Akrotiri Kebab Houses
 

Having spent many a night on the strip devouring Kebabs and Kokkinelli I now find myself on the island in a civilian capacity wishing to introduce Mrs OAaT to the delights of these wonderful establishments. I was always detached,never posted, which is why she has not enjoyed the experience.
My problem is that I have been out of the picture for some time so wonder if anyone here can give us a pointer. Sylvanas, The Swan and Chris' spring to mind. Any idea of price? Paphos area mezes are eye wateringly expensive.

Polis was the kebab restaurant of choice a couple of years ago. Was on det there a lot in 2011 and Chris' had gone out of favour- expensive and quality of food had gone down. Haven't been to Sylvanna's for a long time, not that I've been there much anyway.
Yep, Polis definitely was good for a group kebab on det.

Ryan's does great food - JPA friendly too.

Unless he was there in person to look after his RAF customers, it was quite common for Chris' food to be rather indifferent.

But expensive?? Surely not.

I used to prefer the Swan, now closed, for the authentic kebab experience. But Polis' was indeed the restaurant of choice.

Younger readers may wish to peruse this old PPRuNe thread: http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...ens-stool.html

I'd agree with Beagle there.

Certainly in my time Ascoteering, Sylvanus and Polis were the choice if Chris wasn't about.

Having said that, after cracking a case of Keo with the crew outside Block 100, having a Tac 'Z', and then a couple of jugs of Brandy Sour in the mess prior to the sally, I'm not sure it makes a jot of difference which kebab house one visits!

In the early nineties, Polis was the best for quality. Chris was best for dealing with a large crowd. A few years back my family and I popped into Chris's for a kebab; the best part was them remembering our names after 10 years. Is there still a pizza restaurant just before Polis, that was very nice. The best place for a meze was arivano??? Gardens in Limassol.

Those in the know went to Michael's in Erimi, a short 5 min taxi hop from the Strip, so good, many of the local villagers went.

Many happy memories...

The Italian Restaurant is called Il Gusto and is well worth a visit. Their Creme Brule is to die for !!

Weren't they that famous 70's pop band? :}

Thanks to all. The memory fug is clearing and I can remember Polis as a nice place to eat. I'm planning a visit tonight. Thing is: I don't think I've ever eaten one fully sober. I'm driving from Paphos so no option, could be interesting.
Hoping for a quiet meal, wouldn't want those drunken RAF types on a night out!
Singing,insulting staff,setting fire to their faces and arguing over a couple of euros. Tsk Tsk.

Clicked on the link to the older thread and yes, Beagle has it spot on with his description.

Some of you seem to be forgetting the excellent food served at the exclusive Shalimar restaurant :uhoh:

Seriously though, I always found that the best kebabs were to be had at The Swan. Good food, good service and plenty of Kokkinelli. Had my first one there for the grand price C£2.50 in 1987. The usual special group deal negotiated for a 'first night kebab' including as much Kokkers as we could drink.

If you wanted something a bit more 'upmarket' (it's all relative), then you went to Sylvanna's or Polis. Chris kebab okay if you had a large group. He had a bus, would sit your party outside and tolerate the carnage that often ensued.

S-D

Polis was always my preferred taverna, excellent traditional kebab, help yourself salad bar (no having to keep asking for more) Kokkinelli, and in the winter a good old log fire to stay warm by. Not to mention the super friendly service.

Does a kebab, including unlimited Kokkinelli, cost more than ten bob now?
Outrageous.
Has anyone else had a demijohn cork ricochet round the cockpit at 40K?

How does anyone remember which kebab house they went to? :O

Wasn't there one called the Birds nest? The memory is a little clouded as it has been 30 yrs since I last fell in the storm ditches crawling back from the Pen club.

In Lim from early 70s visiting Akrotiri on 203 sqn (to
collect what seemed like tons of butter from the NAAFI:
Halil's, The Britannia, and Niazzis ?
spelling may be wrong but the headaches were real. Once I woke up in another country (Oman).

The Eagles Nest at Eppi?:ok:

The Avenida Famagusta was good for a couth night out. For a non-couth night out, nothing can touch Pambos Best Food, assuming it's still in business.

The Birds Nest was a decent steak house below the Akrotiri Arms bar. The latter being the scene of many very raucous table football tournaments. Amazing what several weeks in the sun drives you too!

S-D

No doubt Big Arif's and Little Arif's are long gone (last visited in 1967)