Dined at A Marina while in Cefalù, and what a treat. The lively street-side setting felt pure…read moreSicilian energy, and the staff welcomed us like old friends. I went straight for the seafood pasta -- unbelievably fresh, perfectly cooked, and bursting with flavor. My wife is still raving about her eggplant parmigiana, calling it one of the best she's ever had -- simple, soulful, and downright delicious. Overall, an easy must-try for anyone craving honest Sicilian cooking done exceptionally well. Saluti!

An A'Marina specialty: House made ravioli stuffed with an delicate herbed grouper pâte, dressed in…read morea silky sea urchin (ricci) sauce and finished with dollops of sweet grape tomatoes, roasted eggplant and fresh herbs. Superb! Marvelous service from friendly, efficient staff...on a very busy Sunday afternoon.

Siamo caduti in altre trappole turistiche per la città, ma questo ristorante merita veramente…read more Piatti sfiziosi e servizio impeccabile. Se siete a Cefalú ci dovete passare. Grazie ancora!

From the staff to the ambiance, food, and drinks, everything was perfect! The food was excellent…read moreand the staff makes you feel at home.

We had the 4 course set menu and it was incredible. All the best Sicilian dishes in one meal. We…read moreloved every single one (but brought some home because it was a lot of food). Can't recommend this place highly enough.

Service is great especially is you don't speak Italian. The ambiance is cozy, with tight spacing…read more The only dish that stood out was the pork. The pasta didn't taste homemade or fresh, and the tomato salad was too literal. Almost like an English joke. It lacked something, then again it was just tomatoes.

Zero reviews on Yelp is always a tempting challenge, even more so as a vegan traveling in Sicily…read more But the family wanted to give it a try and here is what I found.... At about 1:30, there were only two other tables. By 2, the place was nearly full. The dining area is small- about 10 tables in back and another 4 up front - but that's not unusual around here, right? Service in English/Spanish was not bad - it's always the effort that counts. As soon as we said vegan (because there's nothing on the menu other than the obligatory steamed veggies and side salad, they pointed us to the daily specials, which included your choice of bean or lentil soup or pasta. May need to read that once. We did. And even after it was explained to us, we figured we'd just take what we got. Whether it was soup AND pasta or soup OR pasta, we were getting one bean and one lentil. Well, it was OR and we both got a plate of pasta! Nicely played Don Ciccio, we got what we wanted and it was a surprise at the same time. I finished off my lentils while writing this review and even took a moment to try a bite of my wife's beans. Outstanding. The sauces were the same for both, olive oil, garlic, salt, parsley.... Simple and tasty. A filling lunch portion for €7! Great service guys and great special. Here's to a great 2020 and hoping this review will bring you more visitors and reviews!

This was a lovely dining experience in Cefalù. Our party of four came on a Sunday evening with a…read more7:30 PM reservation we made earlier that day. We arrived and were promptly seated. Davide was incredibly gracious and helpful. One of the folks in our party is vegetarian and he helped us out with some swaps to make some dishes vegetarian. He walked us through the specials and the wine options as well as some questions we had about some menu items. The food we had was all incredibly flavorful and we enjoyed each dish. The standouts were the chicken liver, Sicilian stuffed meat rolls, rigatoni al rustico, and the spaghetti with pesto & swordfish. The rabbit also came recommended from our hotel concierge, but there were too many good options to pass up! Highly recommend coming here and worth making a reservation as it is a very popular spot with all of the locals as well!

We visited after several recommendations and had to book a couple days in advanced. The starter of…read morethe day was a vegetable crudité but it was very simple. Only a few vegetables spread out across a plate with a pretty basic vinaigrette in the middle. The pasta dishes we got as our entrées, however, were very good but slightly plain. Simple and tasty. Service was great and the restaurant was cozy.

Excellent location, seated outside with wonderful waterside views. Personable staff, plentiful…read moreportions and many fantastic choices on the menu. We ordered the polpo and potato salad to start and it was delicious and very fresh. For our mains we had the pasta norma and the lasagna. Both were excellent with homemade pasta , amazingly flavorful sauces and bountiful cheese. Highly recommend ! Good wine list too!

