U Palangaru Ristorante In Portopalo di capo passero

Dinner at this restaurant right in the city center. We had a chef's appetizer with six small dishes, and two main courses, including a mixed fried fish and tuna alla matalotta. The appetizers featured lots of onion and not much fish; the fried food was good, but objectively limited, and the tuna was good and plentiful. Overall, for the price and the food, I wouldn't recommend this place!

The seating outside is very close together. Only one waiter takes orders, while seven others stand around idly. The white wine arrived warm, the cooler only had water, and we had to order extra ice cubes. The salad came without dressing, as is typical in Italy. We then ordered olive oil and assumed that vinegar, pepper, and salt would also be served. But we had to order everything separately. Symptomatic of the bored, uninspired service. The insalata mista consisted solely of iceberg lettuce and a few cherry tomatoes. Bread only came when requested. Pizza was OK, but the fish antipasto and linguine marinara were nothing special. The dishes weren't served at the same time. Fairly inexpensive, but still rather disappointing for us. Unfortunately, we were fooled by the fact that this was the busiest place.

There are definitely some things that could be improved, like the rice creaminess and the too-liquid tuna alla matalotta. The service could be improved.

The fish appetizer was good. The atmosphere was nice.

I have to say, it was very good. The staff was helpful and very friendly. The location was great, and above all, the gluten-free dishes were delicious (the one in the photo isn't gluten-free, but it's excellent nonetheless). Overall, it was a great experience. I'd gladly go back.

With the family we ate an excellent pizza, the service was excellent thanks to the kindness and helpfulness.

Neither praise nor infamy. My wife had a grilled sausage and caponata and was satisfied, while I had fried calamari and shrimp and grilled vegetables. The side dishes were good, but the fried food was truly bland and a distant relative of what I'd expect from a seaside location. Furthermore, for the first time, I noticed a portion size that wasn't typical for Sicily. I'll conclude by saying that even though it wasn't terribly crowded, the service was perhaps a little slow. It was nice that they offered us coffee at the end of the meal.

The restaurant staff is not really friendly nor inviting but luckily the pizzas we ordered were super good! This blonde girl can definitely need a smile she was not looking friendly at all, very hesitant to help me when i was standing in front and asking if they had a table available. The older man was luckily much nicer. We enjoyed the pizza’s very much! The price is really good (very low) for the quality you get. Loved it! 4 Formaggi pizza & Tonno with onion.

Nice place, attentive service, food below expectations. The seafood risotto needs a rethink due to its lack of flavor. As for the other dishes, the pistachio, cherry tomato, and shrimp busiate pasta were good.

Abbiamo cenato questa sera in questo locale. Eravamo in 6 ed abbiamo preso diversi piatti, tutti molto buoni. Pesce fresco e frittura croccante. Ci torneremo!