La Gioconda

Good Italian Food in a Warm Atmosphere
There seems to be a scarcity of restaurants around the Geneva Airport and they are often overpriced. We found this one at the suggestion of our hotel and liked it. We’ll put this on our «regular» list for future trips to Geneva when we have to stay at the airport.
It’s owned by an Italian family and staffed by Italians and of course serves — Italian food. The food is very good. The pizzas are made in a wood-​fired oven and have tasty crusts with the authentic Neapolitan Italian dough. They also have an «hors d’oeuvres’ option which you can have as a meal in itself. It is a buffet of salads, antipasto, cheeses, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, fried vegetables and many other delectables which I’m told are authentically Italian.
Service improved as the dinner went on. It started out a bit abrupt and impatient, which seems to be a hallmark of Swiss hospitality. There was one pizza that was identical to another except it had a different mozzarella — but no way could you get an explanation from the waiter on what the difference was other than his repeating the names which were different. We spoke French and I think that helped in coaxing out a bit more friendliness from the staff, but I could see that an American group next to us was not getting any help from the staff and was having some difficulty making a go of it. But at least the menu is in English as well as French.
The atmosphere was very nice and warm. There were table clothes and, eventually after the food served and we asked, forks finally showed up. So it’s a nice place to enjoy a meal and is not a fast food feeling that Americans may be used to in some «Pizzerias».
The price was reasonable for Switzerland, where everything is more expensive. Euros 50 for two people for a simple but satisfying meal for two, with a beer and glass of wine. Remember, tip is included in the bills so if you leave extra they may think you’re a dumb American. And you’ll wonder why you did anyway.

Pretty good pizza and tiramisu. Not enough waiters so in rush hours service can get quite slow. But besides that taste is awesome! Pizzas are great and pasta looked good as well. Not all of the waiters speak English but they’ll understand what you want to order and you should be fine.

Do I have to give this place a star? Parley-​vous francias? If you do, you will get great service. If not… don’t go. Rude. Serves horrible pasta. Brick oven pizza looked fantastic.

Spécialité italienne, pâte, pizza etc.
Cadre froid, style Cantina mais sans charme.
Trop bruyant

Very good Mom and Pop Italian restaurant. Pizza is wood fired and very tasty. Right next to crown Plaza.

Bonne pizzas; accueil sympathique; a conseiller !