Ristorante Antica Osteria Da U Limottu — Restaurant in Moneglia

This was BY FAR the worst restaurant experience we ever had. We ordered two beef plates and a mixed fried fish bowl. Instead of the beef plates, they brought us two extremely dry chicken breasts and said that this is what they call beef. (Although I had asked the waiter which kind of meat this is before we ordered it and he told me: "It's from the cow".) So this was the first thing we didn't really understand.

We told him, that we didn't want to eat chicken so he told us that we can have a steak instead. Misunderstandings can always occur, so we said ok and gave it another try (but telling him that it should not be bloody). And then, this is no joke, he brought us a steak which was completely bloody and there was even blood on the plate! After remindinding him that we wanted it to be well done, he unironically said: "This is well done (!)". The mixed fried fish bowl was even worse. It was full of fat and uneatable. My father just ate a little bit and then stopped it because of the immense bad taste. So my father and I, we walked into the restaurant where all the staff was waiting to tell them that the dishes were problematic and that we had wished to eat the steak without blood. Then suddenly a woman (young and with blond hair) began shouting at us with the following words: "You wanted them, you pay them!" The other woman standing next to her (middle-aged with darker hair and glasses) even threatened us to call the Italian police, the carabienieri, if we would not pay the bill. We were completely shocked about their behaviour as we never experienced this kind of disrespectful behaviour before. All of them were yelling at us and the woman with the darker hair tried to push me and if one of the waiters had not intervened, she would have been succesful. Nonetheless, we left the money for the bill on the table, because this was just too much and we did not want it to get more out of control.

After getting home, my mother had to throw up, because of the bad meat they served us. She just ate a little piece of it. Imagine how bad it was!

We are still shocked about this experience and really cannot understand that this restaurant has positive reviews. Please think about it twice before eating at this disrespectful, untasty and (still) expensive restaurant. This was really...

Disappointing Experience Despite Good Food

The restaurant has a simple interior, and the owner initially seemed friendly and proud of her homemade pasta, which she mentioned several times during our meal.

Following her recommendation, we opted for a selection of small pasta dishes to sample a variety. I specifically inquired about the price, which she described as completely reasonable „she said 8 euro for one Pasta p. Person“. I anticipated a total of around €100.

However, when the dishes were served, I noticed that the pasta did not match what was originally suggested. That said, the food was delicious.

What significantly marred the evening was the owner’s intrusive and talkative manner. She interrupted us multiple times during our meal with lengthy stories, making us increasingly uncomfortable and eager to finish quickly.

When it came time to pay, the card reader was handed to me without showing the bill. The total was €135 for two people—well above our expectations. I received the receipt later, which listed seemingly arbitrary charges. I felt taken advantage of but chose not to escalate the situation to preserve the evening.

In summary: the food is good, but the service was intrusive, and the pricing lacked transparency. I cannot recommend...

‼️Do not go here‼️ new owner and it’s nothing like it was before, older reviews sadly aren’t applicable anymore.

No real menu with no prices The owner/manager was very intrusive and pushy, seemed like she was on drugs.

wine was brought to us without ordering or telling us the price.

When we wanted to pay, a made up price was said by her and after questioning it and calculating the actual price we realized she charged 25% on top which she didn’t apologise for.

Super loud music was blasting which made it hard to hold a conversation and sometimes the manager started singing (more like screaming) to the songs.

The overall vibe and atmosphere was really off and we left after we had the first drink to eat and enjoy dinner elsewhere. I feel really bad for the one younger and kind waitress working there

Will...