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FOOD | VILLAGE SQUARE

The Village Square Restaurants by Atlantica Hotels & Resorts, is unique those that are destined to be suffused into the eclectic dishes that
to the Resort for it’s a journey from garden to plate that makes every dish abound throughout the Resort.
served at each of its eateries a contemporary coming together of local and
ethnic flavours - an extraordinary taste experience like no other. “While we strive to give food a modern twist”, says Christos Pomonis,
“retaining traditional flavour authenticity is very important to us”.
“Our love for food is almost tangible in the way that it gets infused into
the taste of each plate we serve”, says Head Chef, Christos Pomonis. And And this approach extends beyond the gardens and into the kitchens
this is evident throughout the process of creating a unique gastronomic of each restaurant where the flavours of fresh seasonal ingredients are PITHARI TAVERN
encounter at each of the Resort’s restaurants. enhanced through traditional cooking techniques still being used today, This traditional Greek-Cypriot
by chefs native to the cuisine being cooked. This culinary foray into tavern captures the spirit of authentic
A process that begins in the beautifully landscaped gardens situated in Aphrodite Hills myriad of internationally diverse dining establishments island cuisine with a menu that is
the expansive grounds of Aphrodite Hills Resort. It’s where the chefs typically starts at the Village Square, a social hub at the heart of Aphrodite not only interesting but changes
start their day every morning, meandering among the locally grown Hills, where Resort residents and members of the public gather to dine at often according to seasonality of
patches of fresh herbs and spices - native to the region - selecting the plethora of its highly-acclaimed restaurants. ingredients. The kitchen keeps it
real with its Cypriot chefs serving
up delicious plates of local food
such as kleftiko, a succulent leg
of lamb that’s slow-cooked to
mouth-watering perfection inside
a traditional clay oven, grilled
halloumi cheese with deep savoury
flavour, and other classic tavern-
style meze or a la carte options.

GOLF CLUB RESTAURANT
This all-day clubhouse offers
an elegant and intimate dining
experience, a place where
golfers and visitors can enjoy
authentic Cypriot cuisine
and International dishes,
partnered with a superb range
of fine wines.

ZIMI TRATTORIA
It’s at this Italian favourite that one
experiences sensory overload by
GATE TO INDIA the inconceivable aromas emitted
The Indian chefs ensure that one truly from the restaurant’s wood-fired
gets a taste of Indian gastronomy through pizza oven that gives a richness of
a menu that includes different dishes flavour to the pizza that a traditional
native to the many regions of India. With oven would find hard to replicate.
tandoori ovens serving up delicious Indian A medley of fresh pasta, decadent
favourites, comforting home-made naan pizzas, gorgeous salads and other
bread and other innovative Indian dishes homemade Italian dishes will be sure
with a somewhat Cypriot twist, you’ll to keep every palate sated.
battle to resist ordering almost everything.
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