Lo Scoglio

Paradise Found on the Amalfi Coast! Lo Scoglio da Tommaso in Marina del Cantone is pure magic. We arrived by boat and docked right at their wooden pier, stepping onto a terrace that hangs over the sea with killer views of the bay and cliffs. The De Simone family has run this place since 1958, and their warmth makes it feel like home. The raw fish platter kicked things off perfectly: fresh tuna tartare, shrimp, and sea urchins that tasted straight from the ocean. Spaghetti alla Nerano was next, with thin zucchini, aged Provolone, and basil from their hillside farms. It lived up to the hype from Stanley Tucci. For mains, the salt-crusted sea bream came with cherry tomatoes and wild herbs, all sourced that morning from local plots. We added fried eggplant balls in tomato sauce, simple and spot-on. Service was spotless. Antonia, Margherita, and Tonino treated us like family, sharing stories about their farm-to-table setup with lemons and olives. The vibe mixes casual beachy with a touch of elegance: painted ceramics, a bubbling Poseidon fountain, and a tank full of the day’s catch. We ended with delizia al limone, that fluffy lemon cake with zesty cream, watching the sunset. This isn’t just dinner, it’s a memory. Book ahead, it fills up fast. Can’t wait to return.

Excellent location, right on beachfront. . Restaurant spotless. Toilets clean too. Staff were very engaging. Handed us a QR code so we could read menu in English. Staff also spoke a good level of English. Food was excellent and coffee great too. Reasonable pricing.

The restaurant is a classic and the food is delicious, particularly the fresh seafood from the saltwater tank. The real gem is the hotel. Small, cute, well-appointed rooms with a stunning view. This is the dream! So rare to find somewhere like this in Italy these days. Can't wait to come back.

Can't comment on the rooms as I just went to the restaurant. The spaghetti alla nerano were excellent although at 29 euro, perhaps a tad expensive. Location is great and the staff is attentive. Splendid lunch in the sunshine by the sea mid november.

The view at Lo Scoglio is absolutely breathtaking — perfect for a relaxing seaside meal. The food is delicious and full of flavor. The restaurant also has a small beach area where you can swim and rent sunbeds, which is a nice touch. However, I wouldn’t highly recommend it for swimming as there are quite a lot of rocks. Still, it’s a beautiful spot to enjoy great food with an amazing view!

We had to drag staff over just to get service — four waiters hovered around one table while the rest of us were ignored. There weren’t many people in the restaurant, so it was crazy the service was still this bad. At one point I even had to pour wine myself for a table of ten. To make matters worse, staff seemed more interested in being on their phones than serving customers. For the prices charged here, that’s insulting. The food was average. The zucchini pasta was good but not a standout — maybe it’s gone downhill since Tucci’s visit. Everything else was forgettable, desserts included. You’re really just paying for the view. Reading other reviews, it’s clear our experience isn’t unique. Poor service, overpriced food, and indifference to anyone who isn’t a VIP seem to be the norm here.

Review is only for the restaurant as I did not stay in the rooms. View is amazing of the sea. No bad seat at the restaurant as you will have a view anywhere. We got the sea urchin pasta and the seafood pasta. Both were good but the sea urchin pasta was the best of the two. Service was okay…not great but not bad.

A group of 14 of us went to this restaurant tonight And had a very unpleasant experience. It’s the middle of August and high season however, the restaurant was dead. That should’ve been our first indicator of the poor quality service we were about to receive. When we sat down, the waiters put water on our table and didn’t even bother to pour it into our glasses, we had to ask. Following, we had to waive the waiter down to order drinks and our meals. Food came out at different times and the waiter messed up many orders. Several dishes were forgotten.We actually had to cancel things that he forgot and some of our friends who ordered “fresh pasta“ and waited almost an hour for their food. Again, the restaurant was less than half full, there is no excuse. The waiter seemed annoyed when we asked them what was happening with our meals so out of frustration, we asked for our bill and we left.I would not recommend this restaurant as it’s overpriced and the staff are severely incompetent. The view of the Bay is beautiful, but that’s about it.

