La Cucina di Ciro
Area location:
Gauteng - Johannesburg - North + Sandton - Parktown
Address / how to get there:
17 4th Avenue
Open for...:
dinner
Contact:
011 442 5346
Published:
18 Feb 09
Service:
erratic; sometimes friendly and efficient, sometimes slow, surly
Winelist:
small selection of SA and imported wines listed with vintages; several by-the-glass options; BYO at R25 corkage
Other features...:
Child friendly, Wheelchair Friendly, Smoking Permitted.
Avg Price:
R120 - R140
Food:
italian
Chef-patron Ciro Molinaro has three-star Michelin experience in the Loire Valley, France, and after nearly 30 years in Johannesburg he is something of a local culinary legend. His elegant bistro has become the essential haunt of the northern suburbs ‘yummy mummies’ and is a great place for spotting designer handbags at play. Chef Ciro says that he specialises in “taste bud manipulation and stimulation” and this ethos is evident in the menu – butternut rösti topped with roasted pears and sliced tongue compete for attention with sumac-crusted duck, mint-infused calamari and Camembert and rhubarb pancakes. On a good day this all makes for a wonderful experience, but the service is erratic and when a customer complains the boss has been known to move beyond a lack of interest into a manner that borders on rudeness.
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