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Il Molo

Restaurant Seafood restaurant Small plates restaurant Lido

One of the Most Reviewed Seafood restaurants in Ancona


Address

Località, 60100 Portonovo AN, Italy

Website

www.ilmolo.it

Contact

+39 071 801040

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1.6K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

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Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (10) good (9) location (7)
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  • 5/5 Dilara A. 1 year ago on Google
    What a cool place at the beach! Frittura di calamari is absolutely must have, it is super light and delicious - also the portion is quite big and enough for 2 people. We tried 2 types of local wild mussels and we absolutely liked baked one, with a bit of pangrattato. The oysters were surprisingly from Bretagne, but tasty too. I would suggest to book it in advance in hot summer season!

  • 3/5 Gerrit P. 6 months ago on Google
    We went here in off-season, maybe the experience in high season would have been different. We were there a bit early, the kitchen was not yet open, so we settled for drinks and “appetizers” as food. The drinks and service were OK, the staff was a little bit over eager though; when we went for a bathroom break, our still one third full bottles had already been cleared off the table, when inquired about why the still somewhat full bottles were taken off the table, we were reassured that they were empty. The waitress came back one minute later with our still one third full bottles and apologized. The same happened with our initial appetizer by the way. The food we had was not really to be recommended. The three mini club sandwiches with fish turned out to be rather stale bread rolls with deep fried and marinated or drenched in mayo fish. We ended up eating only two out of three sandwiches, because one was with fish marinated in a cream sauce, although I had specifically asked if there would be food served with lactose due to a food allergy, which was denied. Maybe the proper dinner at this place is better, but I cannot recommend it for the food which sold before kitchen opening times.

  • 5/5 David M. 10 months ago on Google
    Excellent food and service and stupendous location right next to the sea.

  • 5/5 Caroline 10 months ago on Google
    We just had a great lunch here. Lovely food, wine, a fantastic view and above all, great service. All of the staff we met were friendly, welcoming and more than gracious when I made an error with our order. Hope to come back one day! The sardines were the highlight - delicious!

  • 5/5 Inga D. 9 months ago on Google
    Delicious, high quality of dishes and drinks. There is a luck of the weather, then you will be able to see an amazing sunset, which gives you a romantic and beautiful moments. Top service, top friendly personal. Visiting on 19/07/2023. Inga

  • 4/5 Nigel M. 9 months ago on Google
    Spectacular location, food presentation is nice, but our spigola fillet was a very small portion for the €20 it cost. The carbonara all Molo was the house special and really good. The wine list is amazing and we had a beautiful Sardinian wine. Our waiter was very good. The menu though for us was difficult to read because the layout was all over the place - some items were in block print, some were normal print and it was not an easy menu to study.

  • 4/5 Kay M. 9 months ago on Google
    A beautiful location. And great service. We have eaten here before. It is now more upmarket. The food was very nice, though a little on the expensive side now. My fish with salad was smaller than expected for €20

  • 5/5 ramona g. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food and good wine on the seaside

  • 5/5 Ionut Lucian M. 1 year ago on Google
    Worth a visit! Beautiful views, good food, prices are ok for where you are. Table service is available ant they staff are so helpful.

  • 5/5 Marta M. 1 year ago on Google
    🌊 Great sea front location, good food (ingredients and receipts) and good, professional staff. 🍴Authentic Italian cuisine revisited in contemporary style. 😅 Fun facts: I paid the bill, my boy friend left the tips and he was the one that was thanked!

  • 1/5 Alessandro A. 2 years ago on Google
    Dont go! Dishonest people. You ask for two beers, they will give you the most expensive beer they have and nothing to eat (crisps or similar). Spend 12€ for two 33cl beers. Rip off!

  • 4/5 Chiara B. 3 years ago on Google
    Incredibile location, good and polite service, we had moscioli enjoying the sunset. Four stars instead of five because we were not there for dinner, just had the aperimolo (small dish + a drink for a fixed price) and were surprised that we also had extra 4€ of service on the bill. Really unusual to pay coperto if you are not in a restaurant.

  • 4/5 Cookie p. 1 year ago on Google
    Great location, pebble beach.

  • 4/5 Steve D. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent service, lovely food, seafood costs per 100gms. I wish we could’ve been there for the sunset.

  • 1/5 K S. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice view but unfortunately very expensive for something not worth it. We had gnocchi with seafood for 15 euro which was a small portion containing only 1 small tomato and a very little piece of one Gamba. They also went short on adding spices. We understand that it is tourist season but we were definitely dissatisfied here and won't return.

  • 5/5 Edwin D. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good restaurant direct on the beach. We visited the restaurant twice for lunch. It’s a must to make a reservation but you can do this via their website ver easily. We had the seafood carbonara which was outstanding. The mosciolo and the fresh catch of the day (sea bass in our case) were also very delicious. We had local white wine which was really good and affordable for the quality. Staff is also very friendly.

  • 5/5 Jasmin L. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing location for dinner on the beach with delicious sea fruit dishes and really nice beach bar during the day with awesome cocktails and cappuccino. Great service and fair prices! 🥰


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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