Fornello
70 reviews
December 10, 2024
Too big restaurant but portion so small and not enough waiters
August 24, 2024
I really liked the summer terrace with a beautiful view of the embankment. It became especially atmospheric in the evening, when the street lights and the multicolored illumination of the fountain lit up, and the waiters turned on small lamps at each table. I was also pleased with the kitchen. Salad with apricots and Parma ham is original, light, summer. Confit duck is the most delicate, perfectly cooked. We were also surprised by the unusual desserts. A mini banana with coffee ice cream resembles a real banana, and cottage cheese with tofu, pistachio and berry sauce visually look like sausages with peas. Very creative, modern and delicious.
A great place to enjoy the summer, good weather, live music and delicious food.
Thanks to the staff for a pleasant evening.
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July 9, 2024
30.06.2024 celebrated her birthday. My husband and I sometimes dropped in for coffee/lemonade with dessert. The place is very pleasant, on the banks of the river, so the choice fell on this institution. I think it was a mistake, for a restaurant with such a price level, the food tastes average, and in general it was more or less, not just terrible, but definitely much below expectations. I'll start with the pros: clear service, polite waiter (except for one moment when he directly argued that we ordered citrus, not tropical lemonade), very beautiful view from the terrace, comfortable with a small child who has room to run around, liked the snacks (antipasti, tomatoes, focaccia), awesome cake (I ordered a "Milling cutter", I recommend it). Now, BUT: the main dishes looked so beautiful in the picture and, alas, were very poorly cooked. Swordfish is over-dried, the side dish is bland. The portion of Dorado is such that for the portion just brought, they thought it was leftovers (it was so mini), the chicken is OK, but also a little dry. In short, the cook who cooked the main dishes got a two. I asked if something was provided for my birthday, they said that a piece of cheesecake was missing. Well, I could even survive that, considering I ordered a cake. But the most annoying thing is that I celebrated my birthday right on the day, neither the waiter nor any of the staff even congratulated me verbally, although I have repeatedly said that it was a birthday. The cake that I ordered and paid for was just quietly taken out, no candles, no congratulations, just put on the table. In short, there is no festive atmosphere, it is very insulting, especially doubly insulting when I celebrated with friends in another place on Saturday, there was a cake as a gift, and it was beautifully taken out, and sincerely congratulated, and even in the SPA restaurant on the occasion of a birthday dessert and, most importantly, congratulations are provided. In general, the place is average, it's OK to sit in a cafe with a cup of coffee, go here to a restaurant and even more so celebrate some kind of celebration, I do not advise.
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November 3, 2024
It's just fine.
The cost is definitely overpriced, a meager menu, bland cocktails and just ordinary cuisine, a little off the level of a "restaurant".
Unfortunately, I was not at all impressed.
I also remember the inattention of the waiter and the long serving at zero load.
One of the advantages is the location, but you can enjoy it only in summer.
I hope to correct my impression of this institution in the future.
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July 29, 2024
How the Fornello restaurant framed me on my birthday.
I am writing this review so that everyone who reads it will think about whether this institution should be trusted with any important events in their lives. Because you can be framed on the DAY of the event, as they did with me.
I have been looking for an institution for a long time to celebrate my birthday in a close family circle-4 people. My choice fell on the Fornello restaurant. I want to emphasize that I did not book online, did not sign up somewhere on the website, did not call by phone, but came IN PERSON 9 DAYS before the holiday to book a certain table. The charming receptionist, Elizabeth, asked me for details, my details, wrote something down in her notebook and assured me - yes, your reservation has been made.
