The Brewery
Go through the looking glass
The latest fusion of bar/lounge/restaurant to hit the Limassol nightlife scene is The Brewery, a crazy Alice-in-Wonderland type of place.
Opened late last summer, this night-time venue, with its quirky yet cosy d?cor, quickly attracted crowds in their late 20s and early 30s looking for entertainment. Over winter, The Brewery has remained trendy, and has evolved from a restaurant/caf? into a happening bar: a superb spot to hang out with your mates, take a date, have dinner with a friend, or check out the singles scene.
The d?cor is an amalgam of eclectic and stylish, from regular chairs and tables to funky chaise longues, from furry sofas to a plethora of velvet armchairs, all spread out on different levels. At the front is a proper sitting area for meals, to one side are lower coffee-type tables surrounded by lounge seating, to the other side are high bar tables.
You sense you might be entering Alice’s looking glass from the entrance. To get to the central oval-shaped bar you have to walk under an unusually giant table acting as an archway. Funkily adorned with giant-size chess pieces, this bar is the hub of the place.
Above it, hang asymmetrical Mad Hatter-type wonky chandeliers. “Curiouser and curiouser” is indeed the apt phrase to describe the mix-match collection of art – lamps with golden machine gun stands, the odd accordion displayed in a corner, and traditional wall-mounted antelope heads.
And where is the DJ in all of this? Well, just look for a rickety ladder leading up to a tiny booth dangling above the middle of the place, and that’s where you’ll find the music mixer perched. There is an array of DJs who rota around the clock creating musical vibes which seem to hit the right notes with the pumping crowd.
The menu offers a variety of international food and a selection of wines, spirits and beers to suit everyone’s taste For fun, order your own tall cylindrical ‘beer bong’, which allows you to pour your own glass right from your table. Dishes are well-executed and the service better than adequate, and to my delight, food and hot drinks are available until the early hours of the morning.
Earlier in the evening, there are more diners, the lighting is soft but not too dark, and the music is a mixture of international hit tunes. As the night progresses, the music is turned up a notch, the lights are dimmed and the Brewery is transformed into a bar.
Come midnight, the place is bursting, the music gets louder, and the DJ starts playing more upbeat Greek music. The lights go out completely, leaving only an array of occasionally flashing disco-type illumination, and then the bar borders on the brink of nightclub.
Reservations, if you want somewhere to sit, are essential, especially at the weekends, which goes to show not only just how popular this place is, but also how much we need more bars like this one. No surprise, therefore, that The Brewery intends to open branches elsewhere.?
