Istanbul'da açıldığı günden beri türlü eleştirilere konu olmuş ünlü Italyan zincir Cipriani'yi beğenmeyen kişilerden birisi de ben olmuştum. Özgür'le ilk gittiğimizde çalışanların Türkçe yerine İngilizce konuşmasına, şarapların sevimsiz ufak ve kalın bardaklarda verilmesine, içerisinin aşırı aydınlık olmasına, vs. bir çok sebepten ötürü Levent'teki The Edition otelinde yer alan restorana bir daha adım atmayacağımıza yemin etmiştik. Ne var ki bu yazıyı yazarken Cipriani favori Cuma akşamı kaçış mekanımız haline gelmiş durumda. Siz de eleştirileri duymuş ve/veya sadece bir kez gidip restoranı beğenmemişseniz, bir şans daha vermenizi ve muhteşem pesto soslu tagliolini ve tatlıların hepsini :) mutlaka denemenizi öneririm.
Since the day it was opened, Cipriani Istanbul has been subject to numerous critiques, including by Ozgur and myself. The first time we went there, everything seemed wrong. The wine glasses weren't right, it was too bright inside, the seatings were uncomfortable, etc. We promised we'd never go back. Fortunately, we broke that promise and a year later Cipriani is our favorite Friday escape spot. For those of you who have been there once and didn't like it, or haven't been cause of the bad reviews, please do give it a second chance and try the tasty tagliolini with pesto sauce and all their desserts :).
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Since the day it was opened, Cipriani Istanbul has been subject to numerous critiques, including by Ozgur and myself. The first time we went there, everything seemed wrong. The wine glasses weren't right, it was too bright inside, the seatings were uncomfortable, etc. We promised we'd never go back. Fortunately, we broke that promise and a year later Cipriani is our favorite Friday escape spot. For those of you who have been there once and didn't like it, or haven't been cause of the bad reviews, please do give it a second chance and try the tasty tagliolini with pesto sauce and all their desserts :).
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