Ristorante Lo Stella — Restaurant in Portofino

We arrived at this restaurant and the location looked great. At first one guy was quit polite and gave us the menu. Not 1 minute later another guy asked us what we would like to eat and when we told him we would like to have a look at the menu he disappeared, like he was offended by us. Afterwards he wrote down our food wishes. The food came very quick. (We ordered salad, pasta and tortellini with walnut sauce) the portion was very small but tasted good. Sadly the service was just very bad. When they brought the food the service didn’t even speak and just left the food on the table and didn’t asked which food referred to who. Another service girl which took the plates didn’t even speak, and before I could order a espresso she left. It was like the service didn’t want to ask us anything at all they just wanted to leave as fast as they could. For such a famous location I expected much more. at the end the service pushed me when standing up, because they were on such a hurry, even if there weren’t a lot of people...

Italian Rivera Portofino, Italy. Given that I consider Portofino my home away from home, the family consented to dine in this exceptional ancient fishing village. We chose “Ristorante Stella,” an established Ligurian restaurant specializing in seafood, pasta, and desserts, which features a harbor-view terrace perfect for sunset. The family selected the following menu items: Seasonal Mixed Salad, Italian bread with butter, Spaghetti with clams, Homemade pasta with Bolognese, and Grilled Scampi. The selection of drinks consisted of bottled water, a Godfather cocktail (with bourbon & vodka), Le Volte dell’Ornellaia Toscana red wine, and champagne. Both the menu and the service exceeded...

This restaurant promotes seafood. The prices are reasonable given the incredible location, spotless facilities and delicious food. Wine is exceptional. The fish Risotto was delicious - top dish - incl perfect texture, the mixed plate of Scampi ended up all Scampi at my request (so they are flexible). Wish I'd tried the shrimps seared in cognac too.. Gabriele was friendly and let us sit on the water straight away and our waiter Lassen helpful and polite, speak 4 languages. My wife and I dined to our hearts content including a btle of wine + beer for 183 euro which for the location was excellent value and romantic. Turn up on time if you have a booking. Wow. Highly...