Restaurant - La Marinella

S. Agnello (081 8075674)

Straight down the road from the Majestic Palace towards the sea and you come to a terrace on the cliff edge with a bar/restaurant in the middle. The view from this terrace is a favourite spot to watch the spectacular sunsets, the view of Vesuvius and the rest of the bay of Naples. Through this terrace a ramp disappears downwards with a sign at the top advertising La Marinella, a seafood restaurant. As you walk down there is an opening on your left which looks like the entrance to some public toilets with the dated tiled walls, but don’t let that put you off, as if you go through here, down some steps, into the lift, down to floor minus 2, through the white tunnel, you emerge at the bottom of the cliff where there is a snack bar that serves the sun bed jetties and just above this is the restaurant itself, which offers balcony tables overlooking these jetties and a little cluster of boats. It’s a beautiful spot for a romantic evening meal, and the food served is as beautiful too. OK, if you don’t like seafood it’s a very limited menu for you, but if you do I think you will be in for a treat if you do visit. The spaghetti with clams had me using the bread to wipe every last drop of sauce off the plate, and the presentation of the main course was delightful. Surprisingly wine started at just 10 euros a bottle for the house wine, and the whole meal with wine, starters and main came to 71 euro, and that included a cover of a small prosecco upon arrival, a generous bread basket, and a pre-starter on the house.