Lo Scoglio is a must-visit if you are on the Amalfi Coast. An unforgettable dining experience of our trip! From the moment you arrive, the view alone takes your breath away. The food is simple in the best possible way: everything tastes like it was just pulled from the garden or the ocean that morning. The famous Nerano pasta absolutely lives up to the hype, and everything additional we tried was so good, as well. Service is warm, genuine, and unhurried. It's the kind of place where you order a bottle of wine, settle in, and lose track of time. Come for the food and stay for the view.

One of the highlights of our trip to Italy the final stop after a day in the Amalfi Coast note quite the drive to this restaurant & we found parking in the lot but we were also advised we were early in the season. Our group of 4 enjoyed a memorable meal starting with the appetizer sampler, also eggplant followed by the Spaghetti alle Zucchini the spaghetti with zucchini featured on the CNN Stanley Tucci episode and was worth every bite-very rich & so good, two friends enjoyed fish caught that day and then we all shared the chocolate mousse dessert with orange liqueur, truly a memorable experience in beautiful Amalfi coast region of Italy

Amazing, spectacular, 10/10 bucket list restaurant experience. This place is such a vibe! Lots of seating inside and outside but why sit inside when there are such stunning views on the patio?? We made reservations at least four months in advance and I highly recommend doing that because it was very busy in May. Service was excellent. Everything we ate was spectacular! The lobster pasta was the real stand out but the ravioli, pomodoro salad, and frittura all'italiana were also amazing. Everything was so fresh and flavorful. So happy we got to try this restaurant and if I ever come back to the Amalfi coast, I would love to visit here again!

Beautiful location out in the water overlooking the beach and the town. We were here years ago and came back after seeing Tucci's trip here. The food was all good and pasta was delicious. It's a bit more expensive than you would pay elsewhere. Maybe more tourists now ? We had our own car so the ride down wasn't bad at all and there's parking nearby.

Everything here went well. The service was amazing. An American mom and 3 kids 18,15 and 6. They treated us perfectly and even catered to my little one bringing iced butter for his bread. We had the zucchini pasta of course, a bottle of local white wine the sea bass, the ravioli the lemon delight as well a espresso affogato. Everything was perfect we couldn't have been happier.

The good: the seating on the pier is really lovely and the staff was nice. Less good: the food was super disappointing. The bread basket had day-old bread in it with a stale crust. This feels like something the EU has a law against. A group of 5 adults;?We ordered a few items. The whole fish of the day was the better option : fresh, nicely prepared. Worth it if you are seafood oriented. The fried squash flowers and croquettes were also ok. Ordered the pasta with seafood as well. The pasta was clearly homemade, which is nice, but the thickness and cuts were inconsistent so a lot of the noodles were partly al Dante and partly gummy. There was a lack of fresh herbs and flavor in the butter sauce so it also fell flat. This was day 4 and day 9 in Italy for the others in the group, and they were also fairly underwhelmed by their meals.

Truly amazed, and I don't understand any of the negative reviews. If you don't like this place it says more about you than the restaurant. One of the true culinary highlights of my life. The Nerano pasta will haunt my dreams, but I will make my way back some day!. Service was great and the setting is spectacular. The gnocchi here is also very good as were the appetizers.

