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

Located just steps from the beach, this is the perfect restaurant if you're looking for Genovese…read morefood and seafood. The portions are large and the menu is varied enough that there's something for everyone. I especially liked the Genovese pesto pasta and recommend trying the local white Vermentino wine. It was crisp and refreshing, very light, and goes well with seafood and pasta alike. The service was terrific, but it does take a while to get your order so perhaps not the place to go if you're in a rush. But if you're looking to sit back, relax, and enjoy the experience, this is an excellent option in Rapallo!

Great food and a great setting on the harbor in Rapallo!…read more Okay. Nobody goes to rapallo because they're all going to freaking portofino cuz they're idiot tourists. Take a break from the crowds and go to this great seaside town and this restaurant delivered. Great food. Great service. Beautiful setting right along the harbor. Spend a couple hours enjoying your life there instead of running around like an idiot tourist.

What a wonderful evening! Every dish was exceptional, from the perfectly crispy fried anchovies and…read morefresh crudo to the delicious linguine with langoustines and ravioli stuffed with assorted fish. The baked fish with potatoes was cooked to perfection, and the pasta was simply outstanding. We finished with a ginger panna cotta and a biscuit soaked in limoncello, which was the perfect sweet ending to an unforgettable meal. What truly made the experience special, though, was the hospitality. The service was excellent, and our server made wonderful recommendations that we thoroughly enjoyed. We also had the pleasure of meeting the owner's daughter, who was absolutely delightful. She shared the history of the restaurant and stories about her father with such warmth and pride that it made us appreciate the meal even more. You can genuinely feel the love, tradition, and hard work that this family has poured into the restaurant over the years. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming--you don't feel like a customer, you feel like a guest in someone's home. It's easy to see why this family-owned restaurant has earned such a loyal following. We left with full hearts, full stomachs, and can't wait to come back.

Wow! This place is a cannot miss if you're in the Portofino, St. Margarita Ligure, or Rapallo area!…read moreThe service was so SO excellent, the staff are so kind, so helpful, and informative. Food is also very excellent, please try the mussels if you can! Do your best to come to Ristorante Antionio!!!! (Make a reservation for the weekend)

The best restaurant in Portofino. The food was recommended by our waiter and he gave us the best…read morerecommendations ever. The food was amazing and tasty while the service was spot on great. The restaurant has a view of body of water including boats and multiple castles on the mountain. This restaurant is great. I highly recommend it.

Puny is as accurate of a description for this place as you can get. Not sure why it's on anyone's…read moreshort list of recommendations unless like every tourist trap there is a vig for mentioning their name. For us the accolades for this place start and end with its right in the piazza at Portofino. The owner was welcoming but the service if you call it that was non- existent. Firstly we were rushed into ordering. The portions were less than sharing size. Being charged 30e for less than a child's portion hurt my Italian sensibility. The waiter never asked if we wanted more wine with empty glasses in front of us. The food tasted good but hardly worth the $179 dollars spent. The only thing better than overpaying for an underwhelming dining experience was being raped with a 100e taxi to go 5km back to Rapallo. Puny is a fitting name for such a small experience. Not the best.

AVOID THIS PLACE!!!! ABSOLUTE DISGRACE We waited patiently outside until a table for two became…read morefree around 8:00 PM. We ordered two starters and two mains. Our starters arrived 30 minutes after we sat down. We then waited 40 minutes for our mains before asking a waiter, who reassured us they wouldn't be long.After another 10 minutes--still with no food in sight--a different waiter came over to tell me I had to choose a different main because what I originally ordered was sold out. This was nearly an hour after we ordered! After re-ordering, another 15 minutes went by. We had to ask for our food again, and then again. We eventually got our mains at 10:20 PM--a ridiculous 90-minute gap between the starter and the main course!When we paid, we pointed out that while the food tasted good, the service left a lot to be desired. The head waiter joked it off, then told us to come back so he could "make sure we were treated better next time."Against our better judgment, we booked a table for tonight. Unfortunately, I suffered sunstroke today, so my husband went alone to explain the situation and ordered a takeaway Frutti di Mare pizza instead. He paid and brought it back to our hotel. To our absolute disgust, when we opened the box, the pizza was just a topping of mozzarella, disgusting flakes of the cheapest tuna, stale olives, and onions. No actual seafood.This business is a complete disgrace. They should feel ashamed to call themselves a restaurant. Save your money and go somewhere else!

Food was excellent! Had a mojito, caprese salad and lasagne. All excellent! It was a rainy day so a…read morecozy environment to get a great bite to eat.

(March 2015 review)Rapallo is a very expensive place to eat, and to find El Paso was a blessing in…read moredisguise. Prices were great and the food was very tasty. Expect much cheaper meals compared to the various other restaurants around. Have fun browsing the endless pages of pizza on their menu as well!

Hospitable servers with outstanding pizza. They offer a variety of pizzas and other options with an…read moreoutstanding value and experience.

We booked ahead for a table here. Got one in the corner, where our Bulldog was welcome too, that…read morewas very nice. There's a lot of meat items on the menu, as well as some Italian classics. Nice wine list as well. Inside it's a classy, comfy atmosphere. The (younger) staff was very friendly and took care of us very well. There was a complimentary Amuse Bouche first. We ordered the Tasting starter plate. Meaning a bit of everything that you could order in single servings as well: Steak Tartare, medium-cooked beef and pork with polenta. All very good items, the Tartare and beef both excellent, the pork was decent. For the mains we had the Steak Rossini: Cooked as ordered (medium), with hot Foie Gras on top and a wine-reduction sauce. Always a favourite of ours, this dish. And it was cooked very good - meat quality was great. Piemont beef. We had a glass of Prosecoo first, a glass white Pigato for the starter and a glass of Sangiovese for the main. The wines were nice. But it was really little wine in the glass only....for the price we did expect a more generous pour. From our countless visits to Italy and many many visits to restaurant, this was by far the one that really saved on the amount of wine. And then there's the price. It came together at just under 170 Euros. Compared to other experiences in town, this was clearly the most expensive. And for that a bit overpriced. Make no mistake, it's a good restaurant with good quality food. But 140 to 150 Euros (tops) would be appropriate. There are so many excellent restaurants in town, so this one here was a nice experience, but we probably won't be back. Note: At the time of posting this reviews (May 18th 2025), the pin on the map was completely at the wrong spot. The restaurant is right in the heart of Santa Margherita Ligure.

We had a fantastic experience here the other night. The food is delicious and the service is…read moreabsolutely perfect. My boyfriend and I both said we don't think we've ever had better service. We had the basil flan, the black rice risotto, the salt beef, and the tiramisu. Everything was awesome but the basil flan and tiramisu were really our favorites. My boyfriend said it was the best tiramisu he's ever had. We split everything and it was the perfect amount of food for dinner. This is really a gem.

I'm giving them 1 star for being shady. The menu stated everyone needed to order a plate which we…read moredid. 4 people 4 orders of food averaging 15/plate. When the bill came they charged an additional $20 euros because we shared all the food. I'm not clear how and who eats what is any of their concern or how that results in extra fees for the meal. Maybe $5 euros for extra plates but $5 euros per person is outrageous especially when there is no mention of it until you get the bill! Shadiness aside octopus was very good. Pastas were okay, nothing to come back for.

I was recommend to go to this restaurant by a local and it did not disappoint. Great food. The…read morepesto lasagna was amazing!