Went for a meal last night. I have to be honest, I didnât feel as if there was much atmosphere and although we received a nice welcome from everyone, I didnât feel it was particularly genuine. The staff were attentive but I felt there was something really lacking in their manner. I donât know how else to describe it. The owner went to great lengths to describe the dishes on the menu and I have to admit, I was really excited to taste the food, expecting a real taste explosion, as described. Did my starter and main course deliver, sadly no I was utterly underwhelmed by the starter and had to push myself to eat the main course which had a weird texture and not much flavour. Why did I eat both, because of the hugely hugely overpriced food. I. particularly donât like the 8% service charge added to the food, as I prefer to decide whether and how much to tip. We booked in advance highlighting dietary restrictions. Perhaps this was lost I translation but when someone says they will prepare gluten free bread especially, I expect them to have prepared it, not to have bought a Shar GF roll from the supermarket and heated it up. Overall I donât feel the 5 Star explanation of the food matched the 2 perhaps 3...
   Read moreA marvelous weekend spent at Croix Blanche, extremely warm welcome by Cinzia and Enzo and their whole family. We had the opportunity to be spoiled by Enzoâs cuisine for 3 evenings trying a variety of dishes such as a modern version of vitello tonnato with a perfectly lean veal on a tonno sauce and a delicate tonno tartare, tagliolini al limone, spirale agli asparagi (not only delicious but a work of art) as well as a perfectly cooked lambâŠnot to mention desserts which brought us back to Sardegna and Naples! On Friday we asked for a not too strong red wine and we drank a bottle of Floramundi served cold: just wonderful, a perfect red wine to be enjoyed in the summer. Thank you...
   Read moreEcco la traduzione in francese della tua recensione, mantenendo il tono caloroso e l'entusiasmo originale:||---||Nous avons sĂ©journĂ© rĂ©cemment plusieurs nuits en famille Ă lâAuberge de La Croix Blanche Ă Gingins, prĂšs du lac LĂ©man/de GenĂšve. Ce fut une expĂ©rience vraiment agrĂ©able. LâĂ©tablissement a Ă©tĂ© entiĂšrement rĂ©novĂ© et les chambres sont spacieuses, lumineuses, Ă©quipĂ©es de tout le confort, dignes dâun niveau 4 Ă©toiles supĂ©rieur.||Pendant notre sĂ©jour, nous avons organisĂ© plusieurs excursions dans les environs. Ă quelques minutes en voiture, on peut visiter GenĂšve, Lausanne, Nyon et beaucoup plus. Nous sommes Ă©galement allĂ©s Ă Yvoire, un village français absolument charmant, en prenant le bateau depuis Nyon. Toute la rĂ©gion nous a semblĂ© vraiment magnifique.||Mais le soir, impossible de rĂ©sister Ă lâenvie de revenir dĂźner Ă lâAuberge de La Croix Blanche. Cinzia et Enzo, un couple italien, gĂšrent lâauberge depuis son ouverture avec passion et une grande compĂ©tence. En discutant avec eux, nous avons dĂ©couvert quâils viennent tous deux du secteur hĂŽtelier, avec une solide expĂ©rience dans des hĂŽtels 5 Ă©toiles de luxe. A l'Auberge de la Croix-Blanche, Cinzia sâoccupe de la gestion et de la direction de salle, tandis quâEnzo, avec sa brigade, prĂ©pare de dĂ©licieux plats issus de la tradition culinaire italienne, sans jamais faire de compromis sur la qualitĂ© des produits.||Nous avons dĂźnĂ© chez eux pendant une semaine consĂ©cutive, et ce fut un vĂ©ritable crescendo. Dans les deux salles du restaurant ainsi que sur la terrasse, on apprĂ©cie lâharmonie des lieux et les sourires sincĂšres de toute lâĂ©quipe : Giuseppe, Elisa et Joanna, tous coordonnĂ©s avec finesse par Cinzia, nous ont fait sentir comme chez nous, assurant un service rapide et attentionnĂ©. Les familles comme les couples sont vĂ©ritablement choyĂ©s.||Le petit-dĂ©jeuner nâa rien Ă envier aux meilleurs hĂŽtels oĂč nous avons sĂ©journĂ© par le passĂ©. BRAVO,...
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