Anopolis Cretan Nights — Restaurant in Municipality of Chersonissos

Dinner was a huge disappointment.

Arrival: When we arrived, we were not greeted with ouzo and greek appetizers as advertised, the appetizers only started being handed out when the big bus groups arrived (we had only bought our 2 tickets directly from the site). As there was not enough food to go around, we only ate 2 slices of bread with olive oil and 2 mini cheese puffs. Most of the people got no food.

Table: After the "reception" outside we were invited to the dining area. They put us in running tables with several people we didn't know (it seemed to be the table of people who didn't come in as group) with little to no space between the different people. Luckily there must have been people missing, which meant we had a little more elbow room, otherwise it would have been tricky to have enough room to eat.

Show: The show was the best part of the meal, although it did not live up to the expectation. Most of the show is just music and ballet (anyone who is expecting to know more about the history of Greece or the gods will be quite disappointed). We had to listen to Zorba several times and even Kalinka passed once (which is strange because it is not a Greek song).

Food: Very bad. The servings were minimal (at our table we only had half a potato per person for example) and the quality of the meat left a lot to be desired. Maybe it's been cooked for some time (it was being grilled when we arrived) but when it was served it was very hard and tasteless. It would have been so much better if they had served it outside while it was being cooked (at least it would be hot).

Beverage: Although on the website they indicate that there is unlimited wine, water or soft drinks, they told us that we had to pay for sodas. When we declined and showed that on their website that was not what they said, they offered us one drink per person (which is not unlimited). We feel cheated because that's not what we bought.

General opinion: Not to repeat! It is worth visiting the water park nearby, but it is not worth coming to this dinner. The quality is very low considering the...

Wo fang ich an, beim guten: Essen: der Salat, das Brötchen, Das Gemüse und die mit Reis gefüllte Tomate waren okay. Der Rest war verbrannt, zu fettig, unreif, Knochen Stücke noch am Hühnchen. Fleisch in Soße ertränkt um Fehler zu kaschieren. Ein schnell, schnell in der Küche vermute ich.

Tanz: ein Riesen Respekt vor den Tänzern und Tänzerinnen. Vorallem an die schwangere Tänzerin. Aber uns wurde die Show mit Mythen über die Götter beworben, diese wurden vorgestellt aber waren nur zu etwa mehr als die Hälfte anwesend. Nach diesem namedrop Kamm nurnoch mehr Tanz. War gut aber nicht das was beworben wurde.

Musik war gut, die akkustik war etwas schlecht abgemischt für den Raum. Das öffnen des Daches hat geholfen aber 20db weniger, etwa Molton hätten es auch getan.

Dinge die nicht gut waren: Sitzgelegenheit 16 Leute an den Tisch gepresst bei einem halb besetzten Raum. Fotos, es werden Fotos mit den Tänzern gemacht und einem verkauft. Unnötiger cashgrab. Getränke fangen wir besser nicht an. Toiletten keine Klobrillen bei den Herren. Fehlende spülschalter. Es fühlt sich einfach bereits sehr: in die Jahre gekommen an. Ablauf Organisation, davon kann man halten was man will. Aber man steht Schlange an der Kasse, okay. Man wird in den Hof geleitet. Schlange verpflichtende Foto Station, grr. Souvenirladen, Bilder von den frescoss aus dem Knossos Palast. Nun darf man in den Saal, gesamter Hof prest sich durch die nächste verpflichtende Foto Station. Bis auf die Touristen gruppe die wohl besonderen Status hat und durchgewunken wird, die Schlange zu ignorieren. Also ja drei mal anstehen für Bilder die nacher teuer zu erwerben sind. Die Laune beginnt zu beginn der show bereits im Keller.

Aber einige Menschen hatten wohl Spaß auch wenn sehr gelangweilte und genervte blicke bei der dritten Tanzaufforderung dabei waren. Gäste hatten Spaß. Vermutlich bin ich nur nicht teil der Zielgruppe. Löst das die oben genannten Probleme, nein. Aber die vorführung kann inhaltlich nicht schlecht gewesen sein. War es da...

Tourist trap

The dancing and atmosphere was fun.

59 euros per person is a LOT for a tavern and the initial expectations were according to the price

We were served food that was different from what was promised. The food was low-quality and didn’t taste good. The wine was watered down.

We were photographed at the very beginning. At the end of the show, they had them printed along a wall. Each photo cost 5 euros and there was a bouncer that would yell at guests who try to photograph the photos.

The average age of the guests was around 60.

I don’t like leaving a place feeling like...