Trattoria Nonna Vita In Catania

Check your receipt before leaving, they charge for food you didn't order.

On Sunday 15th February, after a snowshoe hike on Mount Etna, we stopped at a restaurant in Fornazzo. We ate very well. The restaurant was well-furnished and the quality of the food was truly excellent. I recommend the strozzapreti with mushrooms and the pistachio tortellini prepared by them. The chef deserves 4/5 stars for the quality. The staff in the restaurant were very helpful and welcoming.

Very characteristic food, very friendly staff.

An old-school trattoria, everything was perfect, especially the excellent meat. It's difficult, if not impossible, to find a place that combines quality, price, and authenticity all at once. We've returned here for the third year in a row and left satisfied with everything. The confirmation of this were the children, who ate everything and were delighted. The offers that were made on time were a real class act. See you next year.

Poor service, poor set menu, too much waiting for the dishes

A pleasant experience with courteous and friendly staff. The place is well-maintained, and despite the indoor area, the stove doesn't let the cold get in the way. The only downside was that we paid about €20 more for water, coffee, and dessert, which were already included in the full menus we ordered. Finally, I recommend making the mixed roast beef more substantial, as it's too small in quantity. Otherwise, everything was excellent!

Friendly staff, excellent food, and generous portions. Recommended.

We booked for New Year's Eve lunch. We paid €35 ​​per person for an appetizer, first course, second course, dessert (two bar pastries), coffee, an after-dinner drink, and water. Extra drinks like wine, Coke, etc. were not included. The food was average, but nothing exceptional. It was a bit too salty. We were disappointed only because the restaurant was somewhat divided between inside and outside. Yes, because we were on a closed veranda, but obviously, being a veranda, there were some cold leaks, and it felt quite cold despite a single heater being on. This was not communicated to us when booking. Furthermore, being at the entrance and exit point, every time the door was opened, a blast of freezing cold came in, especially considering it's in the mountains. I think this treatment is different from that of other customers inside a constantly heated restaurant. I only have to complain about this, which should have been warned in advance. When you next book, I recommend specifying and asking whether you will be on the veranda or not.

The negative reviews are incomprehensible: Our experience at this charming place was completely positive. We ordered pizzas and were pleasantly surprised by the choice of ingredients: they use zero-mile Sicilian flour from the Sant'Alfio mill, and you can taste the use of high-quality artisanal Italian mortadella and prosciutto. The pizzas were incredibly light and flavorful, with a perfect crust. The value for money is excellent, given that pizzas of this quality would cost at least double elsewhere. I also tried the Sicilian pizza, which I found dry and very good; the only complaint was that it was lightly topped on the inside, perhaps due to its non-standard size.

Good experience The food was plentiful and everything was good.