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Re: The Chinese! !!!!
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2013, 03:16:59 PM »
Definitely not from Yorkshire! More like Birmingham.

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« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2013, 10:38:25 PM »
Woodman has a point ref there perhaps being too many restaurants. We have often wondered how they all keep going when even in peak season some only have a few tables taken. I know some of the locals think the same and the two biggest hotels are mainly half board so the other restaurants dont get much custom from their guests. Somehow though many continue to tick over, we just think they must be busy when we are not there!

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« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2013, 11:46:44 PM »
Jimbo, I was reliably informed that the owners were from Yorkshire. If from Birminghham it would have been a Balti restaurant.

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« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2013, 01:10:18 PM »
I got back yesterday (update on visit to follow) and Lili did a runner on Friday morning and Peter Jennings (the partner) has also disappeared.

We had dinner with Spiros (bikes) on Sunday night and he confirmed the rumours and said that the locals thought that Peter was still in Corfu (possibly Sidari or Achravi) but Lili had definitely hopped it out of there.

The locals did write on the chalk board outside the restaurant naming Peter and Lili, calling them several names and saying that they owe the locals around €20,000.

A sad state of affairs and not quite sure why they did a flit - we walked past most nights and it was always quite empty though...

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« Reply #19 on: August 22, 2013, 01:49:34 AM »
Hope it's not my other half's fault he kept telling me that the people who offered the foot massages on the beach were the cooks from the Chinese!!  Sorry but he has a sick sense of humour!!

We never really thought of eating there - went to Greece to eat Greek food we can get Chinese at home but no Greek restaurants where we live!!!

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« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2013, 12:41:13 AM »
I think Pizza is quite Greek though!!! It's origins are deffo more generic Mediterranean than just Italian as we all think!
Think flatbreads topped with veg and cheese etc!
Corfu is pretty close to Italy I suppose - - bound to influence the cooking - - notice all the pasta on offer - - Pizza no different
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« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2013, 12:52:20 AM »
I always have the traditional Greek frozen chips.

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« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2013, 01:00:03 AM »
Also close to Albania, so what influence from there?

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« Reply #23 on: August 23, 2013, 01:33:55 AM »
Mainly waiters and cleaners!

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« Reply #24 on: August 23, 2013, 01:50:22 AM »
The difference, as I understand it, between Albania and Greece is a line on the map. Nothing more. The Ionian region extends right up into what is now Albania.

The peoples of the Ionian region are not related to the Greeks of the Classical era. So, basically, all the local Greeks are Albanian, and all Albanian's are Greek.

Love those Albanian baked-bean toasties! Really genuine.

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« Reply #25 on: August 23, 2013, 02:34:15 AM »
Absolute piffle as usual Jim LOL
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« Reply #26 on: August 23, 2013, 02:46:18 AM »
That explains why there are so many Albanians named Spiros!

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« Reply #27 on: August 25, 2013, 07:48:37 PM »
We got back from our 1st visit to SS on 16th and we ate there on the 14th, Chinese not my thing but wife and kids though food was ok. It did seem very quiet only 1 other table in use, my wife did comment on the gentleman who was "front of house" being a bit under enthusiastic  :D

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« Reply #28 on: August 25, 2013, 10:17:41 PM »
As usual - I do my best. The region of Epirus used to cover the southern half of what is now Albania. Anyway - I'll shut up (Hurray :ed)

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« Reply #29 on: August 26, 2013, 02:36:44 AM »
We did have one meal in the Chinese which was a decent enough meal but have to agree with the comment that he was not the most enthusiastic person we have come across in a restaurant - he also told us that he preferred Indian food to Chinese - so maybe his heart just was not in the business?

 

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