Da Ely - MONTEROSSO AL MARE

We went the first night and came back the second one. Amazing food, amazing chef, amazing staff! Will definitely be back

We recently dined at Da Eraldo and thoroughly enjoyed it. The food, atmosphere and service were all excellent. The restaurant accepts reservations which are advisable. Reasonable prices and delicious, high quality cuisine.

Monterosso al Mare is the biggest town in Cinque Terre and has a ton of restaurant choices for dinner. For our 3rd of 7 nights, we chose Da because it had great reviews and opened at 6 PM which is very unusual for the area. Maybe that’s why people were lining up at 545 PM? Here are some of the pros and cons: Pros: Most of the food was heavenly, including a shared Vegetable Platter and desserts. Why can’t they offer such a platter in the US? Service was friendly and helpful…especially for 2 people with very limited Italian. Fortunately, the server spoke English and smiled a lot. Bread tasted great which is an important factor for gluttons like us Value was excellent Seating is both inside and outside, but we made sure to go out given the warm weather. Cons: The main one…really the only thing worth mentioning…was my wife’s Ravioli with Pesto was drowning in sauce. She loves pesto, but it tested her endurance. Outside tables and chairs were on uneven pavement which made our meal “fun” or challenging…depending on how you view things We’d go back to Da Eraldo, but ask them to tread lightly on the pesto.

I had read big reviews about this place, allegedly a very gluten-free friendly. I took a few friends with me, they could eat everything they wanted, and I was told I could have Penne with Pesto.

As one of the most popular restaurants in Cinque Terre Da Eraldo now also offers gluten-free options. All noodles can be made gluten-free. We also have a start I didn't know included some fried fish in panade and they did it gluten-free without asking. That was excellent! They also served me gluten-free bread. The Pasta frutti di mare was the best I ever had and they even had a gluten-free tiramisu. We'll be back.