Excellent location, seated outside with wonderful waterside views. Personable staff, plentiful…read moreportions and many fantastic choices on the menu. We ordered the polpo and potato salad to start and it was delicious and very fresh. For our mains we had the pasta norma and the lasagna. Both were excellent with homemade pasta , amazingly flavorful sauces and bountiful cheese. Highly recommend ! Good wine list too!

This was truly delicious! We shared risotto marinara and salads mista. The salad was nothing…read morespecial, the usual mista that everyone seems to serve. The risotto on the other hand was fabulous with muscles, clams and calamari. In fact we raved about it so much that the people next to us ordered it and loved it too! The staff were friendly, accommodating, attentive. They, of course, had a wonderful wine list. The Syrah paired nicely with the dinner. Outside or inside seating facing the amazing sunset which added to the beautiful dinner. Absolutely I will return to this restaurant!

My family is from Shefa and when we come to visit every other year, we always go to our favorite…read morerestaurants. This trip we decided to try Letterarii and we were blown away. Food is exceptional. I highly recommend it and will be coming back at least one more time before we head back to the states. The courtyard is beautiful. The staff is attentive and the food is truly special. Traditional Sicilian dishes with a unique presentation and flare

We enjoyed our antipasti and pasta courses however our entrees were not quite as good…read more The rest of the evening went down hill quickly....a large party arrived celebrating a birthday with about 25-30 adults and approximately 10 children. The children ran wild throughout the entire restaurant and neither the parents nor the restaurant owner managed them or the situation. To make a bad situation worse, the restaurant owner NEVER stopped by our table to offer an apology much less an after dinner drink or dessert. A simple apology woukd have made all the diffence.

Amazing. This was our favorite restaurant, which ironically was a few doors away from where we…read morestayed. We scoured the town trying different restaurants and after a few days, we realized the one next to us was exceptional and we continued to go in there until we left for lunch and or dinner. Every dish was perfection. Service was very good. The host greeted me with Prosecco because we kept coming back lol but it was OUR pleasure. Best food in town.

Service was exceptional! They work as a team and food comes out FAST!…read more The ambience is nice being right above the waves and there is a small AC unit to help circulate the air and keep you cool. As you sit fresh bread is brought to the table and some pannelle... fried chick pea flour... it was salty and tender. A treat before our meal. We had the fried calamari to start, and the portion wasn't too big.... Perfect to share. We ordered the rigatoni carbonara, and it was creamy, delicious and had a ton of pancetta. The pasta was cooked perfectly... definitely al dente and there was a little heat in the sauce, which only heightened the flavor. We also had the seafood ravioli, and you'll have to forgive me. I'm not sure which one it was, but the presentation was spectacular, I'm sure that they would be able to tell you if you show your server the picture I have below. ravioli. Sauce was paired extremely well with the fish ravioli. Lastly, we shared the swordfish al pistachio. It was delicious and the crunch from the fresh pistachios covering the fish put it over the top.

Came here with higher hopes. First off I came for the linguine con vongole! Prices from the menu…read moreboth online and reviews seemed cheaper - the linguine con vongole was not on the physical menu but they said they could make spaghetti con vongole for me. This should have been the same price - but they charged me 4-5 Euro more. This cost more than all the other seafood pastas that were on the menu!! The taste was also hardly there; I could make this way better at home. I also found a small hair AFTER I had finished the majority of my dish. The wine I got was the last bit of the bottle, so I got skimped on the pour, which I was upset about. I kept looking around at others ordering wine and they all got 3/4 of an inch more in the wine glass than I did. I was expecting him to come back with a new bottle to finish the acceptable pour - but nope. With the cooperto to charge and charge for tap water (which I know is everywhere in Italy) this bill cost me a lot more than I was expecting for the service and quality of the food. I had more food at lunch with a nicer ambiance which cost me less than this spot! Don't think I would recommend this spot to friends visiting unfortunately.

Fantastic lunch in this beautiful bistro in Cefalu Delicious…read moremeatballs & Gambero Rossa Service was spot on. Met Marco & took pictures to bring back to his friend in Coronado, CA. Renato. Great spot. Must try

This was a lovely dining experience in Cefalù. Our party of four came on a Sunday evening with a…read more7:30 PM reservation we made earlier that day. We arrived and were promptly seated. Davide was incredibly gracious and helpful. One of the folks in our party is vegetarian and he helped us out with some swaps to make some dishes vegetarian. He walked us through the specials and the wine options as well as some questions we had about some menu items. The food we had was all incredibly flavorful and we enjoyed each dish. The standouts were the chicken liver, Sicilian stuffed meat rolls, rigatoni al rustico, and the spaghetti with pesto & swordfish. The rabbit also came recommended from our hotel concierge, but there were too many good options to pass up! Highly recommend coming here and worth making a reservation as it is a very popular spot with all of the locals as well!

We visited after several recommendations and had to book a couple days in advanced. The starter of…read morethe day was a vegetable crudité but it was very simple. Only a few vegetables spread out across a plate with a pretty basic vinaigrette in the middle. The pasta dishes we got as our entrées, however, were very good but slightly plain. Simple and tasty. Service was great and the restaurant was cozy.

Wonderful, delicious seafood, best meal I had in Sicily,so fresh,and the service was excellentread more

Nice location on the waterfront and great seafood. The mussels are some of the best we have had…read moreand we are used to fresh seafood. The staff was friendly as well. Only gripe is they seem to charge a premium for the location. I guess this must be a resort town or something, but it was nearly double the price for the same dishes you could get in Palermo. Quality food and wine though, even at the price it is worth checking out.

Came here for lunch with a party of four just after 12 PM on a Wednesday and we were seated…read morepromptly. This place has quick turnover so they took our food and drink orders shortly after we sat down and everything started coming out shortly thereafter. The pastas we got were all incredibly delicious! Would definitely recommend this spot if you're looking for pasta for lunch and are in the area!

First Impressions: cute spot with outdoor and indoor seating. I found this restaurant on a travel…read moreblog and I'm super excited to try it. Not much info on yelp, so I'll add as much as I can via this review. There's a pasta factory/store front that is open at 9am-4pm Tuesday-Sunday (closed Monday) and a restaurant front that's open 12pm-4pm Tuesday-Sunday (closed Monday). The Noms:

We enjoyed the sunset views from this out-of-the-fray restaurant next to the lighthouse. Waiters…read morewere fantastic. Appetizers were good. Everyone ordered different pasta courses which were also excellent. It was also a great value. We would go again.

On a warm October evening we sat across the street from the restaurant where they had outdoor…read moredining under an awning. You can hear the sea crashing on the other other side of a windbreak. The fried sardines anti pasta was Cefalu's answer to KFC and hits all the seafood notes: fresh, crunchy and just a little bit funky the way an oily fish should be. The pasta finocchio con sarde, the best I had in Sicily. The next the day the wind blew up a huge sea and the rain came sideways when the sun didn't break through. Just when the rain started up again we ducked into Al Faro for lunch. I had the fried sardines because WHY NOT? The special pasta was linguini with sea urchins. Incredible! Had a couple of glasses of Grillo, a double espresso and hopped in the Gulia heading back toward Palermo. Two great meals, wonderful, friendly staff and a memory that will last a long time.