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Ristorante Pizzeria Porta Messina

Name: Ristorante Pizzeria Porta Messina
Address: Largo Giove Serapide, 4,, Taormina, 98039, Italy
Price range: €18 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.3

Restaurant menu

Menu photo11 photos

Food photo41 photos

Type of cuisinePizzeria

Average price€18

ChefStefano Gullota

Dietary optionsVegetarian dishes

Trasparenza di gambero rosso

€30

Pepata di cozze con crostini di pane saporito

€16

Polipo in doppia cottura su crema di patate e salsa grill

€23

Reviews

8.3
of 10

Very good

367 reviews

Ambience

8.5

Food

8.3

Service

8.0

Real experiences from real diners
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Dai D. • 2 reviews
October 5, 2025
9.5/10
Wonderful setting excellent ambience. Very busy. Even with booking had to queue up. Not sure booking made any difference. Good food good wine.

Sarah B. • 1 review
October 2, 2025
2/10
Accepted a booking and didn’t honour it. Kept people waiting for more than 30 mins and seemed totally unconcerned. Victims of their own success. If you can’t satisfy a booking in good time, don’t accept it, or explain there will be a delay.

Agnieszka K. • 1 review
October 2, 2025
2.5/10
The food was really bad :(

Jack M. • 1 review
September 30, 2025
4.5/10
Poor from the start and throughout. Booked a table but still hand to wait in a line with those who didn’t have bookings. Sat near the waiter station where I could see how rude and obnoxious staff were, chucking down menus, rolling their eyes when I asked for a napkin to balance the table, wasn’t given bread like other tables, the staff were so unorganised or just didn’t care. Finally the food was average, came out extremely quick and you could tell why, rushed and lacked any flavour. I read a previous comment where the poster thought good reviews were related to the cooking classes, that definitely seems the case.

Chris L. • 4 reviews
September 28, 2025
9/10
loverly food and restaurant was very busy. Had to ask to get served as serving staff were so busy. We didn't get asked if we needed anything and we were left alone. This would be because how busy the restaurant was at the time.

Susan L. • 1 review
September 28, 2025
5/10
Our first visit was amazing, a busy and vibrant, staff were engaging, service and food were amazing, a real gem. We went back in Sunday evening, zero ambiance, staff were like inattentive & uninterested. we had to ask for menus, no chat or interaction from the waiters and we had to ask for the bill even when our plates hadn’t been cleared, no offer of dessert. If Sunday had been my first visit I definitely wouldn’t go back.

Simon B. • 2 reviews
September 10, 2025
10/10
great atmosphere

Gavin L. • 1 review
August 31, 2025
6.5/10
nice atmosphere, ordinary service,

Louise D. • 3 reviews
August 28, 2025
10/10
Fab pizzas yet again. Lovely service and busy atmosphere

Christian S. • 1 review
August 28, 2025
6.5/10
Service slow Food average Full of tourists

Cansel Ş. • 2 reviews
August 15, 2025
10/10
We loved all pizza

Andy D. • 2 reviews
August 10, 2025
9/10
Food was good, service mwah

Refik G. • 1 review
July 23, 2025
8/10
Food was quite good, but nothing outstanding.

Lillo F. • 19 reviews
July 28, 2025
10/10
The food and service was first class

Andrei D. • 1 review
July 21, 2025
10/10
The server was aswesome, the atmosphere was great and the table we were sat at was smack in the middle, making the whole experience unforgettable. The tortellini with trufle and shrimp (ask for a little spiciness) were absolutely divine.

Bruno R. • 13 reviews
July 15, 2025
10/10
Friendly staff, quick service and savoury food!

Jose Carlos O. • 1 review
July 15, 2025
8/10
The place is very nice, the service was ok, lots of clients, and the food was great, good quality and also a big quantity (we couldn’t eat all the food served)

David A. • 1 review
June 21, 2025
10/10
We saw this restaurant had a good rating on Google Maps and it didn’t disappoint. It was the best meal we had in Taormina by a country mile. Great atmosphere and wonderful food.

Ozan B. • 1 review
June 9, 2025
2/10
We had an absolutely terrible experience at Porta Messina. Despite our reservations, we had to wait 15 mins to get a table. Subsequently waited another 20 mins to give the order, 30 mins for the appetizers to arrive and over 1 hour for the main course. Waiters simply ignored us the entire time. The crew is engaged with the cooking class and doesn’t really care about the customers in the dining section. This was our worst dining experience in Italy. We should have left in the beginning after noticing the ordeal. Not coming back to this tourist trap.

Jason J. • 1 review
June 8, 2025
3/10
Didn't even order food, service was that slow

Tripadvisor reviews

Tripadvisor

814 reviews

Location

Largo Giove Serapide, 4,, 98039 Taormina

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Ristorante Pizzeria Porta Messina is rated 8.3/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 8.2/10
- Service: 7.7/10
- Atmosphere: 8.3/10