Ristorante Le Chaudron — Restaurant in Bordighera

A mixed bag. After reading good reports, we reserved by email. On arrival on a Friday night in late July, we were greeted (almost) by the owner's partner. We were the only guests at 19.45. We could not dine inside because she said there was no air conditioning. I think it would be expensive to turn it on for 2 guests. Later 2 others arrived and joined us outside in a canopied courtyard close to the main road. The food and wine were good, except to my shame, I didn't report or send back the sea bream main course for my wife which was not fresh, despite being described as the catch of the day. Not a bad price comparatively speaking, but the formula doesn't work, and I think it may be on its last legs. The previous night we are in Romolo Mare, a strange beach club café which was very very crowded, despite being eccentric in many ways. Both are Michelin listed, but clearly the dining public in Bordighera has...

Nous sommes venus dans ce restaurant en pensant passer un bon moment et bien manger, car c'est l'Italie…

En arrivant, surprise : seulement deux tables occupées. La dame qui nous accueille semble déjà agacée de notre présence.

À la carte, le choix est limité : soit des pâtes aux fruits de mer, soit à la tomate. Quand l’assiette arrive, elle est petite, comme si on avait servi à la petite cuillère. Et le prix est très élevé pour ce que c’est…

Non seulement la dame était très désagréable, mais elle a retiré nos assiettes avant même qu'on ait terminé, comme si elle voulait qu'on parte au plus vite. C’est vraiment dommage, nous n’avons pas consulté les avis avant de venir. À éviter, car il ne mérite certainement pas sa réputation gastronomique

We came to this restaurant hoping for a nice time and a good meal, after all, it’s Italy...

Upon arrival, we were surprised to see only two occupied tables. The woman who greeted us seemed annoyed by our presence.

The menu is extremely limited: pasta with either seafood or tomato. When the plate arrived, it was small, as if served with a teaspoon. And the prices were far too high for what we got...

The woman was not only unpleasant, but she also took away our plates before we had finished, as if she wanted us to leave. It’s a shame we didn’t check the reviews before coming. Avoid this place; it’s far from deserving a gastronomic reputation.

Siamo venuti in questo ristorante sperando di passare un buon momento e mangiare bene, dopotutto siamo in Italia...

All’arrivo, siamo rimasti sorpresi di vedere solo due tavoli occupati. La donna che ci ha accolti sembrava infastidita dalla nostra presenza.

Il menù era estremamente limitato: pasta ai frutti di mare o al pomodoro. Quando è arrivato il piatto, era piccolo, come fosse servito con un cucchiaino. E i prezzi erano esagerati per quello che abbiamo ricevuto…

Non solo la donna era molto scortese, ma ha anche ritirato i nostri piatti prima che finissimo, come se volesse mandarci via. Peccato non aver guardato le recensioni prima di venire. Da evitare assolutamente, non merita affatto la sua reputazione...

As it was our wedding anniversary, we chose a Michelin restaurant in Bordighera to celebrate. I was so disappointed. The woman who served us, I believe the owner's wife, made absolutely no effort to make us feel good. Our main course, a pasta dish in black ink, with lobster, arrived without the ink, and was whipped away without any apology! She hovered, with arms folded, as though she wanted us to leave as soon as possible. When the chef passed through the restaurant to greet some friends, he completely ignored us! Not only was the food mediocre, especially for a Michelin starred restaurant but the whole event was a disaster! We will never return and I advise others to...