Reviews - Palmaria
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Andrea N. • 1 review
October 17, 2024
10/10The service, the view, the food all fantastic.
Kathleen O. • 1 review
October 7, 2024
10/10an oasis of culinary joy on a rainy day.
Susan O. • 3 reviews
September 26, 2024
10/10The location and view were gorgeous. The service from the wait staff was outstanding. Very friendly and fun! The food was amazing - the best lamb and lobster and dessert! We appreciated the “kill the coffee” after dinner drinks!
Yana B. • 12 reviews
August 31, 2024
10/10Palmaría exceeded all our expectations and gave us a night we will remember forever! From the moment we walked in, we were blown away by the stunning views and the incredible ambiance. The food was absolutely phenomenal—each dish was a masterpiece, bursting with flavor and beautifully presented. The service was impeccable, with every waiter attending to our needs with such warmth and professionalism. Special thanks to Anna, who went out of her way to make sure our evening was perfect. Her kindness and attention to detail made our experience truly exceptional. We can’t wait to return to Palmaría—it’s a gem we’ll never forget! Five stars all the way!
Julie D. • 1 review
August 22, 2024
10/10Superb service and food!
Luis B. • 1 review
August 27, 2024
9.5/10The service and the personalized food
Joe E. • 11 reviews
August 23, 2024
8/10Excellent starters and desert, disappointing entrees.
Duccio A. • 18 reviews
August 22, 2024
10/10Amazing experience. Sublime food, stunning view, friendly staff. I will come back for sure
Luca B. • 1 review
July 8, 2024
5.5/10The food wasn’t all that good, especially for the price. My pasta with mussels was way too salty (I should have sent it back), the fois gras had zero flavor, the steak was pretty bland. Overall, very very average food
John T. • 10 reviews
June 24, 2024
10/10Incredible food in a spectacular setting. Truly novel interpretation of classics - the baccalà and the risotto with shrimp and pumpkin were sumptuous. Very attentive a Professional staff. A must if you are in Porto Venere.
Paul M. • 2 reviews
June 3, 2024
9/10Pleasantly surprised. We were staying at the Grand hotel and ate here for convenience sake upon arrival. The views from this restaurant are spectacular. It’s located in a very beautiful quiet fishing village with incredible views. Highly recommend.
Christopher P. • 3 reviews
June 2, 2024
10/10It looks a little impersonal but don't be deceived.......fantastic views, atmosphere abd service. Can't recommend highly enough.
Suzanne C. • 1 review
May 2, 2024
10/10Such a lovely experience. Amazing view with top notch service and delicious food!
Alex M. • 4 reviews
April 28, 2024
10/10Very friendly staff. No wait, not crowded, good recommendations and great tasting dishes.
Kim W. • 2 reviews
August 29, 2023
10/10Beautiful atmosphere. Service was excellent. Food was amazing.
Jesse D. • 1 review
July 27, 2023
10/10Food was very good and service was excellent. The environment is also great!
Monique W. • 4 reviews
July 26, 2023
2/10We made a booking through Fork and clearly noted that we would bring our two small dogs. At arrival it was noted to us that the restaurant policy is no animals. Even though I have all the respect for any policy and I do not feel bitter about restaurants not accepting dogs, but what I feel is completely without respect is that we were not notified before. The restaurant had plenty of time after receiving and CONFIRMING the reservation to contact us and let us know. It really is not acceptable and shameful.
Susan S. • 1 review
September 19, 2022
10/10What a view! The food was inventive and delicious and the service was excellent. The restaurant itself is lovely and quiet enough for us to have good conversation. I stopped by in the afternoon to request a window table and we got the best one! Silvia made sure of it. I would absolutely dine here again.
Charles M. • 1 review
April 16, 2022
6/10This restaurant tries too hard to be super posh but fails on service and food, which is not what you might want for the prices it charges. There are equally good offerings in Portovenere, and many better, so for foodies expecting high quality food and discreet, attentive service, this was a disappointment. On the plus side, the view is wonderful (if you have a seat facing it) and the wine is drinkable.
Andrew G. • 5 reviews
April 11, 2022
9.5/10Very well prepared dishes of local seafood, h good cocktails and wine selection, very friendly service, and a beautiful view. A very pleasant and delicious dinner.
Jane w. • 2 reviews
September 6, 2021
9.5/10Great food and very attentive staff.
