Astronomy Cafe

  Great evening, the viewing in the observatory was great, very informative and at 8 euro each well worth it. The cocktails and bar also fab gre

  Absolutely loved it here!
Booked for myself and my daughter at 10pm. Arrived at 9.30pm to a warm and friendly welcome. Got booked in, got a drink (regret not getting... read more a space themed cocktail now) and then sat down in comfortable chairs and enjoyed the beautiful garden. Every table was lit by candle light and there were twinkly lights and LEDs around the displays in the garden.

We then went into the observatory and the gentleman explained everything really clearly and patiently let everyone in turn look through the telescope at different constellations, galaxies and planets (we saw Saturn when we were there). His enthusiasm and knowledge were both fantastic. You get 30 minutes in the observatory which is amazing but I would have loved to have longer.

We then enjoyed the informative displays and fussing the astronomy cat! The lovely lady who greeted us then called us a taxi. Next time I visit Rhodes I will definitely come here again and try to visit during the day as well as the night time. (I will stay all day if I get the chance!)

This was a really special and tranquil place in a beautiful location above Anthony Quinn Bay, the atmosphere was literally 'out of this world.'

  I really enjoyed the 50 minute talk within the dome looking at the stars using their machinery,

The cafe also had very nice milkshakes and we had a good... read more club sandwich. They also offered us popcorn which was nice.

Lovely staff too.

  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 really enjoyed the 50 minute talk within the dome looking at the stars using their machinery,

The cafe also had very nice milkshakes and we had a good... read more club sandwich. They also offered us popcorn which was nice.

Lovely staff too.

  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.

  A memorable and unique experience. There are a great range of drink with some great cocktails. Great if you're a space fan or not, my girlfriend was apprehensive but loved... read more it! You get to look through the telescope 5/6 times and we got to clearly see Saturn and its rings. Highly recommend for a different holiday

  Wow! We literally fell upon this!
We saw a poster on a lamppost saying there is an astronomy cafe a short walk from the hotel we were staying (the hotel... read more was Cyprotel).
My husband suggested we booked to visit. I was a little unsure it would be any good at first, but I was completely wrong. Visiting the cafe was one of the highlights of our holiday.

We booked a time slot for 9pm. Myself, husband, 13yr old son and 11yr old daughter went along.

It was beautiful, lots of information to read and the different planets, a wonderful cafe the offered lovely food and drinks.

The highlight was going into the observatory and being able to see the stars and planets.

I was completely shocked at how clear the stars were, we were able to see Saturn and had a stunning view of the moon.

The star were all very knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend a visit to this hidden treasure. Absolutely loved it.

  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!

  A great place to enjoy your coffee while you look an amazing view to the sea and when the night comes the magic starts ! With telescopes under Stergos instructions... read more yoy can watch planets and stars .