The food here is exceptionally expensive ... one of the priciest restaurants we ate at in Italy. We don't mind paying for quality, if everything meets expectations. However, the service left a terrible taste in our mouths, even if the food ranged between terrible ... below average ... to amazing, depending on the dish. I will start off by saying that parking is a mess. It seems most people arrive by boat from Capri, Sorrento, Amalfi, etc. so not much parking is needed. There is no valet parking and street spots are impossible to find. The crowd here was the 'fanciest' crowd we had seen in any of the restaurants we dined in. They were all dressed to the nines and were a classy bunch. (There is a case when you walk in showcasing Ferrari memorabilia.) It is quite a drive through hills and small towns to get here by car. There were four of us and upon being seated, we asked for a table with a better view of the sea, only to be told that the tables nearest to the water were not being used at this time. Only 10 minutes later, they seated a party the same size as ours at one of the tables we asked for. Rude. (We did have a reservation and were not a walk in.) The biggest problem we had was the service. Maybe because we are English who speak competent but slow Italian, they dismissed us. But we were clearly forgotten about compared to other diners. Often we had to flag down waiters to ask for simple items, as nobody checked in on us. It seemed that 3 different waiters served our table and none of them seemed particularly friendly or went out of their way to ask how our food was. We felt dismissed and forgotten compared to the service directed towards others, who seemed like regulars. As for the food: - Fried appetizer plate (zucchini blossoms, potato balls and some kind of weird cheese wonton) were terrible. One of the worst things we ate on our trip. We have had better food at the carnival. - Spaghetti with zucchini (this was the 'famous' dish from the Stanley Tucci show) ... lived up to the hype. It was excellent. It had a very buttery/creamy taste. Almost like cacio e pepe with zucchini instead of sharp cheese. This was the best dish of the meal but so filling! - Roasted fish. This was prepared near our table as the waiter removed the meat from the bone and served our table. It was good ... nothing too special and we did find a couple pin bones in our serving, so if you order this, chew carefully before swallowing. - Fresh tomato salad. This was 3 - 4 heirloom tomatoes sliced into wedges and served tossed in olive oil and salt. A close second to the spaghetti for favorite dish. This may have been the best side dish we ate in Italy. - Lemon Delight. Virtually tasteless except for the sugar. It was basically pound cake and whipped cream. We never would have guessed it contained lemon, except for the pale yellow colour. This was a waste of calories. The second worst dish, next to the fried appetizer. - King prawns on lemon leaf ... Average bordering on above average. They were very fresh and cooked well. However, they weren't as big as expected for a king prawn and this dish wasn't amazing, or very filling. It was listed as an entree but is more like an appetizer. Overall, this was our most anticipated meal of our trip ... but sadly, our biggest let down. The meal was overall average for the price. Maybe we came on a bad night ... or maybe they just don't like tourists as we felt very unwelcome and not at all like guests. They have been around for a long time and obviously have lots of regular customers, so I am sure they are much better normally than the night we came. I hate to write a review like this for a restaurant which receives so much praise from others but wanted to be honest about our experience. Honestly, we were going to rate only 2 stars but gave 3 because we think we came on a bad night for the staff.

Once again a bed experience with the service. Food is good, ( no place is bad down in conca di Nerano). In my opinion, if you are not a local or a celebrity, you get the last in line. Booked the table 2 weeks earlier, table for 8 outside in the terrace, and I had to argue to get the table. Two over two is not a coincidence.

Had a bit of Skepticism after a couple of the reviews, but I can clearly state that my experience was the furthest thing from bad. It was spectacular. Started with the Oysters. While I'm not an oyster guy, they were outstanding. Calamari was arguably the best I've ever had. Forget the fried circles and standard tentacle pieces you are used to. These were the most tender almost flash fried Calamari I've ever had. Simple preparation of Salt and a beautiful lemon to squeeze to taste. No sauce needed. The Spaghetti alle Zucchine was as good as Stanley Tucci described. I'm not a zucchini person but obviously had to try it and it may have been one of the best pasta dishes I've ever had. Wife had tbe spaghetti with Sea Urchin which was amazing and my daughter had some kind of Ravioli dish which was stellar. I wish we stayed longer for more food and dessert but we're on a tight schedule as we had chartered a boat for the day and were running a bit low on time in the afternoon. As others stated, the servers seemed a touch rushed but the place was jammed packed and they did their best. When they were focused on our table they were great. Zero complaints other than I'm upset I didn't try more! 5 stars!

As advertised it's the best food in Amalfi area. Truly incredible views and service to make you smile. The quality of the food made us all so happy we made the difficult journey to get here (yes it's very hard to get to) but it was worth it.

