Bar Restaurant

BA flyers on FlyerTalk call this bar-restaurant “last resort” territory

This generic Bar Restaurant sits airside in Terminal 1 at RHO, filling the gap when the contract lounge is closed. One BA passenger reports there was no alternative lounge arrangement offered for Club Europe, so they ended up here for a seat and a drink before boarding. Think of it as the default holding pen once you’re through security, not a place to plan dinner.

It runs on typical Greek island airport timing, tracking departures more than fixed hours, with most reports mentioning it open for the main UK and EU bank of flights between roughly 08:00 and 22:00. Prices land in the $$ mid-range for Greece: expect about €5–7 for beer or wine, and around €12–18 for anything resembling a full plate. Paying airport markup for food you won’t remember is the theme here.

Food is standard airport bar fare: basic sandwiches, burgers, and some Greek-leaning dishes like a generic salad or grilled meat plate. One FlyerTalk user explicitly said this was “not somewhere I’d choose to eat a full meal”, using it instead as a place to sit until boarding. If you’re hungry, a simple sandwich or toastie at roughly €6–8 is the safer bet than going big on mains.

Ambiance is purely functional. When the old lounge was operating, frequent BA passengers preferred that; now they describe this bar-restaurant area as crowded and noisy, especially during UK departure waves with multiple flights leaving inside a 60–90 minute window. Regulars in that thread say they stay in Rhodes town until close to check-in closing time, then head straight here, aiming to keep airport dwell time below two hours.

Tip: Eat properly in Rhodes city, then arrive at RHO about 2 hours before departure, use this Bar Restaurant for a single drink and a seat near your gate in T1, and treat any food as backup only.