Just came here for a pre dinner meal (everyone eats later here). We had the squid ink pizza and the octopus carpaccio and we were pleasantly supposed at how delicious both were. It is expensive because of the primo real estate but it's definitely worth it compared some of the others in the area. They even offered me a bib since I was wearing white and the pasta could stain. Good service by Italian standards! read more

I'm sorry I decided to try this place because I read something good in a blog post. Mediocre service, mediocre food, high prices compared to much nicer places. My spaghetti with mussels had broken pieces of shell inside, my salad no olive oil, burrata tastes like yogurt. My server took my knife without a second thought, nobody comes to ask you if you are ok. Do yourself a favor and go to Da Vincenzo or something. I with I had. Actually, I'll leaving food on my plate and going somewhere else. Seriously. read more

The location can't get much better, as it's located steps from the sand in Positano. With that said, the view comes with a cost. While the prices are high, the quality stands up to the price tag. It was very busy, so service was a bit slow. From a view and food standpoint, it was a 5 star restaurant. The service and cost dropped it down to 4 stars in my mind. I started with an octopus carpaccio, which was unequivocally the freshest octopus I've ever had. It was sliced perfectly thin and dressed very lightly. 3 members of our party got the tomato salad which was very fresh and delicious, and the other member got a delicious stuffed pepper. Not to mention, all food was served on very colorful dishes decorated with sea creatures! For our main course, most of us got their version of frutti de mare, which couldn't have been fresher. Altogether, a fantastic meal. Ps. They also had gluten free Gnocchi! read more

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Nice location but the food was awful. Half of it was sent back and later decided to get dinner from another restaurant a little further from the beach that was great and half the price. I wonder if Salvatore ( the owner) has tasted this food recently? I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. It'll ruin your trip! read more

Great experience at Chez Black. Our tour guide recommended this gem. Loved the vibe, the food and the beachy decor. Our waiter, Antonio was very delightful. I loved the photos on the wall, especially the photo of an adorable dog. Would love to come back if I had a chance! read more

Loved Chez Black, pizza, seafood and pasta all very good. Senior Black was very welcoming and the staff were fun singing and enjoying their work. Also delicious pizza came out heart shaped. read more

We were excited to try this restaurant as it's very popular and we were staying in Positano for one night.. but unfortunately the service was terrible. Our waiter was Rosario. We ordered drinks and that took 20 mins to come. We eventually had the chance to order, we had the caprese and pizza. The food was fantastic but my husband asked for a refill of his beer 3 different times to Rosario and he didn't get it for 15-20 mins. We went here around 3-4pm, it wasn't THAT busy. It just made our experience shitty there even though the food and atmosphere was great. Very upsetting. read more

Had very high hopes for this place as it came highly recommended bu locals and tourists alike for the seafood. Ordered white fish of the day and swordfish. Both were drowned in olive oil to the point you couldn't even taste the fish. Also, service was terrible. Took 15 minutes to even get acknowledged by our server and receive menus. Food came immediately but never checked back to refresh drinks or too see if we needed anything. Very disappointing all around read more

Really bummed. After reading three or four blogs about this place being amazing, we went here on our first night of our honeymoon, as it's literally next to our hotel. Pasta was decent, seafood was fishy, bread was stale. It all makes sense really, given the touristy vibe (pricey, prime location, waiters wearing sailor outfits).. regardless, bummed. Just a warning for those considering it. read more

Not bad. You'll pay an extra €5 for each dish because its ocean front. Very touristy. Maybe just grab an appetizer and a beer and keep on.

Nice place and location and the service was good but the food was only ok. Ate here about 2 years ago and thought the same thing at that time. read more

I love this restaurant! I don't care if it's a tourist trap. The food was amazing and the staff were fun and friendly. We didn't have reservations on a very busy evening but they squeezed us in. I got the black in pasta with cuttlefish and it was delicious! read more

Chez Black - Black ink pasta with cuttlefish - Italian Near Me - Positano, SA

I am so glad we ignored our hotel concierge and went to this "tourist trap" for dinner. It was an excellent "tourist trap" if I do say so myself. Customer service - excellent. Food - excellent. The owner visiting our table and welcoming us to Positano - excellent. The view, the food, the ambiance, etc. made this an all around perfect dinner. Another one to add to my "Must Eat" list when visiting Italy. Another acknowledgment to the amazingly handsome owner, Gianfranco, who suggested we visit his nightclub that evening. read more

Excellent location and friendly staff. Very good food but definitely not in my top list of restaurants while there. The spaghetti with fried zucchini was great and the pizza was good(not great). Overall great location and good food. read more