Wow - fantastic find in by Positano. It is quite a drive to get out here but so worth the trip. The entire restaurant juts out into the sea, with most of the dining in an outside terrace. Eating seafood by the seaside, with the beach on both sides of you was an amazing experience. Menu is pretty reasonably priced - definitely expensive but good value for what you get. They have a ton of seafood selections including a lot of fresh or local catches. The menu has a farm to table vibe and we saw a lot of other tables who ordered fish get shown their fishes before cooking. Seriously don't think you can go wrong with anything on the menu. The pastas are absolutely amazing and some of the seafood platters offer a lot of great variety. Service was friendly and the pace was relaxed. Call ahead to make a reservation and spend a few hours here enjoying the seafood and seaside. Absolutely worth the drive.

We stopped here for lunch yesterday during an amazing day boating with my family to celebrate my wife's 50th. I have heard a lot of great things about this place and it was one of the stops during our Italy trip I was really looking forward to. I made reservations well ahead and mentioned my wife's bday via email. I also mentioned it to the hostess as we were getting seated. The Good -Amazing location with spectacular views. -Great wine list (we had a marvelous bottle of french rose). -Caprese salad was the best I have had in my 2 weeks in Italy. The tomatoes were so good we ordered their "tomato salad" also just to have more of their tomatoes. -Tiramisu desert was also very good, minus the manner in which it was served. - My sons seafood risotto was fresh and full of seafood flavor. The Ok - The menu had "fresh seafood" as an app. This dish is oysters and clams on the half shell. The description is misleading. They were good but a was a miss for my wife who does not eat raw oysters. - The famous zucchini pasta was just ok. pasta cooked very well for sure but the zucchini flavor did not come through at all. it tasted more cheesy than zucchini. I was disappointed in this as perhaps I had wrong expectations of a fresher lighter dish. really nothing special in my view. The Bad - Service sucked!! - Our server was always in a hurry and did not provide great hospitality befitting the reputation and menu cost. He seemed bothered by our questions and not interested in serving us. here is one example of several. My wife nicely asked him to take a photo of our table and I said in a jovial manner that I also want one when the famous zucchini dish comes out. He turns around says "ok we wait till your dish comes out" and simply walks away. Dismissive arrogance at a restaurant is frankly offensive. At the end of the meal we ordered one dessert to share (we were full but wanted to have something sweet for my wife's 50th as no one from the restaurant bothered acknowledging our special occasion). We also ordered coffee and espresso. The table had not be cleared of our plates and the dessert was simply plopped in the middle with zero effort to clear our dirty dishes. No coffee or espresso served! As this was somewhat unpleasant I tracked someone to get rid of our dirty plates so we can enjoy our meal, still no coffee or espresso served! We waited a bit longer and I simply asked for the check and asked him to remove the coffees. When I presented my Am Ex card I was instructed to go inside and pay instead of our sever taking it up himself. Upon checking the bill the coffee and espresso were still on it. As I was paying the 355Euro lunch bill, I tried to explain, nicely, to the woman at the register that I was disappointed that my wife's bday was ignored. She seemed to either not understand or not care. However, there was a different waiter there and he completely got it. He was extremely apologetic and offered to make it right by bringing something out. I appreciated his gesture but told him it was too late and we were on our way out. I know our meal would have been better were he our server. All in all the location is magnificent, but our experience was the opposite of what good hospitality looks like. So if you go there, it's a nice place to chill grab a seat outside, a bottle of wine, definitely the fresh tomatoes. Just don't expect to get good hospitality. Or, perhaps you will be lucky and have the waiter I met at the cash register and have a better experience.

We chartered a boat to see Capri, and the Captain recommended we eat here. It was amazing. The views cannot be matched and the food was gorgeous. We regret not trying the zucchini pasta, but maybe we will be fortunate enough to return here one day. This meal will be a memory that I will carry with me.

While the food was outstanding, the service was very poor. The head waiter was arrogant and not attentive. First, he lied to us about not having wine by the glass. We ended up with a bottle of wine we would not have otherwise bought. They missed one of our entrees, and it didn't come until everyone else had finished. When we asked for the check, we had to keep asking and we were rudely told when pressed again "he would be there in a minute". When he did bring it and I was reluctant to tip much, he said we must be from England, I wonder if there was an underlying attitude toward the english!!

