Larnaca Restaurants

As a Londoner visiting Larnaca was great...until this restaurant was like reaching a deserted island that had no food. It is a con. This is not indian food it is a mimic of something else. Two starters and two meals cost us 70 euros. Pathetic! I doubt this restaurant will stay open for long. For someone that has never eaten Indian food before and always eats there will never know what Indian food is like. It's like they have taken the menu from a restaurant elsewhere around the world and decided to make it different. A waste of money and time. But...the interior design was nice. That is it!

Favorite Dish: None!

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One of the 5 nights I was in Larnaca I had dinner at the Taipei Town Authentic Chinese Restaurant which is in the heart of the city on the main road from the town centre towards the port. I came here with a friend. I reserved our table from Greece after hearing the best comments and I was indeed curious to see what it is all about! I just knew that it was a bit expensive and that I had to be dressed formally, but for what you get, the money you pay is worth it.

If you don’t afford to pay much but you love Chinese food you can try the set menu for two with less than 50 euro including a bottle of wine. It gives plenty of choice –a soup and prawn crackers, mixed starters and the main dish of 6 sorts. I wanted to spoil and pamper myself on this restaurant so I relied completely on chosen dishes brought to me from the owner Mr. Fokas.

I honestly consider it the best Chinese Restaurant in Larnaca. One friend told me that similar Chinese restaurants keep the taste tailored to the habits and taste of Cypriots, but as a Guide Writer and a person who travels a lot and have much experience on different cuisines, especially the Chinese which I have first in my list, I would easily grade it with an A+.
I believe it is the Chinese Restaurant that makes the difference. Come here formally dressed, and pamper yourselves just for once, and you will not regret it. I am sure you will soon return for more!

Besides elegance, style, and its ambience I found professionalism here too. The dishes brought to us were beyond our expectations in taste and colour, and I will surely want to return and try other dishes. Of course we were served some Chinese tea at the beginning and ended the night with 3 different desserts (crème Brule) including some ice cream.

The restaurant was almost full and more and more people kept coming while we were there, proving its popularity. We were the very last to leave that night much after midnight. I was so excited that I asked to see the owner Mr. Fokas and congratulate him. The 11 very successful operating years stand alone as a guarantee. The menu includes more than 120 dishes plus a large selection of wines, and for this reason I promised myself to return when again in Cyprus.

I can highly recommend it for its hot authentic Chinese freshly cooked food, its selection of good wines, its professionalism, ambience, and good service.

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It is obvious that several people want to harm businesses through the net and this is the reason for some bad comments I found before making my booking at the Viale Restaurant when I was still in Greece. I don’t trust anybody unless I try it myself. I had heard only good comments from friends in Larnaca on a previous trip so I decided to include it as a meeting spot for dinner with my sister who lives at the very corner opposite the restaurant. Our dinner at the Viale was like a test actually to me, to check on the reliability of its negative comments.

The restaurant is just opposite the American Academy and it is always crowded in the evenings. It is actually a combination of a café bar restaurant in the daytime, with variety of drinks to choose from. It is a meeting spot for business meetings and special occasions and popular to both young and elder people. For myself it is an ideal spot for lunch or dinner outing.

I was amazed with the huge portions of excellent and tasty food we had that evening.
I love seafood and I ordered prawns while my sister had a chicken dish which she loved.
I would give my dish an A if I had to grade it. The service was excellent with a high standard of professionalism. I just cannot understand why the bad comments! Music is soft and you can relax and have fun with your friends out here.

Some friends recommended the duck but I am not very fond of meat myself. I had the chance to taste just a bite or two when I requested to try it. It tasted lovely, but it was not my piece of cake since I try to avoid meat. My friends just love it.

The night we were there the restaurant was full, and yet the service was prompt showing professionalism and I was amazed how clearly we could hear each other when talking, even though we were sitting outside next to the street with the many cars passing by. Viale is a friendly spot and it has always been friendly and popular ever since it started business. I did not find it expensive at all, with tasty food and huge portions. There are so many gourmet dishes to choose from that you want to return and taste more!

I consider it an asset in the city of Larnaca, and I would love to return and try some other dishes which the owner Mr. Thomas Ktorides recommended.

The next morning I stopped for a cup of coffee on my way from the hotel to my parents’ home. The restaurant had more than 10 people I counted that morning enjoying their coffee. I appreciated the fact that there are smokers’ and non-smokers’ areas to sit and not be bothered by the smoking of the cigarette lovers. The age of people I saw that morning started from late 20’s to 65’s, mostly people from Larnaca, and people who work or keep a business in the round area.

I consider it one of the best in the city of Larnaca.

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My last night before leaving Cyprus I visited the “Nuevo Mexico” above the French Rendez-vous Restaurant.
I was not only impressed by the décor and the beautiful colors but some of the dishes here are worth trying.

We had the Nuevo Mexico salad for 6 euro, and Burrito Mexicano for 9.60 euro.

