Review of La Taverna di Monterosso

Fairly disappointing experience after reading such positive previous reviews. Normally I’m not one to nitpick on service, but this was by far the worst service we have had since we arrived in Italy a week ago. While the GF pasta itself was great for GF and they had several GF options available, I ordered the GF pasta with salmon and was given a shrimp and cream sauce pasta instead. When they brought my plate I kindly said I had actually ordered the salmon and our waitress said no you didn’t and showed me on the electronic tab that the button selected was for shrimp. Luckily I like shrimp and didn’t mind but was somewhat shocked to be told what I ordered (when in fact I didn’t and I even pointed at the salmon on the menu in case of a language barrier to be clear). Frankly I felt a little distrustful of my pasta being GF after this experience, so will see if I get sick later. Looking around at tables with other wait staff, I think our experience was mostly very poor service by our waitress and not the restaurant itself but personally wouldn’t go back if dining here again, especially since we didn’t even get napkins (or non GF complimentary bread for my husband despite asking for them). There are definitely better options offering GF in Monterosso with much better service! (Da Eraldo, L’Ancora etc)

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good