If you've been to Red Lobster back in the states you can skip this overrated disappointment. Having achieved fame via Stanley Tucci's CNN series "Searching for Italy" it drew us, like many Americans, to its doors hoping to experience the same orgasmic reactions that Mr. Tucci had on his visit there. We had just finished our week on the Amalfi coast and were staying in Sorrento before heading to Ischia, Naples, Milan, and Venice. We've had some life changing meals here. I'm Italian American and was born in San Francisco, so I know my fair share when it comes to seafood. And like many of you, at 62, I've had many wonderful meals around the world. The food was served either cold or lukewarm, no seasoning at all. Bland pasta, deep fried veggies, poor service, and all the charm of a busy Red Lobster on a Sunday afternoon. And all this after a 45 minute drive in either direction dodging vespas and FIATS on winding roads that made me yearn for Lombard street back home. Seriously, do yourself a favor and avoid this hash house. Addendum: we are at the Naples central train station at a trattoria called Fresco. For 40.00 euro much better food, ambiance, and service.

Great lunch of shared cold seafood salad and seafood pizza. We found this place while walking from the state museum downhill to the train station. The seafood was very fresh and the seafood pizza cooked in their wood fired brick oven was the best that we had. I would recommend this restaurant.

Lo Scoglio is a wonderful restaurant on the water midway between Positano and Capri on the Sorrento Peninsula near the town of Nerano. On stilts jutting out into the water with awesome views. Being on the water the seafood is amazing. The Spaghetti alla Nerano is also a must do (they have a raviolo version which is great). A must do when in the area.

Service stinks. 25 mins past reservation to get seated. 20 mins to bring bread. Had to ask them to bring water/let me order. Place sucks, go to some hole in the wall family restaurant instead. Food wasn't something I couldn't find somewhere else 95% of tables don't have a "view" anyway. Asked 3 times for the bill. Moral of the story, all you're going to do here is get upset. Don't do that to yourself on vacation.

Beautiful setting, good food, friendly waitstaff. We were a party of 11, asked for family style apps and dinner which was perfect.

Easily one of the best meals I have ever had. It's not easy to get here, but it's worth the trip!!

Service was non-existing for lunch - no help on the menu for the cost - I expected they would take pride it making the visit worth remembering for the right reasons Had reservation - We arrived by boat - had a 2 1/2 window - needed every minute just to survive one shot to order - To pay - we had to hunt down our server - nothing was remarkable - a disappointment June 5, 2022

Very good place... possibly the best meal in Italy. Try the sea urchin speghetti and the salad. The beach is fantastic. Very nice service and the sea is breathtaking.

Possibly my favorite meal of my two week trip to Italy-- we came to Lo Scoglio by boat from Amalfi for lunch. The seafood is FRESH (and I mean we watched them catch our lobster after we ordered) but so is everything else! They are farm to table so the veggies were also quite delicious. We ordered several things to share - my favorite was the lobster linguine, and zucchini pasta (Delicious!)

among the best and most authentic Italian meals I've had in my life. call ahead and get a reservation by the water is a must! the gnocchi melts in your mouth, the fish used in the frutti del mar is kept fresh steps away from the seating, and the service, impeccable. highly highly recommended to those visiting the area.

We came to this restaurant by a boat, as many others do. There is a huge tank with lobsters and all kind of fish in the middle, we can experience a guy take out of lobster and amuse kids at the restaurant. I ordered seafood on ice which had fresh clam and sea urchins. It was so good, sea urchin was quite different than one I'm used to, but now I got the taste down. I had pasta with seafood and it was simple but perfectly seasoned, just about right. My BF ordered Tunar tartar which was fresh but nothing special. He ordered pasta with zucchini which was a signature dish and it didn't disappoint us. It was very tasty and definitely should try. We shared lemon cake which was excellent, not too sweat and very light. From a food point of view, it was 4 star but my BF insisted 5 star from the people watching point of view. Beautiful people beautifully dressed all around, surprised that the restaurant let us sit down :)

Family owned restaurant that serves bio and local food served with generosity and passion. I was there today for a family lunch. It is the third time i have been there. Always the se quality, passion for food and a great service. This is a must when you are around the Amalfi coast.