I migliori ristoranti di cucina mediterraneanella città Villa san giovanni della Reggio di calabria

12/03/2025: To spend a different Saturday evening, I wanted to introduce Letizia to a historic venue located in Villa San Giovanni, which was the scene of carefree evenings in my youth: La Sosta. This venue, by virtue of its short distance from the port (only 5 minutes on foot) allows customers coming from Sicily to leave the car in Messina and use the very frequent ferry connections to reach Villa San Giovanni comfortably and economically. Despite a mix-up with the reservation, we were allowed to drink a couple of beers by sitting at a temporary table, while waiting for the one assigned to us to become free. We started dinner with a mixed fry and croquettes filled with smoked mozzarella. Both Letizia and I continued with an amazing 'Smoked' sandwich: 200g Chianina hamburger, smoked scamorza, mushrooms, speck, home-made potatoes, BBQ sauce. We also ended on a high note, with a Nutella crepe and a Coppa Sosta, both very good. I drank two excellent Gordon Scotches, red Belgian beers on tap. Letizia tried two different blonde beers on tap: a Nastro Azzurro (classic Italian) and a Gordon Gold, a tasty, very alcoholic Belgian one. The courtesy of the staff, the quality of the food and drinks and the particularity of the furnishings, combined with the memories that tied me to La Sosta, gave us a wonderful evening. Highly recommended place, especially in the evenings with live music! Remarkable quality/price ratio.

20/02/2025: Era il mio pub preferito più di 30 anni fa, quando ancora vivevo qui... Dopo tutti questi anni ci sono ritornata ed è stato come un piacevole tuffo nel passato, cibo ottimo accompagnato da altrettanta buona birra e musica. Che dite? Quando ritornerò sarà nuovamente una mia meta

05/03/2025: Pesce fresco, ma poco gustoso, non sapeva di nulla. Porzioni mignon e prezzi esagerati, rapporto qualità prezzo pessima.

16/02/2025: Definitely a place to recommend. Not the usual emblazoned and super crowded restaurant, but a real family-run trattoria, like few others nowadays....... Very good dishes, starting from the appetizers, both hot and raw. The cod meatballs with sauce are excellent. You can often find off-menu items, based on the season and availability of the catch! Good choice of wine list. Nice internal room, very nice external courtyard, facing the sea you can dine while looking at Sicily!

14/02/2025: Found by chance on Google, a butcher's shop with a counter and adjoining room, a nice restaurant. Excellent meat, plentiful, well cooked. The appetizer of local cured meats was plentiful and excellent. The wine is also good. Friendly, quick, helpful and polite service. In short, passing through Villa San Giovanni, if you want an informal place not far from the ferry boarding... I recommend it.

11/02/2025: I'm leaving this review because of the terrible service, below zero! In 37 years it is the first time that they have thrown me out of a place after having had lunch, without the possibility of staying any longer, and with the place still full of people who were still having lunch and therefore not closing (exactly 2.19pm). The excuse was the most inappropriate... with so many free tables they needed mine, ridiculous! I expressed my discontent both to the waiter who kicked me out, who did nothing but facilitate my exit from the restaurant, and to the person at the checkout, who did nothing but justify the waiter and his behavior. I said that something like this had never happened to me in my life and that maybe they should work on staff training! Obviously a place I will never set foot in again but I would really like to have a discussion with the owner.

18/02/2025: Stopped in for dinner. Had a few drinks and pizzas. Very nice atmosphere. Good service. Delicious food. I highly recommend this place!

16/02/2025: I waited more than an hour for a simple appetizer while other customers, who arrived after me, were already consuming first and second courses. The appetizer, on the single course menu, contained on a plate two slices of cold cuts, a triangle of provola cheese, a scoop of ricotta from the fridge, omelettes and meatballs with a unclear flavour. The sweet and sour onion and olives are good. Finally, I asked for a dessert that never arrived at the table so I decided to give up and pay.