This was truly delicious! We shared risotto marinara and salads mista. The salad was nothing…read morespecial, the usual mista that everyone seems to serve. The risotto on the other hand was fabulous with muscles, clams and calamari. In fact we raved about it so much that the people next to us ordered it and loved it too! The staff were friendly, accommodating, attentive. They, of course, had a wonderful wine list. The Syrah paired nicely with the dinner. Outside or inside seating facing the amazing sunset which added to the beautiful dinner. Absolutely I will return to this restaurant!

This restaurant has a beautiful view... Make that a spectacular view of the sea! I have to say that…read morewe were very disappointed in the food though. The lasagna was not very good, it did not seem fresh, and the meat and cheese not very good quality. Those of us who had fish were also disappointed.

I was in this restaurant during a recent visit to Cefalu with my girlfriend and 2 of my friends…read more The choose was suggested by an inhabitant of the city and it was a great suggestion. The restaurant is located in the centre of the city, on the sea (exactly on the sea). There are some tables reserved for romantic dinner which are located exactly above the water. We went just few minutes after 20:00 and we could enjoy as well a spectacular sunset. Main food is of course the fish even if they are offering as well fish. We had Spaghetti with Ricci (Sea urchin Spaghetti) and we really enjoyed it since the Sea urchins were really fresh. The main course was really a masterpiece Tuna fish with pistachio. As well in this case, the fish was really fresh and well prepared. My girlfriend made the choose to have a prawn cocktail: unluckily in this case she was not lucky since there was too much sauce, which killed the taste of the prawn. I think that it is better in this restaurant to choose something which is linked to the tradition of the place rather than to have a look at something of international. Really nice was the service as well, the owner was really careful and he took really care about us.

Came here for lunch with a party of four just after 12 PM on a Wednesday and we were seated…read morepromptly. This place has quick turnover so they took our food and drink orders shortly after we sat down and everything started coming out shortly thereafter. The pastas we got were all incredibly delicious! Would definitely recommend this spot if you're looking for pasta for lunch and are in the area!

First Impressions: cute spot with outdoor and indoor seating. I found this restaurant on a travel…read moreblog and I'm super excited to try it. Not much info on yelp, so I'll add as much as I can via this review. There's a pasta factory/store front that is open at 9am-4pm Tuesday-Sunday (closed Monday) and a restaurant front that's open 12pm-4pm Tuesday-Sunday (closed Monday). The Noms:

Service was exceptional! They work as a team and food comes out FAST!…read more The ambience is nice being right above the waves and there is a small AC unit to help circulate the air and keep you cool. As you sit fresh bread is brought to the table and some pannelle... fried chick pea flour... it was salty and tender. A treat before our meal. We had the fried calamari to start, and the portion wasn't too big.... Perfect to share. We ordered the rigatoni carbonara, and it was creamy, delicious and had a ton of pancetta. The pasta was cooked perfectly... definitely al dente and there was a little heat in the sauce, which only heightened the flavor. We also had the seafood ravioli, and you'll have to forgive me. I'm not sure which one it was, but the presentation was spectacular, I'm sure that they would be able to tell you if you show your server the picture I have below. ravioli. Sauce was paired extremely well with the fish ravioli. Lastly, we shared the swordfish al pistachio. It was delicious and the crunch from the fresh pistachios covering the fish put it over the top.

Good but not great food. Veal marsala and bruschetta were the best dishes we had. Calamari,…read moreeggplant parm, caprese salad, bolognese were good. Tremendous view sitting on the balcony overlooking the bay.

Excellent Wood burning brick oven pizza,seafood mixed grill service!…read more We all agreed this was the best wood burning pizza crust we had during our travels through Sicily, Venice and Rome. We were a family party of 17 American and Italian residents, and each of us were completely very satisfied with our respective meals. Excellent service. Located in the beautiful picturesque medieval district of Cefalu. Highly recommended.