Best restaurant hands-down in Porto Santo Stefano. This place is a must-visit if you're vacationing…read morenearby! It's no wonder that it claims the #1 spot on Trip Advisor. The establishment is very intimate and small. Due to its popularity, it is advised that you call before coming for a view of the ocean and an excellent meal. The chef and her son, Marco, are the only two running the Osteria. Our experience was very personalized, we were catered by both like house guests. The ingredients are as fresh as can be; the port is right in front of you! Quality is top-notch and you can taste the love that is put into making each dish. The calamari, shrimp, and tuna (everything!) we had throughout our lunch were cooked perfectly. One of my favorite menu items is the Baccala Bruschetta (shown in the added picture): salted cod, potato, onion, and more cooked together and placed on 2 kinds of hot toasted bread. My other favorite is the plate of sardines on arucola, drizzled with a sweet, thick balsamic vinegar. The natural saltiness of the sardines, the crisp freshness of the rucola, and the caramel sweetness of the aged balsamic sent me straight to heaven. Everything we ordered was a hit. You can't make a mistake! I have already planned another vacation here, just to revisit this life-changing place.

The best thing I can say is the views are absolutely fantastic! Facing the Isla Giglio, sunsets are…read morebeautiful. The staff is warm and friendly and willing to offer great service. Sadly that's where the good news ends. I'm willing to take part of the blame, beyond 'buongiorno' and 'arriverderci' I am the ignorant American. Our waitress described a dish, in English, as artichokes, butter and toasted bread. Pretty close. When the dish arrived the warm anchovies in butter (no sign of artichokes) were a bit of a surprise. Shrimp were all peel and eat. The 'scampi' was comprised of large whole limp crawfish. The best dishes were whole oven-baked fish and quite wonderful oven baked sliced potatoes. If you're careful in your ordering you can have a lovely meal and evening. Wonderful fresh salad and cold seafood salad as well. One final caveat - do not sit by the interior windowed wall. It forms a wind and heat seal and turns the table into a sauna.

The first thing our local host did on his way out of town was drop us off here for our first meal…read morein stunning Argentario. La Regina di Napoli sits right on the Porto Santo Stefano and was described as the must have locals spot. The fish is brought directly to the restaurant from the docking fishermen just steps away. It could not be a more beautiful location for experiencing the most incredible local Italian food. We tried pizzas, appetizers, and everything else. We got a pitcher of Prosecco to wash it all down. This meal made memories that may ruin me for stateside US restaurants. If you've already researched or ventured into Monte Argentario you know that this isn't a tourist town. This is local Italians only where only Italian is spoken. Not many foreign tourists know about Argentario & we quickly had to brush up on ordering and communicating in Italian to get through (and avoid being exiled as annoying tourists) Speaking of exiled, Caravaggio was exiled to Argentario where he lived out his later years. His tomb can be found in Porto Ercole. It's a fascinating, beautiful, very local and rural town. And such an awesome adventure!! Just go!!

We walked all over this area to decide where to have dinner. We walked ALL OVER...at least a mile…read moreaway from our hotel. My husband and I were very happy with our choice. He had a biggest calzone we have ever seen. It was so delicious! He ate almost the whole thing which says a lot because he usually can't eat that much. I had the homemade spaghetti noodles with prawns. It was also delicious. There was a little kick to it which made it even better. At first, I thought there wasn't enough prawns in the dish but there were some under the pasta!

What a great place. We had the seafood dinner for two and it was outstanding. Our server filleted…read moreour grilled fish for us perfectly. The dessert was excellent, mascarpone creme. Wow.

We had an amazing evening here! The service is incredible, and our waiter very patiently answered…read moreall our questions, made recommendations, and generally made our night. The food was good and the prices were also decent, and the ambiance is wonderful- we had a table with a window overlooking the sea! For appetizers, we ordered the seafood salad, which was tasty. For entrees, we got the seafood gnocchi (a fun take on spaghetti vongole), which was incredible, and the swordfish in tomato sauce, which was good (the fish itself not that amazing, but the sauce was great). For dessert we had the panna cotta, which wasn't that great and drenched in a chocolate syrup. The table next to us got creme brulee, which came on fire!! Overall, super nice vibe and service.

Great location and great food. It's a very busy restaurant. You might need a reservation. We had an…read moreoutside table, and the overhead heater made it very comfortable with a beautiful view of the harbor.

We were in Port, so we decided to get a bite to eat. Very tasty, fresh assortment of regional food…read moreand not too expensive.

The place for a romantic date. The wine list has great choice of wine. ( from California , Italia,…read moreFrance). This restaurant should be in Michelin guide .

Food was amazing. Servers were very helpful while at the table, however became less and less…read moreattentive towards the end of the night. All said, was a great experience and would happily return.

This was recommended through our Airbnb host as this was her favorite restaurant. She and her…read morehusband owned a diving school so any of her recommendations were much appreciated. "The freshest of fish and not overly priced." Who can go wrong with that? Mini Refolata - this was a great way to have a little taste of some of the appetizers all at once. While eating this we could already tell this place was a great choice. Fish of the day - talk about the waiter coming up with a plate full of maybe 3 fresh fish caught that day and asking which one you want. Not really knowing the local fish, we went with his recommendation of the San Pietro baked with potato. If that already wasn't great service, he then brought the fish after it was cooked and filleted and de-boned it in front of us. With all this bragging I've done about service - yes, the fish was wonderful as well. This is a great little spot and the seafood was fresh. Definitely a must try if you're in the neighborhood.

The restaurant was located in a quiet area. We decided to eat outside. We started with the seafood…read moreplatter, where everything was raw. It came with oysters, three types of shrimp, shrimp paste, three types of ceviche, and a carpaccio. My favorite was the carpaccio, which had pieces of freeze dried raspberry on top. The only thing I didn't like was one of the ceviches. We had a plate of fried calamari and shrimp next. The batter was excellent! Lastly, we had a pasta dish with clams. It was simple but delicious. I would say this restaurant was the highlight of our time here in this port city.

Great experience. Wonderful friendly and helpful service. Terrific seafood risotto and anchovy…read moreburrata. Tuna tartar with a great bottle of Lazio white wine

From the owner: L'Hotel Baia d' Argento è un confortevole albergo sul mare, affacciato in una delle baie più…read moresuggestive del famoso Promontorio dell'Argentario; è dotato di 36 camere standard (21 con vista sul mare), tutte con servizi di frigobar, Tv, telefono, climatizzazione, e 3 suites. Ampio Parcheggio. Terrazza fronte mare. Nel periodo estivo l'adiacente spiaggia privata viene attrezzata di ombrelloni e lettini per far apprezzare agli ospiti la limpidezza del mare più bello di Toscana. Il nostro Ristorante offre gustosi e variegati menù della migliore cucina Mediterranea. in estate è possibile un servizio di "take away" per un pranzo veloce. Colazione a buffet. Wifi gratuito in tutta la struttura.