Ordered the fettuccini alfredo with chicken and asked to add spinach. They are so great about customizing your dishes there! Ate on the patio and finished it off with gelato. Have been dining here for 14 years and it is our absolute favorite spot in Lancaster County. read more

Everything was wonderful Food was a good portion size and tasted amazing Our server was fantastic Definitely recommend read more

delish! ! Best Waiter ever. Thank you Frank From the moment you walk into this establishment it's the wafting reminiscence of grandmas kitchen !! Then i saw those amazing martinis! Honestly I will be back over and over again read more

The food was poor. Only the side salads were tasty. Bruschetta, shrimp scampi, fettuccine Alfredo, pasta with clams - each dish was "off" in flavor or lacked flavor. It has been several years since we've been there; it is definitely not what it once was. read more

We had been to Ciro's before and watched the pizzas being made, for we previously sat up front and watched the action before our very eyes. For our next visit, we decide amongst ourselves (the hubby and I), that we would sample Ciro's pizza. I appreciated the small side salad with its fresh components (not of the bagged variety) and their zippy vinaigrette. Admittedly, for not being overly busy, it did take a bit for our pizzas to arrive. To me it seemed, Ciro's was possibly short-staffed, for the front of the house. With so many pizza praising reviews, I was anticipating a stellar, savory pie - unfortunately, Ciro's didn't deliver. Their pizza was a big miss, for me. Meh crust, sauce tasting as if from a can of crushed tomatoes (absence of spice, nothing homemade about it) and rubbery cheese, that formed a helmet on my pie. The star of this meal was our gelato, in a child-sized cup, but rich and creamy. read more

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What a wonderful experience! The meals were so tasteful and Chris, our waitress, was the perfect combination of warmth and professionalism. I had the sausage and onions with penne. Delicious ! Helen had Pollo basilica and Sue had Lasagna. All were great. For dessert we had Affogato also amazing. This is a one-of-a-kind experience whose Sicilian-American owner Tony has imprinted with his unique cuisine. And don't miss the gelato bar! Thank you Tony and Chris!! read more

Everything from drinks to dessert was excellent! The service was above and beyond, per usual. Halloween specials and staff dressed in costumes made it fun. read more

Ciro's Italian Bistro - Special Halloween Cocktail - Italian Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Best Italian food in Lancaster. Always busy. Many return customers which is a mark of a good restaurant. read more

This is an update on a previous review. Last night my daughter had a 6:00 pm reservation. She was seated a half hour after the reservation time. The waiter took 20 minutes to get drinks,, a beer and two glasses of house wine.. Didn't get food until after 7:30. Waiter tried to make a joke about ordering right away. The food is good, not anything special by any means. Especially galling when on a previous visit she was asked to leave after 2 hours to keep other reservations on time. Under those circumstances, she would have had to leave before paying. This restaurant have difficulty if there was any good Italian restaurants in the area. I don't wish any ill will, just want to point out it's the Hospitality Business. Be hospitable! read more

Ordered dinner to be picked up - 1/2 caesar salad & entree of Baby clams in white wine butter sauce with angel hair pasta. We have dined here in the past. This was the most horrible & lacking dish. A small bunch of the tiniest clams, no bigger than a fingernail in a shell, angel hair pasta & water from steaming the clams-- and a shake of dried parsley. no butter white wine sauce no flavor,no taste -- nothing!! I see what is happening in the food industry today,you end up with inedible food once you arrive home. If I was dining in - house that dish would have been returned to the kitchen. ASAP! It is a shame that Ciro's are cheapening out their take out food orders. For a 1/2 salad & pasta dish- over 34$ - NO THANKS, Ciros, you just lost a good customer read more

Wonderful dinner and service. Even on a busy evening, I called ahead and they were able to seat us at a hightop table near the front of the bar entrance. I knew I was a little underdressed, but they did not seem to mind. It was a last minute decision when we were driving through the area and felt welcomed! The atmosphere was true to Italian ambiance, variety was wonderful, flavors exquisite! Wine selections and drinks were satisfying. The bread and dipping oil is always appreciated and our server was delightful! Would highly recommend! read more

