Knight's Pub Restaurant — Restaurant in Paralimni

I’ve been visiting this pub/restaurant for years now, so know it quite well. It is one of the most popular places at the edge of Protaras for good food and for live sports, especially Cypriot Championship and English Premiership games. As every year, we went there last week to watch live two Greek Cypriot teams playing in UEFA Europa Conference League. The place was packed and we got a table only after a cancellation - this is typical as (I repeat) the place is quite popular. Firstly the food: Once we arrived and sat at the nicely located table, (relative to the big screen for watching the game), the senior waiter gave us the specials menu, highly recommending the options on it, and of course pointed to the regular menu for the standard options. I was attracted to the swordfish option from the specials, as I hadn’t had this dish in ages. Not only the food arrived last (we were a group of 10) and with a noticeable delay, the portions were tiny - literally same size as normal size chicken nuggets; the fish was served with a tasty fig-marmalade, nicely done stir-fried vegetables and chips. For €22.50, this was disproportionately small. The atmosphere: A reminder that the pub was packed with Cypriots, due to the live games, and so needless to say that there was unfortunately and illegally, heavy smoking, to the extent of a stomach-upset as there was a variety of tobacco being consumed (cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes etc.). I spoke to the management, who were initially claiming that this was legal, but when I mentioned EU regulations about a minimum of 75% openness, they swiftly agreed and showed full understanding. I wasn’t going to spoil our evening by arguing with smokers, just because of inconsiderate behaviour, so I just accepted this (it unfortunately happens everywhere indoors). In all honesty, the management showed respect to us but were not going to argue with more than half of their customers just because of us. To a degree this is understandable, but this inconsiderate behaviour...

I have been a fan of this pub for many years because of their high quality food. However our last visit was a disappointment. We ordered a quesadilla and tuna with noodles. The quesadilla was very tough together with the cheese on the top. It was like someone overcooked it in a microwave. It wasn't fluffy and crispy. The crust over the tuna was burnt black and the tuna had no taste bc it wasn't seasoned enough. The stuff however was very friendly and took our comments seriously. The management also offered us ice cream and coffee on the house. Nonetheless because the price of food is not on the cheap side I expect high quality food. I will give the pub another chance because other times I was very satisfied with their...

I had souvlaki there and the price for it was fantastic (only 9 euros). We booked to go for a big football match and I didnt like the fact that they called us on the day to change the time of our reservation. Also I dont like when a restaurant has too many options and tries to please all tastes as then I feel the place has no true identity. I would prefer if it would stick to offering traditional pub food. However having said that knights pub is an old time favourite for both Cypriots and travellers and we always go with my husband once a year! The souvlaki and banana split were yummy and decently priced! A nice pub to go watch a...