Primula - CAMOGLI

Excellent fish/seafood. Good service. Brilliant tuna tartare (with bits of mango and strawberry! and 'fish soup ' (moe like a stew . read more Excellent fish/seafood. Good service. Brilliant tuna tartare (with bits of mango and strawberry! and 'fish soup ' (moe like a stew .

Friday night in Camogli is busy and the top restaurants are fully booked. Thankfully Primula made space for us. That says a lot about their servie mindedness. T... read more Friday night in Camogli is busy and the top restaurants are fully booked. Thankfully Primula made space for us. That says a lot about their servie mindedness. They have nine or ten tables inside but many more outside. It was mid April and it was too cold to eat outside, but when the weather allows it must offer one of the best outdoor views in Camogli which is not short of beautiful views. Primula faces the public beach in Camogli, and the main pedestrian street in between is always lively, convivial, and always friendly. If you want to make a proposition of marriage to your beloved, and you like showing off, this is the spot for you! There is even space for you to perform a song and dance number, if that is your penchant. The suppe di pesche was a rich and generous collection of clams, mussels, langoustine and big chunks of the catch of the day. My wife had the spaghetti ai frutte de mare and it was mainly filled with clams, so I gave her some of mine. By this time in our vacation, we know the Cinque Terre wines are all good so we ordered two glasses and leave the selection to their recommendation. They have interesting local desserts, but we didn’t try them. The music is focused on 80s hits by the likes of Madonna and Michael Jackson. I get the feeling that they have been running the restaurant since then, so they have their tradecraft worked out to a tee. Budget friendly, family friendly, dog friendly. A nice bunch of people that makes dining accessible and hearty. The decor is cosy. No need to dress up. You can’t go wrong here.

I am Italian, but am writing in English to warn people. This is a tourist trap; expensive, not very good and the waiter was obnoxious. I was the only person in... read more I am Italian, but am writing in English to warn people. This is a tourist trap; expensive, not very good and the waiter was obnoxious. I was the only person in the restaurant speaking Italian that I could hear. Dreadful experience, look elsewhere.

Very nice view overlooking the sea. The shakerated coffee is really nice. Enjoyed Italian dessert coffee along the Italian coast ... read more Very nice view overlooking the sea. The shakerated coffee is really nice. Enjoyed Italian dessert coffee along the Italian coast ...

Despite some bad reviewes we decided to enter for dinner. The waiteress was very polite (may be was the owner) and the place was empty but nice and warm We had... read more Despite some bad reviewes we decided to enter for dinner. The waiteress was very polite (may be was the owner) and the place was empty but nice and warm We had superb fish and a very nice dessert. Price was not high and the quality overall was very good. The waiteress also suggest us to buy a small bottle of vine and in that way we had nice vine saving money. We cannot ask more to a restaurant and we have been quite happy to have been here. We will come back for sure.