Ciro's Pomodoro
81 Sanlitun North Road,
Sanlitun
In the new Nali Mall
三里屯北街81号
同里南边
5208-6008
Price Y200-Y299 per couple
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This Beijing branch of the London-based restaurant empire has photos of owner Ciro next to just about every celebrity in the world all over the walls, giving the restaurant an endearingly kitschy quality. While it opened to less than stellar reviews, find a range of very palatable dishes including the Pollo Salad and the fantastic tiramisu, prepared by the Italian chef.
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Had great some pizzas there with friends, though mine bit salty (maybe because salty fish topping). Coffee refills not so great taste. Service very good, waitress friendly and attentive though many tables occupied. Not too bad for wasting your happy hour time there.
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Had a good experience today for lunch. ordered the lunch special for 78rmb (83rmb with a water). the avocado salad was very, very good. the portions were just right, the mozzarella was the BEST ive had in beijing to date and the salty-ness of the tomatoes mixed with the balsamic really made my mouth water. The pasta dish I had was very good, with fresh tomatoes, but the ham they used in the dish (they called it Bacon) was lacking in flavor and quality. my coffee was very good, and overall a good experience. one note on atmosphere, the place was pretty empty and they had some 2009 action/horror film blasting on the big screen with sound...not a relaxing lunch experience from that angle, but otherwise...i'd go back!
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Truly appalling food and service make Ciro's an unwelcome presence to the SanLiTun area.
The outrageous prices charged for their truly mediocre product earns Ciro's a below sub-par score in my book.
Don't waste your time or money on this poorly managed atrocity.
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Food was good, had an avocado salad, risotto with wild mushroons and veal (can't remember which one). I guess I was extremely lucky considering the previous one-star reviews. Service was ok. Our waiter tried. I recognize his effort, but I really can't think of anything good to say. Midway through our risotto enjoyment, he finally brought us spoons. During our meal, there were waiters handing us bills (right after the salad) and asking if we called for service when we didn't. Based on my experience, this place doesn't deserve a service charge. Atmosphere was nice. Big couch inside, nice sitting in the yard surrounded by interesting little shops. I would go back.
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While the music and the location pulls you in ,the experience of the food can be based on what you choose to eat.
Having tried the pizzas, spaghetti, and others, only the pizza works for me here.
The prices are higher than the nearby pizza restaurants,so go hear for the live music if u reallly care for the music.
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This place has some good points and some problems to work through. spaggheti is excellent. the Italian owners have taught the Chinese cooks and the Italian guy is more in the kitchen than outside. the prices are surely a disadvantage one important observation I made there, there are too many people of the restaurant at the bar and they make too much noise It seems the bar area is management office of Chinese and Italian staff and discuss too much and disturb customers from enjoying the food. I like the Italian guy as I saw him being tough with bar guys and its not easy to get these Chinese service staff deliver. I will still keep going here for the spaghetti. its one of the best in Beijing.
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Very friendly owners and managers. Good customer service, and it is a great place to eat, dance, and make friends.
This place is full of miracles!
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We arrived to Pomodoro a weekend night about 20.30 and got a table without any problems. The prices are higher then Salt, Alameda, Mosto and other restaurants in the same category. For example, who pays 400 kuai for a Lobster pasta and 60 kuai for a bottle of water. The food was OK but nothing special. The most disturbing thing was the volume of the live band/dj, you almost had to shout during dinner. You felt that you wanted to eat and get out of there. I don't understand why they have a live band playing while they still serve dinner. The live band was very good but the timing was not right. So, if you are looking for a nice, cosy, laid back place this is not the one.
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bad experience, wont go back
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a little bird tells me that the chef & the last manager moved out & have started a new place of their own.
It has been one of our favourite jaunts so far..alas no more...yesterday's ravioli ( we always order this..)was bitter to say the least..the chicken gnocchi didnt taste the same as before. When we brought the ravioli to the new Manager's attention all that he had to say was " this is how it should taste"
The Pincolada was more ice than anything..
Wont go back again..(
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I LOVE this restaurant and am there at least twice a week. The staff is very friendly and speak good english and after you've had a few drinks they'll even indulge you and teach you "basic" chinese words (tequila, cute guy, etc.). The wine list is fantastic and the cocktails are a bliss. As for the food... I have yet to order something that wasn't delicious. The pizzas, pastas, salads, everything makes you wish you had a bigger stomach so you could ask for seconds. The profiteroles are perfect.
Also, everyday they have good live music acts and close up quite late.
if you haven't been yet, you should.
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Ciro's Pomodoro has some of the most engaging staff personnel in Beijing. They don't crowd the table, they don't leave you out in "Siberia." They've always got a smile.
Given that Pomodoro has a surprisingly stellar interior, the addition of friendly staff always helps to tip the scales in a restaurant's favor.
As much as Italian-styled restaurants seem to be overtaking Beijing, Pomodoro offers a solid selection of pasta and pizza. It's not the biggest menu in the city, but nothing tops the lasagna.
