Ordered the steak and eggs for brunch yesterday. I thought it was interesting that they didn't ask how I wanted the steak cooked. It arrived medium rare (I prefer medium). When I asked for it to be cooked just a bit more I was told the chef only has one temperature, but they would try (again, no ask as to what temp I would prefer). It came back WELL done. Very disappointing. Otherwise the staff was friendly and the vibe/ambiance is immaculate. read more

Everything on the menu here is delicious and easily shareable. Both times I've been here for dinner I've thoroughly enjoyed my meal. The service is great as well. The menu highlights include the brown butter hummus, stuffed dates, pistachio ravioli, and the rigatoni. Yes, it is in the lobby of the Hoxton, but the ambiance is still lively and fun. I will definitely be back! read more

Came to Cira on a Friday night. I came with some reservations because I found out Cira is in the Hoxton Hotel. I been to Hoxton hotel before and had a horrible experience. Well I shouldn't say horrible, more like a non existent experience. Place was so packed, for a buddys birthday, we had to leave and they wouldn't seat us at the rooftop. Oh well. Anyways, came here with the not so best impression of Hoxton and Cira is in the Hoxton. However Cira was awesome. First off the interior is really nice. The only negative I would say is that it was to dark. But other than that, pretty cool spot. I started with an Old Fashion. It was DELICIOUS. Another great spot with my go to cocktail that does it right. Highly recommend. For appetizers we decided to get the Brown Butter Hummus and the Falafel. The falafel was really good. The hummus that came with Carrots and Beets was absolutely delicious. So much flavor. However the main winner here was the hummus. The hummus was extremely fresh but the pita bread was out of this world. It was the best pita bread I ever had. It was soft, fluffy, melts in your mouth, I ate way to much Pita bread to the point I felt like I was going to throw up at the end of the dinner from eating to much. Next dishes we got the Manti. The manti are lamb dumplings. Wasn't sure what to expect out of this dish but the waiter recommended it to us and it was delicious. The sauce was perfect and the dumplings with lamb were extremely flavorful. We also got the Pistachio Ravioli which was also good as well. The main entree we went with the Lamb Tangine. I'm not a big lamb guy but this place does it right. Extremely flavorful. Everything was good. At a certain point, you know the place is good when you have no idea what you're eating but it's still damn good. All in all, this place was awesome. I highly recommend! Recap: Brown Butter Hummus - 5 out 5 stars Falafel - 4 out of 5 stars Manti - 4 out of 5 stars Pistachio Ravioli - 4 out of 5 stars Lamb Tangine - 4 out of 5 stars. Thanks Cira for a great meal! read more

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Service was top notch! Food was amazing! We stopped in for just a light bite, knowing this was a Mediterranean restaurant and they had vegetarian options. We just wanted something light. We started with a beet strawberry salad on a bed of spiced feta. So good, and not a combination I'd try at home. Then the Falafel were so fresh and tasty. Crispy, just as described. We also had the garlic scape sunflower crudités. Slightly spicy and just fresh and good. We finished with dessert. The lemon white chocolate cremieux was so good. Not too sweet, tartness from the lemon and balanced by the fresh raspberry. Just a superb ending! Well done! read more

Very meh all around. Went on a Sunday evening and service was a bit slow; then learned computer system went down, so took about 45 minutes to get main courses (wasn't told until 20 minutes into wait and no apology provided). Mushroom Bolognese was lukewarm, as was Pistachio Ravioli. Bolognese was good flavor but excess oil; same with spinach side. Pistachio Ravioli was interesting but also lukewarm. Also ordered dates and olives for appetizers. Dates were good; olives nothing special. Wouldn't go running back; found quality and flavor to be sub-par given pricing. read more

Great lounge seating in the restaurant and the hotel (Hoxton), always excellent hospitality from Aidan, Caryn and their wonderful team! They always make the experience so wonderful everytime we come. Also, the restaurant week menu is fantastic and highly recommend the potato crusted skatewing Awesome service by: Janina, Anthony, Aris, Jackson, Danielle and Madeline, they are all fantastic! Favorite dishes: octopus, Old fashioned, Smoked sablefish, crispy cauliflower, Falafel & hummus, Dorade, Aragonez (red blend) read more

Celebrated another birthday at Cira and to no surprise, loved every dish! Can't recommend this place enough. read more

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Good food, service was a little slow but not bad - just don't Come if you're in a hurry. The scallops were very tasty and the drinks were well mixed. Appetizers were quite good and easy to share across the table. read more

Wow, JUST WOW! I have walked past this place so many times and stopped in here for the first time six weeks ago and the second time a couple days ago. The vibe of this place is absolutely amazing! The decor, ambiance, staff has been picked to perfection! The crowd that gathers there is your typical after work crowd, first dates or loners just looking for a drink or small bite! Now the food is F***** amazing! Order the ribeye when you get there! This steak was prepared to perfection and so amazingly, i asked our server to bring the chef out! The flavors, the cut, the seasoning PREPARED TO PERFECTION. I mean i have been craving this place for days and I'll definitely will be back. This is also a great date night spot for all you looking for a date night review read more

