Ristorante Olive E Lavanda In Ortovero

We had dinner in the large outdoor area, practically made up of two or three small squares in the historic center of Albenga. A bit of a wait but it was a Sunday in early August and there were nine of us. We were all served at the same time and the pizzas were excellent. The blonde beer is also good. Competitive prices.

Quite disappointed, the place was highly recommended to us. Pizza was good, as in any normal-good Italian pizzeria. There was only one bad detail regarding wine. I asked for a white sparkling wine and specifically asked it to be very cold, the girl told me yes of course, but didn’t care and brought it almost warm. Then the bad detail was the glass portion, I had the impression that it was just the remaining of a bottle and didn’t get to a normal portion, and they just didn’t filled it. Then I asked the waitress to confirm it it was the right size of the portion because it seemed to be quite to low and she firmly answered yes it is, and when I said that I just had the feeling that it was to few (I take a lot of wine glasses in many restaurants for many years), she didn’t care. I didn’t want to argue or speak to the manager and make trouble. I would suggest to be careful whit this kind of details, because next time instead of going back, we will try another restaurant as that place is full of nice pizzerias.

Excellent pizza. Quiet location. We will be back soon!!

Let me start by saying that being vegan it is really difficult for me to find places that have 100% plant-based choices, I find it really disappointing in 2024 that in a tourist town cruelty free food choices are not offered. Having said this we can say that the farinata was truly good, but we didn't like the pizza, especially the dough. Then the place is nice and the service was fast and courteous. Average prices. You eat outside in the square and in summer it can be really pleasant. The menu has some interesting offers for an omnivore but as I was saying it would be nice to introduce some veg or at least vegetarian choices in order to satisfy even those who have chosen a diet not of animal origin.

Recensisco il locale nel centro storico di Albenga (l'indirizzo non è questo, si sarà spostato?!).. onestamente mi aspettavo qualcosa in più, ogni volta che passavo davanti pensavo "qui devo entrarci". Forse la serata sbagliata? Ho trovato il servizio un po' "freddo", la focaccia personalmente non mi è piaciuta (ottimo l'impasto ma troppi pomodori e quindi parecchio bagnata alla base, inoltre mancava un ingrediente), paccheri così così, dolce senza slanci. Boh, mi è mancata un po' di emozione. Peccato!

Kind waiters, good food, it will be nice especially this summer to eat outside in the square. We took the cold cuts and focaccia platter which is really worth it. The second courses were good, it's a shame that I found 5 bones in the sea bream, which is why I give 4 stars instead of 5, especially because I shared the fish with my daughter and luckily I found the bones and not her.

Gorgeous venue. Impeccable service The food was excellent

Delicious food, in a welcoming environment. Friendly and welcoming staff

All in all it's not bad, in my opinion, the food offered is not compatible with the environment and not even quality for money...

We went for lunch, a giant platter which was excellent for 2, the first scialatelli with excellent fish, the second course of meat which my partner took was also very good, given the size of the platter we struggled to finish the other 2 dishes... at most I could recommend adding a slightly smaller platter to the menu... half for 2 is enough as a starter... very clean place and very friendly managers... well done!!!