...

By Paul Lambis Meeting a legend is not something that happens every day, so when the opportunity arises, you seize it. For over three decades, world-renowned chef Nobuyuki ‘Nobu’ Matsuhisa ...

The Phinikoudes sea front can be a busy place, and its strip of bars, restaurants and cafés can make a dining experience there a noisy affair. However, towards the ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou The Porterhouse is a somewhat recent addition to Limassol’s culinary scene but quickly caught my attention, although pictures of beautifully marbled cuts of beef tend to ...

By Sarah Coyne Sometimes we all need a little push to take time off work and partake of the touristy activities on our doorstep. With the family’s arrival after ...

I’ve said it already and I will say it again. I love witnessing the evolution of Nicosia’s culinary scene. I can’t claim to know what the capital ...

Though there is a misperception that negative criticism implies honesty, I am delighted when things align in such a way that an experience is overwhelmingly positive. Our visit to French ...

By Sarah Coyne It is difficult to know what makes us go to a particular restaurant for the first time. Is it a friend’s recommendation? The outside of the ...

The thing I like the most about taverns – or shall we say tavernas to make it proper? – is that, no matter how similar they might all appear, there will always ...

Our decision to go out for lunch was akin to using a Venn-diagram. The dust having subsided, we wanted to enjoy the decent weather! Wanting to take advantage, we headed ...

The Noodle House has been going strong in Limassol for a few years being one of the earlier entrants in the city’s old town regeneration. Found in one of ...

By Sarah Coyne I am not sure if everyone is the same at this time of year, but with the warmer weather, large-sized meals, especially at lunchtime, do not have ...