Excellent find not far from the market. Outstanding house Vermentino. Dined alone so didn't get to…read moretry much, but would definitely come back for more.

We stayed for a month in La Spezia at an Airbnb that we found. We must've eaten at this restaurant…read moreat least half a dozen times as we kept coming back for it was so good. Obviously a family run restaurant with utmost care taken in the presentation of every dish they serve. Friendly, family service. Everything that we ate there was absolutely Delicioso. We kept finding excuses to come back to town in time to make sure that we were able to eat there again it was that good. We never had a thing we didn't like from the menu. And the family and the locals, as well as the other patrons were absolutely wonderful towards us. We may make an excuse to return just to go back here again! #stevensleavin

My husband, my parents and I were visiting from the states. Found the restaurant on yelp. We were…read moregreeted by the one of the brothers and the our her helped to serve us. Food was fast and amazing. Family owned atmosphere was a lot of fun and they made sure that we were fed well!!

Top notch seafood and service. We highly recommend and would definately return if we are fortunate…read moreto be in the area.

We came here as part of a a Cinque Terre walking tour. Corniglia is a quiet coastal town and the…read moreambiance of the restaurant definitely reflected that. The appetizers came out to the table within a few minutes and the food wasn't far behind. Despite the quick service, the food wasn't what we had come to expect based on past Italian dining experiences. Seafood Appetizer (4/5): I enjoyed the seafood, it was fresh and tasty. My husband felt that some of the seafood was tough Pesto Pasta (3/5): The quality of the pesto pasta seemed inconsistent. My husband's food came out hot and had a great pesto flavor. The rest of the group's food did not come out warm and had almost no flavor. I'm not sure what happened with the pasta, but even after my husband tried my pasta he agreed that it wasn't great.

The WORST service so far in Italy. So disappointing to say the least. The "Mama Cass" looking chic…read morewho "seemed to be in charge" but could barely walk from being so out of shape was a complete bossy "you must order everything now" huge Debbie Downer. The Spaghetti Bolognese was tasteless and would have been better if from The Olive Garden in the US. And let's not get started on the JOKE of an Octopus Salad that we never even got to finish because she took it away before we were done. She didn't even ask by the way! The one down the street at La Posada is WAY superb. If you go to Corniglia, don't waste your money or time on this joke of a restaurant, the view will trick you... don't let that fool you. This place is horrible.

Great seafood at a price competitive with/cheaper than the other seafood restaurants in the area…read more House wine was good and not pricey (5 euros a glass). Would recommend stopping in at 7 when it opens to reserve a spot for later, or coming in 30-40 mins before you expect to be seated. Wait staff was very kind-- some awkwardness from the language barrier but they were accommodating and attentive.

Never even sniffed the place. Hostess shook her head when I asked if they had a table for 2…read moreavailable. Then a guy, probably local that she recognized, cut in front of me and asked for a table for 2. She immediately seated him! I stood there in amazement and she occasionally glanced over to see if I was still at the doorway. We finally left and I resolved to never ever try to eat at that horrid place.

I had a hankering for meatballs, and we stopped by after seeing them on the menu…read more The meatballs were delicious! They came with a heaping amount of sauce for dipping. We also had pasta & wine. Everything was tasty and came out hot. If you're looking for a great meal in Riomaggiore this is it! Service was great. The food does take a time to come out but remember, this is not fast food-it's good food!

I will start to say that the Octopus salad and carbonara we had were excellent. This place offered…read morethe best meal we had in Cinque Terra over the 5 nights we were there. The negative would be the experience. You are packed in there like sardines. May remove a few tables so that you're not sitting in other peoples space. Which leads me to why the low rating. The staff was very jovial with us at the beginning and we were having a good time. Then, just as the server was placing our pasta dish down, I said grazia! The server thought I said gracias and decided to openly correct my pronunciation, embarrassing me amongst other Europeans (i'm American) sitting basically in our lap. He outwardly embarrassing me where others could hear ruined my dinner. He made me cry and couldn't understand why the change in my personality. Sorry, but there's a time and place to correct; however, as your customer is about to enjoy the food you made, you wait. When my husband went to pay, they asked if everything was alright, my husband explained what had happened and the man decided to say, "well i know i like to be corrected". I don't mind be corrected, but not in the manner/time in which he chose to do it, with wall to wall people to hear it. How bout next time you reserve your correction and just do your job well and make it a positive experience as it started out. We would have gone there every night for that octopus salad and to try other items. The food on everyone's table looked amazing. Just bad server.

