La Sosta In Villa san giovanni

To spend a different Saturday evening, I wanted to introduce Letizia to a historic venue located in Villa San Giovanni, which was the scene of carefree evenings in my youth: La Sosta. This venue, by virtue of its short distance from the port (only 5 minutes on foot) allows customers coming from Sicily to leave the car in Messina and use the very frequent ferry connections to reach Villa San Giovanni comfortably and economically. Despite a mix-up with the reservation, we were allowed to drink a couple of beers by sitting at a temporary table, while waiting for the one assigned to us to become free. We started dinner with a mixed fry and croquettes filled with smoked mozzarella. Both Letizia and I continued with an amazing 'Smoked' sandwich: 200g Chianina hamburger, smoked scamorza, mushrooms, speck, home-made potatoes, BBQ sauce. We also ended on a high note, with a Nutella crepe and a Coppa Sosta, both very good. I drank two excellent Gordon Scotches, red Belgian beers on tap. Letizia tried two different blonde beers on tap: a Nastro Azzurro (classic Italian) and a Gordon Gold, a tasty, very alcoholic Belgian one. The courtesy of the staff, the quality of the food and drinks and the particularity of the furnishings, combined with the memories that tied me to La Sosta, gave us a wonderful evening. Highly recommended place, especially in the evenings with live music! Remarkable quality/price ratio.

Era il mio pub preferito più di 30 anni fa, quando ancora vivevo qui... Dopo tutti questi anni ci sono ritornata ed è stato come un piacevole tuffo nel passato, cibo ottimo accompagnato da altrettanta buona birra e musica. Che dite? Quando ritornerò sarà nuovamente una mia meta

Historic pub in Villa San Giovanni. The cuisine offers a bit of everything but the sandwiches are unbeatable, rich and tasty. Wide choice of beers. Moderate prices. It's very crowded at the weekend, I recommend going midweek.

Friendly and helpful staff. Only problem was that I thought it was a pub. In reality, the beers on tap are few and of low quality. There are NO craft beers on tap or local beers. Instead, it is an excellent restaurant with a vast menu. From meat to fish, first courses, second courses, salads, sandwiches, burgers etc etc. They make everything except pizza. We had 2 draft beers "lagunitas ipa" (a beer that can also be found in the supermarket) of half a liter for €6.50, a salad and an appetizer. The dishes were excellent and made with care. Even the bread brought with the salad was fresh, excellent and plentiful. In summary I recommend it as a restaurant. But I don't recommend it for anyone looking for beer tasting.

Warm and pleasant atmosphere, unchanged over time. Excellent service, structure and quality of food

Excellent food and service, highly recommended

Simply fantastic, I didn't have time to take photos of the appetizers, simply excellent!!! I highly recommend this place, top quality, super fast service, a huge choice of products and very affordable prices!!! In short, an experience to do again and again 💯💯💯

Even though 25 years have passed since the first time, it's always a thrill to return to La Sosta! 10 and praise 😘💕🍺

The food is divinely good and the place is also very welcoming

Historic venue in Villa San Giovanni which over the years has always remained at very high levels both in terms of quality and the courtesy and kindness of the owners and the historic waiter Franco