Pedroalpha,
Much obliged -it was Freddy Kerrs that i was thinking about (was it on the harbour front in Kyrenia?)
All so long ago.
I must go back one final time and see if it was all a dream or was it really real?
Best,
Dave M

Lukeafb1, Don't forget our old mates on 32 Sqn!!

OOps!..... Sorry Bob,

Completely slipped my mind.

And what is this pork chop nonsense? You'll be telling us next that you now have linen table cloths.

Ok Mr OAaT....
 

......where did you take SWMBO to, finally? Did you sample the Tetrapak version of the purple liquid known, non too fondly, as "Kokinaboks"?
I do feel you owe it to us.


The Ancient Mariner

Rossian
 

After all that effort from various posters to point me/us in the right direction I'm afraid to say that the hoped for outing didn't materialise. We have been suffering from a dreaded lurgie which has left us both wishing that we didn't have to eat anything at all. No ones fault, just one of those things. Fruit we think.

Many thanks to all who posted:As usual, instructive,full of wit(WIT) and repartee.

niazi
 

Niazi ended up in Kyrenia,his resturant is on the road from the harbour (opposite the Dome Hotel). It is run by his son and they still use the plates they had in Limissol. Late 60's early 70's were very "heady" and hazy days.

During my APC days with 29 Sqn in the late 70's, Mahmouts was always the fav detachment kebab house. The whole det would be booked in for an evening of total carnage and guaranteed next day hangovers. Free Kokkers and a good standard of kebab plus the staff were very forgiving of the 'high spirits' that were always displayed by all. Good times!

Niazi's
 

I sampled Niazi's for old times sake, took the child bride along. She enjoyed the meal and now doesn't think any of the stories about the place can be true. Seems the new place is too posh to live up to the legends

In the early eighties there was a stall at the top right hand corner of Dodge City, in Episkopi Garrison, which did pittas stuffed with souvla and salad - delish.

Also the Epi Village Inn and the White Knight were great restaurants in Episkopi village.

We also had good times at the Randevous, Pepis and the Three (or two) Brothers.

Rgds SOS

NIAZIS
 

Oh how times change Niazis today. www.niazis.com


If you ever go back.

Top tip-1 Try Niazis fish caserole it really is special.
Top -tip-2 Never ask for Turkish delight in the south it's now Cypriot delight.


It was always the Old Romantic on St Andrews Street for me. Always finished with Turkish delight and a large brandy (At least 6 months old) included in the price. Always lamb chops with the Turkish I think that they came from a special breed of minature sheep or could have been cloned with Beagle's racing chicken!!

Nobody mentioned the Limassol Wine Festivals yet - 1/- (5p)for a plastic flagon, fill it up as many times as you could cope with- another brain cell and memory killing experiance.

Mystery? If IX and 27 hardly ever flew where did all those so**ing brake chutes that I serviced and packed for 3 years come from?:ugh:

Agreed, a good place - was worth popping in at lunch time also - some interesting meals of the day type options occasionally !

Equipped,

I still have my 1984 vintage empty bottle somewhere. That was my first night on the island; we landed at 1300 and had been well and truly introduced to Keo and Kokkers in the Block by 1600. By 2000 I was wandering around a weird municipal park drinking weird wine. By 0630 the next day, I was on a sqn run revisiting the experience up and down Cardiac Hill.

The Old Romantic was just a special place, they were very proud of the fact that they had not been closed for over 100 years! It was very close to the border between the Greek and Turkish communities and was actually on Ankara street, same street just changed name as it moved across the divide.

Wife asked one of the staff how to make Turkish coffee and he promptly whipped her into the kitchen to be shown. She was missing for almost an hour as they insisted she perfect the art to such a degree that the locals didn't notice the difference between her efforts and the chef's!

pm575

Just back from a holiday in Cyprus and most disappointed with the quality of offerings at local tavernas. These days you are given sliced bread, which tastes more like Madeira cake, with your salad. I was tourex in 1977, probably at the height of the free salad and Kokinelli days, since tourists were thin on the ground then.

I did, however, spot this in Paphos...

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...pscc0930b9.jpg

Ah yes, the Limassol Wine Festival .. and my introduction to an unusual type of kebab ...

After a short while experiencing the delights of the Wine Festival (still got the tiny glass with the logo on it somewhere) we were in need of sustenance so parked ourselves at one of the outlets there and ordered 4 kebabs which duly arrived.

Mid-munch, one of our number asked 'Lads, what do you reckon to this kebab then?' to which we all replied 'Mmm jolly nice .. very tasty .. etc'. Very quietly he then said 'That's good..' and then less quietly 'BECAUSE IT'S DONKEY' which was meant to be heard by George who came racing over..

'What's all this .. you accuse me of serving you donkey .. you impugne my reputation .. on the life of my mother I have never been so insulted .. etc etc etc'

To which our chap said ' Yep, it's definitely donkey. I grew up in India and have had it loads of times so I know what I'm talking about but yours is definitely very tasty and extremely well cooked so well done!' :ok:

George didn't really know which way to look and retreated back to his kitchen while we finished off the meal..

Don't think we got any free kokinelli though...


CS