Le 23 — Restaurant in Geneva

Invasive communication: We reserved a table for two on Valentine's day and in 3 the days prior to the reservation I was bombarded with automated emails and texts asking me whether I'm still ready for my reservation, etc... I understand needing to confirm but 4 different emails and three texts over a period of 3 days is too much, even if agreeing to marketing conditions per the reservation website (i can't entirely blame the restaurant since it's probably outsourced but should still be mentioned)

Cocktail/Dining area separation: We booked a table expecting to be able to have tapas and cocktails, while reserving no mention was made that there was a difference AND that the menus would be entirely different. I didn't mind the restaurant area but would have liked more transparency as the place primarily appears as a cocktail/tapas place online and that's what we expected when reserving.

Food: Lackluster and little to no vegetarian options, we shared an appetizer which consisted of sad looking "braised" leeks which was ok but definitely not worth 15chf, presentation was also rather lacking. My partner had the poisson du jour and was also disappointed, no seasoning and presented like you'd expect to see a luxury dog food bowl shown online. Product quality was good but the kitchen could be more inventive. I had a beef picanha which was good but also nothing special, the fat tasted extremely gamey. A table next to us ordered a 170chf beef filet which they did not touch at all, I have no stomach issues at the time of posting this but I think it disappointed them quite a bit. Desert was the best part of dinner but if serving passion fruit you can separate the joining structures to make it look less like frog eggs stuck to a reed. Cocktails were also extremely good but served weirdly, my partner had a drink with almond shavings stuck on the side of the glass, in terms of presentation it looked nice but practically it just made a mess.

Service: Servers were extremely friendly at first, my cocktail order was forgotten at first but that's ok, we then ordered food but our order was then completely forgotten, once is ok, twice is a trend. Afterwards we had difficulties flagging down our waiter and felt a little ignored. When paying the card reader was quite unceremoniously plopped on the table with the server not checking up whether the payment went through, I could have easily left without paying which is not great...

Do go there for the cocktails and the tapas, but I would steer clear of...

Disappointing. Previously have visited this bar to have drinks a number of times and it has been lovey; but came back with a group for a special event last week and we were treated rather rudely. We had two people not turn up for our table due to heat related illness, and staff made it known they were very annoyed by this. However, the 8 of us barley fit on the table we were booked on as it was. Any more of us on the table and we would have been significantly uncomfortable. When our bill arrived there were extra charges on it that we did not understand, which we questioned. We were told to just pay these chargers because we were meant to have had extra people on the table. As locals, We often come to this bar, including to bring work colleagues. But having now spoken to a number of people about this place since our last visit, it appears that inconsistent service is starting to become a common occurrence here. After last week we will not be...

I used to go for lunch and even sometimes for dinner and it was excellent. The cooking was inventive, always very fresh with a great service. My last visit for dinner with friends was disappointing. There was no more fish and no more calamari although we were there at 8. The rest of the menu is very limited and lacks fantasy. The dishes are always freshly prepared but for the price you would expect a bit more variety and originality. The price of the wines is also very high. The first price is 46 CHF and it very quickly goes to 60. The service remains of good quality and is very friendly. It’s a pity because the place is beautiful and really has the potential...