Syrenuse

Service was horrible, food was bland, I could’ve made better pasta than this.
They cater more to the outside front area than the inside customers, but we went inside because of people smoking around us outside.
I noticed that they offer complimentary bread and corn nuts and pretzels — felt like I was a kid.
Waiters were hard to find, didn’t order our dinner for 15 mins, and the food took too long.
(late post — from July 2015)

Syrenuse is located right on the Piazza Tasso, probably the best location in town! It’s right next to the stairs leading down to the Sorrento Port. I sat outside and enjoyed my breakfast, with no sense of ever been hurried along by the servers. It’s the Italian way to not intrude on you, therefore they come to the table as little as possible so as not to disturb your enjoyment. But my server wasn’t hard to flag down.
Evidently Europeans don’t guzzle down coffee like we do. For one thing, who can afford it? There are no free refills and at € 3.50 each — that price was pretty standard, actually– you’d go broke if you lived here.
But it is a lovely place to people-​watch and use the free wifi.

If you are visiting Sorrento, this is definitely a good place to stop by! My family and I just happened upon it during our visit there on a European vacation.
The wait staff was incredibly friendly, and very attentive to our needs. The food was very good as well! There is no better place to get a Caprese salad than in Italia! I also had a Margherita pizza there, which was good.
Most of the restaurant is located outside in the shade. It provides a great view of the area. They also had music videos playing in the background with music that was popular from Italy as well as the United States.
My family and I definitely enjoyed our visit here, it was a great place to sit back and take a rest on a long tour of Sorrento and get some amazing food while we were at it!

Gorgeous cocktails, loads of free snacks fresh from the pizza oven and funny helpful waiters. Really central with terrace and air con, particularly welcome in today’s heat c35 degrees. Recommend thoroughly.

after walking along the beach, we come to this café near the cliff. Enjoy the breeze，we have some ice cream, juice and coffee. Environment is lovely and price is acceptable. nice place.

Popped in here on our first night in Sorrento. Cute atmosphere and lots of menu options. Enjoyed a local wine that was very reasonably priced and had caprese salad, bolognese pasta and a pizza. Service was attentive and friendly and food was tasty. Plus they gave us complimentary small appetizers and lemoncello.

We went to dinner with friends and asked for separate checks. All good. Their dinner arrived and they were finished before ours arrived (after asking twice where our meal was). When it arrived, they brought me the wrong meal. Back to the kitchen for a correct meal. My wife ate alone while I waited. My meal arrived after she finished. We had planned to go shopping just off the city square but it was late and we sent our friends ahead so they could at least shop. We remained at the table awaiting their return as I finished my meal and our drinks. My wife’s hamburger was good but my chicken was not completely cooked. Obviously rushed after two mistakes. This wasn’t a complicated order, just poorly handled. The manager made no adjustment to the bill for their mistakes.
My recommendation is have a beer, enjoy the scenery and go to a real restaurant for dinner.

I’ve traveled in Italy for a total of 2 months now and this was the best experience I’ve had. I don’t Unilocal much, but I had to on this one; I was compelled.
The service was great for Italy, which is different than most places! So the other reviews about having to flag down the server can be ignored; flagging the server is what you do in Italy.
The presentation of the bread, appetizer, meals and desert were amazing. It was just fun to get served our meals.
There is a balcony with a view down 70ft to a plaza below which was such a great experience. It made eating an adventure… It was a little freaky.
The host was very inviting, the wine was great and all of this came at such a great price. I will probably only eat here while in Sorrento!

This place is very commercial like and and right on the square. This means you have many people stopping in to eat and the waiters are busy. They seem a little understaffed and the service is way below par at least for American standards. So be prepared to flag down your server. The food was very tasty and the fresh fish was great. The pasta also has great flavor. Because it is on the square be ready to spend a little more on your meal, possibly 5 – 8 € more than other restaurants off piazza Tasso.

Syrenuse Bar Ristorante
What a wonderful place! Sorrento is so stunning and what better place to enjoy great food, service, and people watching than this restaurant? It’s a fairly short walk from the train station. The staff is friendly and speak english! We had the pizza the prosciutto pizza and spaghetti with tomatoes & basil. So fresh, light, and delicious. Topped it off with a glass of white on a sunny day and you are in heaven! Bonus — they start you off with these fried cheese balls of goodness! Probably a million calories but I have no regrets!
We came back later for some tea and dessert!
PS — clean bathrooms!
LOVE!

Went there with the family (2 and 3 year old). Being the middle of winter it was not very busy, but the minestrone soup was great and the kids ham and cheese toasts were simple and tasty, along with the vino rosso by the glass. The service was fine, but I would stop short of calling it child friendly… we were tolerated. I should mention the facilities were fantastic.

We only had a couple of quick drinks here as it is on the main square in Sorrento, Piazza Tasso, and that made it a good meeting point. A vodka and coke and a coke cost about EUR13 and this is probably only slightly more than the typical cost of drinks in Sorrento.
Service is very good initially but if you want anything after your first order then you’ll have to be prepared for a really long wait. We caught the attention of one waiter and asked for the bill and he was visibly and audibly irritated by the fact that by the time he got around to us 15 minutes later we had already asked (and received) the bill from another waiter. This put us off ordering anything more than one or two drinks so I can’t comment on the food here, I’m afraid.
There is another bar called Bar Ercolano on the next side of the square which was much better and I’ve written a little review for them.