A day before the booking, I expected that I would get a call to confirm it, the usual practice of establishments, nothing new. At 6:30 p.m., I started to worry, I decided to call myself, after all, tomorrow is such a day, I need to make sure that everything is under control. I'm calling. There is no reservation for me," the receptionist says. After answering a bunch of clarifying questions, whether I had exactly booked, and when I came, what was my name, etc., it turned out that this was the same Elizabeth who, of course, recorded me and she remembers me, but this reservation has gone somewhere. Well, nothing, I booked again, with whom it does not happen, the human factor. The next day comes - my birthday, they call me around noon to tell me that a corporate party for 90 people will be held in the hall, assuring me that they JUST found out about it. Of course, I can stay in the hall, but it will be noisy and uncomfortable, why don't I move to the veranda, the restaurant administration puts me in front of a choice. And I understand everything, it is clear that the restaurant will always prefer to serve a corporate party and this is OK, but you make sure that your other guests do not feel like "second class", that they can simply be confronted with the fact, well, sit in another place, think about booking in advance, think about a holiday. I say, do you have any bonuses as an apology in such situations , a restaurant of this level, maybe some desserts, maybe a bottle of alcohol as a compliment. But no, we don't have any bonuses, the restaurant administration answers me. Honestly, it's a shame. In premium class restaurants, both service and conflict resolution should be at the same level.
In conclusion, I can say that the attitude towards me, towards my holiday, has forever discouraged me from returning to this place. A place where the reputation of an institution is cheaper than a "compliment" as an apology.
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January 21, 2024
I really like this restaurant. Excellent menu, service, delicious dishes. Spacious hall, floor-to-ceiling windows. The hall is large, modern and cozy. Enjoy the time spent here with family and friends.
Every time, it is a very pleasant memory from visiting. Thanks to the staff!
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August 7, 2024
A good and delicious restaurant, there is both national and Italian cuisine, as well as author's cuisine. But the waiters are very slow, the hall is empty and there is not a single waiter, you have to wait a long time.
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May 26, 2024
The place is great, the cuisine is excellent. The steak is perfectly cooked medium. Chicken soup with hangers would be improved in sharpness (still to taste). The service is excellent, Anna left a pleasant impression, knows the menu well, treated the order professionally
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August 8, 2024
The restaurant is good. She ate delicious. But, we had a not very pleasant incident when the waiter brought two portions of the dish instead of one serving, he realized that he was mistaken and did not even change. Yes, these are not the sums for which you have to fight, but the sediment remains.
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January 4
We just stopped at the hotel, of course we didn't go anywhere, we went to eat at the hotel restaurant.... And it's a complete nightmare, a portion of soup, as if the leftovers from the pan were poured into half a cup... you can't eat lard- bare salt; the pizza was brought cold... you can't eat. Layered duck cutlets are not allowed to eat.
As a result, everyone is hungry. It's not a restaurant- it's a dining category. You can't order anything except tea.
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October 23, 2024
A very cozy and quiet place. Delicious. Polite people. A place if you want to feel comfort and privacy
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November 29, 2024
The staff treats young trainees in raised tones, allows themselves to be rude and communicate in a commanding tone.The food is not the best, expensive and not tasty.Alcohol prices are inflated.An ordinary diner.The waiter service is not very good
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September 6, 2023
Great, I'm delighted with the beauty and width of this avenue.I also liked the city of Minsk very much, there are no skyscrapers in the city center, there is no "pretentious" post-reconstruction architecture.A city with great and friendly people, delicious food and respect for our common past.
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August 11, 2024
A very mixed impression of visiting this restaurant. I booked a table by phone a week in advance, on Thursday I booked for the following Saturday. Everything went well, a nice girl booked a table, said they were waiting for us. The day before, on Friday evening!! a call from the restaurant - prepayment and pre-order are required. They explain that it is Saturday evening, there are a lot of guests so that the tables are not empty and so that we do not wait long for them to cook for us. Considering that I was not in Minsk at that time, and not even in Belarus, I cannot express in words how surprised I was. He said that he was ready to make an advance payment, but there would be no pre–order - we didn't need anything special, we would order from the menu if desired. It is not possible to make an advance payment remotely, only after arriving at the restaurant. To the credit of the girl who called, we managed to negotiate without prepayment and pre-order.
