I don't usually do long reviews, but this place deserves it. The hardest restaurant to run is probably a fish restaurant, even worse when seasonal, and way worse when at the heart of a super touristy area such as Portofino. It's probably hard to show up daily and deal with the ignorance of the clientele which must be as insufferable as the continuous heat and the difficulty of finding the right products.

I don't know these guys who run this place, but considering how well they do it I wish I did. My meal was almost insanely amazing with some stunningly fresh local ingredients (see photos which I never take). The octopus dish was super pro, but the seafood spaghetti (boring you would think) was more than pro, was a work of love.

Its impossible to keep this quality day in and day out while half your orders are prosciutto e melone so cut these fine gentlemen some slack when not everything is perfect.

Tip of the hat !