{"id":11623,"date":"2009-07-07T23:11:51","date_gmt":"2009-07-07T21:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=172"},"modified":"2010-08-03T12:16:35","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T10:16:35","slug":"bennigans-grill-tavern-of-limassol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/07\/bennigans-grill-tavern-of-limassol\/","title":{"rendered":"Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern of Limassol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Bennigans<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s been a month or so since the new food and beer place – Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern<\/a> – opened in Limassol.\u00a0 I tried to get there over weekend evening a couple of times, but it was always packed and I forgot to book.\u00a0 However, today I had the pleasure of having lunch there.<\/p>\n

And while the food there is pretty good (if you choose right), their customer service is outstanding – something many other places can learn from.<\/p>\n

Here is the story for you.\u00a0 Four of us came for lunch.\u00a0 All of us were there for the first time.\u00a0 We were welcomed and offered a table.\u00a0 The beers arrived and we made our menu choices.\u00a0 I, for some reason, was expecting their steaks to be quite good, so I asked for the Fire-Grilled Fillet Steak<\/strong>.\u00a0 And I wanted it medium-rare.\u00a0 A few minutes passed and we got out food.\u00a0 It looked quite delicious, but when I tried my steak I was somewhat disappointed.\u00a0 It was rather dry and stiff. And it was smallish.<\/p>\n

Being on a see food diet (“I see food, I eat it”), I could of course finish that steak easily.\u00a0 But one of the friends at the table suggested that I request to change it.\u00a0 It’s not something that I usually do.\u00a0 Or ever for that matter.\u00a0 But I thought why shouldn’t.\u00a0 After all it was a new place which seemed very decent and I wanted to fully enjoy it.\u00a0 So I called a waiter and politely explained that I am not enjoying my steak that much.\u00a0 The waiter asked to hold a moment for the manager.<\/p>\n

The manager indeed appeared in a moment.\u00a0 He asked me what was the problem and I explained.\u00a0 Than something really good happened.\u00a0 The manager asked what would I prefer instead of the steak.\u00a0 I ran through my menu options again and selected The Big Irish Burger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Just a few moments later, I got the burger and let me tell you this – it was fantastic.\u00a0 For those of you who think of burgers in terms of McDonalds, you don’t know what a burger is.\u00a0 The Big Irish Burger is huge.\u00a0 In fact, it’s so high that to keep it straight, they stick a steak knife into it vertically.\u00a0 And listen to this – the full blade of that knife is hidden inside the burger and it’s not going through the whole thing.\u00a0 Of particular interest are two chunks of meat inside that burger.\u00a0 Those are something – soft, juicy, and delicious!<\/p>\n

After I’ve eaten the first half of that burger I already totally forgot about that whole steak thing.\u00a0 I was really enjoying myself.\u00a0 And I mean really enjoying.\u00a0 I guess it was so obvious from the outside that the manager noticed it and wanted to finish me, sending another Guiness pint on the house. Oh, boy!<\/p>\n

Is that all, you wonder?\u00a0 Nope.\u00a0 I had to form my opinion about this place properly, so I asked for some dessert menu.\u00a0 I don’t remember exactly what I ordered, but it had “Xango”-something in the name.\u00a0 It turned out to be a huge scoop of good ice-cream, in the company of some bananas (cooked or marinated or something like that) and with a few spoons of delicious syrup.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s been a while since I had a dessert this good.\u00a0 In fact, I remember exactly when was the last time.\u00a0 It was when they used to serve home-made ice-cream with nuts in that Italian restaurant in Akrotiri.\u00a0 But they don’t do it any more.<\/p>\n

Oh, well.\u00a0 After the food and beers and desserts we paid a reasonable bill and left.<\/p>\n

So, what do I think about that place?\u00a0 It’s awesome!\u00a0 The insides are nice, the atmosphere is very friendly and welcoming, outstanding customer service, some of the food is really good, while some is not, reasonable prices.\u00a0 I’m pretty sure I’ll be coming back for more of that burger and dessert.\u00a0 And I want to try their barbeque ribs as well.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

It’s been a month or so since the new food and beer place – Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern – opened in Limassol.\u00a0 I tried to get there over weekend evening a couple of times, but it was always packed and I forgot to book.\u00a0 However, today I had the pleasure of having lunch there. 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