We are local to the area and have been to Ciros a number of times. I don't have a habit of writing reviews (who has time) but was so frustrated this weekend that I am actually doing it. Positive. The food is good when you eventually get it. Negative. - They take reservations but will absolutely give your table away. Their reservations act more like call ahead seating. We have made 5 total reservations over the years and each time the man says "I see your reservation but we do not have a table." I feel like I am in the infamous Seinfeld episode. You can make a reservation but they absolutely will not have your table if there is a customer to sit. - They will not accommodate you or make any substitutions. In fact, they will be annoyed you even asked. You get what is on the menu, that's it. - Last night, the food was cold and had to be sent back. - The place is exceptionally loud. Ciros has a good business which is presumably why they feel they can be terrible to their customers. They just don't need to accommodate individuals. - Last night, we arrived at 5:55 for our 6:00 reservation. They did not have a table so we had to wait and there is only one small bench to sit which was taken by others who were also waiting. We heard three families come in who had reservations and they didn't have a table waiting for any of them. We eventually were seated but didn't have our dinner arrive until after 7:30. Again, the food, when it arrives and is heated, is actually good. But the dining experience is absolutely dreadful and the place acts like you owe them a favor for even coming in there. Unless you have a few hours to kill, I'd avoid it. read more

Please hire a front of house manager or have your current one present to assist the host staff during the busiest weekend of the year, please. We had a reservation for 6:00 today, got there early, and just left 45 minutes later because I'm not confident in their ability to deliver quality service tonight. My six-year-old wanted to treat me to dinner. You are one of the only gluten free restaurants we can take her too. Now she has one less. read more

The food and drinks were awesome. Shelly was amazing. She was funny, attentive and put up with my sense of humor. The Perroni beer was amazing!! read more

Food was excellent. Chicken parm, romaine salad w Gorgonzola dressing and tomato bisque. One note of disappointment. The handicap spaces are in the back but the rear entrance is closed so you have to walk around the building. ‍ read more

Ciro's Italian Bistro - The bar - Italian Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

I am not local to the area, but am here almost monthly for work for one night and you can always find me dining on the food at Ciro's - I often take out, but it's always delicious- save room for the fresh gelato!! Tonight while my food was great (as always) the service was less than usual, so I am leaving this review as a shout out to the bartender and owner who made it right for me as I left. Can't wait to go back - just shared with the nice man in the elevator that he should eat at Ciro's tomorrow!! Keep up the great work - it's hard to find good help, but owners who care and food that is wonderful make it worth it always!!! read more

Ciro's Italian Bistro - Mango tonight!!! - Italian Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Fantastic food. Great atmosphere. But truly the highlight of our night was Alex serving the dessert bar. He is only 16 but can sell ice cubes to Eskimos. He's passionate about his job and loves the owners and his mom. This kid needs to be the face and spokesman for Ciro. We will return just because of him!! read more

Been here numerous times. The food is good and the service is typically good as well. However, I'm quite tired of having a reservation only to have to wait in a crowd for 20-30 minutes for an available table. Last night we were the last party to be called from this crowd even though we walked in 5 minutes before our reservation. Is this "call ahead waiting" or are reservations to be honored? And no one apologized for the wait. There are so many options to dine out near Lancaster. Why should I opt for this place again? read more

Service was pleasant. Took our drink order quickly. We all ordered a different dish Sister had Chicken Marsala. Husband had Lasagna. I had chicken Saltimbocca. All were delicious. Everyone was happy and full. read more

Six of us went to have dinner at the restaurant. The ambiance is cozy, clean, and comfortable. The service is impeccable, fast and precise. I saved the best for last, the food is absolutely amazing. I had baby clams and angel hair pasta, my husband had sausage and peppers. We had egg plant rollatini for appetizers, they were delicious. For dessert I had tiramisu with marscapone, my husband had peanut butter gelato made on premise. I was pleasantly full when we left. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. We will definitely be going back. Our friends loved it too. read more

The service was amazing. The food was great. The gelato was to die for. The bar could use some real serious help. Like John Taffer style. The drinks are horrible. read more

A beautiful restaurant with great food, reasonably priced. The service was wonderful, a shout out to our waiter,Connor, who was attentive without being intrusive. We had reservations, received a confirmation email, and were seated right away. Excellent food, generous portions, and very reasonable prices. The desserts were delicious! I would recommend Ciro's to anyone looking for a wonderful dining experience. read more

Good Food. Nice Place. Great Gelato. Fun place to go for a family meal of just to get a drink. Absolutely worth giving a try.

