LE DÉCANTEUR

Our vision

The Decanteur was born 8 years ago as a wine bar of an idea of Luca. After working for a while with Luca, Francesco wants to focus on "restoration" by offering good products worked in a simple and brilliant way. With the help of Michael, we offer a careful service and offer a good selection of mainly Italian wines, highlighting what is our passion for Champagne.
In the new course, the Decanteur offers aperitifs, lunches especially quality dinners without ever losing the values around conviviality, research and passion that motivate us every day.

Francesco Mauri

Chef

Francesco grew up between the mother’s kitchen and her uncle’s farm in northern Italy, in the province of Como. It is probably this childhood that very quickly gave him the taste for high quality ingredients and awakened in him a real passion for the world of gastronomy. He naturally embarked on a career as a chef and studied hospitality in Monza, in the Milanese region.

After graduating, Francesco worked in a wide variety of establishments, from traditional Osteria through family restaurants, to hotels, Relais & Châteaux and Michelin starred restaurants throughout the Italian peninsula. When he arrived at the Decanteur, he decided to embark on this new adventure in order to offer Mediterranean cuisine enriched by his many experiences, always looking at quality products and producers chosen with care and as local as possible.

Francesco Mauri
Francesco Mauri

Francesco Mauri

Chef

Francesco grew up between the mother’s kitchen and her uncle’s farm in northern Italy, in the province of Como. It is probably this childhood that very quickly gave him the taste for high quality ingredients and awakened in him a real passion for the world of gastronomy. He naturally embarked on a career as a chef and studied hospitality in Monza, in the Milanese region.

After graduating, Francesco worked in a wide variety of establishments, from traditional Osteria through family restaurants, to hotels, Relais & Châteaux and Michelin starred restaurants throughout the Italian peninsula. When he arrived at the Decanteur, he decided to embark on this new adventure in order to offer Mediterranean cuisine enriched by his many experiences, always looking at quality products and producers chosen with care and as local as possible.

Michael Ramollari
Michael Ramollari

Michael Ramollari

Restaurant Manager

Originally from the Adriatic Coast, Michael left her very young to start what was still only a dream: a career in luxury hotels. On his way, decisive knowledge and encounters introduced him to the world of wine. The Albana di Romagna and the Sangiovese marked its first contact with the vineyard and a turning point towards gastronomic restoration.

Through studies in oenology and winner of national competitions, Michael has refined his wine skills allowing him to share them and enter large establishments. Arriving in Geneva in 2018, he began his first collaborations with renowned gastronomic people such as Michelin-starred chefs Richard Cressac and Philippe Chevrier. he manages the wines of one of the largest Genevan palaces: the Hotel Métropole.
Here at Le Dècanteur, it is the beginning of a new chapter, a new challenge to transmit its passion, conviviality and quality in the Eaux-Vives neighborhood.