brilliant food and service a must during the day see niko and christos brilliant hosts.

WE are pleased too say plus soda is now open and has taken off very well a big thankyou too chris chadwick for showing all off kalamaki what a top dj is the club is open for all and we are looking forward too showing you what kalamaki has been missing.

EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO A OPINION LIKE TREVOR AND PETE LETS NOT RUI THIS WEBSITE BY ATTACKING EACH OTHER I KNOW MERMAIDS BETTER THAN ANYONE AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THE PEOPLE IN THERE WORK VERY HARD TO KEEP EVERYONE HAPPY THEY GIVE 100 PERCENT WE CANT ALL PLEASE EVERYONE ITS IMPOSSIBLE BUT THE SUCCESS OF MERMAIDS IS NOT OVER NIGHT ITS WORKING ALL THESE YEARS DAM HARD TO GET IT JUST RIGHT AS POSSIBLE FOR MOST PEOPLE WE CANT PLEASE EVERYONE AND IF WE SAID WE DID OR IN FACT ANY RESTAURANT SAID THEY DO THEY ARE LYEING.BUT I CAN PROMISE EVERYONE THAT ONCE YOU DO COME TO MERMAIDS YU WILL SEE WHY ITS IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN.THANKYOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TRIED MERMAIDS AND FOR COMING TO ZANTE IN WHOLE AND VISITING THIS GREAT ISLAND ALL WE CAN SAY WE TRY OUR BEST.PS THE FISH AND CHIPS ARE FROM THE UK NOT ATHENS.

Hello Trevor i can only say that you have got us wrong completly,The chicken strips we do for all our chicken strip dishes is fresh and sliced at 4pm 2 hours before we open we then spice and bread them up mate i would never by frozen rubbish for this restaurant like many of my fellow restaurant owners do.you are more than welcome to come and see whenever you like the preperation my team put into the food and how fresh it is.I would never deal with packet stuff im sorry you have got us wrong.mermaids is also used by very respected english tour companies and would never settle for 2nd best for the staff they have.Im sorry you didnt enjoy your night but the staff and i would be very pleased to offer you a free nights meal to try us again on your next visit.Being a very busy restaurant means we seel out of everything and re order fresh everyday i can say that a handfull of restaurants do this.

And as for the seafood platter im sure you have seen kalamari before it does need to be breaded also there is crab,swordfish,prawns,salmon and seafood rissoto and seafood kebab as well not to mention mussels i could go on.But like i say you cant please everyone its impossible but i garantee we give 100 percent.Thanks for your comments.

sorry trevor i now see that you do not know my restaurant at all since you say that my pizza bases are premaid and not fresh well it goes to show that you are the one that has compleatly gotten us mixed up with some fast food place near by my pizzas are made fresh each day and like i told you before i invite you in my kitchen to see just how we prepare from our pizzas to everything else and to prove to you that you are wrong i invite the webmaster as well to come and inspect my kitchen as this is a site so people can add comments on not argue so no dont pick on people like chris that have eaten in all of kalamaki and that has enjoyed mermaids lets cut the argueing here next time you come i will get my chef to show you how he prepares each day his pizza bases chicken and much more im sorry trevor you have really got mermaids wrong and to close i challenge all restaurants to do this then you can come back and comment.

HI CHRIS HE SAID HE DOESENT KEEP RECORDS BUT STILL LOOKING FOR THAT SONG.

They are good looking lads and good barmen as well.Come up and say hi i promise the guys wont bite chris has gone home today but please say hello.see you all later.

hey luce,the message board is down cant seem too get in?

hi babe wow you really coming over?? We will not close till the last plane is out so 31st of october for sure not any sooner it will be great to see you here.Wonder if chris could come same week as you for a long weekend would be mad.Anything you need just email me ok.I was talking to paul yesterday he was here and his here for another week so i wonder if he has noticed?

Hey luce,It will be good to see you its still busy i would say not as busy but steady the weather is warm still hot sunny days but has rained last 2 days here and the next two as well hopefully will be ok for when you come.october brings older people out so you wont see many young ones.hope you make it.

chris is you find the mobile unlocked text me mate been looking all the same price.

hello sandy how are you thanks for coming we enjoyed entertaining you and your family they where great.hope you are well and getting on great with your new job? contact me on zakinthian@hotmail.com danny says hello and really hopes to see you soon.

Thanks chris and i wish all the best for you as well and a great new year my friend.

Thanks again luce and you know we will always try our best too make everyones holidays a great one as that is the satisfaction we strive for.But you must admit yiannis has big ears.

