I migliori ristoranti di cucina mediterranea in Messina

01/03/2026: Food was pretty awful….Service not great and staff rude…. Avoid this place!

01/03/2026: TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. AVOID AT ALL COSTS We had a serious allergy requirement that was ignored after reminding them on 5 occasions. Was then spoken to EXTRENELY rudely and had no resolution with the OWNER herself. We have reported the incident with police and will be taking matters further!!

06/01/2026: Great bar that serves excellent coffee ☕️ but the aperitifs, accompanied by various appetizers, are also excellent. The staff and owner are perfect. Well done!

06/10/2025: Friendly staff. Excellent food and service. I'll stop by Rizzo every time I return to Messina.

21/10/2025: For me, the island of Stromboli is incredibly interesting. Swimming on the pleasant black sand in the warm sea (early October) with the volcano in the background made a strong impression on me. The town of Stromboli is unique, with narrow, walled streets, along which Piaggio tricycles travel at high speeds – both for goods and passengers. The lack of cars is a charm. From the volcano's viewpoint (290 meters above sea level), you can also catch a beautiful sunset.

30/09/2025: Absolutely enchanting and romantic location. The food was okay, but the location is included in the price, so expect to pay a lot more than in Sicily.

01/11/2025: Hardly any Germans. Lots of Italian families. Clear water and a beautiful view of the Aeolian Islands.

19/10/2025: A very colorful and delicious place! Super staff! 10/10!

22/02/2026: Very nice place with attention to detail. Very friendly staff. We tried both raw and cooked fish, and the quality of the food was very high. There's also a wide selection of bottled wines. The price is reasonable for the quality. Recommended.

08/02/2026: Business dinner. Lovely place and excellent food. Must try.

16/11/2025: The food was good, not great. Considering quality, the prices were high. BUT, let me tell you about the music. It was BAD! Some AI generated songs from a music service called StoryBeats. Awful! The kind of generic soft pop that I'm sure will play in hell. But the nature of the music wasn't the worst part. There were four songs that played in a non-stop loop! I heard Echoes in the Fireplace and When Spring Remembers You three times each! If you have any musical taste at all, and value your sanity, avoid la Risacca.

31/10/2025: Very kind and polite staff, delicious food, beautiful location. Recommended.

16/11/2025: UNACCEPTABLE!!! The staff was too friendly! From the appetizer to the main course, we ate wonderfully! But the worst part was the wine glass being double the usual size. P.S. I'm saddened to have tried the tuna tartare because I'm sure I'll never taste anything this good again.

09/11/2025: Perfect insalata di mare and polpo con patate. This is really an awsome dish! You need to try it. Great pastas and wine Grillo. Very friendly staff. Very. Nice place to eat and have nice time. Very good grappa and limoncello as the finish.

04/01/2026: Terrible experience. Bad food, difficult to identify the recipe and ingredients, and very expensive. The only place we've eaten badly after a week in Naples and another in Sicily. The waiters were friendly, but the food was very bad, and the price was exorbitant. They brought us what was supposed to be pasta "a lla norma," but it was clearly "alli pesto," and from a jar. I don't recommend it.

20/12/2025: Don’t bother with bad reviews from Americans or Germans who don’t know nothing about food. Food is great here

22/09/2025: Impeccable and professional staff, excellent food. Prices are high but worth it!

17/09/2025: Very friendly staff. Beautiful location with a stunning view, but overpriced for what you get.

24/02/2026: A very good, rather chic restaurant on Stromboli! Quite expensive though, with very small portions. The food was excellent, but I left still hungry…

11/02/2026: A fantastic location and incredibly delicious food! The service was also very friendly and attentive! Thank you for a wonderful evening! ❤️❤️❤️

23/10/2025: I am speechless. I never ate such a sad potatoe in my whole life before. The rest wasn't better. The most joke was that they aren't using capers from the island, which is also called the caper island. Instead they use capers from the jar with vinegar. What...?

15/10/2025: I had a very tasty meal here, and the service was quick and friendly.

09/02/2026: Very good restaurant, with a magnificent view, very fresh ingredients... a slightly excessive price but the view comes at a price too... and you sometimes have to put up with noisy neighbors (Italians).

18/01/2026: Very tasty food, fast service and a beautiful view!

29/10/2025: We will never forget our stay in this magnificent place! The location is quite good, between Mount Etna, Isola Bella, and the Alcantara Gorge. The staff is helpful and friendly. The breakfast is plentiful. The dinner menu offers healthy and varied dishes. There is also a swimming pool and a reading area. While the Wi-Fi doesn't work in the rooms, it is available in the breakfast and dinner areas. This is a minor inconvenience compared to the overall experience. I highly recommend it.

17/10/2025: The accommodation is beautifully landscaped. The room is clean and spacious. Tanja is very friendly and helpful at breakfast. She also speaks German. As a German, you'll need plenty of time at the restaurant. From appetizer to main course, it takes 1.5 hours. They said that's normal in Sicily. 🤔 We'll see, we'll try a different restaurant tomorrow.

15/10/2025: Great service, atmosphere and food. On the beach, kids can run around: loved it.

24/09/2025: Exceptional and magical evening, we had some very fresh raw appetizers and first courses, recommended by the owner, which were nothing short of delicious.....the Paccheri alla Nereo EXCEPTIONAL

25/01/2026: Service is a disaster. Zero customer service.

18/01/2026: We had a reservation for 12:00 on New Year’s Day, but were not seated until 12:47. During this time, staff repeatedly told us it would be “another 10 minutes,” which was said multiple times without any clear update or honesty about the delay. While waiting, we could overhear staff discussing that the owner had decided to open at 12 following New Year’s celebrations, and that several staff members did not want to be there. When we eventually entered the restaurant, tables were still being set up, and we were asked to wait in a seating area for a further extended period. Once seated, we were not provided with menus or offered drinks. After asking three separate times for menus—each time being told “five minutes”—a further 15 minutes passed with no service. At that point, we decided to leave. For an establishment that presents itself as high-end and holds a Michelin star, this level of organisation, service, and professionalism was extremely disappointing. Delays can happen, but poor communication, lack of basic service, and unprofessional behaviour are not acceptable at this standard. The experience did not meet expectations, and staff training and customer service clearly need improvement.