Pieros Village Tavern

Pieros is one of the best choices for lunch or dinner when in the Protaras area if you're in the mood for Cypriot food. Most restaurants in the area have unfortunately compromised on quality to serve the masses of tourists that flock to these areas of Cyprus, but not this one. The food is excellent, traditional and true to its origins. They even have a traditional oven where they make their kleftiko which is absolutely delicious.

The service is good, even though it can be slow at times especially when the place is busy. Mr. Pieros is always there and it's worth talking to him as he is very nice and quite a character. If you're lucky, in the summer he may even serve grapes to you from the vines that form the roof of the restaurant.

Overall, a solid option for a meal, with reasonable prices.

Pieros is one of my favorite traditional taverns in Ayia Napa or Protaras.It is located on the main road leading into Protaras, nestled below the road, easy to miss, under trelisses of grapes.

The house specialities are fresh fish of all types, grilled or fried, and kleftiko from the traditional village oven.

In the summer, I generally have the fish, varying based on what is available that day. In the spring, I once also had an amazing fresh greens salad.

The pricing is on the high-end for such a casual looking establishment but that has happened almost across the board to fish restaurants in Ayia Napa/Protaras.

Service is friendly but, when the restaurant is busy, flustered and disorganized. You should expect that on a busy Saturday night that you are looking at least 45 minutes from the time you sit down until when the food arrives.

Overall, highly recommended