The smell when you walk by is just intoxicating! And the prices are great!…read more It was packed when we got there. All the outdoor tables were taken, but we decided to sit inside. Took maybe about 15 minutes for the pizza to be ready. We went for the classic margherita pizza. It was so delicious! Definitely a great place to pop in and grab a bite.

A lovely little family restaurant near the sea on a quaint Italian town. The service and food…read more(pizza is epic!) as well as hospitality were all amazing!

Lovely waterfront outdoor dining with very good pizza and pasta selections. Service was excellent…read more Our experience was hampered by someone smoking on both sides of us . Would highly recommend otherwise for the food and people watching .

This restaurant is the REAL DEAL! My family and I were visiting Genoa for the day and decided to…read moretake a trip over to Portofino via cab. As we discussed food plans, our driver suggested eating in Santa Margherita as the food was better quality and better priced. We took his advice and stopped by a row of restaurants. When we asked for recommendations, he simply said "all are good." Pressed for time My brother made the quick decision for this place and we crossed our fingers and hoped it would be good. BOY, was the food BETTER than GOOD!! We tried the gnocchi w/ pesto, another pasta with pesto, two different spaghetti dishes, and the ravioli. Some of my family is vegan and vegetarian, and the food fit their needs. The ingredients were simple, yet fresh and flavorful. We ordered the house wine, and beer for my dad. We walked away paying 20€ a piece (4 people) and I was very pleased. Customer service was great. Although their was a language barrier, our server spoke English, and was very personable. He was even kind enough to give me a mini lesson on Speaking Italian. We dined al fresco and the view of the parks and ocean was beautiful. I've been home for weeks now, and we still have not stopped talking about this dining experience. Definitely one of the best food experiences of my trip. I would definitely recommend.

Holy, moly! Portofino is expensive. After sitting down at a restaurant on the water, noticing that…read morethey charged €40 for a Bellini, and then promptly leaving said restaurant, we had almost lost hope of finding an affordable option. Luckily, we stumbled across L'Isolotto, tucked away on a side street, just a couple hundred feet from the main square. After checking out their menu posted outside, we were thrilled to see some fairly reasonable prices for wine, pizza, pasta, seafood, etc. We scored a lovely table on their outdoor patio and enjoyed a couple liters of vino frizzante -- perfect for a warm, sunny day on the Italian Riviera. Our group of 3 shared a few different things, all of which were pretty tasty! The focaccia stuffed with cheese was our antipasti, followed by frito misto (mixed fried fish, one of our fave Italian dishes when close to the shore!) and a pizza with spicy salami. Service was attentive and friendly. They welcomed our pup on the patio. Annnnd, they accept credit cards. Wins all around!

Speedy service. Great pizzas. We had an arugula with shaved pecorino on top. Others had prosciutto…read morepizza and they got a lot of ham on it. Tuna salad was tasty with corn and hearts of palm.

Portofino is a lovely small town. It's world-famous and gets lots of visitors. Because of Covid-19…read morethere were less people here than usual, but still plenty. Because of its fame and location the prices are on the higher side. And that's also the case here at this restaurant. It's close to the shore, but not directly (where the restaurants are worse). But it's located on the charming small street "Via Roma". Staff was really friendly and caring. The set-up is very nice, typical Italian feeling, but not cheesy. There are interesting items on the menu, wine by the glass or bottles. Since I was driving we took one glass of white wine each. Very good. We ordered the curry-style Gnocchi, mussels gratinated with tomatoes and cheese and the baby squid stew. All dishes were very good indeed. Gnocchi curry style sounds like an abomination to italian food, but was a great match. The mussels were fresh and plenty - very well priced this one. The squid were fresh as well, perfectly cooked and tender. But for 20 Euro on the upper end of the price list. You know when you visit Portofino that you will pay for it. If you are aware of that, then you will enjoy this town and this restaurant. Food was great. We paid 60 Euros. Of course you will pay less for the same in a countryside mom'n'pop Trattoria. But we enjoyed it nonetheless.

