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Reviews - L'Acerba Osteria Dinamica

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9.2/10

Excellent
573 reviews
Ambience
9.2
Food
9.3
Service
9.1
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  • Erwin G.5 months ago

    10

    We had the best tuna ever! The host was friendly and service was good.

  • Nicole S.6 months ago

    5.5

    Octopus tough with little flavor to it. Sardines also no flavor. Very loud small plaza setup filled with American tourists acting like hyenas.

  • Riccardo P.11 months ago

    9.0

    the pasta was fantastic, and the location very beautiful!

  • Lisa B.11 months ago

    10

    Great food, fun ambieny!

  • Gabriel A.11 months ago

    7.5

    Fish of the day was not fresh and it was undercooked. Unpolite reaction from the waiter when feedback was provided

  • Jim S.1 year ago

    10

    L'Acerba Osteria Dinamica is a fantastic restaurant. On our recent trip to Sicily it was the best meal that we had. The seafood was fresh and fabulous. Recipes unique and innovative. The staff was delightful. Wine was outstanding. And the value was unmatched. It is highly recommended!

  • Lawrence S.1 year ago

    8.0

    This informal restaurant was highlighted in NY Times! 36 hours in Palermo. Good, but erratic. I would not rush back. Good fried artichoke appetizer with pear jam, middling pasta dish with cauliflower, and a tasty, but small grilled white fish of the day. White wine by the glass was not very good and the beer never came. (The restaurant did get busy suddenly). The bill of about 75 euros for lunch seemed too high for what we had

  • Joanne G.1 year ago

    10

    My parents were beyond happy that I found this gem - the food was spectacular. We had the fried artichokes to start. For mains, grilled squid, carbonara and sardine pasta. We savoured every bite. The tiramisu had me near tears so we ordered another. Price was very fair for the quality. The service was very attentive and kind. Thank you!

  • Sonia B.1 year ago

    10

    Incredible food, great wines and outstanding service. Couldn’t recommend more!

  • Pat K.1 year ago

    10

    The dread fish was very good

  • Ray H.1 year ago

    10

    Excellent food and wine and friendly and helpful service.

  • Timothy L.1 year ago

    10

    The food here is next level good . The grilled squid with a green onion sauce was a melt in your mouth taste sensation. Squid perfectly cooked. My wife had the Spaghetti Vongole. Lots of big juicy clams with a perfectly executed cauliflower sauce reduction. Superb! The semi freddo dessert with a masala sauce ticked all the boxes. Great combination of sweet and savoury tastes in every mouthful. Do yourself a favour and try this place. It’s a little way off the main tourist area in a beautiful little piazza. You will not be disappointed.

  • Lucie L.1 year ago

    10

    Just perfect

  • Johnny C.1 year ago

    9.5

    Every time we visit Palermo we make sure to stop here for a great lunch ☺️

  • Victoria F.1 year ago

    8.5

    Beautiful fresh fish. Perfect fried baccala. Pasta was a bit muddled and would have been better with less sauce and ingredients. But over all We loved this restaurant. Would recommend it.

  • Zahra B.1 year ago

    10

    This was such a fantastic meal. The service was excellent - our waiter was very patient, obliging and new how to handle a big group of raucous merry makers. The atmosphere and setting was very special yet unpretentious and cosy. All the food was delicious and a fair price. We would all happily return to try something else from the menu. The owner was hot AF.

  • Sharon W.1 year ago

    6.0

    Wine and starter was very good. Unfortunately my clam vongole was so salty I could only a small amount of it.

  • Jose C.1 year ago

    8.5

    Amazing food

  • Bruno b.1 year ago

    9.5

    Besides the originality and quality of the menu and the surprising location, I must emphasise the friendliness, the availability and helpfulness of the staff, even at the busiest times!! A BIG 10 I & B Belgium

  • Jacob A.1 year ago

    9.5

    This is a lovely spot with first quality food. The wine was decent and the service was friendly. Would 100 percent recommend. One of the best restaurants in Palermo.

  • Harry D.1 year ago

    10

    wonderful romantic real Sicilian restaurant. food is amazing and Gabriele and the staff are great hosts. try the Sicilian salad and the squid ink pasta. the tiramisu is also delicious. favorite restaurant on palermo.

  • Alvaro R.
    Alvaro R.1 year ago

    10

    Best service in Palermo after trying three other restaurants in the area. Food was also incredibly well prepared although it did take some time to be ready.

  • Susan G.1 year ago

    10

    Lovely, welcoming staff create a great atmosphere. The setting is beautiful in a lovely patio. The special of the day shrimp pasta was stupendous. The fish courses too used top quality produce. Highly recommended.

  • Kathleen J.1 year ago

    10

    Good food, good service, good atmosphere! Bene! Bene! Bene!

  • Valerie W.2 years ago

    6.5

    Food was delicious and incentive, with a beautiful patio. That said, service was severely lacking for 3 reasons: 1) It took almost 30 minutes to place our order, and only after we followed up twice with the host (it was unclear who our waiter was until the second follow-up). We understand the restaurant was busy, but were aggravated to see our waiter chatting with a table who arrived after us instead of taking our order. Because of this, our order was severely delayed, with our mains arriving close to 1.5 hours after being seated 2) Our waiter ended up forgetting our drink order. Unfortunately, he seemed to be intentionally avoiding us and we were forced to follow up with someone else again. In the end, our drinks arrived well after our appetizers 3) When our food finally arrived, our waiter made a point of slowly stating that our mains would follow our appetizers "one step at a time", as if we'd never been to a restaurant before. As non-white, non-Italian speaking visitors, this felt deeply condescending - it seems unlikely that this would have been a point of clarification for locals or other visitors

  • Diana P.2 years ago

    8.5

    Charming small restaurant in a pocket piazza. Non touristy and full of young locals. Service was very good and the prices very fair. Food featured local specialities with a modern twist. Would definitely go again!

  • Deborah T.2 years ago

    10

    Amazing food and staff, our best meal in Sicily! Very interesting dishes.

  • Andy C.2 years ago

    10

    Everything we had was delicious. The ambiance was lovely. Great find

  • Scott K.2 years ago

    10

    We had a really nice dinner with fun local ambience. One of those out-of-the-way gems that we were looking for. Even the locals recommend this restaurant so it had to be good. We were not disappointed.

  • Christopher B.more than 2 years

    9.5

    Great location, cozy, good menu, enjoyable wine,, all around a nice evening. worth the money. I had gnocci and lamb and enjoyed both. Will be back

  • Tim K.
    Tim K.more than 2 years

    8.5

    Good food, great ambience! Would recommend

  • Leandro L.
    Leandro L.more than 2 years

    7.5

    Good vibes!

  • Laura C.more than 2 years

    10

    Welcoming staff, lovely setting and great food. What more can you ask for? We have come back to this place several times and they haven't disappointed us once!

  • David H.more than 2 years

    8.5

    The staff was really helpful and we got great advice choosing a white wine. The food was good, but the pasta dishes we had were not as good as at other restaurants in Sicily.

  • Giorgia e.
    Giorgia e.more than 2 years

    10

    Great food and service. One of the best places to go in Palermo!

  • Manfredi S.more than 2 years

    9.5

    Nice atmosphere and great food... a very nice experience in the core of Palermo. I reccomend it... and surely back again this week

  • - -.more than 2 years

    10

    Amazing find. Order dessert. Food is better than any tourist destination you’ve read about in a book. Live music is a treat. Staff is super nice.

  • Vasco L.
    Vasco L.more than 2 years

    10

    Excellent find! Super good food, polite and attentive staff!!!

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