osteria lo bianco la pizza In Palermo

This restaurant overall was good not excellent not bad but good. I wouldn’t return but I enjoyed the food. We started the meal off with the “pano e coperto”. This complementary but paid for bread which was ok. Nothing special, quite hard and difficult to eat. Oil was offered however could not save what tasted like very stale bread. Did not finish. For starter we had the caponata which was very flavourful, rich and delicious. 10/10 one of the best things we ordered that day. The aubergine, olives and everything were incredibly cooked. A bit oily but it made the dish more delicious. Highly recommend. For main we had the zucchine fritte (zucchini pasta) which was incredibly underwhelming and the Sarde (sardine tomato pasta) which was so flavourful and tomatoey. I would say the Sarde was a 7/10 but if it came with cheese it easily would have been a 10/10. We were not given cheese, as we have not visited Italy before we were unsure if cheese would have been included with the pasta. If I came back I would ONLY get the pasta with cheese. The flavour of the sardines tastes very similar to tuna. A very delicious tomato fish pasta… missing the cheese. The Zucchine Fritte was a bit bland. We had to add left over caponata to it, to add some flavour. Bland. Cheese did not also come with this pasta… I wish it did to bring some sort of flavour to the meal. The portion sizes were very good, we could not finish it all and we were able to take the rest for dinner. I very much appreciated the takeaway tubs provided! The waiters were lovely and happy to recommend specials. Very friendly and they spoke enough English where we ordered knowing what it was. The food arrived quickly but it took FOREVER to get the bill. We had to wave down a server after an hour. If we did not do this I think we would still be at the restaurant to this day. We sat outside which was lovely, great vibes and good location of the restaurant. I wouldn’t come back just because I wasn’t wowed overall by the restaurant. If you do go I recommend the caponata and the Sarde but with cheese. Do not get the zucchine fritte. Also be prepared for a long wait for the bill (fast enough for food service).

Historic place with typical Palermo dishes, very kind and friendly staff!! Super recommended.

Excellent first course: busate, bacon, pistachio cream and grains and finally stracciatella. Fair prices and abundant quantity. Finally the owner offered us coffee, it's not that obvious, in fact we appreciated it a lot.

all very good, prices slightly above average, but still worth a try.

Without infamy and without praise. The place is central and appears clean and tidy. Friendly and trouble-free service, however the seasoning and presentation of the second course I ordered, I'm sorry to say, but it was almost pitiful: with three counted leaves of dried rocket taken from the bottom of the bag and clearly freeze-dried mashed potatoes, from a supermarket packet . I think it wouldn't hurt to review the menu. Furthermore, in my opinion the prices are not consistent with the quality of the final product offered.

A parte il cibo veramente buono e cucinato alla perfezione, mi aspettavo un'accoglienza più calorosa. Siamo stati trattati freddamente e senza neanche un sorriso di benvenuto, direi quasi scocciati... Un vero peccato dato che il posto è molto carino e ben arredato.

Gorgeous tavern, very welcoming and particular environment, lots of choice of dishes, all very good, very fast, the only flaw is the waiter is a bit rude, otherwise I recommend this restaurant to everyone!

Excellent experience in this tavern

Arredamento tipico da Osteria, caldo ben tenuto e dai pavimenti ricchi di storia. Poca la scelta dei piatti Siciliani seppur gustosi e ben eseguiti. Il servizio in sala pecca un po’, assente il calore e la simpatia da Osteria, inspiegabile l’ accostamento ai piatti romani tipici delle fraschette Romane… tutto nella media, voto sufficiente!

Nice and characteristic place... Quiet and tidy... fast and professional service... good food and moderate prices... recommended