La Capinera
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What diners said about this restaurant:
MACHIKO T. • 2 reviews
September 15, 2024
6.5/10I had high expectations because it was a Michelin one-star restaurant. The food certainly looked good and the taste wasn't bad, but it was too elaborate and I wasn't impressed with the taste. I got the impression that the restaurant as a whole was making a lot of effort with the service. However, neither we nor the other customers were smiling all the time. Also, the prices were very high compared to other restaurants in Taormina. I also didn't like the system of having to order food several months in advance. Would I go again? No. I think this is what happens when a restaurant receives a Michelin rating, but we were disappointed.
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Warner M. • 1 review
August 28, 2024
6.5/10Service was good except for the Som. Have been there before in 2021 and food was great. Very dissappointing this time in food.
Salvatore T. • 1 review
August 29, 2024
9.5/10Incredible food and very attentive service.
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Diana B. • 1 review
August 17, 2024
10/10Amazing food and view.
Zsarnai G. • 2 reviews
July 31, 2024
10/10Amazing service and the restaurant adjusted their menu to my gluten free friend and his pregnant wife. I was very happy about their flexibility and also they said that the food was amazing with a spectecular view.
Katarina D. • 4 reviews
July 21, 2024
10/10A wonderful evening, food, wines, service, view. Everything was perfect.
Gavin C. • 1 review
July 17, 2024
4/10Food average for a Michelin star. Service diabolical. Staff are more interested in the locals rather than the tourists who have taken time out to seek a decent restaurant. Avoid this place and support the smaller local restaurants that will appreciate your custom.
Dimitri B. • 1 review
June 21, 2024
6.5/10For $700CAD I expect better than spiderwebs between the posts of the patio, the constant shuffling of guests around who are asking for the seats next to the view, and an average of 20 minutes between courses. The dinner took us 3 hours to complete.
Robert M. • 1 review
May 31, 2024
4/10Beautiful view from the terrace, but service was hurried and disorganised, and while food presentation was great, in terms of flavours, both food and wine pairings weren't much to write home about. Unfortunately just not worth the Michelin star price
Angela l. • 1 review
May 15, 2024
4/10Overpriced. The restaurant is located on the highway, it was very hard to walk there. Very overpriced, 130’per person, food is very small portion and nothing special. Waitress doesn’t know how to explain about the food, and they always take away your plate before you even finish it. No good
isabella f. • 2 reviews
May 11, 2024
5/10I got severely sick that evening after eating your food. So disappointed and put a damper on my vacation. I would never recommend this place.
William B. • 3 reviews
April 5, 2024
2/10Haphazard service. Four different waiters, 30mins to take order, offered the olive oil half way through first course after the bread was finished. All of that I could accept as early season teething. Then my glass of wine was spilled all over me by the waitress. Not only did no one come to bring a napkin, wipe the table etc, the wine was not refilled and I was still charged. The food is also distinctly average, pasta arrived like warm and had a strange addition of breadcrumbs which does not work at all well in the dish. I expect next Michelin guide this place loses its star as all aspects were nowhere near the required standard. Super disappointing and would not recommend.
La Capinera • Owner
Dear mr. Williams, Many thanks for been our guest at La Capinera, we must be very disappointed with you because you have been not professional to write a comments. Normally people do it writhing the truth and you did not. It is easy to write bad comments now. We apologise for the wine and this we sorry about. In Italy on the seafood pasta we normally do not use cheese because will over powering the flavours, we use in Sicily bread crumb flavoured with anchovy filets and this is very traditional in our country. Our prise are very well shown on the menus and on our website and you can not afford to spend this money we invite to visit other restaurants more easy. Best regards Pietro
Yan H. • 1 review
March 29, 2024
10/10Great,
Saul K. • 61 reviews
October 19, 2023
9.5/10Outstanding Sea and Air tasting menu and excellent service as well. Beautiful terrace setting overlooking the sea is only slightly marred by the occasional passing train below..
Sau-Man K. • 2 reviews
October 6, 2023
5.5/10For a Michelin one-star restaurant, the food is just ok so in a sense, a bit disappointing.
James G. • 1 review
September 29, 2023
10/10Quite possibly the best resturaunt I’ve ever been to. I would recommend doing the full 8 course choice with wine pairing. The flavors were magnificent. Service was A+ and the overall feeling was incredible. Will be coming back again on my next visit!
Alja V. • 2 reviews
September 21, 2023
10/10Wonderful tasting menu, appreciate the kindness of the chef, who expertly helped us with our dietary requirements. Delicious food. Great wine list and expert sommelier. If you want to enjoy the amazing sea view best to go during the day.
Gary H. • 9 reviews
September 19, 2023
10/10Magnificent food, wine and service. The restaurant head and the sommelier were superb. Had the tasting menu with matching wines, all wonderful. The front desk host was a little judgy on our attire but everyone else was amazing. It should always be the money in your pocket not what you wear that should be judged in a Michelin star restaurant. Just think about Richard Branson.
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Virginia P. • 1 review
September 17, 2023
10/10Beautiful lunch, we had the 6 course sea and air taster menu. Each course was delicious, and the friendly service ran impeccably between courses. We went for wine pairing of 4 different wines, all of which worked well. Lovely setting overlooking the sea, a few trains went past whilst we were there, but not obtrusive, all part of the character! Overall cost was expensive, but in line with what we’d expect at a Michelin star restaurant.
Mrinal V. • 3 reviews
September 9, 2023
7.5/10Good food. Decent service. Not so great location.
