Ciro — Restaurant in Geneva

I was expecting a better experience for my first visit at Ciro. We were sitted in the second room (2 entrances next to each others in the same street), which is quite small with some tables right at the door so to avoid at all cost in winter. The only staff in the room was clearly overwhelmed and the result was a rude service with no more than half a second to devote to each client request. Dishes were thrown on the table and you could feel the air moving behind you as the waiter was running from table to table. The waiting time in between two dishes was way too long (I guess we waited for almost an hour between the entrances and the mains) and worst of all, food was not to my taste and I was almost still hungry when I left + it's expensive, especially for pastas. We had tagliatelle with truffles and anchovies at 48 chf. I'm still looking for the anchovies and the black truffles were tasteless. The whole dish had a plastic flavour. Artichokes as entrance weren't exceptional neither, with a light fishy relish that had nothing to do with the dish. Not terrible but not...

We booked a table in this rather small restaurant at the last minute and we had a very pleasant surprise.

Short menu - which is usually good news - featuring an interesting diversity of meals made of fresh qualitative ingredients, well prepared. No fancy plates and presentations, rather family style with a touch of creativity. Very interesting wine list, with a good mix of "grands crus" and small producers offering a wide range of prices.

Friendly service but rather disorganized this evening, with (new?) waiters being a bit lost, leading to some delays, orders and counter orders. All went well in the end when the most experienced ones brought things back on track (and offered us a better table after our order, when other customers left). The chef said hello to everyone at the end of the dinner and asked for feedback. Nice touch.

Very "lively" atmosphere. In other words, if you are looking for a quiet place, try somewhere else. But rather pleasant in the end as everyone was really enjoying their...

Very bad for the price we paid. I've ordered their candele pasta, my friend ordered the same dish. The pasta was almost cold and was not well cooked. The taste was very average and I suspect that they took one portion and split it into two with my friend, as the quantity was really little. I got asked if I wanted some Prosecco and after finishing my glass, no one came to ask if we wanted other drinks. We ordered water which never came. The dessert was the worst part - particularly their sorbet with orange, dark lemon and pepper. The pepper did not match AT ALL and made the sorbet really terrible. We also had some profiteroles, which were quite average and mostly tasteless. The choice of cutlery was also interesting. I had a fork and a spoon. The pasta I was served was quite big in shape, so I had to cut each one in half using the spoon (people at other tables were doing the same and it was quite funny to be honest...)....