The decor is really nice inside. The restaurant seating is more inside since the bar and lounge area is more in the front area with the higher ceilings so it was quieter where were seated which was nice. The ceiling lights are really cool too. We had dinner at 5:30pm on a Saturday night on a cold January evening and when we left it was super busy. This place is def a hoppin' place on the weekend! For drinks, I tried the Harvest Moon which is more on the fruity side and it's not too strong which is good for me. They don't give you a lot tho. They fill it with a lot of ice and the drink is like half full when it's served. Their menu are shareable plates so my friends and I got the Mezze Platter to start off as an appetizer. The presentation is beautiful since there are so many different colors involved. I also love their dishware. It has more of a pottery look to it. The Mezze platter gives you a taste of all their popular appetizers especially with their hummus. The muhammara is my favorite. The falafel was overcooked so it was hard and crispy on the outside and really hard to cut into. The piri piri chicken was tender and juicy so it was cooked perfectly, but we put too much lemon juice on it. They make their pasta in house so the rigatoni had great texture, but I wish it was in a meaty sauce. I think it would add more flavor. The pistachio ravioli is a smaller dish and comes with 7-8 small pieces of ravioli, but it's very flavorful, rich, buttery, and creamy so it's very filling even with one ravioli. Our waitress was kind of MIA as we had to wait a little bit for her to come and take our order. It was mostly the food servers who came to our table and assisted us. I believe the manager came by and asked how everything was which was nice. My friends and I came here to celebrate my belated bday dinner and we told the hostess about it, but I think there was a miscommunication with our waitress who didn't serve us my bday treat. We were kind of bummed out about that. read more

Cira - Piri Piri Chicken Leg & Thigh, rigatoni, Pistachio Ravioli - Mediterranean Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Very nice cozy restaurant and the food was very good. Went on a Saturday so the menu was limited but I truly enjoy it. read more

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Beautiful ambiance with tall ceilings and comfortable couches by the bar. Definitely great for hipsters, dates, and special occasions. All dishes were beautifully plated and tended to please my sight more than my palate. Fried olives over lavender honey sauce just didn't seem to go well together. They tasted better if you ate the olives and sauce separately. Hummus was beautifully presented with a bit of sliced radish and brussels sprouts served with a side of fresh pita bread. Grilled octopus and the lamb mantis were alright. If I go back, I would try something else. read more

Me and my friend came from NJ and had an amazing experience dining here- especially thanks to Alexa the manager and Larry the waiter. The food and atmosphere was amazing, but even more so the service was outstanding. They treated us very well and made sure we had a great experience. If I come back to chicago I would 100% come back read more

Fell in love with Cira the moment I stepped in. Their three dining formats--cafe, bar and sit down full service restaurant--are all breathtaking beautiful. Modern chic greenhouse space with plenty of light shining in from all angles. The Hoxton is perfect for coffee + work, date with your beau, large groups, friends day out, and formal business meals (plenty of long tables). The Boka group clearly has their dining space planned out to the T for everyone. Wait staffs and managers were all very friendly and attentive to guests needs. Cira is a slam dunk success. Their chocolate creme brûlée is a must try! read more

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I never ate here because I was unable to find a menu on the website--I was able to apply for a job but not look at the food offerings and prices,. I love the all day concept and wanted to see what the breakfast, all day and dinner options were.but no buttons for MENU were on website or they were so hidden after looking for 4 minutes I couldn't find them, read more

Located in the hotel lobby, Cira has a great ambiance and had a classy, elegant interior. The dip trio is a must get, our favorite was the green garlic and sunflower seed but they were all delicious and unique. The kofta sub was also great paired with the mint and feta. Such a fun restaurant and highly recommend! read more

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Great ambiance, excellent service, and delicious food! My group stumbled into Cira because our first choice restaurant nearby had a 2 hour wait. We were pleasantly surprised given that we had no idea what to expect. The ambiance here is very trendy and upscale. Very fun place to grab dinner and drinks! They have an amazing wine selection. Huge plus that they had a lot of big tables to accommodate to groups. Our server was very accommodating in helping us with food recommendations and picking out a wine the perfect wine to go with it. The food here is meant to be shared family style. We loved the rib eye steak, lamb tartare, and manti pasta! read more

