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Beautiful restaurant in backstreets behind beach. we had a great dinner last night. read more Beautiful restaurant in backstreets behind beach. we had a great dinner last night.

Good quality eating and service beautiful atmosphere read more Good quality eating and service beautiful atmosphere

We were visiting rapallo for two weeks and visited this restaurant three times the first time for lunch on our first day as it was the first restaurant we came... read more We were visiting rapallo for two weeks and visited this restaurant three times the first time for lunch on our first day as it was the first restaurant we came across on our walk into rapallo. We had a nice salad but were served stale bread! Our subsequent visits were for dinner. As a non seafood eater (but I do like fish) I found the menu a little limited. So I settled for steak the first night which was very nice but had very few vegetables with it and sea bream the second time, which was served with a very scant salad. We sat outside and watched the sun go down which was lovely. We were served complimentary Prosecco which was slso lovely! The staff were friendly although there was no sense of ‘welcome back’ by our third visit. The throughput of people is evidently such that it is difficult for staff to recognise returning customers. In sum, a nice enough place with a lovely ambience if you sit outside. Food is average and not too expensive. Give it a try!

We chose to sit on the sunbeds, we assumed they cost was happy to pay, but there were no signs up to say how much no-one come over. We noticed everyone who had... read more We chose to sit on the sunbeds, we assumed they cost was happy to pay, but there were no signs up to say how much no-one come over. We noticed everyone who had a bed received 'waiter ' service while we were completely ignored. So after a while I went to the bar area to order drinks. I don 't speak Italian but I do make an effort to greet/make pleasantries in Italian. But the man dismissed me, turned his back saying 'no english '. So after trying/failing to order what we wanted, I asked for sprite aqua (water) for ease. Again was told 'no english '?!?!? The service just got worse from there. Everytime we wanted to order a drink we were made to wait at the bar while they see everybody ahead of us, despite us being first in the queue. The staff were so rude we chose to have lunch elsewhere returned to the beds when we were ready. We were waiting ages just to pay was charged way over the odds for what we had in comparison to every where else in the area. It was meant to be a lovely day for me my mum to relax but it was so disappointing!!! Beautiful surrounds, but very rude staff non-existent service to 'foreigners '. Wasn 't made to feel welcome at all....do not recommend!

Unpretentious family run restaurant. Great ambiance. Hearty home cooked food with some excellent dishes spaghetti scoglioni, calamari, tomato tropea onion salad... read more Unpretentious family run restaurant. Great ambiance. Hearty home cooked food with some excellent dishes spaghetti scoglioni, calamari, tomato tropea onion salad. Friendly and good service, with a fantastic view of the bay.

Choosing by chance by walking, it was a pleasant discovery. You can dine on a terrace on the sea, menu mainly based on fish, good and at honest prices (2 appeti... read more Choosing by chance by walking, it was a pleasant discovery. You can dine on a terrace on the sea, menu mainly based on fish, good and at honest prices (2 appetizers, 2 courses, 2 desserts, water, wine: 74€. Bravi in the service, on arrival is offered a glass of Prosecco and very fast serving despite it was Saturday evening. Right portions, they were pleasantly satisfied and we will also return in the next days of holiday and maybe I will add some photos of the dishes as this time, taken from the atmosphere we forgot. Recommended.

Great food and good atmosphere. I've been here for years and it's a pleasure to come back read more Great food and good atmosphere. I've been here for years and it's a pleasure to come back

Very good dinner and honest account read more Very good dinner and honest account