Il Riccio

One of our excursions while visiting Positano was a private boat tour from Positano to Capri and around the island. Since our tour was ending around 2pm, the boat company recommend a couple of places for lunch, one of which was Il Riccio. When we arrived, a smaller boat pulled up to ours to bring us to a stairway that took us up to the restaurant- a very cool way to make an entrance.

The restaurant itself was incredibly relaxing. The blue and white patio was breezy and comfortable, even in the July heat. We could have sat there all day drinking our spritzes!

The food was great. It is primarily a seafood restaurant, which people seemed to be enjoying around us. I do not particularly care for seafood, but the restaurant had no problem making an off menu red-sauce spaghetti for me that was delicious.

The property as a whole was a great place to spend an afternoon. The restaurant has a full beach club. We did not take advantage of it, but many other people were enjoying the lounge chair and umbrella access. The top floor also has a separate bar for people looking to enjoy the restaurant without indulging in a full mean.

At the end of our meal, the restaurant was accommodating in calling a cab to pick us up and take us to our next stop.

Overall, I would highly recommend for a trip to Capri, especially if you were arriving by boat.

The view doesn't get better than this, head there early and watch the sunset at the top bar... if you love seafood this is top quality, we were show all of the freshest catches of the day and they were delicious. If you like seafood come no further. The temptation room is also a plethora of tasty fresh treats.

The exclusive Il Riccio Beach Club is found on the North shore of the island, near the spectacular Blue Grotto. Set on a cliff with sea access via a staircase that zigzags down to the water's edge, the chic white-and-blue beach club has a collection of inviting sunbeds and loungers to allow guests to perfect their tan in privacy. And for fine dining, Il Riccio restaurant prepares exquisite seafood delicacies paired with top Italian and international wines.

A native of Italy's historic home of dried pasta, Gragnano, just across the Bay of Naples from Capri, Salvatore Elefante has always put strong flavours and an enhanced local tradition at the heart of his cooking. In 2011, after several years in the kitchens of L'Olivo, Elefante moved to head chef of Il Riccio. In 2016 he moved to restaurant L'Olivo, where he retained its high reputation by remaining, as he says, "maniacal about the smallest details." Now back at Il Riccio, under the guidance of the Executive Chef Andrea Migliaccio, he places high importance on experience.

It's gets better.... Dior pop up store in Capri: a cave overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Located below the restaurant.

The food is very good and the location is beautiful, but the staff is extremely slow. We had to wait over an hour from when we were finished to when we got our bill.

Excellent views, excellent seafood.. A bit pricey though but that's 1 michelin star for
. The best fried calamari ever and also the sea urchin pasta is so creamy and so tasty..
Dont forget the desert buffet room.

I had reservations for lunch here for over a year for a large group of 16 and we were so looking forward to it given the reviews and location. We dined there on October 15, 2019.

Pros -
Access directly from the water was fun
The views were beautiful
Cons -
The prices were ridiculously high with the lowest primi course being 38 euros for spaghetti with clams. A bottle of basic white wine was 60 euros.
The food was average compared with other restaurants on Capri and throughout the Amalfi Coast.
The staff could have cared less if we were there or not. They were not rude but were not friendly or engaging.
The dessert room was a unique concept but the desserts kind of blah.

Because I had another large group of 16 the next week and couldn't go back to Il Riccio because they had closed for the season, I had to choose another restaurant. I now am so glad Il Riccio was closed! We chose a restaurant with a beautiful setting and views, delicious food and the staff was fun and made our experience special.

It really was the most disappointing lunch we had in Italy. I don't recommend.

Restaurante Il Riccio, is a cliff side restaurant located in Anticapri that is owned and operated by the five star hotel Capri Palace. It is located on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Bay of Naples and is breathtakingly beautiful. The views from the open aired restaurant (as there are no windows) are beautiful and coupled with the ocean breeze makes this restaurant one of the best places to eat in Capri. My husband and I had the caprese salad with fresh buffalo mozzarella from Campania, local region in Southern Italy, with delicious fresh Italian tomatoes; Spaghetti Vongole and Spaghetti with Sea Urchin. We paired those dishes with a delicious bottle of Gaja Langhe. The pasta at Il Riccio was by far the best we have had so far on the island. Highly recommended.

We arrived at the restaurant via boat (which is pretty cool) as part of a tour around the island ending at the Blue Grotto, which is adjacent to the restaurant. We stayed for lunch which was delicious and came with plentiful portions. Other reviews noted the high prices, which I feel is commensurate with the upper class culture of Capri. The decor is bright and fresh with ocean blue tables crossed with white table cloth runners amidst a backdrop of wood thatch ceilings and accents of green vegetation. Every table has a view of the ocean as the layout is more wide than deep. The view of the ocean is beautiful during the day and at sunset. Not sure what there is to see at night.

Locals, tourists, day trippers a gaggle of happy people. Who wouldn't be happy here? There is one room dedicated to just desserts.

A well known secret is to bring your bathing suit. Because afterwards, you can go for a dip in the water, depending on the choppiness and level of the water, you can swim into the Blue Grotto, and then sun bathe on the roof and continue you food extravaganza, perhaps with bottles of champagne and sparking water to help hydrate. Towels come with the service.

Why is life so hard?

Amazing lunch and views at this excellent restaurant and beach club -- we went twice and loved the sol fish. Service was also great with a comprehensive wine list -- don't hesitate to go here for a special experience