Cira - Rib eye steak was amazing!!! - Mediterranean Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Came here for dinner with a group of friends . Since they were a lot of different things to chose from we decided to order a few things from each category and share . This is one of those places where portions are small and a little bit pricey so sharing may not be the best idea . I recommend to order one or two things from the menu to get a nice size dinner . i don't remember the correct names but we ordered: * olives: sour & sweet with a hint of lavender , an unexpected explosion of flavor . * mackerel: creamy and flavorful. It comes with crackers. This was my favorite ! * hummus with green chorizo . I didn't find anything special about this , just your regular hummus (sight!) * cacio e Pepe: Buttery and super tasty . * octopus salad : this is one of those dishes where you can distinguish each one of the ingredients it's made of . It is really good but the olive oil can be a little bit overpowering after a few bites . The decor and atmosphere is pretty nice . The only thing is that wish we had gotten a table because the boot felt a little bit cramped , almost like we were sharing a table with the people next to us . The service is great , the waiters make sure your drink is always full and since they knew we were sharing to make the most out of the menu , our dishes were brought one by one and they gave us new plates for each serving . That definitely make the dining experience much better ! I can't wait to go back ! read more

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Went here for a little date night, and it definitely did not disappoint! The drinks were a bit strong - but a good way to warm up some fun conversation! We had the corazon de melon. For dinner, our favorite was the pistachio ravioli - such a unique spin on the traditional ravioli! To top it off for dessert, we stayed on the pistachio train and did the pistachio cookie. This was my favorite part of the meal by far. Soooo good. Definitely check this place out if you're in the west loop area! read more

Cira - Mediterranean Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Really cute spot, food is delicious! Vegetarian friendly too, which is great - really good brunch and dinner menus. Also, great for drinks!! read more

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Went there for early weekday breakfast with a colleague. Very limited menu but I got the shakshuka which was good and my colleague got the avocado toast which she also enjoyed. Some good coffee and some good banana bread as well ! Would come again! read more

Great service, bathroom soap, and aesthetics. Food, only okay, BLT lots of bread, fresh veggies with hummus were dried out as if they were sitting uncovered in fridge, falafel overly crunchy and dry. Wish the food matched the vibe. read more

Place was 5 stars for ambience. Random coffeehouse kind of seating with a good vibe. Came for brunch and the menu was pretty limited. Nothing really stood out to me which is probably why my gf and I ended up ordering the same thing, which we try not to do. I have been in similar situations where I wasn't amazed by the menu but ended up being amazed by the food. Was hoping this would be the case but it wasn't. Please note we ate one thing at brunch and it was good but certainly nothing special. Perhaps they do better at dinner? Kind of felt like this is a really cool place to have coffee or a drink (which was great) on a Weekend day and "if you're hungry they have food too. Perhaps dinner has a different vibe? Hostess was great but the service kind of ran parallel with the food. Second. read more

Really neat looking place and not sure if 3 stars is being critical. We came in for dessert that was a little disappointing. Server seemed annoyed with us and not too friendly. We got a creme brulee and raspberry sorbets. He explained that the desserts are deconstructed a.k.a. atypical. The topping just wasn't crispy enough for me and I wasn't a big fan of the flavors. read more

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Breakfast menus only had 7 entrées, but great choices, like Shakshuka, Avocado Toast, and few more. Love the ambience. Nice music background. This is a great place to relax in the morning with a friend read more

Cira - Inside view - Mediterranean Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

BEST BRUNCH DEAL IN TOWN! This is the perfect place to come with a group... Or one other person as I did! For 25$ per person, you get: Banana bread with 3 different spreads (E.g. cookie butter, chocolate butter) Seasonal mezze spread 2 shareables for up to 4 people (What we did since there were 2 of us...) or 4 shareables for up to 8 people We ended up getting the Fried Chicken and Blintzes. These chicken thighs were perfectly cripsy and tender. Definitely get these! There was SO much food that we didn't finish these and took them home and they reheated so well also! (Pictured below) And if you get the brunch deal, pitchers of bloody mary/aperol spritz/hibiscus arnold palmer are only 20$! We got the aperol spritz because there was so much food we were afraid the bloody mary would be too heavy and make us explode! The aperol spritz paired well with the meal. read more

Cira - Mediterranean Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Solid 3 stars for multiple reasons. Coming here felt like walking into a hotel lobby. We were seated in what felt like a waiting area with low couches and a small table. The water was polite but talked us into more plates than we really wanted. The food was good, but some of the portions were humorously small for their price tag. We were done with our drinks early, before our food finished arriving, but our server never came back to offer us another round. It felt like they wanted to get us moving for another group even though we spent less than an hour in the restaurant. It was nice trying this place once. read more

Make sure to review your bill. They added a lot of things that we didn't order. I don't recommend this restaurant.

