This is a lovely and magical location in the very top of the hill overlooking the sea. The views are magical and the drive up to the place is very... read more special. He staff are all nice and friendly and we had a lovely cappuccino.

Unfortunately it was last day of the season and it was cloudy so the observatory was closed. We walked around the garden and read all the information on the solar system and stars.

I will come back next time. I reccomend this place!

  I love to learn and see new things. This evening was very interesting. Had fun time in the cafe with a friend and also got to learn and experience night... read more sky through a telescope! The owner was very knowledgeable. Definitely worth the visit!

  Absolutely mortified and disgusted by our experience whilst visiting the Astronomy cafe last week whilst on holidays in Rhodes.

A large group of family and friends arrived excitedly... read more to spend the evening here with a large chunk of the group taking a keen interest in the solar system etc. From the moment we arrived we were made to feel uncomfortable as the children were asked to ‘sit by their parents’ bearing in mind they were all of an age where they were happily sitting around a table chatting and laughing amongst eachother causing no harm whatsoever. Some of the adults then proceeded to look at the exhibits and the children followed, and again we were approached by a male member of staff asking the children to sit down. We waited over 40 minutes for our drinks and the crepes were unedible as they were so hard.

When enquiring about the process of purchasing tickets etc we were just told they’d get to us when they could, however we were the first group of people who had arrived there and we were clearly being made to wait as other people had taken preference who had arrived after us.

After approximately an hour and a half of waiting I had taken my daughter to use the lavatory and my husband approached me clearly upset as the manager had asked him to move seats due to his size. This had happened in full view of the other customers. My sister in law who was sitting on the next table had told the owner that he was out of order and very rude as my husband had been sitting there for a long time with no issues with the chair. He then proceeded to discuss the issue with a couple, pointing to our group and staring. My other sister in law asked him politely not to talk about us to others to which he walked over and started shouting extremely loudly in her face. She was clearly startled by this and asked everybody in the group to leave due to the appalling service and attitudes of all involved.

We asked for our bills to pay and leave, however the owner became very violent screaming and threatening the adults with the police stating we’d ‘all be locked up in a cell’. All of the children were traumatised, screaming and shaking grabbing hold of their parents begging to go home to their ‘real homes’. Two of the female waitresses were very apologetic for his behaviour during this and assisted us to pay our bills individually which made me think that this was not the first time something like this had happened. We started to walk back to the car park, this was however before he attempted to lock us in via the barrier, running back and forth on his mobile phone still making reference to the police upsetting the children even further.

I have never been so disgusted in my whole entire life as to how they made the children feel,which included my daughters. They will have this memory for a long time and spoilt the remaining days of the holiday as they kept making reference to the police and talking about the ‘nasty man’. I would recommend this establishment to people if you fancy a night of insults and threats. If there were an option to rate this below terrible I would 100% rate at that! Disgusting

  I love astronomy and cocktails so this was such a fun night out.
I use a wheelchair but can go up some stairs so could see out of the... read more telescope and staff brought me a chair.
Such a friendly place, fantastic cocktails and really chilled out evening. Observatory was fascinating. We went back for a second time.
Would suggest a taxi as it's a steep hill and not lit up.
We highly recommend!

  An interesting and educational attraction to while away a couple of hours during a warm sunset overlooking the ocean. We arrived at about 7pm with a very friendly welcome and... read more two very comfortable chairs overlooking the astronomy garden. The garden has a number of displays including a huge sundial, planet information and interesting background details.

Whilst sat overlooking a great view we enjoyed designer cocktails which are well priced and you have the opportunity to eat while there.

At 8pm we enjoyed a visit to the telescope with a chance to see Jupiter, Saturn and some far-flung nebula the name of which I can’t remember with a very knowledgeable guide who obviously is well into astronomy. It is worth this rour to see the laser on the telescope which is stunning. There a is small and very reasonable charge for this tour and well worth it.

An enjoyable way to pass away a couple of evening hours and well recommended.

  We had an amazing experience at the Astronomy cafe: a must visit! The location is incredible, at the top of a hill with an amazing view. It’s a nice walk... read more from Faliraki center, or you can take a taxi and you will be there in 5 mins.

We booked the ‘night observation’ for just 8 euro’s per person at 21.30. Because of Covid the groups are small, which is very nice because it feels very personal and you will have a lot of time to look through the telescope. We saw amazing things, stars millions of light years away! During this observation Christina explained everything very well and enthousiastic.

