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10
What an amazing surprise, top notch food quality with a great service. An amazing experience were also my kids enjoyed a lot.
10
Great service and excellent food. Beautiful setting
9.5
Excellent service and presentation of the food
8.0
+1We dined as a couple at Kisté, housed in the historic Casa Cipolla with a stunning terrace that promises a memorable evening. The setting is undeniably charming. The food, to be clear, was well done: enjoyable, technically solid, without glaring faults. But this alone was not enough to redeem the evening. Regrettably, the service left a lasting negative impression. The server delivering the dishes recited descriptions by rote, without enthusiasm or pause. We felt rushed: before we even finished our aperitifs, they brought wine and the first course. As I was still eating bread, it was quietly removed and the next dish was served. When I asked for a 10- to 15-minute break before dessert, they timed it exactly to the 10th minute and immediately served, the precision underscored a rigid script, not guest care. We have seldom felt so overseen rather than hosted. Despite a beautiful location and promising cuisine, this dinner failed to deliver a pleasurable experience.
Kisté Easy GourmetDear Ms. Kunst, Thank you very much for taking the time to share your detailed feedback about your recent visit to Kisté. We are delighted to know that you appreciated our historic setting and the quality of our cuisine. We are, however, truly sorry to learn that the service did not meet your expectations. Please rest assured that such comments are very uncommon for our team — our staff are usually praised for their warm hospitality and professionalism. Nevertheless, we take your observations very seriously and have already shared them internally to ensure that future experiences feel more relaxed and personally attentive.We sincerely appreciate your constructive remarks, as they help us improve while staying true to our values of care and authenticity. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again and offer you an experience that fully reflects the spirit of Kisté. Warm regards, Morena
6.5
We came to eat at the restaurant looking forward for the Chef tasting menu. I'll start with the good: the cocktails were great and the dessert of the of tiramisu was tasty. The presentation was also very nice. The rest of the meal was not up to the standard we anticipated for a restaurant with a Michelin recommendation. The appetizer of a raw fish was good but tasteless, It lack spices and salt. the main course was a version of eggplant Parmesan which was very poor, the eggplant was undercooked, and the fish was overcooked. The bread that was served with the meal was average and not super fresh . The server was very nice but it was hard to understand what they were saying. Sorry to say but this was a big disappointment.
Kisté Easy GourmetDear Guest, Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We are sorry to hear that your experience did not fully meet your expectations. We truly appreciate your kind words about our cocktails, tiramisu, and presentation. We would like to take this opportunity to clarify that our cuisine follows a gourmet philosophy, where flavors and textures are carefully balanced and may differ from traditional expectations. Taste is, of course, subjective — however, we assure you that the ingredients we use are of the highest quality and that each cooking technique is thoughtfully designed to enhance their natural character. Regarding our raw seafood dishes, their purity and delicate taste are intentional, as they reflect the freshness and refinement of the product itself — something that can be appreciated by those who enjoy the clean, authentic flavors of the sea. We value all feedback, as it helps us grow, and we hope to have the chance to welcome you again and provide an experience that fully reflects our culinary
9.5
Beautiful, inventive dishes in a lovely setting. Despite being upper end pricing, this is genuinely good value for money and a real treat.
7.0
The service was excellent and contributed significantly to a very pleasant overall experience. We especially appreciated the warm hospitality, the charming garden with its inviting atmosphere, and the thoughtful touches such as the amuse-bouche and dessert with coffee. The food itself, however, was less impressive: the pasta dishes and the filet were solid but neither particularly original nor culinary highlights. Similar quality could likely be found in many other restaurants. Overall, it was still an enjoyable evening, carried above all by the outstanding service.
Kisté Easy GourmetSehr geehrter Herr G.,vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Worte zu unserem Service und zur Gastfreundschaft. Es freut uns sehr, dass Sie die Qualität und die Sorgfalt unseres Hauses schätzen. Umso mehr bedauern wir Ihre kritische Bewertung der Küche. Gerade weil wir ausschließlich frische und hochwertige Produkte verwenden und großen Wert auf sorgfältige Zubereitung legen, erscheint uns ein so niedriges Urteil schwer nachvollziehbar. Unsere Preise bewegen sich im Durchschnitt der Restaurants in Taormina, wobei wir besonderen Wert auf ein höheres Qualitäts- und Serviceniveau legen. „Easy Gourmet“ beschreibt dabei unsere Philosophie, regionale Rezepte modern und kreativ neu zu interpretieren. Wir hätten uns gewünscht, Ihre Anmerkungen im direkten Gespräch zu erfahren, anstatt erst über eine Online-Plattform. Persönliches Feedback empfinden wir als weitaus wertvoller und konstruktiver. Wir hoffen, dass Sie uns bei einem nächsten Besuch die Gelegenheit geben, in einem offenen Austausch auf Ihre Wünsche einzugehen.