What was my surprise when we arrived at the restaurant on Saturday – there was no one else in the restaurant except us! This is due to the prepayment requirement due to the "high load"..... The service is so-so.... They put us far away, at the very end of the restaurant, so they probably forgot about us from time to time....I had to remind you about ordering coffee....
The kitchen is excellent! Everything is delicious and fast enough.
In general, mixed impressions. But once again, I probably wouldn't have come here.
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July 28, 2023
Excellent cuisine, a large selection of dishes and desserts, a lot of slicing of meat and cheese products. I was pleased with the buffet and all-inclusive system. Of alcohol, only sparkling wines are unlimited. The staff is polite and not intrusive. A large beautiful surrounding area with fountains and the Svisloch river.
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January 8, 2024
A great place to relax, friendly staff, a good selection of food and drinks, high-quality service. The best brunch format offered in the city.
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May 31, 2024
A good place for a business or family meeting. Delicious food. There is a play area for children. Pleasant atmosphere.
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July 12, 2024
We came for breakfast on the recommendation. The food is very ordinary, the serving was also not impressed. The Belgian waffles were frankly tasteless, one of the two was just half a waffle. The restaurant does not match the price level at all. But the most unpleasant thing is that the freshly squeezed juice was diluted with water! Both grapefruit and orange. I do not recommend visiting this institution((
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September 11, 2024
A ruined wedding dinner.Everything was bad from the very beginning - we talked with my husband with the administrator for about an hour (two months before the wedding day), only to arrive three days later and find out that no one had fixed anything.It is not customary to call here to confirm an appointment. Food for 5/10 is definitely not worth the money, the margin on alcohol is cosmic.The surprise of my wedding evening was a pink frozen pink cake, which I found out about when it was taken out (white was agreed), the berry filling was about like fruit ice.We constantly had to catch the waiter (we were promised that he would be assigned to us), some of the dishes were in some kind of stains besides.If you are interested in mediocre food and a spoiled festive dinner, go here.If I could have rated it even lower, I would have done so.
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August 24, 2024
Not bad. Delicious and high-quality food. Relatively inexpensive
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June 8, 2024
Excellent restaurant,buffet breakfast, a wide range of dishes and everything is delicious and fresh
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August 26, 2024
Good food, nice cuisine, good waiters, I liked everything
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July 26, 2023
In July, we stayed at the Minsk Marriott Hotel. Of course, we also visited the restaurant. We ordered salads and fish dishes. Everything was cooked just fine. I also liked the service. We were very satisfied.
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April 15, 2024
The food is luxurious, the assortment is incomparable, the waiters are great, the service is rare at a high level
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September 5, 2023
We attended Sunday brunch - great format, great place, good cuisine. I recommend it for family and not only visits.
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August 26, 2024
Pleasant staff, comfortable environment
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July 5, 2023
I was at a friend's birthday on 30.06.2023, a company of 9 people were sitting on the terrace.The menu did not match the one published on the Internet at all.The short menu that was served to us did not contain the composition of the dishes, the waitress listed them to us from memory.Of the hot dishes, there were about 6 of them, we chose with great difficulty something to our liking.The restaurant positions itself as an Italian cuisine restaurant.People from our company travel frequently, including having been to Italy several times, but were dissatisfied with the preparation and serving.The list of alcoholic beverages is diverse and decent.The music sounded background at first, then live - I quite liked it.The waitress tried very hard, but she was completely incompetent in any matter.I can't give you a higher grade yet
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August 29, 2023
For breakfast, Benedict's eggs were very hard boiled. Brunch with a large selection of dishes and delicious. The sparkling wine was presented by Baron d'arignac.
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May 3, 2022
The restaurant at the Marriott Hotel in Minsk.
It is large, sparsely populated (such a season), with a wonderful view from the panoramic windows. The breakfasts are varied, for every taste - porridges, fruits and vegetables, omelets, cheesecakes, pancakes, a lot of dairy products and meat.
