Melanina Beach Cucina - Rimini

Excellent cocktail Service: Dine in Price per person: €10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Excellent restaurant on the beach, quality and friendliness Parking: Central about twenty seats Kid-friendliness: Everything said on the beach Wheelchair accessibility: Yes there are access ramps Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: €20–30

Disappointing Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: €40–50 Food: 3 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 2

I admit that I'm struggling to understand all these positive reviews... it must have been the bad luck of the Easter Monday lunch. The sore point is the menu. Since it was Easter Monday it was fixed at €50 per person. Embarrassing entrée, three croutons presented very badly with respectively an anchovy, a piece of salmon and cod that tasted of nothing on top. As an appetizer sautéed clams, all sandy. First, tomato ravioli, with shellfish filling not received... it was just ricotta. Good, but not as much as expected on the menu and in any case on a par with those that can be found in the supermarket. The tomato should have cooked a little longer. Second course, crispy octopus with turmeric sauce base. A little too burnt and not enough (just a little tentacle), sauce too strong which in my opinion didn't pair well. We were hoping for dessert, Neapolitan pastiera, but the base remained raw. Passable service, nice guys, little professionalism on the part of one waitress in particular who was a little too friendly in her manner. We waited a long time at the beginning, but after that the courses arrived quite quickly. We need more attention to the wine list, we ordered 3 bottles and all three times they came to offer us another one because they had run out of them. I had the impression of a general inattention, for example we had to ask for the basket of bread because it hadn't been brought to us. I definitely wouldn't go back, really excessive expense for what was offered to us. There's better.

Youthful atmosphere, good food, very helpful and friendly staff, ate a pizza in the company of friends, we will return to try other types of dishes which look very appetising. Meal type: Dinner Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4