Friendly spot for a couple or group to enjoy a wine and sample local meat and cheese…read more Came across this place on a rainy night. The glow of a small group drinking and chatting inside drew me in. A great view through tall windows on the cold rain outside: In warmer months I have no doubt the guests spill out onto the adjacent footpath. Staff were welcoming and happy to help an English speaker and recommended one of the smaller mixed meat and cheese platters. Pecorino, baked ricotta, bufala mozzarella, spicy sausage, porchetta, donkey mortadella... all delicious. My eyes were (unfortunately) bigger than my stomach - I had more than enough to eat. Service was fast, and smiling.

Out late one night for a snack near our hotel and we found the perfect spot. This place is clean,…read morefriendly and has a great wine and beer selection. All wines are Sicilian and our charcuterie was also local (including the donkey). The staff was wonderful. Music was great. Just an all around great spot for wine, beer, a snack or a meal.

Fantastic small bar and bistro. There is a huge wine selection, both Sicilian and around the world,…read moremany of which you can have by the glass. Dining is informal, but the food was some of the best we had in Palermo. It is easy to pass this place as it is small and unassuming, but that is part of its charm. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, and very knowledgeable about wine.

I'm classy. I used…read moreto bring my own Spanish or Italian wine to my Fraternity parties. Classy. This place has a multitude of deelish wine options to choose from. I tried the 2010 red from the winery by Mount Etna. Totally worth the price. You gotta pay for class. The service is very Italian: Slow and a bit terse. Perfect, now you know you're in Italy. The place is cozy and yet has this traditional/historic feel. Come try it. Nah, you ain't classy like me. Grazie.

Nice place for a tourist style wine tasting. Grounds are nice, your tour gives you an overview of…read morewines and regions. Not a place to taste wines for serious wine tasters, too limited and restricted to understand the collection.

Whenever you're traveling to Sicily it doesn't matter. You must pay a visit to this winery. They…read morehave the best Passito di Pantelleria (zibibbo) I ever tasted: the Ben Rieu

Trapani is one of Sicily's temples for good food and wine. Due to the proximity to North Africa the…read morecuisine in the area is very influenced by Arab tradition. For example Couscous is a typical dish here, but differently from North Africa, it's prepared with a fish sauce. Just great. I was in Trapani for a few hours today and decided to spend them enjoying local food. I came across this restaurant by accident. I must say I'm very suspicious of restaurants here nowadays, the quality has dropped incredibly as the area has become more and more touristy. Since the traditional couscous takes 6 hours to make, almost all restaurants catering to tourists serve horrible pre-cooked stuff and pass it for authentic, or they get it delivered ready-made, which upsets me very much. The first thing I asked here was whether the couscous was home made, fresh and prepared according to tradition. They said yes. It wasn't. I was pretty disappointed, also because they charged 13 euros for a portion. The antipasti were ok-ish but nothing special and expensive. The pasta with fish was not bad but the noodles were basically raw. I was also upset me by the owner's attitude, advertising everything as great, home made and traditional when in fact it wasn't. I'm not only referring to the couscous. At the end of the meal they offered us a shot of a "fantastic herb liquor made with their own hands". Too bad I saw it being poured from a bottle of a known liquor brand.... We ended up paying 107 euros for 4 pasta dishes and one antipasti platter to share, plus 1 litre of local house wine from a jug. If you guys want to eat traditional Trapani food, look elsewhere, you may get a much better fare for much less money.

The place is overpriced and service is rude. We ordered two fish dishes with water and paid 33…read moreeuros. Both meals had maybe 10grams of fish, in microscopic chunks. When we noticed that, the rude waitress was completely ignorant. On the top of it, the forced service fee of 4euros was added in the bill. Not recommended, I would say it is a simply the tourist trap basing on low expectations of the foreign vistors.

We asked a guy to take a picture of us on the beach in Trapani and it was the owner of SOOD. He…read moretold us about the place and we went there the same evening. Everything here is from Sicily. The wine was amazing and the food as well. We really enjoyed it and can highly recommend it.

Thank you so much, Christian for such a great time. With only one day and one night in Marsala, you…read moremade our day! Come over and talk to him!

I stopped in for a quick respite from the hot August sunshine to find the nicest people, terrific…read morewine, and delicious tapas. I cannot wait to come back. I'm lucky, as I am here in town for another three weeks. They will get used to me here. :)

We had a great evening at this restaurant with one significant exception. The location and view is…read moreto die for. The restaurant and bar have an amazing view of the temple of Concordia. We started off with a cocktail at the bar. Our bartender was charming. We were given some tasty snacks to accompany our drinks. The outdoor tables at the restaurant have the same breathtaking view. The waitstaff were lovely and attentive. The home made bread, tomato butter and house olive oil were excellent. The chef sent out some excellent small bites to start. The wine list was good, with a lot of fairly priced selections. My wife and her friend started off with an excellent salad. My buddy and I enjoyed ring pasta served over meat sauce. We also really liked our fried fish entrees. Our waitress recommended the lobster and pasta special to my wife and her friend. They decided to split an order. I had read that lobster and some of the fish were priced by weight, but didn't give it another thought. The waitress brought out a nice lobster and showed it to us. Imagine our surprise when we were charged 180 euros for this single dish. I am from Manhattan and have eaten at expensive restaurants all over the world. This is the most expensive entree that I have ever paid for, even when split between two people. I was shocked and a bit embarrassed. This put a damper on our evening. I would happily enjoy another meal at this special location, but buyer beware when it comes to entrees priced by weight!

We were fortunate to stay at Villa Athena as part of a Classic Journeys tour of Sicily. On two…read morenights we were treated to dinners at La Terrazza degli Dei that were chef-curated meals specifically designed for our group. The dinner service was attentive and professional. Live soft piano music drifted across the terrace where we were seated. The food was very delicious and crafted from locally sourced ingredients, including their own olive oil served with their freshly baked breads and breadsticks. As others have noted the view from La Terrazza degli Dei is spectacular (the Temples are illuminated at night) which only added to the experience of the evenings. Breakfast is another treat as it is served on the lower terrace of the restaurant with an expansive choice of items and with a tower of assorted pastries delivered to each table (and including a morning view of the Temples).