Reviews - Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone
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Thomas G. • 1 review
May 22, 2025
9.5/10All the food was amazing. The tuna tartar and the mussel soup in a tomato sauce was excellent!
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Hi Thomas! Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! 🌟 We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed the tuna tartar and the mussel soup—two of our favorites too! We look forward to welcoming you back soon for more delicious moments.
Janet B. • 2 reviews
October 12, 2024
9/10Very tasty food in a busy, non touristy restaurant.
Roland R. • 9 reviews
October 6, 2024
6.5/10Good restaurant for locals. They really don't have any English-speaking staff and their menu is not in English. Difficult to communicate especially because they have an extensive menu.
Steven B. • 3 reviews
May 11, 2024
6.5/10Staff seemed disinterested and indifferent about making this dinner a special one for us. Wine recommendation missed the mark even though we said we wanted it to be impressed. It took interacting with three levels of staff to get our Fork discount.
Matevž K. • 2 reviews
May 2, 2024
3.5/10
Expected more from a restaurant with such good ratings. Price was too high for what you get. Waited for over 20 minutes for the bill without knowing why
Sam C. • 2 reviews
February 4, 2024
6/10Palermo is full of great eats, this was ok/average. price point was also ok.
HELENA C. • 4 reviews
December 25, 2023
9.5/10Fabulous fish restaurant close to harbour. All courses, bar dessert, were fish and they were excellent. Would highly recommend.
Beth H. • 13 reviews
September 7, 2023
10/10
Amazing food, some of the best I’ve ever eaten. Staff were great and very helpful. We chose to sit outside and the road was quite busy and quite noisy, not the restaurant’s fault at all as they did offer us inside too, but something to consider when deciding. Amazing amazing meal and I can’t wait to return!!
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Hi Beth Thank you for leaving us this nice review, see you very soon!
Emmanuel S. • 2 reviews
July 28, 2023
4/10Place is clean, price are ok with a promotion for the quality. I don’t want to be upsetting but the pizzas felt very cheap (dough is ok, but the spiannata felt like cheap chorizo slices and tomato sauce was very liquid and not that much seasoned). Overall is ok but the difference between pictures on the menu and the dish served was disappointing ????
Britt R. • 128 reviews
February 13, 2023
8.5/10Nice and good food. And top service
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Thank you for leaving us your review!
Florian M. • 32 reviews
January 22, 2023
10/10Outstanding food. We ordered pasta and pizza and loved it. We will definitely come back. Grazie !
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Thanks for your review. Come back to see us!
IEVGENII M. • 3 reviews
October 31, 2022
8/10
Found a restaurant 50 meters from the apartment. It was the last evening in Sicily before returning. Great restaurant with a good menu. The fish is taken out on a tray to the table, for selection and asked how it is cooked. We could not resist and took another pizza, which was also on top.
Diana M. • 1 review
October 15, 2022
8/10
Food was delicious, but it seems to be bit overpriced . We ordered pasta, pizza vip and shrimp carpaccio, shrimps should be cleaned out properly from the spine side. Overall good
STEPHEN H. • 15 reviews
October 7, 2022
6/10
Not very friendly. Felt like they were doing us a favour by serving us! Food was okay but the road it is on is hellishly busy and there was no aircon on inside which forced us onto the pavement!
