My quiet part of the season or is it?

Well we're now in to July and usually my season goes a bit quiet as my dedicated readers know from previous seasons posts July andf August are quiet months for me due to the fact its more families and 18-30's than couples and older families but in saying that this July has been a different kettle of fish all together (what the hells a kettle of fish?). The nights have seemed alot quieter but its been better than last season. In fact last night i smashed my all time record takings by 85 euro which may not seem much to you but for a bar that can only hold 40 people with only myself running the whole show that ain't bad going and out come the emergency chairs again (thanks Derek and Veronica at the The Lighthouse restaurant) so to keep a record of my best night since i opened in 2007 here are some pics at 1am this morning. Notice the new doorway lights, pretty!

Last Wednesday Myself and Helen took our good friends Leigh and Rachel to a truely beautiful restaurant in Aghios Sostis called "Aperitto". It has an amazing decor with stunning views out to sea of Cameo Island and Marathonisi Island. The menu has some great food on it that is served from 5pm, being as we were there at 1pm it was a limited menu but it was still lovely tasting food and hope to visit it at night some time but that may be difficult due to my bar being open. Here is a link to their website and a pic, forgot to take pics of the views out to sea, what an idiot LOL.

http://www.aperitto.eu/

I'm seeing some worrying signs of this lovely peaceful resort getting the early symptoms of "Laganitis" (good word Lee & Emma). Usually about now we get a few groups of all females or males that lasts for 2 or 3 weeks but this season it has doubled in amount. Guys roaming around with tops off early hours of the morning shouting with a bottle of beer in hand, girls falling about with shoes in hand crying. Why are the UK tour companies sending them to a family resort? Many regular vsitors have already said it is putting them off coming back. I had a greek family in 4 nights ago for drinks who own a restaurant on the old road and they said that last week since the 18-30's landed it has been their worst week in years and before that they were doing very well. A friend who owns a bar on the main road said that every night he sees easily about 100 young people getting taxis to Laganas.

Don't get me wrong i've been on 18-30 holidays in my time but i think there is less respect with the "Yuff" of today (Not all are bad may i add). I've had girls walk in asking for free shots before they've even sat down and ordered a drink to which the answer is " Sorry i don't do free shots" then they turn and leave with a "TUT", also had girls in wearing bikini tops at night only to be told by myself they can't come in without a proper top on only to get an educated reply of "Thats crap, its hot", when i don't wear a top to work i'll then allow customers not to wear top in my bar, so thats never gonna happen, who would want to look at my skinny chicken ribs haha. Well lets hope this influx of party people dies off.

Get off your soap box now Kevlar LOL.

So i'm now in the stages of developing a turkish delight cocktail which i will have great joy in tasting as its one of my favourite chocolate bars, hopefully it will be perfected by tuesday.

Well thats it till next weeks update folks so until then, find a good space to cross the road, look right, look left, look right again, if its all clear walk straight across the road until you reach the other side looking left and right all the way.