Very tasty food first time I visited this restaurant because we came back from Town and wanted to…read moreeat somewhere, we saw this restaurant nearby and tried it. Next time i come I will definitely eat hear again. I recommend this to everyone !!!

First of all I forgot to take pictures of what we ordered. Next time I will be sure to add pictures…read moreespecially the cold coffee, so everyone knows what real good cold coffee really is. Food My cousin and I hared a Sicilian Cassata, good portion and great taste, although we felt it was a little too sweet. We ordered caffee freddo, basically is soft iced coffee. I was surprised when they gave us the coffee, it was the same taste and texture like my mom used to make, hence the 5 star. Everywhere else either don't have it or it's coffee with ice cubes in it, sad or some creamy coffee that was so sweet that could have been thrown across the room because they were disgusting Service Some were friendly and serving with a smile, but some your typical Sicilian with a serious face. I shouldn't say anything because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, even though I was in the States. Ambience Spacious indoor and outdoor seating average noise, clean and modern.

The front of this little place had a bunch of pastries while the middle had sandwiches and the back…read morehaving a small little bar. The prices were outstanding and there seemed to be a good amount of choices. I went with a salami sandwich? I am not sure of the exact name of it, but there was a piece of salami with melted mozzarella on top of a brioche bun. Inside, there was also salami and mozzarella with a little tomato sauce. It was very good. There was plenty of salami and mozzarella, but the tomato sauce lacked. The bread was also very fluffy. I also tried a local favorite, a cassatelle. It was basically a fried turnover with a filling of ricotta cheese and chocolate. It was outstanding. I think what made it great was the cassatelle being served warm and how perfect it was cooked. Will I go back? Easily.

Great place for dinner. Food is fresh and priced well. Good variety of pasta, fish and meats. Nice…read moreatmosphere. It takes some time to get food, but we are in Italia.

This was my favourite of all the places we ate on the lovely island of Maretimmo. Having said that…read moremuch to my annoyance I didn't get my arse in gear to make time for dinner at La Scaletta. So what do I really know - I think it would be worth a return visit just to Maretimmo just to sample a dinner cooked by Giovanni at La Scaletta!! Anyway the Carrubo can be a little hard to find until you have found your bearings - Maretimmo is tiny and is formed of a handful of streets and it still took B at least 20 minutes to track it down!! However, once you find Al Currubo, perched at the top of the village it's all good news and happy days and nights. A lovely setting with a courtyard and a terrace with superb views out over the sea, on our second visit we had no choice but to sit in the fully covered terrace and enjoy the most amazing 3 hour electrical storm I have ever seen. Thunder, lightning and the most torrential rain I have ever had the pleasure to sit through - enough to send you scurrying straight to one of the many shrines which crop up all over the island!! So to the food: I think it is safe to say that if you stick to the seafood and ask what is the freshest on the day you will not be disappointed. We had an antipasti of smoked tuna with parmesan shavings which will be on the menu of my final meal - just perfection. The taster antipasti would probably be a good way into this meal and was a fantastic selection which would be good to share with your partner unless you are very hungry remember this is a marathon not a sprint my friends!! The Carrubo had been recommended for it's pasta and with good reason. I'd normally be a bit dismayed by a pasta menu which in fact was a small novel but every dish we had was really memorable. Spaghetti with clams was amazing: fresh, full of zing and velvety pasta which still had a little bite but even better was the local pasta with prawns, tomato and courgette which was one of those classic food envy situations - needless to say it had been B's order. If you are need of some meat I'd recommend a pasta dish with the local pork sausage which was excellent but really I would stick to the seafood . For the main event I'd ask the waiter yet again, seems to be good advice all over Sicily as they love their food and will often frown when you choose something not fresh off the boat. However, the tuna and prawns seemed pretty popular on both occasions when we visited so are probably a good choice if your Italian is lacking or if you don't want to trust to the gods!! For a side I would keep it really simple and have a salad - these guys normally just have the fish course, or meat, pretty much on it's own, after all you have just eaten a big plate of pasta!! If you make it to dessert then they have a fine selection of local cake and a really tasty canolo. I also seem to remember they serve a good coffee and grappa to steel you for the torrential downpour as you leave!! Wine list was a good choice of regional wines and a few Italian classics at reasonable prices. For us Brits abroad an English menu was available and we seemed to get on fine with our very broken Italian. The other folk seemed to be a mixture of locals on a family night out and foodie tourists from across the globe. We got into interesting conversations with a number of the people around us and it's obvious this place is held in very high regard. Staff are helpful and between us we had enough basic English/Italian to make ordering both an adventure and pleasure. It's a real authentic Sicilian, they would probably take issue with being called Sicilian, restaurant with soul serving top notch food in a wonderful setting. If you happen to be in Maretimmo I would recommend you take time to hunt it down - I would be eating here every week if I had the chance!!

Delicious gelato, friendly service, great location especially if you're on a cruise. Very close to…read morethe port.