Biliana R. • 15 reviews
June 19, 2021
10/10The most beautiful location in town, the kindest personnel and the most delicious cuisine! A must-visit. Attention to detail, excellent wine selection as well!
Ann P. • 4 reviews
September 14, 2020
9/10A Warm welcome, great service, lovely food...plus a very knowledgable Sommelier. We had a lovely relaxing evening....and are heading back to Palmaria for dinner on our final evening.
- -. • 1 review
August 31, 2019
6.5/10The food was excellent. But being placed in the center of the room was not fun. I work has a server in a nice steak house. So know how to stage time on guest ordering thier courses. We felt very rushed. Our waited wanted all the courses together. Maybe it's the way I was trained not to do.
Ivan F. • 16 reviews
August 22, 2019
10/10At Palmaria you can find everything at top level: atmosphere, service, quality and refinement of each dish. A point of reference for any other restaurant.
Rebecca R. • 6 reviews
August 8, 2019
10/10Great views, excellent service and fantastic food, especially the mussels which were from the bay in front of us and cooked outside in front of us - amazing!! Will eat here again tonight we liked it so much!!
Paul D. • 5 reviews
May 15, 2019
9/10Solid Italian experience with some excellent dishes and some good dishes. Recommend fish of the day and the tuna tartare antipasti - desserts were very good as well.
Carol R. • 19 reviews
March 16, 2019
10/10Beautiful lunch on the deck overlooking the water. We had the whole fish...very fresh and yummy. This is a fine dining restaurant.
Blake S. • 11 reviews
September 26, 2018
9.5/10Great view, very good food. Service could be more attentive.
Wai See F. • 2 reviews
September 9, 2018
8/10The ambience of the terrace sitting area was good as we have a table that was facing the sea. The season plate with fried calamari & prawn was quite ok, not very marvelous as compared to our previous fried seafood dish at one of the Corniglia restaurant.
Chen S. • 1 review
October 8, 2017
6.5/10Palmaria is perfectly situated in the middle of Portovenere with wonderful sea views. Service was almost flawless (except for the espresso I ordered and never got) and Bruno, our waiter, was absolutely charming. We had the tasting menu - 4 courses for 65 euros. The raw seabass dish was wonderful. Very fresh, simple, with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil - perfect. The traditional mussles dish was also very good, just a bit too salty. The other 2 courses did not match the beginning of the meal. Pasta with chick peas & calamari looked very enticing on the meni, but tasted mainly of MSG. Very strange in this kind of restaurant. The seabass with vegetables (which they graciously agreed to serve us instead of the John Dory that was on the menu) was too small and really plain and bland. We had a wonderful white wine from Elba. Dessert (chocolate mousse ( was very good. I feel that with a little effort this restaurant could be amazing. Unfortunately this was not our experience,
- -. • 3 reviews
September 20, 2017
3/10Over hyped & over priced. They try to make their food interesting bit miss the mark. For exzmple, a steamed soggy skinned sea bass fillet serbed with mayonnaise. Stuffy and pretentious. staff was fine.
Paolo S. • 6 reviews
August 7, 2017
7.5/10Very nice location, good service and food. Price pretty much in line with expectations. Food portions not very big, above all no/ very small side dish, but overall good choice!
Kelly Y. • 2 reviews
July 28, 2017
9/10One of the very best in Italy
Anne B. • 6 reviews
June 5, 2017
10/10Our lunch was lovely! We had an order of grilled vegetables as an appetizer and a nice pasta with pesto and an order of mussels. All were beautiful and delicious. Our server recommended a local white wine. A seagull attacked the food of a young couple who were sitting in the sun at the edge of the scenic terrace but they were quickly rescued and their table reset immediately by the efficient servers, And we had a twenty percent discount for booking through trip advisor.
Samira b. • 7 reviews
August 31, 2016
6.5/10Cuisine is in no way persuasive, neither is the sevice. The look over Portovenere was beautiful. The restaurant is highly overrated abd far away from haute cuisine
- -. • 2 reviews
August 7, 2016
5.5/10We had hoped and expected a bit better, food was okay but far from great. Very much staff but awfull service (only 1 friendly waitress, all others did not make you feel welcome at all). The glass from our appetizer was left at the table all evening, fake nice etc. Never again, was a waist of money
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