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9.3/10

Excellent
3010 reviews
Ambience
9.0
Food
9.3
Service
9.4
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  • Ivan V.12 days ago

    9.5

    I was a bit scared by the last reviews on Google claiming God knows what. But I actually enjoyed the food (I had pasta with pesto and tiramisu) and wine. The staff was very friendly and welcoming

  • giampiero s.4 months ago

    10

    aaa

  • Emilia B.
    Emilia B.11 months ago

    10

    great atmosphere and food, I especially recommend tagliatelle with lobster, heaven in your mouth!!!

  • Leilani D.1 year ago

    10

    The waiters are very nice and serviceable.

  • Darcy Y.
    Darcy Y.1 year ago

    8.5

    Delicious seafood spaghetti

  • Stefano P.
    Stefano P.1 year ago

    5.0

    :(

  • Andrei Alexandru A.1 year ago

    6.5

    Some of the food tasted horrible, couldn't eat; the service was really ok, staff friendly and helpful

    Il Gelsomino

    Grazie mille lo stesso.

  • Aleksandr P.2 years ago

    10

    This is an amazing restaurant with local food! High reccomended!

    Il Gelsomino

    Thank you!!!

  • Nick D.2 years ago

    5.0

    Some dishes we ordered had a different price on the menu than the bill. We did the maths and the higher prices equated to the 20% discount we got from booking with the fork. We didn't say anything, as we only noticed later on. Not only is this not very nice, but it's also illegal in Italy.

  • Corey Q.2 years ago

    7.5

    A family-owned restaurant, with good food and excellent prices.

  • Darina F.2 years ago

    9.5

    Very friendly personal, great location and super tasty food. I loved seafood and ”drunken ice cream”. You should definitely try home made vine!

  • Aldar D.2 years ago

    10

    Very nice restaurant, we came back twice there during our stay in Genoa for the impeccable service and atmosphere !

  • Elsie G.2 years ago

    8.5

    We were 6 adults and we had a wonderful time. The food was very tasty and portions were perfect. We ordered only one platter each besides the entrée (some a primo piatto and some a secondo piatto). It would have been nice that they all arrived at the same time. We ordered a bottle of red wine that was a little too warm (we had to ask for a bucket of ice to cool it down a bit). But other than those two minor details it was a very nice evening and the service was great. We will definitely be going again.

  • Enrico M.more than 2 years

    9.5

    We ordered 2 fish starters followed by spaghetti seafood and a fizh platter. Situated in piazza Palermo in Genova. Excellent food, excelent service.

  • Helen A.more than 2 years

    6.0

    The place was very busy and popular with locals (always a good sign). I had ravioli which was really good, and bass which was ok. I had some problems getting what I wanted (but that is my fault for not speaking the language!). The owner was friendly as I left and gave me an amaretto cookie to take away with me.

  • Grecia C.
    Grecia C.more than 2 years

    10

    Amazing service and really good seafood, all the staff were really friendly and helpul.

  • Adam F.more than 2 years

    10

    excellent

  • Amy N.
    Amy N.more than 2 years

    7.5

    Without The Fork, I would never been in this place ! Good discovering !

  • Claudio M.more than 2 years

    9.5

    Excellent restaurant in a quiet and easily accessible part of the city. They have a very interesting menu, which combines traditional dishes with some more creative ones. Great quality, friendly and efficient service. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal there

    Il Gelsomino

    Grazie mille

  • Fabio T.more than 2 years

    9.5

    They were kind to welcome us even though it was a bit late. The food and beverage were pretty good and the portions were generous. At the start they brought us a delicious sparkling wine and a typical fried cheese focaccia called “Crevari’s Focaccia”. We suggest to taste tortelli or tagliatelle with scampi.

  • Gianluca B.more than 2 years

    10

    Vero friendly and good food

    Il Gelsomino

    Grazie mille

  • Rocky Stefano R.
    Rocky Stefano R.more than 2 years

    8.5

    Great place....like at home!!!

  • Andrea L.more than 2 years

    7.5

    S

  • Luca P.
    Luca P.more than 2 years

    7.0

    Service a bit slow

  • Alexandra S.
    Alexandra S.more than 2 years

    7.5

    The food good but not the best, the employees very kind and nice but the restaurant needs some improvements on the aspect and a change of menu since it's very short. They have a lot of pizzas but not too many types of pasta. We wanted to ask for some carbonara but they didn't have this option

  • Jochen W.
    Jochen W.more than 2 years

    10

    Excellent food, the service was great and the host was very welcoming and his recommendations were spot-on - eating with the locals is always the best way to go - will definitely be back here!

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