La Cantina Zio Bramante — Restaurant in Riomaggiore

DO NOT COME HERE. came looking for dinner and some drinks, ordered house wine (apparently made in house) a bruschetta and a pesto pasta dish. After ordering, i see the word 'Frozen' on the pasta page. i asked the waitress what this means and she admitted to me that they buy their pasta dishes as FROZEN ready meals at a grocery store and then MICROWAVE them for the customers for 10 Euros! i then look behind the bar and see 4 microwaves and my pasta inside. i told her to cancel the order because i came for freshly made food, not a microwave meal, they then argued with me that i cannot cancel the bruschetta because it is all freshly made, i asked if they make the bread and she said no, they buy it at the grocery store and toast it here, so she insisted i pay for the bruschetta. i refused. we finally agreed i would pay 3 Euros for the already toasted bread with nothing on it, and they served it to me in a paper bag even though i insisted i did not want it. admittedly the wine was nice but after seeing how everything is bought in a store, i wouldn’t be surprised if they bought the 1 Euro box wine and poured it into a carafe to pretend its made in house. ridiculous to call yourself a restaurant, the worst experience me and my partner...

I was looking for something to eat in the late afternoon since bakeries close at 5 pm. I decided to enter this place. The seafood focaccia with salad and sauce seemed like a good option, but as you can see in the photo, it was a tough focaccia with just two lettuce leaves and a few tiny pieces of seafood. Clearly my mistake, I politely tried to explain my point to the waitress and find a solution if possible, but without saying anything, she looked at me disdainfully as if to say, "Well, that's your problem, we can't do anything about it." So I paid and left. Moral of the story: terrible service and customer care, same goes for the food. Maybe the beverage is better; however, the worst place I've ever tried in all of the Cinque Terre. A tourist trap, definitely not recommended.

ITA: Ero in cerca di qualcosa da mangiare in tardo pomeriggio e siccome i panifici chiudono alle 17, ho deciso di entrare in questo locale. La focaccia con frutti di mare, insalata e salsa sembrava una buona opzione ma, come si può vedere in foto, si trattava di una focaccia dura per altro con due foglie di insalata e qualche pezzettino minuscolo di frutto di mare. Errore mio evidentemente, ho educatamente cercato di spiegare alla ragazza il mio punto e di cercare una soluzione se possibile ma senza dire nulla, con sdegno mi ha guardato come dire: “eh affari tuoi non possiamo fare nulla”. Al che ho pagato e me ne sono andato. Morale: servizio e cura del cliente pessimi, cibo idem, forse il beverage è meglio; comunque sia, posto peggiore mai provato in tutto le Cinque Terre. Trappola per turisti, decisamente non...

We visited La Cantina Zio Bramante on our trip in Cinque Terre. The service was amazing, very charming and communicative lady. We had lasagne and they were very tasty. Maybe pre-cooked but it didn’t matter at all, because they were delicious. I had Cosmopolitan - never drank better one. That night, a Jazz band had a small concert, so the atmosphere was very unique, friendly and we felt absolutely amazing. Everyone sang with them. I would recommend it to anyone that can appreciate restaurant/bar with a stylish and...