Rosa S. • 31 reviews
October 2, 2022
4.5/10Palermo is home to many far tastier and more respectable restaurants, Please don't waste your time coming here. Quality is definitely poorer than advertised and service is barely scraping a pass. Love yourself today and look elsewhere. After waiting over 120 minutes, we received small bucket of questionable fries and a dish of pasta with basic cooking cream. No exaggerations here. We went to the restaurant knowing it had good reviews so we wanted to test it out. After having reserved it through The Fork we (3 guests) showed up in time the day after. The place is very cute but feels fairly small so it was pretty packed with only around 30 people, and our reserved table was not available as we arrived at the agreed time. Eventually, the waiter decided to put 2 tables together and let us sit down. We took a look at the online menu as they didn't have any paper ones and every dish appeared absolutely delicious. We ordered fries, panelle and crocchette as a starter, pasta with crab, rice with mushrooms (which were actually all out for the day as we learned afterwards, so we decided to go for "busiate dello chef" instead) and a fried mix of fish as second course. After waiting about 40 minutes at the table, the waiter brought two cups of sauces (mayo and ketchup) and the anticipation of our starters arriving was souring. 10, 20 further minutes pass... still nothing. When it became clear that this indication of arrival was in fact based on false hope alone, one of us decided to request that they provide us with some bread at least, since we were starving and somehow the sight of those little cups of sauce on the table only intensified the unabated appetite. With a short delay, the bread arrived and helped us last a further 20 minutes until finally our starter made its glorious entrance: a bucket of squished fries unceremoniously dumped next to crocchette and re-fried panelle in fish oil. Yes, you read it right: the fries had been re-fried in the same oil where fish was fried in previously. The smell was unmistakable, and random unidentified pieces of potentially calamari tentacles and shrimp antennas were lying unashamed beneath layers of squished fries. Probably, it wouldn't have been a welcome surprise for a vegetarian guest. We informed the waiters and to be fair to them they refunded the dish, which was decent. However, the long wait followed by that dish was tragic to say the least. Continuing on with the first course. We had to wait so long it felt like forever. At least a further 60 minutes. When it finally arrived, we were shocked at the simplicity of the dishes in front of us: the "busiate dello chef" which was supposed to be the signature dish of the restaurant, literally looked and tasted like (not fresh) pasta with cooking cream with some pistachio and cheese sprinkled on top. The fettuccine with crab were just indescribably low quality. The taste was gone off, the crab was not fresh and on top of that, the crab claws were laid there on the dish without any help whatsoever to actually open them up and eat what's inside. This dish alone was 22 euros by the way. Totally crazy for usual restaurants in Palermo. As a local, I felt ashamed and disappointed. After requesting some pincers to open them up (and dreadfully regretting it shortly after as the taste was, indeed, not fresh) we asked for the second course to be cancelled and just left the restaurant in a hurry, about 3 hours after we arrived. Thankfully we found a nice ice cream shop nearby and were able to "fix" the unfortunate experience we had at lunch, but I would never advise anyone to go through what we did that day. I hope this review was useful to someone and thank you for making it this far.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Cara Rosa, non sa quanto piacere ci faccia sapere che una nostra connazionale parli l'inglese meglio dell'italiano. Sua madre ci ha riferito che vive all'esterno da poco tempo. Pertanto, anzitutto, ci complimentiamo con lei per questo. Capirà, tuttavia, che preferiamo risponderle nella nostra lingua madre che, siamo certi, non avrà dimenticato e saprà comprendere. Sua madre ci ha riferito dei ritardi e per questo, certamente, ci scusiamo. Non dovrebbe succedere ma il ristorante non è un'entità astratta, ma è composto da persone, pertanto talvolta può accadere. Per il resto, comprendiamo che la sua esperienza sia stata sicuramente toccata da un inizio sbagliato. Se sbagli ad abbottonare il primo bottone di una camicia, gli altri poi non saranno errori, ma solo la logica conseguenza del primo bottone sbagliato. Ad ogni modo, per dimostrarle la nostra attenzione, abbiamo inoltrato un omaggio a sua madre. Una seconda possibilità ci farebbe molto piacere e ci darebbe l'occasione di mostrarvi il lato migliore,
Choothum J. • 1 review
September 20, 2022
9/10Very good service. The food is good.
Angeliki N. • 79 reviews
September 5, 2022
8.5/10Nice typical dishes and friendly staff
Michael W. • 41 reviews
June 27, 2022
10/10
Lovely local place with great Pizza. One issue if eating outside is that it's quite close to a main road. You actually get used to it pretty quickly, but some people might not like rhe noise. The crab pasta we had as a starter was excellent - not a lot of crab, but some prawns, some very tasty sauce and perfectly cooked pasta. The aubergine starter was excellent, actually we've had this dish several times in different places and it's always very good -local ingredients i guess :) My catch of the day was nice soft fish, well grilled. Best value is the pizza, my wife had one of the vip pizzas with ham mozzarella and pistachios, it was huge, very tasty and the crust seemed to have a filling, very nice indeed. I only had one glass of wine, feudo arancio grillo - pretty good, worth a try. Thanks for a lovely meal
Carla A. • 89 reviews
May 28, 2022
9.5/10
Very good restaurant...the pasta was incredible!
Mark K. • 2 reviews
May 11, 2022
2/10We had a reservation for 7 pm, showed up exactly at 7 pm, the place was simply closed. That’s it.
Dalvin k. • 1 review
August 5, 2020
5/10I ate the prawn pasta which was a little underwhelming, not much flavour. My boyfriend had a vegetarian pasta which was slightly better but not mind blowing.
Valerie L. • 3 reviews
July 26, 2020
9.5/10Nice evening in a nice place.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Valerie, thank for your feedback. See you soon, I hope!
