After a stressful exam period we planned to go for a trip to the desert . But while the weather was wonderful during the week for the weekend it became gloomy and the wind blew heavily . We had to remain in the city .
So it was the kids idea to eat out somewhere we have not been for a while . When they mentioned Ponderosa restaurant I was sure that it was closed .
But to my greatest surprise it has been back in business since December .
Some things changed ,however .
- The restaurant became darker due to the partition wall that surrounds the buffet table .
- You are not allowed to serve yourself but a waiter will put the food you ask for on your plate while you are standing nearby
- they do not serve a la carte - they only have the buffet for the time being
- the buffet is bit smaller than the usual - for example they had only one kind of salad dressing -no salamis
- you can still find a great variety of food = I know for the kids it is so important - the dessert table was usual - ice cream , ummali , sponge cake , custard and compotes
That was our nearly normal buffet experience . The staff was helpful and ready to serve the food from the table swiftly . They even made suggestions on what to choose . So it was even better than before . But I missed the a la carte options . We arrived around 12 and there were only a few customers . By the time we left at 2 pm it was full .
I know that it is so difficult for the restaurants to survive after the lockdown period but they should maintain their toilets . Broken tiles and door frames made a really bad impression !
