Trattoria da Spadin — Restaurant in Camogli

The visit to the restaurant was booked via our hotel as a last-evening experience on our stay in Camogli. A fast boat ride ( excellent) from the marina in town - the restaurant is accessible only via boat or trail - and arrival at a fairly scruffy quay leading via an equally rudimentary concrete walkway to da Spadin. So I get the whole 'experience ' thing and that's great if you like boats and looking at the sea but I have to say that , for me at least, better food and a more polished surrounding would have definitely moved this up the star rating. Too many bits of rust-spattered concrete - I know it's by the sea - plus a generally ' rustic ' feel just wasn't for me . The food was fairly expensive - which is understandable given the restaurant's location - but it lacked the freshness and intense flavours that so much of the local cooking offers with it's ready access to great produce and seafood. Spadin definitely suffered in that respect as we'd dined the previous evening in Camogli at La Bossa which was absolutely five stars all the way. On the positive side the staff were absolutely great and very friendly but given that the boat ride was €100 and the meal and wine more expensive you really have like sea views to justify the cost! I think I could sum it up by saying that if I'd hiked over the hills and found this place at the end of a long day I'd be happy but making it a destination from the harbour via a boat trip for a special meal as the sun sets? - maybe not such a...

Fabulous place. We had bad weather in San fruttuoso so decided to come back here for lunch. We were able to ring ahead and book, so had a fab table. Service was superb- friendly and attentive We had the special fish- occhiata, caught that morning and it looked so fresh when she brought it out for us to choose, we took 2! €40 each, but it was worth it- you just don't get fish that fresh and tasty, filleted in front of you. The fried anchovies were super, the pasta pesto was alos great. Not cheap, but the location is stunning- so much better than what we have eaten in San...

The views are spectacular here. There aren't that many food options from what I could see right by the port so I chose this place based off of convenience and based on the TripAdvisor reviews. Service is fine although a bit slow. Had the linguini with pesto and it was fantastic. Also comes with a small dessert - 2 frozen chocolate covered grapes which were extremely refreshing after a day spent swimming and in the sun.

A bit on the pricier side for the portion size but you're definitely paying...