The food was delicious. A Wonderful meal at a reasonable price. The carbonata was the best we have…read morehad in Sicily. The sea bass was grilled, light, and flavorful. Linguine with clams and mussels was excellent. The Tiramisu was outstanding. The wine and spritz were generous and reasonably priced. The staff were friendly, helpful, and responsive. They obviously like working there. The ambiance was natural, authentic, and not ostentatious. We felt welcomed. Staff spoke fluent English. We even bought a T-shirt to preserve the memory.

A great meal at Ortigia Fish Bar. Carlotta provided amazing service and great conversation. We…read morestarted the meal with caponata which boasted 18 ingredients. It did not disappoint. It was followed by an orange fennel salad which was so refreshing in addition to the fried fish fritters. Our main course consisted of grilled prawns, calamari & swordfish. The prawns were so sweet and delicious! Accompanying our meal was a bottle of Le Sabre Dell'Etna white wine. To finish off the meal we had cannolo and tiramisu. An after dinner drink of amaro rounded out the meal. This restaurant is a must try!

A MUST visit if you are in Ortigia. My boyfriend and I are staying at Hotel Maniace which is…read morewalking distance to this restaurant and everything was amazing, the food, service, ambiance, highly recommend!

We arrived early and without a reservation and were greeted promptly with a friendly buonasera!…read moreThe food was the best we'd had on our vacation to Sicily. From the starter of caponata, to the pasta filled with octopus and pasta filled with sardines followed with swordfish roses and tuna medallions all accompanied by a DOCG wine recommendation, no detail seemed overlooked. Unfortunately we had to rush out but I'm certain dessert is worth a try. The ambiance is as amiable as the staff!

This was the first meal I had in Ragusa - perfetto!…read more Service was dignified, attentive, and polite. Specifically, I had tentacoli tubero (octopus) as an antipasto and for a main/secondo : dioniso (swordfish ravioli) with White wine (Eureka - Sicilian Chardonnay). I did not have dessert, but I finished with a lovely espresso and sambuca. Beautiful presentation, lively flavors, and in the background was the most pleasant music (Jazz, Billie Holliday, Bill Withers, and Satchmo). In Italy, I have eaten in Roma, Bologna, Firenze, Assisi, Venezia, Milano, Cefalu, Siracusa-Ortigia, and Capri - but this was the best meal in two months of traveling. Bravo!

The three course meal was delicious. It starts off with appetizers, ant-ipasta and calamari…read morefollowed by a pasta dish and main dish. It is served at a good rate between meals and cooked fresh. The wait staff is tremendously customer service oriented.

My wife and I had one of the best dining experiences of our life at Trattoria Giglio Rosso…read more This morning, while walking in Catania we spotted this place and decided to visit it tonight...BOOM! It was delicious! I think we were taken care by the owner judging by the care and passion he gave to us. He gave us some recommendations which we skipped because we wanted to have pasta that night. We ordered grilled octopus with verdure sauce as an appetizer, it was super fresh and delicious. After that we ordered our pasta dishes, my wife went for the Catanian classic Rigatoni alla Norma and I went for the linguini alla Giglio Rosso ( with mussels, prawns, tomatoes, parsley and toasted almonds), it was to die for. We were full by the time to order desserts, my wife and decided to share one, the owner ran away and brought a dessert of its choice for two! BINGO! He blew our taste buds again! We thanked him for the experience and the wonderful food. Top notch!

We popped in upon the recommendation of our airbnb host. There is a large selection of both seafood…read moreand non-seafood dishes. The food was sooooo good. Our server Showeb and the owners were extremely friendly. One of our party spilled sauce on her shirt and the owners graciously brought out stain remover. You do not get that kind of service in my home country. They also ended our meal with complementary homemade almond wine. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Fantastic service - No other restaurant really allows you to take the bread so it was really nice…read moreof her to offer to wrap it up with my steak for takeaway. Service is fast and efficient and not overbearing, which I love. Dining solo here was fantastic. Got to write a few postcards.

Food was great, but aside from the French host who was funny & sweet, the staff & I believe owner…read morewere very cold to us, but warm & happy to the locals. It's rather noticeable when the owners ask the locals how their meal is etc. & chat with them & don't even come to your table to ask how we enjoyed our meal. Our cash is green at other restaurants too.

Stumbled across this seafood retail shop with restaurant attached. One of the best accidental finds…read moreof all time. Superb fresh seafood. The Octopus crostinio was the stand out. House wine from large Sicilian producer Planeta was excellent, and a great price at only 7 euro per glass. Menus in Italian.

Hands down the best restaurant in Syracuse. The seafood is fresh and absolutely delicious. I had…read moreplanned to explore more places during my trip, but I ended up coming back here multiple times :)

Wow, best lunch/dinner yet. We were going to eat street food at the market but decided to walk a…read morefew more feet to see L'Isoletta as we had been reading excellent reviews. We stopped looked around and decided to stay. So very glad we did. We were seated outside on the side street with a great view and the breeze at the cross street was delightful. We got our menus and just read and read. So many things to choose from. As we always(most of the time) share we decided on the Grilled Fresh Swordfish and the Busiata pasta with a Pistachio Cream sauce. When our food arrived we instantly knew they were both winners. The swordfish was perfectly cooked, tender, tasty with great seasonings....simple with the exception of the pink peppercorns which only enhanced the flavor. A simple, yet tasty side salad accompanied it on the plate to add color. And now for the winner- the Busiata Pasta cover in a beautiful pistachio cream sauce. And they didn't skimp on anything in the dish. It was huge. It was outstanding. We were full but kept going back for that last taste. We did our best but couldn't finish either. Service was great. Food came out within a reasonable amount of time and Everything was Hot! Lately I think food sits for a while at restaurants. Not this little gem. Love sitting outside watching people go by and just enjoying the food and the atmosphere.

Well this place definitely did not live up to the reviews. I got the pasta carbonara first. It was…read morepretty forgettable, bland with no flavor then I got the grilled seafood platter. What a let down. Dry swordfish. one shrimp, calamari had no flavor and the whole fish was full of bones. I had a wonderful swordfish steak in Naxos at the hotel which would blow the socks of this. Don't waste your money at this place. The prior reviews wouldn't know good seafood unless they lived by the water like I do. Oh this place was pretty empty for a Saturday night. Worst dinner I've had in a long time!

Dined at Trattoria Il Mare while in Catania, and it may have been our most truly authentic Sicilian…read moremeal of the trip. The atmosphere was cozy, with a small streetside feel, and the service was genuinely traditional -- it honestly felt like dining in someone's home. We enjoyed a full plate of alici fritti, Insalata Pantesca, pasta con vongole, and scaloppina al Marsala -- everything was perfectly cooked, full of flavor, and paired beautifully with the vino di casa. Overall, a fantastic spot and a definite trip highlight. I only wish we had more time for repeat visits. Saluti

Wanted seafood so tried out Trattoria Il Mare for dinner. It was packed outside but no wait for a…read moretable inside. Menu and ordering is straight the QR code. Coperto was 2,00€/person. - White wine (1,50€ for 1/4L) - Red wine (1,50€ for 1/4L) - Mixed platter (12,00€) - mix of octopus, oyster, squid, sardines, baby shrimp and mixed fried seafood. Favourite was the octopus. Came with a fried fish fritter (surprisingly tender). - Mix grilled seafood (15,00€) - swordfish was dry. Seafood wasn't grilled. Platter was better - Red peppers (4,00€) - cold, marinated style. Meh - Grilled mushrooms (4,00€) - cold, salty porcini mushrooms. Skip it