Very busy lots of people watching. Food was good for it being so crowded. Right on the main drag by beach in positano. Went twice for lunch. Had mussels that were very good lots of butter. And pizza which was shaped like a heart and very cute. Make reservations to be safe. read more

Chez Black - pizza - Italian Near Me - Positano, SA

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A hot new restaurant with a wonderful ship theme has opened in positano! This would be the headline in 1985. However it's 2014 and this restaurant is starting to show its age. The all male waiter staff (from what I can tell) wore sailor outfits. One in particular was a great waiter, but his shorts were falling down and his shirt was hanging out. The pizza chef also looked like a slob. Though these are all silly things to pick on. The food was bleh and uninspiring. I ordered a T-bone steak that was a quarter inch thick with almost no seasoning. Also no sides, which is fine but if I had known, I would have chose something else or ordered a side or two. My wife's risotto with sea food was under cooked and fishy. She also couldn't find a shrimp in there. The desserts were decent but ordinary. I did notice someone's pizza looked good and a sea bass that was nicely deboned by the server. I wouldn't bother coming here unless you really can't walk up some stairs to a better restaurant in positano. read more

POSITANO restaurant with wonderful food, very welcoming host; Ate at this waterside restaurant several meals in a row.

My wife and I started out with house red and a brick oven Margherita pizza which was fantastic and the waiter had it made into the shape of a heart for us. We had the homemade linguine with pesto and gnocchi with mozzarella and tomato sauce - very good. To finish things - and us - off, we had the tiramisu, espresso and limoncello. I lovely experience thanks to Peppe, our waiter, the food and the lovely sparkling view of the sea. read more

Food was good but staff was just ok. I came here for lunch by myself and was happy with the food it had a lot of good flavor and was very fresh, but the staff wasn't very spectacular. They weren't bad, just not good. They stuck me at a pretty crappy table on top of it. For the price maybe try it for yourself and see if the staff is a little nicer. read more

Fast service however food was mediocre. My white fish and potatoes were extremely soft and mushy with no texture and no flavor. If you eat here don't get that dish maybe others are better. read more

This is a great place to dine near the beach, on the other hand, the flies are very bothersome. They are this way in almost all of the outside restaurants in Positano, so nothing against this restaurant, but be ready to be shooing them away from your food. The grilled swordfish was fresh and delicious, but the chicken salad was a weird mix of sweet corn, carrots, raw fennel, huge leaves of lettuce and dry chicken. I would suggest sticking with the seafood or pizza. The prices were very average for the tourist area near the beach, but it was fun to watch the painters crafting their canvas landscapes and listening to the ocean. They also own Rada, which is supposed to be a much better quality of food and higher prices. read more

Ate here while visiting Positano. Located right on the beach and was very busy. Service was friendly and pretty quick even though they were slammed. Food was pretty decent. I just ordered a pizza and thought it was pretty good. Pretty cool to see pictures of all the celebrities that have been here over the year. They charge a service fee, which was the only restaurant we encountered that with in Italy, so that was disappointing. For being in such a touristy area not sure it can be beat out by any of the others. read more

I was in Positano for the day and honestly, didn't have high expectations for Chez Black since we were steered here by our tour guide (Vincenzo! You maniac driver, you!) BUT - I was very happy with my heart-shaped margherita pizza, which was about all I could stomach after being green and about to ralph the entire drive along the Amalfi coast. My only regret is that I didn't try anything with seafood in it - next time I'm bringing Dramamine for the ride! Great views, decent service, reasonable prices. read more

We made the walk down to the beach from our hotel one day to eat here for lunch. We only had pizza and a few quick drinks, but I thought the experience was pretty good. Service was friendly and attentive, which was good since we were in a bit of a rush and didn't want a long lunch. We tried a margherita pizza and spicy pepperoni pizza, both decent options. Pizzas were around 12-14 eur, a bit pricy but I guess to be expected when you're on the beach in Positano. Not sure if I'd try the other main dishes, but seemed satisfactory for pizza. read more

More disappointing than my sex life. We were wooed in by a suave Italian man offering us proseco while we waited for our table and perused an over priced and underwhelming menu. Upon realizing our mistake we decided to suck it up and stay; ordered ourselves a reasonably priced bottle of proseco and an overpriced bottle of tap water (refilled, of course). I ordered the gnocchi and received my dish a full 10 minutes before my dinner companion received her pizza. I also poured our entire bottle of proseco, alleviating the burden of having to do so for the oh-so-busy waiter. Overall, a total waste of 60 Euro on a dinner I could've heated up like a Lean Cuisine. read more

Good food and great view. Seafood pasta was good, as was the pesto pasta. I would remember this place to friends.

