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Reviews - I Sapori Del Mare

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9.2/10

Excellent
871 reviews
Ambience
9.0
Food
9.4
Service
9.3
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  • Nadia G.14 days ago

    10

    Very authentic neighborhood place with fresh produce and lots of care and skill in the kitchen.

  • Wing H.1 month ago

    10

    +1

    The food is amazing. We order 5 seafood dishes. All of them are fresh and delicious. Staff are friendly. It’s a small but warm shop. I will come again if I visit to Sicily.

  • Urs B.2 months ago

    10

    Fantastic seafood and fish together with great hospitality and a very nice chef. Do not miss this Palermitan restaurant gem!

  • Henrik S.2 months ago

    10

    Excellent food and a cosy atmosphere

  • William O.2 months ago

    10

    This is exactly the right fish restaurant. Small, surely family owned, been there for a while, super fresh seafood, and packed during Italian eating hours. I'm just in town for a few days and will eat many meals here as everything on the menu looks terrific. Pro tip - eat at tourist hours. They were mostly empty at 12:45 yet overflowing at 2:30 on a different day.

    I Sapori Del Mare

    Thank you for your review have happy holiday

  • Melanie I.4 months ago

    10

    The owner was very kind and the food was incredible. Easy the best and freshest seafood we had in Palermo

  • HASAN BÜLENT K.4 months ago

    7.5

    very nice kitchen: traditional and proper. for those looking for home-made-type of food an excellent choice on condition that from the restaurant itself you should not expect too much. ıt is simple, in fact very simple, basic and that's it. price/value ratio is not bad. ıt is not exceptionally cheap but moderately priced. for two people with two glasses of spumante a dish of swordfish and ravioli, with an appetizer we paid around 80 euros. over all we enjoyed the place.

  • Randy N.5 months ago

    10

    I Sapori Del Mare is wonderful. It’s a small place but full of flavor and authenticity. Fish dishes are their specialty. My wife and I started with the mussels, which were in an amazing mixture of broth and basil. Dipping the wonderful bread in the broth was delicious. Next we had the salmon raviolis, very good also. We finished with the swordfish prepared with tomatoes, onions, olives, potatoes, and capers. It was amazing!! It’s worth eating here just for the swordfish. The service was excellent also. Highly recommended! Enjoy!!

  • Tim H.6 months ago

    10

    Attentive service, food was excellent. Restaurant had a great family-friendly feel.

  • Morgan C.6 months ago

    10

    Incredible food in a very fun atmosphere. Lots of cool sea themed decorations. Staff was very friendly and made us feel very welcome. Food was amazing and a great night out overall.

  • Bruce M.6 months ago

    10

    Family owned restaurant where food and warm service make you feel like you’re in their fine Italian kitchen. Best ingredients and menu selections are top notch. Mussels even surpass those in Belgium and bread with toasted sesame brings the dish to an added level.

  • Daniel f.7 months ago

    10

    A quintessential, sweet family run restaurant that welcomes you and makes you feel at home. Oh, did I mention everything was delicious? Great place if you want some fantastic, fresh seafood

  • Nihal Y.8 months ago

    10

    Best seafood restaurant in the area. Everything was delicious. We will go again before the end of our trip. 10/10!

  • Natalie S.10 months ago

    10

    The food was excellent! The staff was warm, friendly, and helpful! We were treated like family! The special attention that they provided was true first class!

  • Marla H.11 months ago

    9.5

    Family treated us warmly with good service. There were .4 of us and we were all very happy with our meals which had inviting presentation. My zipped r Mare was piled high with a lovely broth. Made for a lovely evening.

  • Valerian B.11 months ago

    10

    Very nice people Running the Place. Authentic Ambiente and excellent seafood

    I Sapori Del Mare

    Thank you

  • alberto b.11 months ago

    10

    Everything

    I Sapori Del Mare

    🙏

  • Katsuyuki H.1 year ago

    10

    Awesome food. The octopus appetizer was the best we’ve had compared to anywhere else! Also great service. Grazie!

    I Sapori Del Mare

    🙏

  • Nuala C.1 year ago

    10

    Delicious risotto. Prices good. Recommended.

    I Sapori Del Mare

    👍

  • Mateusz S.1 year ago

    9.0

    Nice place with seafood. Fresh and tasty.

  • Rosalie L.1 year ago

    9.5

    This is a small unpretentious restaurant frequented by locals. As a pasta lover, I can honestly say that their scialatielli ai sapori di mare is truly exceptional. The grilled swordfish was also very flavorful. Generous potions. Reasonable prices.

  • KODAI K.1 year ago

    10

    Perfect of all!! We enjoyed a lot there

  • roxane g.1 year ago

    6.0

    Nice people but the sauce of the pasta was not flavorful at all. Small portion of vongole for 15€. My friend got the ricci di mare pasta, also very small and not very tasty unfortunately. Overall it was fine but for the price we expected more food and more flavors.