The owner is a jerk! After our dinner was over he literally pushed us out the door! No one was drinking heavily we were just having fun with a little family reunion! it was my first and last visit! The owner really needs to find another job! read more

Been eating there for years. Tonight the chicken Parmesan consisted of two tiny pieces, over fried and dry. Very disappointing.

Our first time at Ciro's. The food was amazing, our server Matt was very helpful with drinks and food suggestions. There were 6 in our party and we were told they needed our table after 1.5 hours. It would have been nice to know when making a reservation you do have a time limit on your table. read more

Authentically delicious and excellent service! Great for any occasion. Shrimp Caprese is scrumptious!

It was my last day in town and the girls in my family decided we needed to a day out. My SIL seems to know all of the great little places in town and Ciro's did not disappoint. All but one of us started with the Sicilian Orange Salad. Fresh mixed greens were topped with juicy sliced oranges, a light vinaigrette and uniquely wonderful candied orange peel. We all had the half salad which was a great starter for our entrees. I had the chicken caprese panini. It was a breaded chicken breast (more like a cutlet vs a chicken breast), fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers and a delightfully sweet balsamic glaze. It was wonderful. After the salad, I had to take half of the panini home with me. Mom had the eggplant parm panini. She said it was very good but wouldn't get it again. The others shared a margarita pizza and a caprese salad that looked amazing. Our server was attentive though it took quite awhile to get our check. This was a great place for a girls lunch but would be equally good for a date night. Next time I'm in Lancaster, I will make sure to return. read more

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The food is very good but not always hot; the gelato is superb. The Italian wedding soup is really good. The service is generally good. The ambience is good but music is not Italian music as it used to be and it is too loud. read more

We had takeout food from Ciro's Italian restaurant. The food was fantastic, and everything needed to make the meal enjoyable was included, right down to the small cups of butter for the great bread. read more

Went in September. We loved it. I'll use the menu to refresh my memory on what we ordered. The service was great--the waiter was a funny college kid. I can't find the menu online, so all we can go with is my knowledge that my family all enjoyed their meals. More likely than not, I got a shrimp dish. Two of use went for gelato, which was excellent dessert. We liked the atmosphere--nicely decorated, etc.--nice place. read more

Great authentic Italian cuisine. We have our company luncheon here every Christmas season and it never fails to satisfy! I've been here with friends and family as well. Authentically prepared dishes and excellent service. The authentic gelato is also worth the visit! read more

Got to the restaurant and was seated right away. I am a diabetic and ordered the chicken parm because they had a small menu of entrees, no veal or eggplant parm. You get no salad and everything is extra. My chicken parm came with spaghetti and I asked the waitress is it ok to have string beans instead and I was told it would be 3.00 extra. She went on to tell me the string beans cost more that the Barrillo pasta they serve. My dish came , two tiny pieces of chicken that was an inch thick and tasted like it was made the day before! Our waitress had a bad attitude, the food was over priced and was not good. The owner Tony stopped at our table and said she should have asked him. Im from Philly and I guess it's true that we have the best restaurants, Im bewildered by the good reviews. Bottom line , go somewhere else if you want a good Italian meal. read more

