Archè Fine Dining — Restaurant in Syracuse

We really loved our experience at Archè. We made a reservation shortly before but had a wait a few minutes for and outdoor table. At the start the staff was a bit slow and seemed unconcerned with welcoming us properly, but this quickly changed once conversation started! They were attentive, personable and professional. The food was really delicious and the wine recommended to us was very nice as well. It has a homey atmosphere and it seems like they take well-curated risks when it comes to their menu. The menu is unmistakably Siciliano, but with some experimentation. We all ordered different things (pasta, swordfish, and my risotto pictured above) and a shared starter with local foods and they were all really impressive. Hope to return next time...

We choose the restaurant for the good reviews but we were really disappointed. The waitress looked like we bother her to even sit there and genuinely annoyed when we ordered just one food (since it's was quite overpriced and really didn't want to something we didn't want). But even the food (salad Caprese) wasn't good. The mozzarella was probably old but tasted really sour and had muddy texture. When we returned the food they brought the new one which was slightly better but didn't taste fresh as well. They didn't even said sorry (since it might happen) only question if it's okay this time. We didn't really wanted to return the food for second time. I don't really recommend...

Avoid this place! The food was nothing special, the service though was an utter disaster. The waitress was more than unfriendly and unhelpful when asked to serve a vegetarian meal. The Pasta then was burned and when ordering a new one it was just as bad. When asked to serve another option we got the same dish yet again because the lady thought we were wrong and should give it another try. All 3 dishes then showed up on the bill and the whole evening ended in a big dispute in which also the restaurant owner, just as unfriendly, joined in. Last but not least, worst tiramisu with cream instead of mascarpone. Total...