One of the best meals of our lives, truly. The chef made us an extraordinary vegetarian tasting…read moremenu that I expect never to forget. Each course was of course delicious, but more importantly magnetic and filled with moments of surprise -- borrowing the most useful skills of molecular gastronomy without overwhelming the meal itself. I would describe the dishes here but I don't want to ruin the thrill of your first experience. We ended up leaving Sicily with cases of both the white the sommelier recommended and the olive oil featured at La Madia! Any trip to Sicily would be remiss without a visit -- you won't regret it. We made a 4 hour detour to have this meal, spending the night in Licata while homebased in Pollina, and it was well, well worth it.

A two starred restaurant really worth a visit: Pino Cuttaia has created a cute restaurant serving…read moresuperb food and wine in a peculiar surrounding, the suburbs of Licata. The pizza look alike appetizer, the shrimps made up with shrimp meat phillo dough, the soup and cannolo were absolutely amazing. We took the full tasting menu, one of us couldn't eat garlic but this did not represent a problem: Pino simply made 5 different servings for her. Our fault: we didn't mention while booking. Waiters and maitre were kind and polite, chef was charming, willing and helpful. You can't miss La madia if you visit southern sicily.

Lovely restaurant on the beach with a great atmosphere, great food, good wines…read more A place you should visit an revisit when you're in the neighborhood.

Great service and such a delicious meal. The seafood was fresh and prepared just right.read more

The food was really amazing, simple but so authentic and tasty, very good service, great place to…read morehave some real Sicilian food. Would definitely recommend the swordfish roll and the sardines balls.