My wife and I ate at this restaurant last night (6th August 2018) and we had a fabulous experience. There are many restaurants in Sestri Levante, serving the large numbers of tourists, but Polpo Mario is a classic old-school (and I mean that as a...More

Alot of the resturants in sestri cater to tourists and to be fair are not bad ,but not that great either. Polpo Mario has a small menu excited fantastically and a wine list to die for. We stumbled across this one night and was so...More

We went to Polpo Mario for a lunch and we didn't regret. It's located on the main street but is reasonably quiet. A kind of a typical mid 20th century restaurant. I chose an octopus which was probably the best I ever tried. All desserts...More

We tried and failed to get in here on a busy Saturday night but we did manage to get in on the Sunday night. The waiter was excellent and the food was simply delicious. Great for sea food lovers.

had a fabulous dinner, reservation last minute, gracious owner, very attentive service, delicious food! wasnt my first time and will not be my last time!

We chose this restaurant after looking at TA reviews but were not impressed. My special starter of fried stuffed courgette flower was hard and stodgy and expensive and my husband's pasta dish was not at all memorable. Altogether rather expensive and poor value

"Polpo Mario's" was recommended and so we went there, our first night in Sestri Levante, a group of seven of us. Our views of the place were very mixed, one us thought it great, two alright, and the other four really disliked it. The mixed...More

Restaurant made to attract tourists. Simple food, poorly made and very expensive. Service done without attention and slow. Disappointing.

Nice warm ambience with Home style Italian food. The BlackInk Pasta with Scampi was superb. Desserts are popular ands worth sampling.

This place came highly recommended from one of the locals!! The shrimp, squid ink pasta dish was simply beautiful. After dining in many renowned restaurants I can honestly say this has been one of my favourite dishes! The staff were particularly attentive and super friendly,...More