With the help of FlyerTalk members from all over the world, this thread is meant to be a comprehensive list of restaurants to avoid.

Please state the name and address of the restaurant and the reason(s) to avoid it.

I will begin:

Pelican Restaurant
Apostolou Pavlou 102
Paphos, CYPRUS

While the location offers a nice view of the harbour in Paphos (especially during a sunset, which I was fortunate enough to witness), I was disappointed with the fish meze there.

A meze is supposed to be a sampling of the native foods indicative of the country — in this case, Cyprus. I have been informed not to completely finish every course of a meze, as one may not have room to sample every course.

Usually a meze is for two persons, but I was convinced by one of the proprietors of this restaurant that they will gladly create a fish meze for one.

Ultimately, all I received was a salad and a main course consisting of six small whole fish, two small filets of fish, and three portions of squid prepared three different ways, all on one plate, along with five different kinds of sauces and three slices of bread. The food was unimpressive, to say the least. With a small glass of cola, the total bill was CY£11.00, or US$25.46.

The only positive hightlight of my experience was that the restaurant had a real live pelican that was rather entertaining. After I sat down, the pelican was brought out to try to attract customers, which unfortunately gave me an obvious clue to avoid eating there, albeit too late. The pelican did try to playfully eat my arm after a cat meowed at me incessantly for some food...

I left hungry and dissatisfied, with a feeling of being cheated because I was denied my one opportunity to sample an authentic Cyprus meze...