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What a Great Place!!!!Amazing food and great atmosphere!They serve very good italian cuisine and have excellent service!Plus all the pics of Ciro and the celebs are very interesting to look at!They have different bands which are all very good!My friends enjoyed it all so much we went there for a very reasonably priced lunch too!My fave Restaurant in Beijing now!Dont miss out on it!!!
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Had a good experience last night eating the grilled chicken with mushroom sauce, Sex and the City cocktails and tiramisu. All good. The highlight was Nino the manager, who (in the words of the Big Lebowksi) ties the room together. Pomodoro's is exactly what Capone's always meant to be, but never could achieve. The photos of Ciro with the celebs is the only drawback. I mean, how does one eat staring at Ozzy Ozbourne?
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The last week I went to Ciro's! The place is not so nice, wherever ther're photos of many celebrities, I don't like so much. But I really loved the rolled chincken with raddicchio and gorgonzola. The tiramisu was decent but not special (too sweet), the pizza with eggplant was good, I can say an italian taste.
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More of a strange shrine than a restaurant, really: Does this guy have his own personal flock of paparazzi who spring into action as he manages to strong arm a celebrity?
We sat across from this Ciro fellow with a Alzheimer’s-era Reagan and threw down a few “Godfathers”, or Amaretto and Scotch. Lasagna was decent, too.
Not a bad place to take in their happy hour – two mixers or beer for the price of one (35 RMB). But Mr. Ciro would probably be displeased to hear that the staff ran out of both bananas and strawberries for daiquiris relatively early on a Friday night.
Swanky atmosphere as another pointed out – the DJ played a solid selection of mid-80s fare – but again, the wall-to-wall grid of shocked celebrities and this gap-toothed restaurateur were exceedingly creepy.
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i had good pasta and best italian coffee there last week, service was wonderful!! if the 10`/. service charge can change my mind of BJ's service standerd why not? :)
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Food wasn't bad. We had a couple pizzas and sat around staring at the photos of this Ciro character. Little strange. Prices are expat Sanlitun fare - I'm not too keen on a flat 10% service fee on everything i.e. one Tsingtao beer for 25 RMB is 27.50. Service is fine and prompt. Things took a weird turn, when suddenly a young boy of about 7-9 years old got up on stage and sang "Monkey See, Monkey Do"... twice (we went on a Sunday night around 8:30pm). We quickly paid our bill, stared at some more celebrity photos, wondering who dreaded taking a photo with Ciro the most, and left.
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Well Rhonavalley if your idea of good pasta is a jar of sauce and box of pasta no wonder you did not appreciate the food! I went there various times with friends and we all loved it!They have great fish and meat and pizza's too!The place is amazing and has a great atmosphere!If youtr tired of the boring restaurants in Beijing you have to try Ciro's!Great place beautifull interior, cool music and the food is amazing!All in all a great night out!!Plus I used to go to Ciro's in London and actually know for a fact that he does know all of these celebrities and they come to pomodoro often to eat!!Its a place I will go to for sure again!!!
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I think this was one of the worst restaurant I've ever been to. I literally couldn't eat the food they served me. I tasted a bit of pasta that was piled in a puddle of red water, and chewed on it for five minutes- might as well have been a piece of gun. It was totally disgusting.Now I know what heartburn is. Look, the service was ok. You can make most of these dishes at home. Take 10 minutes, buy a box of pasta and a jar of sauce and make it yourself, it will taste better! Food: bad Service: ok Ambience: Bad Servece Charge: that's new
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I went there once when it first opened it was really really good. Then went there last Saturday night, no complaints, good vibe sexy people, and good louge DJ feel. two of the people had already eaten but after tasting the lasagna and ceaser salad we ordered another pizza, everything on the table was stripped. I didn't realize they stay open and serve food until midnight. that place will be really busy once all those malls open up, I just hope the quality doesn't go down hills like most Western restaurants, they have a Western Chef for like a month then fire them and get some local guy how works at one of the Foreign Hotels for 1/4th price
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Each time we passed Ciro's Pomodore while it was under construction, we couldn’t help but notice the giant photos of surprised looking celebrities posing with the chain's owner, Mr. Ciro. Would the food match his celebrity-wrangling skills? Now that the Beijing branch has finally opened, we feel safe saying that Ciro's Pomodoro succeeds more as a cocktail/wine bar or celebrity photo gallery than a restaurant. The menu shares the “Look! Celebrities!” theme, coupling each pizza variety with a celebrity “favorite.” We hungrily flew through a nicely combined side of mixed salad (RMB40) to get to our pie (We had originally thought of pitting the Dustin Hoffman against the Jack Nicholson Capricciosa on a single pie, but alas, we were informed half-half was not an option.). We were disappointed with the tasteless American Hot (“Dave Allen's favorite”), although the savory goodness of the lasagna (RMB30 for a half portion) and nicely piquant, but chewy, penne ai scampo (RMB50 for a half portion) served as mild consolation. As the lights dimmed for the evening, a trio of jazzmen struck up their chords and a feel of intimate closeness descended upon the dining sections. It was then that we were able to forget the regrettable victuals and appreciate the ambient warmth of an upscale modern bar. -Mike Byrd