CoCo Lounge

This lounge/ bar is located in the Emporiki Stoa in Nicosia.

Service: Not impressed by the service. There were only two waitresses for about 15 tables, which made it hard for them to keep up with…just taking our orders. The combination of having a bar with people ordering drinks all the time with making cocktails does not work. It took them about 15 minutes to serve our cocktails with the usual excuse that the barmen can't keep up making mixed drinks and cocktails.

Quality of drinks: I had three mojitos. There were in big glasses which made me happy. The first and the third were tasty and I liked them, the second one I think they forgot the sugar..Again, I think this is what happens when you have only two barmen for who knows how many people.

Value for money: Cocktails were priced at 9 Euros which is about the usual in Nicosia.

Atmosphere: The atmosphere is pretty nice. It is a nice decorated place and the people hanging there were nice. I liked the fact that it was not too packed and that there was a lot of space between tables.

Seven Lounge Bar – 19/10/09

Service: The service is pretty good there. The waiters need a little bit more training in terms of knowing the things in the menu, but at least they are polite and smile. If you find them in a good day, they will joke with you too.

Quality of food: I ordered the Bufallo Burger which was excellent. Very tasty burger, makes it one of the best I had in Cyprus. The greens accompanying it were also fresh and tasty. My partner also ordered a burger which I did not try but she claimed that it was good. The skino mojito I had was also very good but there was too much ice in it.

Quantity of food: The quantity of food was satisfactory for both meals. The mojito however comes in a small glass which is full of ice. Even though the decoration is nice, I doubt if there is much of a drink in that glass.

Value for money: The burgers definitely worth their money. I think it was about 9.50 Euro for the Swiss Burger and 11.50 Euro for the Bufallo Burger. The mojito I ordered was more expensive than the Swiss Burger at 9.60 Euros which was an unpleasant surprise

Atmosphere: I love the fact that the music is not extremely loud. You can enjoy the music, while being able to talk to the people on your table without having to shout. I guess that is what we mean by Lounge which is usually misunderstood in Cyprus. The décor and the atmosphere is nice in general..

Speed of service: This is variable. It took them some time to bring the bottle of water we ordered, but the food came pretty fast. A few other requests we had were taken care of quickly.

TGI Friday's Downtown - 21/10/09

Service: Not very good service. When we went in we were the only table. The waitress was not very polite. She did not smile. After we were done with our food (bufallo wings and baby back ribs) they did not bring us wet towels or toothpicks like they used to do in the past.
The waitress claimed that she could not use my card as credit which was kind of weird for me. I am not sure if she was right or not.

Quality of food: My bufallo wings were a little overcooked which made them more crispy than they should. I did not have enough blue cheese sauce. My partner ordered the baby back ribs which were pretty good but the barbeque sauce was not. The mashed potatoes that came with it had a yellowish colour and not a good taste. The water was not cold.

Quantity of food: The quantity of food was satisfactory for both meals,

Value for money: We paid 28 Euros for the two meals and a bottle of water. Pretty expensive for a TGI Friday's meal I believe.

Atmosphere: The usual TGI's atmosphere which I personally like. Not too many customers at the moment made it even better. Not too loud, not extremely quiet.

Speed of service: Good speed of service, but again we were one of few tables.