The atmosphere and food was pretty decent but our server was terrible. The restaurant was not busy at the time we wait 10 mins before someone came to me and my husband. She did not introduce herself or even asked us if we have any questions regarding to the menu. She came and asked us:" Hey! How's it going! What can I get for you!?" She wasn't friendly at all! She came to check on us once after we got our food and ask:" How's your food?" With poor attitude. Will not return to this restaurant for the service that was given. Ended up finding out her name on the check: Viridiana read more

Cira - Mediterranean Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is amazing! This is my kind of shing-dig! To me Cira/Hoxton Hotel are one in the same. Every hotel lobby should be like this! A bunch of seating bar right there to order brunch, lunch, etc. Then the staff is mad cool. Anthony had us in tears and was so cool and helpful. Service was impeccable, classy, sophisticated and it went along with the subtle elegance of this place. I wish my friend would have taken me there earlier in my wk in the Chi instead of the almost last day (long story). I can't wait to go back to Chicago when I have more time. I want to stay there, Anthony told us all about the hotel, rooftop pool area...we saw picks but super excited to return and check out other local places we heard about in the area. Hands down this was the best meal I had in Chicago during my trip! Simple, refined elegance with an abundance of flavor!!! read more

Cira - Mediterranean Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Went to Cira on a Sunday morning and made my reservation through OpenTable for a party of 3. Upon arrival we were seated right away in the blue booths section. We ordered Shakshuka, the Turkish Breakfast and the Avacado Toast along with mocha and hazelnut lattes. I love coming to Cira for their Turkish Breakfast which is so delicious! Their Shakshuka is amazing and I always order it without the sausage. Their drinks are yummy as well. These staple dishes keep us coming back again and again. Love this place! Their restrooms are really clean and I love the fact that they have a wonderful smelling woodsy lotion which really helps during winter time. read more

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Five stars all the way! Brunch has become the new weekend treat with a baby and Cira is destine to not disappoint. We tried the shashuka and the pitaquiles. The shashuka had a refreshing twist with chickpea and feta. The pitaquiles was the perfect guilty pleasure with a decadent piece of pork belly and sunny eggs. We sampled a basket of the daily pastries with every single more delicious than the last. We took in the scene with a brunch cocktail and left with no regrets. read more

Tasty food. Service was good. The place was beautiful. Very nice place to have brunch.

The atmosphere and vibe of this place is great! Perfect place to catch up with friends or even get a bit of work done. The Butter Rum Cake was absolutely delicious. Excited to visit here again for a chill vibe. read more

Cira - Butter Rum Cake - Mediterranean Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Went to Cira for dinner tonight, and unfortunately won't be back. The service was incredibly slow - we ordered drinks, 25 minutes later found out the cocktails we got off the menu were no longer available, and received our (different) drinks after we had already finished our appetizers. The drinks were subpar, and my tequila-based drink tasted equivalent to a watered down all-inclusive margarita. As for the food, it was overpriced for average-tasting, small portion sizes. The spinach & artichoke dip was the best (though nothing to write home about), and the cacio e pepe was so salty it was inedible. Overall this restaurant has potential, but for this price point in West Loop, there's a list of places I would rather go to. read more

I've tried Cira for both brunch and dinner. I absolutely love the ambiance there. Everything from decor to lighting to service is great. My favorite is the muhammara and challah french toast. Definitely made a reservation as this is a popular spot! read more

Cira is one of my favorite places in the city and it's host institution The Hoxton! It is not just the food and ambience, the magic is in the people. Probably one of the best managed and staffed establishments in Chicago, that's a high compliment but deserving when you can consistently create a warm, friendly and customer centric environment where every staff member works in sync with each other. Amil and the rest of the crew are top notch, the servers, bartenders, baristas, bus crew all warm, friendly and helpful despite the fluctuating traffic. I work occasionally through the afternoon into the evening as the crowd transitions from remote workers and hotel patrons to evening dinning and all transitions feel smooth and flawless. Highly recommend anyone to stop by and try either grabbing a bite at the main hall Cira, the rooftop dining at Cabra, or the bar downstairs at Lazy Bird. read more

Really enjoyed lunch at Cira! First of all, you cannot beat the modern but cozy, sunny ambiance. I could spend the entire day here. Second, the food was excellent! Our group shared the brown butter hummus which was unique and full of flavor. I'd definitely recommend as a starter! For my entree, I had the Piri Piri Chicken Pita which was really delicious. The pita was outrageous- so soft and fresh! The chicken also had a great flavor with some spice. The fries they served on the side were great too- hot, crisp, and fresh out the fryer! Can't wait to come back and try more dishes. read more

We came here for brunch, the food are delicious and great service but wish the menu can have more options read more

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I was excited to try this new spot and it did not disappoint. The food tastes as good as it looks. The Brown Butter hummus was probably my favorite of the three dishes we had but everything was amazing. We went during lunch and there were people there but not too busy. Would definitely recommend for lunch if you work in the area. It's kind of hard to find the reception desk on your first time and you have to go past the hotel lobby and you will see it tucked near the southwest corner of the building. read more

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