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Reviews - Osteria da Genio

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9.2
of 10

Excellent
415 reviews
Ambience
8.9
Food
9.3
Service
9.2
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  • Pauline C.1 review

    October 25, 2024

    7.5/10

    It was a good experience. Fun to find.The food was good. More expensive than we had anticipated. In the main room the Italians seemed to be having a good time.

  • Martin T.3 reviews

    September 16, 2024

    10/10

    Loved this place, great service and simple, honest, and tasty food. Pasta was excellent. Restaurant was very busy, testimony to how good this restaurant is. Host was very good, and whilst being the only person serving, was very personable and efficient. Would definitely recommend.

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    🙏 grazie

  • Helen A.44 reviews

    September 12, 2024

    6/10
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    The service was fine. My first pasta dish (ravioli al tucco) was very nice and tasty. I personally didn't enjoy my mixed fried fish dish (and would have preferred less fish and something other than just a wedge of lemon to accompany it - and/or advice on side dishes). (My rating of 'ok' for the ambience was only because I was booked in early in the evening and so the first to arrive.)

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    thank you very much for your review, unfortunately we Italians accompany the fried dish with lemon. then if he orders me a fried fish he can't expect more to arrive. we open at 7pm: as per your reservation, you arrived at the same opening time and it is normal not to find other guests thanks Michele

  • Judith R.1 review

    September 2, 2024

    9/10

    Off the beaten path with wonderful food and a very friendly owner

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    Grazie 🙏

  • Michael F.1 review

    September 2, 2024

    10/10
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    We sat next to a large stone wall covered in ivy. Service was great and fast. Wine suggestion was on point. 2 cocktails, 2 apps, 2 entrees, a bottle of white, and 2 espresso ls for 99€. Phenomenal!

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    🙏

  • Sarah M.

    Sarah M.3 reviews

    May 11, 2024

    10/10

    Lovely restaurant, nice and quick service and most important superb typical food

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    Grazie 🙏

  • Gavin R.7 reviews

    April 6, 2024

    9.5/10

    Excellent neighbourhood restaurant away from the bustle of the city but only a few minutes’ walk from Via Settembre XX. Attentive staff who seem to enjoy their jobs. Interesting Ligurian menu.

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    🙏

  • Al K.1 review

    September 29, 2023

    10/10

    Mikele is the owner and server and gentleman of the house. He is a wonderful person who serves great food with great care. I have been three times in the last year!

  • Juanita C.

    Juanita C.3 reviews

    July 27, 2023

    10/10

    Excellent food. Super service. Quiet location, off the beaten path. Owner is a one man band and does it very well. Good value for money.

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    Grazie ❤️

  • Sylwia O.2 reviews

    June 8, 2023

    10/10

    Great Food and Great Service. Our best culinary experience in Genova and one of the best in Italy. We are tourists from Poland, but we generally avoid restaurants aimed at tourists. We look for restaurants aimed at local people and the city inhabitants. Da Genio was recommended to us by local taxi driver. This is the place with typical Ligurian cuisine. Simple, fresh and very tasty. Great choice of sea food prepared by a chef, who knows that taste is most important not only the look, The owner who does the service is very gentle and smiling. We spent 3 days in Genova and dined 2 times at Da Genio. When we come back to Genova we will certainly dine there every day.

  • Alexander W.6 reviews

    June 8, 2023

    4.5/10

    First off the food wasn't good. The veggie pie was overcooked. Clearly it was warmed up either in oven or in microwave rather than prepared for the meal. Fried seafood was not bad bad not good either. Sort of indifferent with no soul dish.

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    Mi spiace deluderla non abbiamo microwave nella nostra cucina ma solo forni di ultima generazione rational combi pro

  • Sylwia O.2 reviews

    June 6, 2023

    10/10

    Excellent Food. Simple and very tasty. If one looks for a typical food from the region of Genove the place is perfect. The sevice excellent as well. We will definetly come back tonight.

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    Grazie mille

  • Bruno C.107 reviews

    September 10, 2022

    6.5/10

    Being in Genoa for work, I opted for a quick dinner. I was attracted by the good evalution given by the previous customers. However I was not really impressed by the quality of the food. The pesto sauce of the trofie was estremely oily for my taste....

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    Belin arrivi mezz’ora prima dell’apertura atmosfera come si fa a giudicare Mangia una Trofia al pesto E una bottiglia di acqua e si giudica il mangiare Finito la cena come si fa a giudicare un ristorante In 15 min Qui si vive di questo mestiere Nn vuoi spendere Bene ma non giudicare X favore c’è del sacrificio dietro grazie

  • Molly S.1 review

    August 19, 2022

    10/10
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    This was a great small restaurant hidden in the street. The food was amazing! It's the best pesto I have ever eaten and pudding was delicious too.

    Osteria da GenioOwner

    Grazie

  • Leon W.1 review

    June 18, 2022

    9.5/10

    The food was amazing, the host suggested a great wine and the atmosphere in the restaurant is nice and authentic. The service was very friendly and you can tell that the staff enjoys working at the restaurant and chatting with guests. Our only issue was that we had to wait 30 minutes to pay, so you should probably make sure to actively go to the entrance to pay. Otherwise it was a perfect evening.

  • Giovanni S.

    Giovanni S.9 reviews

    September 16, 2020

    9.5/10

    A reliable choice for great Genoese and regional food. I hadn’t been there for a long while and I’ve just had yet another phenomenal dinner.

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