Minimonis Jimin

My husband and I were here on a date night and were blown away. It was definitely one of the highlights of our stay here in Porto Venere. We shared the shrimp rolls as an appetizer and I think it’s safe to say that those were some of the best bites of food we have ever had. My husband went for the shrimp spaghetti which were good but not mind blowing, while I got the lobster ravioli. They tasted and looked like little works of art. As a dessert I got the sponge cake and my husband got a plate of different chocolate mousses. Both were amazing and absolutely melted in your mouth. A big bonus was also the service, everyone we talked to was so kind and attentive. We were quite hungry in the beginning and had finished our bread basket pretty quickly and immediately got a refill! If someone is interested in fine dining but is intimidated by the thought of not knowing what to do this is the perfect place to go as an introduction. We’ll be back!

Vincent Mañara

A local from a nearby souvenir store recommended this restaurant, and it did not disappoint. Every dish was delicious. I began with grilled scallops, followed by trofie al pesto and sea bass, and finished it off with the most amazing tiramisu. The staff were very friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this restaurant.

+4

Adriana Luzardo

Excellent food che Alessandro Nicolinni is very good, we had the scallops with zafron, the linguine and the tuna, excellent all of it. The sommelier and front of the house Andrea is amazing. All of it was great, highly recommend it.

+1

Andre R.

My wife and I had the lobster ravioli and creamed anchovie spaghetti - both were amazing and rich with flavor. Desert was an original take on tiramisu and three chocolate salted caramel cake - both were amazing. Service was friendly and prompt. Well done ⭐️

Emily Andon

I eat a lot of fish and tuna, catch my own and have learned the ways to bleed tuna properly, rest the meat and prepare seared tuna. I have never had a better prepared blue fin rare tuna in my life. It was soft like butter to cut through and the flavors of the crust were savory. The hazelnut cream and ponzu sauce balanced each other perfectly while creating such a spectacular highlight to the fish. My only regret was coming here on my last night in town otherwise I would have been there every night. The staff was welcoming and charming and we didn’t even have a reservation but they sat us outside immediately. My husband had the fish filet that was also impeccably prepared and gorgeous presentation. I definitely am leaving my heart in Portivene after such a awe inspiring meal. Oh and the French fries were - so simply good. They were shaved and curled and perfectly salted with a crunch in the outside and flavor on the inside. We didn’t have dessert because we were full from the day but had the local mussels that were beautifully fresh to start. I’ll have to come back to PortoVenere just to eat here again. ❤️

Jan P

What a gem. The restaurant is small do your reservation. Staff super friendly and the food is amazing. Try the tuna with onion cooked in wine and safran - best dish of the entire vacation. Beautiful wine list with many gems. Hope to come back one day.

+4

Gianluca Grillo

We were just passing by asking the waiter if there is a table for us, unfortunately they were all booked but the staff was incredibly nice and even made phone calls in order to give us a table. Very nice service, unbelivably considerate (they even brought a cute little hanger for my girlfriends purse and some local olive oil with bread). We ordered and maybe waited for 5min for the food to arrive. The portions weren't the biggest but so flavorful and elaborate in the composition of the food, I have never tasted anything similar before. The wine was also great. It is a bit pricey, but we knew that before and in relation to the quality of food and service, it was totally worth it. We can only reccomend this place and I would happily give 6 stars if it were possible. Thank you!

Krzysztof Habowski

Excellent! It doesn't matter what do you order to eat. Everything will be delicious and surprising. The most important thing to do is just do a resevation. They will do the rest. Don' worry you sarifice view of the sea or mountains from your table. View of the table will be amazing.

+1

Ellodev

The food is really good, but still overpriced. The tuna was very good. I recommend the Byron semolina gnocchi. But the portions are just way too small for the price. The atmosphere is pretty nice. And the waiter was very friendly. The menu is online and not the best experience. It would be better to have a real menu. In the reviews it seems like the owner responds to reviews that are under 4 stars pretty aggressively. I don't think thats ok. In Google Maps this place should be $$$ instead of $$.

Jerome “Bigboy jerre” Dierick

First of all the service was good they were friendly and fast with service. But the food is expensive, small portions and didn’t taste special at all. My butter pasta with anchovis was just really salty and heavy on the stomach. The scallops were ok but tasted quite fishy as if they were old or frozen. They try to be innovative but I would just stick more to a traditional kind of food. Edit: hope this gives you valuable criticism, you could have asked me more kindly…