Great food and very good wine. Very casual and true Italian atmosphere. Great spot for lunch and…read morethey have outdoor seating. Close to sea, shops and many hotels within walking distance. Delicious and not expensive. Excellent salad options for vegetarians and of course plenty of fish on menu for pescatarians! Half litre of vino e solamemente 7 euros. Increibile! E buono. Very crowded on weekends in season, of course. Mista insalate e buono e anche i dolci. Il

Such a great spot for local specialties! Wine is cheap and service is great. We loved the bolognese…read moreand pesto dish!

Had high expectations that this would be much better than it was. The pizza was bland the sauce was…read moreuninspiring and the overall experience felt like we were in a fast food restaurant. Really wish it came out better but nothing I could recommend

Great food, service and location. The servers were friendly. We enjoyed our dinner here and we will…read morebe back.

Pizza was too cheesey and over cooked, no one loves 2 pounds of cheese on their pizza and u don't…read moreknow why the cooks think they will

Great dinner last night - needed a last minute option and this place was cranking. We had a large…read moreparty and a member of our group had severe allergies. The manager knew exactly what to do and seated us within 15 minutes. A relatively short 2 hour dinner for Italian standards but enjoyed the experience and the staff - most importantly, took care our person with allergies and knew how to handle that situation. Food was good, atmosphere was a little loud being next to the road but had an ocean view.

When it's around 8 pm and you are hungry, you go to Yelp and look for reviews in the area. In this…read morepart of Italy, there aren't many Yelpers. So one actually goes to the various restaurants and peruse their offerings outside. We chose Da Gennaro. The restaurant was quite busy and as a result, the service was slow. Bread and breadsticks were on the table already, so I ate most of them up, having been quite hungry. My bro & I both ordered the same dish: Spaghetti Cartoccio. It consisted of spaghetti with a variety of seafood. Yum. I gave it 3 stars due to staff inefficiency and stale bread.

Sapori di pane is a great stop for a brief snack or even lunch with a wide array of focaccia bread…read morepizzas. It's a small hole-in-the-wall that can easily be side stepped, but it's well worth the visit. My boo and I stopped in after meandering through Santa Margherita. We had a hefty breakfast just a few hours before and were feeling a little drained from the hot summer sun. Hence, we decided to grab a quick snack instead of a sit down lunch. Boy, oh boy. We lucked out! This place was deeeeelicious. The focaccia bread was soft and well-seasoned; it was a perfect complement to the marinara and sacchino cheese topping. While there were only a few whole olives atop the pizza, the rich olive flavor came through and blended well with the rest. As a cherry on top, it was only €2.70 for a large rectangular piece! Would highly recommend this cute little place. Other tips: only has one small 2-seater so not great to stay...more of a grab and go. Make sure you grab a ticket from the front entrance- this serves as your place in line. We had to wait 5-7min for our turn.

Good food, however this was by far the worst service my family has EVER experienced in any…read morerestaurant across the world. The staff was vocally rude and defensive. Take your business elsewhere - this restaurant could care less about the service and will go out of their way to defend themselves aggressively. Obvious hate towards Americans is displayed here. We will let everyone we know who travels to Rapallo and Liguria to avoid this restaurant like the plague - they have overwhelming toxic hate towards Americans. Hopefully karma catches up with them!

The food was okay, but the kitchen got two out of six orders completely wrong and the other four…read moreorders included elements that one should never see in a restaurant: burnt black pizza crust, a rancid mussel, and ineptly cut and presented seafood mushed atop pizza. We were on a family outing and very hungry, butwe had to wait an hour before the first dish appeared, even bough the restaurant was half empty. When the baby's pasta finally arrived it was too salty to eat and was missing it's cheese topping A water glass had a long crack in it. Food came, was found to be "wrong" and disappeared for several minutes, only to appear again with the missing element (tomatoes, in one case) heaped on. Nice waitress, but she offered no condolences. The bill was exorbitant for a meal we could have gotten at many take-away restaurants for one-third the price and triple the quality. Do yourself a favor and do not under any circumstances patronize this place. It was a depressing end to an otherwise lovely day at the water.