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IOANNIS MITRAKOS – APALLOU BAR SERVICES
with everything they need so that
UNIQUE BAR they can satisfy the tastes of each
customer. All this has made easy
EXPERIENCES through the support and the com-
mon philosophy of our company
with Domes Resorts & Reserves.
The resorts harmoniously
Sharing a common philosophy, Domes Resorts & Reserves combine local tradition with a
have partnered with Apallou Bar Services to provide relaxed, bohemian luxury hos-
an utterly memorable one-of-a-kind bar experience. pitality experience. What are the
elements you wanted to project
through the strategy you imple-
mented?
All the cocktail lists for each
of the bars at the Domes Re-
sorts & Reserves have been de-
signed to highlight the products
of each place (Crete - Corfu) and
to remind the customer that the
“classics” will always be in full
demand. We therefore train our
people extremely well when it
comes to classic cocktails such
as such as Negronis, Manhat-
tans, Margaritas etc. But ulti-
mately, our collaboration is based
on emphasising the difference
between standard service and
genuine hospitality. We want a
customer-based approach which
entails providing a unique expe-
rience combining the landscape
with the flavours of the cocktail
itself. We also wanted to create
unique concepts so that the con-
sumer can try something differ-
ent (e.g. at the Tiki bar at Core,
the Mediterranean Beach Bar at
Domes of Elounda, Autograph
Collection) without forgetting the
FIRST ESTABLISHED in 2005 Services to talk about the philos- People-centric. It was with this Flagship bar RAW BAR BY APAL-
in Thessaloniki with their epony- ophy behind the collaboration in mind that our collaboration LOU at Domes Noruz Chania,
mously named bar, Apallou Bar, and what surprises lay in store with Domes Resorts & Reserves Autograph Collection. gest our guests try for an unfor- What do you believe will sur-
Apallou Bar Services consultancy for guests. began. Our philosophy is entire- Can you name typical prod- gettable experience? prise visitors at the Domes Re-
has partnered with Domes Re- Can you describe the Apal- ly based on the Bartender – who ucts/ingredients from the islands I would definitely suggest the sorts & Reserves' bars most?
sorts & Reserves in a collabora- lou Bar philosophy that you ap- we continuously train and trans- of Corfu and Crete that inspired CRETAN OLD FASHIONED, The combination of the
tion to provide guests with a tru- plied in your collaboration with fer our knowledge to, who then you when you were creating the the ZOMBIE at the Core Bar at unique beauty of the Greek
ly one-of-a-kind bar experience Domes Resorts & Reserves? go on to serve behind the bars of bar and restaurant menus? Domes of Elounda, Autograph landscapes of Crete and Corfu
throughout all of the Domes Re- The philosophy behind our co- the Domes Resorts & Reserves. We use typical local products Collection and of course the var- with that perfectly made clas-
sorts & Reserves. operation is entirely holistic - it Our bartenders are our partners. such as rosemary, kumquat, cit- ious APERITIVI & SPRITZES at sic cocktail, espresso or cold- All the cocktail lists for each of
the bars have been designed to
We recently caught up with Io- began in 2005 in Thessaloni- Our aim is to transfer our expe- rus fruits, local honey, basil, etc. all the Domes Resorts & Re- pressed freshly made fruit juice highlight the products of each
annis Mitrakos from Apallou Bar ki and up until today is entirely rience to them, to equip them What cocktail would you sug- serves. that they’ve been dreaming of... place (Crete - Corfu).

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