We enjoyed our food here, but based on the yelling we witnessed in an interaction between some…read moretourists and what I'm assuming is the chef, I would probably go elsewhere. Thankfully we didn't experience the same attitude based on our interactions! I'm American and did my best to speak what I could in broken Italian. The host that spoke better English took our order and he was very kind. We were welcomed around 1:30 pm looking for an aperol spritz and a place to use the restroom. We saw some tourists not understand that the outside tables near the front were for eating customers. They misunderstood the lady that for drink only, to use the further umbrellas. The lady came back out and yelled at the tourists and muttered "impossiblè" to herself when walking back inside The Aperol spritz contained only Aperol and prosecco, and was very strong. I couldn't finish it and my mom didn't bother drinking hers. We also ordered grilled anchovies with capers and tomatoes, and they were lovely. The saltiness and juices from the anchovies were delicious with the provided white bread. Overall, the menu looked wonderful here but I may go elsewhere for more hospitable service. Also, keep in mind that "coperto" is a charge (per person) for service and things like bread. This was the first place on our vacation in late September so far where we came across this fee!

This place does not like Americans! We walked up politely. And waited and waited. Finally a Woman…read morewith dark hair said "one momento." We could tell they were busy. We politely waited. A table was finally cleared and we expected after waiting patiently to be seated based on her reactions towards us. But no one asked us questions. We were not asked to be put on a list. No one told anything. Then suddenly 2 locals popped in and they sat them down in front of us. With NO , I mean zero explanation. Did they have reservations ??? No one told us anything. They treated us rudely and poorly. I guess because we are Americans. I would never ever go back to this place in the alley.

As stated by all, the general attitude here is unwelcoming, and unless you get Nona as your…read morewaitress, your unlikely to see a smile or be made to feel welcome. Food is ok but we had better at many other restaurants and the yelling from the kitchen heard in the indoor dining room was like an out-take from Curb Your Enthusiasm w/o Larry David being nearby to set a fun time!

Antonio took fantastic care of us for our dinner visit in Monterosso. After a long day of touring,…read morewe opted for a local dinner nearby our apartment, and this came highly recommended for fresh seafoods! Strongly suggest you make a reservation if you desire to sit on the patio at peak dinner hour around 20:30p. You can see lots of people walking the area, enjoy the fresh air, central piazza location and delicious food and drinks. The seafood sampler was an amazing way to share a variety of starters, from sardines, anchovies, calamari, shrimp, bacon wrapped mussels, stuffed mussels, swordfish, etc. in small plates "tapas" style presentation - a true feast!! For main dishes, the Swordfish was the best I've ever had, freshly caught that morning and prepared grilled "thinly" sliced - very tender and tasty! This is not the swordfish type steak I'm familiar, but eating it so fresh was perfect! The homemade Gnocchi with Pesto was wonderful; eating flavorful Pesto sauce known in this region was a special treat, but I'd also say a filling and heavy dish as I could only eat a couple pieces - but everyone loved them! Finally the stuffed seafood ravioli was amazing ... homemade tender raviolis created and served in a rich pomodoro type sauce which was fantastic, definitely a shared dish for 2 (plus we took some leftover home for snack next day). And we finished our meal by trying the specialty dessert wine, Sciacchetra with biscotti. It was too sweet for me, but a real "local" treat! What a marvelous and beautiful dining experience, I'd recommend you must try CIAK if in Monterosso, Cinque Terre! Cheers, ENJOY!!!

I am obsessed with this place! My sister and I were looking for nice dinner close to where we were…read morestaying in Riomagiorre, and I'm so glad we stumbled upon this spot. First off, everyone working there was genuinely kind. My sister and I were set on trying the octopus however this was an appetizer item, and we knew we wouldn't be able to finish an appetizer and two entrees. A lot of places sometimes get mad if you order just an appetizer and an entree to share, however they were very understanding and even brought out extra plates for us. We also got the mussel ravioli, which was to die for! Of course we had wine as well, which was also delicious! Love this place and would give 10 stars if I could!

This place is trying to be fancy, but we only got a snobby attitude and poor service. You can do…read morebetter.