Me Cumpari Turiddu In Catania

A place not to be missed in Catania!!!

Everything is delicious, in the best tradition of Catania cuisine. Authentic despite being a tourist destination.

It's fine but I wouldn't suggest going out of your way to come. The food was good but the service was a bit strange - there were MANY waiters who would often stand awkwardly watching us but whose attention was not easy to get. When we did ask them for things they would often defer to other staff.

Very nice restaurant with different tastes. I enjoyed a lot with pasta, swordfish and lovely tiramisu with almond!

This place was absolutely great. Overall, the food was exquisite and the service was outstanding. They also accommodated vegan requests very well. I've had the best Pasta a la Norma ever. Thank's a lot!

Very attentive and friendly! The food was wonderful, and the Marsala wine was excellent too! I highly recommend it.

Well prepared meal but the portion of food tend to be small.

Overall: tasty, home-cooked food, but definitely not worth the price – details below. It's nice that they serve appetizers, but their quality is very poor – the bread tastes like it came from an average bakery, and the olives and sun-dried tomatoes were the tastiest (though I assume they're a ready-made product, not homemade) – in my opinion, this is unacceptable in this class of restaurant. A first glance at the menu suggests it's cheap (typical dishes cost the same as elsewhere, but the portions are significantly smaller than in most restaurants in Sicily). Realistically, to be full, you need to order at least two dishes for each person + separately paid sides - which adds up to a hefty sum. The food itself is very tasty, home-cooked, I'd say like grandma's, but definitely without the "wow" factor that - I think - this restaurant strives for. The pork rolls lacked juiciness, and the potatoes were very fatty. The worst part of the entire visit was the service - we generally didn't feel comfortable here: * Overall, a very stiff atmosphere, the waiters weren't very friendly; we felt a bit like intruders. * Despite the restaurant being almost empty, we waited a very long time for someone to take our order. * We were served randomly by different people (it seems there's no assigned waiter per table). * The staff struggled to arrange cutlery correctly (according to good practice!) * The service wasn't remembers who ordered what at the table - when the dish was served, they asked who ordered what. * The worst part, however, was the constant *staring* at us (I can't think of anything else) - every now and then someone would approach the table and indiscreetly stare at us (I assume to check if we'd finished eating). I recommend familiarizing yourself with waiter etiquette to learn how to do it better (or use cameras). * The negative experience was further compounded by the fact that we were seated next to a large group celebrating an event - the noise this group was making made it practically impossible to talk - such large reservations should be separated into a completely separate room.

The food is okay, but nothing more. I find the service inadequate.

No French-speaking staff. Difficulty translating English menus.