The food was great, and service impeccable. The restaurant is situated next to the Piazza Martiri…read moredella Liberta and back from the main street, so eating outside affords the opportunity to experience local music and avoid the sound of cars.

On a three week trip to Northern Italy and Tuscany, this was, by far, the best meal we had. The…read moreSea Bass was perfectly cooked and the wine pairing was perfect.

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.

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.

The most delicious scampi I've ever tried. A local sparkling white was a perfect accompaniment.read more

Great food on the marina. Fresh fish dishes and homemade pasta. Tasty local wines and good…read moreservice.

Amazing food, amazing friendly service and very nice restaurant. The Pear Raviolis were outstanding.read more

Great Resturant food was great service was excellent & the best deserts my wife & I ever ateread more

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.

best dining experience in Santa Margherita . excellent food, friendly service. highly recommend…read more deconstructed pesto lasagna and the grilled fish, excellent

It's our third year that we come for a vacation here in this lovely town. But our first time here…read moreat this restaurant. We booked ahead, but actually besides us there was only one other table that night (a weekday). It's a comfy, cosy place with a nice courtyard. Our Bulldog was welcome as well. We ordered the fried seafood and the octopus meatballs for starters. A bottle of Pigato (white) with the meal. The fried seafood was really nice. Tasted fresh and crispy. A good mix of different fish and seafood. The octopus meatballs were very disappointing. Didn't taste fresh unfortunately and had a strong flavour. Not sure it wasn't very fresh or just frozen. We love seafood, but this wasn't it. For the mains we chose the Pesto Gnocchi and Shrimp Risotto. The Gnocchi were pretty good, the Pesto was ok. The shrimp in the Risotto were really nice, but the rice for our likings a bit overcooked - we do enjoy a bit more bite. The wine was nice though. Pigato is always a good choice. The food was a bit on the disappointing side then. We had higher expectations, and this town has so many choices of restaurants. Not sure it was a slow day or we were just a bit unlucky that day. The reviews are very good - but not our experience. That said, I have to point out that our waiter was fantastic. A really nice guy, took care of us very nicely. That was really great. And the prices are fair too.

Great small restaurant. The food at this place is gourmet, service is excellent and it has a super…read moreromantic atmosphere. The dining area is decorated with candles, flowers and nice old fashioned mirrors, which makes the place very quaint and welcoming. It is located on the main boulevard that runs along the water, but you have to walk down a small alley to get to the entrance of the restaurant. Definitely a place to stop by for dinner if you are in Santa Margherita.

We took a shore excursion from our Mediterranean cruise to Portofino and had the best seafood lunch…read morethere. I had the pasta with chopped mussels. My daughter had the clam pasta. Also shrimp with butter and lemon. They were all really good!

Da I Gemelli in right in the center of Portofino along the waterfront. There are a dozen or so…read moreother restaurants along the waterfront but none were as busy as this one. After finishing dinner we understood why. The food, service and views of the boats and yachts were all wonderful. Both the salt encrusted sea bass and sole in butter sauce with pine nuts were fantastic. We were celebrating a birthday and the staff were great in bringing out a candle lit dessert and singing happy birthday. The people watching was almost as good as the food. Parking in the town can be difficult but we were lucky in getting space in the only parking lot in the town. The other option is to take a taxi at 35 euros each way, or the bus for a couple euros.

Came here to take out some lunch for a picnic in the nearby park by the sea…read more This place here you can dine-ine or just like us take-away your food. There is a nice selection of many kinds of food. Be it fish, seafood, meat or vegetarian. Not every option is available daily (or it might sell out), but there's always lots to choose from. We ordered some chicken cotoletta, zucchini, salmon, meatballs and some mixed seafood. Did cost a bit under 30 Euros for everything. Quality was very good, the veggies very delicious. So was the seafood (mussels, squid) and the cotoletta. Meatballs were nice and tender, pork possibly, which we enjoyed. The salmon itself was a standard quality, but it was in a vinegar sauce, and that was an unlikely, but actually fantastic combination. Surely something we'll try back at home. Food-wise and quality-wise there was no issue. A very enjoyable meal. Price-wise it really could be a tad cheaper - compared to other food in town on a similar food-quality level. Almost 30 Euros was a bit on the high end. Besides that a really great experience.

From the owner: Gastronomia nel cuore di Santa Margherita Ligure dove si può acquistare e degustare piatti tipici…read morelocali.