L'osteria Del Siciliano - MASCALUCIA

Everyone will tell you that the best food you find as a tourist will be off the beaten path, and this charming osteria built inside of an old wine press certainly lends truth to that adage. I came with my family for a big lunch on June 17th and had the best meal of our entire trip in Italy (which is saying something). We started with the bruschetta on crostini and the antipasto dell'oste which were both tremendous. The tomatoes were some of the brightest, reddest tomatoes I've ever seen and you could taste the quality- it's clear that the chef buys fresh from the market daily. The Sicilian green olives were, bar none, the best olives I have ever had. And the sheep's milk ricotta must have been made that morning it was so fresh. The traditional Sicilian Caponata was absolutely delicious and a highlight of the appetizers. They even made two plates to accomodate my mother- ours with anchovies and hers without. For the first course, I had a chef's special of homemade tagliatelle pasta with a generous amount of clams and mussels in a garlic, lemon, and white wine sauce; which was fresh and delicious. To finish the meal, I had the veal in brown sauce which was tender and very tasty. With an Amaro as a digestivo and some almond wine for dessert, I can confidently say this was the best meal I had on a vacation of great meals.

I was in Italy for over a month and this restaurant is where I had my favorite meal of the whole trip. The fish and vegetable caponata’s were great and you can tell the pasta is freshly homemade. If you are in the area this is a restaurant I highly recommend. Can’t wait to go back.

This restaurant is incredible, it is built inside of an old wine press! The owners of the restaurant, Inez and Nucio were so knowledgeable and actually hand pick their daily ingredients at local markets. The food is amazing. We had the most delicious fish and vegetable capanata, octopus with mint pasta and buffalo steak. I highly recommend a visit!

Ottimo osteria dove gustare piatti tipici siciliani, pasta fresca, prodotti di alta qualità e tutti a km 0. per gli amanti del fungo è il luogo ideale. il personale cordiale e cordiale, cura e cordiale. servizio eccezionale: molto veloce nella preparazione dei piatti e molto attento al servizio ai tavoli. 5 stelle e più, meritato. Sarà un piacere tornare presto!

Posto molto bello e caratteristico, ben mantenuto e pulito. molto attento alle norme anti covid. i piatti riflettono la tradizione siciliana, buona ma un po' scarsa per essere una taverna. personale gentile, attento e professionale. i prezzi giusti, ma un po' vecchio per essere in una taverna.