Trieste — Restaurant in Lerici

If I could give Trieste in San Terenzo zero stars — or better yet, have it condemned — I would. One star is an outrageous overstatement for what can only be described as a health hazard masquerading as a restaurant.

The beer reeked of sulfur and rotten eggs — genuinely undrinkable. The cheese came in sad little plastic bags, as if the kitchen had raided a discount gas station. The vongole pasta? A revolting, stinking pile of decomposing shellfish. It smelled like death and tasted worse.

As for the supposed “local delicacy”? A limp pita bread drenched in store-bought pesto that had clearly been open for days. It was offensive — not just to Italian food, but to food in general.

Service was an exercise in neglect. No warmth, no welcome — just slow, sloppy, joyless drudgery. The staff seemed embarrassed, and frankly, they should be. This place is a masterclass in how not to run a restaurant.

Trieste isn’t just bad — it’s a festering embarrassment. A disgrace to San Terenzo. A place that should be boycotted, shut down, and struck from every guidebook.

Avoid this place like a...

I wish we looked at the reviews before going to eat lunch there. We were met by the grumpiest waitress, she didn't say hi, only threw a couple of menus on the table. In Italian of course. When we started ordering, she specified the pizzas are only made in the evenings. I wish it was stated somewhere... and again, maybe it was, but just in italian? When I asked what she would recommend for our 3yo daughter that wanted to order fish, she told me to look in the menu... when I said I didnt eat seafood, only fish, she couldn't understand. I honestly wish we left at that point. I got a cheese omelet with the tiniest side of dry salad. It swam in some fat, but other than that it was tasty. Husband was unimpressed with his ragu ravioli, he would swear it was microwaved. Our daughter got a swordfish steak that was a but dry, but fine. The atmosphere and service were just so bad, nothing could save this experience. Why does one work as a waitress if they obviously...

A real NO NO. Right from the very beginning we realised that it wasn't going to be a good experience. The waitress almost seemed irritated that we asked to book a table and all the staff looked rather scruffy. The ambiance was run down and the whole restaurant gave the impression to be stuck in the early 70s. When we were finally served our pizzas the disappointment was truly great. Hard and paper thin. It's probably our fault, because everyone praises the quality of the pizza at Trieste, but believe me, we found it...