Absolutely the best fish in the Amalfi coast and a great dining experience. If you are there with a family and decide to get a whole fresh fish of the day, better ask for pricing before ordering. It won't break the bank, but you may be surprised to hear the cost of it if you don't ask in advance. Great waiters, better make reservations before dining at this establishment, they get packed. Right on the beach, beautiful ocean front. read more

Heard lots about this place by reputation. Famous people eat here etc, so we were looking forward to checking it out while staying in town after the Path of the Gods. Great location right on the main beach of Positano. We had a reservation for a rather large group, and the place was already full when we got there at 2000. Staff was very slow to come get our orders, but when I started to engage them directly for drinks, things started to pick up a bit. Very large seafood menu of course, as well as a fair number of pizzas. Overall I would rate it as OK based on the experience most of the people in my group had with the service and food. We will go back as it's a great location and has a nice ambiance, but I think their days of celebrity service may be well in the past (based on how old the pictures are hanging on the wall.) Don't let that dissuade you from going though. Just make sure you are going for the sights, sounds and smells, and not in the hopes of seeing someone famous. read more

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This is the worst restaurant in Positano. The food does not even qualify for Italian food... Save your money and go to Olive Garden in the USA . After many years of eating in Positano, we decided to give it a try, but the food, bar, and service was horrible. We should have known at the outset when the host completely forgot about, and sat parties ahead of us, but we still persisted and entered. Big mistake. read more

The family is so nice that owns this business and want to make sure everyone is taken care of. The food was pretty good. I am an idiot and tried a steak. Don't do it. Def do some seafood pasta because I was raiding my friends pasta. When seaside, eat fish! read more

I was a little worried after some of the sub-par reviews, but it's really not bad if you set your expectations. We had two pretty standard dishes: pizza and spaghetti & meatballs. Both were really tasty. Service was nice and fast, especially by italy standards. They clearly wanna move people through the place, which was fine with us. (didn't feel rushed, just didn't have to sit there an hour to wave someone down either) All in all, i would definitely go there again. Location can't be beat. read more

The place is nice but the food is really not good at all. I ate gnocchi and it was not good. read more

Been here a dozen times over the years. It might be very touristy, but the food never disappoints. The menu is large, and almost every local dish appears on it. Lucky for us, they do a decent job at it. Even their pizza - traditional Neapolitan style - beats that of most restaurants on the peninsula. The pasta w/squid ink is a must try, especially if this will be your first time eating anything drowned in squid ink :-) read more

The best restaurant I found in Positano. You would of thought it was a tourist trap since it's right in the harbor, but I found it sophisticated, delicious and had a really cool crowd. The owner and waiters looked like they stepped right out of GQ. Wait for a table out in front, it's all about being scene in Italy, as it should be ;) read more

Sort of a tourist trap when it comes to food quality. BUT, great service, and you really cannot beat the atmosphere & location.

Great atmosphere as it was the busiest spot in town. People are somehow drawn to this restaurant so we decided to give it a go. I have to admit, this place is great for pictures and to chill but the food was mediocre at best. Order spaghetti and veal marsala. Veal marsala was literally 3 pieces of veal with marsala sauce. No sides or anything so for $21 euro I was not impressed or full. Wife had spaghetti, once again mediocre at best. Was decent enough but over priced for what it is. With wine you're looking at around $80 euro for a couple (which includes a $3 'cover charge' per person). After $80€ we ended up buying a snack and some dessert on the way back to the hotel :/ read more

Right on the beach the food is delicious and the service was great thank you Vic Rallo for the recommendation. @eardrinkitlay

You can do better. The location is excellent if you're not feeling the walk up any hill in any direction. But the menu is run-of-the-mill touristy food without much imagination. The food all tasted fine but the service was hit-and-miss as was the quality of the doshes. If you put a little effort into finding it, Positano offers plenty of genuine, original Italian food so why waste your time here? read more

This place has a great location right off the beach and is always accompanied with a great atmosphere. The food is pretty good and their dessert selection is great also. Service can be a hit or a miss. You might have to ask them multiple times for something (thus the ding in the star). I would definitely go again and do recommend that to show up early for dinner or you might have to wait for a table. This place is in demand for sure. read more

Decent Pizza and beer.... service lacked enthusiasm... good views of the ocean. Free wifi.