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Strainer is rated 9/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 8.8/10 Service: 9.1/10 Atmosphere: 9.3/10

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Strainer is identified as offering seafood cuisine.

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Strainer

Name: Strainer
Address: Molo Umberto I, 19, Portofino, 16034, Italy
Price range: €50 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9

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Type of cuisineSeafood

Average price€50

ChefCarmine Zenga

Ravioli di branzino al sugo di triglie

€21

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

€16

Spaghetti alle vongole

€22

Reviews

9
of 10

Excellent

221 reviews

Ambience

9.3

Food

8.8

Service

9.1

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Richard G. • 1 review
October 27, 2024
10/10
Loved everything about it - so delicious, so beautiful, and great service ♥️ highly recommend!

Diane S. • 2 reviews
October 13, 2024
10/10
Excellent, typical Italian restaurant and authentic Italian home made food. Great service and reasonable prices. Definitely recommend it

Claire F. • 2 reviews
September 9, 2024
10/10
What a nice place almost touching the water and its boats. Good food, friendly staff en not only fish :) we had a lovely vitello and pasta pesto, nice wine. Quiet and a bit further away from all tourists restaurants.

natasha s. • 1 review
August 16, 2024
4/10
Staff was nice but not professional. The price are tourist traps. Food is not worth the price at all. They were serving old bread and not selfmade. I have been to way fancier places where spaghetti were not 54€ and were way better. I would never go there again.

Cross S. • 1 review
August 6, 2024
4.5/10
The food is just so so if even and very over priced The only good things is the view - honestly -save your time and go elsewhere Strainer - you need to do a lot better

Göran K. • 5 reviews
August 6, 2024
8/10
The customer attention was high in the beginning but faded during the course of our visit.

Vitoria S. • 1 review
July 28, 2024
10/10
By far the most beautiful view of Portofino, the food was delicious and the service brilliant. We had the opportunity to chat with one of the owners and definitely will be coming back again!

Cristina M. • 1 review
July 14, 2024
7/10
We went for lunch after a hotel concierge and the taxi driver recommended. We thought we weee in for a great seafood meal even they said their special dish was a past “made “ inside a cheese . In reality comes done in a frying pan from the kitchen any then tossed into the cheese and a bit of a mix in there for a tourist show purpose . My friend had a vongole past ( we could count the vongole in the plate - few of them ) , my dish was the pasta with langoustine . It was ok, nothing that we would rush back in there to eat again ! Service was very good and friendly ! Food pretensious

Deb W. • 2 reviews
July 5, 2024
10/10
An absolutely fantastic meal for 18 of us. The restaurant staff could not have been more attentive and everything was absolutely delicious. Such great find!

Julie S. • 1 review
October 26, 2023
10/10
Thank you for a wonderful dining experience! The staff was amazing, the food unbelievably devious. Would definitely recommend this restaurant. We almost canceled out reservation due to a bad post! So happy that our conceriege told us not to cancel!!!!

Gillian h. • 2 reviews
September 10, 2023
10/10
The staff were very welcoming from the start and made our evening very special. The food was excellent. Nothing was too much trouble and they did not rush us . Highly recommend ????

Mandy G. • 4 reviews
August 27, 2023
10/10
We arrived in a total storm. The restaurant lost power a few times, but they handled it well. The service was outstanding, the food was delicious. Highly recommend. Its also away from the craziness of the town. Great views

Courtney R. • 1 review
August 18, 2023
10/10
A beautiful evening on the water’s edge in Portofino with my husband and two teenage children. Delicious food and great wine list. The highlight was definitely the truffle pasta, but every dish was gorgeous.

Jonathan H. • 47 reviews
August 13, 2023
10/10
Amazing location, calm and away from the crowds. Food was stunning with a great level of service from all the staff. Definitely a place to go when in Portofino

Dina Z. • 2 reviews
August 3, 2023
10/10
Great food from local produce! Staning views. Very friendly staff!

Jo A. • 1 review
July 26, 2023
8.5/10
The food was absolutely beautiful. The truffle pasta was heavenly. I had the scampi and prawn grill which would literally two languages and like prawns. At €40 it is quite expensive. Everybody else had pasta which was the smallest pasta dish I have ever seen. Having said this I would go there again and again as the location is really what you’re paying for the atmosphere is superb,

Hs S. • 1 review
July 2, 2023
10/10
The reservation went smooth and the restaurant was directly on the harbor, the service was excellent and the waiter was so polite, the food quantity and quality was great I’ll repeat the visit again and every time ????

Julie B. • 6 reviews
June 21, 2023
10/10
The food was delicious and worth every penny. The service was great. We ordered Pasta with porcini and truffles, Zuppa Di mare, and Bronzini - these were all excellent choices suggested to us by the Waiter.

Rodrigo H. • 6 reviews
June 10, 2023
5/10
The food was good, right in front of the marina, great view of Portofino. However, the waiters were incredibly rude when we ordered parmesan cheese assuming it was for our pasta with seafood, which we understand is a sin in Italy. Regardless that it was for our kids´ pasta bolognese, they have no right to make fun of us in Italian. Very unfortunate... they didn´t know we also spoke the language. Don´t go here if you want a respectful dining experience.
Strainer • Owner
however it is not diapetous trying to help and teach you the Italian culture especially if you understand the language. I am sorry that this malaise has not been addressed here by us and yes in a review.

Diane P. • 1 review
June 3, 2023
10/10
We were delighted. The food was excellent. You must try their specialty pasta it was beyond words. The fresh fish prepared with potatoes was melting in our mouths. We loved the service and Strainer was the highlight of the day.

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Location

Molo Umberto I, 19, 16034 Portofino

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Strainer is rated 9/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 8.8/10
- Service: 9.1/10
- Atmosphere: 9.3/10

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