Delicious food selections , lovely setting . Sabrina, server as well as Hossain provided…read moreoutstanding service.

The most delicious food we had in all of Sicily. Pasta one night, and pizza the other time. We…read moreloved them both. The staff was great and you can't beat the street view.

The location is not on the main street. And we ate outside of restaurant and felt so good. The…read morefood what we order are pizza and spaghetti. It doesn't impress us at the beginning. But we feel more tasty when we eat more. I think their material is more natural and healthy. I do enjoy whole dining experience. I bet dinner will be even better. Of course service is very good. Highly recommend!

Food was cold and not good. It lacked flavor and the lasagna was old and mushy. They had the tv…read moreon a game show and the lights were very bright. The waitress stared at her phone the entire time we were there and wasn't into her job at all. Horrible experience

Nice authentic little restaurant with a great choice of fresh food...!…read more We were staying in a bed and breakfast around the corner of the central station of Palermo and were recommended this place as it was considered nice, nearby, and good value for money. The food was simple and good! I'm a big fan of grilled vegetables and beef and they'd prepared it like 'la mamma' does... Yummy! The house wine was good as well.. :) We'd planned to have just a quick meal and then go to bed as we had to take the ferry at 7am the next morning, but the owner and waiter (the owner's son) were so nice that we stayed till late chatting... And enjoying an 'amaro' (digestive).. Good value for money! Great service! Ci tornerò volentieri la prossima volta che sono a Palermo...!!!!

We stopped here for lunch yesterday and ate outside on the sidewalk. We shared a Salad Enzo, then a…read morepasta Enzo, then a pork shank. A half Carafe of white wine and some water then Cafe completed this delightful meal. We were very surprised how good it was. Pleanty to share and the price was extremely affordable. Not Haute Cuisine but extremely good real home made local food prepared by Sicilians who know their produce and how to bring out the best in it.

Great Restaurant with wonderful Sicilian food We arrived at…read morea busy moment but they were able To accommodate us with a short wait We had the Caponata di tonno which was great fir appetizer The Pasta con le Sarde was fantastic Portions are fairly abundant so order accordingly Service was courteous and efficient I definitely recommend this place

Excellent food, probably the best we had during our week in Palermo. We had swordfish and…read moremeatballs. The owner asked what kind of wine we liked and brought us each a glass. The red wine tasted like a Syrah blend, it was easily the best wine that I had in Palermo. Prices seemed reasonable. I recommend getting a reservation, there was often a long line of people waiting for tables.

A close friend who visited Palermo a few months ago recommended Ferro di Cavallo. She told me it's…read morean obscure side street that wasn't all that easy to find. Knowing it was there we persevered, and I'm really glad we did! We arrived just as they were supposed to open (according to the sign) and we were seated at a table where nothing happened for the next half hour other than a whole lot of other parties arriving and getting seated. Then, the staff came to life as if someone had thrown a switch, and there was a line of dining hopefuls stretched out into the street... The service was very efficient, and all the staffers were friendly and helpful. The food and wine was all excellent and quite reasonably priced, with all the fish and meat entrées priced at around eight euros. Our server recommended what turned out to be an outstanding bottle of Nero d'Avolo which cost nine euros; it was the perfect compliment to the outstanding cuisine! It turned out to be completely worthwhile having arrived early; despite the half hour wait after we were seated we enjoyed a fabulous dining experience.

Our pasta was bland, fish was quite chewy and the drinks were very average. Most importantly, make…read moresure you check your bill, it's all handwritten on paper and they overcharged us! I only caught it because I was warned ahead of time. The cashier was most unprofessional. Of all the restaurants we have tried in Palermo, this was perhaps the most disappointing!

At Da Bacco located near the historic center was this beautifully charming whole in the wall where…read moreI called into going to grab a bite to eat. I decided to have a bucket of clams, awesome! Then in addition, the prosciutto with melon, also the carbonara which had thicker noodles. I dont know that I necessarily care for that, but it was yummy, and so flavorful. I loved it. The service was very direct slightly pretentious in a feel good way. So fun and such a good way to end your night in Italy.

Beware of scams at this place, although the food tasted good. They brought us a fish we did not…read moreorder, that was not on the menu and cost twice as much as the one we had requested. They tried to charge 20 euros for a glass of wine which was 6 euros on the menu. When we protested they refunded the extra charge for the wine. But the whole episode left a bad taste.

The service was really good, personable friendly and quick. The food was good but not inventive or…read moreamazing as alluded to earlier. We did not do the tasting menu, some iffy stomachs in the crowd. Rabbit, veal chicken and pasta were the mains, the Palermo appetizers to split. Went with the sommelier recommendation, not sure that was the right choice. My daughter loved the simple roast chicken and bride loved the veal chop. Daughters friend had the rabbit and it was great. Maybe my fault didn't do the spleen and lung, now I feel offal. Good meal but had higher expectations

Service is rude particularly the sommelier. The food was just so so. Definitely better places in…read morePalmero to dine at.