Hello to all our great customers and new ones as well,Even though its been a hard year for zante in general mermaids has been getting better and more superior than any restaurant in kalamaki by a big margin.I would like to say thankyou to the irish tv programme no frontiers for voting mermaids as the best one of the best resturants in zante and to all the british people that have made us work harder for the best in service and food.Allot of resturants are suffering at the moment in kalamaki but we promise to give you as allways the best thankyou to you all.

pat cant wait to see you again.Chris you are a great dj.

hope to see you all soon.

Hello Terri, Thankyou for the great comments yes we will be here next year and at least another eleven more so hope to see you and your family again.If you want to email me its mermaids@otenet.gr speak to you soon. 

Hello Nicola, sorry edward doesent work here anymore and we havent seen him for at least 2 months not sure where he is but will notify you when i do see him see you soon.

Hello pete, Thanks for the comments mate,The mermaids team as always tries its best to satisfy every person that walks past those famous doors we do run around alot we do get tired but to be the number 1 restaurant in zante you have to be on the ball all the time we dont copy other restaurants as they have nothing that mermaids does not do alot better we havent made it on sky travel or no frontiers irish tv for just being a normal place but for being the best restaurant in zante and 9 years in kalamaki by far.alot of places have opened nearby and good luck to them all theydo is try what they can to get there customers in at the end of the day we are all here to give 100percent no one wants less.Ofcourse there are many restaurants that would love to know mermaids secret of success and i dont blame them alot try to copy but badly our proof is our customers and if you havent tried mermaids or are coming to kalamaki please remember when approaching mermaids and passing all nearby resturants have a look and see why mermaids is packed and the rest more than half empty that to me proves that when we say that we are the best by far we have a place packed that shows it.

so thankyou to all the british people for having such high praise for us and in this site in the top 5 and top 2 in the top 50 resturants thankyou and trust me we will get even better.

hi steve its con im sorry you did not enjoy it as much this year for whatever reason but you know whenever you do come again plus soda the staff and myself will welcome you.The staff work very hard too please alot of people its our job to do so and we enjoy what we do.Plus soda is a very new place we even opened late last year for the first time and being voted as the second top bar in just a short time makes us proud we welcome your comments and we will take into account the good and bad things so we can get better.Ginge is a great dj and a really nice bloke he has all the right to keep in contact with people on here you take a look at other bars comments and most of it is a message board rather than comments you do have a point but you cant stop staff saying hello either or even telling people whats going on.If admin wants to stop this then we have to have a run down on all places and wipe off whatever is not a comment its impossible.Please try us again steve mate and im sure you will love it once more you have a great rest of the summer mate.

 hey steve im glad you made the comment its good too see how we are going and what we can do to make it better,if everything was perfect in this world it would be boring.Greek nights on fridays now mate sorry you missed it next year you are doing the zorba for sure.We had a hypnotists show tonight it was such a laugh i didnt believe it till i saw it. hope to see you soon my friend.

happy aniversary to luce mum and dad from mermaids.

great nights in plus soda

more pics in kalamakis great club bar plus soda

Great Place from two honest and hard working brothers delicious food snacks and cocktails wouldnet spend time anywhere else during the day just relaxing while nikos serves us some great tucker thanks mate and i wish you all the best in life.yiamas.

 hey chris did you get your flights sorted mate looks like a busy septenber and good people in at mo looking for long nights dancing mate you would really like the crowds in at mo.chef doing you a a great meal mate on arrival.

good mate remember too tell me so i can get a room for.

Im sorry Mark for your experience in mermaids im sure the doorman miri would never make anyone feel uncomfortable while they eat infact we want people too stay and have as many drinks and desserts as they like we do not rush anyone and never have i felt it was time to reply to some comments as i feel they are over the top.I respect any comments good or bad but my staff are fully trained and have been for many years in mermaids they respect and appriciate customers choosing our great restaurant we try the hardest to please everyone but that is not possible in a real world no one can be 100 percent.Your rep in the first case should never reccomend a restaurant or bar its against company policy so that is something wrong there.secondly if there where 3 of you mark and near the door way thats table 18 it fits 3 people at the most 4.a party of people it will not take.many people que outside too come in and have a meal its the doormans job to tell the people how long it will be and too know if any bills have gone out so he can tell them the waiting time miris job is a very hard one as he deals with a big waiting list and will not want people to wait longer than they have to.If you could tell me mark what you had to eat and what you thought about it it would help us here make things even better we have a strict policy if you dont like it we change it for you there are well over 300 dishes and we try too make everything as delicious as our kitchen staff and head chef can.please feel free too email me with any concerns or advice and yes i do take everything on board because we take pride in what we do and we wnat to do it better.my email mark is zakinthian@hotmail.com  thankyou for your comments please email me.

