Belvedere - SORRENTO

That's not good. .... a subcontracted framework; authentic

We were staying in the hotel and one evening big had rain so we stayed in for a meal. Menu was limited and typically hotel expensive. Food turned out to be poor value and tasteless. While we was finishing our bottle of wine one of the waiters walked through the restaurant saying the restaurant was now closed and people should leave. Unbelievable

I had dinner and breakfast the next day in this dining room of the Imperial Hotel Tramontano. Like everything else about this property, it is grand. The view across the bay is stunning. The room itself is old world charming but still bright and airy. Everything id done right from greeting, to seating, to table settings...exactly as it should be at this level of dining. The staff, especially the maitre d' was well trained is deluxe service. I had a prix fixe menu which offered sufficient choices. I opted for a soup, baby octopus in tomato sauce, and a cannoli. The soup was excellent, the cannoli good, but the octopus was a disappointment. The next morning, breakfast was a buffet, with the usual suspects offered. There's nothing much to say. It was fine, and again, the service was superior. The wine list was the size of the Hong Kong phone book with hundreds of selections. Impressive but a bit intimidating. This should be a 5 star review, but the main course at dinner didn't make it. It might just have been a bad night for the fish chef. This shouldn't discourage you from trying this restaurant...but avoid the octopus in case that's the way they like to make it every time.

High-level dinner in a refined setting with a wonderful view. friendly and very professional staff. impeccable the mauritious maitre.

Disappointed overall given the 9.3 rating. When we arrived (7.30/8pm there was no one else in the restaurant, there was no atmosphere at all- not even music playing. The food was ok (apart from the alien green foam on my chicken main- which was really off putting even if it tasted ok… . It all felt very 1960’s! They also don’t tell you that you have to wear trousers, so men in shorts beware!! The saving grace was the incredible view- but from where we were sat, all the other view side restaurants were buzzing, so felt really let down.