We were a group of friends and each one tried something else. I will surely return here for more. The Tacos al Pastor costs 10 euro, and the Empanadas Mexicanas cost 9.60.

One friend had the Nuevo Mexico Fiesta set Menu for 19 euro which included Appetizers to choose from,(Alas de Pollo/ Papas Rancheras/Acapulquenos Chily con Carne/or Plato salsero.
The Main course had a variety of Chicken fajita/ Chilaquiles, Enchilandas Zapatistas/ or Costillas de Puerco,
And for dessert she was served the Nuevo Mexico Helado Freito.

I highly recommend it!

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I had visited French Rendez-vous once in the past while on a trip to Larnaca when it was still on the Dhekelia Road. I had no idea that the Restaurant has now moved more centrally, just opposite the stadium in Artemidos Avenue, the road leading to the Salt Lake and the airport. The building now is more impressive, bolder, set in romantic and stylish ambience. It is beautifully decorated with huge mirrors and every table is different from the other one. It has an impressive style of its own which makes you enjoy your outing.

The owner and chef of the Restaurant, Antonio is French and he works miracles in his cuisine. Koula, his wife is the one who helped us choose and this time I chose to have some Frogs’ legs, Prawns with ouzo, served with a Jacket potato, grilled Mussels with cheese and some fine white wine. I picked a Cypriot wine, but there is a great collection of French wines as well. Dessert here was also unique.

The fact that I am a Guide Writer I am lucky that I have the chance to travel a lot and I have eaten lots of times in French cities. What we were served was authentic French, much above what I expected to find. Antonio uses only the freshest finest ingredients, serving the best quality of meat and seafood, fresh vegetables and cheese –most of which come directly from France.

I will surely love to return here and try one or two other dishes on my next trip to Larnaca. Just above the Restaurant there is the “Nuevo Mexico” restaurant owned by the same persons which impressed me with the décor. I cannot wait to dine here on a coming trip to Cyprus to find out more on the Mexican cuisine and comment on it!

I highly recommend it for French cuisine lovers….and not only!!!

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I would love to come at the Yu Shan Chinese Restaurant again and again.
I believe it is a gem in the city of Larnaca and it is found opposite the old Stadium.

It opens daily and during the weekends for lunch starting at 13:00 to 15:00.
For dinner it is open at 18:00 to 23:00 with a rich variety of different kinds of Chinese dishes. You will find a variety of soups, different starters, duck, noodles and vegetables.
Its elegant atmosphere and the exquisite Chinese cuisine impressed me. The staff treats the customers with exceptional professionalism and they seem to know well how to satisfy all guests.
I would certainly return to this restaurant and try other dishes as well.

Sea food is excellent and the prawns with garlic and ginger here will cost you 10.50 euro. Sea buss in Barbecue sauce costs 11.00 euro.
A mixed appetizer costs 5.60. Of course there are many more to choose from.

The restaurant has a Take Away service in case you wish to order and enjoy the dish at your place.

I strongly recommend it for an unforgettable outing in Larnaca.

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I have come to this restaurant several times in the past.
The last time was 3 years back.
At the beginning the owner used to serve the customers himself and he tried his best to give the best impression.
Now this does not exist any more!!

This time I am here I want to check if there is still interest in the customers.
He does not show up at all. Instead there are two foreign girls who serve the customers as he is busy with the company of one or two male friends talking loudly at the other side of the room.
So, it is a disappointment for me because this Cypriot Restaurant has lost this Authenticity of the Cypriot hospitality now.

I have to admit though that the dish I picked was tasty and I enjoyed it.
The Restaurant has Cypriot dishes.
Ofto Kleftiko (lamb the casserole) costs 11 euro, a glass of wine 3.50, a salad costs 1.75, and souvla arni (lamb on the spit) 13 euro.

I recommend it to people who want to taste the Cypriot cuisine because the food at least is tasty….., but for me it has lost that personal touch and authenticity of the Cypriot restaurant.

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In true Cypriot style, my ex-girlfriend, her daughter and I were invited out for a spot of dinner one evening with a couple of friends. It turned out to be a major feast for about 16 members of an extended family and lasted about four hours! This is just the way things happen on the island, and it's a concept I love. We were taken to the Mezedopoleion o Peirates Tongezeon (transliterated). Mezedopoleion literally means a place making meze (the greek style, like tapas, of many small dishes) and the rest means "Taste of the Pirates". It really was very good.

Set on the Beach Road at Mackenzie Beach, it is not ostentatious in terms of decor, but the service is friendly and the food good. I wasn't even asked what I wanted to eat by my hosts. The food just started coming, little plates of this and that to be shared comunally. And it just kept coming. We must have had about twenty different dishes served and I can't for the life of me remember what they all were. A look at one of the photos will give an idea of some of them. I think it is a great way of eating. If you aren't keen on something, just have something else.

A couple of Keo beers and a coffee to finish all added up to a great night.

If you don't fancy the blowout of a complete meze, you can order one "normal" meal.

Favorite Dish: The meze, obviously - I love meze.