We are long time customers of Ciro's and my recent experience there, and interaction with one of the owners was nothing short of appalling. This incident happened on 12/3/25 at approximately 5:30 pm. My husband is handicapped and uses a walker for mobility. I was aware that the only accessible parking spaces were to the rear of the restaurant, with a long walk and no easy access to the restaurant entrance. It was a very cold night, so I went inside the restaurant ahead of my husband to see if there was any way that the rear entrance door could be opened for my husband. I was told by one of the owners, who was at the reservation desk that night that no, the door could not be opened. He was a bit curt about it, so I then asked him how the current accessibility arrangement met ADA requirements. He promptly blew up on me, called me a bitch( several times) and told me to fuck off in numerous and inventive ways. His people skills were non-existent and the entire wait staff and patrons heard every word he said. I waited at the large window to the front of the restaurant just to make sure my husband safely made it to the door, and again, I was told to get away from the reservation station and to fuck off. When the rest of our party arrived we were all seated. The wait staff was wonderful and I'm sure they were trying to compensate for the horrible behavior of the owner. I should also mention that the owner kept telling me that it was Manheim Townships fault that the accessible parking was located so far from the entrance, and also their fault that the back door could not be opened. I have no way of knowing if that's true, nor if he was trying to deflect the restaurants responsibility for having such a poor arrangement. When we left the restaurant, one of the wait staff approached my husband and apologized profusely for the owners behavior. In reading some other Yelp comments, this parking issue has surfaced with the owner in the past, so I can only assume that it is a sore subject. Still, there's absolutely no excuse to speak to a paying customer in that fashion, in front of a house full of patrons and wait staff. Worst experience in a restaurant that I've ever experienced. read more

We ordered the white pizza with added sausage. I love the big chunks of garlic but my husband disliked them. The waiter mentioned that no one gets the pizza just by itself when it's for two people. Nice try; it was filling (if you're a normal-sized eater). read more

Pizza was delicious... Service at the bar was lukewarm Spaghetti Bolognese was a tad over cooked...not to our liking Owner was very nice....took the bolognese off the check. Looking forward to give this place another try. read more

We had reservations for a Friday night at 6:30. Upon arrival there were 20+ people standing at the vestibule. We were told that the table wasn't quite ready. It was chaotic with nowhere to really sit or stand without being in the way of the bar, of servers, or standing on top of others who were already dining. We didn't get seated until 6:50. Server was friendly; we did have to wait quite a while for food to get to the table. This was our first visit - We enjoyed pasta/clams, the meatballs were good but a little too firm, the gelato was a nice ending - but it was so loud and chaotic in there, I'm not certain when we will return. read more

Always delicious and service is always good too Ambiance is lovely too especially their patio in the warmer months read more

Always a wonderful experience. Get a reservation--you'll need one. The food is exceptional. And I love grazing on the house bread! I love the chicken saltimboca. My wife's standard is the orange salad with salmon. Do not sleep on the gelato!! read more

Yesterday, I had a late lunch at Ciro's in Lititz. It was only my second time there, the first time there was a work lunch and this time I came with my partner who is disabled and has a service dog. Immediately when we walked in the host looked at my partner's service dog and she had that look hosts have when we are going to encounter an access issue. We asked for a table for two and the hosts eyes darted around the restaurant then asked if it was okay for us to sit outside. It was too hot of a day for either of us to sit outside with our chronic illnesses, so we said we would like to be seated inside. She said, "uh, well actually..." and I looked at my partner, around the very empty restaurant where not a single other person was sitting outside, then back at the host and she was visibly uncomfortable. She grabbed menus and rudely said, "it's fine, follow me." She sat us and Willow went under the table, settled on her mat, and stayed there the entire time we were there. The server was noticeably less friendly to us than the two parties who were seated right by us and the third party who came in and sat at one of the previously occupied tables near us. We ate our food, I went to the gelato counter and as I was walking away the server said, "I assume that'll be all for you two?" I gave a short yes, sat down, we shared our gelato and the server brought our tab and walked away. I set my card in the holder, he was walking by after checking on another table, something he didn't do once for us, and said "oh good, you're ready to pay." He took the payment, came back, set it down for me to sign and rudely said, "just to make you aware, the owner doesn't allow dogs in the restaurant but since no one is really here we let you sit inside." I just as rudely said, "and just to let you know, that's extremely illegal..." He interrupted me and said, "it's not my rule I'm just telling you how it is." I signed the slip, we left, the server told us to come back again, the host mumbled a have a good day not looking up from her phone, and we left. Willow never once got up, barked, stepped into the aisle, nothing. She didn't even have to alert (which barking is an alert task). Needless to say, we will never return. From the ignorance, to the willful disregard for the laws that protect my partner and myself, to the attitude and unfriendly service we received, this establishment is not only not disability friendly, but it is an establishment that is actively disablist. I have a retired service dog as I also have disabilities, so I can only imagine if I had a new prospect or my girl wasn't retired and we would have walked in with two dogs how we would have been treated. read more