Trattoria La Scogliera

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner here after a full day of hiking in Cinque Terre. The covered porch was perfect... Just warm enough on a cool evening, while still getting to sit outside. Our waitress was very kind and was patient with our attempts at Italian. She brought bread and olive oil right after we sat down which was much appreciated as we were quite hungry. The food was really tasty, and is served a la carte, so there was nothing else with the swordfish and my hubby left a little hungry. The lasagna Bolognese was awesome! The atmosphere was very romantic with the stone wall and soft lighting. Perhaps our best meal in two weeks in Italy!

I’ll be honest, I was a little apprehensive when our guide recommended we eat here once I saw the ratings. I’m so glad I didn’t listen to them! The pesto pasta was out of this world!! My wife said it was the best thing she ate on our entire trip. Great wine and seafood pasta too - and the tiramisu was the cherry on top of a great meal!

Decent spot not far off the water. The closer spots were outrageously priced. Recommend ordering stuff that needs to be made fresh: we did pizza and fish. Really good! Looking at other reviews, seems there are some ready-made items people enjoy less. You can’t be much of a food snob in Manarola. Roll off the rocks, dry off, and find something that looks good!

==23 Mar 2025== The food is so delicious grilled octopuals is supper fresh with boucy texture, the pizza is tasty and the spaghetti too. The olive oil and basmati provided by them, taste very good too. We don't know what to order and the waiter is very friendly and kind to help us. He recommends us the best pizza and spaghetti for us. The toilet come with a unique window view too 🤣

I recognize that being vegan it makes it hard to eat at establishments that don’t offer or even know how to add options to their menus but this review wasn’t even really about the food - the server was nice enough to offer a pomodoro spaghetti with a side of grilled vegetables for me. But it’s the attitude of the staff that really made this place a downer. Call it the language barrier but two of the female staff looked like they hated their jobs. I asked our server how she was, twice, and wasn’t met with any hospitality or kind regards back. My partner was able to speak Spanish with her to get me some food but even when speaking Spanish with him she didn’t seem content. The other server was banging down knives and cups to reset the tables and in an empty restaurant around 6:15PM it just didn’t seem necessary. The spaghetti with tomato sauce was excellent despite it being so simple. Seasoned well and the pasta itself was cooked perfectly. The vegetables (peppers zucchini) were great, minus a few pieces of eggplant that were undercooked and not seasoned. Thankfully there was salt on the table - sorry chef. My partner got the meat lasagna and said it was just ok. Nothing outstanding. Our bill was exactly €50

Ordered 4 things cost about 65 euros. Decent price for tourist spot. Seafood tasted fresh, although taste-wise felt kind of bland. The fried fish would have been better with some spices in the batter. Service was so-so. Minimal interaction. Also feels like this is a typical tourist spot, quick to ask for order and food comes out quick. Had to wait for a staff to walk past at the end to ask for the bill.

We had a terrible experience here on the 2 September 2025. My friend ordered a lasagne it was boiling hot on the outside and practically frozen on the inside - we told the waitress it was cold inside, she didn’t even look us in the eye or say anything and no apologies, she just took it away microwaved it and brought it back the same (see picture) half eaten. Terrible service I would avoid!

Lasagna primavera was nice and filling and pasta with green pesto also. We were served with smile and felt welcomed.