Artur S. • 1 review
September 2, 2023
6.5/10The tasting menu was pretty good. Nothing extraordinary, nothing wrong. I loved the St. Jacques. The staff was nice, but not always noticing. We were out of water couple of times and waiting for a fork, once the dish was on the table. Also we had to wait a while for the service at the beginning, but maybe we just came to early. Could have been offered a glass of sparkling wine to make the waiting time nicer. At the end been charged a slightly more then should; coperto for 4 people, even though it was 3 of us. And wine a bit more expensive than in the winelist. I didn’t argue for the 10 or 15€, but I’m not sure if mistakes like this should happen in place like this. The ambience was the worst part; we felt like we were on the highway. Lot of cars on one side, trains on the other side. All in all, not bad, but not great. Been in some restaurants without the star that deserved it more.
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David J. • 1 review
August 23, 2023
6.5/10Food was needlessly fancy, service was solid but not overly attentive. If this were not a Michelin star with michelin prices and expectations we’d have been pleased but it’s not good value now.
Jacques C. • 6 reviews
August 22, 2023
9.5/10Excellent food and service, We took the 6-dish tasting menu and it was perfect. I was less impressed by the wine pairing (3-glass). Well deserved Michelin star. Nice view. The restaurant is located between a road and a railway so expect some noise.
Nikki M. • 3 reviews
August 4, 2023
9.5/10We loved La Capinera! The wait staff were all professional, helpful and friendly. And the food was DELICIOUS! Our highlights were the potato ravioli, the vegetable soufflé with fondue sauce, and the marscapone mousse. We had a very pleasant evening and highly recommend this restaurant.
Andrew P. • 2 reviews
July 18, 2023
10/10A great location overlooking the water. Very attentive and professional service. The food is terrific. Innovative and full of flavor. Highly recommended.
paul F. • 3 reviews
May 30, 2023
9.5/10wonderful restaurant by the sea in Taormina. Beautiful outdoor covered setting. Service was good. Food and wine were excellent. We had the citrus/olive oil marinated appetizer, grouper and sea bass. Lemon parfait for dessert.
Sorin I. • 15 reviews
April 30, 2023
6/10Food is average, i could say most of it bland. The only good one where vittelo (calf) appetiser and the paccheri with shrimps. Bread service was good, also the oil that they were serving. Service was clumsy, and any question we've raised needed to be answered by the "Metre D" or the sommelier. The place it's packed, space wise, and we've got a table directly in the kitchen automatic door.....personally used the closest chair, was no pleasure......not to mentioned we were really unlucky with the loudest table that evening, placed "strategically" in the middle.
ann w. • 1 review
April 21, 2023
10/10Incredibly orchestrated experience; combining tasteful surroundings with wonderful staff plus unique presentations of delicious and inge
Sarah M. • 1 review
March 19, 2023
10/10Staff were amazing and very attentive. Food presentation and taste were delicious. Superb tasting menu. Would definitely recommend! Also incredible wine list to choose from
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Kenny M. • 6 reviews
November 6, 2022
10/10Amazing service from start to finish, very accommodating of us only speaking English. Helped us park, excellent sommelier explained some of the local wine. Great food as you would expect. You need to drive to this property I don’t think you can walk easily as the road is dangerous.
Ti C. • 56 reviews
October 25, 2022
10/10The calamari was spectacular
Radek O. • 1 review
October 22, 2022
10/10It's been a significant lunch for me. I got engaged, and their surprised my fiance enough for her to say: "I can't imagine more romantic scenery" she is Sicilian, so it's a home for her and not a first Michelin-star restaurant either. It is a unique place! The food is excellent, the service is amicable, and they are very professional. I can only recommend this place to everyone who would like a supreme food experience of Sicily.
Cary T. • 1 review
October 21, 2022
10/10Friendly staff, amazing food and location. Sommelier made wine pairing easy. A bit pricey but worth it. Highly recommend.
Toshiyuki K. • 4 reviews
October 8, 2022
10/10The waiting staff were young but mature and well-polished. The 6-course tasting menu was wonderfully prepared and presented. And of course, it was very delicious. I think it's one of the best restaurants in the whole of Sicily.
Lindsay H. • 2 reviews
September 30, 2022
10/10We dined here last night for our anniversary. The waiting staff were friendly and efficient, the food was excellent (I particularly loved the black spaghetti with prawns and sea urchin) the atmosphere lovely. Would definitely recommend.
Mary M. • 2 reviews
September 17, 2022
7/10It’s a lovely restaurant and the staff were very attentive . We had the fish and meat tasting menu. There was an error with one of our dishes in they it was almost the same as a previous one and they rectified it straight away and gave us an extra glass of wine. Unfortunately the food was disappointing. For a tasting menu there wasn’t much variety and a number of courses were very similar. We paid €50 extra per person to have meat dishes as well as fish and the only meat elements were a tortellini in a veal broth, which was delicious and a single lamb cutlet course at the end. The desserts were very good. Have had a number of Michelin tasting menus in the past and this just lacked any wow factor.
Pablo G. • 1 review
August 16, 2022
10/10warm environment, friendly. accommodating. knowledgeable staff. great food and wine
Nena S. • 28 reviews
August 11, 2022
10/10Really nice restaurant, fantastic chef, great food and excellent service. Terrace where we were seated was romantic, service unpretentious, every single dish was perfectly prepared and served. We were quite impressed.
Jari P. • 1 review
August 2, 2022
9.5/10Would recommend to any seafood lovers visiting the area. Playfull, but clean, flavours with a huge attention to detail. Attentative staff with no fuzz. Will visit again, when possible
Jeffrey C. • 14 reviews
July 24, 2022
10/10Really exceeded expectations. This is local fresh ingredients transformed into well balanced flavorful courses. Nothing over the top but almost every course delivered. Fantastic Al fresco dining with tables for about 50 or so. Service attentive and enthusiastic. Highly recommend.
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