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January 6, 2024
It's a diner, I don't recommend it. I ordered a steak with beef, but they brought a medallion the size of a fig and said they forgot to change the name of the dish, the pancakes are terrible as if minced potatoes in butter . And there's nothing on the menu at all.
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August 2, 2024
The steak is "rubber", coffee for four. The waiter gets confused about the orders.
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December 10, 2024
Very tasty. One disadvantage is the long wait.
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July 14, 2022
We were at Sunday brunch. There may have been high expectations, but they could not find the difference between a brunch for 80 rubles (they thought there would be a relaxed atmosphere, go where you want, sit down where you want, dishes from the brunch menu will be cooked to order, brought, etc.) from a typical breakfast in a buffet hotel. A table on the aisle at the entrance (it turns out you need to book and emphasize where you would like to sit specifically). "We are not cooking beef today, we can cook fish." As a result, the fish turned out to be watery and very dietary (apparently there was a lot of glaze on it, in the best traditions of chain supermarkets, and it was defrosted and steamed in parallel). Summary - to come with a company that needs to be fed and drunk with champagne (low price) is probably normal, for a romantic pastime with your beloved spouse is not ice.
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February 26, 2023
This is a service failure! We ordered 2 cakes for the event 2 weeks in advance. We checked it in 3 days, they said everything was OK. We checked the day before - everything is OK. We come to pick you up on the day of the event. They take it out proudly! I'm at a loss.: I ordered 2 cakes, what the hell is that?!? The administrator, without flinching: your order! Mine? Seriously?!? I have an event, the guests are waiting for the promised extravaganza - I get this shit. Okay, after a lot of swearing, they collected 5 pieces of the wrong cake for me, which I ordered, and one was found in the kitchen, as it was in the order. Ah, fie, lucky!!!! At this point, the administrator decided that the mission was completed. Do you think there was an apology? Not a single one. "That's all we can do to help you." They fucking helped me! It's just surreal. I have a lot of emotions, the absolute equanimity and confidence of the team. Bingo, guys! Fortunately, you are not alone in the market.
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November 28, 2024
Delicious, beautiful place
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July 29, 2024
It's better not to go to dinner. Long, expensive, tasteless
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August 10, 2022
A bad place. We wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with my wife and chose this terrible place. I was led to believe that on the bank of the river. We made an order for food and told the waiter (about it separately later) that we will choose drinks. We chose 10 minutes and chose cocktails, to which we heard in response "there are no such". Should I tell you right away? The food was not bad in places, one of the salads was on the same level, but my "Fettuccine with tiger shrimp in tomato sauce" were both cold and tasteless, and the shrimp was completely yesterday's (dry and tough)!!! Apparently she stayed from Sunday brunch (we were on Monday). My wife's dorade was also tasteless... In general, 2 points for you guys.
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July 25, 2024
Beautiful and delicious!👌
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August 29, 2022
Nice summer terrace overlooking the promenade. Various dishes, both local and European cuisine. Good service, affordable prices.
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August 16, 2024
A wonderful Mediterranean restaurant!
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September 1, 2022
My favorite restaurant in my favorite hotel. Everything is as always on top. The only request for breakfast is an egg Benedict please!!!
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July 11, 2023
The food is very tasty. The quality of service is at the highest level.
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September 16, 2022
Fast service. A variety of dishes every day. Responsive, friendly staff
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May 14, 2023
Polite staff, nice and cozy inside.
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February 14, 2023
The cuisine is delicious, fully consistent with the Marriott. The emphasis is on sauces.
Too much with the price of wine.
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January 3, 2023
Disgusting restaurant, disgusting service, dishes were brought by a company of 4 people at different times, waiting for dishes from one hour.
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February 4, 2024
Delicious, aesthetically pleasing, pleasant music, large portions
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January 10, 2024
Super!Be sure to come try this kitchen)
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March 20, 2023
A great place for a relaxing holiday.
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October 28, 2022
A beautiful place
Good and polite attitude towards residents and guests
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