Garten In Valderice

25/07/2026: Enchanting location, but disappointing service The restaurant is in a charming location, right on the salt flats, ideal for admiring a magnificent sunset. Unfortunately, our anniversary dinner was a decidedly disappointing experience. We ordered a second course and a first course of busiate allo scoglio pasta with mussels, shrimp, and clams. The pasta sauce left us extremely disappointed: there were about 12 completely closed clams on the plate, and the only three open ones were empty, as were the mussels. In fact, there were no mollusks on the plate. As is well known, healthy, live clams open naturally with the heat of cooking; if they remain closed, it means the mollusk was already dead before being cooked and should absolutely not be forced. We sent the dish back and informed the restaurant manager to have it remade. Shortly thereafter, a waiter informed us that even if we remade the pasta, the clams would still be closed. He confessed that the problem was known and that all the clams from that supplier remained closed, and offered to change the dish. I find it unacceptable that the staff, already aware of the poor quality of the ingredients, still decided to serve the dish to raise money, rather than notify the customer of its unavailability when ordering. Due to this disorganization, my husband dined alone, and I ate my replacement dish later. I received no apology, not even a symbolic gesture, such as offering just a coffee. Beautiful location, but kitchen and customer management needs rethinking...

23/07/2026: Restaurant nestled in the Culcasi salt flats. Dinner after a guided tour of the Culcasi salt flats. We visited at 7:00 PM on July 22nd, so we enjoyed a spectacular sunset over the sea. After the tour, we had dinner, excellent value for money. An appetizer, two fish-based first courses, and two glasses of wine cost €64. Both the salt flats experience are worth trying, and if you want to finish on a high note, dinner at the trattoria.