Trattoria dei Pescatori — Restaurant in Santa Margherita Ligure

Changed our plans one night and came here for dinner instead of another restaurant.

We walked by many times and somehow never made it for dinner here. So we made a same-day reservation for an inside table. Our Bulldog being welcome as well.

It's a very comfy, classic and relaxing Italian restaurant. Lots of tables inside and some more across the street by the water. It was a weekday, but the restaurant was booked pretty well.

Lots of Italian classics as well as fish and seafood items on the menu. Really something for everybody.

Had mussels marinara and the shrimp skewers for starters. Both very good items, nice and fresh. A good load of mussels for the price. An Aperol Spritz each for starters. For the mains the Cotoletta alla Milanese (deep-fried pork cutlet) and the Spaghetti Vongole (clams). Again, both choices excellent. The pork was crispy outside, but still juicy and tender inside. And the Spaghetti had nice seafood flavour with a good load of fresh clams. The bottle of local Vermentino went well with the seafood.

Waiting staff was very welcoming, took care of us very nicely. And all did cost us just over 120 Euros. A fair price. Lovely atmosphere, good food, great staff and fair prices. Surely not our...

We wandered around looking at restaurants on the marina side of Santa Margherita as we had been concentrating more on the town and beach venues. It was our last night here before moving on and seafood was on our minds considering the geography is a seafood industry.

I had the fried calamari my wife had the mussels marinara which they allowed to be a main. WOW just WOW. Mussels super flavourful in a white wine parsley sauce. No seasoning required and the mussels themselves were super fresh and tender. As for the calamari the batter was out of this world light and the flesh was melt in your mouth.

Wait staff was excellent and super attentive. House red and house prosecco was great. Italian wine walks all over our Australian wines. If we had a house red in Australia it would be some cheap plonk that you’d only cook with.

Such a good environment to eat in. If you come to Santa Margherita. Eat here. It’ll be worth it. Thanks to the staff made our last...

If I could give zero stars, I would. This restaurant scammed us—we were charged for three fish dishes but only received two. When we politely pointed it out, they refused to acknowledge the issue and insisted we pay the full amount. No apology, no correction—just arrogance.

It became painfully clear that this is a tourist trap. Locals seem to be treated differently, while visitors get overpriced, tiny portions and rude service. The fish we did get was barely enough for one person, let alone three and worst of all it wasn't tasty at all.

Avoid this place unless you enjoy being overcharged, ignored, and taken advantage of. The city has many beautiful and honest spots—this is not...