Delicious food! On my first visit, I had the pasta with red snapper. The pasta sauce was olive oil,…read morecherry tomatoes, and lemon zest. The snapper was so fresh. I loved the whole dish. It was one of my favorite dishes on my trip. The owner says he created the menu based on his childhood. He recommended the other pasta on the menu so I returned for lunch to try it. Unfortunately, it wasn't available during lunch so I had the grilled king prawns. The prawns were huge and so tasty. I also had my first cannoli of my trip. It was good, but I'm not too big on cannolis. The first time I went, it was busy. I got placed at a table in front of the restaurant, which isn't an ideal spot since it's right next to the road and cars keep driving by. Indoor has limited seating. They do have more outdoor seating next to the restaurant. The restaurant is located in a great location near the water, away from the busy touristy streets.

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 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.

Another great lunch at L'Isoletta this year. Our memories didn't fail us from 2024. Hade the fried…read morecalamari and the pasta with a pistachio cream sauce. Just love this place. Highly recommend.

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!

We were looking for a place for lunch, and luckily stumbled upon this delightful small restaurant…read morewith great service and delicious food for very fair price. After we ordered, the place quickly filled up with locals, so we knew this was not a tourist trap. Between the two of us we had pasta with basil and tomato sauce which was absolutely fantastic with the right amount of Al dente chewiness and bright tomato flavor, the fired calamari, which was very lightly breaded so you couldn't even tell that is breaded and was hit with us and lastly the grilled and roasted seafood platter composed with two huge prawns, squid that was perfectly grilled to the point of being just tender enough to slice with a butter knife and a large slice of grilled swordfish. We washed it down with a bottle of still mineral water. It was the best food we have had in Sicily so far. The service was friendly & efficient. Altogether an awesome experience.

Very good food. Limited number of seats outside and you will get tour groups that stop right at…read moreyour table, which is a downside but very likely in this area if the piazza . My dining companions ordered pasta dishes and they were all very happy. I was trying to adhere to a non carb diet ( big mistake) and ordered bisteca. I wasn't too crazy about it but I blame myself more than I blame the restaurant. The servers were very congenial. It was a very pleasant dining experience. They were very excited when I showed them yelp and that I was adding them. I would come back here and order a different dish! The wine was fantastic.

We love this restaurant. The menu is typical cuisine of the area, with options for non fish eaters…read more The food is delicious and delicate. The service, attentive and the owner is ever present overseeing everything.*****

This place came recommended by out hotel and I'm so happy we stopped here for dinner! Cozy and it…read morefills up fast and we got one of the last open tables when we came in. We got a few small dishes to share and every single thing was fantastic, my fave is in between the tuna tartare or pistachio tiramisu. They add a charge for when you split dishes too so just a heads up there!

Yow! This recently-opened mom and pop sandwich shop, just off of the Piazza Archimede (the one…read morewith Diana's Fountain) is a wonderful find! Although we ducked in to escape the torrential rain, we found a simple menu with wonderful fish dishes and sandwiches, and a homemade Caponata that really satisfies. They have a decent selection of Italian and Sicilian beers, including drafts, and a delightful array of Sicilian wines. We enjoyed it so much, we returned for lunch the next day. Cheers!

Amazing Italian food, traditional flavours but with a modern twist. The perle di ortigia starers…read moreare aamazing and the octopus is to die for. The prawns in balsamic vinegar a must try !

Wonderful place and service. We went there twice during our 2 days 2 nights stay. The first night,…read morewe stayed around the corner and came in around 8pm just needing to feed 4 hangry kids. We had a party of 9. It was the closest opened restaurant with space so we just came in. Ricardo, was so nice and accommodating to our large group. My daughter also has allergies to pistachios and pine nuts and he made sure her dish was clean. The second time, it was just 4 adults walking the streets at 9pm looking for a place to get dessert and cappuccino/wine. Many places had already closed so we just came back and Ricardo was there to greet us again. The food was simply tremendous! The pistachio-crusted swordfish was one of the most memorable dishes in our time in Italy. Could never imagine a better meal, and certainly not a this affordable price. Thank you, Ricardo!

Excellent food. We aren't fish eaters so they whipped up pasta dishes that weren't on the menu for…read moreus e.g. Pasta Pomodoro with sausage. Very accommodating, nice ambiance, great service and very reasonable prices and portions. We went there two nights in a row.

My dear readers: We've been in Rome and Taormina and Osteria Apollonion is our favorite and best…read moremeal during our Italy trip! We got the recommendation from a local barista so we knew it would be special. We arrived early and were told to come back at 7:30 pm. When we did we almost weren't seated without a reservation. We used classic American persuasion...:). Once seated our waiter could not have been nicer and more accommodating. We asked for bread and voila the most delicious garlic bread appeared. A whole plateful! Next we added a green salad with ripe and juicy red tomatoes and a mild and flavorful dressing. Love how they shredded the lettuce! For the main we paired the daily special pasta with swordfish, eggplant , tomatoes and a blend of cheeses. Cooked to perfection! Pair with a Sicilian white wine and Italian food taken to a higher level. Enjoy!

I stumbled upon this restaurant since my Airbnb was down the same alley. I came to Sicily to eat…read moreand tonight's dinner was so good. For 40 Euros I got 6 fish courses, all of which was quite substantial. The first course of raw shrimp was so sweet and fresh that I almost let the true Asian out and sucked the heads . I was stuffed by the 4th course but powered on because I refuse to be defeated. Highly recommend this restaurant if you want to try different kinds of local seafood.