I remember Ciao Bella, 2-3 years ago; and were hence rather excited to see that it had reopened in Soho mall. I ordered the portobello risotto. This was a disappointment on so many levels that it cannot be described with words. This was over cooked rice, not a single “al dente grain” mushy rice was served... the fish was bland and the promised portobello mushrooms were left as 3 fried slices portobello on top of this bland grey champignon rice mix. I try to search my memory for a worse risotto imitation, but I really don’t remember that I have ever been this disappointed. The service wasn’t either as “the old ciao bella” more what one would expect in pio pio. The desert selection wasn’t even a shadow of what it once was. It will take a wee while before I will come back here. It could be that the chef had a day off, but then it would be better to close the kitchen for rice and pasta.