Ristorante San Giuseppe — Restaurant in Ventimiglia

We got take away because it was the festival of the patron Saint of the area. The counter servers were disgruntled,brisk and rude. The place upstairs was completely empty. I was the only person ordering anything to go. I’m only giving the one star because the Maitre D’ was quite nice and explained in detail why we couldn’t get a table on their busiest night. I ordered a sandwich to go, a gelato and fresh orange juice. The juice was ok. The gelato tasted like processed, American soft serve and when I realized the sad looking panini sandwich could be heated up and requested that, I was met with a slew of “Why didn’t you say so!!!” In rude yelling Italian from a very rude, grumpy old man. I smiled and waited patiently for him to take forever to heat it up. The woman at the register who took my money couldn’t even muster eye contact much less a common decency of an Italian “Grazie.” It was the worst, most obnoxious experience!!! I honestly didn’t even want the sandwich(which I got for my hungry child)after all that but took it and smiled politely. Luckily there was a homeless man sitting outside who was very hungry. I guess I purchased the sandwich for him. He was very grateful for a warm meal. We got Pizza instead from across the street at 14 Moto. The service there was wonderful and a gentle reminder that kindness still exists...

1 star is for the ambience. But still the ambience was average at best, super dirty exterior. Awful service.

Super rude tall male server. Tried to ask why the wifi wasn’t working and he walked away as I was speaking and said it’s just like that. Dirty dishes were on my table for over 20 minutes, waiters walked by multiple times and did not clear. I asked the rude waiter to clear the dish, and he gave me a glare (?) lol as if it was an offence to ask him to do his job. (??) Just to note, I was the only person of colour in the restaurant. He seemed to be more polite to the other customers.

Food was disappointing. I only ate the clams, pasta had no flavour and couldn’t even be saved with salt and pepper. If it hadn’t been for the fact that the wifi wasn’t working and I couldn’t find another place I...

This is a very nice restaurant right on the beach. We didn't book a table and were lucky enough to get a table with a nice view. The food was excellent and we could even ask for some changes in the plates. The service was very good and waiters/tresses were very kind. However, the waiting time was a bit long and prices a bit high in my opinion related to the originality or exception of the way to prepare the food (which was quite standard, even though the food was really good). You clearly pay for the location rather than the refined and sophisticated side of the food.

It was still a very nice restaurant where you can stay to have nice...