    I Sapori Del Mare

    Oh my gosh unbelievable, the money was the problem

  • Bowen X.
    Bowen X.1 year ago

    5.5

    The hospitality was generally amazing. It is a restaurant for local I can tell. But the food was unitary, and seafood was not very fresh.

    I Sapori Del Mare

    His words are an ugly slander, from 21 years we cooking only fresh fish, we have big respect for our guest, specially for the tourists! You can see it from the comments. If don’t like some dish you can tell me the problem, but in this historical moment there are a keyboard lion!

  • robin H.1 year ago

    10

    Loved it, great food, friendly staff

  • Antonino B.
    Antonino B.1 year ago

    8.0

    It was okay

  • Christopher M.1 year ago

    10

    Ahh, combine terrific food, a warm welcome and delicious wine and what you are left with is a memory of I Sapori del Mare! Please take a moment to savor this wonderful restaurant. It will remind you of your first true love.

  • David H.1 year ago

    10

    Awsome. Nuff said.

  • Tess T.
    Tess T.2 years ago

    4.5

    Drab and dull. Food mediocre. Over priced. All round disappointing sadly.

    I Sapori Del Mare

    Very expensive 🙏

  • Markku L.2 years ago

    6.0

    Good quality ingredients, but pasta vongole & appetizers wayyyyy too salty. Salad ordered without anchovies, came with them. Personnel on phone beside our table all evening.

  • Timur S.2 years ago

    10

    We tried oysters, raw red shrimps and seabuss in salt, they were incredible. The place itself and staff were also great

    I Sapori Del Mare

    Than you???? see you next time!

  • Chrissy G.2 years ago

    9.5

    I booked this restaurant some time before our visit thinking we could walk from our apartment near the station. Be prepared, Palermo is bigger than you might expect. We took a taxi (21€) but it was worth the journey. Simple in style but a great in ambience. The seafood was excellent and we found ourselves drooling over each plate which passed us by. Our own choice was the chef’s speciality. The staff were friendly and efficient. We would definitely return in the future.

    I Sapori Del Mare

    Thank for your visit and review, see you ????

  • Ali I.2 years ago

    9.5

    Very good restaurant, food and service is top quality, family business and very friendly owners .

  • Cruz P.2 years ago

    7.5

    Good service and dishes well prepared, but nothing remarkable.

  • Ilona D.2 years ago

    8.5

    Food was very good and really quickly served. Unfortunately, it was very dark because there was no table light for us. Anyway we would recommend the restaurant.

  • Simon S.
    Simon S.2 years ago

    5.5

    Food was average at best - too much salt in the dish, especially for the mussel soup it’s very salty. Was going through the bill and trying to understand the calculation, but somewhat the lady owner sounds offended and and a bit rude mumbling in Italian, ended up being not a pleasant experience walking away from the restaurant.

    I Sapori Del Mare

    they are not cooked mussels with salt, they were very fresh and had a strong taste, and in any case you didn't understand the discount on the bill, his friend was also embarrassed because of him. it's exhausting to cook and give a service, apply a discount and have a review for revenge!

  • Jeffrey B.2 years ago

    10

    This small restaurant was recommended to us by friends. It's a little off the main tourist area of Palermo, but did not disappoint. The service was great and the food was fantastic.

  • Alexander S.2 years ago

    10

    Cute cozy restaurant .Delicious fresh seafood , very welcoming and friendly stuff. We had sea food risotto , ravioli with shrimps that were fresh, tasty and the portion size is generous . Then we had a red sniper for two ,made in salt in the oven ,and it was delicious . Definitely worth the visit .

  • Lily D.2 years ago

    10

    Really enjoy our dinner!! Food was delicious and super fresh!! This is a family run restaurant for 20 years!! You need to make reservation because the place is very small, 8 tables. We dine on Monday night and they were fully booked.

  • Mattia J.more than 2 years

    5.0

    First the owner called us and told us in an unfriendly manner that we didn’t show up (but we were there waiting for our pasta…) then they charged us without applying a discount. Then they charged us even more. The third time the price was acceptable. Idk if the owner though we are some silly tourists or what but I just hate when the bill is not allright and there’s no ‘sorry’ from the owner. This situation ruined our evening experience. The wine was good, the food was also ok although we expected more from the reviews.

    I Sapori Del Mare

    Mi dispiace leggere ciò, quello che dice non ci rappresenta, quasi tutti i nostri clienti sono turisti che noi rispettiamo e anzi teniamo tanto alla qualità del cibo ed alla cortesia. In merito allo sconto: non tutti quelli che prenotano hanno lo sconto, c’era stato un errore, se si ricorda il cameriere ha sbagliato a portare il conto per ben 2 volte, se crede che le abbiamo rovinato la vacanza le rimborserò quei pochi soldi che ha speso????

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