Loved the street seating and atmosphere. Food was amazing! Definitely worth trying the tapas…read more Healthy portions and great price as it includes your drink! The pesto pasta was also to die for- so fresh and herbaceous. Attentive server who was friendly and helpful to us English speakers :)

This place was so much fun! We went thinking it was pretty much a wine bar, but soon found out that…read moreit's also a bit of a happy hour place. Beginning at 7:30pm, and only after asking, they bring enormous platters of food to each table based on the number of people in your party. There were four of us but there was enough food to feed a small army. Lots of Sicilian street food type appetizers, plus a delicious pasta, meats & cheeses, Sicilian hamburgers, olives, breadsticks, etc. Great service, fun music, lively environment. I want to say this feast was about $8-10pp, but don't have the exact number.

Cute and quaint little place great service food was good. My wife's was very good ravioli, I tried…read morepasta with sardines.... Not my favorite but had to try it. Tortellini in Brodo was yummy.

Amazing. Superb meal. Reservations are a must. Popular with locals. Some find the servers abrasive…read morebut I ascribe it more as Italian brashness. Definitely go for the antipasta bar--the olives, mushrooms, things that look mini pizzas, things that look like cupcakes are all amazing. Had fresh fish that the servers allowed me to pick. Amazing spaghetti with clams as a first course. Look for the Selezone de Familia white wine which paired exquisitely with everything.

While in Palermo, this was one of the stops our food guide took us to in order to have its famous…read morespleen sandwich. The sandwich here is served slightly different than other locations as the meat is sliced very thin and its topped with shredded cheese. At first we were a little nervous about trying the sandwich but after the first bite i was pleasantly surprised that the cheese really cut organ taste of the spleen. In addition the thinly sliced meat gave it a good balance between the meat to fat ratio. I know a lot of people in our food group were apprehensive about trying it but to be honest my wife and I are pretty open to all types of food and our motto is that will always try something once.

A pair of middle of the road experiences in Palermo (2 of 2)…read more - - - - - This place, Antica Focacceria San Francesco, has a long history in Palermo. It comes up on lists where you can get some authentic cheap eats. It's more of a place to get a quick lunch and keep moving rather than visit at night. It's very close to Palermo Centrale. It's actually smaller than I thought it would be ... and more vertical. It would make a great townhome in some trendy neighborhood. That's because there is seating downstairs and upstairs. I ordered a focaccia with ham and cheese in it. I also ordered a square of lasagna (or similar pasta). To that, I added a bottle of water to deal with Palermo being warm and dehydrating you. The food at Antica Focacceria San Antonio was decent - good, but nothing memorable. The price seemed about right. The only thing that was memorable, other than its having two levels, was the service. Another customer had just left. Behind the case, where the food was displayed, were only 2 squares of lasagna remaining in the pan. I told the employee which one I preferred. To this, the employee, who sort of reminded me of the fictional Al Bundy in "Married With Children," had to quip in an Italian with a Sicilian cadence: 'and, of course, you had to ask for the larger piece.' Did he know who the next customer would be and that he might want to favor that person? Or was he going to be putting it aside for him to eat on his lunch break? This is classically and hilariously Sicilian - where the service goes above and beyond ... or the person, like this guy, is a rude d-bag. It's what northern and central Italians imply when they say that Italy's south does not have a "via di mezzo," a balanced and more palatable middle of the road approach in interpersonal communication and transacting. Antica Focacceria San Francesco gets good reviews. Other people have had good experiences. I'd say my experience takes it down from a high 3 to a low 3. There are some things to know. First, except for Mondello (yes, like Larry) and Monreale on its hill overlooking the city, most of the key sights in Palermo lie in a narrow but long rectangular area going from the station to the Politeama Theater and can be managed on foot or using buses 101 and 102. This eatery is close to that rectangle. Then, the French have their own names for major Sicilian cities, such as Palerme, Catane, and Messine, and which I learned via in-flight monitors. (I guess they're entitled to do that since Normandy ruled the island from Ruggiero's (Roger's) court in Palermo from about 1100 to 1300.) However, what takes the cake here is seeing that Antica Focacceria San Francesco has a store inside Catania's airport on the other side of the island, along with many others. Many other popular eateries have done this, making these enterprises seem tacky and paving the way with which quality control could go a little south. Think Voodoo Donuts. When they go the airport route and charge too much - which they do at CTA, I'll be crossing the eatery off my list.