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10 stars for the service!! Seriously, do not skip out on this local gem when you’re in Catania. Turned out to be super close to our hotel, on a quiet side street. As soon as we sat down around 7:30pm, we were greeted by a menu on an easel (no paper menus, no QR codes) and a server explained each food item line by line which was helpful as the menu is fully in Italian. Another server helped us pair wine with our food choices and it was an excellent bottle from Etna. Overall superb service - kind, joyful, patient and attentive. Food was delicious as well, with an emphasis on seafood plates. We ordered octopus dishes and lobster pasta to share. By the end of it, there was no room for dessert but our server treated us to limoncello on the house. Exceptional experience in Catania, will be back to try their dessert!!

Wow! What a great choice to celebrate my husband’s birthday! The staff could not have been more kind and attentive. The food was just glorious. I had the shrimp pasta which was delicious, my husband had the calamari pasta which was very good, another friend had the very fresh grilled fish and they even took it off the bone for her. Excellent! I cannot say enough about this wonderful restaurant. The best we’ve had in Catania!

I came across this place on trip advisor as one of the better restaurants in Catania and it didn’t disappoint. I arrived much earlier than my reservation but the waiter Antonio could not have been nicer and allowed me to sit 15 minutes before my reservation. To start I had some olives, breadsticks and a negroni, no complaints here. I was then shown the menu of the day in which Antonio read through and translated all dishes into english which was very helpful. I started with an octopus salad which was simple, light and yet full of flavour. The fresh octopus paired with carrots and celery was delightful, probably my favourite dish of the night. I have to apologise but I don’t remember the name of the other gentleman who seemed to either be the manager or owner but either way was knowledgeable with the wine. He helped me choose a wonderful Nero d’avola to pair with my Pasta alla norma (a traditional Sicilan pasta) which was one of the better pasta dishes I had in Catania. He also allowed me to try a rose where the grapes were grown in the soil of Etna itself. My last course was of course a fillet of horsemeat which was tender and seasoned well. As if the dinner could not have gone better I ended with the best tiramisu I have ever eaten and some limencello (one shot was on the house!). I can’t thank Antonio and the team enough for a tremendous first dinner in Catania. Definitely recommend coming here with a larger group to experience more of the food and more wine. Grazie mille!

Really amazing find in Catania. Highly recommend it. The food is delicious and you can tell the ingredients are fresh & really good quality. We ate a primo & secondo: pasta (linguini all’aglio, pomodoro, pistacchio e gamberi rosso)- it was mind-blowing! Followed by octopus & sword fish. We paired the meal with a delicious Etna white wine. The staff are really kind and helpful. If you’re in Catania, don’t miss it!