A spur of the moment visit to beautiful Sestri Levante. We wanted to try real Ligurian dishes and i chose polpo Mario purely on the reviews in TA. The menu looks really interesting. So many different dishes to try. In the end we chose 4...different pasta dishes and the grilled octopus. There recommended dishes was the grilled octopus and the polpo ragu spaghetti. Grilled octopus was good, but the sauce was a simple sweet chili sauce we get at Chinese store was disappointing. The polpo ragu was a white sauced pasta and instead of ground beef it used ground octopus. Quite unique taste but not as flavorful as expected. Tbh can’t beat the traditional beef ragu. We ordered a shrimp based pasta and pasta a la vongole. Both good but nothing special. The best dish was actually the spaghetti carbonara using tuna instead of bacon. Very tasty and you can taste the difference. Land to sea. Portions was quite large, but it was not cheap at all average pasta is 15€. Very expensive in Italy and they also charge 3€ per person cover charge. Definitely not cheap. Dish I wanted to try was the pesto pasta with long beans and potato. Cheapest at 10€ and ordered by a ot of people. So good but not great. Still if you never tried the polpo pasta...a must try.More

You need go no further than this. Excellent food, excellent (and affordable) wine, a lovely interior and very nice staff. I've been here a few times and haven't found anywhere better in Sestri.

Nice restaurant in the centre of the old town. We tried the various dishes of the day which had fresh fish and octopus and were extremely happy with our choices. The service was efficient and friendly. We ate inside as there were no tables available...outside and it was very pleasant as the structure of the building keeps the dining room cool. Would definitely go back.More

My choice for lunch (interior) and for rainy evenings. Food straight without chichi, and the director Gianna and the chef ready to make specials. In the Centre unbeatable.

On first impression, the restaurant appeared to be Olde world Italy, but the food and staff were right up to date. Lovely girl practised her English with us and main waiter adjusted menu to suit our tastes. Nothing was too much trouble and food was...excellent. Extensive wine list and free Limoncino to finish off the evening.More

It's a very popular restaurant in Sestri L. for a reason! Fish is really fresh, they respect the ingredients keeping it simple and delicious! Service is kind and efficient! We loved it

A splendid restaurant in the heart of the old town. Warm and welcoming proprietor and staff. Great sea food and outstanding pasta courses. Well worth a visit or two.