While we showed up here unannounced and were able to enjoy an incredible lunch with wine pairings,…read morewe did seem to surprise the people who worked here with our appearance, so I think it's best to call ahead to make a reservation. That said, we were so delighted to get a brief tour of the beautiful property, and to be seated in the sunny atrium room for one of our favorite meals during our 8 day visit to Sicily. We kicked things off with fish cakes and a typical Sicilian appetizer - caponata, a sweet and sour eggplant dish with other cooked vegetables. I don't typically like eggplant; this was outstanding. For our main courses, we enjoyed plump, soft gnocchi with butter sage sauce and ravioli with shrimp in a red sauce. Each dish was paired with a glass of wine, all of which were terrific (we purchased 3 bottles as we left). Visiting Baglio Di Pianetto was a wonderful highlight of our Sicily adventure, including the mountainous drive there!

Wonderful, peaceful place with great mountainview away from the busy world. Great homegrown wine…read moreand charming service.

Nice place for a tourist style wine tasting. Grounds are nice, your tour gives you an overview of…read morewines and regions. Not a place to taste wines for serious wine tasters, too limited and restricted to understand the collection.

Whenever you're traveling to Sicily it doesn't matter. You must pay a visit to this winery. They…read morehave the best Passito di Pantelleria (zibibbo) I ever tasted: the Ben Rieu

We booked a tour that got rearranged due to weather in Sicily. Michele was very helpful in…read morearranging an alternative day trip private tour that included Tauramina and Castamola. Sam was our tour guide. He was an amazing and knowledgeable young man that made us feel like special guests in his local town. Grateful for his knowledge and time he spent with us. Would definitely recommend Sicily4You!

Worst customer service ever. They pick and choose to whom they want to give a refund. Our cruise…read morehad a last-minute port change the day before we were supposed to dock in Messina. I canceled the excursion first and then contacted Viator because I could not contact the tour operator. I found out after the fact I had to contact the tour operator first before canceling. I tried contacting tour operator on numerous occasions before the excursion but didn't get a response. So I always contacted Viator (third party company whom I booked the excursion with). My SIL who was on the same excursion was refunded and told them I was with them. They still would not refund me but they did refund her. We were on the same excursion and had to cancel for the same reason. Difference is she waited to cancel until she talked to them. My bad on that. They should treat the customers the same way. Especially when my SIL explained the situation and told them I was with her.

This review is for the restaurant only. Locanda Gulfi has an immensely beautiful view in a pastoral…read morelandscape just outside of Ragusa. The restaurant is beautifully done and definitely feels like an elegant retreat a cut above. The restaurant offers either a tasting menu or a la carte options for lunch. I will say that our dishes, although beautiful in presentation, weren't spectacular. Carpaccio of beef was thick and chewy, porkneck needed sauce and was really rather bland. Creamed codfish was a step below - tasted like my grandmother's gefilte fish in an overly fussy format. The Sicilian fish soup was considerably better, and desserts were the best we had in Italy; the wine was absolutely phenomenal. I recommend coming for the wine tasting, pasta and desserts. Had we stuck with those, I think we would have increased our rating by a full star. Service was a bit overly formal and even though the restaurant was empty for much of the duration of our meal, we did not feel entirely welcomed to be there with our kids. Options for them were limited (they will eat a wide array of things but the food here is more boutique in presentation and thus we were definitely encouraged to give them only something very basic, a bit of a disappointment) and although they sat quite well and were not exceptionally noisy, our waiter gave us a more or less constant stink eye every time he came over. I'd like to have suggested to him that they might benefit from more families coming, given the emptiness of the dining room, and frankly, we came for lunch, not for dinner, so as not to disturb other diners with the fact that children do exist! In any event, if you are a couple looking for a romantic country setting for a meal, it really is a beautiful spot. Pasta, wine, desserts e basta cosi. You'll be happy, even if you get the stink eye too.

I stayed with my boyfriend at the Locanda for three nights during our Sicily trip. We knew the…read moreplace as we are very familiar with their wines. The place is very nice, the rooms offer everything you need. Nice pool with a bar. It's definitely perfect to relax. We tried the restaurant one of the nights. The food was very good and locally inspired. The only thing I can criticise is that the wine tasting that was suggested for the menu did not quite fit with the food. A tip for improvement: try to offer more services for a 4 star hotel.

Wonderful winery and lunch. Young winery started in 'o5. They have several in Sicily. Absolutely…read morefive star service and excellent wines. Very nice set up, beautiful tables of appertif set up outside ; lunch and wine tasting were inside. The food was delicious, as were the wines. We sampled various olive oils on bruschetta which was absolutely divine. I bought a sample of the oils. This was our wine brand of choice throughout our visit in Sicily. Our favorite was the Syrah.

You need a reservation for tasting, which is unlike USA, but make sure you do as you do not want to…read moremiss this fantastic winery. The long road to get there is marked fairly often but be persistent and you'll find the destination. With tbe expansive property they make a number of wines each with a different focus. The winery is full service and unlike others they take care of all packing and shipping so We shipped two cases home. Since the weather was sunny and warm i tended towards whites and grabbed a pair for our local stay. Staff waived our 15 Euro tasting fee and we were stoked. Thank you

The tour was informative and fun and the wine we tasted was all great. Located in a remote but…read morebeautiful location, it was interesting to learn just how much wine and how many varieties they produce. They also make olive oil, which was used in the variety of antipasti they shared during the tasting. As part of the tour, we were able to purchase a case of a variety of their wines, and olive oil, and they are shipping it home to us at no additional charge. It was a lovely way to spend the afternoon.