Robert W.
Yelp
This place is small but the Lebanese food they serve has big flavor. Set inside the President Wilson Hotel, it's quite opulent, sleek and beautiful inside. I dined here on a one night stay in Geneva with my wife and two daughters.
This is a service restaurant. The servers were friendly and helpful. They were always there without being intrusive. They were even nice enough to familiarize us with some Lebanese dining customs like the presentation of fresh, whole vegetables at the beginning of the meal.
We were a little slow getting acquainted with things (plus, it's a big menu) but pretty soon we were slicing up the fresh veggies and enjoying the olives an pickled vegetables they brought as well. Then, some great flat breads came. And, we hadn't even ordered yet.
We ordered some baba ganoush and hummus for starters. The baba ganoush was really good. The hummus was also very good but paled a little in comparison. Both were very fresh and well-presented. For me, the hummus had a bit too much tahini in it (but, really, what do I know???? It was still good).
We got the lemon chicken wings and three-cheese Lebanese pizza for Thing 1 and Thing 2 to split. Both were excellent. Wife got the baked spinach and lemon rissoles and she thought it was very good but might have been a little lacking (she described it as "filling"....kind of what you say when you don't have something nice to say, I guess). I got the skewered beef with a cumin and paprika rub. It came with a trio of rices and the whole dish was very simple but just really outstanding. So, with the exception of my wife's spinach dish, everything was pretty darn good and the flavors were bold and well-balanced.
Overheard the couple next to us say that they had heard it was the best Lebanese restaurant in all of Geneva and I believe it.
OK. I mentioned that my whole family came to Arabesque. Thing 1 is ten and Thing 2 is six. They were fairly well behaved and there was at least one other family in there with a child. But, this really isn't a kid place.
Will definitely go back.