This evening we had dinner at the Loti with a couple of our best friend. We know the place, and we normally dine here 4-5 times per year. This evening we were celebrating my wifeâs birthday. The place is really nice and the outside dining area is wonderful with a fantastic view of the lake and the Mont Blanc! The food was very good, the wine list and the help of the sommeiller Gonzalo excellent, but the level of service and, more important, the supervision of the table service, not acceptable for the level (and price) of the establishment. It is a pity that management does not recognize the importance of the excellence of service in a restaurant where a 1000 franc price for a dinner for 4 is the norm! By the way, the chairs in the tables in the terrace could (should ) be more...
   Read moreI have travelled the world extensively over 40 years. I ate at all restaurants ranging from pop & momâs to Michelin three stars. This is my honest review of the restaurant Le Loti inside the Hotel La RĂ©serve in Geneva. First, the hotel has a very warm vibe with luxury jungle/safari lodge theme inside. The tables are sufficiently spaced for pleasant conversations around dinner. Service was nice but a little bit slow (we had to repeat a few times same orders and were waiting 10â for water to be proposed/served). Food was delicious. I had the black cod glazed superbly with miso. The side of mushrooms was tasty. Also had a selection of appetizers beforehand amongst which the straciatella with truffle was a delight. The tarte tatin apple pie as dessert was a...
   Read moreDifficile de parler du Loti comme dâun simple restaurant, tant lâexpĂ©rience dĂ©passe le cadre habituel. Jây vais rĂ©guliĂšrement, que ce soit pour un rendez-vous dâaffaires, un repas en famille ou mĂȘme une fĂȘte organisĂ©e sur place, et Ă chaque fois, le plaisir est intact.
Le cadre est chaleureux, cosy, pensĂ© pour quâon se sente immĂ©diatement bien. La terrasse, lâambiance, la dĂ©coration⊠tout respire lâĂ©lĂ©gance sans jamais ĂȘtre guindĂ©.
Le service est, pour moi, tout simplement exceptionnel. Le personnel se souvient de nos prĂ©fĂ©rences â la table que lâon aime, nos petites habitudes, mĂȘme nos envies particuliĂšres â et sâadapte toujours avec une bienveillance rare. On est littĂ©ralement pris en charge avec une attention qui transforme chaque repas en moment spĂ©cial.
CĂŽtĂ© assiette, jâai eu le bonheur de goĂ»ter Ă peu prĂšs toute la carte au fil des saisons, et je peux dire sans hĂ©siter que la qualitĂ© est constante. Les plats sont impeccablement exĂ©cutĂ©s, Ă©quilibrĂ©s et savoureux, toujours avec cette touche de raffinement qui marque les grandes tables.
Mention spĂ©ciale pour le bar : entre les cocktails personnalisĂ©s, les chocolats chauds âsur mesureâ (pour satisfaire nos goĂ»ts parfois un peu tordus) et les dĂ©couvertes proposĂ©es par le sommelier, on est systĂ©matiquement surpris â et toujours agrĂ©ablement.
Alors oui, ce nâest pas une adresse bon marchĂ©, mais au vu du service, de la qualitĂ© et du soin apportĂ© Ă chaque dĂ©tail, le prix est parfaitement justifiĂ©.
En un mot : un lieu oĂč lâon se sent attendu, reconnu et choyĂ©. Le Loti est bien plus quâun restaurant : câest une expĂ©rience que lâon aime rĂ©pĂ©ter,...
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