Been in town for a few nights. Walked by this place several times and thought it looked good…read more Always busy as well - a good sign. Menu looked good, easy home-cooking dishes. Made a reservation for the evening and came here at 8.30pm. Somehow our reservation got lost, but they managed to find us a table anyway. Our Bulldog was welcome as well. Staff and owner were all very friendly and took care of us well. The place was full that night, but the meals came out quickly. Ordered a plate of cold meat and cheese and a plate of fried anchovies. The cheese and meat were of nice quality and good sized. Really nice were the anchovies. We liked the way they were prepared, had a similar dish in Calabria a few years ago. Love it. For the mains we ordered the fried seafood and a the Trofie Genovese. The fried seafood was good, but honestly we've had better before. The pasta on the other hand was very nice. Trofie are a nice kind of pasta, pretty heavy and filling. Great Pesto Genovese. A Tiramisu for dessert. And that one was very very good. It's easy to find Tiramisu. But hard to find really good ones. And this one here was great. Had a bottle of red wine with. Matched very well and good priced below 20 Euros. All items were priced very well, a night out here wont' break your budget. It was a pleasant dinner. Good, honest food. But was it the best food in town during our stay? No. But enjoyable and worth the money.

This has been our go to while staying in Santa Margarita. We have visited 3 times as of this review…read moreand every time has been amazing! The team here is very kinda and accommodating, service had been great! Highly recommend if you are in the area!

Fantastic! Food is amazing. Truffle pasta in the cheese wheel is a must try! Great service…read more Beautiful location in Portofino.

the best restaurant in italy!!!! the food was fantastic! get the truffle pasta!! cannot recommend…read morethis place enough!

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

A good local restaurant, which seems to specialize in pizza. However, we ordered the pesto-covered…read moretroffi, a pasta resembling a tightly woven, skinny rotini - so we could try Genovese pesto. We also got the fish of the day, which was a white fish, lightly breaded and cooked in tomatoes and olives. Both were delicious and fresh. Worth checking out.

Loved this place, food is great, price is fair, they have a wonderful kids menu with fun names and…read morethey were absolutely amazing with our kids. Lovely location in a hallway so you sit outside and it's fun and cozy. I would go back in a heartbeat.

Found this tiny place in an alley by accident while on a tour. Great pasta! I had the bolognese…read moresauce - surprisingly light and intensely flavorful. My wife had the pomodoro - same. The place has a welcoming family feeling and warmly greeted several folks like old friends ( as well as us) while we were there. It's just a few steps from the big restaurants near the dock area, so try it. Best meal we had while in Italy, even though it's unassuming and not "high end".

A nice trattoria off the touristy beaten path located in an alleyway. What a refreshing find. Most…read morerestaurants in SML are not reviewed too much as many Yelpers have not been to the area. My bro & I were promptly seated w/o a reservation. Reservations are not stressed too much unless you're dining in exclusivity. We split an octopus salad with softened potatoes and parsley, excellent, 12€. I ordered Bronzino alla Genovese with pine nuts, and olives. Excellent +. 18,50€. Staff was very friendly and spoke English quite well. The nicest restaurant we've been to in three days here in SML.

I am totally charmed by this place! Our guide recommended it and it is well worth a stop! Menu in…read moreEnglish. Little flowers on the corks and windows. We ordered a bottle of Pigato as it's local and others recommended it--very nice white wine. I had onion pancake with fish and hubby had the carrot ginger soup -- yum! As an entree I had spaghettoni and hubby had saffron lasagnette and both were delicious. The chef came to our table to ask about our satisfaction with the food which was delightful.The servers are funny and friendly and really make the experiencWe totally enjoyed this place! It's hard to give a higher recommendation!

Unbelievably poor hospitality. After seeing that we were with a child, we were refused a table…read moreoutdoors, even though there were many available. Horrible business

Our party of 5 had a reservation which they asked for when we walked in, even tho we were early and…read morethe restaurant was empty. The menu is printed in Italian on one page and English on the other sinus easy to follow We ordered the burrata salad made from heirloom tomatoes and it was delicious with oil and balsamic vinegar. The soup had mixed reviews: one of us loved it while the other didn't. The eggplant Parmesan was flavorful as was the lasagne bolognese. Vermentino wine and house red were very drinkable. Service was excellent.

We had the ravioli for an antipasto. It was creamy and crispy. For mains it was the seafood…read morespaghetti and veal with a panko coating. Both were well prepared and fresh tasting. The team of servers works really hard and seemed to be delivering food hot and ready. They accommodated English speakers who spoke limited Italian. This was helpful. All together it was very good.