Balzi Rossi In

Excellent restaurant. Friendly staff. Gorgeous views from the terrace.

A beautiful setting, with the restaurant located by the sea. It offers exclusively seafood and fish dishes. I enjoyed discovering the regional specialties as well as the Italian wines. The artisanal dishes add a beautiful aesthetic touch to the dishes. The service is excellent and the staff very friendly. A truly wonderful experience!

Overall, a good restaurant, but it didn't leave us wanting to return. Overall, the dishes weren't particularly flavorful; none of them made us say "wow!" The presentation was excellent, but that's not enough for a Michelin-starred restaurant, as the view is important, but the taste is even more so. Furthermore, the tasting menu included a first course that had nothing to do with the rest: spaghetti all'arrabbiata with a very acidic sauce. After delicate fish appetizers and fish-based main courses, it wasn't at all in keeping with the rest. We both left. The wait was a bit long, and I personally don't like the fact that there's no place setting at the table when you arrive—just a glass and a napkin. Luckily, the sea was there to distract us a bit. Overall, we woke up tired and not entirely satisfied.

Everything was perfect! Too bad the terrace was closed with such beautiful sunshine!

There is no possibility of parking except for something at the entrance to the museum.

A fine, gourmet menu, impeccable, efficient, and warm service, and a sumptuous setting—a terrace literally overlooking the sea. A wonderful experience in every way.

A big thank you for this wonderful evening. The service was perfect and professional. The setting was incredible. Everything we ate was perfectly cooked. However, I admit I was disappointed on a few points... We had a 7-course menu: two starters, one of which was cold, the second being hot fish...then two pasta dishes, and then two more hot fish dishes. I admit that a second fresh starter with vegetables in the middle of summer would have suited me better than hot fish, even though I already had some in my two main courses. I would have actually liked to eat fish a little more refined than swordfish and amberjack, especially in a Michelin-starred restaurant. I was also disappointed at the end of the meal, the gourmet moment...we only had one dessert and no pre-dessert or petit four, not even a square of chocolate with coffee. We were just offered a basket of fruit from the garden... I, who am very greedy, felt very frustrated. Personally, I don't come to a Michelin-starred restaurant to eat fresh fruit.

Excellent restaurant. The dishes are all based on seafood and vegetables, light and fresh with incredible flavours. If you like seafood you cannot miss this.

Ventimiglia: Balzi Rossi, a unique place.

We love this out of time spot on the Italian side right at the border with france! Retro-chic, the food is unbelievable (especially the fish and pastas); the spot is great, music very nice, the sea, beautiful… It’s a bit pricey of course but way less than the equally fancy spots in france, and way more elegant!