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Cinque Archi is rated 8.4/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 8.2/10 Service: 8.5/10 Atmosphere: 8.5/10

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Cinque Archi is identified as offering italian cuisine.

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Cinque Archi

Name: Cinque Archi
Address: Piazza IX Aprile, Piazza 9 Aprile, Taormina, Province of Messina, Italy, Taormina, 98039, Italy
Price range: €50 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.4

Restaurant menu

Food photo91 photos

Type of cuisineEuropean

Average price€50

Spaghetti (pasta fresca) con granchio, finocchietto selvatico e pomodorini - Spaghetti (fresh pasta) with Crab, selvatic fennel and cherry tomatoes

Cavatelli (pasta fresca) con gambero, broccoletti e datterino Bio - Cavatelli (fresh pasta) served with Red Prawn , broccoli and cherry tomatoes

Scrigni dello Chef Ripieni di Cacio Dop e Pepe su Velvet di piselli di Avola - Chef's Boxes Stuffed with Dop Cheese an

Reviews

8.4
of 10

Very good

830 reviews

Ambience

8.5

Food

8.2

Service

8.5

Real experiences from real diners
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Chrystal P. • 1 review
October 25, 2024
10/10
This restaurant offers a refined dining experience. The food is fresh and expertly prepared. Our server offered Sicilian wine recommendations, answered our many questions and suggested we move to the beautiful balcony tables once they were in the shade. It was a fantastic experience, thank you!

Joao B. • 2 reviews
October 19, 2024
10/10
Staff was friendly yet professional. Knowledgeable and advised very well on food and wines. It is extremely well placed with a view to the square and even of it was raining, the doors to the varanda could still be open and enjoying the fresh smell of rain

Wim V. • 2 reviews
October 12, 2024
10/10
location, Quality of food and service were excellent

Yves L. • 232 reviews
October 14, 2024
9.5/10
Traditional Sicilian food and fresh fish in an upscale setting, great wine list and very professionnal service. Of course quality has a price.

Corliss B. • 2 reviews
October 4, 2024
5.5/10
We had three different dishes, two were specials and they were terrible. And unfortunately we had ordered 2 of each to feed the six of us.. The pasta with crab had no discernible crab and was terribly fishy. The pasta with lobster was also extremely fishy tasting. The other dish, sea bass, was very good. The waiter took our still full plates, asked if something was wrong which we told him it was, shrugged his shoulders and left. Didn't seem to care that we were unhappy.
Cinque Archi • Owner
Good morning. we will work to improve more and more. good evening and good life.

Olena K. • 5 reviews
October 5, 2024
9.5/10
Intersting flavor and texture combinations, great foid quality, both fish and beef were cooked to perfection. Overall good service, excellent location and view. The only comment I have - please have all of the waiting staff learn a little bit of English, or ask other staff members for help when they dont understand. All I asked was some tea for my dessert, got a nod and no tea... Otherwise, a truly exceptional experience.

Kenneth R. • 2 reviews
October 4, 2024
6.5/10
The octopus appetizer was well prepared, but bland. The pasta in the spaghetti and lobster Promi was overcooked and the lobster and tomato sauce was undistinguished. The sea bream and sea bass filet dishes were outstanding. I would recommend that anyone going to this restaurant stick to the fish dishes which are their specialty. The service was excellent and the location above the town square is outstanding.

Aida E. • 3 reviews
October 1, 2024
10/10
We enjoyed everything about this restaurant. The fish and vegetables were cooked to perfection.

Randall S. • 1 review
September 30, 2024
10/10
The setting is incomparable.

Anne Marie P. • 1 review
September 24, 2024
2.5/10
The food was awful! We had such good food in Sicily consistently until we went to Cinque Archi. It was very bad. I tried three different entrees and they were all bad. I’m not sure how this made the Michelin guide. They need to take it off.
Cinque Archi • Owner
Good morning. we will work to improve more and more. I wish you a good evening.

John W. • 1 review
September 26, 2024
10/10
The setting was spectacular the food amazing and the service was top notch!

jim j. • 1 review
September 19, 2024
7/10
Wonderful location, we sat at a 2 person balcony table allowing 1 person to view the square while the other looks up steps at another restaurant. The food was tasty, good quality and well presented BUT portion sizes are tiny. My spaghetti main dish was enough for about 5 mouthfuls. Given the prices that are being charged this is a very annoying aspect of the experience and left me feeling distinctly disappointed overall.

DEBRA B. • 2 reviews
September 10, 2024
5.5/10
We were friendly with smiles, and the waiter would not look at us. The harder we tried to be friendly, the more disdainful he became. The antipasti was delicious, the mains were also delicious. But when I asked the waiter about the “a la Norma” he grimaced with,” it’s the regular a la Norma.” The salad was extremely disappointing: iceberg lettuce and two cherry tomatoes. The salad was NOT a Michelin salad. Overall, I would never go back, and I would not recommend this restaurant.

Lars N. • 6 reviews
September 7, 2024
10/10
fantastic restaurant, food, service and location all great

juliet h. • 1 review
September 7, 2024
10/10
Excellent food in a beautiful calm atmosphere. Wonderful staff

Karl O. • 8 reviews
September 6, 2024
10/10
My only complaint with the degustation is that there was too much beautiful food. Service was impeccable.

sam w. • 2 reviews
August 31, 2024
3/10
Fabulous location amazing view poor service totally ignored poured our own wine had to ask for a wine cooler not offered coffee or desert. Food ok very overpriced Wine €65 for a bottle of Sicilian Rose than cost £12 in Uk supermarket
Cinque Archi • Owner
Good morning. I can't help but respond to your review!! it's absurd!! I would like to understand why we should offer a coffee or a dessert?? Maybe you didn't realize you were in a restaurant??? you have to pay for coffee or dessert in a restaurant! if the bottle of rosé had been dear to you, you could have had the glass too. Have a nice day and thank you for your time.

Michael W. • 3 reviews
August 30, 2024
3/10
€250 for half a lobster for two people. Incredibly expensive. The waiting staff were rude. The ambience was dead. The Michelin inspectors have dropped the ball on this.

Zara M. • 3 reviews
August 20, 2024
6.5/10
The location was amazing but the food was just as I thought it would be.. seasbass very blend, scampi super small and could come out of shell. Good looked nothing like it’s in Guide Michelin

Walter B. • 6 reviews
August 5, 2024
10/10
always the best Michelin in Taormina This palace is always our favorite in Taormina. I recommend the crab with pasta. I'll see you soon

Tripadvisor reviews

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1247 reviews

Location

Piazza IX Aprile, Piazza 9 Aprile, Taormina, Province of Messina, Italy, 98039 Taormina

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Cinque Archi is rated 8.4/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 8.2/10
- Service: 8.5/10
- Atmosphere: 8.5/10