Great friendly service! Food was wonderful. Stopped for a light lunch and it was perfect !read more

I have to say I almost walked past this spot as I thought it was closed, they had in fact closed…read morethe door because it was so damn cold and to block out the street noise. So if you pass by have a look inside to see if the lights are on and the staff are waiting before you walk past, don't assume it's closed and and it's a sliding door so trying to push or pull it doesn't work ;) Because of the location in the old city like most places you can be sure of a little road noise once in a while but they have music softly playing so it mostly drowns it out. I wouldn't consider the road noise an issue the ambiance manages to make up for it :) I ended up ordering the carbonara pasta as it's one of my favourite dishes and the picture I saw of it made it the only choice I could make. I ended up asking them to leave out the pepper as I felt it would mask the beautiful ingredients that goes into the dish. It wasn't an issue for the chef to leave it out. They did make sure it was just I didn't like pepper and it wasn't an allergic reaction that I wanted to leave it out. Once my dish came out and the staff showed a little bit of their humour by betting me to try just a little pepper and left the pepper shacker on the table with a huge grin. I was eating alone so it was nice to have a bit of interaction with the staff as most restaurants just ignored me and let me eat alone. So thanks for hiring great staff that do make a bit of an effort to ensure the guests are comfortable. I decided to skip dessert as ive already had three treats today but I'm sure their desserts would be amazing. They have a decent range of seafood and seafood pasta options but don't worry they have a good range of meat alternatives. The staff were great and had a little fun and interacted with the customers which was a nice change. I would say drop by here if you are in the area you can be sure to have a wonderful meal. Also if you arrive before 9pm you can beat the rush as most Italians don't reserve a table until 9pm or later...

Food was just okay and barely enticing. I took most of it to go and did not eat it after I got it…read morehome. The service however was good and I did feel that the staff cared; do go to this location and not the other villa zuccaro in the garden. The location in the garden has trash service but this place was better. They had no business the entire time i was there; after trying the food...I know why

My friend said "you can give them zero, if that's possible"…read more Overpriced for the low quality food. Super touristy. Menu caters to the American palate. Hard bread. Service isn't the best. Had to open our own bottle of water and pour it. Wine is a house wine at best. At the end we were served a yellow after dinner drink... "I wish they never brought it" -my friend. Lol. When we saw that it was on the main street, we were extremely reluctant but with over a thousand reviews averaging 4.4 stars on Google Maps, we tried it anyways. Should have trusted our instincts. Also, the photos posted on their review page aren't of current menu items.

Espresso martini was not good, over powered w vodka. Veal was salty & I don't finish it, meah…read more.. fries were not great.... Salad was very good!

OMG, food coma! The staff is great and the food is so good you don't want to stop eating it. We…read moreshowed up at 8 pm and they asked if we had reservations, keep in mind the place was mostly empty at that time. They told us they would squeeze us in and I have to say I'm so happy they did. Within 30 minutes there wasn't a table left open and I understand why now. We had three courses and I think I'm going to have to role down the hill back to our hotel since my belly is so full. I will definitely be back here again. After I purge for a week so I can make room in my belly.

Bee lined for this place due to the reviews. The views from our seats inside were amazing. Only had…read moretime to order a Ham and Mushroom pizza. Thin, crispy and it was absolutely amazing. Highly recommend this place. We were cruising at had to be back to our meeting point at 12:55 so we had little time to enjoy the food and view. A must go!!!!

Great pasta and awesome pizza. The crust is to die for. The service here is really really great…read more Beautiful views overlooking the water. Best pizza so far.

Great restaurant and family. My sister and I took a very affordable cooking class with the…read moreSiciliano family which began w/ visiting a local market to select ingredients and taste cheeses, salamis, and olives. Then to the restaurant, a little prosseco and then we began cooking. We learned how to make fresh pasta and sauce, capanato, and zucchini braciole. We enjoyed our lunch with a delicious house red wine. This was one of my favorite stops on my 12 day cruise. I highly recommend this restaurant and their cooking class.

Amazing! Food was great, service was excellent! One of a kind location. Real gem of a family type…read morerestaurant. Best seafood in town!

Great location and service was excellent Our dinner of…read morealmond sea bass was tender and tasty Dessert also very good

We had the ravioli, sea bass, sea bream, tiramisu, and panna cotta. All were delicious, we just…read morewish the portions were bigger. This is a gourmet style restaurant. The sea bass and sea bream were maybe 3-4 oz portions and the ravioli was 3 ravioli. Service was excellent, the restaurant is extremely clean and the decor and view were beautiful.

Located at the main Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, the restaurant is located on the 2nd floor with a…read morebreath taking view of the square as well as a spectacular sea view. If you are coming in for a table for 2, recommend to book way in advance and request a table with the view. (There are about 5 of these tables for 2). The restaurant was packed the night we were there, so expect service to run slow. Food is amazing! We had the raw red prawns that were very sweet and fresh. I can eat a few dozen of these local red prawns! For the main, we had the half lobster with pasta, which for 37 Euro it has a more than fair portion of a half lobster that tasted fresh. Pasta is cooked perfectly al dente. Recommend to book the tables with a view ahead of time.

Great food. Large portions at a reasonable price. Great hosts and chef that greet you and check on…read moreyour food. Open air dining is great after the sun goes down.

Service was good, but when it came to the quality of it food it was like eating at a cheap American…read morefast food restaurant. The pizza tasted more like store bought frozen pizza and while the steak was huge and cost more than 30 euro, it was inedible... just a huge piece of meat riddled with tendons and layered in fat that you couldn't even cut through. We maybe got 4 bites of decent meat out of it. Bottom line don't waste your time stopping if you want a good meal, keep waking another 50 ft. If I could I'd leave zero stars.

Best Italian food on our trip, omg it was amazing! Raining hard, we snuck in and didn't know what…read moreto expect, ignore old reviews this was 12/10!!! Lasagne was unreal, spaghetti carbonara, & bruschetta. Would swim back from the US to eat again

WOW! This place is a hidden gem, the service was speedy but not rushed and was a safe haven for us…read moreduring a storm while visiting Sicily. The ambience is fun but laid back, not over crowded at lunch hour 11:45am to 1pm. I had the most delicious Aperol spritz and my boyfriend's lasagna was so good as well as my spaghetti carbonara! Probably my favorite meal in Italy from Rome to Capri this was the reigning champ. Thank you La Buca, you will be thanking me after eating here!

The food was very mediocre and overpriced. However, the reason I'm only giving it one star is…read morebecause me, my husband, and our friend got food poisoning. When I alerted management the following day, they told me it was impossible we got sick from them and that they weren't willing to reimburse us or compensate us in any way. We are 100% sure we got sick from there because within 30 minutes, 3 out of 4 of our party were sick. Our friend who didn't get sick had requested no red meat in her tasting so she was served different food items than us. I would recommend avoiding this restaurant! With that said there were 2 pros: I had a wonderful cappuccino served in a mud cup while waiting to be seated. The outdoor patio is pretty at night.

The food was Amazing best mullets I've ever tasted. Service was impeccable we sat at the garden,…read moreambiance was very nice it was a beautiful night drinks were excellent. I definitely recommend this great place. Great fine.