Pearls of the Aegean

I can't emphasise enough how good the quality of the food was in the Chanterelle Dining room. It was always delicious no matter what I ate. We had three waiters at our table, plus the occasional assistance (and at times hilariouis hindrence) of the Assistant Maitre'Ds. There was a choice of over 5 or 6 main courses every evening together with 3 or four starters, a soup course, a salad course and then deserts and coffee as well. If you wished you could eat five courses every single night. In fact, they offered the same sort of dining experience at lunchtimes as well, but really enough was enough! Pin got talking to a couple who said that they'd been on a cruise once, but had not come back for five years because of all the weight her husband had put on!

Below are some pictures of our waiters. Pictured in the first one are also Faye and Shirl from Wales who were regulars at our table almost every evening.

The only criticism that I can give is that the waiters were usually in a hurry to clear the tables to reset them for the second dinner setting at 8:30, and as I'm a very slow eater and we had six gossiping women on our table who never arrived on time we were usually one of the last tables to leave the restaurant. Of course, having the head waiters come chat to us and entertain us probably didn't help us in leaving the dining room on time - but it was up to them if they wanted us out early!

Our other dining companions:

From left to right: Phil and his father Roger from Warsaw, Pin, Me, Noreen and Pearl - two Medical Secretaries from Cardiff. When we sat down, Phil and his dad couldn't believe their luck being seated at a table with six unaccompanied women!