La Pergola - Carta

A tradition of 57 years shows this restaurant to stand out among others especially on a busy market day with tasty food and attentive service. The interior seems to have remained almost the same from the seventies which makes it real vintage. Seating is also available outdoors covered from the sun.

Take no notice of those 30 yr olds that think a resto is sad if it's not in shades of grey and the owners don't know what a skinny latte is. How sad and samish the world would be if every place was thus. Proprietors charming, diners eccentric regulars, decor sober and food excellent and very well priced. Who could want more?not us

My friends and I missed our train change from Nice, France to Portofino, Italy. We ended up having to stay in Ventimiglia for a few hours and we couldn’t have asked for a better place to have lunch! This is a family-owned restaurant with a very kind staff incredible food! Missing our train was the best thing that could’ve happened. We felt very at home and welcomed here. Ver carta

We had a quick lunch while visiting Ventimiglia. This looks like it could be a little starchy but once you're inside you quickly realise it's very simply run. The food was generous and authentic and the service good. The extra stuffed zucchini flowers were so welcome as was the complimentary ice cold limoncello to finish. Not fine dining but great value for home style cooking stepped up a notch.

We found La Pergola thirty years ago when during the Friday market, my wife asked a chubby Italian policeman where we could find a nice restaurant to sit and have a good lunch. He sent us to La Pergola. Besides its a la carte menu, La Pergola has a fixed price Tourist menu which has three courses for 16 euros. You get a choice of four first course, four second courses and dessert. With the main course, you get salad and french fries. You get to sit at a table with a cloth tablecloth, The food is good. Service can be a little slow if the place is full. Crowd is a mixture of locals and tourists.

This is the second time we have visited La Pergola. We were there 5 years ago and had a wonderful meal. When visiting again this year, we went back to see if it was still there and we were delighted to see that it was. It was the same owners and staff once again. We started with the Antipasti Chef which was a combination of pressuito with melon, and fried vegetables. I had the Fritura Riviera which consisted of a variety of fried small fish served with lemon. They were fried to perfection and so very delicate. My husband had the linguine in clam sauce which was also delicious and very plentiful. This was a wonderful lunch and really worth the visit! Ver carta

We have been having lunch at La Pergola on Friday market days for over thirty years. It is a lovely place to sit and have lunch after spending the morning shopping the many booths in the markets. It has been owned and run by the same family for years. They have a three course tourist menu that gives you an appetizer, a main course and a dessert. There are sufficient choices for each course all excellent. The main course comes with a green salad and french fries. We try to get there early since service can be a little slow if the place is crowded. The clientele is comprised of both locals and tourists. We had Marie as our waitress time time and she took excellent care of us.

Places like this are fast disappearing. The restaurant has a high ceiling and hard flooring making it airy although on our visit only a fan added to the cooling effect. It was comfortable enough. It is well situated near the town centre. The standard menu was inexpensive if not particularly exiting (a veal escalope Milanese but tasty. Pudding was again OK but didn’t set the world alight. The wine list was well balanced and reasonably priced (we had a 1/2 litre bottle of Barolo which was excellent and so good to see the smaller sized bottles on the list . There is a vegetarian set menu on offer. It clearly has a local following which is good to see. Service was friendly and our waitress spoke...

Forget the décor, you're here for good value traditional food. A few tourists on the day we ate but mostly locals and recommended by an old boy in the nearby market. We picked the 20 euro Menu Touristique 3 course with multiple choices for each. We started with home made ravioli filled with meat and veg really very good and served with a slightly piquant tomato sauce. Next we both hade the Veal escalope Milanese.....simply pan fried veal escalope in light breadcrumbs served with lemon and a side of home fries simple and tender. Finished with a cheese plate and selection of 3 cheeses for one and our other was the tiramisu which was light and very nice the accompanying cream however was synthe... Ver carta