Timur Y. • 3 reviews
January 18, 2020
10/10Very nice food, not expensive. Good service.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dearest Timothy, thanks for choosing us e for sharing his experience with us. We are very pleased to know that you liked everything and we look forward to seeing you again soon make you taste some other specialties. Sincerely
Agata K. • 5 reviews
January 1, 2020
9.5/10Very nice food and reasonable prices. They have vegetarian and vegan options. Pizza was spot on. We liked the food and wine. Staff speaks English which was a plus. We would be happy to get back.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Agatha, thanks for choosing us. We are pleased to know that you enjoyed your stay and we would like to see you again to let you taste some other specialties. Sincerely
Stella G. • 2 reviews
December 29, 2019
10/10Beautiful fresh food and atmosphere. Thank you we loved it.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Stella, Thank you for choosing Ristorantino Leone and for leaving us your feedback. We are very pleased to know that you enjoyed your stay. Greetings from all the staff.
Damon D. • 1 review
September 28, 2019
2/10I can’t understand how this place has over 850 5 star reviews on trip advisor. The service was beyond horrible though interestingly the locals were served immediately. They clearly have a problem with Americans. We asked for an appetizer twice, 30+ minutes apart, asking 2 different people but they still never brought it. On top of that the food wasn’t even remotely good. VERY DISAPPOINTING on every level.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Damon, We are very sorry to hear that your experience with us has not been positive. Unfortunately there was a small problem of misunderstanding and we apologize for the incident. To err is human, even we happen to be wrong. Hoping that you can give us a second chance, we send you our best regards.
Κyriakos K. • 11 reviews
August 12, 2019
8.5/10It is a nice restaurant. We had had a 5 cheese pizza. The toppings where excellent and the dough was tasteful 4/5. We also had a beef fillet which was nicely cooked 3.5/5. The location of the restaurant is not its strong point unless you want a break from the busy center. The decoration is modern.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Kiriakos, thank you for choosing us and for the nice words you gave us in this review. It is very important for us to know that you have enjoyed yourself and that you have enjoyed everything. Thanks again and a greeting from all the Staff.
Anton O. • 1 review
August 3, 2019
10/10Outstanding service and food. Very highly recommend for dinner.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Anton, thanks for your feedback. Hope see you soon :-)
Marlon E. • 8 reviews
July 14, 2019
9/10very tasty food( great pizza and great pasta)
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Marion, thanks for your positive feedback. Nice to meet you! Hope see you soon.
- -. • 1 review
June 23, 2019
10/10Even though I was eating on my own the waiter, waitress and front of house made me feel comfortable. Had the buffalo and walnut salad, which was to die for. Then when asked what the main dish specials of the day were, I was presented with a fine tray of freshly caught fish. I’m only in Palermo for a week, but I shall certainly be heading back !
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Michael, thanks for choosing us. We are very happy to know that you enjoyed everything and we look forward to seeing you soon. Sincerely
Peter N. • 42 reviews
May 12, 2019
5/10We did wait 1h for the Appetizer and another 45 min for the main course. Food was ok, but the experience was beyond taste at that point in time.
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Dear Peter, we are very sorry for what happened and above all we are sorry that your experience was not positive. Unfortunately, the days do not happen to everyone. We hope you can return to improve your experience. Sincerely
Eva G. • 19 reviews
April 4, 2019
9/10Perfect
Ristorantino Pizzeria Leone • Owner
Thank you for choosing our restaurant. We hope to see you soon to let you taste some of our other specialties. Thanks from all the staff. Sincerely
Heikki K. • 23 reviews
June 4, 2018
9.5/10Welcoming, friendly, cosy, good food.
- -. • 5 reviews
April 27, 2018
10/10Fish to die for absolutely amazing
Michael I. • 12 reviews
March 31, 2018
3/10They made difference between tourists and Italian people. Unfriendly service! More than 1 hour waiting for the first course including bread. Orders were handled wrong and forgotten! Glasses have not been changed while changing drinks!
- -. • 4 reviews
March 27, 2018
8/10The staff is professional and friendly, the atmosphere is cozy, the wine is also good, but we are not impressed by the food. The octopus was gummy, the shrimps are with some mayonnaise sause. I tasted much better food in much cheeper restaurants. With the 25% discount, the bill was higher than the most other places in Palermo. Not good value for the money.
- -. • 1 review
March 25, 2018
8/10nice restaurant. we had yhe fish of the day, pasta and soma pizzas (group of 6 people) everybody where happy with their meal.
- -. • 2 reviews
February 18, 2018
9.5/10From the catch of the day, we selected tilefish. It was a bit expensive but the grilled tilefish was so nice!
Teshnee B. • 1 review
February 10, 2018
10/10Highly recommended! Friendly staffs and very helpful. Food was an absolute beauty!
- -. • 1 review
January 7, 2018
10/10Had a variety of dishes and all were fresh, flavorful and well prepared. Be sure to save some room for desert.
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