Thanks Nat and im sure no one has tried our food more than yourself as we served you at least 130 times last year  we are gonna miss one of the best reps we had come back darling. 

Hello Martine,its always great to see you and your mum and its great to have curstomers that have become part of kalamaki that make it such a great resort thankyou for making it great say hello to your mum and dad as well thanks for the support and great comments.

Hello m you can email the plus soda staff at mermaids@otenet.gr which will be then printed off and given to any member you wish to contact thankyou.

yes cm is con meidanis.

 Hey Mori, kondi how are you? you married yet young lady we are all fine here had a great season all the old staff still with us you coming nat? my email is zakinthian@hotmail.com  see you soon and have a great xmas.

Merry xmas chris thankyou for your best wishes and may you have a wonderfull xmas and new year see you soon my friend.

may all your wishes come true for 2006 and from all the staff and management of  mermaids and plus soda have a great new year too everyone.

 hey nat glad you are well and having a good time in your apartment.Sorry to hear you wont be coming out this year are you sure you cant make it.We are getting ready and preparing some delicious food for people to try have travelled to uk twice but just to busy to see anyone sorry didnt get to see you nat.Sam says hello he will be on the breakfast shift this year.Say hello to your mum and dad and keep in touch love.see you soon.

Hey amy how are you? hows john bruce is a pain but a lovely dog as well.We are getting ready for season 2006 and preparing some great new stuff  for 2006 for plus and mermaids came to the uk but didnt make sheffield next time i promise.Really happy you are all coming out i will get the drinks ready but take it easy on the first night hope chris will be here as well.Got a new dj and he is ace so get ready for alot of dancing.see you soon girls.xx

Hello Janet sorry to hear about raymond i hope he is well and fit for the summer because it only took 16 yeas to get the ashes back and they will be back in oz at the end of this year.It will be great to see you all again cant wait take care see you all soon.

Hey daren how are you? cant believe you are coming back would have thought you wanted to go to crete since your good friend was going there.Heres my email zakinthian@hotmail.com email me.see you soon.

Hey Nat,email me on zakinthian@hotmail.com  i will ask some of my friends if anything is going at the moment its hard this season as alot of places ar starting with as little staf as possible.email me soon see you later love.

hello jean never got your mail but here i am love,No nick is not with us but he does come in most nights as he picks up luce his girl from next door so you can see loads of him.I do hope you come in and see us as well you are always welcome.As for restaurants there are so many to go too try them all if you can have a great holiday love.

Hello Jean,Yes luce is a bit mad on zante why not she loves it its fun  cant wait to see you all again and i will bring in nick for some fun.

I feel priveleged the fact you mentioned me Jean, i shall sleep better tonight knowing you bear no grudge. BIG SHOUT to all the Essex mob, you were a pleasure to have in. Hope to see you again next year  

MASSIVE RESPECT GOING OUT TO THE BRADFORD POSSE!!!

MASSIVE RESPECT GOING OUT TO DA WIDNESS GIRLS!!!

They were on the rob in Zante for sure

SOUTH EAST LONDON CREW ON TOUR 2006

Ladies and Gentleman of the forum, it gives me great regret to report that the legend known as 'Fancy Pants' has left the island! Its come as a terrible shock to us all here at plus soda to see such a great figure leave. Karaoke will never be the same again. Hope to see you next year with your crazy posse who's name i cant remember. Big shout especially to the bearded German guy who broke the world time record for snogging  a bird on a dancefloor.....I think he was engaged in that snog for 3-4 hours! Top man!

BIG SHOUT GOING OUT TO NOB & TASH

COME BACK WE MISS YOU!

MY MAIN MAN BILLY BROWN!!!

Oh Jean behave. Dont worry i wont post the rude ones!

Big shout going out to Harry and Kate, gone but not forgotton. Hope to see you again next year. We'll av some laughs on the terrace.....

Did i forget to mention the LLISWERRY crew!!!!? You are indeed a posse of incredible madness and much party stamina. We hope to see you again next year.....try and keep your bits in your clothes though next time! Much love.

Big shout going out to Holly and Emma. Once again im sorry for waking you up at stupid o clock in the morning....a man has needs tho!

MASSIVE SHOUT goes out to the coolest family of all time....the southend crew!!!

