 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi guys/gals, hope this is an okay place to post this,
When/if you arrive at a Geneva and are waiting in arrivals for your transfer, what's your preferred spot for maximum comfort and decent food/drink?
(excluding any fancy airline lounges that some of you might have access to!)
Thanks for any replies!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@alansk, montreaux jazz cafe, but it is pricy. come out of arrivals and it is just to your right. there is a place opposite the car hire desk...to your left coming out...which is good too. The self service upstairs used to be good but now it it crowded and the food is only so-so
edit to sort my right and left out!
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Sun 26-02-17 13:07; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I would head to the rail station which is only a quick walk, there are a couple of restaurants on the way and then some food outlets and a Migros around the ticket offices.
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Jazz Cafe is to the right as you exit. It's I think now split into an eating area and funky Claude's for music and drinking. But I haven't been in for ages. It is pricey. There's a small stand up bar to the left. And further to the left a Piognier. There might be 2 cafés.
Personally, I'd get a seat at the little bar and people watch. Geneva arrivals is never boring.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Swissie wrote: |
| I would head to the rail station which is only a quick walk |
+1
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Iirc, the only restaurant in the station area is a Molino chain pizzeria which ime is poor and poor vfm.
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Swiss chalet, on the left just before the railway station revolving door. Great for a beer or traditional Swiss food.
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Geneva doesn't separate incoming arrivals and departures so it's entirely possible to stay airside for a drink/food if you want. Not that it's necessarily any better, but you could settle down with a giant toblerone and a bottle of duty free...
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@Steve Sparks, sadly, I think no longer there. Or at least not in its Chalet like form.
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@snowdave, hmm,. Interesting. Depending, I think you are technically correct, but I suspect security will get all so very huffy if you try that.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks all! Yeah I think we did end up at Swiss Chalet last year - seemed ok. Will give the jazz place a try this year!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@alansk, the food is good just unreasonably expensive. That's GVA for you though...
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@under a new name,
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sadly, I think no longer there. Or at least not in its Chalet like form.
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I think you may be mistaken. Had a drink there last month.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Steve Sparks, a quick check of the airport website and, indeed, you are quite correct.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| under a new name wrote: |
| @snowdave, hmm,. Interesting. Depending, I think you are technically correct, but I suspect security will get all so very huffy if you try that. |
Why? Security have no idea what kind of pax you are, you're airside therefore cleared. Airside passengers co-mingle at GVA, no differentiation between arriving and departing. Just before the duty free at baggage claim, you walk up the stairs (or take the lift up) and you're in the departures hall.
In my experience most airports worldwide are like this, the UK model whereby arriving and departing pax are separated is an exception.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@snowdave, I will confess I've never really noticed or paid attention, just rather assumed (!) that the UK system was default elsewhere. Must pay more attention!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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McDonalds. Starbucks or the streetfood place in the food hall or walk down to Migros for those sandwiches with random filling surprises (sauerkraut and egg get in EVERYTHING).
But tell your driver if he is there before you go, nowt worse that having to wait for someone who has "popped off for a sandwich"
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