This place is amazing and has some of the best seafood dishes I have ever had! I recommend their…read morehouse white wine; it pairs fantastic with the seafood dishes. The seafood risotto was the best risotto I've had in Italy with very tasty, fresh mussels, prawns, clams& squid. Their crusted sea bass & calamari with rucola& tomatoes was delicious as well. This place is definitely worth the visit!

I am in love with this place. I saw the owner trick shot some bread from on the tablecloth into the…read morebread basket hella nonchalantly, like nbd. The decor is exactly what I wanted, exactly what I needed. The food was insane. Pasta with clams was literally perfect, mixed grill plate was also perfect. Our WINE holy shit that was perfect. We got a crème brûlée type vibe but it was kind of lemony. Also perfect. Everything was perfect and it just had such a genuine homey vibe. The waiters were so helpful and kind. Soccer match on the tv. Owner working at his bigass computer. Nice indistinct chatter. Genuinely the perfect dinner.

If you happen to find your way to one of the most beautiful seaside towns in Italy, do not miss…read morethis dining experience. I have now been twice while passing through on business. Benjamin (the owner) is quite a lively character, very welcoming, funny, and knowledgable about food and wine. Seafood is the obvious specialty and the variety is amazing. Hopefully you have a group large enough to try the antipasti sampler. The choices are too numerous to list or even remember. Some I recall, are stuffed mussels, swordfish carpaccio, baby octopus, anchovies in lemon, etc. The pasta courses we had on our most recent visit were squid ink ravioli stuffed with fish and sea urchin spaghetti (one of my most memorable pasta dishes EVER). They grill fish perfectly for second courses. I have no idea what else is on the menu as Benjamin simply asked if we liked this or that and away the evening went. I will return whenever I can!

We just had one of our best dinners in Italy at Ristorante Il Frantoio. Service was professional,…read more and on top of it. We were guided through the menu to help make excellent decisions. We stared with Cozze Mussels in local sauce, had 2 Seafood pasta dishes, and excellent Tuna steak entree and 2 fabulous deserts to end our meal. Everything was perfect.

Wonderful seafood, pasta, ambiance…read more Wonderful seafood and pasta, and a lovely ambiance. The seafood ravioli was particularly good. This is one of two restaurants in Lerici recommended by relatives who spend several months a year in the area. These family-owned places are so welcoming and friendly and the seafood is so fresh. A delight.

This is my 330th restaurant review, and one that will be read the least by the fewest, because it's…read morefor a place in a remote little coastal town in central Italy that no one will travel to. So, using The Food Network as my rating bar and referring to one of their shows called "Best Thing I Ever Ate", what are the chances of having two of "Best Things" from the same restaurant? Slim at best, but accurate. Osteria La Caletta is so damn good that when traveling, my (Chef) wife, NEVER goes back to the same restaurant twice, Not now! We Went two nights in a row. A First! Osteria La Caletta on night #1 served us the absolute best Sea Bass she or me {sic} ever had - period; and, we come from Angelini Osteria (L.A.) country. This Branzino was so good, it replaced my "Death Row - Last Meal" rack of ribs that has held steady for over 30 years. I mean, come on, for real? YES! This little family owned restaurant in the town of Tellaro, just nailed it. I am normally a fast eater, but on this night with this dish, I savored each bite of this magnificent fish. Okay then, a rack of Baby Backs to Baked Fish for my last meal. Guess it had to be pretty GREAT! So, night #2 we return to the scene of the crime and ordered the seafood risotto. Now, anyone can make risotto. Give me a box of Uncle Ben's and some chicken stock and even I can bluff it. But, to do it right, I mean really right, it's like trying to split a hydrogen atom. The degree of difficulty in the ratio of stock to heat, to stirring to simmering is more complicated than an Astro-Dynamics calculus formula. Osteria La Caletta made a PERFECT risotto. A 10! Creamy, soft, delicate, complicated, delicious. So, it now replaced the Sea Bass which was on my "Death Row - Last Meal" exactly 1 day. The service is extraordinary, the ambiance is casual Italian, the noise level is - There is no noise level. Osteria La Caletta is such a special place. Besides it being on the coast in this small Italian town, it is one of the best restaurants I've ever been to and that is a very strong statement!

Location excellent in quiet tellaro…read more Shared a big fish tasting menu with my gf. Alot of food with a large variety of seafood. Some of the dishes were excellent, some were very good and a few were disappointing. Think they vary the selection based on season and catch of the day. Recommended!

Good but certainly not great. Seems to be coasting on its long ago world championships. Service…read morewas prompt, but unfriendly.

Hidden trattoria, some troubles with parking, otherwise tasty hone-made delicious meals, cozy…read moreplace. Service is OK!

We found this gem thanks to yelp and stopped for a late lunch... Walking in we didn't expect much,…read morebut the food was delicious. Chicken that took me back to childhood, nicely flavored steak, pesto lasagna? Yes, please! A couple of days earlier we had chocolate cake and tiramisu in Florence. These were so much better so as to render the Florence version unrecognizable. Excellent, friendly service, even with our limited Italian. Thank you! Great stop!

We had our best meals on the coast at Ristorante Cristobal. We enjoyed lunch with fresh fish,…read moredelicate first courses, fantastic raw fish starters, incredible desserts and a to die for view! The wine list also had a great selection of local wines that paired perfectly with the food. Top quality with top service

From the owner: Il Ristorante, le cui sale interne sono state completamente rinnovate nel gennaio del 2014 creando…read moreun ambiente moderno e accogliente, si trova direttamente sul mare e offre da ogni angolo una vista strepitosa sul Golfo e le sue bellezze. Il clima mite consente anche nelle soleggiate giornate invernali di pranzare all'aria aperta. Il Ristorante, tra i migliori ristoranti pesce Lerici, viene incontro alle più svariate esigenze: La location è adatta per serate romantiche a lume di candela, le sale più riservate per pranzi di lavoro e allegre tavolate con amici, mentre gli ampi spazi permettono di organizzare cerimonie e banchetti. Il ristorante situato tra Lerici e San Terenzo offre uno dei migliori panorami tra tutti i ristoranti di La Spezia e Lerici.