10
We sat in the very pretty garden. The service was excellent and the food and drinks were amazing. We had the fish tasting menu with wine pairing, everything was delicious and so beautifully presented. A perfect evening.
10
Always great - phenomenal food and ambiance. Attentive service and always able to accommodate your request
Kisté Easy GourmetDear Mr Di Perna, it has been our great pleasure to welcome you back in our Kisté. We are grateful to you and your family for your kind support and we will be always here to let you feel like at Home. See you soon! Morena and the team
10
Absolutely fantastic on all levels. We will come back soon!
Kisté Easy GourmetDear Mr Beiten, thank you so much for your kind words. It has been a pleasure to welcome you in our restaurant :-) See you soon!! Morena and the team
10
The service is excellent and wonderful food. Not cheap but you get a wonderful meal for a special occasion so worth paying that bit extra.
Kisté Easy GourmetDear Mr Walker, Thank you so much for your kind comment. Hope to Welcome you back in the future. Regards, Morena
10
Delightful tasting menu experience. Great ambience in outdoor setting & exceptional service. Highly recommend.
10
Really lovely food and the staff were friendly, professional and informative.
10
Everything! The food was delicious, locally sourced and beautifully presented. Our waiter was delightful and the service was impeccable. The Fina Hanami rosé and the Pietradolce Etna Rosso wines chosen by the sommelier paired delightfully with our first and second courses. And even though we were full after our primi and secondi, we still couldn’t resist dessert.
2.0
We visited here for our honeymoon. I confirmed that it was a Michelin guide through an app called The fork and visited with great expectation. We paid 290 euros for 2 people (200 euros for food, 75 euros for champagne, I don't know the other 15 euros). Among the raw fish, the squid was definitely in bad condition. Other than that, the food was delicious. The worst of the worst was the service itself. The server was delivering food, spilling food on my body, and cleaning up the spilled food without saying sorry, it was just an accident. Understand. Also I ordered an 85 euro Donafugata brut here. I didn't know at first, so I just received it, took a picture, and checked it, and when I asked why it had changed, I was just saying that it was better without saying sorry. We ordered the wine because we wanted to eat it, but we couldn't be mad because we were on our honeymoon, so we just passed it with understanding. We waste 290 euro in here.
Kisté Easy GourmetDear M.Jeong, let us first apologize for any inconvenience you should have experienced. We truly take care of every guest and it is really unsual to be unpolite. Our staff is always very kind and attentive to every guests’ need and we think that it should have been a clear misunderstanding about the Wine and the server that delivered you the food. Despite this, we know that you appreciated our menu. So said, we are so sorry if you felt disappointed, but we can reassure you that we do our best, every day, to deliver the best service and the best food for our guests. If something goes wrong we apoligize; however in this case we are sure that is has been a true misunderstanding. Please be sure that we will discuss about your experience with the team to avoid any inconvenience in the future. Regards, Morena and the team
10
Beautiful food presented in wonderful atmosphere.
Kisté Easy GourmetDear Mrs Seidman, thank you for visiting us and for your beautiful review. Hope to welcome you back soon! Morena and the Team
4.0
Not at the standard which they think they are. It is different to the other restaurants in the town, but if you expand your perspective to the rest of the world, outside Taormina, it is absolutely not a top tier dinning experience. The wrong cutlery was placed on the table for the food being served. The timing of the wine pairing was completely out of sync with the food. The wine glasses had water stains. The food was nice, especially compared with the rest of Taormina; but the overall experience, considering the environment and the service, was not good.
Kisté Easy GourmetDear Mr Haywood, let us first apologize if your experience did not attend your expectations. Let us point out that we do not think to be special or better than other colleagues, we simply do our best to welcome our guests in a refined ambience, not crowded, relaxed and with a good food and service. It is highly rare that our waiters can be wrong with the cutlery and it is rare to have water stains in our glasses, as we use a highly professional glass washer which avoids any problems with it. I will for sure investigate about the wine service, but I'm sure that it is not our standards to fail the sync with food. We are generally recommended from guests from all over the world,so that is really rare to experience such problems in our restaurant. However, again, we do not feel to be perfect but, for sure, we are hospitable and very attentive to our guests' needs and expectations. PS. I personally experience restaurants all over the world, so I perfectly know what's an international food experience.
10
Kiste Easy Gourmet is first class. We had one of the best meals in Sicily. The food was excellent, the wine pairing was perfect, the patio setting was beautiful and the service couldn’t have been better. You can’t miss this place!
10
By far our best meal in Taormina! We went there twice after a few disappointments/tourist traps in town! Food is cooked to perfection, service is outstanding and the outdoor patio is an oasis in the middle of this busy town. Thank you Kiste Team!
6.5
Food was great, dining room staff wasn’t up to date, Service was slow, I told them before hand that I’m celiac and yet they had no note of that. Really disappointed about the whole experience
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