A' Càneva — Restaurant in Vernazza

I don’t often leave a review, but this experience leaves me with little choice. The staff are SO rude, I would not recommend supporting this business. When you ask for a decaf coffee and they bring a normal coffee…I politely asked them for a decaf as I do not drink caffeine and the waiter rudely made me feel like an idiot in front of the rest of the customers. I did not drink the coffee…They then tried to charge me for it, and I politely said ‘no, we didn’t order that’ and they lost their temper, again, in front of other customers. The waiter and the cashier were arrogant beyond belief and to top this off, the food was nothing special. Packet muesli does not cut it for a €9.50 dish.

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We arrived at this restaurant after a long hike from Riomaggiore. Albeit, the restaurant was busy but the staff was incredibly rude. They practically threw the menus at us. The food came out quickly but they offered no plates, silverware or napkins. After requesting these, we watched the server go inside 3 more times with no attempt to get them for us. I went inside to ask and the two women behind the counter literally screamed at me about how busy they were. I get that they were stressed but it would not have been that difficult to hand me two plates. There are enough places to eat in Cinque Terre that I don’t need to be subjected to abusive behavior to get a meal. ...

One word - FANTASTIC!! The food was one of the best, if not my favorite in Northern Italy. The foccacias with mozzarella, pesto and tomatoes were splendid and so tasty (these on the picture are the biggest size). We also tried the pinsa diavola and oh my god. It had hands down THE BEST tomato sauce, that I will dream of untill I return (no picture because we finished it too soon). Really fair prices and quick and good service. I will come back one day for sure, and recommend it to everyone. Please do me a favor and eat one (or ten) of their pinsas, they are totally worth their price. Also - no...