Loved this place! Great food and service. The wine was fantastic! If ever in Sicily we will…read moredefinitely go back.

This place is a bit tricky to find. It's a very n the middle of an alley. We went 2 nights in a…read morerow. Food and service were great. Good selection of food options and specials. Good wine and very friendly English speaking servers. Would recommend

I had the mixed platter #2 (horse meat). It was a large plate with a grilled thin steak (like a…read moregiant cutlet or thick slice of roast beef), a large, horse meatball , grilled sausage and cipollata (bacon-wrapped green onion) The food was all good and they brought over a basket of bread and the tray with seasoning condiments (salt, pepper, olive oil, hot pepper oil, balsamic vinegar) which I used in different combinations for my platter of meats & grilled veggies. The food was tasty even without condiments though. Also, I ordered a melon & prosciutto antipasto (appetizer), the grilled mixed vegetable side dish, and an awesome pistachio tiramisu for dessert. All the dishes were very reasonably priced. As there was no breeze on this hot day, I decided to dine inside and the manager turned the A/C on for me. The restaurant is a stones throw from Ursino Castel and I five minute walk from S. Agata's Cathedral Square. Highly recommended!

Came back again the second day before leaving town, the place is still permeated with deliciousness…read morewhile servers busy in and out of the kitchen with plateful of hearty dishes, while the location is not steps from Catania's biggest seafood market selling catches directly from and by the local fishermen, so despite the menu offers appealing grilled meats , we came again for the produce from the sea, had a sauté mixed seafood which came with swordfish, shrimp, razor clam...etc. Razor clam tasted so sweet that's unforgettable. Also ordered calamari and steamed clam, they are plump and juicy, the portions are amazingly huge, what a seafood feast at incredible bargain.

So I've been told about this place a few times and been flat out told I need to go…read more After a day of traveling to another town and hitting the mall I built up an appetite. The mall's food court was hot and i didn't have a good vibe from the last time. After some searching for what is open we settled on this spot. We were able to find parking and got seated immediately. The online ordering is a pretty cool feature. The food was on point. The nachos could have been a little hotter as the cheese wasn't fully melted. I had the chicken and beer with honey and it hit the spot. My fried and her daughter got wraps and they finished them both. They have a pretty expansive menu for lunch/dinner and breakfast. Their desserts will catch your eye as well.

The customer service is amazing, the food is good, this is my go to spot when I want brunch food.read more

If you are coming to Catania, and looking for fresh, down-home, local cuisine with a lovely staff -…read morethen look no further. They have an english menu, and the waitstaff is multi-lingual so it is very helpful. I heard the waiter conversing in English, Italian and French during my visit.

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

Service 10/10! Phenomenal salad options that were so flavorful! The complimentary bread basket was…read morePERFECT! Portions were huge and filling. We almost passed up the second food course but are glad we didn't! A STEAKHOUSE FOR TWO TO HAVE DINNER LESS THAN 50€ ?? More than worth it! If you're visiting Catania, go twice - trust me!

We had some really good pizza while we were in Sicily, and this was, for me, #1. We specifically…read morepicked this because it was (1) off the beaten path and (2) very well rated. Come here to have lunch with the locals, and get a really, really, (really) good pizza. (If you're not in the mood, there's a lot of other options - we sat near plenty of pasta eaters if that's what you are in the mood for.) This is the definition of a quick lunch spot, the chairs, tables...super casual. Almost like a cafeteria, but maybe one slight notch above from an ambiance perspective. Not much AC, super hot, who cares. I got a gigantic, ice cold beer to mitigate the heat, and it was a perfect pairing to the pizza. Super simple - sauce, cheese, prosciutto. They even cut it in half for us since we were splitting it. Somehow those three ingredients came together so perfectly that the pizza was almost creamy. That pizza, a 66cl beer, and a huge water - super delicious, we walked out full, and it was only €16. Insanity.

I really enjoyed the food at this restaurant. There was a good variety of pastas, fried chicken and…read morefish and enjoyed the options. We ordered fried swordfish, chicken cutlets, pasta with fish, lasagna with eggplant. The service was extremely good and the owners very friendly. Not knowing Italian in Italy is always a challenge but ordering was extremely easy with a friendly servers . They even called a taxi for us back to our hotel. Highly recommend this place for food and service.

The food was very tasty and it was lovely sitting outside with a view of Castello Ursino.read more

Outside. Beautiful. Table clothes. Very nice and kind service. Food came out quickly, almost too…read morequick. Didn't care for any of the food. We had two apps and left. Wine was ok they brought out two different bottles to try, place is now packed. Try at your own risk. Not my favorite here. Doris approved 3.5 stars. The whole meal everything pictured was 22.00euro Everyone else cleaned their plates so maybe we didn't pick the right meals.

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.

The person is very kind and generous. He give the best suggestions with the food. Dessert is best I…read morehad so far coming to Italy