Trattoria della Raibetta — Restaurant in Genoa

We split a dish of ravioli in a meat sauce to start and mopped up every bit of the ragu with bread. My wife opted for a steak in a green peppercorn cream sauce as her main. Excellent piece of meat; perfectly cooked; tasty sauce that nicely complemented the meat. I went for the daily Ligurian-style fish fillet - also very tasty - and the side order of French fries we had worked well with both mains. The best, however, was dessert. We got a slice of chocolate cake with a hazelnut crust on the bottom and an order of gelato. I am fantasizing about that dessert days later.

Service was friendly and professional. The dining room is pleasant. All in all, Raibetta is place to consider if...

I read a review about this restaurant before going on a short trip to Genoa and thought it was worth a visit. It was a lovely walk down the Via San Lorenzo to this restaurant, and we found it at the seafront end located down a narrow alleyway. The food was excellent. My sister had steak and I had Fritto Misto which tasted fresh and light, not oily at all. BUT the dessert is the thing which I will rave over. The mint Pannacotta with dark chocolate sauce, IT WAS THE BEST DESSERT I HAVE EVER EATEN IN MY LIFE!!!!!!! So we had two each. The service was friendly and good, not overly attentive and there was a casual cosy atmosphere. Would definitely recommend for the...

Ligurian cuisine, but average quality of the food - the ravioli I had were not the genovese ones I am used to for more than 50 years, also the ragu that came with them. The quiches (torte) we had for antipasto were good, but the rest was somehow in the medium quality level. Not something to repeat looking at the vast choice of restaurants in Genova. It took very long for the orders to arrive, maybe because they had some tables withany guests, but that should not be an excuse.It simply means that they have too many posts to serve and too few people in the kitchen and to...