THE Barrel Restaurant And Roof Bar

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 03:04

went there tonight for dinner.

Nice food,nice ambience,nice show.

If the english wish to visit this place i feel they need guidence on the menu,or they might come away disappointed.

I had guidence with the menu,so i knew what i was ordering.

All in all a very nice meal we had,food very nice,drinks mega cheap,but i meesed up my night by going to the urban bugg nite club within cratos hotel which is a shithole and if you do not mind paying 35tl for a vodka coke and white wine ok.but nothing else for your money other than a load of eastern european brass prancing around the gaff, titanic is better

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 03:05

some good videos to post of the dancers shortly.



A very nice everning.

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 04:48

zero thats nothing mate, I went to Cratos Jazz bar with a zillionaire mate 2 weeks ago and they charged us 500 euros for a bottle of Moet and we had two so the bill was 1000 euros..........!!!!!



I will be having words with Mehmet Ali and will be getting a free bottle next time we are in, if not I wont be taking any of my rich friends there again,



$220 million dollars... YHAFL... Cratos. please dont take the piss....

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 05:03

marcos.



I drank crystal in my heyday,but i paid for it what it was worth,i do not mind paying,but i draw the line at 20tl for a long thin glass with 5 ice cubes and some local alcohol flavour vodka spirit,if i had of been alone and not with my GF i would of made a real fuss,maybe that is a lame excuse,but my loss is all your gains,which makes me happy.

500 euros for a bottle of moet!

i hope it was a 1995 Moet & Chandon Champagne Cuvee Dom Perignon,then maybe it was worth it,just!



It really pisses me off that they think we can swallow these prices, i know the saying,if you dont like it,dont go ...but i do like it,but i just have no room in my pockets for my own bottle of vodka

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 11:07

The evening at the Barrel was very enjoyable, good food and company.



Then the dancers came on . That was fabulous, have a look at Zerochlors Vids.



I think they got a few pulses racing. Would love to see those girls again.

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 11:11

JL



Videos are uploading.



A very nice evening it was indeed.

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 17:40

I would not use this bar as they do not want the English/Brits there.

They have a load of leaflets in Ileli supermarket - everyone one was written in Russian and Turkish. Not a single word or piece of information given in English.

It is clear we are not welcome there - so i will not be going.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:05

Hildy I find that so strange. I know JonnyLees music quiz nights and karaoke nights are mainly Brits. The post the menu on here in English and advise us of forthcoming events. I think they certainly welcome clients of every nationality.

TheBarrel


Joined: 21/07/2010
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:23

Thank you all! It was a great night, looking forward to viewing the videos from zerochlor!



We will have the dancers on the 19th which is a Friday and on 24th, Wednesday. Please book in advance, Tel: 0392 444 44 80 or 0533 821 55 55

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:26

Hi will it be a russian menu, i have got to get to one x

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:31

Zero

I hope the video includes the prancing dancing girls at Cratos!



Richard

TheBarrel


Joined: 21/07/2010
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:38

Dear HildySmith,



We are always happy to see English/British customers at our restaurant, in fact customers of any nationality.



The reason there was no flyers in English is that the marketing research we have made showed that the flyers are not so effective. That is why we have got big A-3 format posters in the supermarkets made Only in English.



Also we are advertising on Cyprus44, you can see our posts on the forum that keep all English speakers here informed and the banners that lead to our English website ( http://thebarrel.info/barrel/en/).



We are also advertising with one of the most popular newspapers in North Cyprus among the British community, CyprusStar, if you got a copy of this week's paper, you can see our advert on the inner pages and a write-up about The Russian Week at The Barrel on the first page.



Obviously we have got special events, like karaoke and quiz nights in English with Lee. And everyone knows about them and we have got many English/British people

TheBarrel


Joined: 21/07/2010
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:43

So, we can not accept the false accusation of us not wanting the English/Brits there, just by viewing one flyer that was made in another language.



We are hoping to see you amongst us one night so that you would see how hard we are trying to get clients of all nations!

TheBarrel


Joined: 21/07/2010
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 18:44

Lilly,

Yes, we will have the Russian menu on that nights. Hope you can take a day off and come and visit us

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 22:40

message 7.



