Principessa — Restaurant in Santa Margherita Ligure

Great setting with a view of the ocean. Service was really good, friendly, helpful and fast. But the food was average which is a shame. I have been eating steak all through Italy, thinking that these people KNOW how to do a good steaks. This steak however, tasted like it was sous vide / boiled, and although relatively tender, lacked flavour and tasted watery, and the potatoes tasted too “herby” and overpowered everything. The squid with anchovies and crustaceans came out and was like a fisherman’s basket but with no sauce so was dry and boring. That said, the wine was amazing. Overall… despite good service, view and wine, I doubt I would have dinner again here… maybe I’d come back and...

Decided to go here mainly because it is air conditioned. The menu did not stick out to be unique compared to all the other restaurants in this town. We ordered the sea bream Ligure style(first photo). It was pretty good. The second photo is papparedelle with lobster, tomatoes and basil. The pasta was so mushy and over cooked it broke apart just picking it up with a fork. Very shameful of this restaurant to serve pasta like this. We also brought it to the attention of the waiter and he said it's because it's fresh pasta. We are in Italy! We are expecting the best of the best pasta. We have never had pasta so bad in an Italian restaurant in Canada. Very...

I think this must be the hidden gem of Santa Margherita. The views, the food, the service are all exemplary. Sitting at the window watching the setting sun over the bay is like dinner with a show. The level of service is like service of bygone times, with pride and professionalism. The food celebrates local ingredients without over...