Ristorante La Grotta In Scicli

10/04/2025: I had very high expectations about this starred restaurant that were absolutely not confirmed! Each dish was described as if it were automatic, everything was very mechanical. No dish really stimulated all my senses and enhanced my taste! Many dishes were tasteless and the combinations did not enhance the alchemy of the foods. The telephone reservation was a disaster!! I had asked for three white roses on the table in a vase and a candle because I love to create a romantic atmosphere at dinner and the operator on the phone, a certain Riccardo, was not able to satisfy this nice gesture of mine in the slightest! He only managed to find me a bunch of red roses and throw them on the table because according to His Majesty there were no white roses in Ragusa! Which I then took care of finding! In fact, very annoyed, he asked me several times if I really wanted to go and eat dinner, because for him everything was a joke on my part, as he very politely let me understand! I paid and even left a tip without asking for explanations! I would have paid double if he said I would have had fun!

01/04/2025: A highlight of our 2-week trip to Sicily, service was impeccable and lots of nice small surprises from the chef. I liked the uni truffle pasta in a cream sauce very much, and my partner had a fish pasta that I liked even more (lighter). The waiter was happy to provide recs of his favorite dishes as the English menu isn’t very descriptive. I felt the proteins were on the heavier (fattier) side for my personal taste, and wonder if that’s the style of food in the region. Still, everything was extremely delicious, I was very happy with the complexity and harmony of the flavors. I got the 2-course for dinner and for me that was enough as I’m not able to eat a ton of food. 8-courses was priced 200 euro. I’d like to go back for lunch one day - 75 euro for 3 courses.