Ciro Food And Drink

Ciro Food And Drink reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   John

   Philadelphia8 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Had Easter Bruch. Not what I was expecting. Just a normal everday breakfast "The Local". Nothing special. Potatoes arrived mildly warm. Liked appetizer biscuits and blueberry, honey but delivered as 3 when 4 were at table. Extra biscuit wouldve should have beein offered. Likely wouldnt go out of my way again to eat there unless we were in tge area for some reason. Liked the multiple chandaliers hanging for lighting, but if your going to that make sure the bulbs are replaced when they burn out. It detracts, and shows lack of awareness and attention to detail.
   

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   Andrew

   Philadelphia10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was exceptional and very good value for the price. Wine pairings were equally good. Service is a bit stretched with a single person manning the host and server roles, don’t expect a lot of chit chat table side. Highly recommended.
   

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   CHRISTINE VIP

   Philadelphia14 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 5, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was flavorful and interesting. Probably the best meal we have had in Wilmington. Only issue. Not warm enough. We will be back.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious food and always an enjoyable dining experience. Service is wonderful. A great choice for a special date. Always a culinary delight.
   

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   Alain

   Philadelphia3 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 3, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Food was poor Bronzino not cook Wine sélection weak
   

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   Arlene

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was excellent! Our waiter could not have been more accommodating. Very Enjoyable
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia1 review

   1.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   If you're vegan or vegetarian, do not go here. They have one set tasting menu, and, even though online state they can do vegan and the staff say they make vegan versions all the time, it's not worth it at all. First, be prepared for at least 3 hours of meal time, with huge (one time over an hour) breaks between servings. The vegan dishes included: roast broccoli and tomatoes (which my dish still had pieces of parchment in from the cooking process. When I pointed it out, they took it back , "checked" to make sure nothing else was there, and gave me back the same dish with no explanations.), roast cauliflower and romesco sauce, asparagus over a few citrous slices, and citrus slices and pieces of pear for dessert. No creativity. No seasoning. Nothing worth $145 including tip. No offense, but I can roast tomatoes and broccoli at home, and not have parchment paper in the serving dish.
   

   Ciro Food And DrinkResponded on March 7, 2025

   These people where miserable. Literally complained about everything. And no there is not one tasting menu option. No creativinty When you have 10 restrictions like no cinnamon no this no that it becomes incredibly hard to cook for people like this Hence why you have no buisness getting a tasting menu in the first place order off the menu in the first place. Yeah including tip of 13 dollars after you complained the whole night. Your right you should have stayed home and made the food yourself.
   

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   Craig

   Philadelphia35 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   We had high hopes for Ciro after reading the positive experiences of others. Unfortunately, we found that while it was good in concept, its execution was lacking. As others have mentioned, the night’s special tasting menu is presented to you by the co-owner/manager on his phone. Reading a ten course tasting menu in the brief time he shares his phone (and do you really want to share someone else’s phone?) is not the start of a relaxing evening. (And once he’s shown you the menu, he disappears for the night, never checking in with you.) If you want to save resources by not printing each night’s menu, better to have a shared tablet that can be cleaned between guests or provide a QR code so I can pull up the menu on my own phone and peruse it at my leisure. Note that if you get the tasting menu, your meal will be synced with everyone else who has the same reservation time as your party does. When the restaurant is fully booked, this seemed to cause issues with service and pacing of courses. Our first four courses came out at a very leisurely rate, taking over an hour from our reservation time. For some reason, we were frequently one of the last parties served. In addition, parties which were still working on their previous course were served the next course even when we had finished the previous course. The servers didn’t appear to be assigned to particular tables which leads to the issue that when everyone is responsible, no one is responsible. There were also issues with some of the course not being plated properly (e.g., a couple courses were missing a component for one of us) or not being exactly as described on the menu. Also, if you’re going to expect your guests to spend more than 2 1/2 hours sitting for a meal, try to have more comfortable seating. Hard, narrow chairs (which seem to be a common trend these days) are not conducive to a long, relaxing dinner. If Chef wouldn’t be comfortable in the chairs, many of your guests aren’t either.
   

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   Susan

   New York City15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We had a lovely dinner last night at Ciro. We booked an early dinner, before a show at the nearby Delaware Theatre Company. We ordered the 4-course, prix fix menu. The first course was a fabulous tuna tartare, the portion was generous and the seasoning refreshing. This was followed by a dumpling soup with a mushroom consommé. The combination of the delicate dumpling and the umami of the mushroom was perfect. The main course was a filet that was so tender it melted Dessert was fruit in a wonderful warm chocolate sauce. It was the first time our friends had eaten there and we all want to return soon
   

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    Jane VIP

    Philadelphia18 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 11, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We did the surf & turf dinner and it did not disappoint…dishes that included scallops & pork belly, ahi tuna & ox tail, lobster with truffles, filet mignon. All were well prepared and so delicious. The chocolate dessert ended our meal on an excellent high note. This was our first visit and we will be back!
    

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