Hello Donna It was a pleasure too serve you love and we cant wait too see you soon and one day take you out on a bike ride.See you soon love.

whoa whoa whoa!!! so many people to mention.....

big shout first and for most to the lovely donna whos gone back to newcastle cause she cant be a**ed with the work load of being a thompsons rep  cant say i blame tho! hope everythings going ok and got sorted back home.

 

nash, nob & gob! we still miss you and not forgetting the rest of the soutend crew either.

 

the mansfield girls, who were all stunning, aint seen you for a while but know u wanted to check the site so hi to you too. the funky house remains to play for you....

 

the stevenage girls!!! both totally outrageous chicks. if all women beared the same personalities of your excellent selves it would be an impossible task for us men to pick a date!!! you were truly inspiring! im really sorry ive forgot your names but the girl i snogged on your last night who seemed to get sexier by the day, please drop me an email.

 

massive respect to the irish posse who i believe have gone home today. your reminder to play 'banging tunes' every 5 mins was a pleasure.

 

shout to big al, hes already spent 2 seperate fortnights on the island and basically kept plus soda in business during his second visit. do the right thing fella and get yourself out here for the hat trick!!!

 

lastly, a shout to dj chris who was playing at plus previously to me.........get your sen out here asap so i can have a night off!!! pleeeeeeeeease!!!!

 

i will be featuring some more pics here later this week but ive left my camera at home today!

 

peace to all.

 

 

STEVENAGE GIRL U RULE!

Big shout going out to Scott and Laura from the Westend. Sorry you dint win the Snowball but lifes a sh*t like that....better look next time . Take care guys and see you next year.

Hello Olivia, if this is you then it was me who took the photos...im not just a DJ but a part time photographer. Well, it feels that way anyway.

I have no idea who these two are but they look kinda fun!

Congratulations to Bal whos getting married in October, and to all the Twickenham girls crew who were a pleasure to have in. Hope everything works out Bal, all the best.

ITS TOM BOY!!! If u wanna cover for me one night please do!!!

Mel Mel Mel.....where do i start. You and Jen were a pleasure to have in, defo think you should come back. Next time though I promise not to be an hour late when collecting you in the Jeep!!! Send me an Email and keep in touch. P.S Thanks for the earrings but they dont really suit me.... mwah, love u big time girls.

BIG BIG SHOUT going out to the Burnley crew. Are you over Jannis yet Adelle...! Becky.....you have a drink problem....so too does Lee, and as for your mum.....!

Emma you were a star. Thanks for singing on Karaoke and just being cool in general. Watching you flirt with the Albanians was the height of amusement when you'd had a few and i wont be forgetting our trips to Laganas, especially the after parties...!

DJ Rich works very hard folks. But what does the bad bwoi do in the daytime...?

YEEEEEEAAAH BWOOOOOOOOI!!!!!

• 5 or 6 potatoes, peeled and cubed
  

• 12 ounce can of corned beef
  
• 1 onion, chopped
  
• Salt and Pepper to taste
  
• 1/2 cup milk, optional

First prepare your potatoes by peeling them and cutting them into small chunks.  You will want about 4 cups of chopped potatoes, total.  Next open up your can of corned beef.  Scoop the meat into a large skillet and get it cooking over medium heat.  Mash it up into small pieces as you cook it.  Plenty of fat should melt out of it, but if it doesn't you can add a little oil or bacon grease.  Add the potatoes and onion.  Stir it all up so the bits of corned beef mingle intimately with the potatoes and onions.  Cook it for a good while, probably half an hour.  Add salt and pepper as you cook it, so it tastes right to you.  I keep a lid on it the first 20 minutes or so, but that isn't completely necessary.  If you like you can add the milk and simmer the hash in the milk until it absorbs it all.  This cooks the potatoes a little faster and is traditional for good southern hash.  You will need to stir this dish every now and then, as the bottom browns.  Don't stir much the last 10 minutes of cooking though, so you can get a nice golden crust on the bottom of the hash.  Cut it into wedges, or scoop it up with a spatula and serve with ketchup if you like.  Good with coleslaw, or pumpkin pie and cabbage.  This serves about 5 people. You can substitute cooked potatoes if you like, the cooking time will reduce some then.  This is one of Richies favorite dishes.   

Big shout going out to the Devon crew. You didnt do bad for free drinks really.....as for the shots.....your bills in the post!

ARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Almost a decade of owning a phone and it goes missing now! Gutted!

yo yo yo! better knock about for this bad bwoi shout! hollllllllow!!!!

Cheers Gem, if you want me i'll be in Fire.