Decks - Seafood/Mediterranean, Tiberias, Israel

Gdud Barak Street, Tiberias, Israel
9724-672-1538
Parking: in parking lot
http://www.tourwise.co.il/virtualTours/?tour=61_HE

Last Visited: May 2013

Food: 4 to 5 stars
Atmosphere: 4 stars
Service: 3 to 4 stars
Price: unknown

Decks is located in Tiberias along the Sea of Galilee.  Enjoy open air seating in a large space with beautiful views from its pier.  From this location, you can also take an hour long cruise (not sure how that gets arranged, but you could probably ask them). 

Our tour group came here for an enjoyable lunch featuring Peter's fish (red tilapia), available fried whole or grilled.

-  Pita bread - Giant pieces of lightly seasoned warm pita was served with plates of smooth hummus that also contained whole garbanzo beans.

- Salad - Large leaves of lettuce are lightly dressed with a vinaigrette with chopped shallots.  This was so simple, yet deliciously refreshing and of course, we had seconds.

- A huge fried onion - Like the blooming onion you get at Outback Steakhouse in the US, this onion is cut into chunks and is shared amongst the table.  These were terrific - much less the greasy than what you would find at the chain restaurants and well-seasoned.

- Fish - Lots of fresh lemon wedges came with fresh fried tilapia, lined up on a plate making for a perfect picture moment.  The fish was beautifully golden, and fairly moist.  This can be hard to eat for those whom aren't accustomed to it, but the oil was definitely fresh. We were also offered a grilled version with a dollop of pesto for those whom preferred it which was also very nice.  


- French Fries - That fresh oil was again featured by the lightly salted golden French fries. 


After our meal, the owner sang a song for us from the stage area.
This is an especially popular place for tour groups and in the evenings, you can often hear more music coming from Decks as you drive by the area. 

Service is friendly, although it's sometimes hard to get the servers' attention, especially when they're serving about 50 people at once.

If you enjoy Mediterranean food, you'll like Decks.  The atmosphere is casual, as evidenced by the servers attire.  Great food served family style in a gorgeous setting along the water - you can't go wrong.