Chica Loca — Restaurant in Bordighera

Love, love, LOVE this place! Everything is always perfect (view, food, service). Yesterday's pasta frutti de mare may be the best I've EVER eaten and the carafe red was Chianti! They are right at the train station so that's a very convenient way to travel there. Note: The menu on their website is outdated. The price of my dish is shown there as 16 euros but it's now 20.

Edit September 2024: Just had lunch there and while the food was still great... The service was not as good. Despite being among the first seated at noon exactly, our 1st course took a full half hour to arrive - immediately after we asked where it was. THEN the same thing happened for our main courses. Another half hour and another reminder to the waiter. And finally, the deserts (Tiramisu and a chocolate coconut pie) looked beautiful but...

Negative: -service was prolonged (not many people, we waited 1 hour and 15min to get food). -the way the server said, “no wine?” sounded like we should feel guilty. -we did not have the option to choose tap water. -the toilet is dirty, nowhere to sit for ladies and no toilet paper. -food was really mediocre, ravioli and gnocchi, probably not homemade, no cheese offered, no little effort of presentation. It felt like going to the “cantine”. -of course, we were not asked how our experience was. Not sure they really care anyway.

Positive: -the view was nice -one waitress was smiley

Final word: There is really an opportunity for growth. I hope you can see my comment as...

Arrived and the patron looked up and then ignored me. A hello would have been nice. Thankfully the two young servers were friendly. Octopus salad was nothing like other photos in the reviews which was way I ordered it. As for the Shrimp pasta - sauce and pasta was lovely but I only had 3 prawns 😳😂 If you’re after sea views then this place is perfect 👍 but if you’re after a real dining experience then...