I have to admit that this is a unique location in an ally with an abundance of Italian flavour. it…read morewas an easy spot to stop and explore. The staff were friendly and we sat down to enjoy a wonderful plate of mussels and were looking forward to the main course. I ordered the seafood spaghetti and it was ok but lacking in flavour. my wife who grew up in a fishing community ordered the cod. I watched as she pushed the meal around her plate without hardly eating any of it. I asked what was wrong and she said it was inedible. still surprised I tried a piece and had to spit it out as if it were a grissled piece of beef. not one to make waves we informed our waitress that it was inedible. We were offered a second piece, however as there had been no service to our table in 15 minutes we turned down their offer. I paid for the meal that was uneaten and was still chastised by the staff insisting that it was the strong local flavour. had I not grown up eating cod she may have fooled us however I wouldn't eat here again if I had just been rescued from a shipwreck.

Went last night and now tonight! This is where all the locals are eating... The ambience is rustic…read more/ local but the food is out of this world. The seafood was swimming this morning. If you go, order the LOCAL wine. I mean this was made the next block over and the seafood was swimming in the bay (within view). Started with fried squid, then on to swordfish marinara. Oh frickin yes! What a local treat....

This was our second time in Milazzo and we decided to check out Gambero Rosso--not to be confused…read morewith il Gambero which is right next door. We ordered an eggplant app 3 main courses a side dish and unique volcanic beer. The eggplant app was delicious! The sauce tasted fresh and was not overwhelming at all. The involtini (meat rolls) had a crisp outside and stuffed with a flavorful herb and cheese filling. The pasta was cooked perfectly al dente and volcanic beer was a unique beverage. Milazzo has a port which offers aliscafo (speed boats) to the volcanic islands surrounding Sicily so it was only right we ordered a volcanic beer. The ambiance was quiet and waitstaff was friendly. The seating is outdoor which offers some views of the city lights. The menu had a variety of language options from English/Spanish and German which is helpful for tourists. The waitstaff spoke English so it made the ordering process easier for those that didn't speak Italian fluently. We made a reservation via an app named the fork (which we found on TripAdvisor) and we received a 20% discount that included alcohol. Definitely a great deal and great food! Must go if in Milazzo area.

From the owner: Ci piace far parlare di noi. Ci piace creare eventi e situazioni coinvolgenti per far godere i…read morenostri ospiti della buona cucina, del buon bere e del sano divertimento. Spesso proponiamo vere e proprie occasioni imperdibili con degustazioni esclusive di pesce, organizzazione di Catering, Happy Hours......

Holy heck, what a find! It was just about the only good choice in the little town of Spadafora, a…read moregreat place (my grandfather is from there so that's why we were visiting) and worth a stop if you have a few hours. The name has apparently changed several times and the current chef/owner is in the wrong place (but right for us)! He belongs in an upscale restaurant in a big city, his cuisine is that good. We had the chef's tasting menu, 13! courses in all, which was absurdly cheap (about 20 euros if I remember right) and maybe 8 more for a great bottle of local "viagnier" (OK they can't spell that well, but I do mean great, we are wine snobs). So for antipasti we got 7 (that's right, seven) little gems that were absolutely exquisite, Almost all seafood, insanely fresh, creative and perfectly cooked. For the pasta we were treated to a great seafood risotto, but by that time my wife was stuffed, so I had the second course, a "sea bass" fillet done en Papillote (baked in parchment but he used what I think as a turkey bag, same principal), also with mussels and clams and fresh veggies. Even though I'm pretty sure it was branzino (everyone likes to call their fish sea bass these days) it was cooked perfectly. Dessert was just OK, an obviously homemade strawberry ice cream that was frozen too hard but otherwise tasty. Brush up on your desserts and I would say you are ready for the big time. he came out to see what we thought and I told him he just about killed me with his food, he thought that was very funny. I said his was the freshest seafood we had in Italy and he pointed towards the sea, and said "from there". Probably caught the same day. His sole waiter was friendly, he had been to NYC so he was pretty good at English. The owner's family was eating a couple of his Sicilian pizzas next to us and I almost asked them for a taste, it looked that good. We joked with his brother about getting free food and he said he'd pay for it anyway (as would I if he offered it to me for free)! PS. if you want the real "Stromboli" stuffed pizza (not a calzone!) as far as I know you have to be within sight of the famous volcano offshore from Milazzo. Spadafora was the only place I have seen it outside of a very few "true" US Italian restaurants, and it was delicioso at a little pizzeria we picked at random for lunch.