After the observation we told them that we really wanted to see a/some planet(s). We had to wait until 23.00/00.00 before Saturn and maybe Jupiter would be visible. In the meantime we had a cocktail en enjoyed the nice terrace. At 23.00 the owner took us to the second telescope for a private observation. The highlight of the evening: we saw Jupiter and Saturn! So cool!

Really recommend going here when you visit Rhodos! Very cool experience, really friendly people and a beautiful

  29/9/21

We three middle aged guys had seen enough of the sights of evening nighttime Faliraki and had noticed that we lived close to the number one attraction that... read more us thus place.

I wanted to visit at 8pm after a day at the local Mantomata bay so phoned up to book our slot. On our returning quite late I phoned again to change the slot to 8:30. By the time we actually returned and had a quick snack we definitely were cutting it close given we had to walk the 700m, mostly up a steep hill, to get there. I walked fast ahead to get to buy the tickets at the desk at 8:15. Just about made it! My friends trailed behind but arrived in time to catch their breathe and have five minutes.

The only signposting to the cafe was at the high junction with the road from the Mandomata Beach, it would be good to have one at a junction lower down. Not everyone have smart phones.

I was warmly welcomed by the boss and Christina at the entrance. Simone (?) behind the bar who was taking the bookings was relaxed and happy to wait for my friends to arrive as I phoned to confirm they were making it up the hill. I decided not to buy any cocktails till after, another guest did though as he had been recently and recommended them to me.

The garden at night looked amazing with interpretation Displays and sundials everywhere amongst the aromatic herbs. At 8:30 the bell rang and we were summoned to the observatory along with about six other people all wearing masks.

Christine closed the door, gave us instructions not to touch the walls or the lenses and the show began. Suddenly it went dark red light and the walls moved... very odd and disorienting! The three telescope array moved around and lined up with the hatch, Christina pressed some buttons on a remote and a strong blue laser shot into the heavens...... a computer screen behind showed images from the Hubble telescope and others combined and enhanced of the area we were viewing. Christina started her presentation, a bit of time was required to adjust to her accent and she had a lot to say. Each of us took turns to view down the eyepiece at each view after rotating the telescope. I expected big close ups but saw small images of Saturn with its rings and Jupiter with its moons, all good though. Do not expect colourful images, especially nebullae as the stock images you see in media are computer generated enhancements. Mars though would be red, although it was below the horizon on our visit.

Christina took questions happily, as people took turns to view, and answered them all competently as she is a serious astronomer and is up with the latest findings and research. A video display outside in the garden showed the Perseverance Rover on Mars (we actually know the 'driver' and I have put them in touch with each other!).

Stergos is a great believer in spreading the astronomical world to the public and even hosts school classes in the winter, organising three hour long sessions with follow up work. He wants to inspire the next generation of star gazers.

There was no detailed horoscopy as this was science and not fiction experience (sorry I'm a scientist!).

After the talk we looked around the fabulous garden and had two rounds of his famous cocktails, the best we have had in Rhodes at good prices too! The two specials and planetary ones were unique and very well presented. They get through a lot of cinnamon sticks! We left at 10:38 to selfie pose by Apollo 11 astronauts and wend our way back down, appreciating the night view over Faliraki as we descended! A great and special eve

  Informative and good value presentation up in the observatory. Cocktails were lovely, we went for the specials and would recommend!

  This is a lovely and magical location in the very top of the hill overlooking the sea. The views are magical and the drive up to the place is very... read more special. He staff are all nice and friendly and we had a lovely cappuccino.

Unfortunately it was last day of the season and it was cloudy so the observatory was closed. We walked around the garden and read all the information on the solar system and stars.

I will come back next time. I reccomend this place!

  Myself and my partner were stopping in Pefkos last week. We could not leave the island without visiting this place. So much so we did the following:

Paid for... read more car hire (2 days) €60
Fuelled the car €20
Booked a hotel in Faliraki €70
Taxi to and from the Astronomy Cafe €16

Total spent to visit this: €166

There was a little but not significant amounts of cloud, certainly not enough to scupper the chances of seeing some fantastic sights. The sun had been beaming all day.

When we excitedly arrived at the cafe, we exited our taxi and headed into this attraction that we had built up such an excitement for.

CLOSED DUE TO BAD WEATHER. Yes, that's what a little A4 sign said on the gate. Considering these guys are experienced with astronomy, they certainly do not know weather!.

Myself and my partner were extremely gutted, disappointed that we had invested so heavily to visit this place. We checked their Facebook, we checked their website and there was absolutely no mention of a closure for "bad" weather.

We have now returned to the UK and can certainly say, if we return to Rhodes, we will not visit this place.

Gutted!