Hildy.



you get the NN award for most pathetic post of the month.

zerochlor


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Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
14/11/2010 22:43

And heres the videos of the very sexy dancers.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_BiNw4FRvU



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp10jnpUSco



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvA1Tc3xQPE



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOAUh1RCdpQ



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic7HFECtgd0



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5XPA7-OcBU



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yBBxw2QGMU



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt_mus15BdE



Hope you enjoy the videos.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 06:24

bleedin' 'ell................

LooseBoots



Joined: 08/02/2009
Posts: 1258

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 10:51

Yes great night . Food was very good but next time will order a few dishes to share as was still hungry at the end . When I asked for a desert menu the waiter pulled a face ....came back and just said there isn`t one............then went away.............



But still had a great night.

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 11:06

the flyer was in 2 languages not one - Russin and Turkish.

How many of us have been to places like Majorca and walked down the road and seen boards with only German and English.

I once went into one of these and got told the menu was only in German and Spanish (Clearnly they did not want us there) - so i told him to transate for me and I made sure that he had to work for his custom - the meal I got was excellent far better than the ones who were advertising in English I might add!!!!

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 11:37

Message 7, you are so wrong, probably one of the most untrue posts I have ever read.



I think you should talk to to the 1000s of mainly Brits who went through the doors at the Roof Bar in summer.



Also the ones who still come now, In fact on the whole I would say that Elvina and Alex and the staff have tried mainly to cater for us .



What you have posted is very bad and utter nonsense.



Loose Boots, I know what you mean, our main course was minus trimmings, but we had ordered separate side dishes,



I think this was a misunderstanding in the culture, Jan and I had been to a party the week before, and there was so much food, .



But the food we had on Sat,was excellent.



I f the dancers are coming back, You must see them, they are amazing. Book me in please for those nights. But i must make sure I wear a jacket. (people who where there will understand that one).

TheBarrel


Joined: 21/07/2010
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 11:55

Thanks alot zerochlor for the videos!



The dancers are coming back on the 19th and the 24th November.

On the 19th there will also be a Russian singer singing some of the famous Russian songs.

Please book in advance as the places are limited.



Also there will be Live Russian Rock on Tuesday, 16th November, starting at 20:30. And Russian Karaoke on Wednesday, 17th November.



We will be posting the full schedule on the forum soon.

TheBarrel


Joined: 21/07/2010
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 12:01

LooseBoots,



Very sorry about the desert, we had two dishes that were all gone by the middle of the evening and one of them was desert. You can try some next time

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 13:13

Zerochlor, once again the Vids. are very good. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to do this.



Oh Dave, (hope you got permission, and didn,t infringe any copyrights) How dare you! (just alitlle joke between ourselves)



Because Dave was a nuaghty boy and filmed a venue a few weeks ago .On his camera, in his own time. and then did a very generous thing.

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 19:54

Cheers lee.my filming is for a bit of fun,but is there forever as long as youtube is there the memories are there for every1.



A great nite,i might go to the russian karaoke,could be a fun night!

LooseBoots



Joined: 08/02/2009
Posts: 1258

Message Posted:
15/11/2010 20:16

Re message 20. Lee....maybe you should wear your all - in - one Elvis outfit !!!!!!!!!!!!!

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
16/11/2010 01:11

In Marketing

- Advertising is aimed at a target audience - in this case Turkish & Russian

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
16/11/2010 01:14

Hildysmith.



You really are wrong.



All summer they have caterd for the brits and holiday makers and who ever wished to go there.



And i still feel they are.



The russian market in the north is tiny compaired to the english market.

TheBarrel


Joined: 21/07/2010
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
16/11/2010 10:44

HildySmith,



And English advertisements on this forum, in Cyprus Star, on our board outside, the big A-3 posters in the markets that are all only in English are made for the Turkish and Russian audiences too you would suggest?

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
16/11/2010 11:08

Message 20 , I would do it. But People would have to chuck a good few Lira into Ismails Cancer fund!



The girl in the sack would have fun trying to take that off !



Message 26, You really are so completley wrong, just speak to the mainly ExPats who have supported the Roof and the Barrel.



I feel you need to admit you are wrong, then meet the managment and maybe an apology would be in order.

TheBarrel


Joined: 21/07/2010
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
16/11/2010 13:53

Don't worry, Lee, no harm made, just a small misunderstanding